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

Chapter 538 Elder Ye, I want to take care of you in your old age!
Today, he specially hosted a banquet to entertain these powerful members of the Holy Spirit Cult, in order to build good relations with them at the banquet.

This would allow these guys to contribute as much as possible in future wars waged by the Sun and Moon Empire.

After all, although the Holy Spirit Cult's powerful members are a group of bloodthirsty evil spirit masters who are hated by everyone, their strength is beyond doubt.

Although cooperating with evil spirit masters did have some impact on his reputation, the Holy Spirit Cult could also bring huge benefits to the Sun Moon Empire.

However, for some reason, Zhongli Wu and some of the Holy Spirit Cult elders did not attend the banquet. Perhaps the Holy Spirit Cult was doing something that Zhongli Wu was unaware of.

Of course, the absence of Zhongli Wu and some Holy Spirit Cult elders does not mean that this banquet is of low quality, because Ye Xishui brought Long Xiaoyao and a group of Holy Spirit Cult devotees to the banquet.

The reason is simple: for the Holy Spirit Cult, the most core figure has always been Ye Xishui, the Limit Douluo.

After all, Ye Xishui, as the strongest member of the Holy Spirit Cult, was an absolute authority within the cult.

Even the powerful Long Xiaoyao, because he loves Ye Xishui, listens to her in many things. As long as he can take his relationship with Ye Xishui to the next level, the Holy Spirit Sect's support for him will undoubtedly be stronger.

It wasn't enough to just prepare for the Holy Spirit Church to become the Church of the Protector of the Nation; they had to use another trick they had been racking their brains for.

Xu Tianran gestured to Ju Zi to push his wheelchair to a long table. He then raised his glass, looked at Ye Xishui across the table with a smile, and said, "Elder Ye, I toast you."

Ye Xishui glanced at Xu Tianran: "I didn't expect Your Majesty to take the initiative to toast me. This is really too much for me. Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. In terms of status, you are much higher than me. If this gets out, I'm afraid some people will criticize me behind my back for not knowing etiquette. I can't bear that kind of blame."

Xu Tianran said with a helpless expression, "Elder Ye is joking. You are a powerful Limit Douluo, one of the strongest in this continent. Your existence is undoubtedly extremely important to the Sun Moon Empire."

Moreover, you also helped my father, otherwise, it's uncertain whether he would have been able to ascend the throne. Therefore, it is only right that I toast you. If anyone dares to gossip about this behind my back, I will absolutely not let them off!

Upon hearing this, Ye Xishui raised her glass, clinked glasses with Xu Tianran, and then both of them drank their drinks in one gulp.

A smile appeared on Ye Xishui's face: "From what Your Majesty just said, I understand now. Your Majesty cherishes old friendships. However, Your Majesty's invitation to us members of the Holy Sect to this banquet today must not be just to let everyone taste the culinary skills of the imperial chefs, right?"

Xu Tianran praised, "Elder Ye is indeed insightful! Nothing can be hidden from you!"

He then changed the subject: "Indeed, the reason I invited the Holy Spirit Cult to this banquet today is mainly for two things. One is to prepare for making the Holy Spirit Cult the guardian cult of the nation. For some reason, Elder Kong has always opposed this matter."

Elder Kong is now a level ten Soul Master, and he enjoys extremely high prestige among Soul Masters. If it were just me alone, it would indeed be difficult to persuade him. Therefore, I hope that you and Elder Long can step forward together to persuade Elder Kong. Of course, I will also lend a hand in this matter.”

Ye Xishui didn't have any objections. She and Kong Deming had known each other for many years and had a certain relationship. She thought that if she talked about this matter, he would give her face.

She nodded: "Alright, Your Majesty, what is the second thing you mentioned?" Xu Tianran's expression turned serious, he took a deep breath and said: "Elder Ye, I heard that you only have one child, Master Zhong. Master Zhong is very busy with affairs of state, just like me. He may not be able to take good care of you. If you had two children, you would receive more care."

My father and mother have both passed away. If you don't mind, I would like to adopt you as my godmother and take care of you in your old age!

The so-called care refers not only to material care, but also to spiritual care. As people get older, they have basically experienced many things in the world, and it is inevitable that they will feel lonely and empty inside. Even if Ye Xishui has a child named Zhongliwu, Xu Tianran, who has been cooperating with Zhongliwu for many years, is very clear about Zhongliwu's character.

If he could become Ye Xishui's adopted son, he could naturally get closer to Ye Xishui, thus gaining more support from the Holy Spirit Cult.

Of course, at first he was prepared to have the other party take him as his godson, but then he thought that since Elder Kong had already become a level 10 Soul Master, which was enough to rival the Limit Douluo, according to convention, Elder Kong should support the Sun Moon Emperor.

Therefore, he doesn't need to put himself in a low position; being of the same generation as Zhongli Wu would naturally be the best.

If it weren't for the grand cause of unifying the Douluo Continent, he felt he wouldn't need to do such a thing at all.

Upon hearing this, even Ye Xishui looked astonished, while Long Xiaoyao, sitting next to Ye Xishui, looked at Xu Tianran with an extremely strange expression.

Long Xiaoyao never expected that Xu Tianran would say such a thing.

The other party is, after all, a ruler of a country. In order to seize more benefits, he actually dared to say that he would recognize Xi Shui as his godmother. He is truly shameless.

As for the other Holy Spirit Cult experts who were eating and drinking, they were also shocked. They never expected that Xu Tianran would use this move.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Xishui still did not budge: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing cannot be taken lightly. You are, after all, the ruler of a country. It would be a bit too much for an old woman to be your godmother."

"A king's word is law!" Xu Tianran said solemnly. "Elder Ye, I implore you to take me as your adopted son. Moreover, this is actually my father's dying wish. If you agree to this, I will treat you as I treated my father!"

He planned to unify the Douluo Continent and, after accumulating enough power, purge all members of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Regardless of the circumstances, this is an evil soul master faction, and it is bound to clash with soul master factions. We cannot continue to support the evil Holy Spirit Cult, as those soul masters are the foundation of the Sun Moon Empire.

In the future war, the Holy Spirit Cult, as a force of the Sun Moon Empire, will inevitably do some things that anger both heaven and man. I cannot take the blame for the Holy Spirit Cult. In short, Emperor Xu Tianran of the Sun Moon Empire had good intentions in launching the war, but the Holy Spirit Cult carried it out badly.

Ye Xishui nodded and said with some helplessness, "Since Your Majesty has brought up the late Emperor, I can no longer refuse. Very well, today I will take Your Majesty as my adopted son. However, the Holy Spirit Sect has a bad reputation, so this relationship should not be made public, otherwise it will also have a negative impact on Your Majesty."

“Okay, godmother!” Xu Tianran readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)