Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"Hahaha, it seems Meng really likes you." Jing Hongchen was clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation and continued to laugh heartily.

Lu Cheng's eyes softened as he patted the girl's head.

The latter lay obediently in my arms, motionless, her long eyelashes fluttering, looking extremely cute.

The nanny standing to the side was dumbfounded. The young lady was usually very mischievous, even more lively than the young master, but in this man's arms, she was unusually quiet... How strange.

"By the way, junior brother, the emperor is here tonight too."

Jing Hongchen waved his hand, dismissing the servants, and whispered in Lu Cheng's ear.

"Oh?" Lu Cheng's expression remained calm.

"And the Seventh Princess, that girl is the same age as you this year..." Jing Hongchen said in a low voice.

"..."

Lu Cheng frowned slightly. He had just seen the princess, but he didn't like her willful and capricious nature. Not to mention... the bloody massacre caused by the change of the throne ten years later, all seven of the emperor's daughters were on the death list, and only He Caitou escaped.

"My senior brother declined for me, didn't he?"

Lu Cheng shook his head.

"I do not like."

"Hey, you're really stubborn. That's the Seventh Princess, His Majesty's most beloved girl. If you can get married, you'll be a much more prestigious husband than your senior brother," Jing Hongchen said with a grin.

"If you like her, then marry her," Lu Cheng said with a light laugh.

"Ugh……"

Jing Hongchen's eyes widened: "I wouldn't dare to say such a thing."

"Fine, since you don't like it, I'll decline it for you."

This would naturally displease the emperor, but what could he do when his junior brother was favored by their teacher?

Chapter 144 The Holy Spirit Cult's Scheme, Ten Years Later, a Palace Coup (Part 2)

[Days passed by, and since the birth of Meng Hongchen and his sister, you now have two tails following you. The two siblings like you very much, and when Jing Hongchen takes you to Mingde Hall, they often stick to your side. You don't reject them and patiently become their "Junior Uncle." Although the generational relationship is a bit awkward, Jing Hongchen doesn't say anything, and Kong Deming always has a smiling face, so Lu Cheng has accepted the title.]

At sixteen, you successfully advanced to the Soul Saint realm, becoming the most dazzling new star in the entire Sun Moon Empire. You led your team to victory, defeating Shrek Academy and winning the championship. At that moment, you were like the rising sun, an idol to all the royal students of the Sun Moon Empire, and the only candidate to succeed Kong Deming in the future.

[However, because of the talent you displayed in the competition, you gained the favor of the Body Sect, but you politely declined. After returning to the academy, you were then targeted by another force... Zhongli Wu, who invited you to join and become a Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult.]

It was inside the familiar metal laboratory again.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly.

A familiar yet repulsive aura appeared beside him, and several figures in black robes emerged. The leader revealed a smiling face: "Child, you'd better reconsider. No one has ever refused the olive branch extended by my Holy Spirit Church."

Beside him, a burly man twisted his neck, making cracking sounds as he loosened his muscles. A corner of his turban was slightly blown up, revealing a striking pattern on his neck: a tiger's head and a scorpion's tail, which looked extremely strange.

The black-robed figure on the other side also crossed his arms and looked at Lu Cheng with great interest. He was slender and exuded a strong aura of darkness.

He was naturally very familiar with these old "colleagues".

"What if I absolutely have to refuse?"

Lu Cheng's eyes remained calm as he met Zhongli Wu's gaze, showing no fear whatsoever.

The atmosphere around them was somewhat somber.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

After a long while, Zhongli Wu laughed heartily, shook his head, patted Lu Cheng on the shoulder, and said with satisfaction in his eyes, "What courage! A Soul Saint dares to look me in the eye. You are worthy of being my future Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son."

"Zhongliwu!!!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion came from beside my ear.

A short, stout figure slowly appeared, his face full of anger. He shielded Lu Cheng behind him and stared sharply at Zhong Liwu: "If you dare to make a move on my junior brother again, your Holy Spirit Sect will be held responsible if our teacher blames you."

The relationship between the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult is quite ambiguous and difficult to define. After all, the latter's foundation is terrifying and its value is very high. Therefore, even His Majesty dares not offend them easily, which has made these guys more and more rampant in the Sun Moon Empire in recent years.

"Hehe, why the Red Dust Hall Master's haste? I was merely asking." Zhongli Wu said leisurely, showing no sign of guilt at being caught poaching someone. Instead, he still glanced at Lu Cheng with a friendly smile: "I'll say it again, whoever my Holy Spirit Sect desires, we will obtain through any means necessary..."

"you!"

Even though Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and was full of anger, he didn't break off relations. Instead, he stared at Zhongli Wu's departing figure with a sinister look in his eyes, slammed his fist against the metal wall next to him, causing a burst of debris to fly everywhere, and muttered angrily in a low voice, "These beasts."

"Xiao Cheng, are you alright..." After saying that, she quickly turned to check on Lu Cheng.

"It's alright." Lu Cheng shook his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Senior Brother, is the Holy Spirit Sect... really that arrogant?"

“Alas, you are so engrossed in soul tools and cultivation that you are unaware of the empire’s sordid affairs. The current emperor is magnanimous, but that prince, who shares the same mother, is ambitious and his rebellious intentions are common knowledge. Yet, the current emperor alone does not believe him and treats him like a younger brother, allowing him to win over and win over the hearts of the people in the army.” Jing Hongchen shook his head helplessly.

"And that prince is now even quite close to the Holy Spirit Church. The situation in the court and the country is probably quite turbulent."

No wonder.

Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

In the original novel, Xu Tianran "colluded" with the Holy Spirit Cult, which can be considered as following in his father's footsteps. The old emperor in the original novel seems to be incompetent, weak and cowardly, but in fact, he was the one who launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident when he was young.

He remained calm, showing no intention of joining any team.

After all, His Majesty lacks the wisdom and cunning of Duke Zhuang of Zheng. He thought the man was playing dumb to outwit the enemy, but he turned out to be a real pig. It is only natural that he was betrayed by his younger brother. He has no need to drag his lifelong reputation into this palace intrigue.

Learning from the world's illusions, we should strive to navigate life smoothly.

We have passed a crucial juncture.

The screen continued to flicker.

[When Kong Deming learned of your decision to reject the Holy Spirit Cult, he was furious and even went to the cult leader to demand an explanation. However, the leader brought up Long Xiaoyao, and Kong Deming did not back down. He challenged Long Xiaoyao to a duel, and the final outcome is unknown. But since then, the Holy Spirit Cult has never bothered Lu Cheng again.]

At eighteen, you advanced to Soul Douluo, becoming a true level nine Soul Master. With your Blood Eye's precise guidance, you successfully joined the core of the Mingde Hall, serving as one of its most important researchers. That same year, the two little brats who followed you around finally reached six years old, awakening their Martial Souls, both at level nine, displaying exceptional talent.

At the age of twenty-one, you successfully condensed your soul core, becoming a powerful figure at the Title Douluo level, which shocked the entire Mingde Hall. After all, it was common knowledge that even the strongest person in Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen, was only at level ninety-three, and Kong Deming, the pillar of the empire, was only at level ninety-four. Looking at the entire empire, there wasn't even a single Super Douluo.

Breaking through to Super Douluo means being qualified to enter the legendary level ten Soul Master realm. This is a height that Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen could never reach in their entire lives. After all, only level ten is qualified to forge a "natal" Soul Tool. Ye Xishui is also a Soul Tool genius, even a "pseudo" level ten Soul Master, but her natal Soul Tool, the Death God Tower, is not built with Soul Tool technology, but purely with human lives. Therefore, strictly speaking, it cannot be considered level ten, nor does it have the power of level ten.

The following year, you became a legend at Mingde Hall and served as its deputy head, riding high on your success. However, a mysterious scheme targeting you soon followed.

Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire

Mingdetang Research Institute.

The highest point.

Wearing a monocle, Lu Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, surveying the academy with an increasingly confident look in his eyes. "It seems that this simulation doesn't have a specific target. The outcome will likely be among Meng Hongchen, Ye Guyi, or even Nana and a few others."

As for Meng Hongchen, there's no need to say more; the way that girl looked at him was clearly strange, almost like she was about to fall asleep.

The "idol-raising" genre isn't bad either.

If you want to raise the rating, it's probably not enough to just stay mediocre.

Lu Cheng pondered for a moment.

However, recently, he also vaguely sensed something was wrong. The rats of the Holy Spirit Cult have been too well-behaved lately. Based on his understanding of Zhong Liwu, that guy wouldn't be timid because of Kong Deming's warning.

Either they're preparing something big.

He had tried to find Ye Guyi's whereabouts, but there was still no trace of her, so he gave up for the time being.

"Junior Uncle!"

A clear, crisp voice came from beside her ear. Dressed in a princess outfit, with a sweet and lovely face, long, snow-white hair cascading over her shoulders, and bright, icy blue eyes gazing at Lu Cheng, she lifted the hem of her princess dress with both hands, twirling around like a little deer, her pretty face full of joy: "Isn't A-Meng beautiful?"

"cute."

Lu Cheng pondered for a moment before giving a precise answer.

"Ah Meng is asking if it's beautiful or not," Meng Hongchen persisted.

"Cute." Lu Cheng stuck to his principles and nodded.

"..."

The little girl's eyes gradually dimmed, she looked somewhat disappointed, and she gradually became listless.

Lu Cheng felt a little sorry for her: "Okay... actually, Meng is very pretty too."

"Really?!!"

Meng Hongchen instantly seemed to be filled with adrenaline, jumping up and down, unable to hide the smile on her face any longer.

"..."

Seeing this, Lu Cheng smiled helplessly.

They've all learned to cheat.

He didn't know why, but they were all so obsessed with growing up. They were all born beauties; he had seen the girl five years later, and she was very pretty...

"Hehe, if I didn't do that, Junior Uncle wouldn't praise Meng." Meng Hongchen said with a grin, her two dimples appearing and disappearing on her face, making her look exceptionally cute, like a delicate porcelain doll.

"The soul tool I gave you... are you wearing it properly?" Lu Cheng smiled and ruffled the girl's hair.

“Here it is!” Meng Hongchen raised her wrist, and an ice-blue wristband was reflected in Lu Cheng’s eyes. Her eyes were a little smug: “This soul tool was only forged by my junior uncle for my brother and me. Meng will naturally keep it safe.”

"Ah."

Lu Cheng glanced at it and then said nothing more.

He gave the two children defensive soul tools purely out of concern that the Holy Spirit Cult might try something tricky. He was the two children's junior uncle, and besides their teacher and senior brother, the two children were the closest people to him. Of course, he had also watched Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen grow up.

The deepest feelings.

If they really do something to him, who knows...

After all, what bottom line can you expect from the Holy Spirit Cult's evil spirit masters?

Trying to force him into a corner, haha.

Lu Cheng shook his head. If he wasn't mistaken, the big one was coming now that the timeline had progressed this far.

That's right, he murdered his brother to usurp the throne and fight for the imperial power.

It was bound to be a bloody and violent drama, but he had no interest in it, so he stayed inside Mingde Hall and did not want to get involved.

Meng Hongchen skipped and hopped away.

As the days went by, just as Lu Cheng began to doubt whether the simulator had been modified and whether a power grab would actually occur.