0p0 Chapter 273 Lies Don't Hurt
Chapter 273 Lies Don't Hurt
Chapter 273 Lies Don't Hurt (Part 2)
Mingde Hall, Laboratory No. 3.
"Luo Yu, His Majesty has issued a decree," the messenger said slowly.
Luo Yu composed himself. Although he had a close relationship with Xu Tianran and was not just an ordinary member of the Mingde Hall, the Sun Moon Empire required a clear distinction between superiors and inferiors.
"What are Your Majesty's instructions?" Luo Yu asked the attendant.
"His Majesty said you'll understand when you get there..."
The servant's face showed neither joy nor sorrow, making it impossible to guess his thoughts.
However, the people accompanying him looked rather strange, a discrepancy that left Luo Yu puzzled.
"I see……"
"Please wait a moment, my lord. His Majesty knows that you have always been honest and upright, so he has specially bestowed a house in the capital upon you. His Majesty also said that you should not refuse it, as it is all rightfully yours."
The servant handed Luo Yu a small stack of land deeds. Looking at the deeds in her hand, Luo Yu felt even more bewildered.
What on earth is Xu Tianran up to?!
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"After a long time, Vina..."
Sometimes, the most devastating things happen unexpectedly, especially when Xu Tianran forcibly sends people to him.
Fine, I'll just ignore him for a month from now on.
No, one year! One year!!!
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"Your Majesty, Lord Luoyu has arrived at the residence," the attendant replied respectfully.
Xu Tianran asked with great interest, "Is Luo Yu satisfied?"
"This, this..." The servant was sweating profusely and stammered, not daring to speak.
Xu Tianran frowned slightly. He had sent Luo Yu only the top women of the royal family, so there shouldn't have been any unexpected problems.
"Speak, and I will pardon you."
Xu Tianran frowned even more deeply.
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not..." The attendant was even more terrified, kneeling on the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"Speak! If you don't, you'll be committing the heinous crime of deceiving the emperor!" Xu Tianran didn't care about the life or death of the person in front of him; he was more interested in knowing Luo Yu's reaction at the time.
The attendant hesitated for a moment, then took out a video recorder.
At first, Luo Yu in the scene didn't say anything, but looking at Luo Yu's rich facial expressions, it eventually turned into a frantic question: which bastard gave His Majesty this idea...
After reading it, Xu Tianran was speechless for a long time before slowly saying, "You're right, maybe I shouldn't have read it..."
"So be it. Since he has already made up his mind, let him accept it. If he takes a fancy to any woman in the future, these people will serve as his maids."
After the servants had left, Ju Zi asked, "Your Majesty, is Luo Yu dissatisfied with the gift that was presented?"
Xu Tianran said with a wry smile, "Just as the Empress predicted, Luo Yu is indeed displeased."
"Since he doesn't like it, there's no need to send him any more. Let him have his way."
A hint of surprise flashed in Orange's eyes. Sure enough, that kid was still the same as before, unchanged.
"I really don't know whether to be happy for him or worried about the future... Oh well, that kid still has a long life ahead of him. Those old guys can't bear to see him leave so early."
Xu Tianran seemed to have thought of something and flipped through the files from recent years.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't we explain things to Luo Yu?" Ju Zi hesitated for a moment, looking at the video that was still playing on repeat.
Xu Tianran laughed and said, "No need, otherwise, there will be no one to take the blame."
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Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.
"Although our plan was partially successful, the cost was heavy, and more than fifty people were executed..." Yan Shaozhe looked at Elder Xuan, feeling somewhat reluctant.
For them, although they could accept the losses, if it was only to rescue members of the royal family and maintain the stability of the empire's core, then those from the sects and other academies were destined to be abandoned.
This price is too heavy, because they are all teachers in the college and have experienced both student and teacher life.
"Let's leave the future to Yuhao and the others. I believe they will succeed. If they send out a distress signal, we will have to take action again. Sacrifices will be inevitable. If we don't choose to sacrifice a part, the Sun Moon Empire will continue to use this as a hindrance to suppress us," Elder Lin said. He knew very well what the price would be.
"Is it really worth it for the royal families of the three great empires?"
"This is the choice we must make. If the royal family also falls, then our three great empires will truly collapse without a fight." Yan Shaozhe said resolutely, knowing full well the cost of this operation.
This is the price!
"However, there have been rumors recently that we disregarded the lives of the hostages from the three great empires and rashly violated the agreement to attack the Sun Moon Empire..." Fan Yu was somewhat at a loss. Although he now held a position in the Sea God Pavilion, he had almost no say in the decision-making process.
Just like the three parties who argued endlessly about the location of the negotiations, the final conclusion was still that it would be in Maple Leaf City. The cooperation between the three empires was not very close to begin with.
"Fan Yu, straighten your attitude. What we are about to do is destined to require sacrifices from some people. Are we going to abandon everyone in our three great empires because of a few people?" Yan Shaozhe looked at Fan Yu, the warning in his eyes was self-evident.
"But those rumors..." Qian Duoduo looked at Elder Xuan and asked tentatively.
"Since it's just a rumor, we don't need to bother with it..."
"I see……"
The subsequent arrangements continued in an orderly manner, and their progress was also transmitted to Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion through certain specific channels. What they needed to do now was to occasionally interfere with the Sun Moon Empire in order to buy time for Huo Yuhao and his group.
There will always be a price to pay, but they can afford it.
"How are Wang Qiu'er and the others doing?" Elder Xuan asked with some concern.
Xian Lin'er organized the information and continued, "Their method of entering the Sun Moon Empire was simply infiltration in disguise. So far, there has been no evidence of them being followed or exposed. Through some connections, they have received very little questioning. For now, everything is fine."
"You mean..." Yan Shaozhe's eyes changed slightly, as if he had remembered something.
"We just used the Su family's connections, and so far, the Su family has agreed, so..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Xuan subconsciously rubbed his forehead. Although the decision was correct, taking the Su family's trade route along the way was indeed somewhat... unexpected.
The rescue mission is proceeding steadily.
Sunrise City.
The checkpoints in big cities are extremely tight, making it impossible for them to infiltrate. If their soul power were low, they would at most be questioned a few times, but it's different for this group; their soul power is either Soul Emperor or Soul King...
Even if Huo Yuhao could conceal himself, he couldn't hide it from everyone under such tight security.
"How about we... fight our way in?" Xu Sanshi hesitated for a moment before asking slowly.
"No, I don't think we can hide well inside Sunrise City after we break in." Huo Yuhao shook his head, disagreeing with Xu Sanshi's plan.
"Leaving aside the fact that we can't be sure, given the current situation, it's even questionable whether there are any hostages being held in Sunrise City. If we expose ourselves now, it would be a loss for us." Wang Dong'er looked at the tight patrols and signaled to everyone to abandon the idea of a direct assault.
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong'er and continued to ask, "Wang Dong, what's your opinion?"
"We're still some distance from the city gate. If we launch a full-scale assault, we're confident we can break through. However, putting aside the possibility that they might pull out even more powerful soul tools behind the gate, if we charge in and they close the gate, we'll be like sheep being eaten."
"The city defenses of this big city are definitely not comparable to those of the smaller cities we've been to before. Not to mention that our group is such a conspicuous target. Once we make a move, we will have almost no chance of escaping. Even if we do, the price we pay is beyond what we can afford right now. The current risks are clearly disproportionate to the value of our actions." Wang Dong'er didn't elaborate further, but simply pointed out the current situation.
"I have a way to sneak in, but I can't take you all with me unless you stay behind to guard our soul tools and act as our backup outside the city." Huo Yuhao looked at everyone apologetically.
There are many caravans coming and going, and it is not surprising that some caravans encounter powerful leaders. Some large families also have very large caravans.
Looking at the crowd, Wang Dong'er made her own judgment: "We'd better go in in batches. As for the soul tools, we can have someone guard them outside the city. I just asked Brother He, and those detectors can't perfectly detect our soul power, so if we want to go into the city to gather information, we have to abandon the soul tools."
"Yuhao, you're the captain, you make the decision." Beibei looked at Huo Yuhao.
"Alright, Zhong Yiping, Luo Lie, and Feng Tianyang, the three of you stay outside the city to keep an eye on the soul tools. The rest of you will enter the city in batches. Apart from some necessary communication soul tools, do not bring any offensive weapons higher than level four. We will meet under the big tree in the wilderness south of the city in three days."
With the order given, the group began their operation. There was more than one way to enter the city, and what they needed to do now was to break up into smaller groups. Although going unarmed was risky, as Shrek Academy students, their combat strength was still outstanding even without soul tools. Not to mention that they hadn't needed soul tools at all before.
The group dispersed, and as they passed through the city gate, the alarm still went off. Wang Dong'er didn't know why, but the detector had no effect on her, as if she were being blocked by something.
Huo Yuhao managed to fool the soul tool with his mental power, but Bei Bei wasn't so lucky.
"Halt! Please lay down your weapon and cooperate with the inspection, or we will use force to suppress you!" The person in charge of the inspection immediately tensed up. Standing before him was Shi Beibei, a Soul Emperor.
"Is there a problem?" Beibei asked calmly, looking at them.
"Our detection indicates you are a Soul Emperor. For the safety of Sunrise City, please hand over your belongings for inspection. If you refuse, you may choose to leave." Given Bei Bei's formidable strength, he dared not offend him.
After a brief inspection of Beibei's storage soul tool, they inquired about the purpose of Beibei's trip.
These interrogations were actually unnecessary, just a necessary procedure, mainly because no powerful soul tool was found on Beibei. So after completing the procedures, Beibei was released.
(End of this chapter)