Chapter 277: Lies Do Not Hurt People (Part 1)

"Are you going or not!"

"Not going, you could beat me to death and I still wouldn't go!"

"I order you, you must go!"

"I don't want to, this is already the seventh blind date this month, I really don't want to go anymore..."

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In the great hall, Luo Yu and Xu Tianran were arguing with red faces and thick necks.

"This time it really won't do, I've already promised, and I, His Majesty, keep my word—how can I go back on it? Just bear with it a little, it won't take much time." Xu Tianran looked at Luo Yu's face full of resistance and pleaded.

"Not going, I absolutely will not go!!!"

Being pressured into marriage by Xu Tianran was already painful enough, and now being forced to go on a blind date—Luo Yu had never felt so miserable.

If it weren't for the fear that future events would become uncontrollable, Luo Yu would have wanted to ask Yan Lingshu to help provide cover, but...

Thinking about it, better not; some things will gradually drift out of control with the passage of time, and then develop recklessly.

This argument did not last long, and in the end, Xu Tianran compromised because Luo Yu had firmly brought up Kong Deming and the many honored guests of Mingde Hall.

To say nothing else, just among those honored guests of Mingde Hall, which one of them didn't want to send the juniors of their own family under Luo Yu's command?

The matter was thus left unsettled.

Luo Yu was now twenty years old, and Xu Tianran hoped even more that he could marry into the royal family, or that his offspring would be descendants of the royal house, because only in this way would Luo Yu be completely bound to the interests of the royal family.

He could conclude that Luo Yu would definitely stand with him, but once it reached the next generation, the future was uncertain; if he were to pass away from illness or leave for various reasons, and Luo Yu were to retire, then the future Sun Moon Empire would face internal strife.

If the next generation's successor did not have the full support of someone like Luo Yu or the Hall Master, the empire would fall into internal chaos; long before he ascended the throne, the empire had already seen various uprisings and rebellions, both large and small.

Once such things had a beginning, they were destined to happen in the future; the Three Great Empires had also seen uprisings, but they were quickly suppressed.

"It's just that I don't know, who will Luo Yu eventually fall for?" Ju Zi looked at Xu Tianran and said indifferently.

"Why, do you have a candidate to introduce?" Xu Tianran asked, looking at Ju Zi, who was still reviewing memorials.

Ju Zi was silent for a moment, then said: "If I say I do, then for now, apart from the princesses of the royal family, there is only one person who is suitable."

"Meng Hongchen?"

This name appeared in Xu Tianran's mind—one of the future successors of the Hongchen Family, Xiao Hongchen's younger sister, and the Hall Master's granddaughter.

"Consider it some more; some things cannot be decided too early..."

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"Dean Yan, I think I can graduate from Shrek Academy now; my graduation assessment has also been completed during this Supervision Team operation."

After Shrek began the rescue operation, Luo Jing formally submitted his graduation application to Shrek.

Last time, when he faced Su Yu, he felt that the current Su Yu seemed to have almost no progress at all; based on the current situation and his analysis, it was very likely that Su Yu had not obtained Xue Di.

Su Yu did not have Electrolux, nor did he have Twin Martial Souls, and he lacked the capital to subdue Xue Di. Although Su Yu had always been deified by the people of Shrek, judging from everything Su Yu had displayed so far, the current Su Yu was just looking for ways to increase his combat power.

It was precisely because his own strength was insufficient to continue that the current Su Yu rarely appeared. As for Su Yu's Mirror Martial Soul, although it had certain miraculous aspects, its future upper limit could not reach such a monstrous level.

As a transmigrator, it was not strange for Su Yu to have the strength to challenge those of higher levels, but since the last tournament, Su Yu's situation was clearly very bad.

Luo Jing lay in his dormitory analyzing the situation; he highly suspected that the Su Family had faked their deaths and fled to the Sun Moon Empire, but how could the Sun Moon Empire have accepted this group of people from the Su Family without a sound?

According to the Sun Moon Empire's nature, wouldn't it be normal procedure to publicize it extensively, force Su Yu to ruin his reputation, and then join the Sun Moon Empire?

The situation was too complex; Luo Jing felt his CPU was about to burn out. Clearly, there was only one transmigrator between Luo Yu and Su Yu, but no matter how he deduced it based on the original plot, he felt the problem was too complicated.

Moreover, according to the current timeline, within two years, the Sun Moon Empire would declare full-scale war.

In two years, Su Yu could at most reach Level 70, not to mention that the current Su Yu was only at Level 60.

"Luo Jing, after the review by the Sea God Pavilion, your graduation application is approved. Where do you plan to serve in the future? Have you considered staying at the school to teach?" Yan Shaozhe asked, looking at Luo Jing.

Luo Jing shook his head and continued: "No, Dean Yan. I plan to join the military of the Star Luo Empire. My family is also in the military, so after graduation, I plan to inherit the family business."

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Sun Moon Empire border.

A group of uninvited guests quickly approached the border line.

Leading them was Xuan Lao; beside Xuan Lao was Song Lao, and behind them were four other veteran elders. Added to them were the Dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe, and the Vice Dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Qian Duoduo.

Qian Duoduo had recently been promoted to Level 95, officially becoming a Super Douluo. This group was Shrek's overt force, and their mission was to make a big scene and stir up trouble.

However, what puzzled everyone in the original work was that they, a group of Super Douluo, let a group of Soul Saints run to the Sun Moon Empire to save people, without any worry that their group would be wiped out by the Sun Moon Empire's Evil Soul Master Title Douluo...

The eight people wantonly unleashed their soul power, bombarding the Sun Moon Empire's border defenses.

This behavior did not last long before it quickly stopped.

"Listen, people of Shrek, you have violated the agreement we negotiated. If you continue to destroy, then we will send the corpses of the remaining students from your Three Great Empires to the border for you to admire."

A Level 9 Soul Engineer used a Soul Guidance Device to amplify the voice, and for a moment, Shrek fell silent.

"Don't mind them, they wouldn't dare to kill. Let's continue to act and draw their fire; only in this way will Yu Hao and the others be safe."

The explosions started from midnight and did not end until dawn.

The destruction caused by the eight Super Douluo working together was immeasurable. This news reached Xu Tianran's ears; Xu Tianran had no emotional fluctuations and only replied with two words: "Kill them."

The next day, at the border line, more than fifty corpses were hung high on the border flags.

Those familiar clothes and badges shone brightly under the sunlight, stinging everyone's eyes with pain.

"Listen, Super Douluo of the Three Great Empires, His Majesty has already issued an order. If you continue to destroy, next time it won't be as simple as fifty people."

The general guarding the border knew well that no matter what kind of army they sent, they could not keep Shrek's eight Super Douluo, so he did not put up much resistance. Casualties were only the few dozen people who were caught in the crossfire, but the loss of Soul Guidance Devices was extremely heavy.

"Those animals of the Sun Moon Empire actually dared to kill! Are they not afraid of retaliation from the Three Great Empires!" A Shrek veteran elder clenched his fists and roared in fury.

"Alright, since the matter has already happened, there is no point in arguing further. Our operation this time is also to put pressure on the Sun Moon Empire. Since they dare to kill, it means they have no way to deal with us. For this rescue, we had already made the worst preparations, so we cannot retreat!"

These were all things the Three Great Empires had negotiated beforehand, because they concluded that the Sun Moon Empire would not dare to touch the royal families, because once they touched the royal families, the result would be a declaration of war against all three empires simultaneously.

This rescue mission was consuming the power of the sects of the Three Great Empires, excluding the royal families...

Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

Xu Tianran's complexion was somewhat pale, "Those fellows in the border army still have some brains; casualties are only a few dozen. Although a large amount of equipment was lost, there weren't many casualties among the important Soul Engineers. Do those fellows from the Three Great Empires really intend to go to war with us?"

Ju Zi looked at the battle report and frowned slightly, "Your Majesty, the Three Great Empires side is likely to continue taking action now. Although we have already killed a batch of people, there is still no response from the Three Great Empires side. Clearly, their targets this time are the royal family members and core members of the Three Great Empires."

Regarding this point, Xu Tianran also had a guess, but his guess was not the same as Ju Zi's.

In terms of deterrence alone, he held a bigger trump card in his hands than the Three Great Empires, but the actions of the Three Great Empires right now were truly too abnormal; this kind of reckless, retaliatory deterrence alone spoke volumes.

However, even though he clearly knew the situation was very abnormal, he could not figure out what the subsequent problems would be.

Human thinking is always limited, and Xu Tianran was very clear that he was not some god-like person who could calculate every contingency.

"Help me check the situation at the various shipping bureaus recently; see if anyone from outside the Sun Moon Empire has chartered ships. At the same time, send people to negotiate with the Three Great Empires to end the exchange studies in half a year. Although the data collected is not complete, it is enough for us to research."

This time, Xu Tianran did not habitually ask Luo Yu; according to his past habits, these matters did not require him to worry at all.

"At the same time, spread the news that the Title Douluo of the Three Great Empires tore up the agreement and attacked the Sun Moon Empire's border defenses, leading to the deaths of a large number of Three Great Empires hostages. Demand a reasonable explanation from the Three Great Empires, and broadcast the footage of yesterday's attack by the Three Great Empires along with our warning to them. Do not worry about the cost; ensure that all important cities of the Three Great Empires see this news."

Ju Zi looked at Xu Tianran with some surprise; this time, this brilliant madman had begun to exert his power.

"What about those royal family members?" Ju Zi looked at Xu Tianran, "Transfer them to another prison, or..."

"Pick a few pretty ones and send them to Luo Yu." Xu Tianran revealed a strange smile.

Ju Zi: "............"