Chapter 331 You Zhu is the more suitable person to be the heir
You Zhu and Yun Tiankuo followed the palace servants towards the Langyue Altar.
As a result, he met Huo Lie halfway.
Huo Lie looked at You Zhu with some horror. Although this was the first time You Zhu took off the black veil in front of him, he still recognized You Zhu at a glance.
The palace attendant immediately introduced respectfully, "Your Highness, this is the Second Prince, the son of the late Princess Huo Dai, who is now being raised by Your Majesty."
You Zhu stood still, raised his head slightly, and looked at Huo Lie with disdain.
Huo Lie was extremely frightened and spoke tremblingly, "I... I am your... your brother the Crown Prince."
"Get out!" You Zhu said impatiently.
“You…” Huo Lie’s eyes instantly turned red, and he ran away, shouting as he ran, “You…you wait.”
The palace attendant was shocked by the two princes' reactions. He carefully glanced at the second prince who had just returned to the palace, and then at the crown prince who was fleeing...
The second prince looks so calm and composed. Compared with the embarrassed one, why does he seem more like the crown prince?
The palace maid was shocked to realize that she had such thoughts, and she broke out in a cold sweat and hurried to continue leading the way.
Huo Lie ran back to the Fire Temple trembling with fear.
"Father!" As soon as he saw the fire banquet, he started howling like a ghost.
Huo Yan was already a little annoyed, and when he heard him crying, his expression suddenly turned cold, "What's wrong? Why are you crying all day? Does that make you look like a prince?"
"Father, how could you raise little Zhuzi under your knees?" Huo Lie said aggrievedly.
Huo Yan sighed helplessly, "He is indeed your aunt's child, and there is nothing father can do about it, but..."
His expression grew gloomy. "He won't be able to sit on the throne of the Second Prince for long."
"Really?" Huo Lie became happy in an instant.
Huo Yan worriedly warned him, "No matter what, just stay away from him."
"I understand." Huo Lie was obviously a head taller than You Zhu, but his fear of You Zhu was really deeply rooted in his heart. Even if Huo Yan didn't say it, he would definitely stay away from You Zhu.
He left muttering, "Father, keep your word. Remember to get rid of him quickly."
After dark, Huo Yan dismissed his attendants and went to the secret room alone, where he saw the Fire Seal.
"Are you still going to play dumb, my elder brother?" He walked forward slowly and stood not far from the Fire Seal.
Huo Xi felt disappointed when he saw that the person coming was not Xiaotuanzi, but when he thought that Xiaotuanzi might also come, he couldn't help but worry.
He screamed “Ahhhhhh…” at Huo Yan, hoping that Huo Yan would leave quickly.
But Huo Yan obviously didn't think so. He even sat down on the chair next to him in a good mood, as if he wanted to have a good chat with Huo Xi.
"Brother, do you know who's back? You'll never guess."
Huo Yan smiled. "It's Dai'er's son. How is it? It's unbelievable, right? He's still alive, and even... adopted by Bai Yunfeng."
"Baiyun Peak?" Huo Xi continued to play dumb, "Baiyun Peak! Baiyun Peak! Baiyun Peak!"
"Yes, Bai Yunfeng, you and I both lost to this man. He is really annoying."
When Baiyun Peak was mentioned, Huo Yan obviously really disliked it, and his expression became even gloomier.
"Brother, what do you think is Bai Yunfeng's purpose in adopting You Zhu? Could it be that he wants to use You Zhu to control the entire Northern Barbarians?"
Huo Yan smirked again.
He was extremely disgusted with Huo Yan's behavior of judging others by his own mean standards.
"No matter what Baiyunfeng's purpose is, no matter what Youzhu wants to do..."
Huo Yan stood up again and said, "If anyone wants to snatch the position of Barbarian King from me, Big Brother should know what will happen to them."
Huo Xi was stunned for a moment. Huo Yan's meaning was very clear. He would not show mercy to anyone who wanted to grab that position.
Huo Yan sneered at this, "What? Big Brother, do you understand? Are you not pretending to be stupid anymore?"
"Playing dumb! Playing dumb! Playing dumb!" Huo Xi grinned foolishly again.
Huo Yan gritted his teeth in hatred and finally said in a cold voice, "Brother, whether you are pretending to be stupid or really stupid, as long as you stay here obediently, I will let you and Ling'er live well, otherwise..."
"If something unexpected happens to you, don't blame your brother for not reminding you."
After saying that, he strode away.
Huo Xi shouted happily, "Don't go, don't go, don't go!"
He finally calmed down after confirming that Huo Yan had gone far away and would not come back.
He couldn't help but worry about You Zhu.
The child finally survived, and he owed too much to his sister Huo Dai. How could he protect You Zhu?
At the same time, Xiaotuanzi knew that Huo Yan would go to Huo Xi tonight, so she didn't plan to go.
After dark, she looked at the stars.
The city lord uncle and sixth brother said that there would be a welcome banquet in a few days, and she wanted to see what happened that day.
Soon, Li Suining learned some news from Xingxing, and she hurried in to tell You Zhu.
"Sixth brother, we will all be poisoned at the welcome banquet."
She saw from the stars the scene of people falling down from poisoning.
You Zhu frowned angrily, "This Fire Banquet is as despicable as ever."
But now that my sister saw it in advance, they can avoid it.
So, You Zhu reminded Hui Yuntiankuo and others not to eat anything or drink alcohol on the day of the welcome banquet.
Yun Tiankuo couldn't help but ask, "Does the Second Prince suspect that the Fire Banquet is playing tricks with the food and drinks?"
"It's not a doubt," You Zhu said firmly, "I will definitely do it. Believe me."
Yun Tiankuo nodded instantly, "Don't worry, Second Prince. I will tell everyone to be careful."
In the next few days, the eleven city lords arrived in the capital one after another. Although there are only ten cities left in the Northern Barbarians, there are still twelve city lords.
Following Bai Yu'an's instructions, Yun Tiankuo met with these city lords in private to discuss Huo Yan's act of ceding two cities.
Obviously, more than half of the city lords were very dissatisfied with the fire banquet.
Afterwards, Yun Tiankuo said that You Zhu was young and promising, and had the demeanor of Princess Huo Dai back then. On the contrary, Huo Lie was almost scared to death when he saw You Zhu.
After hearing these words, a brave city lord bluntly said that You Zhu was a more suitable heir.
Some even said that among the three siblings Huo Xi, Huo Yan and Huo Dai, Huo Dai was more suitable to be the wise ruler leading the Northern Barbarians in terms of courage, strategy and even martial arts, but just because she was a woman, Huo Xi could only be the Barbarian King.
But even so, Huo Dai's act of sneaking into the Bai family army and single-handedly inflicting heavy damage on the Bai family army is still talked about by many northern barbarians.
Yun Tiankuo roughly understood what everyone was thinking. If nothing unexpected happened, at least half of these people would support You Zhu. Everything depended on You Zhu's performance at the welcome banquet.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the welcome banquet.
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