"Your Highness Xuezhao."
The skinny Six-ring Soul Emperor Du Bu was standing at the door of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, waiting. After seeing Xiao Zhao, he bowed slightly and saluted Xue Zhao.
A trace of surprise flashed in Xiao Zhao's eyes.
In the past, although Du Bu could also salute, he would not call her "Your Highness Xuezhao", but "Your Excellency Xuezhao".
Does this mean...
She subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Ding Chun.
Ding Chun did not have the playful smile he had when he met Du Bu in the past, but his expression was more serious.
"The Duke is already waiting for you."
Du Bu took the initiative to lead the way.
"Excuse me, sir."
Xuezhao looked cold and kept away from strangers, and nodded towards Du Bu.
The three of them walked into the Duke's Mansion together. Although it was their first time to come to the Duke's Mansion, they did not visit it. Instead, they went straight to the reception room of Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke.
"Your Highness Xuezhao, little brother Chun, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"
Dai Hao has been mentally and physically exhausted recently. He looks like he has been squeezed for days and nights. He is a majestic seventh-ringed soul and has dark circles on his face.
"Your Majesty Duke, it seems that Ming Dou is in a tight situation. This is not a rumor."
Seeing the dark circles under Dai Hao's eyes, Xuezhao sat on the sofa and shook his head gently.
Teacher Dachun stood behind Xuezhao with a serious face, looking like a loyal guard.
"It has been like this for these years. I have long been accustomed to it. In fact, if His Majesty the Emperor hadn't summoned me, I might not have come back from the Mingdou Mountains."
"Although there will be no invasion war, the Sun and Moon side..."
As he spoke, Dai Hao shook his head and did not continue, but Xiao Zhao and Ding Chun both understood what Dai Hao meant.
"Why did Your Highness Xuezhao come here this time...?"
Dai Hao regained his composure and started talking about business.
"Please, Your Majesty, take a look at this."
Xuezhao handed Teacher Dachun's "original" [energy-driven soul-guided pistol] to Dai Hao.
"This is......"
"Brother Dai, this is the soul guidance device I made. There are still some problems with the material and structure, but it can probably... be regarded as a stable second-level soul guidance device."
Ding Chun scratched his head.
"Second-level soul guide?"
Dai Hao was slightly surprised.
It's almost August now. Ding Chun started learning how to make soul tools when he returned from the snowfield. It was the end of June, which means...
In one month, Ding Chun taught himself to become a second-level soul master from scratch?
"Your Majesty the Duke, you have misunderstood. Ah Chun and I did not mean to show off this soul guidance device, but rather - this soul guidance device is too crude."
"Ah Chun and I have just entered the fourth ring. We plan to restart our training plan and...find ways to improve our thinking."
Xuezhao simply explained his purpose.
"You mean..."
Dai Hao frowned.
"We plan to cross the Mingdou Mountains and go to the side of the sun and the moon."
"......ah?"
Dai Hao blinked.
He didn't realize what Xuezhao was saying for a moment.
"This is a decision we made after discussion."
Xuezhao emphasized again.
She showed a slightly tougher attitude.
"Don't worry, Brother Dai, we are not saying that we are stubborn, but we can conduct more targeted training over there."
"The activities of evil soul masters in the Sun and Moon Empire are no less than those in the Mingdou Mountains."
When Xiao Zhao's attitude was a little tough, Ding Chun laughed in time and explained the deeper reason.
"...It's just for the evil soul master. It will indeed not cause any special reaction from Sun and Moon, but your safety..."
He looked somewhat doubtful.
"We will try our best to hide our identity and figure, please don't worry."
Xiao Zhao's attitude softened a little and nodded slightly.
Dai Hao looked up at Ding Chun and then at Xiao Zhao.
"...You two are not my guests. I can't tell you not to go, but...at least pay attention to your own safety."
Dai Hao could only say this in the end.
"Thank you for your understanding. At that time, we may return to the camp under your command, Lord Duke, for a short rest."
"By the way...help me express my gratitude to His Majesty Xu Jiawei."
Xiao Zhao is polite and generous.
"......I see."
Regarding this last incident, Dai Hao showed a helpless smile as expected.
Is it true that the traces of transferring something in his name are still too obvious?
But no matter how subtle it is, it can't be hidden from the eyes of this fifteen-year-old "remnant of the Heaven Dou".
"Then, please come with me, you two, and I will show you around my Duke's Palace."
He stood up on his own initiative and ended the brief conversation.
Ding Chun and Xiao Zhao looked at each other and smiled.
To put it bluntly, Dai Laoer had no reason to stop them from going out. The more important thing about coming to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was to release a hint of closeness to Xing Luo.
I believe that both Dai Laoer and Xu Jiawei will definitely be more satisfied with the two of them.
but......
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion is so damn big.
The entire Duke's Palace is a huge garden, showing the heritage of a huge family that has been passed down for thousands of years.
"Father."
Halfway through the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Teacher Dachun and Dai Hao were chatting like friends, and they met a young man head-on.
The young man, like Dai Hao, had blond hair, double pupils, and a cold and serious expression.
"Brother Chun, this is the dog Dai Yueheng."
"Yao Heng, this is..."
Dai Hao was still introducing with a smile, but suddenly his face froze.
Although... even though he called Ding Chun Chun's younger brother,... if he remembered correctly, Ding Chun seemed to be only two years older than his son Dai Yueheng.
Ding Chun is fifteen years old this year, and his son Dai Yueheng is thirteen years old this year.
"This is His Royal Highness Xuezhao and her bodyguard Ding Chun."
That was all he could introduce.
"Um?"
Ding Chun's eyelids raised.
Isn't this Dai Yueheng who looked like a bad guy in the early stage, but in fact his brain may not be as useful as the fans of a certain three-man boy band's intrigue?
In the early stage, I thought this person had something special, but in the later stage, I couldn't get the soy sauce. It was because he had few roles that he retained his normal character.
At least he looks like a normal person.
"Your Highness? Guard?"
Dai Yueheng's eyes were a little strange.
Why hasn't he heard of these two people in Star Luo City?
A person with the surname Xue who fights for spirits?
But the people on Dou Ling's side...
"Ah, right."
Dai Hao suddenly thought of a good idea.
"Brother Chun, my son entered Shrek Academy a few years ago and is now a soul master at the level of a three-ringed soul master. If you call me Brother Dai, you will be considered his elder. How about you give me some advice on the key?" How is Heng's training?"
"Father, he? Instruct me?"
Dai Yueheng frowned immediately after listening to his father's words.
