Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 16 Putting the matter to rest
Lu Jingming really didn't expect that this seemingly strange woman actually knew Jingliu. Just when he was confused, the blonde girl keenly noticed Lu Jingming's gaze.

She turned her head slightly and looked at Lu Jingming, a friendly smile appeared on her face, and she said softly: "This little brother must be the Lord of Haiyuan City, the future Earl of Haiyuan, Lu Jingming, right? Speaking of which, we can be considered family."

"Who are you?" Lu Jingming frowned slightly, a thoughtful look on his face.

He usually keeps a low profile and rarely shows up in public. The woman in front of him not only knows Jing Liu but also knows his own identity. It seems that she is most likely from the Xing Luo Empire, and her status in the empire must be quite high.

"My name is Xu Jiujiu, you should have heard of me more or less." The blonde girl raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and that smile was like the warm spring sun, warm and charming.

"Excuse me, it's Her Royal Highness the Princess." Lu Jingming reacted instantly and bowed respectfully.

After all, on the surface, he is a citizen of the Xingluo Empire, and the Xingluo royal family is his real superior.

Even though deep down in his heart he might not take the Xingluo royal family too seriously, he still knew how to give them the proper etiquette and respect.

Xu Jiujiu looked at Lu Jingming, who was so young but saluted in a very serious manner, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

She suddenly felt that this little brother who had secured the position of city lord at such a young age was quite interesting.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao, who was standing by, couldn't help but look at Lu Jingming with disdain.

She muttered to herself, where did that domineering and arrogant spirit go? She's just a princess, why should she be so deferential?
When Ma Xiaotao thought of Lu Jingming's previous rude attitude towards her, and then saw how respectful he was to Xu Jiujiu now, she felt like a huge stone was blocking her heart, and she felt like gritting her teeth.

"It turns out to be Senior Xingyun and Her Royal Highness the Princess." Yan Shaozhe smiled and said lightly.

To be honest, if Xu Jiujiu hadn't intervened at the right time, he would have really disregarded his own face and surrendered to Jingliu.

This was really an embarrassing thing for the Dean of the Martial Spirit Department of Shrek Academy.

"No, no, although I am older, I cannot compare with Dean Yan in terms of strength." The old man who followed Xu Jiujiu hurriedly waved his hand with a very humble attitude.

In Douluo Continent, a world where strength is respected, the level of strength often determines the titles and status of soul masters among each other.

Although she was older, her soul power level was only at the 93rd level of Titled Douluo, which was two levels lower than Yan Shaozhe's 95th level. She really didn't dare to accept Yan Shaozhe's title of "senior".

Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly and didn't say anything else. The way he called out just now was more to express his goodwill to Xu Jiujiu.

Xu Jiujiu was born into a royal family and has been smart and thoughtful since childhood. How could she not see the deep meaning behind Yan Shaozhe's actions?

She cast her gaze towards Jingliu thoughtfully, and in her heart she had a further estimate and understanding of Jingliu's strength.

The reason why she knew Jingliu and Lu Jingming was because her royal brother often arranged for her to handle some imperial affairs in order to train her ability to handle affairs and political skills.

While reading various materials, she accidentally discovered information about Jing Liu and Lu Jing Ming.

You know, the Xingluo Empire is vast and teeming with powerful individuals, but there are only a dozen or so Titled Douluo-level experts combined. As one of the empire's most important cities, the change of its lord is naturally a major event, inevitably drawing the attention of the imperial family.

During the investigation of this matter, the royal family keenly realized that Jing Liu was very likely a Titled Douluo with extraordinary strength.

This discovery instantly made Jingliu the focus of the royal family's attention.

It was also because of this that Lu Jingming was able to successfully take on the position of Lord of Haiyuan City at such a young age.

After all, in the eyes of the royal family, no matter which hidden sect Jingliu came from, as long as she was not from the hostile Sun-Moon Empire, she would be the one that the Xingluo Empire wanted to win over.

Even if Jingliu came from the Sun and Moon Empire, the Xingluo Empire would not mind trying to win her over as long as there was a suitable opportunity.

After all, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, no country would complain about having too many Titled Douluo in its own country. One more strong man means one more guarantee and confidence.

It is not difficult to see from Yan Shaozhe's attitude at the moment that he was undoubtedly at a disadvantage and suffered a loss in the previous confrontation.

After all, Shrek Academy has always had a strong style. If Xu Jiujiu had not been forced by the situation and had not rashly intervened, given Shrek Academy's usual style, even if Yan Shaozhe did not speak harshly, his attitude would probably not be so kind.

Xu Jiujiu had already recognized Jing Liu. Jing Liu had a unique appearance and very easy-to-recognize features. In addition, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the royal family specially used soul guide crystals to record the video data of many powerful people to prevent offending these powerful people without knowing it.

This time, he happened to encounter a Titled Douluo who might be related to his own empire, and there was a conflict between him and the Titled Douluo of Shrek Academy. Naturally, Xu Jiujiu had to step forward to act as the peacemaker.

After all, no matter which side suffers, it will not benefit the Xingluo Empire at all. On the contrary, if she can mediate this dispute and mediate properly, she will definitely gain a lot of benefits, at least win the favor of one of the parties and accumulate personal connections for herself and the royal family.

Just like now, Yan Shaozhe's change in attitude is the best proof.

"So you are from the Xingluo Empire. This is just a misunderstanding. It's just a thousand-year-old soul beast. I will go find another one. I was indeed rude just now."

With Xu Jiujiu's well-timed intervention, Yan Shaozhe had a way out.

He lowered himself very naturally, his face full of sincere apology.

The reason why he did this was not only because of the powerful strength displayed by Jingliu, but more importantly, he and Ma Xiaotao needed Jingliu's help.

After all, in the eyes of Shrek Academy, they are not afraid of simply being strong.

Yan Shaozhe's series of performances made everyone on Xu Jiujiu's side look at Jing Liu with awe.

They were not aware of the hidden fact that Yan Shaozhe wanted to ask Jing Liu for something, and mistakenly believed that it was Jing Liu's extraordinary strength that completely conquered Yan Shaozhe, causing the famous Ming Feng Douluo to respect him.

As a result, their attitude towards Jingliu became even more respectful.

(End of this chapter)