Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 96 Testing the Waters, Setting a Trap, and the Princess Takes the Bait

To be honest, Xu Jiawei felt somewhat fortunate.

The Douluo Three Kingdoms are currently maintaining a wary attitude towards Shrek Academy, as evidenced by the fact that the royal family of the Douluo Three Kingdoms has not sent any members of the royal family to study at Shrek Academy for a long time.

Although Xu Jiawei also admired Shrek Academy, he even went there to study in secret when he was young.

However, this is only from his personal perspective. If viewed from the perspective of the Star Luo Empire, and from the perspective of the Star Luo Emperor, he would also have to be wary of Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy's prestige is simply too high; with a single call, they can gather those titled powerhouses that even their royal family cannot control.

This kind of appeal is terrifying.

On the other hand, Shrek Academy's brainwashing ability is truly strong. The word "honor" alone is enough to firmly bind the talents who graduate from Shrek to Shrek's warship.

Xu Jiawei was genuinely worried that Ye Xuan was one of Shrek's people, which would make it much more difficult to win over this genius.

Moreover, it's hard to say whether he was deliberately approaching Shrek for a long time with some kind of mission in mind.

But as long as he is not a member of Shrek Academy, there is a chance to turn him into a member of his Star Luo Empire. Xu Jiawei is unwilling to use his long-standing feelings as a bargaining chip, but if they are already in love, wouldn't it not be a transaction?

All he wanted was for his brother-in-law to stand on the side of the Star Luo Empire.

In those few short seconds, countless ideas flashed through Xu Jiawei's mind. Although these ideas were somewhat abstract, they were indeed quite in line with his status as an emperor.

To be honest, it wouldn't matter if Ye Xuan were a member of Shrek Academy. The Sun Moon Empire is no longer peaceful and could launch a war at any time. In this sensitive era, if they could form a "marriage" with Shrek Academy and bring the Star Luo Empire and Shrek closer together, it wouldn't be a bad deal.

Thinking about it this way, as long as Ye Qing isn't from the Sun Moon Empire, it doesn't seem to matter where he's from.

Bang!

"Brother!"

The room door was pushed open, and Ye Qing and Xu Jiawei turned their heads at the same time, and then saw Xu Jiujiu with her hair a little messy and her face showing some urgency.

Stared at by two pairs of eyes at the same time, and both of them were people she cared about, Xu Jiujiu finally realized what was happening and quickly composed himself, returning to a dignified and composed demeanor.

However, the blush on her face betrayed her embarrassment.

"You, I'm not going to eat your little lover, why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Jiawei shook his head helplessly. The long wait had made him give up the idea of ​​continuing to test Ye Qing.

Although not much was discovered during this trial, the most important aspects were revealed.

First, regarding the issue of faction, he once said that he was from the Star Luo Empire, which can be basically confirmed as true. Soul masters from the Sun Moon Empire do not have such solid and pure soul power, and it is impossible for them to have a cultivation level close to that of a Soul King at the age of Xu Jiujiu without taking drugs.

As long as he is not a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, lying about his nationality is meaningless.

Secondly, he is exceptionally talented and truly worthy of his younger sister, deserving to be the prince consort.

Finally, there's the background. To obtain tea leaves from the Golden Tree, one's background is definitely not simple. It could be the Haotian Sect or the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but we'll have to wait and probe further to find out.

Now, all we need to do is occasionally keep an eye on him to make sure he has no other schemes against Xu Jiujiu and won't use her to do anything that could harm the Star Luo Empire. As for whether we can use our sister's feelings to win over Ye Xuan...

Xu Jiawei didn't really care too much, as long as Xu Jiujiu was happy.

This is the will of a sister-complex.

"What lover? No way!" Xu Jiujiu blushed and glared at Xu Jiawei, her face full of embarrassment. "Brother, don't talk nonsense. Ye Xuan and I are just friends!"

"Oh, right, right, friend." Xu Jiawei nodded perfunctorily, finished his tea, stood up, patted his sleeves, and said, "Then I won't disturb your gathering any longer. I still have matters to attend to in the palace."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Jiawei left leisurely.

Ye Qing and Xu Jiujiu were left staring at each other.

"H-long time no see?" Ye Qing raised her hand and waved, a slightly awkward but polite smile on her face.

But after a long time, her eyes immediately reddened, and she said in a resentful tone, "So you do know it's been a long time? It's been almost a year! You're clearly from the Star Luo Empire, why haven't you come to Star Luo City to visit me all year?"

"I still prefer your rational self from before." Ye Qing hesitated, her words trailing off. This timid, womanly demeanor was truly overwhelming; no wonder Bei Bei didn't cultivate and only thought about playing.

Just thinking about Tang Ya's red-eyed question to Bei Bei: "You have time to cultivate but no time to spend with me?"

It's understandable that Beibei would be enjoying herself here instead of cultivating.

"I want to cultivate," Ye Qing said honestly.

"Do you cultivate every single day? Can't you even spare a single day?" Xu Jiujiu asked as expected.

Then Ye Qing nodded seriously: "That's right, I cultivate every day. When we met last year, I was level 42 and had just obtained my soul ring, but now I'm level 48, having increased my cultivation by six levels. What about you?"

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"..." Xu Jiujiu opened his mouth, and several question marks appeared above his head.

She obtained her soul ring earlier than Ye Qing, but a year has passed, and with the help of the royal family's abundant resources, she has only increased her level by four, and her current cultivation level is forty-five.

At that rate, she was indeed around level 57 during the Soul Fighting Tournament.

But compared to Ye Qing, it's a bit humorous.

"Are you livestock?" Xu Jiujiu couldn't help but ask.

Now she completely believes that Ye Qing is really cultivating seriously. Six levels in a year means he can advance one level every two months on average. Even if she cultivated 24 hours a day without sleep, she still couldn't reach six levels in a year!

(In the previous plot, Ye Qing's disguise was yellow, purple, purple, and black, hence his cultivation level was 42. Eight levels in a year is terrifying, even six levels in a year is terrifying.)

"Actually, no. I absorbed a soul bone, which is why I was able to improve so quickly." A mischievous smile suddenly appeared on Ye Qing's face. Since they were already discussing cultivation, wouldn't that be a good way to bring up the Eternal Radiance Star?

Your Highness, are you sure you don't want to buy this high-quality soul bone that suits you so well?

Hehehehe~

"As it happens, I possess a soul bone from a 50,000-year-old star celestial horse. It is of perfect quality. I wonder if Your Highness would be interested in this soul bone of mine?"

Upon hearing the words "Starry Sky and Pegasus," Xu Jiujiu suddenly sat up from the sofa.

"How much?!"

(End of this chapter)