Under their back-and-forth persuasion, Yu Tianheng ultimately decided to temporarily abandon the idea of returning to Heaven Dou City.
However, he was not entirely convinced by Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
Instead, he made up his mind to observe for a period. If Shrek's subsequent development did not meet his expectations, and he didn't receive good treatment there, then even if it meant sacrificing his uncle-nephew relationship with Yu Xiaogang, he would resolutely leave.
Upon hearing Yu Tianheng's words, Flender and Yu Xiaogang simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Yu Tianheng didn't leave immediately, they had absolute confidence in their ability to make him stay.
After all, when it came to brainwashing, even across the entire Douluo Continent, Flender and Yu Xiaogang were definitely among the best.
Brainwashing a Yu Tianheng was not very difficult for them at all.
However, what they never expected was that events immediately unfolded beyond their predictions.
Before Dai Mubai could even return to the Imperial Palace to explain the situation, seek help from the Star Luo Emperor, and have Shrek Academy re-established, his good elder brother, Dai Weisi, sought him out immediately upon learning of Dai Mubai's return to Star Luo City.
At the Imperial Palace gates, Dai Weisi looked at Dai Mubai and the Shrek Academy group opposite him, raising an eyebrow in a teasing manner.
"Oh, am I seeing things? Isn't this our Third Prince, Dai Mubai? Why are you back?"
Hearing this nightmare-like voice, a trace of fear flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes, and his complexion instantly turned extremely grim.
He mustered his courage, looked at Dai Weisi opposite him, and gritted his teeth, saying,
"Dai Weisi, what do you mean? Don't forget our competition isn't over yet. Can't I come back?"
Dai Weisi shook his finger upon hearing this, his face full of playful amusement.
"No, no, no, I'm just curious. Shouldn't you be at that remote Shrek Academy right now? Why are you back at this time?"
Although Dai Mubai had left the Star Luo Empire previously, Dai Weisi had not relaxed his vigilance.
As long as Dai Mubai was alive, he could very well threaten him in the struggle for the throne.
It was precisely for this reason that Dai Weisi had been sending people to inquire about Dai Mubai's whereabouts for the past few years.
It wasn't until he confirmed that Dai Mubai had given up on himself, spending his days with women in and out of hotels, that he truly stopped viewing him as a competitor.
Now, seeing Dai Mubai return, Dai Weisi subconsciously assumed he was preparing to return and concede defeat.
Thinking of this, the smile on Dai Weisi's face grew even wider as he slowly said to Dai Mubai,
"Are you suddenly returning this time to concede defeat?"
"If so, I can give you this chance. For the sake of us being brothers, I can spare your life."
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai's clenched fists creaked, and the flesh on both sides of his cheeks began to tremble slightly from gritting his teeth so hard.
"Concede defeat my ass! The outcome is still unknown, don't act like a victor in front of me."
Dai Weisi smiled without speaking, not taking his attitude seriously at all.
In Dai Weisi's view, the struggle for the throne between them had already been decided the moment Dai Mubai chose to flee.
Now, Dai Mubai was merely engaged in a desperate struggle, which was meaningless except for wasting time.
However, even so, Dai Mubai would absolutely not give up just like that.
Dai Mubai knew very well that this good elder brother was completely deceiving him.
No matter if he voluntarily conceded defeat, Dai Weisi would absolutely not allow him to continue living.
In fact, regarding the struggle for the Star Luo Empire's throne, every generation of the Dai Family's direct lineage had only one path after losing: death.
But the Zhu Family women were different.
Just like Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai, if Dai Weisi won, Dai Mubai would definitely not survive, but he wouldn't just kill Zhu Zhuqing; instead, he would take her into his own harem.
It had been like this for many years.
So, after looking around and not seeing Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Weisi asked curiously,
"Where's my sister-in-law? Didn't Zhu Zhuqing go looking for you? Why didn't she come back with you?"
Dai Mubai could hear the implied meaning in Dai Weisi's words, which instantly enraged him, his rationality completely vanishing, and he burst into curses at Dai Weisi.
"Dai Weisi, you damn bastard, I'm telling you, I will defeat you in the struggle for the throne and kill you with my own hands."
Dai Mubai was already extremely annoyed because of Zhu Zhuqing.
He was clearly Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, yet she chose to leave him and get involved with Luo Ye.
Thinking that Zhu Zhuqing had likely been in intimate contact with Luo Ye every day during this period, Dai Mubai felt an invisible hat on his head, making him wish he could tear Luo Ye to shreds with a single claw.
Dai Weisi did not know the reason behind this.
So, upon hearing Dai Mubai's insults, the Star Luo First Prince's face instantly darkened.
Seeing the conflict between the two on the verge of erupting, Yu Tianheng felt a sudden blackout, thoroughly realizing that he had fallen into a trap.
Yu Xiaogang and Flender had repeatedly said that with Dai Mubai's backing, Shrek Academy would definitely develop in the shortest time and receive incredibly vast and abundant resources.
But what was the situation now?
Dai Mubai hadn't even stepped through the Imperial Palace gates before being stopped by another prince.
And the words were full of disdain for Dai Mubai, as if Dai Mubai's status in the Star Luo Empire was very low.
Yu Tianheng gave Yu Xiaogang a deep look, feeling that his uncle spared no effort in deceiving his nephew.
If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang's coaxing along the way, how could he have abandoned a better academy and insisted on joining this so-called Shrek Academy?
If he had known this, he shouldn't have considered their uncle-nephew relationship and agreed to the other party; he should have refused Yu Xiaogang's invitation no matter what.
While Yu Tianheng was grumbling to himself, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji's moods also became exceptionally heavy.
They had heard from Dai Mubai about the method of contending for the throne in the Star Luo Empire before, so they were somewhat mentally prepared for it.
However, after witnessing it firsthand, they realized that they had still underestimated the cruelty of the Star Luo Empire.
Every generation of Star Luo Emperors had to experience a struggle with their own brothers to ascend to power.
Although doing so could temper the emperor's character and prevent them from being soft-hearted when facing enemies,
This would also mean that the number of strong individuals within the Star Luo Empire's imperial family would be extremely few.
Within the Star Luo Empire, everything seemed to exude a bizarre aura.