Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 47 Feels Not Very Smart
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"you're awake?"

Upon hearing an unfamiliar female voice, Xuanming groggily opened his eyes and sat up. A woman dressed in a long golden palace dress, with golden eyes, and looking about fourteen or fifteen years old, stood before him.

"..."

"What kind of look is that?" Qian Renxue's expression was somewhat unnatural.

She had even planned how to fool a surprised kid who was seeing a beautiful woman for the first time, but instead of being amazed, the kid's eyes were filled with coldness!
Is this plot correct?
Xuanming looked around and realized that he had left the Hall of Offerings and arrived in a new room.

“This is where I used to live,” Qian Renxue said.

"You can live here from now on."

“It’s too bright here for a cemetery,” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue paused for a moment, "This is not a cemetery, it's a place to live."

“Isn’t the place where the dead live a cemetery?” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue took a deep breath. "Did I say I wanted you dead?"

How come she never noticed before that this guy could be so infuriating!

"Then why did you bring me here?" Xuanming asked.

“It’s not about arresting you, it’s about a friend of mine asking me to save you,” Qian Renxue said.

"Friends? Who?" Xuanming asked.

“Xue Qinghe,” Qian Renxue said.

"He contacted me, saying that you had been kidnapped by a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall, and asked me to rescue you."

"And who are you?" Xuanming asked.

“Qian Renxue, the Grand Elder you just encountered is my grandfather,” Qian Renxue said.

"He is a prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire, how do you know him?" Xuanming asked.

"What if I told you that the First Prince Xue Qinghe has already sided with the Spirit Hall?" Qian Renxue said.

"..."

Xuanming remained silent, listening quietly to Qian Renxue's ramblings.

"I know you can't understand why Xue Qinghe would side with the Spirit Hall." Qian Renxue turned around with her hands behind her back.

"The two great empires have been at war for years, and many people have been displaced and living in dire straits. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall's efforts to mediate, this continent would probably have been ravaged by war and devastated."

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dou Empire is plagued by internal strife and fierce factional struggles in the court. The major kingdoms have different intentions, and the Heavenly Dou Empire's national strength is gradually weakening. If this continues, the Heavenly Dou Empire will completely lose the power to contend with the Star Luo Empire within a hundred years."

"By the time……"

Qian Renxue turned around and looked at Xuan Ming.

“I’ve heard about your background from Qinghe. You were born on the border of the Kingdom of Barak, so you must know very well what war can bring.”

"If the Star Luo army marches straight in, the Heaven Dou Empire will be littered with corpses, and countless people will lose their homes and families."

"Whenever Qinghe and I talk about this matter, we can't help but feel worried. He can't bear to see the people of the Heaven Dou Empire suffer the pain of national ruin and family destruction, so he came to me for help, hoping to use the power of the Spirit Hall to change the current chaotic situation on this continent."

"Although the Heaven Dou Empire is vast, it lacks top-tier, powerful Soul Masters to govern it, while the Spirit Hall, despite having numerous Soul Masters, lacks a strong army. If the two could unite, and the Spirit Hall could then take control of the major forces in the Soul Master world..."

"You think you can destroy Xingluo?" Xuanming asked.

"To destroy the people of Xingluo, leaving their country ruined and their homes destroyed, their corpses strewn across the fields?"

Qian Renxue frowned. "Of course not." "As long as the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall unite, the Star Luo will naturally not dare to oppose us, and then..."

"What if Xingluo insists on resisting?" Xuanming asked.

"You said it yourself, the Tian Dou Empire is no match for the Xing Luo Empire now, but when Xing Luo attacked, did Tian Dou just surrender?"

"They are still resisting."

"Once the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire unite and become even stronger, what makes you think the Star Luo will surrender?"

"What are you going to do if they don't surrender? Kill them all?"

"..."

Qian Renxue remained silent for a long time, her eyes flickering uncertainly.

Finally, she spoke slowly, her voice tinged with helplessness: "We naturally do not want to go to that point. War has never been the best way to solve problems. But if Xingluo is stubborn and insists on dragging this continent into an even deeper abyss, we will have no choice but to make the worst-case scenario plan."

"But that was by no means our original intention. Our original intention was to end the war on this continent and allow the people to live and work in peace. By uniting with the Heaven Dou and the Spirit Hall, we wanted to deter those forces that attempted to provoke war in a stronger manner and make everyone understand that peace is the only way out."

"Then why doesn't the Spirit Hall help Xingluo?" Xuanming asked.

"With Xingluo becoming even stronger, and then joining forces with the Spirit Hall, wouldn't things be much simpler?"

Qian Renxue sneered, "Xingluo is arrogant and unruly. How could they easily cooperate with the Spirit Hall? They have always governed the country with iron-fisted methods, respect the strong, and have a high opinion of themselves. They are determined to annex Tiandou. Cooperating with them is no different from asking a tiger for its skin."

"The Spirit Hall has been operating in the Spirit Master world for many years and has a deep foundation. It is very familiar with the situation of all parties. We have a powerful Spirit Master army and many top Spirit Masters. This is our confidence. After joining forces with Heaven Dou, we will formulate a set of strict rules and systems to restrain the behavior of Spirit Masters and make them understand that any behavior that disrupts peace will be severely punished."

"At the same time, we will communicate and cooperate with influential forces in the Soul Master world, granting them certain benefits and status, so that they can become an aid in maintaining peace. As for those stubborn forces that attempt to cause destruction, we will eliminate them without mercy as a warning to others!"

"..."

"These words... why do they seem so familiar?"

Listening to the conversation between Qian Renxue and Xuan Ming, Qian Daoliu and Jin E, who had been sitting in the courtyard and using their spiritual power to investigate the situation, looked somewhat uneasy.

"Isn't this what Bibi Dong said in the Elder Hall when she proposed this plan?" Golden Crocodile Douluo asked strangely.

The Heaven Dou Empire plan was proposed by Bibi Dong when she was still the Holy Maiden. It was with this argument that she was able to gain the support of the Elders' Hall.

After all, whether from the perspective of the Spirit Hall's own interests or from the perspective of the greater good, Bibi Dong's plan makes sense.

"Otherwise, why do you think Xiaoxue insisted on going?" Qian Daoliu said helplessly.

When Bibi Dong proposed this plan, Qian Renxue heard her entire speech in the Elder Hall, which is why she insisted on completing the plan.

However, Bibi Dong's initial plan was to support a puppet prince, but the Elders' Hall felt that the risk was too high. If the prince became uncontrollable in the future, all the effort would be in vain.

"It's amazing that she remembers it so clearly." Golden Crocodile Douluo sighed.

"But did she really need to tell this kid all this?"

"Do you think this child is smart?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"He doesn't seem very smart," said Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Do you think Xiaoxue is smart?" Qian Daoliu asked.

“Of course,” said Golden Crocodile Douluo.

“Then trust her,” Qian Daoliu said.

"If she thinks it's necessary, then it is necessary."

(End of this chapter)