Douluo Continent: Chrysanthemum and Demon Twins, Forced Marriage to Meng Hongchen

At the gate of the Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire.

When a luxurious soul-guided carriage adorned with symbols of power and wealth arrived, it immediately attracted the attention of many students.

Their gazes toward the carriage were filled with apprehension and awe.

After all, this carriage represents Xia Yu, the empire's youngest titled Douluo and a level nine Soul Master.

This kind of being is not someone that students like them can afford to mess with.

"Dream, we've arrived. It's time to go down!"

After the carriage arrived at the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, Xia Yu broke the silence in the carriage and smiled as he reached out to take Meng Hongchen's hand.

"snort……"

Noticing that Xia Yu was holding her hand, Meng Hongchen let out a soft hum.

However, she did not refuse Xia Yu's offer to hold her hand. Instead, she got up and got off the carriage with him.

"Wow, is that Meng Hongchen? I'm so envious of her. She's so lucky to have married Senior Xia Yu."

"Good luck? That's superficial. Miss Meng Hongchen is indeed lucky to have married Senior Xia Yu, but good luck alone isn't enough. There's more to it than that..."

"Indeed, this is no longer a matter of good luck; there must have been a lot of exchanges of interests involved."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Be careful what you say."

"That's true, we really can't say too much about that. By the way, did you see that Miss Meng Hongchen's complexion is so rosy? She's clearly been well-nourished..."

"..."

The appearance of Xia Yu and Meng Hongchen together immediately sparked a wave of discussion.

Suddenly, the area outside the academy gates was filled with all sorts of discussions.

However, Xia Yu and Meng Hongchen were already immune to this and paid no attention to it.

Soon, under the awe and curiosity of many students, they walked together into the academy.

"I'll be going now!"

After escorting Meng Hongchen to the training ground of the Sun and Moon Royal Team, Xia Yu left first.

Of course, there was bound to be some close interaction before they left.

Xia Yu casually ruffled Meng Hongchen's hair, gave her a light kiss on the forehead, and then turned and left.

"That bastard..."

Meng Hongchen watched Xia Yu's receding figure with a huff, not knowing what to say to him.

It's not like it's a matter of life and death, why do such a thing?

If her teammates found out, I don't know what they would say to her.

The thought of her familiar teammates looking at her differently because of this made Meng Hongchen feel terrible.

But what's done is done, and there's nothing she can do about it.

"Sigh, what a mess this is. I hope my brothers didn't see this."

After stomping her foot in frustration, Meng Hongchen dejectedly entered the training ground.

at the same time.

After leaving, Xia Yu quickly arrived at Mingde Hall, which was located in the core area.

Given his status and position, he wouldn't need any verification at all; he could simply enter the underground experimental base by scanning his face.

"So, Xia Yu, isn't this place a hidden gem? Look over there..."

Not long after entering the base, Hall Master Jing Hongchen took the initiative to approach Xia Yu, warmly guiding him on a tour and explaining the various aspects in detail.

When the tour was almost over, Jing Hongchen suddenly made a dramatic turn, grinning slyly at Xia Yu and tempting him:

"Xia Yu, our Mingde Hall needs a young and highly skilled soul guide talent like you. Why don't you register your name with our Mingde Hall?"

After saying that, Jing Hongchen stared intently at Xia Yu, her eyes almost overflowing with anticipation.

It's not surprising that he did this. The sneak attack by the Body Sect had already caused a large number of Mingde Hall's personnel to be lost, severely damaging its vitality.

Although Mingdetang seems to have recovered its vitality, only Jing Hongchen knows that Mingdetang's development has actually stagnated.

The vibrant and enterprising spirit of the past is gone.

Even he was affected, and it remains to be seen whether he can continue to hold the position of hall master.

Otherwise, why would he have agreed without hesitation when Master Kong Deming came to arrange the marriage between Xia Yu and Meng Hongchen?

It's all because agreeing to this marriage would only bring him and his family benefits, not harm.

And indeed, thanks to this marriage, his situation has improved a lot.

In this way, he wouldn't have to gamble everything on winning the Mingdu Tournament.

But that's not enough. He still wants Mingdetang to return to its former glory, and Xia Yu is the most important part of that.

As long as we can persuade... ah, no, I mean invite him to join Mingdetang, with his talent, it shouldn't take more than a few years to restore Mingdetang.

There is even a high possibility that Mingdetang could be taken to an even higher level.

"Oh, Grandpa, this sudden turn of events caught me off guard. I might need to think about joining Mingdetang."

Faced with Jing Hongchen's sudden invitation, Xia Yu was momentarily taken aback.

To be honest, he wasn't opposed to being nominally affiliated with Mingdetang, but his teacher, Kong Deming, had already devised a complete development strategy for him.

To avoid any unforeseen complications affecting the teacher's strategy, he needs to carefully consider whether or not to join Mingde Hall.

Since Jing Hongchen was no longer an outsider in a strict sense, Xia Yu voiced his concerns.

"I see. We do need to consult Elder Kong. Xia Yu, you should consider this carefully. Once you have a result, send someone to inform me."

Although she understood Xia Yu's concerns, the disappointment in Jing Hongchen's eyes was still clearly visible.

Xia Yu couldn't say much about this and could only remain silent.

The tour continued as planned.

In order to attract Xia Yu to join Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen still did her best to introduce him.

This made Xia Yu a little embarrassed, after all, Jing Hongchen was Meng Hongchen's grandfather, and his behavior gave the impression of going against the natural order.

Time passed slowly, and after touring the area, we finally arrived at the secret research area located in the deepest part of Xia Yu's heart.

It must be said that Mingdetang truly lives up to its reputation as the place with the most advanced soul guidance technology; the things it secretly researches have really broadened Xia Yu's horizons.

While other forces were still utilizing the raw properties of metals, Mingde Hall already had Soul Masters researching how to break through the limits of metals, making them stronger and even giving them spirituality.

That's not all. Mingde Hall also has projects such as extracting souls or life force to enhance the power of soul tools and using death energy and evil energy to create special soul tools.

Among them, the Martial Soul Fusion Enhancement Device developed by a certain Soul Master in a crazy manner really gave Xia Yu a big surprise.

This thing did not achieve the effect of forcibly facilitating the fusion of martial souls and thus creating a martial soul fusion skill.

However, it can slightly promote the resonance between martial souls, laying the most basic foundation for martial soul fusion skills.

This will enable a breakthrough from zero to one.

This is simply a miracle.

After all, going from 1 to 100 is difficult, but there are ways to do it.

However, going from 0 to 1 is not a question of difficulty, but rather a matter of whether it works or not; if it doesn't work, no amount of effort will help.