Douluo: Danheng just want to avoid trouble, Gu Yuena Pursues.-Chapter 194 – The Tripartite Division! The Fontain Empire!

Star Luo Empire.

At this moment, due to the rapid and ferocious rebellion initiated by Prince Zhu, the entire Star Luo Empire was thrown into chaos.

In such a short time, nearly half the cities had fallen into Prince Zhu's hands, effectively slipping from the Star Luo Emperor's control.

The Emperor, along with the royal family, retreated to the south, establishing a standoff with the rebellious faction led by Prince Zhu.

After the Star Luo Empire split into two, Prince Zhu ceased his offensive.

It wasn't because he lacked strength, but because the front line had stretched too far!They had to stabilize internal affairs first—otherwise, every time they conquered a city, internal unrest would erupt immediately.

Even beings like Di Tian and the other soul beasts were helpless in this regard.

After all, soul beasts knew nothing about military strategy.

Even Di Tian could only watch as Prince Zhu made his moves.

The newly formed faction was proclaimed the Fontain Empire by Prince Zhu. Many officials were baffled by the name, but under his powerful suppression, they ultimately accepted it.

Thus, both sides entered a temporary "peaceful period."

The soul beasts did not return to the Great Star Dou Forest but continued to assist Prince Zhu in attacking the Star Luo Empire.

Their operations were so swift that even the Heaven Dou Empire hadn't had time to react before the new order was established.

During this time, another coincidental development occurred:

The split within the Spirit Hall caused many soul master families to flee to the Star Luo Empire, since the Heaven Dou Empire remained closely tied to the Spirit Hall.

But upon arriving, they were dumbfounded—

The supposedly stable Star Luo Empire had split as well?

These soul master families occupied local Spirit Halls and formed a third force, placing bets on both sides. Some chose to follow Prince Zhu, while others remained loyal to the Star Luo Empire.

But all of this had nothing to do with Davis.

He had been ordered to go to the Heaven Dou Empire to meet Dai Mubai.

Only halfway there, he received a secret message from the Star Luo royal family—his home had been stolen!

Now, if he wanted to return, he'd have to cross the Fontain Empire's blockade!

Absolutely ridiculous!

He'd left home for a trip... and came back to find he no longer had a home!

Meanwhile, over on the other side, Flender, inspired by the exhilarating news from Dai Mubai, once again started to entertain ambitious thoughts.

But this time, after being burned by Yu Xiaogang's mistake, he didn't dare to make it public.

He decided to keep the news quiet until he had full confidence, then he'd confess everything to Liu Erlong.

Though he was thinking this, he couldn't help but show a few signs on the surface.

He became noticeably less focused on teaching at Blue Tyrant Academy.

Having known him for many years, Liu Erlong immediately sensed something was off.

So she sought him out for a confrontation.

Flender followed Liu Erlong to the library.

It was a quiet place, and the kind of thing they didn't want others to overhear.

"..." Dan Heng glanced at the two of them, visibly helpless.

If you want somewhere peaceful to talk, why do you insist on bothering him?

He was designing a soul tool and just starting to think about who could help him build it.

"Erlong, I didn't expect you to see through me so quickly. It's like this—Dai Mubai is actually a prince of the Star Luo Empire..."

Flender came clean, unable to suppress the smile at the corner of his lips.

Liu Erlong rolled her eyes and sneered, "No wonder you're so happy. With sponsorship from the Star Luo Empire, of course you'll be able to run the academy well!"

Flender replied helplessly, "Erlong, this is only natural. For men, ambition is normal! Even Mr. Dan Heng—if such an opportunity was placed in front of you, wouldn't you take it?"

Flender shot Dan Heng a look, hoping he'd back him up.

Dan Heng shook his head and said bluntly, "I'm not interested. I'm just an ordinary librarian."

Flender sighed and muttered, "Mr. Dan Heng, you're too modest! Ordinary? With a face like yours, if I were Erlong, I might've fallen in love with you too."

"Flender! Don't spew nonsense!" Liu Erlong immediately swore, her face turning crimson.

She grabbed Flender by the collar, ready to teach him a lesson.

She turned to Dan Heng and quickly explained, "Mr. Dan Heng, d-don't listen to his nonsense! I know the meaning of 'a friend's partner is off-limits'!"

Dan Heng just shook his head slightly, ignoring their antics and focusing on inscribing the core formation on the soul tool, getting ready to ask someone for help.

Flender raised both hands in surrender, but inside he was bitterly amused.

Even though Liu Erlong said she wouldn't fall for Dan Heng... in all the years he'd known her, she'd never blushed like that for anyone.

People used to tease the two of them, but Liu Erlong always remained indifferent.

Because... she had a clear conscience!

Flender sighed, "What I meant was—if I had Mr. Dan Heng's talent, anything I wanted to do would go smoothly."

Liu Erlong let go of Flender, shoving him to the ground. "And you think you're worthy to be compared to Mr. Dan Heng?"

Flender shook his head helplessly, "Do I really seem that useless to you, Erlong? I admit I'm not as talented as Mr. Dan Heng, but I'm not that bad, right?"

"Mr. Dan Heng, you be the judge. Huh, what's this drawing? A formula?"

Flender asked curiously, sneaking peeks at the paper like a thief.

Might as well memorize what he could!

Dan Heng shook his head, "Not a formula. It's a soul tool I saw in some ancient books. It once existed, but for some reason it disappeared..."

"I don't really understand it myself," he added.

Still peeking, Flender didn't believe for a second it was some worthless thing.

If he could memorize it and reproduce it later, he might make a fortune. Then he wouldn't need any sponsorship at all!

But Liu Erlong yanked him back and warned,

"Flender! Don't distract Mr. Dan Heng from his work!"

Flender pulled a face. "You're being so biased! I actually came to warn Mr. Dan Heng! I've always considered him a friend!"

"What warning?" Liu Erlong scoffed.

Flender said seriously, "Erlong, you don't know this, but Dan Heng's disciple Zhu Zhuqing is actually from the Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire. She's Dai Mubai's fiancée, but their relationship's kind of on the rocks. Now that the Star Luo royal family's people are here, Dai Mubai's bound to cause trouble."

"We're all friends. I don't want things to get ugly. Mr. Dan Heng, just be careful."

Flender's tone was sincere.

Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, "If he dares bully Zhu Zhuqing, I don't care what kind of royal bird he is—I'll beat him up!"

"Mr. Dan Heng, don't worry, I've got your back!"

Liu Erlong patted her chest seriously.

Dan Heng looked up at Flender, then nodded. "Thanks."

Flender's face lit up with a huge grin. "No need to thank me! It's only right. After all, this is kind of a mess we at Shrek brought on ourselves..."

Liu Erlong noticed that Dan Heng hadn't paid attention to her and pouted slightly, clearly a bit displeased.

After Flender left, he rushed to redraw the diagram he had memorized and brought it straight to Yu Xiaogang.

Grabbing Yu Xiaogang's shoulders, he said excitedly,

"Xiaogang, take a look—this is something Mr. Dan Heng is researching! He said it's a soul tool. I have a feeling this is incredibly valuable! If we figure it out..."

Flender couldn't help but grin, lost in his fantasy.

Yu Xiaogang furrowed his brow, "A soul tool? I've heard of them, but only know a little. For example, storage-type soul tools—those are one kind..."

He studied the blueprint in silence for a while.

Flender couldn't help asking, "So, Xiaogang? Can you make sense of it?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head, "Why are you so impatient? I already told you I barely know anything about them. How could I make progress right away?"

"Dan Heng must have some special books or sources, which is why he understands. That's not fair, you get it? It's like that facial mask thing—he definitely read it somewhere. But I'm different. I researched that on my own..."

The more Yu Xiaogang spoke, the more off-topic he got—trying to prove he was better than Dan Heng.

Yuxiaogang was really being stubborn.

Who cares whether you're better than Dan Heng or not!

...

On the other side, in the afternoon, Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing happened to arrive together.

Dan Heng then had them help with the engraving of the soul guide.

The level-one soul guide he designed was a jet-style flying soul guide, a self-innovation. In previous records of soul guides, level-one soul guides didn't have flying capabilities.

After explaining this, he took the two girls out to buy materials.

Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing followed behind Dan Heng, keeping a bit of distance.

Dan Heng was picking out materials at the shops along the street.

Resources related to soul masters were all measured in gold soul coins.

When he checked his pocket, Dan Heng felt a little awkward.

Almost all his money was controlled by Gu Yue Na. Right now, he only had a few silver soul coins, which were meant for food.

The shopkeeper, who was grooming his sparse hair in front of the mirror, lightly chuckled when he saw Dan Heng's expression.

"Brother, forgot to bring your money? Is your money controlled by your wife? I understand. You can take a look first..."

The shopkeeper gave a knowing smile, his eyes filled with meaning.

A handsome man like Dan Heng, with a slightly weak temperament and modest, luxurious clothes, clearly looked like someone's pampered husband.

There was no way he'd be given much money.

He knew too well how things worked in Tiandou City!

Dan Heng shook his head and waved to the two girls outside.

Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing entered the shop.

"Dan Heng, what's wrong?" Shui Yue'er asked, smiling brightly.

Dan Heng first looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked, "Zhuqing, do you have any gold soul coins?"

Zhu Zhuqing was startled for a moment, then took out more than twenty gold soul coins from her storage soul guide and handed them to Dan Heng.

"Teacher, I haven't registered at the Spirit Hall recently, so... this is all I have left."

Dan Heng frowned slightly. These gold soul coins wouldn't be enough. He then looked at Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er smiled mischievously and took out a crystal card, handing it to Dan Heng.

"Dan Heng, there are over 300,000 gold soul coins in here. You can use it! Just send me a finished product when you're done!" Shui Yue'er said generously.

Dan Heng thanked her and immediately started buying materials without hesitation.

The shopkeeper stared wide-eyed at this scene.

Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuqing were both rare beauties, and the shopkeeper had never seen such beautiful women before.

And yet, they were both following Dan Heng?

It wasn't what he thought. Dan Heng actually had two beautiful women following him?

Why?

Was he somehow better than the shopkeeper?

The shopkeeper looked at Dan Heng, "This kid's as handsome as I am, right?"

Until Dan Heng and the girls left, the shopkeeper still couldn't figure it out.

...

Shui Yue'er's big eyes were fixed on Dan Heng as she spoke, "Dan Heng, you're so knowledgeable! I never thought it would be possible to fly like that! It's unbelievable!"

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Zhu Zhuqing stepped a little forward, blocking Shui Yue'er's line of sight.

This flirtatious girl was always looking at her teacher with those greedy eyes. It was so annoying!

Although the two had become close friends, the teacher couldn't be shared!

Shui Yue'er pouted, unhappy. "Zhuqing, you're being too much! Move aside! I want to look at Dan Heng's back..."

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Dan Heng's rear.

"..." Zhu Zhuqing clenched her teeth, her anger rising.

This little flirt was going too far!

She knew that Shui Yue'er would probably fantasize about it later!

"Zhuqing?!"

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er.

Dan Heng, who was ahead, also stopped and turned around.

They saw a tall, strong woman in a black leather outfit walking towards Zhu Zhuqing, with a man in a suit of golden hair standing beside her.

Seeing them, Zhu Zhuqing's expression immediately changed.

Shui Yue'er asked in surprise, "Zhuqing, who are they?"

Zhu Zhuqing spoke coldly, "Not familiar, don't worry about them. Let's just go."

Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er tried to bypass them.

But Zhu Zhuqing's older sister, Zhu Zhu Yun, suddenly flashed in front of them, her face showing a hint of displeasure.

"Zhuqing, is this how you speak to your sister?"

Zhu Zhu Yun frowned.

"!!!" Shui Yue'er's eyes widened, but quickly showed an understanding expression.

Zhu Zhuqing coldly responded, "I have nothing to talk to you about. Please move aside."

"You might not have anything to say to Zhu Yun, but we have something to discuss with you, Zhu Zhuqing. Do you still remember your responsibilities?"

"Since we've met, there's no need for us to go looking for you. Come with us now, let's go to Blue Tyrant Academy and settle things with Dai Mubai."

Dai Weisi's voice was cold, his face slightly pale, clearly lacking rest. His attitude seemed impatient.

Shui Yue'er frowned, "No matter who you are, you don't have the right to control Zhuqing!"

"This is none of your business!"

Dai Weisi coldly retorted, "Zhu Zhuqing, my patience is limited. Don't make me take action. If you do, you'll regret it. Or do you think you're stronger than us two?"

Zhu Zhu Yun's body flickered, appearing in front of Zhu Zhuqing and reaching for her wrist, "Stop it, Zhuqing. Something big has happened in the Star Luo Empire. You have to come with us..."

Her move missed, and Zhu Zhuqing also flickered away, dodging it.

This meant Zhu Zhuqing's speed was actually above Zhu Zhu Yun's.

Zhu Zhu Yun's face darkened instantly.

Dai Weisi snorted coldly, "You're refusing my kindness, huh? Then don't blame me for being harsh!"

(The end of this Chapter)