Chapter 286: Collusion (Part 1)

"Young Master, the Su Family has completely lost contact, and the Wanjing Sect has also lost contact," Old Chen said slowly.

Su Yu had long since stopped caring about the life or death of the Su Family; whatever was worth taking had basically been taken. It was only a pity about the real estate, but after obtaining Number One, those things no longer mattered.

Even if those things were precious, they could not compare to Number One, nor could they compare to the current rising star of the Sun Moon Empire, Luo Yu!

"Let them be. We already took what needed to be taken, didn't we?"

Su Yu looked at Old Chen. He knew that the other fellow was right there in the Star Luo Empire. If he hadn't chosen to intervene in the Su Family's affairs, he wouldn't have been exposed so early this time. According to reports from the Star Luo Empire's secret lines, the current Luo Jing had already returned to the family to inherit his father's business, and this report was also made under the family's recommendation.

"I am not sure if you are Luo Jing, or if Luo Jing is just a pawn I pushed out, like Luo Yu. But one thing I can be certain of is that your next move will definitely involve the Su Family. Since some evidence has been unearthed, I believe the traces of my parents will also be dug up. It's just unclear how the Three Great Empires and Shrek will choose. However, I believe that the more you act, the more flaws you will reveal. I could use the power of the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult to forcibly kill you, but you don't have much power you can borrow."

"I have many chances for error, but you only have one opportunity..."

Many things are originally ignored, but once they are noticed, they are destined to be dug up.

Su Yu could foresee what would happen to the Su Family next, but he could not gauge exactly how Shrek would choose. Too many changes had appeared in the current timeline, and the butterfly effect was growing larger and larger.

He was unsure if Tang San would directly interfere in the lower realm when the Sun Moon Empire launched its war of unification. He dared not gamble on whether Tang San would use the Douluo God Realm to gather the power of all the gods in the God Realm to devour his own God Realm the moment he achieved his Self-Created God Position in the future.

The path of moving forward rashly is always riddled with many crises. Even now, as he views the Sun Moon Empire from the perspective of a chess player, his actions remain fraught with danger at every step.

The people of the Holy Spirit Cult, the potential rebellions within the Sun Moon Empire, the threats from the Three Great Empires...

And even, the Douluo God Realm!

"Old Chen, prepare to set off. The Star Luo Empire is about to make a move in Mingdu..."

Su Yu looked toward the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy in the distance; the Star Luo Empire's revenge was coming.

"Understood, Young Master. However..." Old Chen looked at the jade bottle in his hand, hesitating to speak.

The figure that had been right before his eyes suddenly vanished, and a lazy voice drifted in from thin air, "I still have no way to heal your old injuries for the time being, but this Spirit Spring Water should be able to alleviate them. When the time is right, come with me to the Star Dou Great Forest; there is a way to treat you there. Old Chen, you have worked hard all these years."

Old Chen, whose real name was Chen Xuan, had been raised by the Su Family since childhood and subsequently became the personal bodyguard of the previous Su Family Head. The previous old master of the Su Family did not treat Old Chen as an outsider, so Su Xinyuan had been left to Old Chen's care since he was young. In terms of seniority, Su Xinyuan even had to call Old Chen 'Uncle'.

It was just a pity that the old master of the Su Family had low cultivation and passed away early; otherwise, Su Xinyuan would still be a playboy wandering the mountains and rivers today.

Watching Su Yu leave, a glimmer of tears welled up in Old Chen's eyes.

The Young Master is finally able to stand on his own...

Old Master, the Su Family no longer needs you to worry about anything.

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"Shrek, look at this! This is the fine student you taught!"

A massive amount of information had been dug up, even the fact that Su Yu had met with Zhang Peng of the Holy Spirit Cult in the Sun Moon Empire.

"This, this, this... this is impossible. How could Su Yu be that kind of person?" Yan Shaozhe looked at the various pieces of information in his hands in disbelief. He could not believe that the spirited youth who had once been so full of vigor at Shrek had undergone such a massive transformation.

"Director Yan, if you don't believe this information, you can have Shrek verify it. My Star Luo Empire has no need to deceive you!" Xu Jiawei threw the letters in his hand at Yan Shaozhe in anger.

If it weren't for the matter regarding Su Yu, Yan Shaozhe would have really liked to give Xu Jiawei a piece of his mind, but upon seeing the mounting evidence, Yan Shaozhe fell silent.

"Those people from the Su Family who supposedly died at the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult are all alive and well, living in the capital of the Sun Moon Empire. Some have even opened new Su Family merchant guilds in the Sun Moon Empire. The last Battle of Mingdu was already full of suspicious points. Why did the Sun Moon Empire guess our plan? And why was it that only you, Shrek, successfully retreated? Don't you think all of this is highly suspicious?"

Xu Jiawei felt his blood pressure rising. At the thought of the detained Xu Jiujiu, he wished he could tear Su Yu to pieces.

"Although we also find this matter suspicious, we encountered heavy blockades along the way. If Su Yu were truly a traitor, it would have been impossible for us to escape with our lives, not to mention that Su Yu later took the initiative to return to the Three Great Empires with us. Even if this kid really did defect to the Sun Moon Empire, it was forced by your Star Luo Empire!"

Yan Shaozhe did not believe Su Yu would do such a thing. If Su Yu had truly defected to the Sun Moon Empire back then, he did not think that Xuan Lao alone could have led the Shrek group to break out of the encirclement from the lair of the evil Soul Masters and the Sun Moon Empire.

But the current situation all served to reflect from the side that Su Yu had the intention of defecting to the Sun Moon Empire.

"So, is Shrek's meaning that I need to sympathize with a traitor? Su Xinyuan of the Su Family originally returned after graduating from the Sun Moon Empire, and the Su Family suddenly began close exchanges with the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. After that, they even obtained Rare Metal that our Three Great Empires couldn't get even by paying several or ten times the price. If it were the other two empires, who wouldn't suspect the Su Family?"

Xu Jiawei spoke of his suspicions as an emperor; he would not allow unstable and uncontrollable factors to exist within his empire.

"But didn't the Su Family later, under your pressure, hand over the operating rights to those Rare Metal, and even give up half the profits? Your royal family's extortion was a bit too excessive. At the time, Su Yu didn't think about using Shrek to alleviate this matter; he just hoped to settle things peacefully. If Su Yu had really wanted to completely break with the Star Luo Empire back then, he absolutely would not have continued to stay in the Three Great Empires! You must know, Jing Hongchen has always been trying to recruit Su Yu; you have no idea what kind of value Su Yu represents!"

The events experienced at Shrek were still vivid in his mind. He had only seen the perfect combination of martial soul and Soul Guidance on two people: one was Su Yu, and the other was Luo Yu.

Su Yu's advantage lay in his ability to perfectly utilize his martial soul, coordinating with Soul Guidance Device to unleash stunning and brilliant combat.

Luo Yu's advantage lay in his ability to perfectly utilize Soul Guidance Device, coordinating with his martial soul to unleash flawless combat.

Their styles were completely different. If Su Yu had defected to the Sun Moon Empire, he dared not imagine to what extent the combination of Soul Guidance and martial soul in the Sun Moon Empire would develop once Su Yu and Luo Yu joined forces!

"Su Yu's value? If he cannot be used by the Three Great Empires, then his only destination is death! I would rather let him die in the Star Luo Empire than let him fall into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire! Although I don't know what information you at Shrek are hiding from me, I am certain that Su Yu possesses inestimable value! At least for our Three Great Empires, that is the case!"

Xu Jiawei looked at Yan Shaozhe, wanting to know Shrek's reply.

"So, this is the meaning of the Star Luo Empire?" Yan Shaozhe looked at Xu Jiawei coldly.

"I know you at Shrek will absolutely not agree, but what if I told you that Su Yu not only has information regarding the Battle of Mingdu, but also information regarding the Number One Experimental Subject of the Sun Moon Empire?" Xu Jiawei knew Shrek would never believe him, so he saved the most important information for last.

"What! The Number One Experimental Subject?" A flash of shock crossed Yan Shaozhe's eyes.

It was common knowledge that the Number One Experimental Subject had been stolen during the battle when the Body Sect raided Mingde Hall to seize the Soul Beast Embryo. The Sun Moon Empire publicly claimed that the Body Sect had stolen the Number One Experimental Subject, but Shrek knew very well that the Body Sect had not obtained it.

As for why they were so certain, it was because Huo Yuhao was the personal disciple of Du Busi, and Du Busi had cursed the old thief Jing Hongchen more than once for slandering him regarding the news of Number One.

"Because the Number One Experimental Subject is in Su Yu's hands! In that battle, the Body Sect later reconstructed their attack route, and even had detailed plans for where they stole the Soul Beast Embryo. But have you ever considered where Su Yu was at that time?"

Xu Jiawei changed the subject, and Yan Shaozhe knew that Xu Jiawei had definitely discovered something.

"A tunnel excavated by the Body Sect at the time was right around Su Yu, and that tunnel happened to pass by the place where the Sun Moon Empire said the Number One Experimental Subject was stored. As the crystallization of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance wisdom, it was naturally impossible for their own people to hide it privately. It was even more impossible that they would use the Body Sect and the Heaven Soul Empire people as hostages this time to force the Body Sect to hand over Number One." Xu Jiawei recalled Luo Jing's words at the time in detail, and after careful thought, he found it to be very reasonable.

Xu Jiawei continued, "At that time, I don't know why, but the Soul Douluo of the Body Sect responsible for stealing the Soul Beast Embryo died in battle, the Soul Beast Embryo went out of control, and then the entire Mingde Hall became a mess. After the Body Sect's operation failed, they hurriedly withdrew from Mingde Hall, but it was only after this that Su Yu was rescued from the ruins. Moreover, since then, Su Yu's whereabouts have always been suspicious, and he has been active in the Sun Moon Empire. If it weren't for Number One, why would the Sun Moon Empire go to such lengths to have that large group of Su Family members secretly come to the Sun Moon Empire, and keep the secrecy measures so tight?"