Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 120: The Confessing Ju Zi
Huo Yuhao looked at Ju Zi with some suspicion. He felt that Ju Zi's current state seemed a little subtle.
However, considering that he was not a student of Shrek Academy, Ju Zi should not have done something like poisoning or stealing seeds. He was now at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, and it was not like they would not see each other again for a long time after meeting.
The other party should have no reason to attack him.
So, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, Senior Sister Ju Zi."
Ju Zi smiled when she heard this. She walked to Huo Yuhao's side and walked alongside him.
As they walked, they arrived at Sun Moon Lake in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Usually, many people stroll around Sun Moon Lake, but today, only Ju Zi and Huo Yuhao were there as if someone had cleared the area in advance.
Looking at the sparkling lake, Ju Zi said as they walked, "Yuhao, do you know?"
"You and I have a common enemy—the White Tiger Duke. Because of him, I lost my parents and became a child without a home."
"When I first lost my parents, I was very scared because I was just a child at that time. Sometimes I dreamed of my parents and wanted to feel their warm embrace again. But as soon as I hugged them, their bodies shattered like a bubble of a dream."
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, 'Of course I know. Everyone wants to kill the White Tiger Duke, so we are on the same front in this regard.'
Sympathy suddenly appeared on his face: "I didn't expect that you, Senior Sister Ju Zi, would have such an experience. It seems that we all have a grudge against Dai Hao. Because of the neglect of this scumbag Dai Hao and the oppression of the Duchess, my mother died in pain."
Hearing this, Ju Zi took a deep breath and was somewhat touched.
Although she already knew what Huo Yuhao said during the Soul Fighting Competition, it was still a little different to hear him say these words in person.
To be honest, the reason she was touched was, on the one hand, because Huo Yuhao's cooking skills could make her taste her father's dishes again, which made her feel very warm toward him; and on the other hand, because they shared a common enemy.
So Ju Zi immediately said, "From now on, I will join you in revenge against Dai Hao."
"One day, Dai Hao will die in front of us. Of course, since you also have a grudge against the Duchess, I will help you avenge her."
"Then I would like to thank you first. But you came to me today not just to talk about this, right?" Huo Yuhao asked.
He thought that if it was just about this kind of thing, Ju Zi didn't need to ask him to go walk together. So, the so-called "walk together" seemed suspicious.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly, used spiritual detection directly, connected to Ju Zi, and asked: "Ju Zi, what are you hiding from me? Could it be that Xu Tianran asked you to come?"
Hearing these words, Ju Zi's pupils widened slightly in shock, but she quickly composed herself. Her expression became serious, and she casually set up a soundproof soul guidance shield.
Then she whispered, "What Xu Tianran? I'm not familiar with the prince. Yuhao, don't misunderstand me. As for what I'm hiding from you, to be honest, everyone has their secrets."
She was going to get over it. Although Xu Tianran had given her the task of being with Huo Yuhao, and she was happy to do it, feelings needed to be cultivated. She knew she had feelings for Huo Yuhao, but what about Huo Yuhao's feelings for her?
Ju Zi couldn't be sure, so she wouldn't be stupid enough to express her feelings directly.
Of course, the main reason she used the soundproof soul guidance shield was that Xu Tianran would have people watching nearby.
She knew Xu Tianran too well. Even if she was the person Xu Tianran trusted most, he would not be completely at ease.
If she didn't use the soundproof soul guidance shield, it was likely that someone lurking in the shadows would report her to Xu Tianran later.
"Senior Ju Zi, tell me the truth."
"I know that you once saved Xu Tianran's life, and you chose to stay with him as his subordinate. You came to visit me, so it was probably Xu Tianran who ordered you to do so. Why did Xu Tianran ask you to come to me?" Huo Yuhao asked directly.
Ju Zi was completely shocked. This was a secret she kept even from Xuan Ziwen. How did Huo Yuhao find out?
Her first reaction was that Xu Tianran had betrayed her, but she quickly dismissed that idea. The reason was simple: revealing such a deeply guarded secret was of no benefit to Xu Tianran.
Xu Tianran was almost impossible to do something that had no benefit for himself.
For a moment, Ju Zi thought a lot. After a while, her mind was full of questions. But when she saw Huo Yuhao's face, she softened her heart and sighed helplessly: "Okay, I admit that Xu Tianran asked me to come."
"No matter what order Xu Tianran gave, I will not hurt you. You can rest assured of that. But how did you know this?"
Since Huo Yuhao already had such confidential information, she no longer pretended. She chose to reveal her plan. After all, she had fallen in love with Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao thought that the Queen, Empress and Goddess of War in the early stages were not as mature as those in the later stages of the original story.
He cleared his throat and asked, "Senior Ju Zi, should you answer my question before I answer yours?"
Ju Zi hesitated. She was silent for a moment, then made up her mind and said, "Yuhao, Xu Tianran asked me to be with you so that he could influence you through me and then persuade Elder Kong to make peace with Zhongli Wu."
She believed that Huo Yuhao even knew she had saved Xu Tianran and become his subordinate, so he must be very clear about the current conflict between Kong Deming and Zhongli Wu.
Huo Yuhao was stunned. He thought that Xu Tianran was indeed capable of coming up with such a crooked plan. To be honest, Xu Tianran attached great importance to his interests. Therefore, many people in this world were tools in Xu Tianran's eyes.
Although Ju Zi had saved Xu Tianran's life and become his most trusted subordinate, Xu Tianran would still choose to sacrifice her if it involved his fundamental interests.
For example, to stabilize the throne, Xu Tianran in the original novel even decided to use Prince Tianhe's seeds to make Ju Zi pregnant with the royal bloodline.
Although Ju Zi ultimately did not use Prince Tianhe's seeds but chose Huo Yuhao's seeds, this indirectly shows Xu Tianran's choice between the throne and Ju Zi.
(End of this chapter)