When Yu Wentuo was abandoned back then, he wasn't a real infant, after all. He had seen his birth mother in this life and clearly remembered what she looked like.
Therefore, the first time he saw Xu Jiujiu, he had already guessed her identity.
Just now, Xu Yueran was sitting above, watching the competition. How could Yu Wentuo not know her identity? But what did it matter?
Compared to his master and mistress, the elders in his village, and Ling Luochen and Xiao Xiao by his side, his so-called birth mother was no different from a stranger.
"Not going to Sun Moon, nor Star Luo, and having left Shrek, then where are you planning to go? Could it be Dou Spirit?" Xu Jiujiu asked, puzzled.
Unlike Sun Moon and Star Luo, Dou Spirit's attitude towards Yu Wentuo was not friendly at all. If he were to go there, he would be assassinated in minutes.
"I say, do we Heavenly Soul Empire truly have such little presence? Brother Yu Wentuo's very first words when introducing himself were clearly that he came from Heavenly Soul Empire's Shiwaw Village. Is his hometown just ignored by all of you?" Jiang Peng, holding his Sky-Quaking Axe, walked over with his Emperor's Might Academy. This guy, he even held his axe when he wasn't fighting.
"Brother Yu, I've come to pick you up. Come home with me," Jiang Peng said heartily.
Yu Wentuo smiled slightly, "As I wished!"
"Spouting fancy words, I don't understand them, but you've agreed, right?" Jiang Peng said. "Then bring your sister-in-law and come with me."
"What? You're going to the Heavenly Soul Empire?" Xu Jiujiu and Meng Hongchen were both startled. They had thought of all the major powers on the continent, but Heavenly Soul was the only one they hadn't considered.
Because of what happened back then, only Heavenly Soul knew nothing. Since Yu Wentuo was aware of his background, he should know that Sun Moon or Star Luo were the top choices.
To be a prince of the Sun Moon Empire, or a prince of the Star Luo Empire, were clearly good choices. Even if it was Dou Spirit, after all, the most dangerous place was also the safest, and perhaps his method was "hiding in plain sight."
But Heavenly Soul had absolutely no connection to him.
"Yes, didn't Brother Jiang just say it? My first sentence was that I am from Shiwaw Village in the Heavenly Soul Empire," Yu Wentuo said. "I, Yu Wentuo, am willing to deny everything about myself in this world – my background, my parents, none of that matters. But there's one thing I will never deny: my home is in Shiwaw Village!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
No one had imagined that Yu Wentuo's reason for going to the Heavenly Soul Empire would be so utterly ordinary. Could a mere Shiwaw Village be nobler than the Sun Moon Empire or the Star Luo Empire?
He was going to the Heavenly Soul Empire, where he had no foundation whatsoever, all for the sake of such a small, ruined village?
"Yu Wen..." Xu Jiujiu was about to try and persuade him again.
At this moment, a figure flickered and blocked their path; it was none other than Thunder Douluo Yu Yuancheng.
Yu Wentuo did not want to expose his relationship with Poison Douluo Du Busu yet. Du Busu was ostensibly there for Huo Yuhao; failing to meet him, he naturally "left early."
So, the senior protecting Yu Wentuo and the members of the Emperor's Might Academy on their journey back home would naturally be this Thunder Douluo.
Although Yu Wentuo had left Shrek, he wouldn't be content just leaving. He wanted to collect some interest from Shrek first.
Within three months, this gift would be ready.
For this, he still needed to hide himself a little.
Yu Yuancheng said, "Princess Jiujiu, respect the child's own choice. That's what your esteemed Medical Immortal Douluo personally said. Are you going to refute your Imperial Worship Hall's elder?"
"Thunder Crown, Jiujiu wouldn't dare." Xu Jiujiu quickly said, "It's just that Jiujiu feels that Yu Wentuo has no power or influence in the Heavenly Soul Empire, and no foundation. In our Star Luo, it would be more beneficial for his development."
A Titled Douluo's status was higher than hers as a princess, especially a Super Douluo like Thunder Douluo.
"Hmph! Ignorant!" Yu Yuancheng coldly snorted. "No foundation, not a noble? So what? With his innate twenty levels of soul power, would our Heavenly Soul Empire treat him poorly? With his strength, he can eventually become a noble on his own. And you Sun Moon Empire, don't even think about Yu Wentuo anymore. Otherwise, this old man won't be polite to you."
"But..." Meng Hongchen, being a lookist, was clearly truly moved and wanted to retort.
At this moment, Elder Ma grabbed her arm and said, "Thunder Crown, rest assured. Since you have spoken, we naturally won't make any more moves."
He was relatively calm. Their current expedition team, on the surface, only had him, a Soul Douluo, leading it. Even if there might be Titled Douluo secretly protecting them due to the special nature of the Hongchen siblings,
At most, it would be ordinary Titled Douluo, definitely no match for Thunder Douluo, who was a Level 96 Super Douluo.
With him here today, it was impossible for them to take Yu Wentuo away, let alone the fact that this was Star Luo Empire's territory.
As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood.
It's better to report to His Majesty back home and let him decide.
Yu Yuancheng nodded. "Go back and tell that guy from your Mingde Hall surnamed Jing that if that girl likes a child from our country, then she'll have to marry over here. A beauty trap won't trick away a genius from our country, hahahaha."
"Senior, my grandfather's surname is Hongchen!" Meng Hongchen was both shy and angry.
Their family was rather special, with their given name coming before their surname. Everyone on the continent knew this.
Only those blockheads from the Heavenly Soul Empire, whose brains were made of muscle, would think that their grandparents and grandchild were named Jing, Xiao, and Meng respectively, without considering if that made any sense.
However, after this commotion, she also calmed down, realizing that it was impossible to take Yu Wentuo away today. It seemed she could only return to report to her grandfather and His Majesty, and then plan for the long term.
Finally, no one stopped Yu Wentuo anymore. He took Xiao Xiao, bade farewell to Ling Luochen, and followed Jiang Peng and Yu Yuancheng, embarking on the path to the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Xu Jiujiu watched Yu Wentuo's departing back, then returned to the Imperial Palace with a sense of helplessness.
Seeing Xu Yueran watering flowers, she anxiously ran over, "Imperial Sister, why are you still so leisurely? Yu Wentuo has left."
The hand watering the flowers paused. Xu Yueran asked, "What? He wasn't willing to come back with you? Did he ultimately choose the Sun Moon Empire?"
Xu Yueran's tone sounded somewhat angry. Because of what happened back then, she would rather Yu Wentuo be dead than go to the Sun Moon Empire.
"No." Xu Jiujiu shook her head. "He went to the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"Heavenly Soul?" Xu Yueran paused, then chuckled, "Heh heh, so that's it. It's because of that village, isn't it? Truly foolish, to cling to such useless sentiment for one's hometown. Well, if he doesn't want to come to Star Luo, then so be it, as long as he doesn't go to the Sun Moon Empire."
"Sister, he seems to have guessed his relationship with you, and he also asked me to bring you a message." Xu Jiujiu thought for a moment, and finally decided to convey Yu Wentuo's words to Xu Yueran.
Xu Yueran said indifferently, "Speak!"
"He said that since you abandoned him, then from now on, you can just pretend he doesn't exist. Likewise, he will also pretend that you don't exist in this world. There's no need for him to return to Star Luo and be disgusted with you," Xu Jiujiu said.
Xu Yueran listened quietly, her expression unchanged, but it was visible that her hand was already throbbing with veins. "Heh heh, excellent. Truly a cold-blooded rebel, no wonder he's just like that man! Good. I already considered him dead anyway. This way, it's rather satisfying!"
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