Dou Ling Empire Falls, Ju Zi Is Coming
Looking at Xu Sanshi like this, Zhou Huan knew that this Prince Xu had been having a very difficult time lately.
Come to think of it, Xu Sanshi's mother, Xue Lingxun, was the previous princess of the Dou Ling Empire. Not long ago, the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family was in complete disarray. Even in the face of the Sun Moon Empire's invasion, they were still vying for power and profit, and there were countless people who wanted to become the Heaven Spirit Emperor.
I wonder if those princes of the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family have nothing but shit in their heads. The empire is about to be destroyed, and they're still fighting for the throne.
Later, even though Xu Sanshi managed to win over the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family and seize power in the Dou Ling Empire, the Sun Moon Empire was already at the gates of the city.
What will the Dou Ling Empire use to fight against the powerful Sun Moon Army?
Is it because of a corrupt empire, or because the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family has only one Super Douluo as their retainer?
Therefore, Zhou Huan fully understood Xu Sanshi's current predicament.
However, Zhou Huan showed no mercy in the face of Xu Sanshi's plea for help. "I'm sorry, I said a long time ago that I would not participate in the Imperial War."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi was stunned. He had even abandoned the precarious Lingdou City to come and ask for help in person, but he didn't expect Zhou Huan to refuse so decisively, without even considering it.
After a long pause, Xu Sanshi said in a hoarse voice, his expression grim, "Why? You clearly have the ability to stop the war, so why can't you take action? You are a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Tian Soul Empire was destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire. Don't you want to deal with the Sun Moon Empire?"
However, Zhou Huan simply shook her head and said calmly, "I don't want to."
Xu Sanshi was speechless.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Huan still offered a few words of explanation. "Believe me, Xiao Xiao must have told you her reasons for not participating in the imperial war before we came, so I won't repeat them. But, I only have one question for you: even if I save the Dou Ling Empire today, can you govern this hopeless empire well again?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi fell silent, because he couldn't. He was just a Soul Master with decent talent; where would he find the skills to govern a country? Even his mother, Xue Lingxun, was no match for him. In fact, the appearance of an empress might only make the Dou Ling Empire more chaotic.
It should be understood that Dou Ling Empire's feudal and corrupt ideology is even more incurable.
In the end, Xu Sanshi left Sea God Island without saying a word, his heart heavy. He will probably return to Lingdou City and won't leave until the very last moment.
Before leaving, Jiang Nannan explained to Zhou Huan with some guilt, "I'm sorry, Junior Zhou, San Shi was just anxious. After all, he possesses the bloodline of the Heaven Spirit Imperial Family. He didn't necessarily want to make things difficult for you. He was just unwilling to give up and wanted to try."
What could Zhou Huan say to this? He could only reply, "It's alright, I understand."
That's understandable, but Zhou Huan wouldn't protect a corrupt empire just because Xu Sanshi is a member of Shrek.
After Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan left, only Xiao Xiao, Wen Xiaoshuai, and Zhou Huan remained by the lake.
After those troubles were over, Zhou Huan resumed his Taiji practice, smiling as he looked at Xiao Xiao and the other person, "Why don't you two try a set with me? It's good for your physical and mental health."
The little girl rolled her eyes cutely and said, "You can keep playing. I'm going back to rest. I'm exhausted these past few months. It's rare for me to be back, so I'll get some sleep first."
Wen Xiaoshuai echoed, "I'm going back to Shrek City. I haven't seen Grandpa in a long time."
"Go away, go away, you two who don't know how to appreciate things."
Zhou Huan didn't mind and continued performing the movements she hadn't finished before.
Time flies, and another half month has passed.
During this time, Xiao Xiao and Wen Xiaoshuai did not go out again, spending most of their time on Sea God Island for cultivation, and occasionally going to "inspect" how Zhou Huan was attending classes.
After all, neither of them had ever been a teacher, so they found it quite novel.
Zhou Huan welcomed this, because he could use them as sparring partners for his students. He could just let them stand there and let the students hit them, since they couldn't break through his defenses anyway. It was a way for the students to experience the despair of facing a strong opponent in advance.
After trying it a few times, Xiao Xiao and Wen Xiaoshuai lost interest and didn't want to come anymore, feeling like they were just working for Master Zhou.
Besides, the three of them would occasionally go to the Keman Tower Lou for a big meal, and their lives were quite peaceful.
But things weren't peaceful outside of Shrek.
Two days ago, news came from the Dou Ling Empire that Lingdou City had been captured, and Xu Sanshi and the others returned to Shrek City in a sorry state.
This marked the complete annihilation of the Dou Ling Empire, which had split off from the Heaven Dou Empire and lasted for thousands of years.
The Douluo Continent is now reduced to only Great Emperor: the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire. Moreover, the war is clearly not going to end so easily.
Of course, Zhou Huan didn't care about that; as long as he was there, Shrek would be safe.
He even hoped that the Sun Moon Empire would quickly unify the Douluo Continent, because unification was the inevitable trend.
If Tang San interferes again this time, Zhou Huan wouldn't mind pulling him down for a fight.
This isn't about helping the Sun Moon Empire; it's about personal grudges.
This is a good excuse to test the reaction of the people in the Divine Realm. After all, Zhou Huan can't go directly to the Divine Realm to seek revenge on Tang Hao. It's not that he can't find the Douluo God Realm, but that he can't force his way in.
However, this is only a temporary plan.
Zhou Huan didn't know whether Tang San would still target Ju Zi after Tang Hao's attack, using the child to threaten a mother.
Speaking of this, it's worth mentioning that some time ago, Zhou Huan was so bored that he secretly went to the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and found Xu Yunhan, who was not yet two years old.
At first glance, Zhou Huan could tell that Xu Yunhan was indeed Huo Yuhao's son.
Although Xu Yunhan is too young to awaken his Martial Soul, Zhou Huan is God King level being, and his Spiritual Power can completely see through Xu Yunhan's entire body and even his soul.
Xu Yunhan's still-unawakened eyes clearly told Zhou Huan that Xu Tianran had been cuckolded.
The Ju Zi is still the same Ju Zi.
Whenever Zhou Huan thinks of Xu Yunhan, she can't help but smile.
Zhou Huan neither liked nor disliked the character Ju Zi.
But Zhou Huan knew that Ju Zi was truly ruthless, and a real pragmatist. If she said she wanted revenge, she meant it, even if it meant destroying the Original Three Great Empires of Douluo. She didn't care how many people died in the process.
War always results in death.
In the process, however, she seemed to selectively forget that her father had died in such a war.
It's hard to say whether what Ju Zi did was right or wrong; it depends on your perspective.
Perhaps there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, only different perspectives.
Ju Zi's only stance is revenge.
Therefore, Zhou Huan felt that if Tang San hadn't used dirty tricks and seized on Xu Yunhan, Ju Zi's only weakness, even a god couldn't have stopped Ju Zi from destroying Star Luo Empire and killing Dai Hao.
It's a pity that Tang San lacked martial ethics.
Because of Xu Yunhan, Ju Zi ultimately failed to get revenge.
With so many variables this time, will Ju Zi be able to succeed?
Zhou Huan was really looking forward to it and was quietly preparing to bring some sunflower seeds to enjoy.
But before he could even crack those melon seeds, on the fifth day after the Dou Ling Empire was destroyed, a visiting card was delivered to Zhou Huan.
The invitation came from the Sun Moon Empire, from the Empress War God, Ju Zi, who had just destroyed Dou Ling Empire.
The letter of invitation was written with utmost respect and in great detail, but in short, it meant that in ten days, the Empress of the Sun Moon Empire, Ju Zi, would personally visit Zhou Huan at the Shrek Academy.