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

Chapter 699 I am irreconcilable with Xuanzi, I need more money!

"You can't tell us yet?" Zhongli Wu's face showed displeasure.

"Are you afraid we'll leak the information and cause Xuanzi to realize our movements in advance and escape? We have a deep-seated grudge against Xuanzi, and we would never do such a thing!"

On the contrary, it's possible that some high-ranking members of the Sun Moon Empire are actually from Shrek Academy, and might deliberately leak information to Xuanzi, causing him to escape!

"Go now and find those high-ranking members of the Sun Moon Sect who are familiar with the Holy Spirit Sect. Use them as bait to obtain information about Xuanzi's hiding place. As soon as I get the information, I will rush there immediately and launch a heavy attack on Xuanzi!"

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult felt that this task was really difficult to handle, but since the cult leader demanded it, he could not refuse. Otherwise, given the cult leader's temper, he would not have a good outcome.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and bow, saying, "Yes, Master!"

After saying that, he left the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and headed straight for Mingdu City.

Along the way, his mind was filled with memories of the Sun and Moon High-ups. After a moment, he thought of the person who was most likely to reveal Xuanzi's hiding place to him.

The Holy Spirit Cult's Grand Elder pondered to himself, "If even he is unwilling to reveal the information, then I have no way of finding out Xuanzi's hiding place from the Sun and Moon Cult's higher-ups in advance. However, this person has a bad reputation, and I wonder if the new Sun and Moon Emperor will reveal Xuanzi's hiding place to him."

In a courtyard near the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guardian Academy.

A total of eight powerful high-level Soul Masters guard this place.

There is an underground warehouse in the courtyard, which stores a large amount of rare metals and soul tools, which are of considerable strategic significance to the Sun Moon Empire.

Therefore, this place is a crucial location for the Sun Moon Empire and cannot be lost.

The person in charge of the warehouse was Prince Xu Guozhong.

He was also one of the eight high-level soul masters guarding this place. He had dark skin, a tall stature, slightly sunken eye sockets, and a forehead covered with wrinkles. Time had left indelible marks on his face.

Xu Guozhong was the uncle of the late Emperor Xu Tianran and also a prince of the Sun Moon Empire.

He once betrayed Xu He's father and helped Xu Tianran's father ascend the throne. Because of his merit in helping him ascend the throne, he was highly regarded by Xu Tianran's father.

Of course, Xu Guozhong's betrayal of Xu He's father was entirely out of self-interest. He was not loyal to Xu Tianran and his son either. In his view, whether he could seize more benefits would determine his stance.

At this moment, a guard entered the courtyard. Upon seeing Xu Guozhong, he immediately stopped and respectfully bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect has entered the palace."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guozhong pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, I understand. Go to the palace first and contact a retainer in my name to come here. Tell him that I have something to attend to and need someone to guard this place in my place."

As he spoke, he tossed out a golden token, which his guards quickly caught and stuffed into their storage rings.

As a level nine Soul Master, he was indeed a big figure in the Sun Moon Empire, but he did not want to take responsibility for failing to guard the underground warehouse, so he naturally had to be careful and asked a Venerable to help him.

"Yes, Your Highness!" the guard replied hastily.

Then he left the place and went straight to the palace.

Some time later, a retainer returned to the courtyard with his personal guards.

After handing over the guard duties to the retainer, Xu Guozhong immediately returned to the Prince's Mansion with his personal guards. Some time later, Xu Guozhong entered the reception hall of the Prince's Mansion.

At that moment, the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult was sitting in a chair drinking tea.

Xu Guozhong's cheerful voice came from afar: "Brother Liu, what brings you to my residence today? You didn't even tell me beforehand. If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed at the palace to welcome you."

The Holy Spirit Sect Elder put down his teacup, smiled, and watched Xu Guozhong stride toward him. He said, "Brother Xu, I've come here today to discuss an important matter."

"Important matter?" Xu Guozhong walked to the head seat and sat down, somewhat puzzled.

The Holy Spirit Cult's Grand Elder's gaze swept over the guards outside the door. Although he didn't say anything, Xu Guozhong quickly noticed his actions and immediately understood.

He shouted outside, "Close all the doors. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

"Yes, Your Highness!" The guards replied respectfully as they closed the door, and Xu Guozhong activated the soundproof soul-guided shield to prevent the sounds inside the reception room from being heard by outsiders.

At this moment, the Grand Elder finally revealed the truth: "Brother Xu, this is what happened. I wanted to know where Xuanzi was hiding, so I came to find you."

Xu Guozhong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Brother Liu, I can't tell you about this matter rashly. For the Sun Moon Empire, this matter is a top secret. If the news leaks out and Xuanzi escapes, then things will be very bad."

The Grand Elder was overjoyed, thinking that Xu Guozhong's words meant that Xu Guozhong indeed knew where Xuanzi was hiding.

So he nodded and followed Xu Guozhong's lead, saying, "Brother Xu, I can understand. After all, Xu Tianran died because of Xuanzi's assassination attempt, which caused the Sun Moon Empire to lose face. I'm sure you and the other high-ranking members of the Sun Moon Empire are holding a grudge and want to avenge Xu Tianran. That's why you attach great importance to this matter and are afraid that the news will leak out."

However, during this period, many disciples and even enshrined members of the Holy Sect have gone missing. According to the sect's analysis, all of this was done by Xuanzi, and we also want to take revenge on Xuanzi.

“I can notify you when it’s time to surround and eliminate Xuanzi,” Xu Guozhong suggested.

“No, Brother Xu, this won’t do!” The Holy Spirit Cult’s Grand Elder shook his head. “I think that given Shrek Academy’s past power, there might be Shrek Academy members among the Sun Moon’s higher-ups. I’m afraid that Xuanzi was informed of this before the operation even began and then ran away in advance.”

Think about it, if there weren't any Shrek Academy members in the upper echelons of Sun Moon Academy, how did Xuanzi manage to assassinate Xu Tianran? I've always felt there was something fishy about this. I feel that Xuanzi's ability to infiltrate Xu Tianran's inner circle and even assassinate him must have been aided by a traitor within the upper echelons of Sun Moon Academy.

Upon hearing this, Xu Guozhong hesitated, "Brother Liu, what you say makes sense. Perhaps there really are people in the upper echelons of Sun Moon Academy colluding with Shrek Academy, but..."

"Don't worry, Brother Xu, I won't make things difficult for you. I can guarantee that as long as you tell me where Xuanzi is hiding, the sect leader will immediately take action and kill Xuanzi."

Of course, revealing information carries certain risks, so I've prepared some small gifts for you.

As he spoke, the elder handed over a storage ring. Xu Guozhong took the ring, checked its contents, and then placed it on the table without putting it on his finger.

“Brother Liu, as you know, Xuanzi killed my nephew Xu Tianran, and I have a deep-seated hatred for him. If I cannot kill him with my own hands, I will not be able to quell my hatred!”

The elder frowned, looking puzzled: "Brother Xu, we helped you kill Xuanzi, which can be considered as avenging Xu Tianran. You don't really need to care so much about killing Xuanzi yourself."

"Elder, you've misunderstood. What I mean is, I have an irreconcilable hatred for Xuanzi, so I have to pay more!" Xu Guozhong said firmly.

(End of this chapter)