radicalducati Chapter 245 Xu Tianran Arrives
Chapter 245 Xu Tianran Arrives
Chapter 245 Xu Tianran Arrives
"I've told you so much, so is there a reward?" Xue Di reached out and rubbed Ye Nanxiao's face, asking.
Ignoring the little hand playing tricks on his face, Ye Nanxiao glanced at Xue Di and asked, "You want to take that part of the comic? Impossible, give up."
Hearing Ye Nanxiao's refusal, Xue Di gave a dissatisfying snort, pouted her little mouth, and nuzzled her head against Ye Nanxiao's neck.
"Let me see! Just one book, just one! Okay?"
Ye Nanxiao never expected that Xue Di would act coquettishly towards him at this moment.
Ye Nanxiao quickly pressed down on Xue Di's fidgeting head, rubbed it gently, and sighed softly, saying, "Then only one book will do!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing Ye Nanxiao's agreement, Xue Di jumped down from behind him, slipped in front of him, and pinched his cheeks with both hands. "As expected, Xiao'er is the best!"
Looking at Xue Di curled up on the fox fur sofa, holding a comic book that Ye Nanxiao had listed as unsuitable for men, Ye Nanxiao silently worried about his future.
The Snow Empress's coquettishness is something a mere little fox like me can't possibly handle! Is she trying to kill me?
Ye Nanxiao's lips curled up sharply as his consciousness returned to reality.
Seeing that Jing Hongchen was still muttering to himself, Ye Nanxiao poured him a glass of wine and said, "If you are interested, Hall Master, you can go to Shrek Academy's library and borrow some books about the far north. The books contain detailed annotations of the far north by Shrek's ancestors, including records of soul beasts like the Zhu Qing Ice Toad."
Jing Hongchen closed her eyes, her left hand under the table constantly rubbing the ring on her right thumb.
Going to Shrek Academy? Isn't that just delivering a soul tool? Mu En isn't some old man who's easy to fool!
A moment later, a smile returned to Jing Hongchen's face.
"Shrek Academy's library? I'll remember that. Xiao Xiao, do you have any other information about the Crimson Toad Emperor?" Jing Hongchen asked.
"Yes, there is." Ye Nanxiao's gaze shifted to the soul-guided armor floating inside the metal can. He raised an eyebrow and rubbed his right thumb and forefinger back and forth.
Seeing Ye Nanxiao's gesture, Jing Hongchen's forehead creased with annoyance, and his lips twitched slightly. He thought to himself, "This brat! Forget it, don't be angry. I'll have Meng'er avenge me someday!"
"I can give you a set of the core magic array on this armor. Is that alright?" Jing Hongchen said.
Ye Nanxiao wore a standard smile, and his right hand not only did not stop moving but even sped up, his gaze still fixed on the soul-guided armor in the metal can.
I almost fell for your trick and got locked up. If I don't trick you today, wouldn't it be a waste of my efforts?
"I can't possibly give you the design blueprints; this is the culmination of my hard work! I'll give you a core array as an additional concession, that's my biggest concession!" Jing Hongchen said irritably.
"Deal!" Ye Nanxiao withdrew his hand, a big smile on his face.
He never intended to get Jing Hongchen to hand over the design drawings, so he decided to take what he could get.
Jing Hongchen tossed out a storage ring engraved with his signature and asked, "You still have one question for me!"
Ye Nanxiao put away the ring, picked up his wine glass, and pricked up his ears.
Jing Hongchen cut to the chase and asked, "What do you think of my beloved granddaughter?"
"Look from a distance." Ye Nanxiao said with a polite smile.
Jing Hongchen took a deep breath. He felt that if his beloved granddaughter succeeded, he would definitely make her teach Ye Nanxiao a lesson.
Just as Jing Hongchen was about to speak, the token in his arms vibrated violently.
Jing Hongchen quickly took it out to check.
When he saw the information on the token, a hint of gloom flashed across Jing Hongchen's face.
Sitting opposite Jing Hongchen, Ye Nanxiao clearly caught the subtle changes in Jing Hongchen's expression.
After putting away the token, Jing Hongchen hurriedly stood up and straightened her clothes, saying to Ye Nanxiao, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, but you may remain here."
After saying that, Jing Hongchen strode towards the laboratory door.
Ye Nanxiao pondered for a moment, then got up and walked towards the laboratory door.
Although he was from Shrek Academy, Ye Nanxiao was filled with curiosity about this ambitious and ruthless prince.
I'm curious why Xu Tianran, who had such a good hand, was still killed in the end, without even being turned to ashes.
Ye Nanxiao followed behind Jing Hongchen, conjuring an ice mirror in front of him. He tidied his hair, tied it up with a light pink ribbon, and straightened his collar, which had become somewhat disheveled from wearing the Soul Guidance Armor. With a hint of anticipation, he waited for Xu Tianran.
I stood at the doorway, and the door opened.
Xu Tianran, sitting in a wheelchair, was pushed in by Ju Zi.
Wearing a simple white robe, her long hair was tied up with a hairband like Ye Nanxiao's, and a blanket covered her legs, highlighting her dark skin and her eyes, which were like a deep, still pool.
"Your Highness," Jing Hongchen bowed slightly.
Ye Nanxiao also bowed.
"Master, Ye Nanxiao," Xu Tianran said gently, but his eyes held a strong curiosity about Ye Nanxiao.
As the regent of the Sun Moon Empire, although he didn't have many spies in the three empires, he was constantly collecting intelligence on them. However, the etiquette Ye Nanxiao had just performed was outside Xu Tianran's understanding.
He was familiar with the etiquette of the three great empires, and he was certain that Ye Nanxiao's etiquette just now did not belong to any of the three great empires.
Orange's eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at Ye Nanxiao before looking away.
"I wonder what brings Your Highness here today?" Jing Hongchen asked calmly, glancing at Xu Tianran's figure with intense apprehension in her eyes.
After Ye Nanxiao finished bowing, he was about to make an excuse to leave when he heard Xu Tianran say, "I've come to see you, Ye."
Jing Hongchen frowned, wondering why Xu Tianran would seek out Ye Nanxiao.
"Your Highness was looking for me?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
Xu Tianran nodded with a gentle smile and said, "Student Ye, I heard that you set up a tournament in the academy. I have come here today to ask you to reopen the tournament. The prizes will be provided by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy."
"The youngsters in the academy don't yet fully understand what the term 'Soul Master' means. Of course, the academy will also offer you generous rewards. Ye, what do you think?"
"A tournament? I wonder if His Highness means for me to accept the challenges from all the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy?" Ye Nanxiao frowned slightly. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy was too big. Even if it was just the students in the same year, there were at least tens of thousands of them.
Xu Tianran shook his head slightly. "It's not just you, Ye. I hope that a few people from your Shrek Academy will participate in a friendly match with the students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, so they can see how Soul Masters fight. Of course, I'm not referring to the way you fought while lying down last time, Ye."
Ye Nanxiao put his left hand on his hip and rubbed his chin with his right hand, and shook his head decisively. "I'm afraid that's not appropriate, Your Highness. You should know that the knowledge of soul tools is like an ocean, and I can only paddle like a dog in this ocean."
After he finished speaking, a moment of silence fell.
Ju Zi quickly released her grip on the wheelchair, turned her head away, her delicate shoulders trembling slightly, clearly trying to suppress a laugh.
"A fox's dog paddle! Next time I need to ask Ye Nanxiao for a recording device. If this fox were to do a dog paddle, the posture would be so beautiful!" Orange had already begun to picture Ye Nanxiao struggling to do a dog paddle with his nine tails twisting in his mind.
Xu Tianran's smile froze slightly; it was the first time he had ever heard someone describe him like that.
"Ye's humor is truly humorous." Xu Tianran realized that he seemed unable to keep up with Ye Nanxiao's words, so he said, "If the prizes are too few, I can also take out rare metals from the royal family as prizes in the name of the Crown Prince."
Ye Nanxiao held up three fingers and said, "How about we adopt a points system for the competition rewards? Every time I win a match, your academy will give me three kilograms of rare metals, which will accumulate. If I lose a match, all the accumulated rare metals will be reduced to zero, and then the points will be added back up. What do you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ju Zi almost instinctively frowned, wondering what kind of trick Ye Nanxiao was up to now, and how he could be so confident in his abilities.
Xu Tianran tapped the handle of the wheelchair slowly with his left hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Alright, I agree to your request. Then I'll set up the arena and wait for you, Ye Tongxue."
Xu Tianran's reason for agreeing to Ye Nanxiao's request was simple: most rare metals have a characteristic of high density. Even if Ye Nanxiao won consecutive victories, the physical strength of a ring match would eventually be exhausted.
Could it be that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy will be defeated by a few people from Shrek Academy?
In addition, three kilograms of rare metals are actually not that big.
Jing Hongchen also thought of this, but her beloved granddaughter often said that Ye Nanxiao was a fox spirit who had been reborn as a demon, and was extremely cunning. Once you agree to Ye Nanxiao's request, you will have already fallen into the fox's trap.
Since Xu Tianran had agreed, the rare metals for the arena competition would naturally be provided by the royal family, and he was happy to watch from the sidelines.
However, what is Xu Tianran's real purpose? Last time Ye Nanxiao set up the arena, it caused quite a stir, so Xu Tianran must have Ye Nanxiao's combat video.
"Could it be that he's conducting a battle analysis of the main force of the next Shrek Academy team? No, that can't be right. There's still a lot of time before the next National Soul Master Competition. So, Xu Tianran's target can only be Ye Nanxiao. With Xu Tianran's involvement, there might not be a chance to have Ye Nanxiao come to Mingde Hall alone anytime soon." A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes. He didn't expect Xu Tianran to come in person. In his opinion, Xu Tianran was forcing him to take sides.
He appears to be a refined young man, but in reality, he is a ruthless and vicious person.
"The wolf's ambition can no longer be contained. Does it really think His Majesty is no longer capable?" Jing Hongchen gritted her teeth inwardly and decided that she would visit the palace in a few days under the pretext of a visit.
As long as the Sun and Moon Emperor lives, Xu Tianran will always be the Crown Prince!
Xu Tianran patted Ju Zi's little hand and said to Ye Nanxiao, "I will have my Crown Princess talk to you about the details of the rules later. Ju Zi, see Ye off for me."
"Yes, Your Highness."
With a bright smile on her face, Ju Zi gestured to Ye Nanxiao, saying, "This way, Ye."
Watching Ju Zi leave with Ye Nanxiao, Xu Tianran still wore a gentle smile, but his eyes flashed with a cold light.
"Master, why did you bring Ye into the underground laboratory of Mingde Hall?" Xu Tianran said calmly.
Sensing the coldness in Xu Tianran's tone, Jing Hongchen said expressionlessly, "Oh, it's just some experimental data records regarding the Soul Guidance Armor. Shrek's Soul Masters' physical attributes are always stronger than their cultivation levels. I just happened to have some inspiration recently, and since Young Friend Ye's data is the best among the Shrek group, I invited Young Friend Ye to come and try it out."
"Really? Then I'll congratulate you in advance, Hall Master. I look forward to your latest research results." Xu Tianran clapped his hands and said, a hint of approval on his face, but the coldness hidden in his eyes made the surrounding temperature drop a few degrees.
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