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

Chapter 682 Xuanzi: Arrange for me to join the Soul Master Corps

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xuanzi otherwise, Zhao Yunfeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree: "Elder Xuan, I understand. I will convey your message to the others."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. Oh, and remember to bring Xingluo Scouts and Douling Scouts along. That way, we'll be more efficient at gathering intelligence," Xuanzi said.

"Yes, Elder Xuan!" Zhao Yunfeng replied respectfully.

Mingdu, Imperial Palace, Sun and Moon Hall.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, piercing the window and falling onto the ground, creating patches of light of varying sizes.

Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair, his hands gripping the armrests tightly, his knuckles white, and his face pale.

The reason was simple: he had just left the court assembly. At first, the ministers were discussing the war at the front and praising the wisdom and bravery of Confucius and Ju Zi, as well as His Majesty's wisdom. He was quite pleased to hear this at first. However, as the ministers talked, they changed the subject and began to advise him to take more concubines, establish an empress as soon as possible, and have children soon.

In fact, he could understand the ministers' thoughts. Although these guys had their own selfish motives and wanted to take this opportunity to become in-laws with the royal family, what they said was not wrong. If he really followed the ministers' advice, he could undoubtedly make his throne more secure.

The problem is that because of his physical disability, he is unable to have sex and has no chance of having his own biological children. If he were to take in many concubines, his physical defect would definitely be exposed.

Will he still be able to sit securely on the throne then?

Those members of the royal family who have always coveted the throne will probably pounce on him like sharks smelling blood, using this incident to make trouble for him.

After all, throughout history, any emperor who wants to secure his throne must have offspring. Without offspring, a series of complex problems will inevitably arise.

"I must establish an empress and take concubines as soon as possible, otherwise the ministers will gradually become suspicious and my throne will become more and more unstable. But how can I find someone I can trust?"

"Ju Zi is trustworthy, but her current task is to seduce Huo Yuhao and build a relationship with him. Therefore, I have no way of arranging for Ju Zi to become the empress." Thinking of this, his face became even more gloomy.

In fact, he had already made plans regarding the child.

That meant sending people to observe whether any of the incompetent princes in the royal family had pregnant women. If they did, the people would have these incompetent princes and women killed, the children taken away, and the blame shifted to the resistance forces led by Shrek Academy.

In this way, not only would the Sun Moon people's dissatisfaction with the resistance forces led by Shrek Academy deepen, but the captured children, especially the boys, could also be used as their illegitimate children, thus giving them offspring.

However, his plan was based on having ample time.

Currently, the ministers are pressing him relentlessly, and he doesn't have much time left. Even if he were to arrange for his illegitimate son to be introduced, that would be a matter for later, since he has to wait until those children are born.

Although he is the Emperor of the Sun and Moon, he has been trying to maintain the image of a sage ruler since he ascended the throne. He strongly supports the Sun and Moon Army in launching wars, and now that the Sun and Moon Army has won one victory after another on the battlefield, his image as a sage ruler has become more and more solid. In order to further consolidate his position, he really cannot continue to ignore the advice of his ministers.

"Let's resolve the matter of establishing an empress first, and put the matter of the concubines aside for now. This way, we can delay things for a while longer. Once those children are born, they will have illegitimate children, which can also be considered offspring."

As for the empress, let's choose one first. We'll find some time soon to visit Zhongli Wu and see if we can obtain the Holy Spirit Cult's secret methods from him, so we can control the empress and find a way to make her have a child.

"However, this requires repairing relations with the Holy Spirit Church." Three days later.

In the restaurant.

Xuanzi drank wine and ate chicken legs, his face full of contentment, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.

Standing to the side, Zhao Yunfeng looked exhausted and travel-worn. Looking at Xuanzi like this, he couldn't help but curse inwardly, feeling that the other party was completely enjoying life.

Meanwhile, he and the other spies had been working almost non-stop for the past three days to gather the intelligence that Xuanzi needed, and they were exhausted to the point of near death.

He said, "Elder Xuan, the information you requested regarding Xu Tianran's travel arrangements and the deployment of powerful figures around him has been collected."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi put down the wine pot and said with an appreciative look, "Not bad. I originally thought you wouldn't be able to do this in three days and was going to give you some time to postpone it. Sure enough, people really need to be pushed, otherwise you will never know how much potential you have."

Zhao Yunfeng felt that Xuanzi was too shameless. His face turned ugly, as if he had swallowed a fly. He had an urge to curse, but considering the difference in status and strength, he silently held back.

Seeing Zhao Yunfeng's expression, Xuanzi comforted him, "Yunfeng, don't blame me. I only gave you three days because it was for your own good. This was actually a test for you."

You attended Shrek Academy, so you should know that the books written by Ancestor Yu Xiaogang at the academy contain the teaching insights left by Ancestor Tang San before he left this world.

Tang San's ancestor believed that to cultivate students, the first step was to subject them to various arduous trials. This would strengthen their will and make them resilient. Therefore, you and the other spies might have to thank me profusely when you recall the tasks I assigned you.

Zhao Yunfeng forced a smile and said, "Elder Xuan, you're absolutely right. However, I think intelligence is more important. Why don't you listen to the intelligence first?"

Xuanzi nodded: "Okay."

So Zhao Yunfeng began to inform Xuanzi of the intelligence he had gathered.

Xu Tianran's travel arrangements were simple. Three days later, Xu Tianran would set off to inspect the Mingde Hall at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. He would be accompanied by two level-nine soul masters and a soul master regiment.

Compared to breaking into the palace and capturing Xu Tianran alive, it is clearly more likely to succeed to capture him when he leaves the palace.

After hearing the intelligence, Xuanzi frowned, feeling that something was amiss. After thinking for a moment, he had a flash of inspiration, "We can start arranging to capture Xu Tianran alive now."

"You spies also need to contribute. Here's what we'll do: infiltrate the Soul Master Corps. If I can get in there too, I can definitely capture Xu Tianran alive when the time is right!"

Although spies who want to gather intelligence will certainly need to cultivate good interpersonal relationships through various means, arranging for Xuanzi to join an ordinary Soul Master Corps is not a problem.

However, the Soul Master Corps that protects the Sun and Moon Emperor is different from ordinary Soul Master Corps.

Zhao Yunfeng immediately showed a look of hesitation.

(End of this chapter)