r18novel Chapter 147 Will the young man wake up in the princess's bed?
Chapter 147 Will the young man wake up in the princess's bed?
Chapter 147 Will the young man wake up in the princess's bed?
Dai Hao looked somewhat embarrassed, but still lowered his head slightly and said, "I will keep Uncle Xuanji's guidance in mind."
"However, although Yueheng was severely injured, with the treatment of the Immortal Healer Douluo, he should recover most of his strength in just a year and a half. After that, I will take him under my wing and personally train him as my successor."
Upon hearing this, Xuanji Douluo's expression also became strange.
Du Leisi's secret letter was written so urgently that he thought Dai Yueheng was about to die, and even if he could be saved, he would only be a cripple in the future.
Thus, he spoke gently, "That's for the best. I won't linger any longer. However, besides the Shrek Academy matter, the Star Luo Royal Family may also take action against you. You'd better not reveal any incriminating evidence."
Dai Hao nodded and personally escorted Xuanji Douluo out of the Duke's mansion.
When he returned to the mansion, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
But his gaze grew increasingly cold.
Huo Yuhao, if you have someone to blame, blame yourself for being so heartless.
They can be so ruthless even to their own brothers.
If you don't die, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion will probably never have a peaceful day.
……
In the private conference room of Shrek Academy at the Star Emperor Hotel.
Everyone except Gu Yuena was already seated around the long conference table.
Sitting at the head of the table, Zhang Lexuan looked at everyone, whose complexions had improved after a night's rest.
Especially when she saw that Huo Yuhao, after being carefully cared for by Xian Lin'er all night, did not look as frighteningly haggard as he had yesterday, she nodded slightly and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"It seems everyone had a good rest after not causing any trouble last night."
Apart from Xixi, Gongyang Mo, and Yao Haoxuan, who were unaware of the situation, everyone else present blushed slightly, clearly understanding what their senior sister was referring to.
Xian Lin'er, however, raised her eyebrows in anger. Last night, she finally understood why Huo Yuhao had always looked so vulnerable.
These young people have no idea how to take care of people; they're just torturing him!
However, it's also his own fault for attracting too many girls; just managing the relationships between these girls would be a headache.
In conclusion, Ma Xiaotao and her group of girls made 99% of the mistakes.
Zhang Lexuan remained calm and continued to chair the meeting: "The Soul Master Competition will be held as scheduled in three days. A total of 133 academies will participate this time."
The first round of the preliminary rounds will be a seven-on-seven team battle, and as the previous year's champion, our college will, as is customary, be the first to perform to warm up for the main competition.
Most of the selected team members present had participated in the previous Soul Master Competition and were familiar with the process.
As long as they don't draw other strong teams at the level of the Royal Academy of other empires during the draw, they can easily defeat them with the strength of their regular players and the preliminaries.
As Zhang Lexuan continued to explain the subsequent competition process, after the first round, the teams would be regrouped to enter the round-robin stage.
The round-robin tournament adopts a randomized format, with random draws from three modes: single-elimination, three-on-two, two-on-two cooperative battle mode, and seven-on-seven team battle.
After Zhang Lexuan finished her introduction, Ma Xiaotao asked eagerly, "Senior Sister, how should the first match be arranged?"
Ma Xiaotao, who missed the previous Soul Master Competition because of the evil fire problem, no longer finds the evil fire to be a big problem. In fact, it has become a little fun for her and Huo Yuhao to lighten the mood.
She naturally wanted to make her debut as soon as possible, so that the name of her Fire Phoenix would resound throughout the entire Star Luo City.
"Xiao Tao, let me finish what I have to say." Zhang Lexuan took out a beautifully crafted invitation from her storage soul tool and said softly to everyone.
"This is an invitation from the Star Luo Royal Family. The official purpose is to give the key personnel of each academy team a chance to get to know each other before the competition officially begins. It will be held tonight in the banquet hall on the top floor of the hotel."
Each academy has one instructor and two students assigned to the team. That wouldn't be a problem, but the Star Luo Royal Family specifically invited you, Yuhao, to participate.
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze immediately fell upon Huo Yuhao.
Wang Dong'er then whispered to Xiao Xiao beside her, "Xiao Xiao, are there any unmarried princesses in the Star Luo royal family? Otherwise, why would they insist that Yu Hao go?"
Xiao Xiao replied irritably, "Dong'er, I'm not from the Star Luo Empire, how could I possibly know about the Star Luo royal family?"
Apart from Ning Tian, who knew some of the inside story, the others had strange expressions, as if Huo Yuhao was about to be forcibly detained and made the consort of the Star Luo royal family.
"I object!"
Xianlin'er was the first to slam her hand on the table and stand up.
Even though Huo Yuhao's complexion has recovered somewhat, it's just a banquet. If he doesn't go, would the Star Luo Royal Family dare to do anything to the people of Shrek Academy?
Not to mention this filthy aristocratic banquet, who knows what the Star Luo royal family might bring out to tempt their precious disciple.
His own disciples are so young, how could they resist the corrupt temptations of the royal family?
If they are deceived and wake up in a princess's bed the next day, how will their disciple face the world?
"It's just a banquet, what's the point? What Yuhao needs most right now is rest, not attending those boring social events. Do you think the Star Luo royal family will do something to us if we don't go?"
Zhang Lexuan felt a slight headache looking at Xian Lin'er, who was so protective of her child.
She always felt that the current Xianlin'er was somewhat different from the image she remembered, as if she had gained some maternal radiance that had nowhere to go.
She could only say softly, "Yuhao, what do you think? If you don't plan to go, I'll just decline on your behalf, and the Star Luo royal family won't dare to say anything."
Huo Yuhao certainly remembered why the Star Luo royal family had come to find him, but shouldn't the transaction of the Soul Devouring Blade be settled in a small, dark room, with the money exchanged for the goods? Why did they have to make a banquet?
Recalling his long-standing interactions with Princess Xingluo in his previous life, a princess who was quite shrewd and had a strong passion for power, he could only hope that she wouldn't be the one he was talking to at this banquet.
After thinking for a moment, he said gently, "Teacher, I'm fine. Besides, this conversation with the Star Luo royal family was arranged by me through the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. You can ask Ning Tian about it."
Huo Yuhao was determined to obtain the Soul-Devouring Blade.
Most of the Life Gold that Gu Yuena possessed was still placed in the Lake of Life, serving as the life core of the Star Dou Great Forest. Being able to easily obtain a piece of Life Gold the size of a carving knife was naturally a tremendous stroke of luck.
However, if it weren't for the fact that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's acquisition efforts were a bit too aggressive in order to reawaken Elder Yi as soon as possible, which made the Star Luo Royal Family realize the special nature of this carving knife, we wouldn't be in this situation where we still need to have further discussions with the Star Luo Royal Family.
Dealing with royalty can be time-consuming and laborious; sometimes a simple matter can become complicated.
When dealing with Soul Master sects, you only need to consider whether your fists are strong enough. But when talking to the imperial family, there are many more things to consider. After all, they are the nominal controllers of a country's territory.
Seeing that Ning Tian nodded and Huo Yuhao had agreed, Xian Lin'er didn't say anything more and could only sit down again, sulking.
As the dean of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy, she naturally couldn't attend this banquet to avoid suspicion.
The thought of his precious disciple going to such a sordid banquet for adults, and possibly being harassed by the ladies there, was terrifying. He had heard that older women particularly loved his disciple's handsome yet somewhat fragile appearance.
What if someone puts drugs in Huo Yuhao's tea?
As Xianlin'er was lost in her whimsical thoughts, the atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly strange.
There were a total of three spots for attending the banquet. Zhang Lexuan was undoubtedly the teacher in charge, and Huo Yuhao was specially designated by the Star Luo Royal Family to take up one of the spots.
So, the last spot remains...
The conference room suddenly seemed to be filled with a faint smell of gunpowder.
The three bystanders were so frightened that they quickly made up excuses and made their escape.
After the unrelated personnel closed the meeting room door and left, the smell of gunpowder in the air became even stronger.
Ma Xiaotao lightly tapped her fingers on the table, breaking the silence.
"The banquet was originally intended to invite the leaders of each team to exchange ideas, and as the captain of the selected team, it is only reasonable for me to represent the academy in attending."
Ling Luochen let out a barely audible chuckle and calmly retorted, "You're going to have an exchange? Be careful you don't end up overturning their banquet with a single disagreement."
"Ling Luochen, you..."
Ma Xiaotao glared with her phoenix eyes, about to erupt.
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Ning Tian glanced at the crowd without showing any emotion, and then stated in a humble tone:
"As junior students, we lack experience and shouldn't be vying for this opportunity. But it's also a good chance to broaden our horizons. I think with the senior students looking after us, nothing will go wrong, so we naturally want to participate."
Upon hearing Ning Tian's remarks, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and the others' eyes visibly lit up.
They thought they weren't qualified to compete for the spot, but Ning Tian's reason was perfect.
Wang Dong'er spoke first, echoing, "I am well-versed in banquet etiquette from all over the continent, so I am definitely the most suitable person to go with Huo Yuhao."
"Although I don't know as much as Dong'er, I do know a bit about the etiquette in Xingluo City..."
"I...I don't know anything, but I will listen to my senior sister and I will definitely not cause any trouble..."
"..."
Listening to the various reasons given by everyone and seeing the situation almost escalating into an argument, Zhang Lexuan rubbed her temples with a headache and finally had no choice but to bring up a bombshell topic.
"It seems everyone really did behave last night and didn't leave their rooms to wander around outside. They have no idea how many rumors have been circulating about our college."
Zhang Lexuan, who is usually calm and composed, spoke with a somewhat inexplicable tone. She glanced at everyone before slowly saying her piece.
"There are rumors going around that the female students at Shrek Academy are bold and unscrupulous, and they are fighting over Yuhao every day."
Even more outrageous claims were made, such as that Yuhao was the human form of a 100,000-year-old immortal herb, and that simply smelling him could increase one's cultivation.
Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, the expressions of all the women present instantly froze.
"Of course," Zhang Lexuan paused, "the most widely circulated and believed version is the secret room version certified by the Angel Clan."
They said our academy has mastered some unique secret cultivation method; as long as you push Yuhao, his soul power will increase rapidly.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao almost spat out the mouthful of water he had just taken a sip of.
Several big question marks instantly popped into his mind.
Angels? A secret room?
He subconsciously recalled the girl with the angelic martial soul from Zheng Tian Academy in his previous life.
But the problem is, I don't think I have any grudges or resentments with her, right?
Why would she spread such outrageous rumors about herself?
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.
Upon hearing these outrageous rumors, the girls, who had been arguing heatedly, all fell silent.
It wasn't that they were afraid of anything, but in the current situation, if anyone were to have any overly intimate behavior with Huo Yuhao at the banquet, even more sensational versions would likely circulate tomorrow.
If word gets back to his elders, they might come to the academy with a thirty-meter-long sword demanding an explanation.
What's being spread isn't a sweet love story between him and Huo Yuhao, but rather a group of scheming and terrifying women tormenting a delicate and helpless young man.
They still need to salvage their image.
After a brief and silent discussion, the girls finally reached a consensus.
Because the rumors were so outrageous, and they couldn't decide who would be more suitable.
In such high-profile public settings, to avoid letting the rumors escalate, it's best not to go at all.
After the meeting ended, Huo Yuhao was taken back to his room by Xian Lin'er and laid on the bed to continue resting.
Thinking about what had just happened in the meeting room, Xian Lin'er sat on the chair by the bed and spoke in a meaningful tone:
"Yuhao, outstanding people always attract many different kinds of people of the opposite sex, but your teacher hopes that you will never be indecisive."
Either make plans as soon as possible, love only one person, and don't let others get hurt because of you; or strive to love everyone, without fear, without worrying about tomorrow, time will eventually tell you the answer.
"Teacher, I..."
Huo Yuhao never expected that Xian Lin'er would say these words to him.
"Teacher, I'm just telling you this from the perspective of someone who's been through it. To put it another way, if you hadn't never made any vows of eternal love to anyone, or said you only loved that person, I wouldn't be treating you the way I am now."
"If you dare to toy with other girls' feelings, I'll be the first to deal with you. Although they bicker a lot, at least they're all thinking of you, which means you haven't deceived them. For that, I'm very satisfied."
Xian Lin'er nodded slightly and gently stroked Huo Yuhao's hair.
"No matter what, I am your teacher. Although our academy has always advocated monogamy because of the original Shrek Seven Devils, since you have chosen this path, if the girl's family comes to cause you trouble in the future, your teacher will protect you from them all."
(End of this chapter)