Xu Feng was still standing there cat-head brainstorming, but Jiang Nannan had already successfully made Huo Yutong put down her guard.
Huo Yutong also started looking Xu Feng over carefully. Although she had not looked at the Skyscreen at all these past few days because she was rushing on the road, she had still heard of Xu Feng's reputation.
"Then, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, what are you doing looking for me?"
Her experiences in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion over the years told her that there were never any free pies dropping from the sky, and behind everyone's actions, interests were surely intertwined.
Xu Feng finally stopped his brainstorming. Although Huo Yuhao turning into Little Huo Niang still dealt too much of a shock to him, at least with things like this, arranging an identity for her later would be much easier to resolve.
Yet the Little Huo Niang before him clearly had experienced entirely different things; compared to so-called feelings, she trusted interests more.
"If I talk to you about other things, you won't believe me either. It's better to talk about something practical—the third young miss of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion who is being abused."
Xu Feng's tone was flat, yet it was like a sharp blade, precisely dissecting the deepest secrets in the bottom of Huo Yutong's heart.
"How could you?!" Terrified, Huo Yutong crashed straight into the tree trunk behind her. The rough tree bark scraped her back in pain, but this pain fell far short of the shock inside her heart.
From beginning to end, she had not said a single thing about herself, and had not even revealed her name. Why did the man before her know it so clearly?
"You mustn't underestimate my intelligence network." Xu Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his whole person emanating an innate composure and confidence.
That's right, this man was the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire after all; arranging spies in the Star Luo Empire belonged to standard operations.
Huo Yutong forced herself to calm down. She bit her lower lip, her fingernails almost embedding into her palms, before she barely managed to suppress that urge to turn and run away.
"Then what exactly does Your Highness the Crown Prince want with me?" Huo Yutong tried hard to make her gaze meet his, unwilling to reveal even a shred of timidity before this man.
She knew she had no way out. Since the other party had already seen through everything, instead of panicking, facing this conversation head-on was better.
"Consider it giving you a chance—a chance to get revenge on Dai Hao." Xu Feng's words were like a pebble tossed into a calm lake, stirring up layers of ripples in Huo Yutong's heart.
The two words revenge were as scalding as a branding iron, instantly igniting the long-suppressed flames in her eyes.
She had braved mortal danger to come to the Star Dou Great Forest, wasn't it precisely so that one day she could trample that man beneath her feet with her own hands? Yet how difficult this path was, she knew better than anyone.
"With your current level, wanting to cultivate to Titled Douluo to take revenge on him is simply an Arabian night."
What Xu Feng utilized was an information gap. After all, normal people lacked those cheat-like conditions; even if you gave her one hundred years, it was impossible to cultivate to Titled Douluo.
"You need resources, top-grade spirit rings, rare spiritual herbs, peak cultivation methods, and enough time alongside a safe cultivation environment. And the only person who can provide these for you is me."
"The Star Luo Empire is in cahoots with him. Shrek Academy will make you give up revenge for the sake of the big picture. Douling and Tianhun do not have this capability."
Xu Feng's words were like a basin of cold water poured over Huo Yutong's head, directly blocking off every path she could possibly take.
Other than the Sun Moon Empire, everywhere else would ultimately make her put down her hatred, whether through being powerless to resist or being hijacked by the so-called "big picture."
She clenched her fists, her chest feeling as though it were blocked by something as she struggled to breathe. "Why!?" Huo Yutong's voice was near hoarse, her eye rims flushing red yet stubbornly refusing to let tears fall.
She didn't understand why getting her revenge was so difficult! Clearly Dai Hao was the person who ruined everything for her, and clearly she was the victim, so why did everyone want her to let it go, why did everyone want her to forgive? She merely wanted to claim justice for herself, could it be that even this was wrong?
"For the big picture, the Star Luo Empire can only rely on Dai Hao to oppose us. They absolutely cannot let anything happen to him."
This sentence was actually a lie. Xu Jiawei wished for Dai Hao to die more than anyone, hoping for the White Tiger Duke to vanish.
If Huo Yutong appeared before him after acquiring the Ice Empress Spirit, Xu Jiawei would definitely pull out all resources to cultivate her.
Moreover, different from the original Huo Yuhao, Huo Yutong as a girl would only marry out in the future, which truly could cut off the rebirth of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. But he certainly wouldn't say these words out loud.
"Not to mention Shrek Academy. You know the Tang Sect? Its lands were occupied by the Iron and Blood Sect, and the entire family of the last sect master was killed. Yet she is still the girlfriend of the descendant of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion Master, and the result is that they told her to put down her hatred."
Xu Feng didn't actually know whether this matter was true, but it didn't hinder him from making things up blindly. After all, Shrek Academy behaved too abstractly regarding this matter.
As a pure Shrek person, no matter how much Tang Ya wanted to revive the Tang Sect, the new Tang Sect would only ever be an affiliate of Shrek Academy.
Besides, that Iron and Blood Sect was also a purely trash sect; even if it were wiped out, no one would utter any idle gossip, yet Shrek Academy simply remained indifferent.
Watching Huo Yutong's gradually paling complexion, he continued, "With this kind of purely insular relationship, they aren't even willing to help. As an outsider, what makes you think they will help you?"
Huo Yutong's body swayed slightly, leaning against the tree trunk to barely steady her posture. She finally understood that in this world, justice was never bestowed by others; if she wanted revenge, she had to possess sufficient strength.
And this man before her was perhaps her only opportunity. He was the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and the Sun Moon Empire's intention of unifying the mainland had never extinguished.
Only the Sun Moon Empire would definitely wage war against the Star Luo Empire, and only the Sun Moon Empire would definitely agree to let her kill Dai Hao.
"It looks like you've already made your choice—whether to choose accomplishing nothing, or to leave with me."
Xu Feng reached his hand out toward Huo Yutong. Huo Yutong looked at the hand before her, ultimately choosing to grasp it. This was her only chance, her only chance for revenge.
"Will you really help me get my revenge?"
"Not me, but you. I will give you the best cultivation environment, and I will also provide you with all kinds of things you need, and then you will go take your revenge personally."
Xu Feng wouldn't take revenge on her behalf; this matter had to be done by her own hands. He had to remember that when Huo Yuhao chose to give up back then, it had disgusted him to no end.
Even though the one before him was Little Huo Niang, this time, he absolutely would not let anyone stop her revenge. No one could stop it; if Tang San dared to come down, he would run him over with a train.
Looking at Xu Feng, Huo Yutong inexplicably felt her heart warm up. It seemed she truly had hope for revenge.
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