"Um... this matter..."
Beads of sweat appeared on Xu Sanshi's forehead. He wiped the sweat off and laughed:
"Dad, this is just something that Beibei's grandson and I usually talk about. If he invites me to join the Tang Sect, how can I really join? How is that possible?"
"Don't worry, even though the people at home don't like me, I won't run away from home."
Xu Fu opened his eyes and said seriously, "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about your unreliable friends. You think this is just a joke, but the division of sects is no small matter. Once you join, you will be bound by it for life."
"Even if those people are friendly to you and treat you like a brother on the surface, in reality, your status is always inferior to theirs. You may not like to hear what I say, but it is the truth."
"If not, why would I come out of seclusion to talk to you about this?"
Xu Sanshi scratched his head and whispered, "It's okay. I told them a long time ago that unless they can let Nan Nan join the Tang Sect, I won't go in with them."
"I will marry Nan Nan home sooner or later. After all these years, we are finally back, aren't we?"
Xu Fuqi was amused, pointing at Xu Sanshi and said angrily: "So you, kid, just for a woman, you even abandoned your parents and family? Your great-grandfather thought so highly of you!"
Xu Sanshi lowered his head and whispered, "But Dad, didn't you tell me when I was a kid that you can't be shameless when chasing women? My mother eloped with you."
"It's okay for a royal princess to elope, so why should I worry? At worst, I can just elope like you."
Xu Fu's face darkened, and he said fiercely, "How can it be the same? The Douling Royal Family is just a bunch of trash. If you have the ability to kidnap a cousin, I will go with you!"
"What kind of place is that, Shrek? They eat people there!"
"Didn't you say that there are so many experts among our uncles and elders in Xuanming Sect, and Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce is one of the top chambers of commerce in the whole continent, so it's okay for me to just hang out outside..."
Xu Sanshi rubbed his palms, looking aggrieved.
Xu Fu rubbed his brows and sighed heavily: "What I said before doesn't count. What I said now counts. Shrek is too evil. You can't waste time. After two months, after the Continental High-level Soul Master Academy Competition, you should prepare to graduate from the external academy and come back."
"We are not as strong as the Haotian Sect. The young master of the Haotian Sect has encountered life-threatening situations twice in Shrek. I am really worried that one day you will become a member of the Tang Sect and die outside. When we go to seek justice, people will say that we are not qualified."
"Ah? Coming back directly? Not going to the inner courtyard for further studies?" Xu Sanshi asked in surprise.
"Heh~!"
Xu Fu sneered and said, "The inner courtyard is a lie. Don't we know that the inner courtyard is not much better than the outer courtyard? They only have the strength by working hard all over the continent."
"Unless you stay in the inner courtyard and become a Shrek member in the future, Shrek will not open up the real good things to you, and it is impossible for you to get combat skills and soul bones. "
"You've made enough connections. There's no need to make more."
Xu Sanshi hesitated: "But Nan Nan is only in the fifth grade now..."
Xu Fu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "The girl's family is in Xuanming City. I'll propose marriage to you later. Any other questions?"
"No more."
"That's good. Tell me if you have any confusion in cultivation recently."
"Compared to these, I'm more curious. Dad, aren't you in seclusion? How did you know that Beibei's grandson invited me to join the Tang Sect?"
"Heh, Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce is the top chamber of commerce on the continent, and Shrek City is the largest trading city in the former Three Kingdoms. How can we not have spies there?"
"Let me tell you, we have people in the Treasure Pavilion that your core disciples from the outer courtyard often go to, and we provide a lot of seafood."
"Dad, that's great, but why didn't you give me a private discount before?"
"If we give you a discount, Shrek will charge less. What can they do? The prices are secretly controlled by Shrek people. We don't have any Titled Douluo stationed there, so how can we compete with them in pricing?"
"It's a good opportunity for me to tell you about what Shrek did and their inner courtyard during this time, so that you won't be deceived when you return. If something goes wrong while you are carrying out your mission as an inspector, your great-grandfather and I will go crazy..."
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Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Dean's Office.
The new semester has begun and the once-in-five-year continental advanced soul master academy competition is approaching, but Jing Hongchen's expression is not very good.
"You mean, the players selected for this competition are pretty normal, with the captain Ma Rulong, a Soul Emperor, and six Soul Kings Chen Fei, Chen An, Mika, Lin Xi, Xiao Xiafeng, and Li Yan."
"But when it comes to the reserve team, except for Xiao and Meng, the two Soul Kings, and Tianxi, the captain, in such a large academy, there are only two Soul Masters under the age of fifteen, and the rest are all Soul Lords?"
Opposite Jing Hongchen, the director of teaching, Lin Jiayi, who was in charge of reporting, sweated on his forehead and replied, "I have checked all the outstanding students in the academy, and if there are no exceptions, this should be the case."
"But Dean, I think that the reserve team is just there to join in the fun and go through the motions. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen have made rapid progress in their cultivation with your help during this period of time, so there is no problem putting them in the main team."
"Together with the mysterious Tianxi, I think the three of them are enough to deal with most of the teams of the four empires. The reserve team is just so-so, and I didn't expect them to perform well. "
The reserve team, as the name suggests, is a team that will never take the lead in the game unless the main team is blown to the sky by the soul guide shells.
As a rule, the captain and vice-captain of the reserve team will go and tackle tough problems with the main team, while the rest of the team members will just wait to be led by their seniors and play advantageous games to gain experience.
This year's reserve team is a bit tough. I don't know if the dean has given Hongchen brothers and sisters a magic medicine or a top-level soul bone at home these days. Their soul power is five or six levels higher than before the holiday, almost approaching the soul emperor. The dean is very generous.
After Lin Jiayi consoled her, Jing Hongchen's face finally looked much better. He leaned his arm on the table and waved his hand, saying, "Tell the admissions office that this kind of thing must never happen again. Even if we have to actively send people to search for talents in various places, they must find them for me."
"Xiao, Meng, Tianxi and the others are top-notch geniuses that only appear once in a thousand years in the empire. The academy cannot always count on such geniuses to back them up when the number of students is not good."
"We need to keep working hard to catch up with and surpass Shrek."
"In a word, as long as they can find the right talents, they will compete with other top colleges in the country for them. I support them in doing so!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Jiayi wrote down the dean's instructions in a small notebook to show his correct attitude.
While taking notes, Lin Jiayi asked casually: "By the way, Dean, I see that Tianxi's name doesn't seem to be on the freshman registration form. He is late this time. What do you think..."
Jing Hongchen raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean he's late? How could this happen? He had already submitted an application report to go to the Far North to conduct a field test of the soul guide, and the dean approved it."
"For the future of the college, he is still working hard outside. Director Lin, what nonsense are you talking about? "
"To conduct field tests of soul guides in the barren human restricted area of the Far North?"
Hearing this, Lin Jiayi straightened his chest and raised his head with a look of surprise on his face. He almost broke his waist because of the serious look of his dean.
He thought to himself, "The dean is really getting old and confused. Even if he makes up a random excuse, it can't be so outrageous. The Far North is a place where no one can stay. There's no place to experiment with soul guides..."
"Why, Director Lin, do you have any objection to what the dean said?"
Dean Hongchen's voice unconsciously became a little lower, which sounded like a naked warning to Lin Jiayi's ears.
Lin Jiayi waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "No, no, I was just wondering if I was confused because of sleep and made a mistake in my diary for the start of school. I remember that the school seems to start in a few days."
Jing Hongchen's brows relaxed: "Really?"
"Yes, yes, yes. I remember you said last semester that you wanted to reduce the burden on the children and give them more holidays..."
Lin Jiayi's mind raced, recalling what Jing Hongchen had said casually.
"Oh, that's it. Starting from next year, the holiday will be extended by one week." Jing Hongchen nodded in agreement, and Lin Jiayi felt relieved.
Just then, there was a rhythmic knock on the door of the dean's office.
"Dean, are you there? I'm back."
Xu Tianxi's more mature voice came from outside the door. Jing Hongchen stood up and waved to open the door. Lin Jiayi turned around and looked, his pupils trembled slightly.
Compared to before graduation, Xu Tianxi has grown a bit taller than before, with an estimated height of over 1.85 meters, broad shoulders and back, and a dignified appearance. Just standing there, he has an aura as stable as a mountain.
Especially the pair of eyes as bright as stars, with a faint silver light, hiding the stars and the moon, fascinating, and the calm and gentle smile on the face reveals the confidence from the inside out.
With such a big change, could it be that Xu Tianxi absorbed another spirit ring? Or did he eat some rare treasure? Lin Jiayi thought to himself.
"Hahaha, yes, yes, of course I'm here. Tianxi, it's good that you're back. It seems that you gained a lot from this trip."
Seeing Xu Tianxi's appearance and expression, Jing Hongchen didn't even need to release his mental power to perceive, and he knew that the "opportunity in the far north" that Xu Tianxi mentioned had been obtained.
As we all know, soul power, soul rings, and soul bones can help people on Douluo Continent grow. The fact that Xu Tianxi has grown taller shows that he has gained a lot.
After sensing the soul power again, Jing Hongchen was even more surprised. Level 49! He was only one step away from becoming a Soul King!
To have achieved such an achievement at this age is a blessing from heaven! With these three people around, why should we fear the undefeated Shrek? It is time for us to take the number one spot on the continent!
Thinking of something, Jing Hongchen suppressed his joy and gave Lin Jiayi a wink. The latter left tactfully and closed the door.
Jing Hongchen waved his hand to cast down the soul power barrier, took out a lead box from the storage soul guide, and placed it on the desk.
"Tianxi, this is the soul bone that Xingluo Empire sent as agreed. Take a look."
"It was delivered before the competition? Xu Jiawei is quite generous." Xu Tianxi opened the lid of the box while muttering about Boss Xu's generosity.
Suddenly, a gray light with a sharp aura burst out. Xu Tianxi's face moved slightly, and he recognized that this soul bone must have come from a soul beast with powerful offensive power when it was alive.
Jing Hongchen introduced: "The right arm bone produced by the 50,000-year-old fierce blade mantis is given to you."
Xu Tianxi blinked his eyes and said, "Dean, this thing doesn't suit me very well. Please give it to someone else."
A fifty thousand year soul bone is not quite suitable.
"Xiao and Meng have already fused with the other two soul bones. You can do whatever you want with this one. It's free anyway." Jing Hongchen said nonchalantly.
"By the way, Xiao has made great progress in his cultivation these days, and his mentality has changed a bit. I specially arranged an opponent for him, but now his state of mind has changed even more. Remember to be careful when you meet him."
"Oh? That's great." Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up.