The army Huo Yuhao and his companions encountered burning, killing, and plundering here belonged to Xue Kui, the lord of Luo'an Province.
After capturing an officer, Huo Yuhao immediately activated his soul-searching technique to investigate why Xue Kui's army was pillaging so wantonly.
"Have you found anything yet? Why did this hateful murderer and his beastly accomplices do this?" Xiao Xiao paced nearby while Huo Yuhao conducted his investigation.
Within a few breaths, Huo Yuhao stood up and said, "I've more or less figured out the reason: not long ago, Dou Ling's old emperor was killed by Undead Monsters! The imperial family and the various regional lords have all been heading to the palace these past few days. Along the way, Marquis Xue Kui, lord of Luo'an Province, is paving the way for Duke Xue Leng, lord of Tianhe Province! Xue Kui sends men out to slaughter people, while Xue Leng plays the savior who commands an army that obeys every order and leaves even the smallest possession untouched!"
"Barring any surprises, in the coming struggle for power within the Xue Family Dynasty, that savior-like image will bring Xue Leng as close as possible to being the one who laughs last."
"So Xue Kui is working hard to be the green leaves that set off Xue Leng's red flower? What's their relationship? Isn't this script a little too stale?" Tang Ya quipped.
What Huo Yuhao would not say was that Xue Kui helped Xue Leng this way because, many years ago, Xue Kui had had an affair with Xue Leng's mother, the previous Duchess of Tianhe Province, and fathered Xue Leng.
In fact, Huo Yuhao had already investigated the Xue Family's circumstances in this era during his previous life. Naturally, what he had just probed in Xue Kui's officer was