Douluo: After transforming into a soul beast, I will roll inward to save my life

Dai Xiyun and Davis are brothers, but they have the same father but different mothers.

Dai Xiyun's mother was not a daughter of the Zhu family, but a concubine of Emperor Xingluo, born in a vassal kingdom of Longxing City.

His mother died early, and Dai Xiyun grew up following Davis.

Before Dai Xiyun almost died, the relationship between the brothers was relatively harmonious.

But, only before.

Dai Xiyun pushed the other person's hand away and said, "Stop pretending. Aren't you expecting me to die?"

"I know you don't want to use your deceased mother as an excuse, but Longxing City is in such a serious situation. How are you going to explain it to your father?" Davis did not step away. "Dai Xiyun, think about Zhu Zhufeng. Do you want to kill her?"

"I have already covered for you with the Emperor. Go and admit your mistake. For the sake of the Elite Competition, the Emperor will not make it difficult for you."

Dai Xiyun didn't know what the other party was trying to do, but this was indeed a better way to get out of this situation than the excuses he had come up with. "Got it."

Half an hour later.

Dai Xiyun left the hall and found that Davis had not left. He paused and walked over. "Do you know the Long family?"

Davis scowled, "The Long family, the one on the border?"

"Ah."

The news about Longxing City had long been reported back to the palace, so Davis naturally knew what his younger brother wanted to ask. This was not the place to talk, so Davis walked out of the palace and signaled Dai Xiyun to follow.

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"The previous head of the Long family had nine children in total, and his first wife gave birth to his eldest son, Long Lichuan."

"Long Lichuan was the last patriarch of the Long family before it collapsed. He joined the army when he was a teenager. The foundation accumulated by the Long family for generations almost cleared all obstacles for him. He also relied on his own strong abilities to quickly become one of the important border commanders of the Xing Luo Empire."

"Long Lichuan's smooth life experience has made him an extremely upright and conceited person. He is very clear about rewards and punishments in the army, and he is not partial even to the children of nobles. He is even more outspoken in the court, and he disdains to negotiate and shirk responsibility. Over time, he has offended countless people, including Your Majesty."

This was the letter Dai Xiyun sent back to Longxing City shortly after he returned to the palace. Nan Yin glanced at it and handed it to Nan Li. "It's written so bluntly, A-li, I'm giving it to you to read."

"Give it to me?" Nan Li took it doubtfully.

"After the death of his first wife, the previous head of the Long family married a soul master whose martial spirit was a white fox. The daughter she gave birth to, Long Lingyun, inherited the talents of both her parents, and her martial spirit mutated, becoming what A-li calls the fox dragon."

"Long Lingyun's appearance was more like her mother's, and she had many suitors. However, she also went to the border to join the army when she was fifteen, and she stayed there for twenty years."

"During this period, a noble disciple went to the border to ask for marriage, but was rejected; a soldier at the border asked for marriage, but was rejected; Your Majesty was interested, but was also rejected."

"Originally, Long Lingyun's presence could help the Long family ease some of their personal connections, but her tough attitude not only failed to change the situation for the Long family, but her repeated rejections of marriage made the Long family's situation in the court even more difficult."

"As several younger brothers and sisters were born, grew up, and joined the army, Long Lichuan and Long Lingyun's prestige in the army also rose day by day..."

Seeing this, even Nan Li, who didn't care about the power struggle, couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. Military generals, especially those who hold real power, are undoubtedly the ones who are most likely to cause the emperor to be wary.

The dragon soars across the sky, and Lichuan towers over the clouds. Wouldn’t the next step be for the dragon to lose its power?

As expected, "…starting from the third son, all the way to the eighth sister, the six sons of the Long family died one after another. The third and fourth sons died on the battlefield, and the seventh son died in the military tent shortly after being seriously injured. The three were posthumously awarded titles for their merits. Since then, the Long family has been trying to hold back its edge."

"After the previous head of the Long family passed away, Long Lichuan took over the position of head of the family. Just over forty days later, a secret report was delivered to the palace. The fifth, sixth, and eighth sons of the Long family were charged with treason. The evidence was irrefutable, and His Majesty personally ordered their execution..."

"When the Long family was in trouble, I was in Day Island and didn't know the inside story. When I returned to the palace, the news from the army and the court had already been blocked. Davis just said that it was His Majesty's will and asked me not to continue investigating. Zhu Feng told me privately that after the death of the sixth son of the Long family, the other three siblings had submitted memorials many times, saying that the children of the Long family would never rebel, but His Majesty rejected them one by one."

Seeing this, Nan Li looked up, "Is that what I thought it meant?"

Lan Xi spoke before Nan Yin and asked, "What do you mean?"

"To execute them is the cause, and the crime of rebellion is the result." The king wants his subjects to die.

Nan Yin sneered and nodded to confirm Nan Li's guess.

The more Nan Li looked at it, the tighter her brows furrowed. Dong Yun stood next to her, his expression unchanged, and it was obvious that he knew this kind of thing very well.

With the words "died one after another", only Long Lichuan, Long Lingyun and Long Shouyue were left among the nine sons of the Long family. However, the matter did not end there.

"I don't know how Long Lingyun found out the source of the secret report. It is said that someone saw a white-haired woman rushing into the informer's house in broad daylight. Your Majesty sent someone to capture her, but found that no one in the house was alive. However, Long Lingyun went to the court with a sword."

"All officials unanimously proposed to execute him, and His Majesty followed suit and issued an edict. Since then, there has been no Long family in Xingluo City anymore."

"But Long Lingyun and others actually appeared alive outside Longxing City. I searched through all the files but could not find the reason. I only know that the Lord of Longxing City who sheltered them was a member of the Long Family Army when he was young. Later, due to an injury, he gave up martial arts and turned to literature. He became the Lord of the City smoothly..."

Before in Longgu Village, the Lord of Longxing City said that Long Lichuan saved his life and the Long family also cultivated him vigorously, which is why he has the status of the lord of the city today.

Since they were friends for life and death, just like herself and Dong Yun who were not brothers but better than brothers, Nan Li could understand why the Lord of Longxing City sheltered Long Lichuan. What surprised her was why Long Lingyun did not die.

"How many lives does this guy have?" Nan Li muttered, but he did not think that what Longgu Village did was excusable.

Every injustice has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. No matter how wronged the Long family is, it has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Using living people as sacrifices is undoubtedly a humiliation to the deceased soldiers!

After reading the letter, Nan Li stood there for a long time without saying a word.

Dong Yun called her: "A Li?"

"I'm going to take a look at Chen Yuan's house." Nan Li waved her paw at her mother and pulled Dong Yun away.

After the two left, Lan Xi said calmly: "It's about time."

"It's almost there, just one or two more games to go."

One or two games would only take five or six days, and including the subsequent hell road, it would probably take about ten days.

"Then what are you waiting for? Get ready and we can leave when Nanli and Dongyun come back."

Lan Xi was a little too enthusiastic. Nan Yin looked at her and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a few more days."

It has been three years. Calculating the time, Luo Gu and Zhu Zhulang should have come out of the City of Slaughter.