Xue Qinghe smiled slightly and countered, "Strong arguments? Xue Beng, are you suggesting that the soldiers of Tiandou Empire should just watch their comrades get killed and choose to remain silent?"
Xue Beng choked at those words...
If he answered this question now with any flaw, wouldn't he face hostility from the Tiandou Empire soldiers?
This Xue Qinghe is indeed despicable, constantly scheming against me!
Thinking of this, he had to change to a more tactful tone, "Brother, this matter definitely can't be ignored, but currently there's no way to confirm that it's the Xingluo Empire's doing!"
"Even in future negotiations with Xingluo Empire, we'll need to present evidence; I believe everyone should understand this principle, right?"
The other soldiers were somewhat displeased but did not voice any objections...
They also felt the former wasn't entirely wrong; rashly defining this as Xingluo Empire's doing would not be wise!
Xue Qinghe glanced at everyone, seemingly seeing their internal wavering...
Just as he was about to say something, Du Gu Bo interrupted him...
"Crown Prince, at present, we should send someone back to the imperial palace to report this matter and question the royal family of Xingluo Empire, right?"
Xue Qinghe was a bit surprised, "Oh? Is the Poison Douluo agreeing with what I just said!"
Du Gu Bo's expression turned cold, "No, don't misunderstand, Crown Prince. What I mean is... this matter should be informed to them whether or not it was Xingluo Empire's doing!"
"In case some other forces are trying to sabotage the cooperation between Tiandou Empire and Xingluo Empire, we should plan ahead!"
The soldiers' attitudes changed significantly...
"I think what Poison Douluo said makes sense; losing our comrades makes us very angry, but at least we should confirm if it was Xingluo Empire's doing. We don't want to be used by others."
"Makes sense; I also agree with Senior Douluo of Poison's thoughts. It's better to confirm the real enemy before revenge."
"A powerful one at Title Douluo level was dispatched so easily to attack us. I feel something is off; we should observe more!"
"Everyone makes sense, but I only follow the orders of Crown Prince!"
"Alright, since Senior Douluo of Poison has said so, I naturally have no objections."
Then he looked at some soldiers, "You..."
Du Gu Bo couldn't let him cause more trouble, and interrupted mercilessly, "Crown Prince, let me handle this!"
Xue Qinghe knew his intentions but didn't expose them, "Alright, then I will trouble Senior Douluo of Poison!"
Du Gu Bo then looked at some soldiers and gestured, "You, return to the imperial palace immediately and report the happenings here to His Majesty Xue Ye!!"
"Yes, Senior Douluo of Poison!"
The designated soldiers had no resentment facing the powerful Title Douluo before them!
After signaling, they swiftly left...
Du Gu Bo, seeing this, said to himself, "Crown Prince, let's hope they don't encounter any accidents on their way!"
Xue Qinghe, hearing this, showed a mysterious expression, "Who knows about such things, after all, we're just outside the Aquipeia Forest, and could encounter any accident at any time!"
...
On the other side!
A group from Xingluo Empire!
Leading Soul Sage suddenly stopped, saying with a serious expression, "Everyone, did you just feel a surge of powerful soul power fluctuation?"
The other soul masters paused, then began discussing face to face...
"A powerful soul power fluctuation? Did it exist? I didn't feel it."
"I didn't either, could it be your illusion? This area is so quiet, we haven't even seen many living soul beasts, just a lot of corpses!"
"Nothing happened just now; could our lack of constant spiritual power transmission have prevented first-time sensing?"
"Possibly, as Soul Sage, the spiritual power intensity is surely stronger, and sensing range is naturally farther!"
"Did something happen?"
As the group stopped moving, Davis and accompanying Daijin walked over...
The Soul Sage candidly reported, "Your Highness Davis, just now I seemed to feel a powerful spiritual power, at least from a force above Soul Douluo level!"
"But when I asked others, none of them sensed it, which is indeed odd!"
Davis frowned slightly, asking the other soul masters, "None of you sensed anything unusual?"
Everyone shook their heads; it wasn't that they didn't want to admit it, but they truly hadn't sensed anything unusual!
With this answer, Davis said sternly, "Could it be your illusion? After all, we've stayed in Aquipeia Forest for so long that feeling somewhat depressed isn't strange."
The Soul Sage shook his head firmly, "Impossible, my senses were very clear; it can't be an illusion."
"Could it be the royal household of Tiandou Empire discovered we haven't appeared yet, so sent someone to search in Aquipeia Forest?"
"Impossible, right? Tiandou Empire being so kind? I guess they wish us to die in Aquipeia Forest!"
"Words can't be said this way; the Tiandou Empire and Xingluo Empire are preparing for cooperation, at least, for now!"
"Well, anyway, able to sense the presence of living people represents something good, let's strive to leave Aquipeia Forest."
"I think it shouldn't be the Tiandou Empire's people; otherwise, they should've entered Aquipeia Forest long ago to find us, why waste so much time?"
The other Daijin showed different expressions but all looked at Davis...
"Your Highness Davis, what do you think about this matter?"
Davis furrowed his brows slightly, clearly unsure how to answer this question for a moment...
"I feel, it's probably not an illusion; we've been in Aquipeia Forest so long. Once the Tiandou Empire's people pay attention, they should know something might have happened."
"Perhaps, that esteemed Title Douluo really was sent by Tiandou Empire to find us."
One Daijin thoughtfully said, "Then Your Highness Davis, do you mean we should advance towards where the soul power fluctuation appeared?"
Davis shook his head, denying, "No, if the person is from Tiandou Empire and a powerful at Title Douluo level, finding us shouldn't be difficult."
"But if not... then our situation might become dangerous!"
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