Xingluo Empire, Xingluo City.
Today is the annual noble banquet of Xingluo Empire, which is used by the royal family to unite the core of the empire. Xingluo Emperor Xu Jiawei and Princess Xu Jiujiu both attended, and Duke Dai Haodu of White Tiger stationed in Mingdou Mountain Range sent his eldest son Dai Yuheng to represent him.
The bright and warm sun poured down from the sky. The noble man was wearing an exquisite suit, his hair was oiled and shiny, and the woman sat in the carriage with elegant manners. When she saw the civilians on the roadside, she smiled kindly.
The royal guards opened the door, and the extravagant decoration behind the door adorned the nobles' faces with a magnificent golden color.
The Xingluo nobles wore gorgeous clothes and brought their most beautiful female companions. They asked each other about their well-being and constantly tested the possibility of exchanging family interests behind them.
The crisp sound of wine glasses clinking rang out, and Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu each drank the wine in their glasses. Xu Jiawei glanced at the Xingluo nobles, his eyes locked on Dai Yuheng, patted Xu Jiujiu's fair palm, and whispered,
"Royal sister, go and talk to Yuheng."
"Um."
Xu Jiujiu picked up a glass of wine and handled the conversation with the Xingluo nobles with ease while slowly walking towards Dai Yuheng. But when she was halfway there, she suddenly felt a chill penetrate her body, as if an evil ghost was staring at her.
The princess looked around alertly but didn't see anyone suspicious until she felt an icy breath hit her neck and turned around suddenly, seeing a young face that she had some impression of.
"You are... Viscount Mo Xing?"
There was a barely perceptible flash of disgust in Xu Jiujiu's eyes. Viscount Mo Xing was a notorious villain who bullied men and women and did all kinds of evil things. Xu Jiawei only tolerated him because of his father who died in the battle.
"Your Highness, long time no see."
Viscount Mo Xing spoke softly, but another person's voice came out. Xu Jiujiu was slightly stunned, and then his face changed in horror. Without caring about anything else, he hurriedly grabbed Viscount Mo Xing's sleeve and dragged him to a remote corner, saying angrily:
"Ning Bai, are you crazy? This is the most important aristocratic banquet for the Xingluo royal family. There are four Protector of the Nation Douluo hiding outside the palace. What if they find us?"
"Star Breaker, Sky Evil, Giant Strength, Giant Hammer." Ling Bai listed the four titles one by one. "I met these four of them once in Xingluo City, but they are not qualified to see through my disguise."
"The moment the twin soul guides shattered, I set out for the princess's mansion. I didn't find you, but I did find Nebula Douluo. She said the banquet would last until late at night, and I didn't want to just wait around, so I decided to come and attend a palace banquet."
"What about Viscount Mo Xing? Did you kill him?"
"That guy was riding a dragon-scale horse and rampaging around Xingluo City. He just happened to come towards me. I knocked him out and threw him into the back garden of the palace."
Xu Jiujiu said in annoyance: "Why don't you just act like an evil spirit master and kill him, so as to avoid bringing shame to the royal family all day long!"
Ling Bai looked at her strangely for a long time. Perhaps it was because she had taken over some government affairs, her style of doing things seemed to have become more fierce, and there was a dangerous tendency that she would use the evil soul master to eliminate dissidents.
"Let's get down to business." He brought the conversation back on track. "Has the Body Sect accepted your bounty order?"
"That's a relic of the gods and 100 million gold soul coins!"
Speaking of the price paid, Xu Jiujiu said with a somewhat painful expression: "The Body Sect accepted the mission yesterday and will infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire after a little preparation.
They planned to dig a tunnel to catch Mingdetang off guard, so the actual attack would be launched later.
The Body Sect has invested a lot of money this time. The Sect Master Du Bu Si personally led 70% of the sect's elite. In addition, Mingde Hall is the soul guide base camp, and there are several level nine soul guides hidden inside. It is not so easy to take advantage of the conflict between the snipe and the clam, so you should be careful."
After a two-second pause, his star-like bright eyes flickered as he said, "If possible, try to kill as many people from the Benti Sect and Mingde Hall as possible."
"Driving a tiger to devour a wolf?" Ling Bai said it all in one sentence.
"yes."
Xu Jiujiu nodded frankly: "The Sun-Moon Empire is the common enemy of the three countries in Douluo Continent, and Mingde Hall is the soul guide research and development center of the Sun-Moon Empire. The more serious the damage they suffer, the greater the interests of the three countries will be in disguise.
As for the Body Sect...The Tianhun Empire and the Xingluo Empire are two countries after all. Xingluo does not want its allies to be too weak, nor does it want them to be too strong.
You must have a grudge against the Benti Sect. Last time, you even chased Chen Yu to the bed in the hotel and killed him."
Ling Bai didn't respond, but just smiled meaningfully.
Xu Jiujiu found this smile quite hateful and wanted to turn around and leave, but he was worried about letting a Super Evil Douluo freely shuttle among the Xing Luo nobles. What if some important person accidentally offended this guy, wouldn't the Xing Luo Empire suffer losses in vain?
With a displeased look, Xu Jiujiu stood beside Ling Bai and put his arm around his wrist, and the two of them walked back to the banquet hall together.
As a royal princess, Xu Jiujiu must have attended the banquet in the most glamorous and beautiful manner. Her long golden hair was curled into loose waves and draped over her shoulders. She wore a fishtail evening dress with a waistline as soft as water, attracting the attention of many noble men.
What surprised them was that the person who had the honor of accompanying Princess Jiujiu turned out to be Viscount Moxing, a notorious villain among the nobles, and he looked very reluctant, as if he disliked Princess Jiujiu for being nosy.
Although everyone was wondering when Princess Jiujiu became so close to Viscount Moxing, no one would ask directly at the palace banquet. Everyone put on a mask of politeness and separated and joined together in moderation to the performance of the palace band. The men were witty and humorous, and the women were reserved and elegant.
"It feels like being polite is much more tiring than fighting."
Ling Bai sighed. It would be more accurate to say that he was traveling with the beauty rather than traveling with her. Even in the Xingluo royal family, Xu Jiujiu was the most popular one.
With an angelic face and top-level cultivation talent, countless noble sons have set their eyes on this piece of fat meat. The glances from all directions are like sharp knives, wishing to stab "Viscount Mo Xing" to death.
"Now that we are here, it is a good opportunity for Lord Death Prison to enjoy the Xingluo Palace banquet."
Xu Jiujiu's pace was just right, and she had a mischievous smile on her face as she swayed her star-shaped earrings.
"Princess Jiujiu."
A strong voice broke in, and the light shone on the handsome man, revealing the lines of muscles under his suit. As his footsteps fell, a steel-like breath came to his face.
The eldest son of Duke Baihu, Dai Yaoheng.
After the Soul Master Competition, Dai Yueheng completed the graduation assessment of Shrek Inner Court and came to the Xingluo Empire Army to share his father's worries. After going through blood and fire, Dai Yueheng became more and more like Dai Hao, a man of iron and blood, and he was like a good son to his father.
Xu Jiujiu took a glass of red wine from a passing waiter, gently clinked the glass with that in Dai Yuheng's hand, took a sip, leaving a faint lip mark on the rim of the glass.
"Viscount Mo Xing, I have long heard of your great name."
Dai Yuheng raised his glass and took a few steps forward, with an unquenchable fire in his eyes. This instantly made Ling Bai realize one thing: this old classmate seemed to have someone in his heart, and the object of his affection was none other than Xu Jiujiu. He came back from the army with great joy, but saw his goddess getting close to a scum. At this moment, his nameless anger was burning fiercely.
"White Tiger, hearing about it is worse than meeting it in person."
The sound of the two wine glasses colliding was extremely sharp, like a silver needle piercing someone's brain. At the moment when his hair stood on end, Dai Yuheng had no consciousness in his mind. His sudden retreat was completely an instinctive reaction of his body. He sensed the threat and took evasive action.
Dai Yuheng looked down at the wine stains on his sleeves, his eyes gleaming with surprise as he said, "Is Viscount Mo Xing so sharp? It turns out that we can't trust everything people say..."
He had heard that Viscount Mo Xing was uneducated and unskillful, but he never expected that he was actually a hidden powerful soul master. He clasped his fists, bowed, and turned to leave.
The descendant of the White Tiger was defeated. Is Viscount Mo Xing a master?
The nobles were all speculating, and some even unconsciously began to applaud. The applause was endless, as if what had just happened was a major event that would go down in history.
The applause gradually died down, and Xu Jiujiu spoke faintly: "My royal brother wants to take his relationship with Duke Baihu to a new level."
"Hmm, and then what?" Ling Bai took a fancy to a deep-sea lobster and led Xu Jiujiu towards the dining area.
"Dai Yaoheng and I are of similar age and have similar talents. Your Majesty's intention is to form an alliance between the royal family and the Duke of White Tiger..."
"Sorry to ruin your day."
"Can you please apologize properly?" Xu Jiujiu was speechless. "At least give me some compensation."
"Sure, whatever you want."
"I see you still have your charm...
Are you interested in being a princess's consort?"
"Are you so hungry that you're willing to eat anything?" Ling Bai raised his eyebrows, "You won't even let go of the evil soul masters?"
Xu Jiujiu revealed a beautiful smile as beautiful as the dusk: "The essence of the world is equal exchange. To enjoy the royal respect, you must pay for the interests of the empire.
My brother didn't really see the White Tiger lineage clearly. The White Tiger Duke Dai Hao was upright and honest, and Dai Yueheng was just like his father. There was no need to be nice to them, they would all die for the Xing Luo Empire. It was not for anything else, just because this was their homeland that they had protected for more than 10,000 years, so it didn't matter whether I married or not.
But you are different, you are very young and have unlimited potential in the future. The master of Xingluo Worship Hall is too old and is dying. Even the Medical Immortal Douluo cannot keep him alive.
Logically, the Xingluo Empire is in urgent need of a guardian. If I can tie you up with myself, it will be a blessing for both me and the empire.
As for feelings, Dai Yuheng grew up in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and Shrek Academy. I had never seen him before the last competition, so there is no relationship between us. At least you saved me in the Dark Forest and entered my bedroom..."
Xu Jiujiu's face flushed slightly: "This is a great opportunity to use the identity of Viscount Mo Xing to whitewash the evil soul master. From now on, you will still be the feared evil soul master Death Prison Douluo in the outside world.
In the Xingluo Empire, you are the princess's consort and the Viscount Moxing. I am the only one besides my brother who has inherited the Star Crown Martial Spirit. If you continue to do some things for the empire in secret, you will at least be on an equal footing with the Duke of White Tiger in the future."
The look she gave Ling Bai seemed to be a mixture of thousands of emotions, including the shyness of actively seeking love, the madness of colluding with an evil soul master, and the unstoppable ambition to climb up.
A young Super Evil Douluo with ultimate attributes and unlimited future, this sword is so sharp that no one would want to miss the chance to hold it.
With the support of Death Prison Douluo behind them, it would be easy for the Star Luo Empire and Xu Jiujiu to implement their plans and target certain enemies. The evil soul master's random killing was actually a smokescreen.
The royal band played with all their might, and the people walking and socializing on the dance floor all looked radiant, like shining diamonds under the spotlight. Xu Jiu clenched her fists for a long time, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ling Bai's face as Viscount Mo Xing. She seemed to hear his heartbeat like a drum.
"no."
Ling Bai shook his head slowly but firmly. There were great benefits in agreeing to this. Xu Jiujiu was the second most important person in the Xing Luo Empire after Xu Jiawei. With her, he could mobilize nearly half of the resources of the entire Xing Luo Empire. But if he took the most intimate step, his identity might be exposed.
If Xu Jiujiu proposed to choose between the Xingluo Empire and the Jiubao Liuli Sect at that time, things would become serious and it would be easy to backfire, with the Xingluo Empire completely becoming the opposing side. Therefore, it is better to maintain a pure interest relationship.
Hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's eyebrows immediately turned upside down, and she said angrily: "I almost asked you to marry me, but you didn't agree!"
She thought that her identity, status, appearance, talent, and the hidden relationship between the two were enough to make Death Prison Douluo excited. Who could have thought that Death Prison Douluo was really a determined man with a strong arm!
Xu Jiujiu was furious and got angry several times. Looking at the stubborn Ling Bai, his momentum gradually weakened and he sighed:
"If you don't agree, then don't agree. But can I ask you for a favor?"
"I haven't seen you for more than two years. Your Highness Princess has become more skilled in political tactics."
There is an old saying that if you want to open a door, you must first ask to open a window.
The princess and her husband opened the window, and after being rejected, they opened their mouths again. Xu Jiujiu was sure that Death Prison Douluo would not reject him twice in a row.
"Lord Death Prison is wise and powerful. Nothing can be hidden from your sharp eyes."
Her Royal Highness the Princess praised him a little and took the initiative to pick up a piece of shellfish meat and put it to Ling Bai's mouth. A young noble who had feelings for Xu Jiujiu in the distance saw this scene and couldn't help biting his handkerchief with tears streaming down his face.
"It seems that what you want to do is not a small matter, otherwise you wouldn't be so attentive." Ling Bai said lightly while biting the tender and juicy clam meat.
"I want the design drawings of the ninth-level high-altitude detection soul guide. It is stored in the secret room of Mingde Hall. It would be best if you could bring back a physical copy."
"He has a big appetite and is planning to buy a ninth-level soul guide."
"There are even bigger ones." Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, "Xingluo Empire also has connections in Mingde Hall. A few days ago, we spent 30 million gold soul coins to buy five words from that person.
Humanoid soul guide."
Xu Jiujiu deliberately made his voice sweet: "If you can bring it to the Xingluo Empire, you will be the Duke of Moxing, the most meritorious official in the Xingluo Empire in ten thousand years.
Even if you are hunted by Shrek Academy, we dare to risk everything to protect you. How about it, do you want to consider it..."