Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor?

“By imperial decree, summon Crown Prince Xu Tianran to the palace immediately, without delay! Respect this!”

Hearing these words in his study, Xu Tianran felt as if struck by lightning. His brain exploded with a boom, and he felt dizzy and his ears rang.

Xu Tianran stared blankly at the ground, boundless despair crashing over him like a surging tide, making it hard to breathe.

"It's over. The rumors have actually caught Father's attention. This time, Father is summoning me to the palace to inquire whether my body is as the rumors say, whether I am capable of… it. What should I do? What should I do?!!"

At this moment, Xu Tianran felt as if he were being forced to the edge of an abyss by a terrifying beast. One more step forward, and he would fall into the abyss, shattering into pieces, never to rise again.

Shen Lang, the palace guard outside the Crown Prince's residence, frowned when he saw that Xu Tianran hadn't come out for a long time.

He thought to himself, "The Crown Prince hasn't come out for so long. It seems the rumors may not be false—otherwise, he should have come out by now to enter the palace and prove himself to His Majesty."

Seeing that the Crown Prince neither came out nor responded to him, Shen Lang, the palace guard, immediately flashed into the study.

He was acting on His Majesty's orders, and no matter what the Crown Prince's reaction was, he had to bring the Crown Prince to the palace and hand him over to His Majesty.

Seeing the palace guard enter, Xu Tianran, in the study, forced a smile and immediately used delaying tactics.

“Guard Shen, Tianran is still recovering from serious injuries and is unable to move freely, which is why I have been delayed. Please forgive me.

To enter the palace in such a state and meet Father, I fear Father will be displeased. Please, Guard Shen, inform Father that in three days, when Tianran has fully recovered, I will go to see him.”

Xu Tianran had no other choice at this moment but to forcibly use delaying tactics, hoping to come up with a solution in the next few days.

Shen Lang said in a flat tone, "Crown Prince, His Majesty's order is for you to enter the palace immediately, without delay.

Could it be that Crown Prince, you intend to defy the imperial decree?”

The smile that Xu Tianran had forced onto his face vanished instantly at the mention of "defying the imperial decree."

Xu Tianran gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "Using Father's imperial decree to suppress me, Shen Lang. One day, when I become emperor, I will repay the humiliation of today."

Xu Tianran said with a fake smile, “How dare Tianran defy the imperial decree? It's just that my legs are crippled, and I can only sit in a wheelchair now, making it difficult to move. I'll have to trouble Guard Shen to take me to the palace.”

In the imperial palace, within the Hall of Bright Virtue.

Emperor Xu Jing sat on the dragon throne at the top of the hall, his face extremely unsightly.

The rumor that the current Crown Prince was an impotent eunuch was spreading like wildfire throughout the entire Ming Capital.

If this rumor were true, then the Sun Moon Empire would truly lose face, which would greatly damage the prestige of his Sun Moon Imperial Family.

When that time came, he would definitely strip Xu Tianran of his position as Crown Prince!

Fortunately, he found out early, otherwise Xu Tianran would have concealed this news all along. If he eventually ascended the throne as a eunuch, that would be the biggest joke in the world!

At that time, Xu Tianran, a eunuch, would be incapable, and then he would have to borrow a seed to produce an heir. The throne might not even belong to his lineage.

Thinking of this possibility, Xu Jing's face became even gloomier.

He immediately decided that regardless of whether the rumors were true or false, he would establish another Crown Prince.

He had plenty of sons; there were plenty of candidates.

After a moment, the attendant outside the hall announced, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has come to pay his respects."

Xu Jing said in a displeased tone, "Let him in."

With a creak, the doors of the hall opened, and Xu Tianran, sitting in a soul-guided wheelchair, looked at Xu Jing at the top of the hall and asked knowingly, "This subject greets Father. I wonder what Father has summoned me here for?”

Xu Jing didn't bother with pleasantries. As the supreme emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, he could do whatever he wanted. Except for Kong Deming, Old Man Kong, he didn't need to care about anyone's opinion.

“Men, give Crown Prince Xu Tianran a full body examination. I want to see if the rumors are true! Whether the Crown Prince has truly lost his ability to procreate!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

As soon as Xu Jing finished speaking, two attendants with feminine faces, pale complexions, and no beards, exuding a terrifying aura, walked out from behind him.

Hearing this, Xu Tianran was so frightened that his soul almost flew away. He had thought that Father would only inquire, but he didn't expect Father to directly take action and forcibly examine him. How was he supposed to deal with this? How was he supposed to hide it?

As soon as his pants were pulled down and someone took a look, he would be finished, and everything would be exposed. His position as Crown Prince would definitely be stripped away.

Xu Tianran immediately began to argue, “Father, why do you humiliate your son like this? Your son is the Crown Prince, the future heir of the Sun Moon Empire. How can you treat the Crown Prince's dignity like this? How will your son rule the Sun Moon Empire in the future?”

Seeing Xu Tianran's attitude, Xu Jing immediately knew that the rumors must be true, and that Xu Tianran was a genuine eunuch.

Otherwise, he would have simply pulled down his pants and let people examine him, and all the rumors would have been dispelled without being attacked. He was obviously lacking that thing, and could only rely on words to confuse the public.

Seeing Xu Tianran constantly arguing, Xu Jing waved his hand, signaling the two attendants to hurry up and examine Xu Tianran, and not to dawdle.

The two attendants obeyed Xu Jing's words completely. Their figures flashed like ghosts as they came behind Xu Tianran. One held down Xu Tianran's hands, and the other directly moved to take off Xu Tianran's pants.

Watching the attendant's hand getting closer and closer to his pants, Xu Tianran's emotions completely collapsed, and he immediately struggled violently, “No, no, don't!!”

Seven soul rings, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, rose around Xu Tianran's body, and he began to struggle frantically.

But no matter how Xu Tianran struggled, the two attendants remained as steady as Mount Tai. Terrifying soul power adhered to their bodies, extremely condensed, like a solid, firmly restraining Xu Tianran, preventing him from moving.

Obviously, the cultivation of these two attendants was far higher than Xu Tianran's. It should be known that solid soul power was a sign of a Title Douluo-level expert.

The identities of these two attendants were not simple. They were Xu Jing's confidants, and also palace guards of the Palace Guard Hall, responsible for protecting Xu Jing's safety at all times.

Two Title Douluo experts protecting him at all times—only Xu Jing, as the emperor, had the capital for this in the entire Sun Moon Empire.

Hearing Xu Tianran shouting, Xu Jing felt annoyed and immediately said, “Seal his mouth. I don't want to hear him speak now.”

The attendant holding down Xu Tianran's hands directly poured violent soul power into Xu Tianran's body, squeezing all of his soul power from his meridians back into his dantian, and firmly sealing it.

Then he directly took out a towel from his storage soul tool and stuffed it into Xu Tianran's mouth, preventing him from saying a word.