Seeing the urgent letter solemnly sealed with fire paint, Xu Sanshi poured himself another drink, turned around silently, and left Xiao Hongchen's private space alone.
Xiao Hongchen, who was wondering if there was any urgent matter that required urgent communication, opened the envelope in confusion and began to read the contents of the letter.
"Brother Xiao, seeing words is like meeting him..."
The first line of the letter was Huo Yuhao's font that wasn't very pretty but could still be read. Xiao Hongchen's heart immediately rose to his throat after reading this line.
It's probably not a good thing to have that guy Huo Yuhao write so solemnly and pretentiously.
"After half a year of separation, I wonder if your life in Shrek is still pleasant? I will take care of Senior Sister Meng. Everything is going well in life and study. There is no need to worry."
"The Master of the Hongchen Hall is pleased to have Ye Guyi become his disciple and accept a group of disciples. The spring breeze has been very successful recently, and people are in high spirits during happy events and feel quite proud. He has been busy teaching Ye Guyi recently and has little interest in other matters. "
Xiao Hongchen frowned, feeling more and more strange in Huo Yuhao's words. His intuition told him that Huo Yuhao had definitely buried a huge hole for him behind.
"Oh, by the way, I am already a fourth-level soul master, and my soul power is approaching the forty-level level. It is expected that I will break the record again, so don't be surprised."
When Xiao Hongchen saw this, he finally recognized the familiar feeling.
"I have plans to compile a literary work based on the story of the War of the Three Gods ten thousand years ago. However, the historical materials collected by the Sun and Moon Empire are often omitted or incomplete. Shrek Academy must rely on its long humanistic traditions and historical connections. , there is a lot of information in this area, please collect it for me, the more the better.”
Xiao Hongchen muttered in a low voice: "Writing an urgent letter just for this matter? It shouldn't be a big deal..."
Gently opening the lower half of the folded letter, Xiao Hongchen was stunned for a moment, then his face was filled with an expression of disbelief, and he almost memorized it in one breath.
"There is another small thing. I wonder if you have heard about it in Shrek. Mingde Hall was recently attacked by a terrorist attack. The personnel were not seriously injured in general. However, there was a lot of material damage. The leader of Hongchen Hall was blamed for this and has been cut off. Duke title."
"The leader of the Noumenal Sect, Du Bushu, took the Haotian Sect and raided the Mingde Hall. On that day, more than ten titled Douluo showed up and dug tunnels underground to carry out a sneak attack."
Xiao Hongchen stared at this sentence for a long time, trying hard to make sure that he had read the words correctly. Then he moved his eyes to Huo Yuhao's explanation of the matter at the back, and then he understood the whole story.
"The Noumenon Sect has so many tricksters, so we can't put our thoughts into the right place. We must deal with them severely in the future." Xiao Hongchen cursed secretly.
What followed made Xiao Hongchen feel as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole mind went blank.
"The 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo purchased in Xingluo City for 140 million gold soul coins was stolen by the Noumenon Sect. The scene of the battle left traces that seemed to prove that he escaped from trouble and absconded..."
"Although your twin martial soul is suspected of absconding, please be patient. The possibility that it is still hiding in Mingde Hall has not been completely ruled out. We will resolutely pursue it, and we will see people dead or corpses. Never allow your future to be affected!"
Xiao Hongchen's hand holding the letter couldn't help but tremble violently, his eyes seemed to have been hit by an earthquake, and he couldn't stop repeating "I...I...I...".
Xu Sanshi, who had his back turned to him, also felt something strange about Xiao Hongchen behind him and asked, "Xiao Hongchen, are you okay? You seem to have suddenly suffered from epilepsy?"
"Do you want me to help? If you don't say anything, I will turn around and come back!"
Xiao Hongchen sat back on the ground dejectedly: "It's over, it's all over..."
"What the hell is going on with you!" Xu Sanshi finally turned around and saw Xiao Hongchen, who seemed to have had all his energy drained away in an instant.
"Forget it...there is nothing that needs to be kept secret. It is estimated that this matter will be known to the whole world soon."
Xiao Hongchen shook his head slightly and handed the letter to Xu Sanshi as if resigned: "Take a look, I just saw the lower half..."
Xu Sanshi took the letter and read the general content. His expression immediately changed. He asked what was going on with the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo. Looking at Xiao Hongchen's expression of losing his dream, he felt a little confused for a moment. Open your mouth to comfort him.
From a rational point of view, he was stabbed in the waist and needed to rest for several years. His cultivation speed was greatly affected, so he was a real victim; and what Xiao Hongchen lost was the so-called 100,000-year-old soul that can create twin martial souls. The beast embryo is just a piece of shit. Even if it is really so magical, it has never been fused with Xiao Hongchen, so there is nothing to shout about...
The genius Xiao Hongchen, who was about to possess the divine beast martial soul and twin martial souls, was beaten back to the three-legged golden toad. Xiao Hongchen was eating too much of the pie. The promises made to him by others could always be fulfilled as scheduled in the end, otherwise he would have been severely beaten by society. Everyone knows that the pie drawn by the boss or someone cannot be taken seriously until it is actually eaten. It is not surprising that it is folded in half or even turns into air in the end.
In fact, what Xiao Hongchen lost was just an expectation. How should he practice now? It was just that his original potential twin spirits were knocked back to their original form, and he lost something that did not really belong to him.
But sometimes the expected losses are just as fatal...
In financial market terms, this situation is similar to a company losing an intended order from a major customer several years after it was finalized.
Although it did not actually affect its cash flow and financial report for the year, stock speculation was based on expectations. The market had already assumed that "the order has been received" and pushed its stock price to the sky. As soon as the news came out, the company's stock price would definitely rise. It will face a stampede decline and revaluation.
If the turnover provided by this major customer is more than double the current turnover, it will be even worse, and even its valuation logic will have to be shattered and reshaped.
Xiao Hongchen's situation... is almost the same. Losing something that was about to be gained is even more difficult to accept than never being given hope.
"Hey, there's still a short paragraph behind." Xu Sanshi said "Hey" and handed the letter to Xiao Hongchen.
The two of them read the rest of the letter together with their heads almost touching.
"Shrek exchange students and Caitou took advantage of the chaos when the explosion occurred to try to steal Mingdetang's confidential blueprints. Fortunately, they were arrested in time and executed according to law. They are currently in jail pending trial."
"We have protested privately on this day. Shrek Academy has not yet given an official reply on this. The level of contact is limited to the leading teacher Fan Yu himself. Finally, best wishes!"
The two looked at each other in confusion, and then Xu Sanshi quickly stuffed the letter back into Xiao Hongchen's arms as if holding a hot potato.
"This, this... I've never heard of it in the academy! There's no news at all. I didn't even know there was such a thing."
Xu Sanshi looked at a loss, cursing himself why he couldn't control himself and his curiosity, which made him seem to be confused now.
Xiao Hongchen didn't feel anything at all, and calmly analyzed: "You don't have to worry too much. I only learned about these things because the letter was rushed over. Ordinary students don't need to and won't take the initiative to understand these things. You I don’t know how normal it is.”
But Xu Sanshi's worry did not diminish at all, and he said full of doubts: "Anyway, this is news that will cause quite a shock... It's not too much to call it a scandal. The college has no intention of letting us know, but I just..."
Suddenly, Xu Sanshi trembled all over and looked at Xiao Hongchen in horror and vigilance: "Wait...is this something that can be said?"
Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue twice and shook the letter in his hand: "I think this is a topic you'd better not touch."
"It's absolutely true!" Xu Sanshi also agreed. He planned to pretend that he had never read this letter.
Seeing Xiao Hongchen's dejected appearance soon, Xu Sanshi stepped forward and hugged his shoulders:
"Oh, don't be unhappy, my brother will take you to Shrek City to have some fun."
"Forget it, I've seen everything you need to see in Shrek City." Xiao Hongchen waved his hand and looked sadly at the words "One hundred thousand year soul beast embryo" on the letter.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't think that you are a real Shrek person just after you have been here for a few months. The water in Shrek City is deep, and there are many high-end venues that ordinary people can't access if they have money."
Xu Sanshi winked and said, and Xiao Hongchen immediately became alert when he saw his appearance.
"I didn't realize that you were hiding quite deep... Why, it seems like you know those places very well?"
Xu Sanshi shook his head repeatedly: "I just know that, I always refuse when others ask me to go!"
"Hey, I can't tell that you are really a soulful person. In fact, there are many places like that in Mingdu, but I have never been there, and I am not interested now."
Perhaps Xiao Hongchen’s praise of “Seeds of Affection” tickled Xu Sanshi’s itch. The guy said quite seriously:
"Of course, I've always kept myself clean, because..."
"My body is only for Nan Nan!"
At this moment, Xu Sanshi's body seemed to be shining with the brilliance of the Poseidon.
…………
In the Poseidon Pavilion, which was not too far away from Xiao Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, a tense meeting was also being held.
Moon was still lying on his couch. At this time, his age was obvious, and his energy had dropped significantly compared to when he had to hold his breath to say goodbye to the exchange student.
Even the Ultimate Douluo who stands at the pinnacle of the human world cannot withstand the erosion of time. Especially as death approaches step by step, his body functions are still declining at an accelerating rate. He looks like an ordinary old man in his twilight years, and this time he is really not pretending.
Of course, the tiger will not fall until it dies. As long as Munn does not really leave, he will be Shrek's magic needle. Anyone who wants to provoke Shrek must consider the consequences of a desperate counterattack by an extreme Douluo in anger. Whether you can bear it yourself.
However, it is obvious that the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is not afraid of this move now!
Not to mention the fact that they all went through the Noumenon Sect's raid, there has been a lot of turmoil recently. Any titled Douluo who dares to take action in Mingdu must be prepared to face a group of ninth-level soul masters swarming forward. In Mu En's current state, this is all he can do. Self-protection against Shrek. More importantly, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is in charge and is not afraid of arguing with Shrek.
If you don't feel embarrassed, then feel free to make a fuss. The bigger the fuss, the better.
Using your power to overwhelm others will also lead to points. If the other party allows you to round them up and flatten them, then of course it will be whatever you say. There is no evidence to make up evidence. Wherever you can be unreasonable, you must be unreasonable. This is a path dependence that is easily formed after trying the convenience of bullying others when you have absolutely suppressive power.
But if the two sides are similar in strength and have nothing to do against each other, then they have to talk sense at this time, because the consequences of a conflict are unbearable, and peaceful negotiation has become the lowest-cost and least-risk way to deal with the situation.
"The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has sent a protest regarding the incident in which Mingdetang was attacked and Caitou... accidentally took the blueprints while packing. At the same time, attached to the letter is a request for an apology from us. Compensation and other demands.”
Yan Shaozhe, who presided over the meeting, spoke first, and anyone could hear the exhaustion and helplessness in his words.
"The letters reported by Fan Yu, Beibei and others also prove the authenticity of this incident. Let's discuss it, everyone."
For a time, no one from the Poseidon Pavilion elders attended the meeting. It was the first time for them to see this kind of thing.
Shrek, who is a holy land of soul masters and rich all over the world, actually... went to other people's houses to steal things?
For thousands of years, this kind of thing that tarnished Shrek's glory was unheard of.
There was an eerie silence in the conference room, and finally an elder came up with a suggestion:
"It is really an insult to politeness... Negotiations with the Sun and Moon Empire will inevitably take a long time and cannot be accomplished in a day. The top priority right now should be to block the news and strictly prohibit students from discussing in private to prevent the rumors from getting out of hand... …”
"People's words are terrible. It's not too late before the news spreads."
Yan Shaozhe smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at the old man just now with helpless eyes:
"It's okay to block the news. I believe that everyone here will keep this matter secret for the sake of Shrek's reputation. But let's forget about controlling students' speech and deceiving others..."
"How to control, how to control, is it possible that the next order with great fanfare is 'It is strictly forbidden to discuss He Caitou's theft of the soul guide blueprint of Mingdetang'? It's just making people laugh, not to mention they also have family and friends, so to speak It might be counterproductive.”
"As long as you keep your mouth shut, this matter will not spread. Mingdu is thousands of miles away from the Three Kingdoms and Shrek. For ordinary people, this distance is enough to block all news."
Yan Shaozhe's eyes swept across the rest of the people, and they all had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"There is also good news. The other party does not want to make the matter too big now, so they have made an advance request and threatened that if we cannot even meet this request, they will send widespread messages to celebrities and dignitaries in the three countries through diplomatic agencies. Write a letter and make this matter known to everyone."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present could not help but change slightly, and Xuanzi couldn't help but punch the table.
"Shameless! This is blackmail and deceiving people too much!"
Yan Shaozhe's eyes moved slightly and he didn't say anything, but Moon on the recliner said leisurely:
"Okay, okay, blackmail. What Xuanzi said is accurate. Since the Sun and Moon Empire is so shameless, I wonder if everyone is planning to fight them to the death to fight Caitou? If the next continental war is started directly, who will You still care about a few diplomatic letters, right?"
Xuanzi was choked before he could say anything. Although the other elders present at the meeting were unhappy, they had to admit that Moon was right - the diplomats of the Sun and Moon Empire had their hands on themselves, and Shrek had no control over them. On the body.
As for fighting Mingdetang for He Caitou...don't be ridiculous, everyone still understands the principle of stop loss. Shrek's top priority now is to suppress the matter. It's certainly possible to mix things up with Mingdetang by spraying each other in the air, but that also means being laughed at by the Three Kingdoms.
The elders are living a good life, and it is of course their duty to protect the safety of the students. But if the students are at fault first...then they must be more reasonable and methodological, and rashly escalating the situation or even taking the initiative to start a war will not be considered.
Although they are still confident of victory in another war, Moon's current physical condition is unable to go to the front line to fight the battle. Once the battle begins, the old men will have to pay huge casualties. Is it worth it to drag the Douluo Three Kingdoms into the water and fight to the death with the Sun and Moon Empire for a student who is not even the heir to the Poseidon Pavilion?
If it doesn't work, the students will be expelled and their student status will be lost. Doesn't the college have no obligation to protect the students... But this article is really harmful to the character and should not be used lightly unless it is a last resort.
Seeing that the elders were filled with indignation but could not come up with a solution to the problem, Moon sighed and became more worried about Shrek's future after his death.
"Okay, the request made by the Sun and Moon Empire is not too excessive. As long as we meet this small request, they agree to put aside the dispute and not move forward with the He Caitou case for a month."
"Mr. Mu, what requests did they make?"
Moon held out a finger: "A spiritual soul beast that is no more than 20,000 years old, and we are asked to provide a list of soul skills that the alternative soul beast may produce."
Yan Shaozhe raised his eyebrows and asked, "For their students?"
"Apparently so."
"However, Shrek has never raised a ten-thousand-year soul beast at all, let alone a rare spiritual soul beast, and the collection of spiritual soul beasts' soul skills has always been incomplete due to their quantity..."
Moon shook his head slowly and pointed in the direction of the Star Dou Forest:
"It doesn't matter, we don't have it, but other people do, let's talk about it, it's not an unreachable deal."
"The reputation of the college and Caitou's life must be guaranteed. I have spoken beforehand. As long as I, Moon, am still alive, I will never allow Caitou to be abandoned to settle the matter!"
(End of chapter)
