These two were none other than the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Scarlet King.
The Scarlet King said, "Although this is the Sun Moon Empire, we've only just entered their borders. We're still far from Mingdou."
"Then let's look around, playing as we go and searching for Tuo." Qiu'er was visiting the human world for the first time.
Though she greatly missed Yuwen Tuo, she was also filled with curiosity about this new world and wanted to explore more.
In the original story, she didn't head straight to Shrek Academy immediately after transforming. According to her words before her sacrifice, she also went to other places to look around first.
It was only after realizing how out of place she was everywhere that she remembered to seek out Huo Yuhao, with whom her destiny was intertwined.
This Yuwen Qiu seemed to have some slight differences in personality from the Wang Qiu'er in the original novel; she wasn't as arrogant and had a touch more straightforwardness.
This was partly because her power was completely intact, not a single trace of her destiny power having been intercepted. Secondly, the first human she met was the bright Yuwen Tuo,
not the deeply embittered Huo Yuhao. Thirdly, since she wasn't soul-linked with Huo Yuhao, Tang San naturally didn't seize the opportunity to implant a trace of Tang Wutong's divine consciousness into her soul.
This Qiu'er was herself, not some part of Tang Wutong.
"Alright, with this big husky protecting you, you can play however you want!" The Scarlet King genuinely doted on Qiu'er. Since he had let her out, he would let her enjoy herself.
Yuwen Tuo was right there anyway; they could go find him later.
As for Yuwen Tuo, his days continued in quiet solitude. Aside from visiting the academy to read, he spent most of his time cultivating his soul power in the Prince's Residence.
Ju Zi also stopped coming to him, likely sensing that his hatred for Xu Tianran ran deeper than hers for Duke White Tiger. This grudge was irreconcilable.
The only solution was to kill!
One of Yuwen Tuo and Xu Tianran had to fall. Currently, a delicate balance was maintained between them.
Xu Tianran had managed the imperial court for years, his roots deep within the government. This was his advantage, but now his biggest disadvantage had been directly exposed before His Majesty: his eunuch status.
If the Emperor could easily depose Xu Tianran, his position as Crown Prince would likely have long been forfeit.
But should Xu Tianran make any further mistakes, the Emperor would surely seize the opportunity to reclaim as much power from him as possible.
Yuwen Tuo was the exact opposite. The imperial court was his weakness; he had no foundation there. But his advantages were extremely clear: himself. Bearing the imperial bloodlines of two nations, possessing an innate level 20 super talent, and twin martial spirits, once he achieved cultivation, he would become an unprecedented powerhouse in the Sun Moon Empire.
Although his previous impulsive act of revenge had somewhat displeased the Emperor, and also made the Emperor and Jing Hongchen realize that his goal wasn't actually to seize the throne, but rather revenge.
But the Emperor wouldn't completely abandon Yuwen Tuo, his son, over this matter. After all, he was indeed born from a commoner village. It was normal for him to harbor thoughts of revenge after his village was annihilated. One couldn't expect a child, without any political guidance, to possess the same grand perspective as them.
So, the Emperor's current intention must be to slowly change Yuwen Tuo's mindset, hoping he would stop holding grudges against those commoners and his elder brother Xu Tianran, and especially to stop targeting evil soul masters and disrupting the Sun Moon Empire's governance.
Until he discovered that Yuwen Tuo's mindset couldn't be changed, he wouldn't act against Yuwen Tuo.
He also issued an order that during this period, no one in the imperial family, except for himself, was allowed to visit Yuwen Tuo casually. After all, he didn't know when this son would act impulsively again; targeting one Xu Tianran was already troublesome enough.
Especially the capricious Xu Tianzhen, who was confined by the Emperor to the Mingdou Soul Master Academy. This made Xu Tianzhen extremely unhappy. She had only recently heard of Yuwen Tuo's deeds and had a monumental question to ask him, but now she temporarily couldn't see him.
Unbeknownst to them, another four months passed. Yuwen Tuo's cultivation had reached level sixty-five.
One day, Nana suddenly arrived. "Benefactor, the exchange students from Shrek Academy have already arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Not only that, but this year a very special student has also enrolled."
She had originally intended to withdraw from the Soul Master Academy, but later, since Yuwen Tuo had gotten involved, she temporarily stayed. She assisted Yuwen Tuo with his studies. At least with her help, Yuwen Tuo could read much less, and she could fully handle the practical aspects of the courses.
Additionally, she helped Yuwen Tuo gather information about the academy.
Yuwen Tuo opened his eyes. Huo Yuhao has finally arrived.
It seemed today was the beginning of the new semester at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. No wonder he hadn't seen Meng Hongchen much lately; she should also be heading to Shrek Academy. After all, the exchange list had been finalized long ago and wouldn't change just because she had been detoxified.
That was good. Anyway, Yuwen Tuo estimated he would soon fall out with the Sun Moon Empire and leave. Her staying here would only displease both sides.
As for the academy recruiting new students, that was normal. But a "special student"? Yuwen Tuo didn't recall such a character in the original novel.
"Nana, what is so special about this person?" Yuwen Tuo asked curiously.
"She's a super beautiful girl, far surpassing our school's original beauties, Meng Hongchen and Ju Zi. The moment she entered the academy, she became the campus goddess. Strangely, she has never studied any soul tools knowledge; she's a pure soul master, and her martial spirit is the Golden Dragon, hailed as the ancestor of power!" Nana said.
"You... what did you say?" Yuwen Tuo was startled. Hearing this, he immediately knew who had arrived.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion. That girl, she actually transformed, and years earlier than expected. Not to mention, she came to the Sun Moon Empire. No wonder he inexplicably received a cat teasing stick not long ago.
Presumably, she had been inquiring about his whereabouts all along, knowing he was currently the Yan Prince of the Sun Moon Empire and, on the surface, the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's team.
That was why she had enrolled in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
"Let's go, to the academy!" Yuwen Tuo quickly left the Prince's Residence. He had to bring the Three-Eyed Golden Lion back as soon as possible.
Otherwise, even if not even a Titled Douluo could discern her true form, her beauty and Golden Dragon martial spirit alone would inevitably cause a stir.
Within Mingdou, Yuwen Tuo couldn't guarantee that there weren't any evil soul masters or Holy Spirit Cult infiltrators.
For years, Zhongli Wu had been searching for a Saintess who could carry the Holy Spirit Cult into the future. After all, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were old, and he himself might not truly break through level ninety-nine in this lifetime.
He worried that the Holy Spirit Cult would have no successor, and thus hoped to cultivate puppets who could fight for the Holy Spirit Cult.
The two Saintesses in the original novel were the Blue Silver Saintess, Tang Ya, and the Fire Phoenix Saintess, Ma Xiaotao.
Zhongli Wu used poison to control their minds and devoted all his efforts to cultivating them, with the goal of turning them into level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo puppets.
He had actually considered Nan Qiuqiu as well, but Huo Yuhao prevented it.
Now, with Ma Xiaotao's evil fire completely purged, possessing ultimate fire and formidable combat power, he had no chance to raid Shrek Academy and take her away again. Naturally,
there could be no Fire Phoenix Saintess. At this moment, he likely only had Tang Ya. He must surely feel that's not enough and is desperately looking for another.
The Golden Dragon, as the ancestor of power, possessed an ultimate power attribute. And according to legend, the Golden Dragon was the embodiment of the Dragon God's evil side. Within the Golden Dragon bloodline,
there must also be a hidden streak of brutality. If Zhongli Wu knew about her, he would likely have his eyes gleaming and would certainly try to activate that brutality, corrupting Qiu'er.
Yuwen Tuo would not let such a thing happen!
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