"Swear it!" As Ju Zi was in a daze, Yuwentuo roared again, "You make the oath, and I promise not to target Xu Tianran again. What, aren't you very loyal to him? You don't dare to make such a small oath?"
"I... I can't do it!" Ju Zi was silent for a while before finally speaking.
Revenge was her lifelong wish; how could she possibly make such an oath?
"Then why are you asking me to let Xu Tianran go!" Yuwentuo suddenly struck, grabbing Ju Zi's neck and lifting her. "I tell you, my hatred for Xu Tianran is a hundred, a thousand times greater than your hatred for Duke White Tiger.
One day, I will flay, dismember, and scatter the ashes of him and everyone loyal to him. Of course, that includes you, Ju Zi. Anyone who follows him is an enemy of Yuwentuo until death do us part!"
"Your Highness, calm down! You cannot kill anyone here!" Nana saw that Yuwentuo's murderous intent had risen and quickly came forward to persuade him.
She actually understood Yuwentuo's heart, but killing a Ju Zi here was meaningless. She wasn't even a fraction of Yuwentuo's hatred; she was just a rotten orange he happened to step on along his path of revenge.
There was no need to cause extra trouble with her.
Yuwentuo took a deep breath, threw Ju Zi, who crashed heavily against the wall. "Nana, let's go!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yuwentuo only took Nana with him, not calling Meng Hongchen.
In truth, his anger just now, though not fake, was deliberately displayed. This Ju Zi was too smart. He didn't want Ju Zi to think any deeper, otherwise, she might actually guess Emperor Xue Xin's next step.
Since that was the case, he would let her focus entirely on his hatred for Xu Tianran. After all, this was indeed a fact; the thing in the world most feared, yet also least feared of investigation, was the truth.
At the same time, he was also putting on a show for Meng Hongchen.
Letting her know that he and Xu Tianran could not coexist. If he did not choose to contend for the throne, and if Mingde Hall chose to help Xu Tianran in the future, then Mingde Hall and he could not coexist either.
If she should stay away from him, she should do so sooner rather than later.
Anyway, he would be leaving here soon.
Staying in Mingdu now would not attract evil soul masters. Only outside would stronger evil soul masters come looking for him. This Sun Moon Empire no longer held much value for him; he would destroy it later.
However, before walking out, he still turned back and secretly transmitted a message to Meng Hongchen, asking her to tell Jing Hongchen to reorder the four characters "Ji Meng Ming Ri" My Dream, Tomorrow. Whenever they were properly reordered, they could inform him.
Meng Hongchen sighed silently. Yuwentuo's hatred for Xu Tianran was indeed too strong to be alleviated. Actually, she had felt this when Yuwentuo told her he had no intention of vying for the throne.
Looking at Ju Zi, who was coughing on the ground, she could feel that if Nana hadn't intervened, Yuwentuo truly might have killed her.
But if Yuwentuo didn't contend for the throne, then Xu Tianran was most likely to become emperor, and the Sun Moon Empire would inevitably be his in the future.
Mingde Hall had always been loyal to His Majesty. This was simply a vicious cycle.
This was also why he had always kept a clear distance from her, calculating everything precisely, wasn't it?
He had long anticipated this impasse.
Meng Hongchen's heart was momentarily in a tangle, but it wasn't all bad. There was something else, stemming from the last message Yuwentuo asked her to convey, which seemed to suggest hope...
Yuwentuo led Nana out of the auction house. Without Meng Hongchen, he felt more at ease. At least with Nana, he didn't need to be so concerned, because Nana had no burden in leaving the Sun Moon Empire with him.
Outside the auction house, many students were still selling soul tools they had made. These were all of insufficient rank, not qualified to enter the auction house, but they hoped others would like their creations, so they put them out for display.
They were all small trinkets, mostly Level 2, 3, or 4 soul tools, with few above Level 5.
Yuwentuo had no interest in these trinkets. However, as he walked past a stall, a shout caught his attention.
"Everyone, come take a look, don't miss out! My latest simulated soul tool, making you a Titled Douluo powerhouse right from birth!" He saw a very young boy, only about a year or two older than Yuwentuo, displaying soul rings that were two yellow, two purple, and five black.
Nana couldn't help but gasp, covering her mouth. "No way, such a young Titled Douluo!"
Yuwentuo chuckled, "Fake. It seems to be a very interesting soul tool."
Having seen Huo Yuhao's simulated soul skills, how could he not recognize such simulated soul rings?
Moreover, this thing was far inferior to Huo Yuhao's simulated soul skills. Huo Yuhao could make his so convincing because his simulated soul rings not only matched the color and number of real soul rings perfectly, but also exuded the powerful aura of a 100,000-year soul ring, making it difficult even for Titled Douluo to see through.
But this guy's soul rings were simply colored circles simulated around his body, matching the appearance of soul rings. After all, which Titled Douluo would have an aura so weak it couldn't even compare to a Soul Sect?
This was, at most, a Level 3 soul tool.
However, it did pique Yuwentuo's interest slightly. He had a feeling he might be able to use this thing later.
"Student, how much are you selling this soul tool for?" Yuwentuo asked.
"You are, His Royal Highness the Flame Prince?" The young boy was pleasantly surprised. The rising Flame Prince actually came to patronize his stall in person. This was truly the best advertisement.
"His Royal Highness likes the soul tools I made. I'm too happy for words; how could I dare accept your money? If you like it, please take it."
Saying this, the young boy took the soul tool off his neck and handed it to Yuwentuo.
Yuwentuo had originally thought it was some kind of necklace, but upon receiving it, he saw it was just a circle, very much like a prop a dog collar?
His premonition: Could the ones who come for him later be dogs?
"Oh right, Your Royal Highness, I also have a very interesting small toy here." The young boy took out another small stick, with some beautiful fur on it. "This is a stick made from the fur of a Purple Jade Spirit Cat. If you ever go hunting feline soul beasts in the future, this thing can attract them! I'll give it to you too!"
"So this is... a cat teaser?" Yuwentuo took the stick.
He looked at the dog collar in his left hand and the cat teaser in his right.
"Hehe, could it be them?"
He already had an ominous premonition.
At this moment, in a small border town of the Sun Moon Empire, just past the Mingdou Mountain Range, two "people" walked with great curiosity.
A man and a woman, a burly man and a stunningly beautiful girl.
This combination instantly attracted many gazes. Of course, there was nothing remarkable about the burly man; what they were looking at was the girl.
Because she was simply too beautiful, incomparably beautiful. Even the famous campus beauties of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Meng Hongchen and Ju Zi, were not even close to her beauty.
Many local young noblemen, upon seeing her, immediately felt a surge of heat in their hearts, wanting to approach and strike up a conversation. But the aura emanating from the burly man beside her was too imposing, deterring people from approaching.
The girl bothered to pay no mind to these fellows. She looked at the burly man and asked, "Er Ha (Huskie), this is the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, right? Where exactly is Tuo (Yuwentuo)?"
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