Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 473 Xuanzi's Plan

Based on these opinions, he assigned tasks to some of the elders. Then, Mu En's gaze swept across everyone's faces, and he said calmly, "Alright, if there are no other matters that need to be discussed at the Sea God Pavilion, this Sea God Pavilion meeting is now adjourned."

"Elder Mu." Elder Song looked at Mu En, his face showing indignation. "I received news that Xu Tianran, the regent of the Sun Moon Empire, has ascended the throne as the Sun Moon Emperor and granted a general amnesty."

But he pinned the blame for the Sun Moon Emperor's death on Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire. While we attacked the Sun Moon Palace, we didn't assassinate the Sun Moon Emperor at all; after all, it wouldn't have benefited Shrek Academy or the Star Luo Empire in the slightest! This is undoubtedly a blatant frame-up.

"Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire actually fabricated stories about Shrek Academy's powerful members attacking and killing a large number of royal family members, blowing up a military soul tool warehouse, and even affecting ordinary people and soul masters living nearby."

If Shrek Academy had actually done those two things, that would be one thing, but we clearly didn't!

Shrek Academy's reputation within the Sun Moon Empire has plummeted. If the Sun Moon Empire were to send troops to destroy Shrek City in the future, the Sun Moon soldiers would likely not hesitate to act!

Upon hearing this, some of the elders showed expressions of disbelief, and then began to angrily denounce the shameless behavior of the Sun Moon Empire.

It is important to know that after tens of thousands of years, the fact that Shrek Academy is a holy land for Soul Masters has become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Therefore, even in the present Sun Moon Empire, many Sun Moon people yearn for Shrek Academy. Even Xu Tianzhen, the most favored princess in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, wants to study at Shrek Academy rather than become a student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

This is enough to demonstrate the appeal of Shrek Academy to the Douluo people.

Of course, this is also an advantage for Shrek Academy in war. Even if the Sun Moon Empire launches a war that sweeps across the Douluo Continent, sweeping through the three great empires and besieging Shrek City, Shrek Academy can still be preserved.

After all, as long as Shrek Academy's position in the hearts of Douluo people remains unshaken and it remains the holy land of soul masters that countless people yearn for, no emperor would dare to issue an order to destroy Shrek Academy. After all, this would undoubtedly put him on the opposite side of the vast majority of Douluo people.

Moon frowned slightly. Although he had always believed that the so-called eternal glory was a shackle, his intention was to tell the students, teachers, and elders not to take the eternal glory too seriously.

Moon had always wanted Shrek Academy to survive, even at the cost of his life. However, the falsehoods fabricated by the Sun Moon Empire had severely damaged Shrek Academy's reputation and were detrimental to its long-term survival.

Because of Xuanzi's incident, Shrek Academy's reputation has declined considerably. His comeback will only help Shrek Academy's reputation recover somewhat. After all, as a Limit Douluo who once made a name for himself on the Douluo Continent, his comeback still carries weight.

However, if Shrek Academy's reputation continues to decline because of these two fabricated events, then the situation that Xiao Song described might actually happen in the future, which would undoubtedly greatly damage Shrek Academy's interests.

This was unacceptable to Moon; he wanted to see Shrek Academy thrive more than anyone else.

Moon said, "Xiao Song, arrange for some people to dispel the rumors. Since Shrek Academy did not do these two things, it should not be held responsible for them."

The Sun Moon Empire's move was likely intended to incite hatred towards Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire among its citizens, preparing public opinion and guiding public sentiment before launching a war.

Upon hearing this, Elder Song nodded solemnly, "Elder Mu, after the Sea God Pavilion meeting concludes, I will arrange for people to dispel the rumors." After a while of conversation, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion left one after another, while Xuanzi chose to travel with Yan Shaozhe. Xuanzi then got straight to the point, saying, "Shaozhe, Elder Mu asked you to cooperate with the people from the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Douling Empire to jointly rescue those who were captured by the Sun Moon Empire in this competition. I think I can also contribute to this matter."

I am a level 98 Super Douluo, incredibly powerful, and I can definitely play a role in your rescue operation.

Xuanzi's goal was simple: to investigate whether Yan Shaozhe was really colluding with the Sun Moon Empire. He needed to find a good opportunity, but he couldn't find such an opportunity at Shrek Academy.

After all, Yan Shaozhe is Elder Mu's student and the dean of the Martial Soul Department. It would be quite difficult to investigate Yan Shaozhe within the academy. Moreover, if Yan Shaozhe were truly an internal traitor, there would be no way he would have revealed his true colors in a place like Shrek Academy.

However, if she could use this rescue operation to go out with Yan Shaozhe, she might be able to find evidence of Yan Shaozhe's collusion with Riyue.

Yan Shaozhe was stunned, completely unexpected that Xuanzi would say such a thing.

To be honest, he didn't quite trust Xuanzi. After all, Xuanzi had made a lot of mistakes, which had a very bad impact on the academy's reputation and had also damaged the academy's interests.

He felt that if Xuanzi were brought along, the rescue operation would likely fail completely.

However, these are things you should only think in your heart; you can't say them out loud, otherwise Elder Xuan will definitely be unhappy.

So Yan Shaozhe hesitated and said, "Elder Xuan, but Elder Mu won't allow you to leave the academy. Even if I agree, Elder Mu won't allow it."

"It's alright. As long as you agree, I will naturally find a way to persuade Elder Mu," Xuanzi said confidently.

Since Elder Xuan had already said so much, Yan Shaozhe had no reason to refuse, even if he was unwilling. He could only nod reluctantly and say, "Alright, Elder Xuan, I promise you, as long as you can persuade Elder Mu, you can come with me to save Sanshi and the others."

However, Yan Shaozhe also had doubts about Elder Xuan's proactive behavior. After all, he still couldn't figure out how Elder Xuan had returned to the academy.

When Xuanzi was captured, his teacher asked him to inform Elder Song and the others to negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire, offering to concede some benefits in exchange for Xuanzi's return to the academy. However, before Elder Song and the others could even negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire, Xuanzi was released.

He later asked Elder Xuan about it, and the elder replied that he had secretly run back when the guards weren't looking.

To be honest, Yan Shaozhe felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched.

He felt that Elder Xuan was hiding something. If he were a high-ranking official of the Sun Moon Empire, he would definitely keep a close watch on Elder Xuan. After all, if Elder Xuan, who had been captured alive, were kept in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire, it would undoubtedly bring huge benefits to the Sun Moon Empire.

Yan Shaozhe's mind raced: "Could it be that Elder Xuan betrayed the academy long ago? Now that I think about it carefully, in a sense, the losses Elder Xuan caused to Shrek Academy are even greater than the losses caused to Shrek Academy by some evil soul masters!"

(End of this chapter)