Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 690 Titan Snow Demon King is up to something?

On the way back to Qingshui City, Jiang Ming did not rely on his spatial teleportation ability, nor did he fly with Zhang Lexuan using his soul power, nor did he use a flying soul tool.

Jiang Ming suddenly remembered that when he first came to Shrek Academy, he arrived by carriage.

Although there was a slight mishap at that time, with the carriage being blown up halfway and the rest of the journey completed on horseback, it was still a rather vivid memory.

Since they weren't in a hurry, they simply got a carriage from Shrek City.

Jiang Ming acted as the driver, and Zhang Lexuan sat in the car, feeling quite comfortable.

Moreover, due to the continuous application of soul guidance technology in Shrek City over the years, the original carriages have all been upgraded. On a carriage, you can see traces of various soul guidance devices such as soul guidance auxiliary balance bars and soul guidance lights, making the carriage more convenient.

"Sister Lexuan, let me tell you, when I came to the academy from Qingshui City, I originally came by carriage. At that time, I was studying a soul guidance core array in the carriage. Back then, carriages were not as advanced as they are now, and they were much more bumpy than this."

I don't know what I was thinking back then, actually researching the soul-guiding core array inside the carriage. One mistake, and the carriage blew up!

As they traveled, Jiang Ming told Zhang Lexuan about his experiences from back then.

More than ten years have passed, and looking back now, I really miss it.

Traveling together was a bit boring, so Jiang Ming simply asked Rongrong, Xiaoyu, and Xuedi to come out and chat with Zhang Lexuan.

Mengbing didn't come out; she was still sleeping.

Or rather, it's about improving one's cultivation level.

Of the tentacles of the Evil Eye Tyrant that Jiang Ming collected, most of them ended up in Meng Bing's mouth, except for a small number that were scattered into the mouths of other soul beasts in the small world.

After all, she was the most powerful and physically present soul beast in the small world.

Zhang Lexuan, Xue Di, Rongrong, and Xiao Yu chatted and played various casual games invented by Jiang Ming in the car. Frustrated voices could be heard from inside the car from time to time, obviously because they had lost at cards.

This period of time did not last long. The carriage was very fast, and by evening they were already close to the far north.

Jiang Ming did not choose to rush back to Qingshui City overnight. Even if he did, it wouldn't be good to disturb people's sleep in the middle of the night.

Jiang Ming parked the carriage by the roadside, lit a fire, and began preparing ingredients for dinner.

They didn't eat lunch, but since both of them are Super Douluo, missing a meal has almost no effect.

As for dinner, since we had stopped traveling, we wanted to find something to do, and Jiang Ming's cooking was quite enjoyable.

With orange flames flickering, Jiang Ming placed strings of fresh meat on the grill and began to prepare the food.

As time went on, the aroma of the fatty meat on the skewers quickly burst forth, and the gradually browned color, combined with the flavors of Jiang Ming's unique dipping sauce and barbecue seasoning released by the flames, instantly made one's mouth water and unable to resist swallowing saliva.

While Jiang Ming was barbecuing, Zhang Lexuan sat quietly to the side, watching him. Her stunning face, illuminated by the firelight, looked as if a dark filter had been applied, making her as beautiful as a painting.

"What's that smell? It smells so good!"

The convoy that had been traveling all night stopped, and when they smelled the enticing aroma, almost everyone's stomach rumbled with longing.

So delicious!
Moreover, they had been traveling all night and had only eaten a small amount of dry rations for dinner, so they were far from full. Suddenly smelling the tempting aroma of meat, they were truly unable to move an inch.

Mo Tao frowned as he looked at the convoy, wanting to urge them to continue their journey.

But his own stomach also let out a groan.

He didn't eat enough for dinner.

"We'll be in Qingshui City soon. Everyone must be tired after such a long journey. Let's rest here, take out our rations and eat them to fill our stomachs."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of dry food from his storage ring.

The dry rations were filling, but the taste was really not good.

However, the enticing aroma of meat made the dry rations seem less unpalatable.

He sniffed and glanced around.

A short while later, he spotted Jiang Ming and another person barbecuing over a fire on the other side of the road.

He glanced at the longing looks in the convoy, hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

Damn it, after traveling such a long way from Tiandou City through this freezing cold, is it too much to spend a little money to buy some barbecue?

That's not excessive at all!
Thinking this way, he felt much better.

"You guys...are you having a barbecue?"

Jiang Ming turned his head and glanced at the person who had come.

He was middle-aged, with a robust physique and an unremarkable face, but his eyes revealed a shrewdness.

"Ah."

Jiang Ming gave a soft "hmm" and said nothing more.

This put Mo Tao in a somewhat awkward position.

He wasn't blind, of course he knew they were grilling meat. He brought it up on purpose just to start a conversation and then suggest spending some money to buy some grilled meat to try. After all, the two of them had a lot of meat skewers on their grill, so buying some shouldn't be a problem.

But Jiang Ming only gave a soft "hmm," appearing quite indifferent, so he couldn't continue speaking.

"What's with you?"

Jiang Ming asked expressionlessly.

This was a private time for him and Sister Lexuan, almost a barbecue date, so he certainly didn't want anyone to disturb them. It was already quite kind of them not to kick anyone out.

When Mo Tao saw Jiang Ming's gaze, for some reason, he had a feeling that he was being stared at by some kind of monstrous beast!

A cold sweat broke out on his back instantly. He realized that he might have disturbed the exceptionally good-looking couple in front of him, and quickly said, "It's okay. My convoy is resting nearby. I saw you guys having a barbecue here, so I came over to say hello. I should head back now."

He didn't insist on buying more barbecue, but instead made some change and returned immediately.

Subsequently, Mo Tao didn't even allow the convoy to rest for long before continuing on their way.

His intuition, honed over many years, told him that the couple grilling meat was dangerous!
At the very least, these two are much stronger than him, a Soul King!

Mo Tao's caravan was just a minor incident. As night deepened, Jiang Ming laid out a quilt made of ancient ice silkworm silk in the carriage, and the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.

The following morning, the two arrived at Shimizu City.

"Sister Lexuan, we've arrived, come down."

Jiang Ming pulled Zhang Lexuan out of the carriage, and then used his mental energy to distort the space, putting the carriage into his small world.

Although there was a constant stream of pedestrians on the road, under the simulated influence of the mental distortion space, the pedestrians did not notice anything amiss.

Holding Zhang Lexuan's hand, Jiang Ming walked into Qingshui City.

He truly felt like he hadn't been back here for a very, very long time. Everything around him felt both familiar and strange.

However, Zhang Lexuan, who was being led by Jiang Ming, easily pulled Jiang Ming forward with her own hands.

As they walked, Zhang Lexuan introduced Jiang Ming to the changes in Qingshui City over the years, such as the new landmark buildings, the number of intermediate-level soul master academies that had opened, and the number of talents trained who were able to enter Shrek Academy, etc.
Jiang Ming was somewhat bewildered by Zhang Lexuan's introduction.

"Sister Lexuan, how do you know all this?"

Zhang Lexuan smiled and said, "Because these are all investments I made in Qingshui City!"

She said softly, "You entrusted me with managing such a large sum of gold soul coins, and with those industries generating substantial profits every year, I took it upon myself to invest a portion of it. For example, I invested quite a lot in the Tang Sect, but the Tang Sect has also started to offer returns."

Then, some of the funds are used to expand some industries, such as establishing chambers of commerce, which will help spread your milk tea and entertainment products throughout the mainland.

Finally, some of the gold soul coins were used for the construction of Clearwater City.

Zhang Lexuan pointed to a school gate carved from ice not far away and said, "When I first came to Qingshui City, I felt that there were too few Soul Master Academies in Qingshui City. There were only one or two Soul Master Academies in the whole city, and they were all very small. So I invested some funds to build a Soul Master Academy in the four directions of Qingshui City: east, west, south, and north."

"These Soul Master Academies will help the children in Qingshui City awaken their Martial Souls for free. If they don't have money to go to school, they can enter the academy on credit and pay back later."

At this point, Zhang Lexuan looked at Jiang Ming and asked softly, "You won't blame me, will you?"

Jiang Ming blinked and said, "What's it to you?"

Zhang Lexuan said, "It makes those children who can't afford to go to school have to pay on credit to attend the academy."

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "What's wrong with that? It's perfectly normal. A little kindness is appreciated, but too much can breed resentment. Free things aren't always the best; they can easily lead children to develop lazy and complacent habits. Besides, I believe you, Sister Lexuan, didn't charge any interest, right?"

Zhang Lexuan nodded.

Of course, she didn't charge interest; allowing children who couldn't afford school to attend on credit was also to prevent them from being led astray.

She's learned her lesson the hard way about this in her years of business!
"Alright, let's go home. It's been so long since we've seen Old Nie and Aunt Lan, let's give them a surprise!"

Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan stopped browsing and headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion.

Upon reaching the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, the gatekeepers naturally recognized their young City Lord and his wife. Just as they were about to announce it loudly, Jiang Ming stopped them with a gesture of silencing.

Jiang Ming walked into the City Lord's Mansion. Qingshui City had changed a lot, but the City Lord's Mansion was still the same as Jiang Ming remembered.

"Old Nie?"

"Auntie Lan?"

Jiang Ming looked around, but couldn't find Lao Nie or Aunt Lan.

"They don't seem to be home."

Jiang Ming frowned.

"Uncle Nie isn't home, he's probably on the city wall. Could Aunt Lan be playing mahjong with the other aunties?"

Zhang Lexuan said.

Jiang Ming nodded: "Hmm, that's possible. Let's go check out the city wall."

Soon, Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan arrived at the side of Qingshui City facing the far north.

The entire Qingshui City has four city walls, and Nie Heng often patrols the north and west city walls.

The northern city wall bears the responsibility of defending against the soul beasts that might rush out from the far north; it is absolutely not to be lost.

The western city wall was tasked with defending against threats from the Sun Moon Empire. In recent years, with the changes in the situation on the continent, the threats from the west have almost surpassed those from the north.

On the north city wall, Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan found Nie Heng.

When Jiang Ming saw Nie Heng, he could clearly see that Nie Heng's expression was very solemn. He was holding a soul-guided telescope and staring at the endless expanse of ice and snow in the distance.

"Old Nie, has something happened in the far north? Is there another wave of soul beasts?"

Jiang Ming walked to Nie Heng's side and asked with a frown.

With the current firepower configuration on the walls of Qingshui City, even a typical wave of soul beasts would not pose a significant threat to Qingshui City.

Even if a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast attacks, it won't matter, since Nie Heng's cultivation has already reached the Soul Douluo level!
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Nie Heng immediately put down the soul-guided telescope in his hand, and the solemnity on his face was instantly replaced by joy.

"Xiaoming, you're back?!"

He tossed the soul-guided telescope in his hand to a soldier beside him and patted Jiang Ming on the shoulder.

"Yeah, you've grown taller and a little chubbier, haha!"

As he spoke, he saw Zhang Lexuan behind Jiang Ming, and his smile deepened.

"Le Xuan is here too! Great! That's wonderful! Let's go home, I'll have your Aunt Lan cook you a big meal!"

After saying that, he looked at the soldiers beside him and said in a deep voice, "Keep a close watch and report any unusual movements to me immediately!"

After giving his instructions, Nie Heng pulled Jiang Ming and walked down to the city wall.

"Old Nie, you still haven't told us what happened in the far north. With the current configuration of soul tools on the city walls, a minor problem shouldn't make you look so serious."

Jiang Ming looked at Nie Heng and asked with a frown.

Nie Heng sighed and said, "You just got back. Well, let's get to it. Actually, something did happen in the far north."

"To be precise, they are the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing Nie Heng mention that it was related to the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, Jiang Ming's eyes widened immediately.

Zhang Lexuan, who was standing to the side, was also taken aback.

If she remembered correctly, the Ice and Snow Emperor, one of the three great kings of the far north, was now Jiang Ming's soul!
A hint of doubt flickered in Jiang Ming's eyes.

The Ice and Snow Emperor, ranked first among the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, became his soul spirit.

The second-ranked Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion is Huo Yuhao's soul spirit.

The problems facing Shimizu City are not these two.

That.
Jiang Ming blurted out, "Is it Titan Snow Demon King causing trouble?"

Nie Heng was somewhat surprised: "Xiao Ming, how do you know it's related to the Titan Snow Demon King?"

Jiang Ming's lips twitched slightly. Two of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North had become spirits, leaving only the Third Heavenly King, Titan Snow Demon King, in the Far North. Who else could it be but him?

Nie Heng continued, "I don't know why, but the Titan Snow Demon King, who used to stay in the core area of ​​the far north, has started to frequently appear in the outer areas. I've been observing from the city wall with a soul-guided telescope, just in case this Titan Snow Demon King appears near Clearwater City! Clearwater City is completely unable to withstand that guy's power!"

(End of this chapter)