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

Chapter 759 Capturing Xu Jiawei Alive!
The group headed towards the tunnel exit, their footsteps heavy and rhythmic, like drumbeats striking their hearts, making the atmosphere around them increasingly oppressive.

An hour later, the group emerged from the tunnel and arrived at a grove of trees. The golden-red afterglow of the setting sun pierced through the layers of branches and leaves, leaving patches of light of varying sizes on the ground.

The faint sound of birdsong, piercing through clouds and splitting rocks, drifted from afar.

Several concubines were somewhat frightened and looked at Xu Jiawei with panicked expressions.

"Your Majesty, where is this place?"

"Your Majesty, I feel there seems to be some danger here!"

Xu Jiawei lowered his eyes and said, "This is the Star Dou Great Forest, which is adjacent to Shrek City. Since it is located on the outer edge of the Great Forest, it is not dangerous."

The spirit beasts in the outer areas are weak and no match for us, unless we are extremely unlucky and encounter ferocious beasts from the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest hunting. However, such a thing is unlikely to happen, so you don't need to worry about your safety.

Upon hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the panic on the faces of the concubines quickly disappeared. The reason was simple: even though they were fleeing, Xu Jiawei, as the ruler of a country, naturally had many powerful protectors by his side.

Even if a 100,000-year-old soul beast suddenly appears, there is no need to worry.

“Your Majesty, now that we have left Xingluo City, why don’t we rest for a while before continuing our journey? The tunnels are long and winding, and traveling takes a lot of time. Many of us are already feeling tired,” an elderly minister with gray hair said helplessly.

Indeed, this was the case. As Xu Jiawei left Xingluo City, the group he was preparing to form a small exiled court was not all highly skilled, and they were naturally exhausted after a long journey.

Beside him, Zhao Zhehan, the head of the Star Luo Offering Hall, changed his expression slightly and hurriedly advised, "Your Majesty, let's go to Shrek City as soon as possible. Only when we arrive in Shrek City, with Elder Mu in charge, can we truly settle down. A little fatigue is nothing compared to the safety of our lives."

“Yes, Elder Zhao is right.” Xu Jiawei nodded, his eyes brightening. “Elder Mu is a Limit Douluo. As long as Elder Mu is stationed in Shrek City, it will be safe enough. Even Sun Moon Realm experts would have to think twice before attacking Shrek City.”

As he spoke, he looked around and gave the order: "Continue on our way, and rest when we reach Shrek City!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone bowed and responded.

Suddenly, a male voice came: "Xu Jiawei, I advise you to surrender."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei's expression changed drastically, and he looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Beneath a towering tree, the air gradually distorted, and a figure slowly emerged.

Xu Jiawei was overwhelmed with shock, his face showing disbelief, and he subconsciously took two steps back.

He couldn't help but say, "Huo Yuhao? Impossible! How could you be here? This is clearly the entrance to the tunnel set up by the Xu family's ancestors. Even the Sun Moon Empire couldn't possibly know anything about this place!"

Zhao Zhehan pulled Xu Jiawei behind him and stared intently at Huo Yuhao without saying a word.

He was under immense pressure, and subconsciously held his breath, his body tense like a bowstring.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Although he had never fought Huo Yuhao, this good son of Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger had a record that shocked the world.

Even Zhao Zhehan, as a member of the Star Luo Royal Hall, was no match for Huo Yuhao in terms of strength alone. Protecting the Star Luo Emperor under these circumstances would undoubtedly be an extremely difficult task.

If they chose to run now, they probably wouldn't escape, since they weren't particularly fast. The others also showed signs of panic.

Huo Yuhao revealed a half-smile: "I have to thank Xu Jiujiu for this. If Xu Jiujiu hadn't told me about the situation here, I really wouldn't have known there was a tunnel exit here."

Indeed, this was the case. Recently, in order to ensure the Xu family's safe settlement, Xu Jiujiu chose to inform Huo Yuhao about the tunnel exit and predicted that her elder brother, Xu Jiawei, would choose to leave through the tunnel exit after the war was confirmed to be lost.

Huo Yuhao, who is proficient in spatial magic, could easily cross space from the Star Rochino defense line battlefield to this place to lie in wait. Since he arrived quite early, he even chose to use a simulated soul skill to blend himself into the environment.

Just now, as Xu Jiawei and his group were preparing to leave, he chose to reveal himself.

Xu Jiawei was struck dumb, shaking his head violently: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could Jiu Jiu possibly reveal information about this place!"

Xu Jiujiu had earned his deep trust and naturally knew a lot of royal secrets, but Xu Jiawei was unwilling to believe that his own sister would choose to betray the royal family!

"Xu Jiawei, if Xu Jiujiu hadn't told me this, where do you think I would have found out about this?" Huo Yuhao said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei fell silent, clenching his hands so tightly that his knuckles gradually turned white, clearly already believing it to some extent.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and bowed, saying, "Huo Yuhao, I have no grudge against you. So, I'll offer you some treasures from the Star Luo Royal Treasury. I hope you'll be lenient and let us go."

Before the war was over, he had already emptied the royal treasury, storing all the gold soul coins and various resources in storage soul tools.

Times have changed, and the internal space of today's storage soul tools is much larger than it was ten thousand years ago.

Of course, it was impossible for all the treasures in the royal treasury to be carried by his storage soul tool alone. Some time ago, he arranged for the crown prince to take people on a ship to go to the new overseas continent, which can be regarded as leaving the Xu family with another way out.

As the emperor, he naturally entrusted some storage soul tools for storing royal treasures to the crown prince.

"Foolish me, even if I kill you, your treasure will still be mine!" Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei's face turned ashen, but he was powerless to refute it, after all, Huo Yuhao's words, though crude, were reasonable.

Zhao Zhehan stared at Huo Yuhao and said sternly, "Huo Yuhao, this place is adjacent to Shrek Academy. Even if you are strong, you probably have to be wary of Elder Mu."

"If we start fighting, even if you can kill many people, it will inevitably attract Elder Mu! At that time, even you won't be able to escape. Do you really want to drive us to a dead end?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Zhao Zhehan, a flash of golden light in his eyes.

The next moment, Zhao Zhehan's mental sea trembled, his head throbbed with pain, and he saw stars before his eyes. His body swayed as if he would collapse to the ground at any moment.

"Oh no! How could Huo Yuhao's mental power be so strong? His Majesty is in danger!" He was horrified and tried his best to control his soul power and body, but with his mental sea under attack, he had no way to protect Xu Jiawei.

The next moment, a magic circle appeared beneath Xu Jiawei's feet. He looked surprised, but then a pitch-black spatial rift appeared, and he fell into it, disappearing completely.

Soon, a spatial rift appeared behind Huo Yuhao, and Xu Jiawei fell out of it.

Huo Yuhao grabbed Xu Jiawei by the neck and successfully captured him alive.

(End of this chapter)