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"This is the second time since I came into this world that I have proactively asked someone for something."
The Ice Emperor was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I'm sorry for wronging you, Yuhao. I swear in the name of the Ice God that as long as you rescue the Snow Emperor, I will do my best to support you in the future."
Huo Yuhao exhaled and said, "It's just an equal exchange. If I want to take something from the Hongchen Family, I have to pay for it."
"But I don't like to flatter others. I like to use the value I create to exchange interests with others. That is a win-win result."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but chuckle.
Tian Meng asked doubtfully: "Yuhao, what happy things have you thought of?"
Huo Yuhao said: "In fact, I don't dislike the Hongchen family. I think they can be won over."
"why?"
Huo Yuhao said: "Because they are not loyal to any prince, but represent an emerging force."
"The Xingluo royal family is very harmonious, after all, there are so few people. But I heard from Brother Caitou that there are many factions in the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire, fighting openly and secretly. The current emperor also came to power through mutiny and coup."
"Then there is room for maneuver."
As he talked to himself, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but reveal a hint of excitement in his smile.
"There are conflicts between the princes, and the interests of the royal family are not always consistent with the interests of these big families. As long as there is a conflict, it is not impossible for the big families to unite and resist the imperial power for their own interests."
Bingdi said in a deep voice: "You want to plot against the royal family and these families of the Sun Moon Empire? Can you do it now?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's not because of my calculations, but it's just an inevitable stage in the development of the times. The so-called imperial power will eventually be overthrown by some more powerful class force."
Huo Yuhao suddenly asked: "Tian Meng, Bing Di, do you believe in fate?"
Tianmeng and Bingdi in the sea of spirit looked at each other.
"Although I have the power of destiny brought to me by the auspicious beast, I feel that my premonitions are becoming more and more accurate. But I still believe that destiny is the unity of necessity and contingency. It's just that I just happened to encounter this contingency in necessity."
"If I can first eliminate the so-called royal family in the Sun-Moon Empire, and then extend it to the entire continent, perhaps there will be no need to resort to brutal war to unify it."
Huo Yuhao was talking nonsense with some excitement.
Tianmeng and Bingdi seemed to be used to this situation from time to time, and listened with a vague understanding.
After a long pause, Bingdi asked, "But didn't you just tell that human that you agreed to work for Sun and Moon?"
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and said, "You also said that I work for Sun Moon, not for the Sun Moon Empire."
"The gap between them is huge."
"I'm also doing this for the good of the sun and the moon."
……
The Imperial Palace of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Orange landed outside the palace and was intercepted in the air by the patrolling soul guide guards.
She took out a golden token with an eight-clawed fire dragon engraved on it from her bosom.
When all the guards saw the token, they knelt down respectfully.
Orange ignored the guards and walked slowly into the palace.
Seeing the Eight-clawed Fire Dragon Order, no one dared to stop it.
She walked unimpeded all the way and slowly came to a palace. The guard in front of the palace said respectfully, "Miss Orange, you are here."
"Well, thank you. I want to see His Highness."
"Okay, come with me."
Orange put away the Eight-clawed Fire Dragon Order and followed the guards.
The guard took her to a side hall, and then went there alone to report.
"Is Orange here? Please ask her to come in."
The door to the side hall opened and Orange walked in quickly.
Inside the quaint and magnificent palace, a young man in white was sitting at a desk, looking at Orange gently.
He was dressed simply, had dark skin, was not very handsome, but was very majestic.
He is the eldest prince and crown prince of the current Sun Moon Empire royal family, Xu Tianran.
"Orange greets His Majesty."
"No need to be polite." The young man in white smiled gently, "Juzi, why did you come to see me today? What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, a good opportunity has arisen." Orange said in a deep voice.
"What good opportunity?" Xu Tianran asked curiously.
Juzi replied, "The royal family member Wang Shaojie who studied with me had a conflict with Mingde Hall Master's grandson Xiao Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen beat Wang Shaojie severely."
"If you can seize this opportunity, you can become good friends with Master Mingde."
Chapter 207: Laughing at the Red Dust: Danger
Hearing Xiao Hongchen's name, Xu Tianran was stunned for a moment, then asked excitedly: "Juzi, tell me about their conflict."
Juzi nodded and quickly told the Crown Prince what Keke had told her.
Wang Shaojie planned to give the new junior a warning, but unexpectedly he accidentally injured Xiao Hongchen by coincidence. Then the two had an argument and a fight, and Wang Shaojie ended up being seriously injured.
After listening to this, Xu Tianran showed a gentle smile on his face: "It's quite interesting."
"I have heard of this Wang Shaojie. He is just a narrow-minded collateral member, but he has some relationship with the third prince. He seems to be the cousin of Xu Mochen, the captain of the Royal Patrol Team, right?"
Orange nodded: "Yes."
Xu Tianran asked again: "Doesn't he know that the emperor has issued a clear order to forbid any royal disciple from having contact with people from Mingde Hall? Xiao Hongchen is the most beloved grandson of the Mingde Hall Master, and now he has reached the level of Soul King. Regardless of whether he is an opponent or not, how dare Wang Shaojie attack him?"
Juzi said, "Your Highness, you don't know the situation in the academy. Although Xiao Hongchen is famous throughout the academy and is known as the number one genius in the Sun Moon Empire, he usually receives personal instruction from Master Mingde and rarely interacts with other students in the academy."
"Many students have only seen him once from a distance in the trial field, and have not had the opportunity to get to know him. Moreover, since the end of the last Fighting Spirit Competition, he has been obsessed with training and has shown up even less."
"It's normal for Wang Shaojie not to recognize him. Even for me, if I hadn't seen his martial spirit and strength, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to recognize him at once."
Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes and asked, "You said it happened this morning, so what's the situation now?"
Juzi replied, "Wang Shaojie is seriously injured and is still unconscious. The royal physician said that it will take at least ten days to half a month to recover."
Xu Tianran pondered for a while and asked, "How many people know about this now?"
Juzi quickly replied, "There aren't many people present. I've already told my classmates and Teacher Xuan. They don't like trouble, so they probably won't tell anyone."
"The Third Prince has not been too tough for the time being because he respects Teacher Xuan, but he still wants the academy to give them an explanation. It's just that he doesn't know yet that it was Xiao Hongchen who did it."
She was slightly stunned, thinking of Huo Yuhao who was ignored, but she didn't care.
Xu Tianran lowered his head and pondered for a while, then a hint of approval appeared on his face: "Juzi, you did a great job. You perfectly helped me seize the opportunity to completely overthrow the Third Prince."
Juzi said happily, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Tianran asked: "Juzi, if it were you, how would you handle this matter?"
After thinking for a moment, Juzi said, "Of course, we should use this opportunity to intensify the conflict between Master Mingde and the Third Prince. Then, Your Highness, you can speak up for Master Mingde at the right time, and naturally you can gain his favor."
Xu Tianran shook his head helplessly and smiled, "Juzi, you are always smart, why did you make such a mistake in this matter?"
Juzi quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me."
Xu Tianran shook his head and said, "If the Third Prince knew that it was Xiao Hongchen who injured Wang Shaojie, how could he continue to pursue the matter? He would probably give face to Hall Master Hongchen and swallow his anger."
"How can we talk about exacerbating the conflict?"
"Besides, I came out to speak for the Red Dust Hall Master, and I was so deliberate in trying to show my goodwill and win him over. Couldn't he see it? Couldn't the emperor see it? Couldn't the other princes see it?"
Juzi's face darkened, and she whispered, "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I was abrupt."
Xu Tianran waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Your idea is good, but your means are not enough."
"That's what I was planning to do, to intensify the conflict between Wang Shaojie and Xiao Hongchen."
"But to have such a place, it must be hidden and not visible to outsiders, and it must also intensify the conflict between them."
"Orange, guess where it is?"
After saying that, Xu Tianran looked at Orange with a smile.
Juzi was stunned, as if he understood what Xu Tianran meant.
"Is it... the Royal Patrol?"
Xu Tianran nodded: "Yes, it is the Royal Patrol Team. As long as the Royal Patrol Team captures Xiao Hongchen, then the Lord of Hongchen Hall will definitely hate the Third Prince to death."
"This... But as long as they investigate, they will definitely know that it was Xiao Hongchen who did it. How could they dare to arrest him?" Juzi asked worriedly.
Xu Tianran smiled calmly and said, "But you also said that they don't know yet, right?"
“This gives us an opportunity.”
"We must seize this time difference and have the Royal Patrol take Xiao Hongchen away. One day, no, the sooner the better. It would be best if we take action tonight."
"Don't they want an explanation? Then I will give them one!"
He looked at the dim sky outside the hall and said, "Juzi, take me back to the main hall."
"Yes."
Juzi quickly walked behind Xu Tianran and pushed him out with a slight wheel sound.
Xu Tianran was actually sitting in a wheelchair, with his legs almost completely invisible and his lower body empty.
It is hard to imagine that the eldest prince and the crown prince of the current Sun-Moon Empire are actually disabled.
But Juzi knew very well that beneath the gentle smile on the face of this disabled prince, his heart was filled with cruelty and viciousness far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Juzi asked worriedly, "Your Highness, do you have any plan that will allow the Royal Patrol to capture Xiao Hongchen without knowing his identity?"
Xu Tianran laughed: "Do you think I don't have any spies in the Royal Patrol? I just couldn't find the right time to take action."
"It doesn't matter what the Third Prince's attitude is. It doesn't matter whether he knows or not. But as long as Xiao Hongchen is brought to the Royal Patrol Team, it will be hard to explain even if he is right."
"When the Red Dust Hall Master arrives at the Royal Patrol Team with a furious look on his face, he will have completely broken off with the Third Prince."
Juzi was silent for a while, then asked, "But you also know the methods of the Royal Patrol Team. If anything happens to him, Master Mingde..."