Friends Who Often Steal Seeds Know

To be honest, Ju Zi's move was truly wild. As expected of the Empress War God whose talent for war had been maxed out—she had actually come up with such an absurd way to get involved with Huo Gua.

Without a doubt, Ju Zi had long wanted to kill Xu Tianran, then support her child with Huo Gua as the sole emperor of this continent. After that, she would find a way to bring Huo Yuhao back to her side.

After all, Xu Tianran asking Ju Zi to borrow seed from a member of the imperial clan happened after Ju Zi's seed-stealing incident. It could be said that Ju Zi had long intended to find the right opportunity as soon as possible, use Huo Gua's seed, and give birth to her child with him.

Friends who often stole seeds all knew that if one wanted to steal Huo Gua's seed, one had to make thorough preparations and devise a meticulous plan.

Without question, Ju Zi's plan was extremely meticulous. First, she spent time alone with Huo Gua, then drugged him unconscious. After all, Huo Gua had indeed once been attracted to Ju Zi and was not especially wary of her, so her first two steps succeeded immediately.

Then Ju Zi used a specially made Seed Stealing Soul Tool to fiercely attack Huo Gua's kidneys, directly stealing out the wise ruler Xu Yunhan.

"Senior Ju Zi, I heard Teacher Xuan mention you before." Huo Yuhao smiled.

To be honest, although Ju Zi's cultivation was nothing special, her talent for commanding wars was truly maxed out. She was top-tier military talent!

Even White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, who excelled at warfare, could not compare with Ju Zi in the field of war. After all, by the time Huo Gua emerged from seclusion, the Douluo Three Kingdoms had been beaten down to just Star Luo City. Some people had even wanted to raise white flags, surrender, and welcome the royal army!

Perhaps during the war, Star Luo's internal propaganda would boast that White Tiger Duke Dai Hao was a godlike strategist and the backbone of Star Luo's military, declaring that under Dai Hao's leadership, their defenses would be impregnable.

But Star Luo Empire propaganda might lie. The front lines could not.

The moment Huo Gua entered seclusion, Ju Zi steamrolled the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Their territories were practically about to be completely occupied by the Sun Moon Empire.

Quite a few people were already lining up for Sun Moon Green Cards so they could become honorary Sun Moon People. After all, the weakness of the Douluo Three Kingdoms had been laid bare in the war.

If Huo Yuhao had not emerged from seclusion, and if Tang San had not descended, Ju Zi would have come within a hair's breadth of accomplishing the great feat of unifying Douluo Continent.

After all, even the Limit Douluo Xuan Zi had been restrained by Rank 10 Soul Engineer Kong Deming. Aside from Huo Gua and the others, practically no one could have stopped Ju Zi from taking revenge.

Though this was also partly because the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Technology completely surpassed that of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Still, he believed that even if Star Luo's Soul Guidance Technology had been on roughly the same level as the Sun Moon Empire's, Dai Hao would still have been beaten in every conceivable way by Ju Zi in warfare. The Empress War God had not earned her name for nothing.

Of course, who knew what Tang San had been thinking after his deus ex machina descent? He insisted on making the Sun Moon Empire change its name to the Heaven Dou Empire, recreating the standoff between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires from ten thousand years ago. What, everyone else wanted to play on a new server, but God King Tang San insisted on playing a nostalgia server?

When the Heaven Dou Empire split into the Heaven Dou Empire and Dou Ling Empire, why had God King Tang San not descended like a deus ex machina to stop it and bring back the nostalgia server then?

"Huo Yuhao, what did Teacher Xuan say about me? Did he say I was greedy again?" Ju Zi snorted, anger appearing on her face.

"Uh, no. Teacher Xuan merely said that you were one of his disciples, that you studied quite diligently, and that you often stayed up late making soul tools. He said you were someone worth learning from," Huo Yuhao answered quite honestly.

"Really? Huo Yuhao, you're not lying to me?" Ju Zi was somewhat doubtful. In her impression, although Teacher Xuan was passionate about researching soul tools, he was not the rigid and inflexible sort.

Therefore, it was entirely possible that Teacher Xuan had told Huo Yuhao about her greediness and privately teased her together with him.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, Senior, you can go ask Teacher Xuan yourself," Huo Yuhao said.

"Forget it. I can't be bothered to ask him. He's the Mingde Hall Chief Researcher and is busy all the time. I can't disturb him over something so trivial." Ju Zi curled her lips, then walked toward Huo Yuhao. "By the way, Huo Yuhao, are you here to buy something too?"

"Mm." Huo Yuhao nodded.

"What do you want to buy? Want to buy it with me? The Treasure Appreciating Fair has a special rule: once you reach a certain spending amount, you get a discount. The more you buy, the bigger the discount," Ju Zi said.

"Senior, I might not be able to afford anything. My family circumstances are average, and I've only just arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, so I don't have much money on me."

An awkward expression appeared on Huo Yuhao's face. Of course, he had already seen through Ju Zi's intentions. She simply wanted to get close to him, this "genius soul engineer."

Naturally, he would not reject Ju Zi's approach. After all, he would still need Ju Zi to unlock the Sun Moon Imperial Palace dungeon later.

Of course, Huo Yuhao had no desire to be Xu Tianran's dog. His main purpose in getting close to Ju Zi was actually to get rid of Xu Tianran and find a way to become the ruler of the Sun Moon Empire.

No matter how he gained control of the Sun Moon Empire in the future, it would be something with more benefits than drawbacks for him.

After all, the Sun Moon Empire's strength was plain for all to see. If he could command this enormous empire, whatever he did would become much more convenient.

Of course, Xu Tianran had to die. That man was far too difficult to control. No matter what happened, he would never submit to anyone. Even if Xu Tianran sometimes chose to endure temporarily for the greater good, he would eventually bare his fangs like a venomous snake!

"I see."

A smile appeared on Ju Zi's face. "Huo Yuhao, I can lend you money, but you have to agree to one condition."

Naturally, she would not directly give Huo Yuhao a large sum of money. That would be far too unusual.

"One condition? What condition?" Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully.

"I'll tell you once I've thought of it. Just agree first," Ju Zi said with a smile. At this point, Ju Zi had yet to reveal the edge of the future Empress War God, so she was naturally not as mature as she would become.

"Oh, then I won't buy anything."

"Huh? What did you say? You're not buying anything?"

Ju Zi was dumbfounded. If you weren't buying anything, then what was I supposed to buy? Why didn't you even ask what the condition was? Ask about it!

She had originally thought Huo Yuhao would agree, but his reaction caught her completely off guard.

"Mm, because I don't know what kind of request Senior might make. What if you ask me to violate my conscience and kill an unarmed cook, coachman, or even farmer? No matter what, I could never do such a thing." A troubled expression appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.

Upon hearing the word "cook," Ju Zi's expression immediately shifted, and her eyes grew hazy, as though she were recalling something. After all, her father had been a cook who died at the hands of a Star Luo Army unit, and the leader of that Star Luo Army unit was named Dai Hao!

However, she did not remain in that state for long. When she came back to herself, her gaze toward Huo Yuhao had become somewhat gentler. Her soft voice rang out. "I won't make things difficult for you. My request is simple: treat me to a meal."