"Old Jack, please wait!"
Ming Tian and He Chen spoke these words simultaneously, both looking at each other in surprise. Old Jack and Little Jack looked at them curiously.
"You... is there something else?"
He Chen was a little embarrassed, but he stepped forward first, saying, "This isn't a good place to talk. Let's go somewhere else. Old Jack, you've just arrived. How could I let you leave so soon? At least let me show you some hospitality."
"Uncle He Chen is right. You two shouldn't be in a hurry to leave. Why don't you stay for a while?"
Ming Tian chimed in as well.
Old Jack looked at He Chen, then at Ming Tian, and nodded, "Alright, I'll do as you say."
"I have a place to stay. How about we go to my place to talk?"
He Chen suggested. The group went to He Chen's residence together, avoiding prying eyes and the potential for information leaks.
As a guest of the Yan Clan, He Chen had his own separate living quarters. He brought Ming Tian and the others to his place, offered Old Jack some hospitality, and then got straight to the point, saying, "Old Jack, Ming Tian, there are no outsiders here, so I'll speak frankly."
He Chen looked at the group, his expression serious. Ming Tian could guess that He Chen's words were probably related to Spirit Hall.
"Indeed, as Old Jack said before, my statement that I could bring Little Jack into Spirit Hall wasn't a lie. Today, someone from Spirit Hall came to the Yan Clan. The Yan Clan's head is prepared to recommend me to enter Spirit Hall. Everyone knows that Spirit Hall has been famous for eliminating evil in the continent for the past few years. Spirit Hall is powerful, with Title Douluo experts in charge. The previous Hall Master, Qian Daoliu, was incredibly powerful. Spirit Hall is a place that many people aspire to, and I am no exception. The Yan Clan head values me and wants to recommend me to Spirit Hall. I was very happy at first. However, after the people from Spirit Hall came, their attitude was extremely arrogant, not matching the image they had on the continent. Their words were full of disdain for me."
"Actually, it doesn't matter. I, He Chen, have a humble background. Many people who hear that I'm a Spirit Saint from a small village will sneer at me. I haven't cared much over the years. But the people from Spirit Hall are too hateful! I swallowed my pride, and I saw that the head of the family seemed to be plotting something with the people from Spirit Hall, and he was incredibly secretive, not even wanting to tell me. It's clear that something is fishy. In a few days, Spirit Hall will be selecting the young generation's elite in Tianling City to enter Spirit Hall for training. They must want to use this opportunity to do something, and this matter must be related to what that person called Lordialla wants me to do. To be honest, there's something suspicious here, so I didn't agree."
"Today, Old Jack's words enlightened me. Yes, how could I go against my conscience and become a lackey of Spirit Hall? I'm afraid the Yan Clan head will be deceived by Spirit Hall, and the young master and young miss will also be implicated. My idea is to not tell the young master and young miss for the time being, so as not to make them think we are making things up. And among those here, I trust Ming Tian the most, so I came to discuss this with you. I always believe that Ming Tian is kind, and your strength is definitely not as simple as it seems, so I trust you."
"Now, my idea is to pretend to agree, secretly gather information about Spirit Hall's secrets, find out Spirit Hall's plot, and then let the Yan Clan head see Spirit Hall's true face, so as not to let him be used by Spirit Hall."
He Chen finished speaking in one breath, and everyone in the room fell silent. Undoubtedly, this news was shocking. Ming Tian never expected He Chen to trust him so much, to tell him these words. If Old Jack hadn't come to advise He Chen, to see the inner turmoil He Chen was experiencing, perhaps He Chen would still be confused now, and then he would have fallen into Spirit Hall's trap, helping Spirit Hall's goals.
Ming Tian looked at Old Jack with some gratitude. This unassuming old village head, seemingly without any spirit power, like an ordinary person, but having come this far, Old Jack was an experienced and wise elder.
"Good, very good. He Chen, that you can see this, not be blinded by the immediate benefits, and still remain clear-headed, is very good. This shows that I, Old Jack, haven't misjudged you!"
"As for what you said, I think you can communicate with this young friend, I see that this young friend is kind-hearted and has a very soft heart, you should help him more, and solve this matter together with him, I think it's very helpful."
Old Jack stroked his beard and said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Ming Tian looked at Old Jack with extreme gratitude. This was an assist! A complete assist!
With Old Jack educating He Chen, and looking at He Chen's appearance, he was also following Old Jack's words. Looking at He Chen and Old Jack, it seemed that He Chen had always regarded Old Jack as an elder, even a father figure. Now, with Old Jack's words, Ming Tian had completely gained He Chen's trust and help. This was undoubtedly a great thing for Ming Tian.
Sure enough, after hearing Old Jack's words, He Chen's face showed a respectful expression, and he replied:
"He Chen will follow Old Jack's instructions and teachings!"
"Hehe, young friend Ming Tian, I wonder if you had something to ask us just now?"
Old Jack looked at Ming Tian, and Ming Tian said somewhat embarrassedly:
"Actually, there's nothing much. I can see that you care very much for Little Jack. You probably still want Little Jack to become a Spirit Master. I happen to have a teacher who might be able to teach Little Jack."
Ming Tian scratched his head and said slightly bashfully.
"You, you little rascal, I don't keep an eye on you for a day, and you cause trouble for your teacher, right? What do you think of your teacher? An all-purpose tool, is it?"
An unpleasant voice rang out. As the words fell, everyone in the room was shocked. They hadn't noticed anyone present during their conversation. Someone was secretly spying on them, and they felt a little scared.
"Who?!"
He Chen was the first to stand up, and the aura of a Spirit Saint emanated, and seven spirit rings instantly appeared. Sensing this spirit power, if the events they had just discussed were heard by the people from Spirit Hall, it would be troublesome.
"There's no need to be alarmed or worried. I am Meng Qianji, who has been following Lordialla. I am the unlucky teacher that this kid is talking about."
In the shadows of the room, a figure gradually emerged from the shadows, and the best-matched eight spirit rings surrounded the person who appeared, and the strength of a Spirit Douluo was evident.
"Teacher?!"
Ming Tian called out in surprise, coming to Meng Qianji's side, and said:
"Uncle He Chen, he's not an enemy, this is my teacher!"
Ming Tian quickly came to Meng Qianji's side and said to He Chen.
"So it's you. A few days ago, I sensed a slight fluctuation of spirit power appearing in the Yan Clan, but I didn't notice it carefully. Now it seems that it was you."
He Chen put away his Heavenly Fury Halberd and stared at Meng Qianji.
"Oh, you actually noticed me. I thought that only a Title Douluo could detect my presence. Your perception is not bad."
Meng Qianji laughed and patted Ming Tian's head, messing up his hair.
"You little rascal! Causing trouble for your teacher behind his back, how did I take you as such a heartless disciple? It's infuriating!"
Meng Qianji said jokingly, and Ming Tian smiled shyly.
"So Ming Tian is your disciple. No wonder he is so outstanding. Having a Spirit Douluo-level teacher, he is also extremely talented."
He Chen looked at Ming Tian faintly.
"Not at all, you flatter me."
"Teacher, what did you mean when you said you were tracking Lordialla?"
Ming Tian asked Meng Qianji, and this question was also what everyone wanted to know, why would Meng Qianji appear here?
"You forgot what I told you before? I suspect, or rather, my elder brother, Meng Shenji, and the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, suspect that the Yan Clan in Tianling City has a problem, so I came to investigate many months ago. I didn't expect to finally find some clues now. Yan Clan, Spirit Hall, humph, if I'm not mistaken, this isn't their first cooperation. The Yan Clan is suspected by the Heaven Dou Empire. It's still related to the matter of Di'azi. Since then, the Yan Clan has entered the Empire's line of suspicion."
"Di'azi? The matter of the mistress?"
This time, it was He Chen's turn to be surprised.
"Mistress? Could it be..."
"That's right, Yan Wei's wife, Yan Qingwan's mother. She is the adopted sister of Prince Xuexing of the Heaven Dou Empire."
Meng Qianji answered Ming Tian's doubts, and Ming Tian was even more shocked. He didn't expect that the Yan Clan really had a problem, and the matter of Di'azi was related to Spirit Hall, but it was previously said to be related to evil spirit masters. Therefore, the Yan Clan hated evil spirit masters, it seems that the water here is very deep!
No wonder Yan Qingwan said there was something fishy here, what unknown conspiracy was hidden here? Ming Tian only felt that he was in a vortex of darkness, sinking deeper and deeper, and how should he tell Yan Qingwan about these things...