r18novel Chapter 215 Oranges by Xu Tianran
Chapter 215 Oranges by Xu Tianran
Chapter 215 Oranges by Xu Tianran
"Ju Zi is here? Come in. Didn't I instruct that she can come in directly without being notified?"
The side hall door opened, and a servant came out somewhat flustered, bowed respectfully to Ju Zi, and gestured for her to enter.
Orange took small, quick steps into the side hall.
The side hall was magnificent yet simple and ancient. Eight-clawed fire dragon patterns could be seen everywhere on the various decorations. Behind the desk, Xu Tianran, dressed in white, sat behind the desk, looking at Ju Zi who walked slowly towards him with gentle eyes.
"Ju Zi greets Your Highness." Ju Zi hurriedly stepped forward and was about to kneel down.
Xu Tianran waved his hand, and a gentle surge of soul power supported her body. "Alright, do we need to be so polite between us? It's been a while since we last met, so let's sit down and chat."
Orange bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
A maid promptly brought over a chair and refilled Orange's teacup.
Xu Tianran took a sip of tea and said, "It's been several months since we last met. How have you been at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"
Orange replied naturally, "The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has always done a very good job in ensuring the well-being of its students, and my teacher, Teacher Xuan Ziwen, is also very responsible..."
Ju Zi recounted many small details of her academy life, talking about her studies and her experience of going out to experiment with the all-terrain detection soul tool. Gradually, she also began to mention recent events, namely the Shrek exchange students who came from afar, and the conflict between Huo Yuhao and Wang Shaojie.
Hearing that Ju Zi had been knocked unconscious by Huo Yuhao, a dark glint flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes, but fortunately Ju Zi explained that it was just a chop to the neck and she was not injured, so Xu Tianran did not hold a grudge.
"To defeat four level-five Soul Masters without taking any damage while only having a three-ring cultivation level?"
Xu Tianran's eyes flashed with surprise. He knew Ju Zi's level well. Being able to join the same sect as Ju Zi meant that he was not much worse than the others. Yet, the four of them working together couldn't even touch Huo Yuhao's clothes.
"The main problem was that his soul skill was too unpredictable. Due to a moment of carelessness, all our soul tools hit the phantom. In addition, we were indoors, so it was inconvenient to use large-scale destructive weapons. Furthermore, because of our carelessness, we didn't even have time to use our defensive soul tools..."
Xu Tianran commented, "It seems the academy needs to strengthen the students' combat awareness. After all, it's quite suspicious that someone with only a three-ring cultivation level could survive a soul-guided cannon attack unscathed, yet not a single person reacted."
Orange nodded somewhat awkwardly, because she was also one of those "lacking combat awareness," but weren't Soul Masters supposed to research Soul Guidance Devices...?
Letting out a breath, Orange continued, "Although Teacher Xuan Ziwen intervened to mediate, Wang Shaojie, who was the most seriously injured, was still angry and sought out the Royal Guard to regain his face. But for some reason, Huo Yuhao returned after being captured, and he even brought Lin Jiayi, who was by Jing Hongchen's side, and they arrested him directly. He never appeared again. It is said that he was eventually taken to the Shrek exchange student's room..."
"I acquiesced to this."
Xu Tianran then learned the cause of the conflict between Huo Yuhao and Wang Shaojie. He hadn't expected that it was Wang Shaojie who had nothing better to do than provoke others.
In retrospect, I have to thank Wang Shaojie for giving me the opportunity to find something to hold against the Third Prince.
Although he failed to use this opportunity to bring down the Third Prince, since it wasn't the Third Prince's fault, he only received the charge of lax management and had to reflect on his mistakes. Xu Tianran also used the pretext of reorganization to infiltrate some members of the Royal Inspection Team, which provided them with more sources of intelligence.
Xu Tianran also shared the story of the Royal Patrol with Ju Zi.
Ju Zi then suddenly realized, "So Your Highness already knew."
"I do know some things, but I didn't send anyone to inquire about what happened in the academy just to be considerate of the feelings of the Red Dust Hall Master. I didn't expect to learn the whole story from you."
Orange said respectfully, "It is my honor to serve as Your Highness's eyes and ears."
Xu Tianran liked Ju Zi's natural and respectful attitude very much, and nodded with satisfaction: "Do you think there's a chance to bring Huo Yuhao into the Sun Moon Empire and have him serve me?"
Although he didn't investigate the academy's internal affairs, how could Xu Tianran not have investigated other areas?
The only information Huo Yuhao revealed was about the Soul Master Competition.
Huo Yuhao's invisibility ability, which even ordinary Soul Emperors couldn't detect, during the Soul Master Competition piqued Xu Tianran's interest. After all, he was a natural spy.
Orange shook her head and said, "I haven't had much contact with him, and I don't know much about his personality, so I dare not say more."
"Then I'll have to trouble you to observe further. If it's suitable, it wouldn't be a bad idea to try and win them over."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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The far north.
A turquoise figure gradually moved away from human settlements, venturing deeper and deeper into the endless snowfield.
"Pfft—Pfft—"
The soft sound of footsteps echoed as Hyotei slowly ventured deeper into the far north.
Perhaps it was a sense of trepidation at the prospect of returning home, or perhaps she didn't know how to face the ministers in the far north who revered her as their empress, or perhaps she was afraid of receiving news of the Snow Emperor's misfortune.
Upon reaching the far north, Hyotei was no longer in such a hurry to travel as before.
Suddenly, Hyotei, who was walking with his head down, raised his head. In the distance, a huge white bear seemed to have noticed Hyotei and slowly approached him.
As the large white bear slowly approached in a hunting posture, Hyotei chuckled, as if recalling the large white bear that often followed Yukitsubo like her little tail.
Suddenly, Hyotei seemed to have thought of something fun and sent a thought to the direction from which the connection was being made.
As the distance increased, the strange feeling of being connected gradually disappeared, but the connection from the laws of nature did not break with the increase in distance, and remained steadfast in maintaining the connection between the Ice Emperor Martial Soul and Huo Yuhao's physical body.
The next instant, a jade-green figure appeared behind Hyotei, and at the same time, seven halos rose around Hyotei.
Seven spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, and red—appeared behind Ice Emperor, unleashing a terrifying aura emanating from a ferocious beast.
The white bear, which had been maintaining an aggressive posture, was startled by the terrifying aura and immediately covered its head and lay on the ground with its tail raised high.
Hyotei was even happier seeing the big bear's performance and whispered, "Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body."
The next moment, the red seventh spirit ring shone, the Ice Emperor's human form disappeared, and a slightly shrunken Ice Emperor Scorpion stood in the same spot.
Upon hearing that the human had activated his Martial Soul True Form, the Great White Bear knew that he could not avoid this battle. He roared and stood up, ready to fight to the death.
However, upon looking up, the great polar bear suddenly froze, staring in disbelief at the Ice Emperor Scorpion before it. It rubbed its tiny eyes with its enormous hand, and only after confirming that it wasn't seeing things did it excitedly rush towards the figure.
"Roar (Hyotei)!"
(End of this chapter)