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"I already know the information about the Shrek team. Is the big event you're talking about the Sea God Alliance taking action?"
Stepping into the quiet room and setting up a soul power isolation barrier, Xu Tianxi went straight to the point.
Xu Jiujiu nodded and said seriously, "Yes, they want to attack several princes of your Sun Moon Empire. Any prince who has a pro-war tendency is among their targets."
"Shh~"
Xu Tianxi smiled sarcastically upon hearing this, and asked sincerely, "What's wrong with their brains? Assassinating the prince has turned even a non-existent grudge into a deep hatred. Isn't this a perfect excuse to start a war with the Sun-Moon Empire?"
"Do they think that once the new prince becomes the crown prince or even inherits the throne, he will be frightened and won't dare to start a war?"
Ever since the old emperor got into trouble, several princes have been running to the palace every few days. Now they simply stay in the palace and compete to fulfill their filial piety. If the Sea God Alliance wants to assassinate them, they have to attack the palace. How is this different from declaring war?
With such nonsense, even the neutral civil servants have become pro-war. Otherwise, how can the empire maintain its dignity? They are also afraid of being criticized.
Xu Jiujiu nodded, also with a speechless look on his face: "They really think so. If Xu Tianran hadn't been rescued by the Holy Spirit Church, they might have wanted to kill Xu Tianran too."
"These idiots, plotting against them is such a waste of brain cells." Xu Tianxi patted his forehead and asked:
"That's it? No other ideas? Like stabbing the emperor to death."
"No, they all thought the old emperor didn't have many days left, so it didn't matter whether he was killed or not, but..."
He paused for a long time, worry in his eyes.
Xu Tianxi's eyes narrowed: "They still want to kill me?"
Xu Jiujiu nodded and said in a clear voice, "Yes, in their eyes, you are the key link in the cooperation between the Sun-Moon Empire and the soul beasts. Killing you will not only eliminate a future threat, but also destroy the cooperation between the Sun-Moon Empire and the two major soul beast gathering places."
"The Heavenly Court has done so much. They are very dissatisfied, or perhaps fearful, and have made you their number one target."
"Oh, it all ends up destroying people. That's pretty straightforward."
Xu Tianxi sneered at the low political IQ of the people of the original three countries. They simply did not consider the consequences.
If he died, the crazy people and soul beasts would drown them all. Of course, he could not die at the hands of these people.
Xu Jiujiu's face was solemn, and he said softly, "Shrek proposed to assassinate you. The two leaders of the Haotian Sect, the high priest of the Sea God Island, and Du Bu Si of the Body Sect thought it was feasible, but they did not trust Yan Shaozhe."
"Currently, the highest decision-makers in the Sea God Alliance, apart from the four great masters, are my royal brother and Emperor Tianhun."
The implication is that this information was revealed by Xu Jiawei, and that the old man is very reliable at critical moments.
Xu Tianxi thought for a moment and asked, "I heard that the Sea God Alliance has lured most of the hidden sects and families in the Tianhun Empire and your Xingluo Empire into joining. They claim to have many experts. What are their actual strengths?"
"In addition to the Titled Douluo directly under the royal families of our two countries and the Titled Douluo of the three major forces, the Sea God Alliance has more than 30 Titled Douluo, which has gathered many talented people, including the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family."
Xu Jiujiu said, "Including the Titled Douluo from the two royal families and the three major forces, there are more than sixty Titled Douluo, no less than the Titled Douluo that Shrek attracted with his high shouts during the holy war more than four thousand years ago."
Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up: "There are so many. It seems that the soul master system has developed quite well in the past few thousand years. The appeal of Sea God Island and Haotian Sect is also not weak."
"After all, they're flying the banner of the Sea God, claiming a major disaster is coming to the continent, and that only by uniting against the enemy can we overcome it. Honestly, my brother and I are half-believing and half-doubting. Perhaps a disaster will indeed happen soon."
Xu Jiujiu shook her head lightly and sighed, "What a pity! The conditions they proposed to you are too harsh. I know you won't agree to them. Otherwise, reaching a peace agreement would be a good idea."
A cold light flashed in Xu Tianxi's eyes, and his gaze shifted to the direction of the Three Kingdoms outside the window, and he said softly:
"Yes, they're holding up a banner and asking us to hand over our soul guide technology and soul technology in exchange for a chance to cooperate. They're so arrogant! We have to understand that we're not the ones begging them."
"If you don't know, you might think we were defeated. They're already at the gates of the Ming capital. War reparations aren't that scary."
Xu Jiujiu saw Xu Tianxi's expression and was worried that he might get angry and take his anger out on innocent people, so he hurriedly said, "This was the decision of the Haotian Sect. It has nothing to do with our Xu family. My brother was forced to join them."
"When they proposed assassinating you, my brother objected, believing they could capture you alive instead. He convinced them. Do you understand the significance of this?"
"I know, I know. Our royal brother has always been a first-rate person. It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time. Otherwise, he would have achieved great things."
Xu Tianxi's expression turned from gloomy to bright and he praised Xu Jiawei a few words.
As soon as these words were spoken, a blush flew from Xu Jiujiu's cheek to her crystal earlobe. She turned her head and whispered, "What do you mean by our royal brother?"
Xu Tianxi chuckled at this, coughed twice, and asked seriously, "When will they take action? After the competition is over?"
"They will take action at any time! By then they will mobilize the Sea God Alliance and Shrek masters. None of the Shrek masters will know that your target is you before they take action." When talking about business, Xu Jiujiu quickly calmed down.
Xu Tianxi raised his eyebrows, pressed his hand on the sword, and the Purple Brilliant Dragon Sword at his waist swung lightly. He pondered and said, "That's quite interesting..."
He asked why the Haotian Sect asked Tang Wutong to take people to Shrek to participate in the competition. It turned out that they wanted to use this opportunity to recruit thugs. After all, there were only a few Titled Douluo left in the Haotian Sect after he killed them.
There are not many top masters in Shrek, but there are plenty of Titled Douluo, who are just suitable to be cannon fodder, and Shrek can even be pushed out as scapegoats afterwards.
He now takes back his words. The Haotian Sect is still very smart in protecting itself and is very good at finding cannon fodder to bear the damage. The same was true of the four single-attribute clans ten thousand years ago.
Seeing Xu Tianxi's silence, Xu Jiujiu bit his lips and whispered:
"I'll stay with you during this time. My brother will use the communication soul guide to pass on information at any time. You and I have the martial soul fusion technique, so it will be much safer. How do you think?"
Xu Tianxi suddenly looked up and asked in surprise, "You are the leader of Xingluo Royal Academy. Is it appropriate for you to stay here with me?"
"As long as I don't tell them, who else but Shattered Star Douluo will know that I'm here with you? Our two houses are only one floor apart anyway."
Xu Jiujiu's pretty face was composed, her pink lips parted slightly as she spoke calmly, "Shattered Star Douluo excels in spatial abilities and can construct spatial channels on both sides."
"Even if I'm discovered in the future, I can tell them that you and I have a martial soul fusion technique, and because of this, I can't help myself. I can declare that I'm leaving the Xu family, as long as... you don't drive me away."
By the end of her speech, two blushes rose unconsciously on her cheeks, like the first bloom of a fallen crabapple flower, which was extremely charming. Her beautiful eyes were filled with a myriad of emotions: trust, concern, and a hint of shyness...
What she said was also very important. Unlike Ning Tian's reason of giving up the young master to save his loved ones, Xu Jiujiu's doing this was equivalent to announcing that she had chosen Xu Tianxi over the Xingluo Empire.
According to the logic of Douluo Continent, Xu Jiujiu abandoned her motherland because of personal feelings, and she will surely be listed among the ranks of infatuated princesses. She eloped to the Sun and Moon Empire, which is unprecedented in history, and can be ranked first, which is even more outrageous than the two saints of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago.
At least Hu Liena and Qian Renxue did not directly defect to the enemy because of personal feelings.
Moreover, Xu Jiawei must completely sever his relationship with Xu Jiujiu and remove Xu Jiujiu from the Xu family, otherwise he will be in danger himself. Even allowing Xu Jiujiu to come here is a huge risk for him.
The Xu brothers and sisters are much more determined than the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
In order to clear the joints, Xu Tianxi's pupils shrank slightly. He looked at Xu Jiujiu's cheek more seriously than ever before, his eyes wandering inch by inch.
The other party was willing to do this without knowing his true strength and various hidden cards. It would be wrong for him to push the other party away...
Xu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by the other party for a long time. She had never seen Xu Tianxi staring at her like this before, and her heart beat faster.
She knew that the other party was a cautious person who was devoted to cultivation. In the past, there was almost only cooperation between the two of them and no personal feelings. She said these words today not because she couldn't help herself, but because she made a choice after learning the intelligence.
She chose to believe in Xu Tianxi's future.
"Don't look at me like that. After all, you and I have a special relationship. Just think of it as my royal brother and I sticking to our own choices..." Xu Jiujiu tilted her head and whispered, and suddenly, she stopped.
Two strong white fingers brushed the hair that fell beside her ears and twisted it gently, like a knife blade.
"You..." After a long time, she looked back and saw Xu Tianxi twisting a few strands of her hair and wrapping them around his fingers, forming a ring shape and comparing it with something.
"Wait a moment." Xu Tianxi's gentle voice sounded, gentler than ever before.
A piece of rare metal star-patterned stone, famous for its gorgeous beauty, appeared in his left hand. The Blade of Living Beings Watch fell into his right hand and quickly cut the stone essence with concentration and speed, as if every action had been done thousands of times.
From time to time, Xu Tianxi's gaze fell on Xu Jiujiu's slender, white fingers, as if he was looking at something.
Xu Jiujiu stared at Xu Tianxi's movements, with a look of doubt and confusion in his eyes, and a hint of expectation.
What is he doing? A soul guide?
After a moment, Xu Jiujiu got the answer——
It was a small and exquisite ring, engraved with gorgeous stripes, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be countless soul guide core arrays.
After studying soul guide technology for several years, Xu Jiujiu thought that she had a good eye. Although she was not a high-level soul guide, she could roughly see the level of the soul guide array. However, the core array engraved by Xu Tianxi made her feel dazzled and unclear.
Could it be a ninth-level soul guide core array? Xu Jiujiu was shocked. Xu Tianxi's soul guide attainments had already reached the ninth level? He was only eighteen years old.
After a while, Xu Tianxi carved a small piece of rare metal that he could not recognize for a long time, but knew was of extremely high quality and engraved with soul guide arrays into a small human figure and embedded it in the ring.
Seeing the figure clearly, Xu Jiujiu's cheeks suddenly turned red.
This guy is really amazing. With his excellent eyesight, he carved her so lifelike, and...how come he remembers her so well?
The statue has a graceful figure, wearing a twelve-piece gold-plated fishtail skirt, with a friendly and generous smile on her face, as if she is gazing into the distance.
It was exactly the same outfit that Xu Jiujiu wore when he accompanied Xu Jiawei to a banquet after the turmoil in Xingluo City ended.
Afterwards, Xu Tianxi used several strands of hair from Xu Jiujiu to make thin hair that fell to the shoulders, and then decorated it to complete the engraving of the shape.
After completing this special soul guide, Xu Tianxi injected a trace of soul power, and a ball of illusory light suddenly emerged from the surface of the ring. Wherever it passed, the space was distorted several times.
Sensing that the effect was quite good, Xu Tianxi nodded slightly, not bad.
His gaze fell back on Xu Jiujiu, and Xu Tianxi smiled and said:
"You gave me a wooden peach, and I will repay you with a jade. This statue is my most proud work in my life. It is a ninth-level defensive soul guide with spatial attributes."