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Huo Qiuer's heart suddenly sank.
She was too familiar with this feeling, this fierce aura that she had been exposed to all the time since she was born.
Even though the Snow Queen was concealing and restraining herself perfectly at this moment, and even a low-level Titled Douluo could not see any flaws, Huo Qiuer could still detect something strange.
Huo Qiuer's thoughts were racing.
The ferocious beast named after snow... Could it be the Snow Emperor, the leader of the three great kings of the Far North, who has cultivated for nearly seven hundred thousand years?
She seemed to have guessed the identity of the woman in front of her. Her tall body shook unconsciously and she glanced at Bingdi and Tianmeng with surprise.
They actually pulled Xue Di into their plan.
Just as Huo Qiuer was stunned, Huo Yuhao spoke.
"Sister Qiu'er, it doesn't make sense that you have heard of Tianmeng and Bing'er, but not Sister Xue'er, right?"
He looked at Huo Qiuer with a puzzled look.
It was obvious that Huo Qiuer contacted him with a strong purpose, and she had done her homework, even investigating the fake identities of Tianmeng and Bingdi from long ago.
Unfortunately, she did not investigate the existence of Xue Di. And when she talked to Xue Di, her emotions were obviously shaken.
This feeling is strange and contradictory.
This Huo Qiuer seems to be a wise man who is confident and in control of everything, but she also gives people a sense of panic when faced with unexpected situations and doesn't know how to deal with them.
Huo Yuhao looked at the girl who looked somewhat similar to himself and asked, "Stop pretending. What is your purpose in contacting me?"
Huo Qiuer stopped quibbling and said coldly after a moment of silence: "I don't want to tell you for the time being."
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I will have to resort to some unconventional measures."
Mental suggestion and mental illusion were activated at the same time, and the strong mental power turned into invisible waves and swept towards Huo Qiuer.
He wanted to fabricate an illusion for Huo Qiuer to trick her into revealing her true purpose and identity.
However, both of them frowned at the same time.
The target's mental strength was beyond Huo Yuhao's expectations, and his illusion could not achieve the desired effect.
If soft tactics don’t work, is the only option left to use hard tactics?
At this moment, Huo Qiuer asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure you want to do this?"
She flipped her right hand, and a soul guide device that looked like a flare appeared in her hand.
"You've been in the Body Sect before, so you should know what this is, right?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned and immediately recognized the flare in Huo Qiuer’s hand. This was used by disciples of the Body Sect to call for help, and judging from its appearance, this flare was more advanced than the ones he had seen before.
Huo Qiuer continued, "This flare I fired can directly call the leader of the Body Sect. He is in this city right now. You should be very clear about his strength. It won't take him long to get here."
Her words made Huo Yuhao raise his eyebrows involuntarily.
Du Bu Si actually came to Mingdu?
"You finally managed to escape from the Body Sect. Are you sure you want to meet your former sect master now?" Huo Qiuer asked indifferently.
Huo Yuhao's face turned cold. He felt as if someone had seen through his inner thoughts in front of Huo Qiuer and he completely followed her rhythm.
He said coldly: "I have a way to prevent you from using that flare in time."
Huo Qiu'er was not afraid of his threats at all, and said in the same cold tone: "We are now on the streets of Mingdu, not far from the palace. Are you sure you want to use force?"
Looking around, although the passers-by were not shoulder to shoulder, there were still quite a few every now and then. The palace was not far away, and it would not be good if it attracted the royal masters.
"Since I dare to come to you, I believe you won't do anything. I know you too well." Huo Qiuer looked directly at Huo Yuhao, her tone very calm and full of confidence.
"I am now a member of the Body Sect. Although you have left the Body Sect, the Body Sect has done you a favor after all. You will never attack the disciples of the Body Sect. What's more, I haven't really done anything to you or the people around you."
Huo Yuhao did not respond, but just stared at her. Xue Di and the other two did not interrupt.
After staring at each other for a long time, Huo Qiuer turned around and walked towards Mingyue Hotel.
"I can assure you that I have no ill will towards you for now."
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and added, "By the way, I have a piece of news for you. The Princess Xingluo you care about has also come to Mingdu."
Huo Yuhao frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Jiujiu? What is she doing in Mingdu?"
Huo Qiuer replied in a voice that no one else could hear: "Together with the Body Sect, we assassinated the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire."
Having said that, she started walking towards the hotel.
Huo Yuhao did not try to stop her. His emotional fluctuations told him that Huo Qiuer was probably not lying.
He stood there, quietly recalling all the information he had just learned from Huo Qiuer.
Until now, he still didn't know the origins of this strange girl Huo Qiuer who suddenly appeared. He only knew that she was currently in the Body Sect and possessed strength far exceeding that of the strong men of the same level.
But the other party conducted a detailed investigation on him by unknown means, and even investigated Tianmeng and Bingdi.
This feeling of being taken control of by others made him very uncomfortable.
Of course, in theory, Huo Yuhao could forcibly capture Huo Qiuer, torture her using various means, and force her to reveal her true identity and purpose.
But just as Huo Qiuer said, he wouldn't do that.
"I know you too well." Huo Qiuer's words kept echoing in Huo Yuhao's ears.
Bingdi watched Huo Qiuer disappear from the scene and asked, "Aren't you going to stop her?"
Huo Yuhao pondered and said, “We will have plenty of time to interact with each other later. There is no need to rush.”
Tian Meng said with a look of fear: "Wow... That's so scary... Bingbing, did you see the way she looked at me? It was as if she wanted to eat me."
The Ice Emperor snorted, "I want to eat you too."
"But look, she's drooling..."
Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself in a low voice.
"Du Bu Si and Jiu Jiu have both come to Mingdu and want to assassinate Xu Tianran."
Xue Di said: "With the strength of that human, it seems that he can get it easily."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. “Xu Tianran is protected by the Holy Spirit. How could it be that easy? Didn’t I tell Jiujiu Mingdu that she was very dangerous and asked her not to come? But she not only came, but also took such a risky move.”
"I'll go and persuade her to give up the assassination plan."
As he spoke, he also started towards Mingyue Hotel.
Xue Di asked: "Are you confident that you can persuade them?"
Huo Yuhao raised the corner of his mouth and revealed an evil smile: "Of course, compared to killing people, I prefer to destroy their hearts."
"I believe that after Jiujiu and the others know Xu Tianran's secret, they will gladly give up the assassination."
At this moment, Tian Meng asked with some concern: "Yuhao, are you going to find that poisonous old man?"
Huo Yuhao was obviously stunned. After a short silence, he said calmly, “You can’t pretend to be dead forever. You have to face what’s coming sooner or later.”
Chapter 318 Repaying Karma
At night, Mingyue Hotel, on the seventh floor, in the second-level suite.
Vina and Xu Jiujiu, the two princesses of the Tianhun Empire and the Xingluo Empire, were sitting in the same elegant room, with two powerful auras looming behind them.
In the center of the elegant room, there was a third woman participating in the negotiations.
As princesses of the empire, Vina and Xu Jiujiu have naturally noble temperaments and extraordinary talents, but in front of the third woman in the room, the aura of these two geniuses can't help but dim.
She was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long black hair that reached her waist. Her delicate, fair and flawless face had a pair of bright, deep black eyes that exuded a tranquil and gentle temperament.
But at this moment, that gentleness also revealed a sense of heroism that allowed one to stand on his own.
Zhang Lexuan is alone, with no other strong people behind her, but she alone is enough to represent Shrek Academy.
At the age of only twenty-five or twenty-six, she is already a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, and is participating in this Youth Soul Master Competition as the chief disciple and team leader of the inner courtyard.
With such talent and status, even two princesses of the empire must be treated with the highest courtesy.
At this moment, Vina and Xu Jiujiu both showed a trace of worry between their brows, and looked at Zhang Lexuan together.
"This assassination plan concerns the future and fate of the three countries on our original continent. We really need the power of Shrek Academy."
Zhang Lexuan looked calm and responded in a deep voice: "Your Highnesses, I understand your feelings, but this is a serious matter and we need to think carefully."
"Although Xu Tianran is still the crown prince, he is actually the designated next Sun and Moon Emperor. To rashly assassinate a monarch is tantamount to declaring all-out war."
"But now, the war has not officially started. The principle of our Shrek Academy is to maintain a neutral attitude between national wars. We will prevent wars, but we will not help any country start a war."
Xu Jiujiu frowned and said, "But you have to know that it is not us who want to launch the attack, but the Sun and Moon Empire."
"This competition is a trap set by Xu Tianran, the current crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Not only that, they are also connected with the evil soul master organization Holy Spirit Church. Even if you don't want to start a war, isn't it the responsibility of your Shrek Supervisory Group to punish the evil soul masters?"
Zhang Lexuan said: "This is just your one-sided statement after all. If it is true as you said, there is an organization with so many powerful evil soul masters, why has there never been any news about them on the mainland before? It's like they just appeared out of thin air?"
"Where did you get the news?"
Xu Jiujiu replied: "Of course it was sent back by our spies stationed in the Sun Moon Empire."
After she finished speaking, her tone became a little colder: "Are you saying that the Holy Spirit Church is an excuse for us to launch the assassination?"
Zhang Lexuan signaled her to relax, but there was still a hint of doubt in her calm eyes: "Your Highness, Shrek Academy has no such intention. I am just conveying the intentions of the dean and other elders."
"If Xu Tianran wants to use this competition to attack the three countries on the mainland, it must be an absolute secret of the Sun and Moon Royal Family."
"But they can even see through the plans of the Sun and Moon Imperial Family. Could it be that the Star Luo Empire's spies have infiltrated so deeply?"
This reminded Vina, and she looked at Xu Jiujiu curiously.
"Jiujiu, we have also planted many spies in the Sun Moon Empire, but we have never found any news about the Holy Spirit Church, and we have no idea about Xu Tianran's plan to encircle and kill him. How did Xing Luo know this news?"
Xu Jiujiu said calmly: "Our spy also learned of this news by accident."
She deliberately concealed Huo Yuhao's existence and quickly changed the subject.
"Is Shrek Academy really going to sit idly by? If we don't seize this great opportunity to go deep into Mingdu, there will never be another such good opportunity in the future."
Zhang Lexuan pondered for a moment and said, "I can't change the decision of the elders at will. At present, the elders mean to participate in the competition as usual and not let the Sun-Moon Empire find out anything unusual. At the same time, make adequate preparations and carefully observe the movements of the Sun-Moon Empire. Make further decisions at the end of the competition."
Xu Jiujiu and Vina looked unhappy, but they still nodded: "It's the only way."