108: If I become emperor in the future (two-in-one)

Holy Dragon Douluo followed Spirit Kite Douluo away in a daze.

He had already realized what he had lost.

And yet, he still had to feel gratitude toward Yu Mengzhang.

Because, after offending a god, being able to keep his life was already extremely rare; how could he dare to ask for more?

After descending the mountain, they moved far away from the Azure Dragon Temple.

Spirit Kite Douluo suddenly kicked Holy Dragon Douluo in the side of his waist.

Holy Dragon Douluo was sent flying, crashing into a tree before falling to the ground.

He coughed twice and immediately snapped out of it, looking at Spirit Kite Douluo in shock.

"What are you doing...?"

Spirit Kite Douluo said irritably, "You bastard! Because of you, I and even the entire Spirit Hall were almost dragged down! You idiot!"

Cursing, Spirit Kite Douluo rushed forward again and kicked Holy Dragon Douluo in the face.

"Bang...!"

Holy Dragon Douluo slid back a meter, a red mark immediately appearing on his face.

Being bullied to this extent by a woman, Holy Dragon Douluo was full of rage.

But thinking of what he had done, he couldn't muster any strength and muttered, "Is it wrong to seek revenge for a dear friend?!"

"Ge Long is the Grand Marshal of the Heaven Dou Empire; does it even fall to you? Use your brain—Prince Xue Xing sought you out just to drag Spirit Hall into the mess!"

Spirit Kite Douluo roared in exasperation.

She originally thought she was reckless enough, but she didn't expect to meet someone even more stubborn than herself; he really deserved to be killed!

Holy Dragon Douluo's expression changed slightly as he also realized the truth.

He had been put on the spot by Prince Xue Xing, and out of loyalty to his brother, he had charged straight to the Azure Dragon Temple.

Otherwise, Spirit Hall had already given instructions not to provoke the Azure Dragon Temple.

After understanding the situation, Holy Dragon Douluo's face couldn't help but turn dark.

He really had been deceived by Prince Xue Xing!

However, being humiliated like this by Spirit Kite Douluo, he was unwilling to back down.

"Even so, our Spirit Hall isn't necessarily afraid of the Azure Dragon Temple, we..."

"Bang...!!!"

The answer to Holy Dragon Douluo was once again the sole of Spirit Kite Douluo's foot.

She kicked him hard on the forehead.

Holy Dragon Douluo slid back another meter or so.

"!!!" Holy Dragon Douluo was nearly suffocating from frustration as he rubbed his forehead, but since he was indeed in the wrong, it wasn't easy for him to argue with this woman!

Spirit Kite Douluo sneered and questioned him repeatedly, "Do you know why the Supreme Pontiff is still recovering from injuries? Do you know where those Spirit Saints who went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts are? Do you think the Azure Dragon Divine Lord is a high and mighty god who ignores the mortal world? Did you think that if you touched the Temple, the Divine Lord wouldn't do anything to you?"

"I..."

Holy Dragon Douluo was stunned by the questions.

He really didn't know about the Supreme Pontiff's encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest, and hearing the secrets now, his expression changed drastically.

Only then did he realize that he had truly been seeking death!

It was also fortunate that he had relied on his status and only released Titled Douluo-level pressure without harming anyone.

Otherwise, he would be dead.

And Spirit Hall would definitely have fought to the death with the Azure Dragon Temple because they lost an Elder!

That damned Prince Xue Xing had ruined him!

"Think about it yourself! Don't be like a stupid pig, being used as a tool by others and then thanking them for it!"

Spirit Kite Douluo snorted coldly, fiery wings appearing on her back as she flapped them and flew away.

Watching Spirit Kite Douluo leave, Holy Dragon Douluo climbed up from the ground, gritting his teeth with venomous resentment in his heart.

"Xue Xing... you bastard! To think you would harm me like this! I won't let you off!"

...Azure Dragon Temple.

Yu Mengzhang took away Holy Dragon Douluo's 'Spirituality' and used Divine Power to catalyze and amplify it.

He then turned around and looked at the Believers blocking the entrance of the Temple.

The Believers all knelt down, their eyes filled with piety.

They all remembered that those two people were Elders of Spirit Hall, Titled Douluos, figures who were originally like celestial beings to them.

But just now, they had actually knelt down to the High Priest!

Didn't this prove even more that their faith was correct?

"Rise."

Yu Mengzhang said calmly.

The Believers didn't dare to disobey and all stood up.

"Brother...!"

Cuier came skipping over and hugged Dan Heng's waist, looking up with a chubby little face and giggling, "Am I amazing? I wasn't scared at all just now!"

Yu Mengzhang nodded, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly. "Cuier is very good; this is a gift for Cuier."

As he spoke, he gathered the Spirituality at his fingertip and tapped it onto Cuier's forehead.

Cuier was supposed to be an ordinary person without a Spirit, but after being enlightened with Spirituality, it was as if her wisdom had been opened.

She blinked her big eyes and looked at Yu Mengzhang in surprise.

"Brother, you... you seem to be emitting golden light!"

Yu Mengzhang gave an 'en' and rubbed Cuier's head.

He naturally had to emit golden light; he was currently in the state of a merit golden body, not his original body.

"Go back."

Cuier took Yu Mengzhang's hand and answered cheerfully... Late at night.

"Knock, knock, knock...!"

A series of knocks sounded at the door.

Cuier was startled awake and went to open the door while rubbing her eyes.

At the door was a tall figure completely shrouded in a black robe.

Cuier was frightened awake and immediately turned to run, reaching the base of the statue.

"Brother..."

The visitor closed the door and removed the hood, revealing a delicate face—it was none other than "Xue Qinghe."

"Xue Qinghe" said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Cuier, for scaring you..."

Cuier patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief; she recognized "Xue Qinghe" and was no longer afraid.

"Xue Qinghe" bowed toward the statue and said respectfully, "High Priest, please grant me an audience; I have important matters to tell you."

As the voice fell, the eyes of the statue seemed to become full of life.

Yu Mengzhang had descended.

He looked down at "Xue Qinghe" and asked, "What is it?"

"You descended upon the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and executed two nobles. One of them was Grand Marshal Ge Long, the head of the nobility and the greatest contributor to the current dynasty... Therefore, His Majesty must give the nobles an explanation no matter what, and he has already handed this matter over to Prince Xue Xing."

"Xue Qinghe" directly revealed everything about Emperor Xue Ye inside the palace.

He completely sold out Emperor Xue Ye's secrets.

"I do not wish to see the people of the Heaven Dou Empire suffer, nor do I wish to be an enemy of the Azure Dragon Divine Lord. I understand that the Divine Lord loves the world; perhaps compared to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the nobility, the common people of the Douluo Continent need the Divine Lord more."

"Xue Qinghe" justified himself.

"En..."

Yu Mengzhang responded indifferently, completely unconcerned about the so-called retaliation from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

He didn't even have a plan to deal with it.

He currently had two temples: one where his original body resided, and one with the merit golden body, both of which had Dragon Qi gathering underground.

As long as they tried to use force, his Divine Soul would patrol the heavens, and regardless of what conspiracies or tricks they had, they would all vanish.

Therefore, there was no need to care about those things; if they dared to stretch out any tentacles, he would simply kill them.

"Xue Qinghe" hesitated for a moment and said slowly:

"If I were the Heaven Dou Emperor, I would never indulge those nobles, but rather..."

"Xue Qinghe" had a serious expression as he elaborated on his plan.

If he became the Emperor, he would implement the ideology of the Azure Dragon Temple, prioritizing the people and reducing the power of the nobility.

He would let the citizens of the Heaven Dou Empire, regardless of their status, have the same dignity—if the Son of Heaven commits a crime, he shall be punished like a commoner!

"...If possible, I hope the High Priest can become the State Preceptor of the Heaven Dou Empire at that time—no, the Imperial Teacher, to guide the Heaven Dou Empire on the correct path."

"Xue Qinghe" said forcefully.

His eyes looked at the statue with fervor.

He was just short of saying, "Choose me! Choose me to be the Emperor!"

Yu Mengzhang was slightly surprised; this woman was quite sensible and knew how to take the initiative to cling to his leg.

Perhaps with this clever person's methods, it really could be done.

"The Temple does not interfere in worldly affairs."

Yu Mengzhang said indifferently.

"..."

"Xue Qinghe" couldn't help but sigh, looking steadily at the statue and saying unwillingly, "High Priest, can you not even do it for the sake of the common people?"

"If things are allowed to develop as they are, I'm afraid there will be countless casualties in the future..."

"Xue Qinghe" said softly.

"No need to say more."

Yu Mengzhang stopped "Xue Qinghe" from continuing to persuade him.

A look of disappointment appeared on "Xue Qinghe's" face, but there wasn't much discouragement in his eyes.

"In that case, Qinghe will no longer disturb the High Priest and will take his leave now..."

"Xue Qinghe" gave a bow and turned to leave.

The door closed, and Cuier's little face was full of curiosity. She stood on tiptoe, hugging the statue's calf, and asked, "Brother, what were you talking about?"

"Boring matters."

Yu Mengzhang said casually.

He could see that "Xue Qinghe" didn't actually want him to agree in essence.

If that happened, when "Xue Qinghe" ascended the throne in the future, he would have the Temple riding over his head—the Divine Right of Kings—and would have to passively deal with the entire noble class, the difficulty of which could be imagined.

Now, it was more about showing "loyalty."

It basically means... after dealing with Emperor Xue Ye, don't keep targeting me when I take the throne; I'm not like that old geezer!

...Moon Pavilion.

Tang Yuehua woke up in bed. At the same time she opened her eyes, she suddenly sat up, gasping for breath, her head feeling tight.

She rubbed her forehead as some memories quickly flooded back.

Heading to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, meeting a mysterious youth, watching from below as an Azure Dragon emerged... and then, she was knocked unconscious by the dragon's roar!

When she was dreaming, it was one nightmare after another.

Especially when she saw those golden eyes, she became even more submissive, her whole body trembling.

"Sister, you've finally woken up; otherwise, I would have had to go find the Court Physicians."

A voice suddenly sounded.

Tang Yuehua turned to look; by the window, a tall figure was looking at her with a smile.

It was her eldest brother, Tang Xiao!

Tang Xiao showed a smile and asked, "Sister, what happened to you? I thought you were possessed by a nightmare..."

Tang Yuehua gave a bitter smile, sighed, and asked:

"Big brother, do you know what happened at the palace?"

Tang Xiao's expression changed slightly, his eyes becoming deep as he said solemnly, "Something that is very hard to believe..."

Tang Yuehua looked at Tang Xiao, her expression starting to become dissatisfied.

"The Azure Dragon Divine Lord sent down Divine Punishment, shattering more than half of the palace, and even blasted Grand Marshal Ge Long to death in the court hall..."

Tang Xiao said softly, his face still carrying a look of disbelief.

"How is that possible?!"

Tang Yuehua blurted out.

What kind of figure was Grand Marshal Ge Long? He was the head of the nobility and the number one contributor who saved the Empire from the brink of collapse!

And he was struck dead directly in the court hall, a place that symbolized the dignity of the Heaven Dou Empire.

This was simply grinding the dignity of the Heaven Dou Empire into the dust!

If word got out, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would definitely lose all its prestige!

"How... how did they dare?"

Tang Yuehua's voice was raspy; that Azure Dragon Temple was simply more insane than her second brother!!!

She could even foresee a war that would sweep across the entire Douluo Continent in the future.

Tang Xiao spread his hands; he was also bewildered by this matter.

He had always thought their Clear Sky Sect was arrogant enough, having hammered a Supreme Pontiff to death, but only now did he realize there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens.

One must know that the status of the two Empire emperors on the Douluo Continent was actually slightly higher than that of the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.

Of course, Tang Xiao didn't know yet that even the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall had been struck by the Azure Dragon Divine Lord's lightning and still hadn't managed to get out of bed... Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Prince Xue Xing and Poison Douluo came to visit.

Yu Yuanzhen received them personally, especially the latter, as their juniors were currently getting along and might very well become in-laws in the future.

At a wine table, the three took their seats.

"Your Highness, Brother Dugu, how do you have time to come to my place?"

Yu Yuanzhen held a wine cup and asked curiously.

Prince Xue Xing gave a sheepish smile and said, "First Master Yu, I have admired you for a long time, so naturally I should visit more often..."

"Is that so?"

Yu Yuanzhen raised his eyebrows and laughed, tossing away the wine cup in front of Prince Xue Xing, pouring the wine into a large bowl, and pushing it in front of him.

"In that case, we must drink to our heart's content!"

"Your Highness, please don't be polite!"

Yu Yuanzhen's voice was very loud, like thunder.

"..."

Prince Xue Xing was a bit embarrassed; he was just being polite, so how could this First Master Yu take it so seriously?

In order to instigate the other party, he could only accompany him.

He lifted the wine bowl, his expression awkward, "Then let's drink..."

Poison Douluo sneered from the side and also tilted his head back to drain his wine bowl.

Yu Yuanzhen finished his drink even more readily and then stared at Prince Xue Xing, his tiger-like eyes very bright.

"!!!"

Prince Xue Xing didn't dare to hesitate and braced himself to drink it all.

His stomach immediately swelled up, and his mouth was filled with the taste of wine.

His face also instantly became incredibly red.

That one bowl of wine nearly finished him off!

"Brother Yu, tell me... are we good buddies?"

Prince Xue Xing began to play on their relationship.

"Of course we are! You are Brother Dugu's close friend, so you are mine as well!" Yu Yuanzhen said with a smile.

A glint flashed in Prince Xue Xing's eyes as he began all sorts of flattery.

The banquet was very lively, and when the food and cups were in disarray,

Prince Xue Xing said with hazy, drunken eyes, "Brother Yu, to tell you the truth, there's a young girl in our imperial family who has fallen for a youth in your clan..."

"There's such a thing?" Yu Yuanzhen was slightly surprised.

Marrying into the imperial family was definitely a good thing for a Spirit Master Sect and should be encouraged.

"Tell me, Brother Xue Xing, which boy is so lucky? I'll arrange it directly..." Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand and said heroically.

In the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, what the Elders bestow, one does not dare refuse!

Whatever he said was what it had to be!