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Since Tang San has not arrived in Soto City yet, Xuan Ming can only wait slowly and stabilize his soul power.
Although he is only a Soul Sect now, ordinary Soul Sects are no match for him. He doesn't even need to use the Blood Spear. Just a simple activation of the domain is enough to deal with most people of the same level.
If your soul power level is lower than his, then you are totally unqualified to stand in front of him, just like Dai Mubai before.
If he uses the Blood Spear again, his strength will exceed a major level, and there will be few Soul Kings who can fight against him. If you want to pose a threat to him, you must be at least a Soul Emperor.
To describe it in gaming terms, he has a lot of buffs, debuffs, and quite a few gain buffs.
"You have a good appetite, why are you ordering so many dishes?"
"…Why are you here again?"
In the Soto Hotel, it was dinner time and Xuan Ming started eating as usual.
This hotel is the largest and most upscale hotel in Soto City. The food is of very good standard. Although it is not as good as that in Tiandou City, it is still acceptable.
However, just as he started to eat, Qian Renxue came in, followed by a cold little girl.
From the looks of it, he looks a bit pitiful, and there's a high probability that he's been taught a lesson by Qian Renxue.
"You left me alone in a place like that, and you still have the nerve to ask me?" Qian Renxue was speechless.
Just go!
There is absolutely no relaxation at all!
After so many years! Still the same! After so many years in Yuexuan, Xuan Ming's state of mind and temperament have indeed changed, but!
In terms of etiquette, this bastard is still the same as before! What makes her most angry is that this guy is well-mannered towards Tang Yuehua!
I just have no manners when facing her!
"You know best what kind of person I am. I have good manners when interacting with people who have good manners, and I have no manners when interacting with people who have no manners." Xuan Ming said while eating.
"I treat others the way they treat me. This is how I conduct myself in the world. It has always been like this, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future."
"If you think I make you feel uncomfortable, then you'd better know that you were the one who made me uncomfortable first."
He had never been cold to Ye Lingling, nor had he ever lost his temper with Tang Yuehua, because they were well-mannered and had no ill will towards him. In fact, they were very nice to him.
But the girl in front of him, a young lady, was quite gentle and refined when she pretended to be Xue Qinghe, but once she showed up as Qian Renxue, she was so arrogant and domineering that she didn't restrain herself at all!
"Okay, I won't argue with you." Qian Renxue sat down, pointed at the person standing behind her, and lowered her voice.
"This person had been following us before. You said she didn't know the way, so she followed us. But this afternoon, after you left, she was still near the hotel."
"So?" Xuan Ming didn't even raise his head.
"After you left, I caught her." Qian Renxue said.
Xuan Ming raised his head and glanced at Qian Renxue, "Oh? You actually caught a great spirit master with your bare hands? You are really amazing, as expected."
Qian Renxue clenched her fists and took a deep breath, "You'll die if you don't act weird, right?"
"You won't die, but it will be uncomfortable to hold it in." Xuan Ming said.
"It feels good to say it out."
"Stop!" Qian Renxue's face turned dark.
"Don't think about making me angry and leaving. You can't avoid this."
"Okay, what's the matter?" Xuan Ming lowered his head and continued eating.
Coming from the Xingdou Great Forest, when they were still two days away from Soto City, the girl did catch up with them. However, a great soul master in his twenties, who was alone, posed no threat to him, so he did not take her seriously.
And while on the road, he roughly guessed the identity of this little girl.
At this age, with this level of cultivation and a top-level cat spirit, there is no one else like him except Zhu Zhuqing who came from the Xing Luo Empire to find Dai Mubai.
"Do you know who she is?" Qian Renxue said.
"I'm not a fortune teller." Xuan Ming didn't even raise his head.
"Xingluo Empire, Duke of Netherworld, the third lady of the Zhu family." Qian Renxue whispered.
"Oh? So what?" Xuan Ming didn't even raise his head.
He knew that Qian Renxue would definitely have some bad intentions, so he deliberately wanted to piss this guy off.
Unfortunately, the more he made her angry, the more Qian Renxue's patience grew. Even this level of stimulation couldn't really make her angry.
"Do you remember that I asked you to go to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?" Qian Renxue said.
Xuan Ming raised his head, somewhat speechless, "You...you think I'm a socialite?"
"You won't suffer any loss." Qian Renxue said.
"Hehe." Xuan Ming rolled his eyes at Qian Renxue and continued to eat with his head down.
Qian Renxue was not angry either. Instead, she sat next to Xuan Ming, took a bowl of prawns, and peeled them for him. "The Duke of Netherworld has a large army under his command. More than half of the nobles in Xingluo follow his lead. If a war breaks out in the future, it will definitely be a big trouble."
"If we can find a breakthrough and win him over without bloodshed, there are some things..."
"Do you think Xue Ke can influence the decision of the Tiandou royal family in a war?" Xuan Ming asked.
Qian Renxue was stunned, "Of course not."
"Then why do you think she can do it?" Xuan Ming said speechlessly.
A family will not change its strategy because of an insignificant person.
For the Xingluo Zhu family, the greatest value of these daughters, including Zhu Zhuqing, is to serve as tools to maintain an alliance of interests with the Xingluo royal family.
Expecting a little girl to influence a Netherworld Duke who commands hundreds of thousands of troops? Are you still asleep?
"I don't expect her to directly influence the Duke of the Netherworld's decision, but she can at least provide him with a choice," Qian Renxue said.
"Of course, the premise is that this choice can give him real hope, rather than false temptations and useless pie in the sky."
The purpose of war is interest, and the foundation of the Spirit Hall's plan is also interest. If a war breaks out in the future, the core of interest will not change!
Facing the army of the Heaven Dou Empire and the powerful soul master corps of the Spirit Hall, what chances does Xing Luo have of winning?
Choose the lesser of two evils! If Xing Luo has no chance of winning, and there is another option that can reduce the losses of the Zhu family, she believes that the Duke of the Netherworld will make the right choice.
Future wars are inevitable, but what Spirit Hall wants, what she wants, is definitely not a ruin!
"You are so shameless to talk about deceiving people's feelings so high-soundingly." Xuan Ming said.
Qian Renxue said coldly, "I told you that you don't have to lie."
"Besides, didn't you do a good job with Ning Rongrong?"
"Very good?" Xuan Ming's expression looked a little unnatural.
"It seems that your standards have been lowered a lot over the years."
"Thanks a lot."
Qian Renxue's face darkened, "How dare you say that?"
Xuan Ming really breaks her lower limit again and again!
She had originally hoped that this guy would have a good relationship with Ning Rongrong so that Ning Fengzhi would place his bet earlier, but what was the result?
This bastard's attitude towards Ning Rongrong has never changed. He simply treats her as a child!
Fortunately, these two people are at least good friends and their relationship is still okay.
But this friendship alone was not enough for Ning Fengzhi to make up his mind!
She wanted Xuan Ming to make a statement, but as soon as she opened her mouth, before she finished speaking, this bastard would quarrel with her in a sarcastic tone! She also saw clearly that Xuan Ming did not mean to quarrel with her.
The purpose of the quarrel was to avoid her further purpose! Now Ning Rongrong couldn't expect this guy to go any further, so she could only put some pressure on Ning Fengzhi to make him take the initiative.
After all, even if Ning Fengzhi hesitates, others will not hesitate!
How many people are thinking about this guy!