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

Chapter 723: Tight Front and Tight Back

He not only needs the soul guide device produced by Mingdetang to assist him in attacking the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, but also needs to plan the retreat route and find out the personnel situation of the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters.

After all, if those two Limit Douluos were among those who attacked the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, the difficulty of his escape would be greatly increased, and he might even perish there.

A quiet, late night.

The moonlight spilled onto the ground, like a flowing silver river.

Inside the Allied Forces' command tent, though it was clearly late at night, the lights were still on.

He sat in the main seat for a long time, his brows furrowed, looking preoccupied.

A bodyguard dressed in black armor was grinding ink for Xu Jiujiu, and the scent of ink in the air grew stronger.

"Marshal, the ink has been prepared," the guard reminded him.

"Hmm!" After a long while, he came back to his senses, picked up the brush, dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on the letter paper in front of him. The rustling sound blended into the warm yellow light.

A moment later, the letter was covered with writing left by Xu Jiu. She then picked up the commander's seal, stamped it on the letter, and waited for the ink to dry. She put the letter into an envelope and sealed it with special sealing wax, thus completing the task.

She handed the secret letter to the guard beside her and instructed, "Immediately send someone to deliver this secret letter to my brother as quickly as possible."

"Yes, Marshal!" The guard bowed, holding the secret letter in both hands, and quickly lifted the curtain and left the command tent.

After a long while, he rubbed his furrowed brows and sighed involuntarily, his mind racing: "Brother, the allied forces are in a very critical situation. I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise, the battles to come will be very difficult!"

Two days later, at the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Xu Jiawei opened the urgent secret letter from Xu Jiujiu. After reading through its contents for a while, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly: "Rebellion! Utter rebellion! The traitors within the Allied Forces have become so rampant, completely disregarding the overall situation. What kind of time is this to be capable of doing something like this!"

"Your Majesty, what exactly happened within the allied forces?" Zhao Zhehan, the head of the Star Luo Royal Hall, stepped forward, his face full of doubt, and asked the Star Luo Emperor who was enraged.

Xu Jiawei did not answer Zhao Zhehan's question immediately, but instead asked, "Old Zhao, do you remember how many years the Xu family was the Star Luo Royal Family?"

Zhao Zhehan was slightly taken aback. He subconsciously said, "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, it has been four thousand five hundred and twelve years."

"Yes, it's been 4,512 years. Most of the descendants of those Soul Masters who stood up to fight against the Sun Moon Empire and made great contributions to the Star Luo Empire have long lost the noble character of their ancestors and have all become bloodsucking insects clinging to the empire!" As he spoke, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, as if a raging fire was burning within them.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhehan was taken aback, then said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, have those nobles within the allied forces done some excessive things?"

More than four thousand years ago, the war that swept across the Douluo Continent ended with the defeat of the Sun Moon Empire.

After that, the Dai family handed over the throne to the Xu family. The Xu family did not exterminate the Dai family, but treated them well, allowing the Dai family to inherit the title of Duke of White Tiger. As for the Soul Masters who made contributions in the fight against the Sun Moon Empire, they were all rewarded.

Most of these Soul Masters have continued their lineage and hold noble status.

Xu Jiawei said angrily, "It's not just excessive, it's downright disregard for the overall situation. I wish I could cut off the heads of a few of the leading nobles to use as a sacrifice for the flag!"
"These guys, while the front lines are in dire straits, they're feasting on the rear! Military pay, soul-guided devices, rare metals—wherever they can reach, they've embezzled. I now seriously suspect that they even cut corners when building the Star Rochino Defense Line. If the Sun and Moon Army launches another attack, what will the allied forces use to resist them?"

The look of astonishment on Zhao Zhehan's face grew even more intense.

In fact, everyone was well aware of the corruption within the coalition forces.

However, His Majesty believes that "too much purity will leave no fish in the water," so as long as the corruption within the Allied Forces is not too excessive, His Majesty will choose to turn a blind eye.

But now His Majesty is furious, which is enough to prove that those guys have gone too far. At this critical juncture, if this matter is not handled properly, it will be very troublesome.

"Your Majesty, may I see the secret letter Princess Jiujiu sent you?" Zhao Zhehan asked.

“Mr. Zhao, since you want to see it, I naturally have no reason to refuse.” Xu Jiawei handed over the letter, knowing that Teacher Zhao wanted to share his burden.

As Zhao Zhehan perused the secret letter, he learned that Princess Jiujiu had secretly sent people to conduct an audit in order to better resist the Sun and Moon Army. Although she lost many people, she also learned just how shockingly corrupt those guys in the allied forces had become.

He took a deep breath and said, “Your Majesty, in any case, the most urgent task is to curb this phenomenon. With a formidable enemy at hand, if we cannot curb this phenomenon, the allied forces will likely suffer another crushing defeat. However, the only way to curb this phenomenon is to make an example of someone.”

The allied forces consisted mainly of the Star Luo Army and secondarily of the Fighting Spirit Army. Therefore, there were quite a few Star Luo nobles with Soul Masters, especially those powerful nobles who had accumulated considerable strength over generations and had a large number of Soul Masters loyal to them.

The White Tiger Duke lineage suffered heavy losses in the war, and its power was greatly reduced. However, the Star Luo Empire had more than one noble family besides the White Tiger Duke; it's just that the other noble families were not comparable to the White Tiger Duke lineage before.

If we were to act rashly against these noble families, it would undoubtedly be adding fuel to the fire in the current situation. Some of them might even choose to rebel, since the Star Luo royal family's power has been greatly weakened in the war!

Xu Jiawei took a deep breath and said with some frustration, "Old Zhao, you're right. Let's kill some people to intimidate these nobles. I will promise to forgive and forget. I just hope that everyone can work together to overcome this difficult time and not go too far!"

There was no other way; the Sun and Moon Army was displaying its prowess on the front lines, and targeting the powerful noble families would indeed cause numerous problems.

Zhao Zhehan nodded, a look of approval on his face.

"Send more people to secretly investigate the Star Rochino defense line and see if anyone has cut corners!" Xu Jiawei said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhao Zhehan replied.

Empire of the Sun and Moon.

The moon, like a silver plate, hung high in the sky.

Xuanzi returned to the Demon Forest, dressed in a black robe and with a mask covering his face. As he flew, he rubbed the storage ring on his finger.

These days, he has been purchasing soul tools produced by Mingdetang from various shops and auction houses in Mingdu, especially various soul-guided cannonballs.

(End of this chapter)