Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 62 A Banquet, Undercurrents

"Hehe, right? I think so too."

Xu Tianzhen nodded in satisfaction, her smooth short hair bouncing like a leaping watermelon rind.

For some reason, she leaned back on the table, her gaze falling on Kong Tianxu's long, slender, and fair hands—and the crooked bow she had tied on them. She quietly raised her eyes, secretly observing his expression.

This time, their gazes met gently in mid-air, neither deviating from the other. Their eyes intertwined, creating something indescribable.

"What's wrong?" Kong Tianxu asked her with a smile.

Xu Tianzhen straightened up, tightened her slightly feverish cheeks, and said earnestly:

"I think this is unfair."

"Um?"

"You call me naive, then I'll call you Tianxu."

"sure."

"Tianxu".

"Um."

"During the entrance exam... I thought you stopped because you couldn't keep up your soul power. I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

"When we were electing class monitor, I didn't mean to sabotage you... I don't know what happened, I just..."

"I'm very angry about this."

"Huh?" Xu Tianzhen opened her eyes wide and looked at him with a pitiful expression. "Then what should we do..."

Kong Tianxu looked at her rosy cheeks and delicate skin, which seemed so soft and supple, and stopped teasing her.

"From now on, you'll have to call me Tianxu."

"Is that even possible?" Xu Tianzhen's rosy lips parted slightly, and seeing the mischievous smile on Kong Tianxu's face, she smiled sweetly in return.

"Tianxu, my birthday is coming up soon. We'll be having a banquet at the Royal Villa in the suburbs. Are you coming?"

So that's where they were waiting, Kong Tianxu thought to himself.

"What day was it?"

"I forgot."

"You can forget your own birthday?"

"Are you coming or not?"

"it is good"

Hehe~

Cain stood quietly outside the infirmary, holding three food boxes. The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's keen hearing picked up on the not-so-quiet conversation between the two inside.

She turned around, her long right leg slightly bent, and leaned against the wall. Sunlight gradually crept through the clouds, falling on her face, which was slightly paler than usual, giving it a transparent and delicate texture.

She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

The sun feels warm on my skin.

"Yin'er, why don't you come in?"

Kong Tianxu pushed open the door at some point, a smile on his lips, and naturally took the food box from her hand.

Cain smiled and followed him into the house, where the blood moon shimmered with a faint light.

Three people is fine too.

……

Imperial Palace of the Sun and Moon Empire.

On the north side of the palace complex, in a magnificent golden side hall, an elderly man in richly dressed robes with a ruddy nose wiped his face with his sleeve. Instantly, a large patch of his ornately embroidered robe was soaked with something that appeared to be either snot or tears.

"Your Highness Tianni, that's how it is. Yunhuang may be a bit immature, but he's still just a child. How could that kid, how could he..."

"What if we castrate him?"

His eyes were bloodshot as he cried out in anguish.

"The crucial point is that His Majesty actually agreed!"

"Your Highness, you must advise His Majesty that he can no longer trust outsiders so much. I know that Master Kong has made great contributions to the empire, but the reputation of our imperial family... cannot be trampled on like this!"

After saying this, Xu Guoli bowed deeply and began to sob, covering his face with his long robe.

Sitting behind the desk, the man he called Tian Ni was a young man who looked to be in his twenties. His skin was also dark, but compared to Xu Tianran's dark complexion, he was as black as a lump of coal.

A very large, luxurious bright yellow robe was draped over his body, but it was still stretched taut by his obese frame.

"Uncle Guoli."

Xu Tianni called out to him, cut off a piece of the tender, juicy roasted meat in front of him, and put it in his mouth. Before he could even chew, the meat disappeared into his thick lips as his Adam's apple bobbed.

He let out a sigh that was hard to tell whether it was regret or satisfaction:

"Ugh."

He continued cutting meat and putting it into his mouth while continuing to speak:

"I know everything you're saying. Mo Chen's situation isn't much better than Yun Huang's. Uncle Guo Ti has also come to see me."

"But I can't help it. I'm not like my eldest brother, who is favored by the Emperor and taken by his side in everything, and who can even influence some of the Emperor's decisions."

"Unless... you help me?"

He mumbled incoherently as he swallowed the roasted meat, his hands moving faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, the piece of roasted meat, which was the size of a human leg, was reduced to a bone.

Xu Guoli raised his bloodshot eyes, his sobs had stopped, and he quickly pondered the meaning behind Xu Tianni's words.

"I wonder what Your Highness means?"

"I heard that you've been in control of the Royal Soul Guidance Guard's messenger positions?"

Xu Guoli shuddered and quickly lowered his head, his heart filled with unspeakable shock.

This old story was tacitly approved by the late Emperor Xu Guozhi. Xu Tianni was just the son of a prince at the time, so how did he know about it?

The second prince of the Sun and Moon royal family chuckled, picked up a golden brocade handkerchief, wiped the small knife used for cutting meat, wiped it haphazardly on his mouth a few times, and then casually threw it on the ground.

Immediately, a maid knelt down and moved over, picking up the handkerchief while Xu Tianni stepped on her back.

Xu Tianni shifted her plump body, sinking into the wide seat like a fluid stream, adjusting herself into a more comfortable position.

His fat cheeks jiggled, and his sausage-like thick lips opened and closed again:

"Uncle Guoli has always said that if I become the crown prince, the imperial family and the empire will surely be in such and such a state."

Xu Guoli suddenly looked up, his heart and soul trembling, but his eyes burst forth with unimaginable ambition and brilliance.

"Your Highness, you mean..."

"An opportunity will arise in a few days."

"Are you confident?" Xu Guoli seemed to have thought of something and became hesitant again.

Xu Tianni grinned, his dark skin making his teeth appear even whiter, with a few strands of bloody flesh still remaining between them.

He was naturally impatient and always preferred his meat cooked to a perfect doneness. And this time, with Xu Guoli's help, he estimated the chances of success to be at least 90%.

That for him was

"Absolutely foolproof."

Inside the closed side hall of the palace, the two men spoke in hushed tones.

a long time.

"Very well, then so be it, Your Highness Tianni. I can guarantee that no matter what happens, as long as no one runs away, the Guardian Hand will not receive a single word of news."

Xu Guoli hesitated for a long time before finally making up his mind.

"But Your Highness must keep your promise. Once you act, we will both be in grave danger. There's no time to lose; I have many things to explain. I'll take my leave now."

He cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Tianni, then glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the numb-faced girl at Xu Tianni's feet before hurriedly pushing open the door and leaving.

As he turned around, a barely perceptible ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

The briefly opened palace doors closed again, and in the suddenly quiet side hall, Xu Tianni tapped on the screen behind him.

"Brother Ni, are you crazy? You dare to mess with Confucius's grandson?"