Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Imperial Palace Wow~ Wow~.
With a baby's cry, a pair of twin babies came into the world.
A cry, and two babies.
One of the babies was making a lot of noise, but the other baby was quiet and didn't cry, which made him seem quite extraordinary.
Beside the two infants, an incredibly dignified middle-aged man gazed lovingly at the two babies in their swaddling clothes. After a long while, he withdrew his reluctant gaze and turned to look at another man dressed in fine clothes.
"Xuexing, this child... I'm entrusting him to you."
"Brother..." Xuexing looked at her elder brother excitedly.
He had never seen his elder brother, the Emperor Xue Ye, show such an expression before. He was the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire! One of the three most powerful people in the entire Douluo Continent!
Why did he look so helpless?
Xueye couldn't help but glance at the two babies again before saying to Xuexing:
Do you know why I called you here?
thump!
Prince Xuexing immediately knelt down, grabbed his brother's leg, and wailed, "Brother! I admit that I was sometimes arrogant, extravagant, lazy, and abusive..."
Xue Xing's hands trembled more and more as she spoke, but she held Emperor Xue Ye's hand even tighter.
"But I'm your only brother! You can't kill me!"
"Get out! What nonsense are you spouting! Who said I was going to kill you!" Emperor Xueye kicked his good-for-nothing younger brother away.
Prince Xuexing, however, paid no attention. He pointed to the closed doors and windows, as well as the dismissed palace maids and guards.
"You're already like this, aren't you planning to take out an axe and chop me up to silence me? There's no need, Your Majesty! I'm just a prince! I have less than eight hundred Soul Masters under my command! I will never steal your throne!"
"You may not seize my throne, but others do." Emperor Xueye suddenly sighed.
He touched one of the babies' cheeks, then gently picked it up: "In recent years, the Spirit Hall has grown stronger and stronger. Under the leadership of the new Pope, their ambitions are obvious. If war breaks out... don't tell me you have no doubts at all!"
Hearing Xue Ye say this, Xue Xing quickly wiped away his tears. He looked at his two nephews, as if he understood what Xue Ye meant:
"Brother, you mean..."
Xueye handed the baby in her arms to Xuexing, who quickly took it and held the child tightly in her arms.
Seeing this, Xueye suddenly breathed a sigh of relief:
"If we win, then everything will be wonderful; but if we lose, the Heavenly Dou royal family will have no chance of survival."
The path to supremacy has always been fraught with bloodshed.
"Thank God, I have twins! Xuexing, I'm entrusting these children to you. Take them away! The farther the better!"
"Your Majesty! Why go to such lengths! You are the Emperor of our Heavenly Dou!"
"What can an emperor do? I am just a Soul Saint. Even if I am an emperor, I cannot escape the assassination attempts of a Title Douluo. After all... I cannot have several Title Douluos protecting me closely."
Xue Ye silently took out a jade pendant from his bosom, unleashed his Soul Saint-level soul power, and broke it in two. He then placed one half into the baby's arms.
The baby suddenly laughed, and seeing the smiling child, Xueye returned a father's smile, then solemnly said:
"Xue Xing, the future of my Tian Dou royal family is in your hands. No matter what... you must leave an heir for my Xue family."
Xuexing was in tears. He could only hug the child in his arms tighter and nod repeatedly.
"I understand, Your Majesty... By the way, the child doesn't have a name yet, right? Could you give him one?"
"A name?" Xueye thought for a moment. "I've heard a saying that goes, 'When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent, so...'"
"I understand! The Fourth Prince will be named Avalanche! The Fifth Prince will be named Snowflake!"
"Get lost!" Xueye couldn't help but kick Xuexing!
"Snowflake? Is that a boy's name?"
"Xue Gu! That's his real name!"
Xuexing rubbed her kicked bottom and muttered, "Xuegu? Xuegu? Doesn't that sound more like a girl's name?"
"You're not convinced? Then take it." Xueye looked at her good-for-nothing younger brother with disdain.
Xuexing wasn't angry. Instead, she chuckled and said, "When an avalanche happens, snowflakes don't pretend to be innocent. Every single one of them is bravely venturing to the ends of the earth! So, brother, what do you think of the name Xueya (Snowy Cliff)?"
"Xueya?" Xueye murmured to herself, thinking that it did sound... better than the name she had chosen.
"I'll do as you say... but you should find him an ordinary family. The surname Xue is too obvious."
"Mmm." Xuexing nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Leave things to me, just watch!"
After saying this, Xue Xing, carrying the baby, secretly left the palace like a thief under the cover of several Soul Masters with stealth skills...
Six years later, in Nottingham.
This place is south of the Heavenly Dou Empire, located in the Fasno Province, a border trade hub, adjacent to the Star Luo Empire and the Barak Kingdom.
This is indeed a good hiding place. It is in a remote location, and the highest-ranking Soul Master in the city is only a Soul Grandmaster.
At this moment, in Biyou Village
Today is sunny, and the weather will change from cloudy to sunny.
On the lawn, a six-year-old boy standing under a parasol is directing three fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boys who are busy at work.
"Liu Huang, you are responsible for controlling the specific gravity of the sulfur."
"Xiao Shi, you are responsible for controlling the specific gravity of the saltpeter."
"Mu Tan, you are responsible for controlling the specific gravity of the charcoal."
Despite being only six years old, the boy's words were filled with unquestionable confidence, while the three young men being commanded showed no anger whatsoever, instead appearing completely submissive.
They were all subordinates recruited from various places by this young man named Lin Ya. Their martial spirits, like their names, were sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal.
After the three of them placed the materials in a sealed container according to Lin Ya's instructions, Lin Ya looked at the last fifteen-year-old girl with satisfaction.
"Bai Tang, go add some sugar too, just the right amount."
Upon hearing Lin Ya's words, the girl named Bai Tang sighed.
How much is the right amount? Can't you just explain it more clearly?
Bai Tang slowly walked over, then pointed her finger, and strands of pure white sugar fell into the container. After that, she ran away, and together with Liu Huang, Xiao Shi, and Mu Tan, they ran to Lin Ya's side and covered their ears.
"What are you afraid of!" Lin Ya looked at the four of them with annoyance. "I'm a six-year-old child and I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of!"
After saying that, Lin Ya patted an old butler next to him and then silently shielded the four of them in front of him.
"Sigh..." The old butler sighed and reluctantly walked to the sealed iron barrel.
Those four were the "researchers" Lin Ya mentioned. Now that the researchers have completed their task, it's natural that they need test subjects.
And this experimental subject...
With another sigh, the old butler gave Lin Ya a deep look:
"To have such a young master as a son... is truly a misfortune!"
(End of chapter)