Ambushed on the Road

The aroma of the green mushrooms quickly spread, making one's mouth water.

Even Emperor Xue Ye wanted to taste them, so the emperor directly spoke, "Since it is a gift from the gods, let everyone have a taste."

Emperor Xue Ye sent people to collect these mushrooms, and then hosted a bonfire banquet to liven up the atmosphere.

Lan Yu thus became an honored guest of Emperor Xue Ye.

Accompanying them was also the crown prince, Xue Qinghe, who was actually Qian Renxue in disguise.

Emperor Xue Ye tentatively asked some questions regarding the Sage Lord of Fungi.

Lan Yu's answers were also watertight, completely portraying the image of a loyal believer of the gods.

Finally, Emperor Xue Ye even gave a promise, as long as the Botanical Academy Team won the championship representing the Heaven Dou Empire in this Soul Master Tournament.

The Heaven Dou imperial family would be willing to exert effort to help propagate the Sage Lord of Fungi.

This was naturally very good, as having an orthodox status was very beneficial for Lan Yu to spread his faith.

After the banquet ended, Qian Renxue sought out Lan Yu.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, is there anything else?"

"Do you know who I am? Let's drop the pretense and speak frankly. What on earth are you trying to do?"

"Haven't my intentions already been laid out in the open? Can Miss Qian really not understand?"

"Of course I can understand, but I don't believe your goal is really that simple."

"Have you ever heard of the saying, 'measuring the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain'?"

"You mean to say I am a villain?"

Qian Renxue's brows furrowed, and her gaze also turned unfriendly.

"That's right. On you, I haven't seen a single trace of the justice, kindness, and holiness belonging to angels.

What I saw was only a selfish, somewhat hot-tempered villain."

"You..."

"Miss Qian, do you know what it feels like to starve? Do you know how many people starve to death on this Douluo Continent every year?

Do you know how important a full meal is to the commoners of this Douluo Continent?"

"I..."

"You know nothing, and you have never cared about these things. Therefore, we are not people of the same path.

I am practicing the path of the gods, while you are drifting further and further away from the path of the Angel God.

Even if you inherit the divine position of the Angel God in the future, you will never truly become the Angel God."

Qian Renxue calmed her emotions, and only after a long while did she say, "You are publicizing the deity behind you with such a high profile, aren't you afraid that Spirit Hall will make a move against you?"

"Spirit Hall can try and see if I'm afraid or not.

Moreover, if Spirit Hall makes a move against me, it will also mean that Spirit Hall has completely turned its back on the Angel God.

As for an organization that has completely turned its back on the gods, I wouldn't mind helping the Angel God destroy it."

"On what grounds do you say that?!"

"I have no grounds other than my own intuition. Is that enough?"

Lan Yu looked straight into Qian Renxue's eyes, his gaze calm as an ancient well. Instead, it was Qian Renxue who averted her gaze first.

"Miss Qian, let me give you a suggestion. Return to Spirit Hall, kneel before the angel statue and confess your sins, and pray that the Angel God can forgive the sins you have committed."

After saying that, Lan Yu left. He truly needed to prepare to face the possibility of Spirit Hall making a move.

Afterward, the Promotion Tournament continued, but all academies chose to concede their matches against the Botanical Academy, including Shrek Academy.

Moreover, Lan Yu also sensed that Yu Xiaogang, that fellow, had left Heaven Dou City ahead of schedule.

It must be because Tang San wanted to cultivate twin martial souls simultaneously, and Yu Xiaogang had gone to Wuhun City to find Bibi Dong for his sake.

Lan Yu didn't bother meddling in this matter; they could do whatever they liked. But if the two of them dared to target him, Lan Yu's retaliation would definitely not hold any mercy.

In the end, the Botanical Academy finished the Promotion Tournament in first place.

The Heaven Dou Empire's teams qualified for the finals and set off for the venue of the finals, Wuhun City.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Dugu Bo all accompanied this team toward Wuhun City.

Dugu Bo coming along was not something Lan Yu requested; it was more because he himself couldn't let go of his granddaughter Dugu Yan.

Sitting inside the slowly moving carriage, the Botanical Academy members inside were playing games to pass the time.

Lan Yu closed his eyes, wondering whether the ambush event that happened in the original plot would take place.

In the original plot, the reason Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to lead people to ambush the caravan was because of Tang San. Now Tang San was still in the caravan, and his identity had already been exposed.

Then the ambush would happen nine times out of ten.

Lan Yu actually had never quite understood why Bibi Dong would do such underhanded things.

Wanting to deal with the father-and-son pair of Tang San and Tang Hao—wouldn't it be more appropriate to wait until they reached Wuhun City and trap the dog in the courtyard?

Or perhaps this ambush wasn't meant to deal with the father-and-son pair of Tang San and Tang Hao at all, but rather to save them!

Tang Hao had heavily injured Qian Xunji, which gave Bibi Dong the chance for revenge.

Bibi Dong should feel grateful toward Tang Hao in her heart. Therefore, using the opportunity of this ambush to force Tang Hao to take Tang San away and keep them from entering a dangerous place like Wuhun City seemed to make sense.

However, if one calculated it carefully, this reason was also quite far-fetched. After all, Chrysanthemum Douluo didn't know Bibi Dong's true thoughts and might actually kill Tang San.

Lan Yu shook his head, no longer dwelling on this issue. Trying to guess the mind of a madman was simply asking for trouble.

Not long after, the caravan had arrived at the valley where the ambush took place in the original plot.

Sure enough, the ambush arrived as scheduled, and the ones being targeted were still Shrek Academy.

Boulders tumbling down the canyon split the caravan apart, and the section of the caravan where Shrek Academy was located suffered an ambush led by a Spirit Douluo.

Lan Yu had already spread out his Mycelium Network, sensing everything that was happening.

"What's happening?"

"Someone is ambushing the caravan. None of you move, stay right here."

Hearing Lan Yu say this, the members of the Botanical Academy Team obediently sat in the carriage. Without making a fuss, they were all very quiet.

Over on Shrek Academy's side, because they lacked Immortal Herbs, the strength of Tang San and the others was very limited, and they could only rely on the Zhuge Crossbows crafted by Tang San for defense.

Flender and Liu Erlong teamed up to fight the Spirit Douluo in the air, but two Spirit Saints dealing with a Spirit Douluo were still at a disadvantage.

Lan Yu quickly sensed the positions of Tang Hao and Chrysanthemum Douluo as well. They were both hiding in the dark and had no intention of making a move yet.

This matter had nothing to do with him, and Lan Yu had no intention of getting involved. Eating melon seeds and watching the show was fine.

However, as the Mycelium Network continued to spread outward, Lan Yu discovered something was wrong—there was actually another Title Douluo hiding in the dark as well.

Lan Yu didn't recognize this Title Douluo, but his aura leaned toward the dark and gloomy. Lan Yu guessed it was likely Chrysanthemum Douluo's old partner, Ghost Douluo.

With both Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo dispatched, wasn't that overestimating Tang San a bit too much? Or was it that besides targeting Tang San, Bibi Dong had also given them another mission?

Lan Yu never thought that the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos were coming for him.

He had no prior grievances nor recent enmity with the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos. Even if Qian Renxue were to target him, the ones dispatched would only be the elders of the Elder Hall, rather than these two.