" Dugu Yan!"
Tang San uttered the woman's name in a deep voice, his face grim. With the appearance of this woman, he realized that his plan had a fatal flaw—a colossal flaw!
Indeed, the woman who appeared while holding Xu Yunhan's true form was none other than Dugu Yan, who left Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago and came to the Sun and Moon Continent ten thousand years ago.
Because she was at odds with both the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, she went into seclusion in the Sun and Moon Empire. After giving birth to the child she had with Little Nine, she accepted the invitation of the former Sun Moon Great Emperor to become a royal retainer of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Her existence was known only to the successive Sun Moon Great Emperor, and was passed down orally without being recorded in writing.
Dugu Yan slowly stepped forward and helped the still dazed Ju Zi up. She tenderly wiped the blood from Ju Zi's cheek and healed the wound on her fair forehead.
"We women need to know how to cherish ourselves. It's useless for you to degrade yourself like this in front of those stinky men. Even if you don't kneel down and beg, Tang San will never hurt your child, and he won't even let Huo Yuhao take the child away."
After all, Xiao Yunhan was also an important pawn in his plan, and only by keeping Xiao Yunhan on the throne of the Sun and Moon Empire could his plan proceed smoothly.
"Is that right, Tang San?"
In the end, Dugu Yan looked at Tang San with a cold smile, while Tang San remained silent with a gloomy face.
Tang San remained silent, but his daughter Tang Wutong, spoke up angrily. She would not allow this strange woman to slander her father.
"You filthy woman, watch your mouth!"
" Tang San, is this how you raise your daughter? When elders are discussing matters, what right does a junior like her have to speak?"
Dugu Yan glanced coldly at Tang Wutong, then, as if he had thought of something, Dugu Yan smiled wickedly and said, "Since you have asked the question, as an elder, I will naturally answer it for you."
Huo Yuhao was born with immense Fortune; he was destined by heaven to be the protagonist of this era, and the one with the greatest chance of becoming a god in the tens of thousands of years of history on the Sun and Moon Continent.
Decades ago, Tang San had his eye on that kid in the Divine Realm, and then he devised a plan to send you down to the mortal realm to meet him.
These may seem like coincidences, but they are actually the result of your father's secret planning. Even the fact that Huo Yuhao fell in love with you was his doing.
Otherwise, would you have descended to the mortal realm during this period and met that kid?
"And your father clearly kept an eye on that kid, and had the opportunity and ability to stop Ju Zi from doing what he did, yet he still let Little Juzi do it. Didn't you ever think about why?"
After hearing Dugu Yan's words, Tang Wutong seemed to understand something, and turned to look at her father beside her in disbelief.
She wasn't stupid, and judging from her father's tacit expression, it was clear that what the mysterious woman said was true.
In this way, one can imagine what her father's schemes were about Xu Yunhan.
In other words, Xu Yunhan's child was brought about by his own father, which...
Tang Wutong didn't know what to say; she felt incredibly distressed.
No one wants to be schemed against like this, even if the scheming person is their own father.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao, who was standing to the side, did not say anything or even change his expression, but his eyes flickered slightly.
His exceptional intelligence meant that he had already vaguely guessed some of the inside story when Ju Zi revealed the truth; clearly, his father-in-law needed Xu Yunhan's existence.
Because this child possesses his bloodline, and his father, Duke Black Tiger Dai Hao, is of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
In this way, as long as Xu Yunhan sits on the throne of the Star Luo Empire, he will become the link Great Emperor, and may even be able to peacefully merge the Great Emperor into one, achieving true unification of the Sun and Moon Continent.
Although it's unclear why they would go through all this trouble to peacefully integrate when they clearly have the power to completely destroy the Sun and Moon Empire, that's not important.
This was not something he was qualified or capable of interfering in, and his father-in-law must have had his reasons for going to such lengths.
Seeing the change in Tang Wutong's expression, Dugu Yan smiled even more brightly and continued, "He's not completely stupid. You're right. Your father wants Little Juzi to give birth to Huo Yuhao's child as the Empress of the Sun and Moon Empire. Even if his plan fails and the Star Luo Empire is defeated, he can rely on this child to make Little Juzi spare the Star Luo Empire, and even use Yunhan to unify the Sun and Moon Continent. In this way, he can continue to plan in the next era."
Furthermore, even if the Star Luo Empire were to achieve final victory as it does now, he could still integrate the Sun and Moon Empire into the Star Luo Empire through Xiao Yunhan.
Doesn't it seem like he went to unnecessary lengths?
That's because your Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire, like me, came from the Douluo Continent, and to the Human Clan of the Sun and Moon Continent, they are considered foreign invaders.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for you to become gods by borrowing the Fortune of the Human Clan on the Sun and Moon Continent. If you want to acquire a large number of God Level powerhouses on the Sun and Moon Continent, you must obtain the Human Race Fortune of the Sun and Moon Continent..."
Before Dugu Yan could finish speaking, Tang San coldly shouted, his expression extremely sinister, even revealing Sisi killing intent. A terrifying aura surged forth, crushing towards Dugu Yan and the others.
He was clearly enraged at this moment, and even decided to kill Dugu Yan and the others.
But before Tang San could unleash his full power, a burly figure suddenly appeared in front of Dugu Yan, Ju Zi, and Xu Yunhan, blocking Tang San's attack.
After blocking the powerful attack, the burly man threw a punch at Tang San opposite him.
Tang San, who hadn't paid much attention before, suddenly changed his expression and raised his hand to block the incoming punch.
This strike, in terms of both physical strength and the energy contained within, was far more powerful than ordinary people could imagine. It created a vacuum zone, and even space itself was distorted by the aftershocks of the attack.
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum, so this attack made no sound, but no one could underestimate its terrifying power.
What happened next made Huo Yuhao and Tang Wudie's eyes widen even more. After the burly man's attack, his body only swayed slightly, but Tang San took half a step back. Clearly, Tang San had suffered a slight loss in the previous exchange and was slightly inferior in strength.
However, Tang San is God King. Even though his cultivation level is suppressed by the world's will in the Douluo World, he still has the combat power of Second-Level God.
Who exactly is that burly man, and how does he possess such formidable strength?
The burly man continued his relentless attack, raining blows upon Tang San. Having lost the initiative, Tang San was forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Are you Aunt Yan?"
Only then did Ju Zi, who was holding her son tightly in her arms, realize that the woman who had suddenly arrived was none other than Aunt Yan had once helped her stabilize the empire.
She knew that this Aunt Yan was a retainer of the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire. Even the powerful Xu Tianran in the past treated Aunt Yan with great respect, which clearly indicated that Aunt Yan's identity was not simple.
She never expected that Aunt Yan would know such a powerful figure. If she had known that the Sun and Moon Empire had such a foundation, why would their previous imperial war have been so arduous?
"Don't blame Aunt Yan, my existence cannot be known by some people, including the gods of the Divine Realm, otherwise it will surely bring annihilation to the Sun and Moon Empire. Therefore, I could only choose to stand by and watch the imperial war before, and at the same time, I was also hiding in the shadows to find out Tang San's conspiracy."
Dugu Yan gently brushed aside a stray strand of hair that had fallen across Little Juzi's forehead, her eyes filled with kindness.
After all, this was her daughter-in-law, and moreover, the daughter-in-law of her precious grandson!
" Aunt Yan, what Yunhan said before..."
After a brief silence, Ju Zi understood Dugu Yan's predicament. Then, recalling the words her son had spoken when he first appeared, she felt even more puzzled.
"Just as Xiao Yunhan said, my son Little Ten is Xiao Yunhan's biological father, and also the owner of the seed that Xu Tianran gave out back then."
Dugu Yan replied with a smile that although the process had been somewhat bumpy, she was extremely satisfied with Ju Zi as her daughter-in-law.
Huo Yuhao doesn't know what's good for him, so she naturally has to hurry up and bring Little Juzi into the family as her daughter-in-law.
Previously, he hadn't revealed the truth because he was wary of Tang San's schemes, but now he no longer needed to worry about that.
Even if exposing her would incur the wrath of Tang San and the gods of the Divine Realm, Dugu Yan had powerful backers; at worst, she could simply engage in a battle.
Who's afraid of who!
"But back then..."
Ju Zi was even more puzzled, because she had secretly switched the seed that Xu Tianran had given her back then, which meant that Xu Yunhan must be Huo Yuhao's bloodline.
Why is Aunt Yan acting like this now...?
"If you can secretly switch things, why can't Aunt Yan secretly switch them back?"
With a playful wink, Dugu Yan smiled happily.
This daughter-in-law is still too inexperienced; she can't compare to someone who has lived for tens of thousands of years.
Dugu Yan's words startled Ju Zi, followed by a sense of realization and bitterness.
She never imagined it would end like this; after all the twists and turns, she had returned to where she started.
However, this result seems pretty good!
Looking at the burly figure dominating Tang San, then at Huo Yuhao who was watching in stunned silence, and recalling Huo Yuhao's previous ruthlessness and despicable behavior, Ju Zi suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that Aunt Yan had exchanged for that seed back then, otherwise she would have regretted it.
Do you know where you went wrong in love?
Dugu Yan glanced at Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong watching from the opposite side and asked with a smile. This topic immediately attracted the attention of Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong.
" Ju Zi slow, please enlighten me Aunt Yan!"
Ju Zi was not stupid and understood that Aunt Yan was about to reveal some shocking truths, so she obediently opened her mouth and cooperated.
"You are actually far more outstanding than Tang Wutong, in every aspect."
Despite the fact that girl has cultivated to such a level in just a few decades, her foundation is too shallow, and in the end she can only become a god with the help of external forces.
Even in the best-case scenario, one would have to steal the Fortune of the Soul Beast Clan, like that kid Huo Yuhao, to achieve Self-Created Godhood.
And this is only a possibility, with a success rate of less than one in ten thousand.
Once she achieves godhood through external means, her future achievements are already predetermined.
Although your cultivation progress is far behind hers, you have the advantage of a solid foundation and unlimited potential.
You're way ahead of that girl in terms of maturity, but what can you do when she has a good father?
"Getting on the good side of having such a father-in-law would save you at least ten lifetimes of hard work. Anyone with a brain knows which option to choose."
Dugu Yan's playful words caused Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong, who were listening on the other side, to change their expressions drastically. Tang Wutong looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, while Huo Yuhao felt a little guilty and dared not look directly into his lover's bright eyes.
Although he truly loved Tang Wutong, he couldn't deny that the reason he gave up Ju Zi and chose Tang Wutong back then was indeed due to the reasons mentioned by Dugu Yan.