Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 119: Xu Tianran — Ju Zi, You Have to Sacrifice!
When Ju Zi heard this, she immediately said respectfully: "Your Highness, Ju Zi is at your command."
Ju Zi is a sensible person. She still has to rely on Xu Tianran to complete her plan of revenge against the White Tiger Duke, so of course she must show an obedient attitude in front of Xu Tianran as much as possible.
Loyal Ju Zi is the label she gave herself.
Xu Tianran nodded with satisfaction. He liked Ju Zi's obedient attitude very much.
For Xu Tianran, the person he trusted most in the world was Ju Zi because, when he was assassinated, it was Ju Zi who saved his life.
So, he would only tell Ju Zi some secret things.
He said with a gentle expression: "Ju Zi, don't stand; it's too tiring to stand. Isn't there a stool over there? Sit down first."
"Yes, Your Highness." Ju Zi sat on the stool immediately. She knew that Xu Tianran didn't like anyone to disobey him.
Seeing Ju Zi sitting down, Xu Tianran slowly said: "Ju Zi, I remember that you have a good relationship with Huo Yuhao."
Ju Zi was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded: "Well, my relationship with Yuhao is okay. Currently, Huo Yuhao and I are both students of Teacher Xuan, and I am his senior sister."
Ju Zi didn't understand why Xu Tianran asked this for a moment, but she knew that Xu Tianran must have a purpose for doing things. So, for a while, she felt a little heavy.
Xu Tianran sighed, then immediately explained the cause and effect of Kong Deming's blocking Zhongli Wu from becoming the national teacher.
Although Ju Zi is the person he trusts most, she is still studying at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, so it is impossible for her to meet with him every day. Naturally, she does not know some things so quickly.
The reason Ju Zi should go to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is very simple: on one hand, to gain status.
After all, the high-level officials of the Sun Moon Empire mainly come from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Anyway, Ju Zi will first obtain the identity of an alumnus, and when she interacts with some high-level officials of the Sun Moon Empire in the future, she will always find common topics and get closer to them.
Even Xu Tianran himself graduated from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Therefore, sometimes he pretended to be gentle, and when talking to some of Sun Moon Empire's senior officials, he could also find common ground based on his experience studying at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, then use some means to win their favor.
On the other hand, because Ju Zi was determined to join the Sun Moon Army, she had to learn about soul guidance devices and understand what kinds of soul guidance devices were currently used on the battlefield.
Xu Tianran nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you did a good job when I asked you to win over Huo Yuhao last time."
"Now that you have a good relationship with him, you should go a step further. As long as Huo Yuhao is willing to be a lobbyist, I am very confident that I can make Master Kong give in."
"After all, Huo Yuhao is Master Kong's disciple, and he is highly regarded by Master Kong."
"According to the information I received, Master Kong even arranged a few worshippers to guard near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, probably to protect Huo Yuhao's safety."
Ju Zi is not the Crown Princess now but just Xu Tianran's secret subordinate. If Ju Zi were the Crown Princess at this time, then at least people close to the royal family would know Ju Zi's identity.
Then, Ju Zi in the original story would not need to have Xu Tianran rescue Huo Yuhao; she would directly reveal her identity, and Wang Shaojie's cousin would immediately release him.
Ju Zi was stunned: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"Ju Zi, you and Huo Yuhao should be together." Xu Tianran was also a little heartbroken. "For my great cause, I need you to make some sacrifices. As long as you can control him emotionally, I believe that persuading Mr. Kong is also a good strategy."
"People of this age are very easy to manipulate through emotions!"
Ju Zi was shocked and immediately started to act. She knelt on the ground and said with resistance: "Your Highness, you must not do this. Ju Zi is loyal to you. How can I do such a thing and betray you?"
Ju Zi, who was skilled at acting, was a little pleased at this moment. To be honest, she had no feelings for Xu Tianran. She usually pretended to be in front of him, like "There is only Xu Tianran in my heart." This attitude was completely for the sake of interests.
As for Huo Yuhao, she had quite a lot of feelings for him because his cooking skills allowed her to experience her father's taste again.
So, she did have the idea of making Huo Yuhao her future husband, but because of Xu Tianran's presence, she never dared to express her feelings.
Although Xu Tianran had given her a good opportunity, when she thought he was using her as a tool, Ju Zi felt that her good mood was somewhat dispersed.
Xu Tianran was somewhat moved. He said: "Ju Zi, I know you have always had feelings for me, but you want to take revenge on White Tiger Duke, and I want to unify the Douluo Continent. So, our goals are similar. After all, White Tiger Duke is one of the obstacles to the Sun Moon Empire unifying the Douluo Continent."
"However, our current goal is blocked by Master Kong, and I cannot give up the power of the Holy Spirit Church. So, Ju Zi, you have to sacrifice yourself. Don't worry; I will compensate you in the future."
Ju Zi was silent, with a complicated expression, seemingly truly entangled. After a moment, she sighed and said: "Your Highness, Ju Zi obeys your command."
"Okay!" Xu Tianran nodded. To be honest, he had wanted to win over Huo Yuhao for a long time. After all, Huo Yuhao now has a strong background, and good talent, and is a very worthy target for persuasion.
As for Ju Zi, in terms of value, she is not as good as Huo Yuhao.
Currently, Ju Zi was not on the battlefield, so she had no way to demonstrate her outstanding command talent. Even if she was familiar with military texts, in Xu Tianran's view, it was nothing special. After all, he had seen many people familiar with military strategies. Whether one had the talent to command in war depends on actual combat.
Huo Yuhao and Beibei returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy together. Then he watched Beibei go back to her dormitory. Although both lived in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, their living arrangements were completely different.
Although Beibei was an exchange student, he was still an outsider. He couldn't live better than him, the Sun Moon Empire's top genius. The Sun Moon Empire could not do anything to enhance the reputation of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, so it treated outsiders better than its students.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, preparing to return to his residence.
Suddenly, a female voice sounded behind him: "Yuhao, Junior."
Huo Yuhao stopped and looked at the speaker. It was Ju Zi.
"Senior Ju Zi." Huo Yuhao looked at Ju Zi with some doubt, wondering if she was going to eat the so-called "Dad"-flavored food again.
"Can you accompany me for a walk?" Ju Zi asked.
(End of this chapter)