Wei Na? Huo Yuhao reacted in an instant. It was the princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the genius with the dual martial souls of Snow Lotus and Body Brain.
Since she was here to see Fatty, there was no need for him to show his face. Ultimately, Huo Yuhao's desire for power was not that strong. He believed that the current Xie Huanyue was fully capable of handling these matters of regime change.
Huo Yuhao gave a look to Zhongli Yu and the Snow Empress beside him, and immediately vanished before everyone using the power of the otherworldly space.
"Hao, are you alright?" Die Qiu was the first to greet him. Huo Yuhao had been worried that the battle would affect her, so he had simply transferred her into the otherworldly space before he arrived.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. At most, he was just a bit drained from using the Light of Time and Space.
"Hubby—why did we have to leave? Shouldn't we go back and see if that princess is pretty?" Zhongli Yu feigned dissatisfaction and shook his arm, but a dangerous glint flickered in her beautiful eyes.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh. How could he not guess that Zhongli Yu was starting to mess with him because of the Zhang Lexuan affair? A playful mood suddenly struck him. He pinched her delicate nose and said, "If she is very pretty, should I take her into my harem as well?"
"Okay! Yu'er loves to train new sisters the most!" Zhongli Yu giggled and pulled a long whip from her bosom, cracking it on the ground with a sharp snap.
Huo Yuhao broke into a cold sweat. He quickly grabbed her small hand and tossed the whip aside. "This is not a fun toy. Don't play with it next time."
At the same time, he was also very curious how Zhongli Yu managed to hide such a long whip in her chest. For a moment, he couldn't help but glance at that deep abyss.
"Alright, then let's play something else." How could Zhongli Yu not feel Huo Yuhao's burning gaze? She wrapped her arms around his neck and smothered his face with her chest.
The Snow Empress showed a displeased expression, not forgetting to secretly make a comparison. She immediately became angry out of embarrassment. What did this human eat to develop to such a scale?
"Ahem, the morals of the world are in decline, truly in decline..." A certain dean who had been locked in the otherworldly space for three years offered his critique without reservation...
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Soon, Xie Huanyue saw the former princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, whom he was meeting again after many years.
She was wearing a goose-yellow long dress and looked very delicate. Her beautiful large eyes shimmered, and even from a distance, one could feel a faint trace of gentleness about her. Her beauty even surpassed that of Mu Xue, who had been brought here as a hostage.
"Princess Wei Na, long time no see." Xie Huanyue's eyes were a bit complicated. The two of them had played together quite a bit when they were young. But times had changed, and they now stood on opposing sides.
"Fatty, long time no see." Wei Na looked up at Xie Huanyue. Her eyes were somewhat deep, as if containing some special emotional fluctuations.
Xie Huanyue nodded and said, "Your Highness, you've come to find me all by yourself. Is there something you need?"
Just then, Wei Na's body suddenly slid down. She actually knelt before Xie Huanyue and kowtowed to him. "Fatty, I beg you to let the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family go."
Xie Huanyue had initially been a bit creeped out by her stare, but he never expected the princess to pull a stunt like this. He was instantly stunned but did not help her up.
"Your Highness, you must know that in a battle between two armies, there must be a winner and a loser. A change of political power is the will of the people."
"I have no other intentions. I only beg Uncle Xie Long to spare my father and the others." By the time Wei Na looked up, her face was already streaked with tears.
A woman's tears are always a powerful weapon. Looking at the tears streaming from her eyes, the other members of the Straw Hat Brigade couldn't help but feel a bit sad. How high-spirited Princess Wei Na was at the beginning of the battle! And now...
But she was facing Xie Huanyue, an emotional idiot. He sighed softly and said, "Your Highness, your father was cruel and unjust during his reign. His fate should be decided by the people of Heavenly Soul. I cannot help you."
"It's not like that." Wei Na shook her head, choking back sobs. "The Sun Moon Empire has been eyeing us covetously for all these years. To protect our home and country, my father had no choice but to increase taxes and build up the military. The pressure on him was simply too great. Think back to when we were little. He even held you the first time we met!"
Xie Huanyue did not say a word, just stood there calmly. If he really treated this princess as a fragile young girl, then he would be the real fool. In Xie Huanyue's heart, this Princess Wei Na had always been very shrewd, not your average decorative vase.
Seeing no reaction from him, Wei Na wiped her tears and continued, "The Sun Moon Empire is too powerful. Their soul tools can completely block our reconnaissance. In the beginning, after having the Body Sect as our guardian sect, my father was once complacent, thinking that our Heavenly Soul Empire's overall strength was even superior to the Star Luo Empire's. But who would have thought that the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools had already become so powerful. It was only when I personally heard that the Guardian God of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Martial Douluo Lü Chengkun, who went to investigate, was devoured by a few level-nine soul tools while the enemy remained safe within their powerful linked defensive shield, that we realized how foolish our past thinking was."
Speaking of this, Wei Na's eyes were clearly a bit distant. She might have been saying these things to gain sympathy, but there was also a genuine expression of her true feelings. But Xie Huanyue was not buying it. Huo Yuhao had told him long ago: to be backward is to be beaten. The destruction of the Heavenly Soul, Dou Spirit, and Star Luo empires, without some divine punishment descending, was practically a foregone conclusion.
Speaking up to this point, she looked at Xie Huanyue with hope, waiting for his answer.
Xie Huanyue just shook his head gently at her and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, the future of the Heavenly Soul Empire is only ruin. I only came to provide support because of my own family's private matters, and Huo Yuhao only acted to save a few of us. Therefore, I cannot agree to any of your requests. I can only give you one piece of advice."
"Take this opportunity to split up your imperial family internally and join those sects to live a life away from worldly affairs. This is the only way to preserve your Heavenly Soul imperial bloodline."
Looking at Xie Huanyue's calm gaze, Princess Wei Na sighed inwardly. She had already stated the threat of the Sun Moon Empire very directly, hoping he would forgive the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family for the sake of the country. But Xie Huanyue had completely shut her down.
"Fatty, you are also aware of our Heavenly Soul Empire's situation. I can promise you whatever you and the Demon King Huo Yuhao want. If you need anything, you can just ask."
Not talking about demands, only benefits. It seemed she still hoped to maintain the Heavenly Soul imperial power.
After a little thought, Xie Huanyue said seriously, "Your Highness, neither I nor Young Master Huo need anything. For the sake of our childhood friendship, I can only ask my father to grant you your personal freedom. As for the lives of your father and those princes and nobles, that must be decided by the people."
This guy is impervious to persuasion! Wei Na was secretly frustrated, but the expression on her pretty face became even more mournful.
"Can't you just make an exception? To be honest, I came today just hoping to re-establish a good relationship with you. I sincerely came to beg you, and before I came, I had already made up my mind to satisfy any request you might have as much as possible, including myself..." Princess Wei Na's voice became much lower. By the time she finished speaking, she had already lowered her head, and her voice was like the buzzing of a mosquito, yet it was just loud enough for Xie Huanyue to hear clearly.
At the end of her words, Wei Na's beautiful eyes dimmed. She suddenly raised a hand towards him, sliced her palm with her fingernails, and made an oath. "If you, Fatty, are willing to have Uncle Xie Long let the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family go, I, Wei Na, am willing to become your woman, to serve you loyally for this life, as your slave and servant, without hesitation!"
As soon as Wei Na's voice fell, the sword in the sword fanatic Ji Juechen's hand fell to the ground. The soul cannon in Jing Ziyan's hand almost misfired. Zimu's mouth began to twitch wildly. The Lan sisters both covered their mouths. Ye Wuqing directly turned into a statue.
Zhang Lexuan's expression immediately became strange. Damn! Are you copying me?
Wu Feng couldn't help but recall the Dueling Soul Contest three years ago, when Xie Huanyue was fighting Dai Yueheng, and Princess Jiu Jiu had shouted at him.
This Fatty's affinity with princesses is not bad, huh?
Fatty wreaks havoc on a princess wherever he goes. Doesn't that sound like a certain kid? It's a pity the original novel didn't name the princess of the Dou Spirit Empire.