Chapter 2551: Hardship_1
During their brief exchange, Xu Sheng and Qing He had arrived at the door, with the former saying softly, "Father! Your son requests an audience!"
Soon, a steady voice came from inside the Imperial Palace Great Hall, "Is that Qing He? Come in."
Qing He gave Xu Sheng a signalling glance and then pushed the door open and entered...
Upon entry to the Great Hall, Xue Ye, seated on the throne, quickly swept his gaze over him and Xu Sheng, who followed behind...
Surprise showed on his face, "Oh? Has this child come as well?"
Regarding Xu Sheng, he had personally questioned him the previous day and was very pleased with the results!
Especially in terms of his disposition, he was no less mature than an adult!
It was unexpected, however, that Qing He would bring him along to see Himself!
Xu Sheng gave a slight nod, addressing, "Your Majesty the Emperor!"
Seeing this, Qing He, without changing his expression, spoke, "Father, I felt pity for him as he has nowhere to go, so I plan to keep him in the imperial palace!"
Xue Ye nodded, happily agreeing to the decision, "No matter, the Tiandou Empire Palace is vast, accommodating a child is naturally no problem!"
Qing He breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, "Thank you, Father!"
If His Majesty had not been willing, just his own word would not have been enough to keep Xu Sheng!
Xu Sheng immediately took the hint and echoed, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
Xue Ye did not waste time on Xu Sheng, but fixed a piercing gaze on Qing He, "Alright, Qing He, do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Qing He feigned ignorance, shaking his head, "Qing He does not know, please enlighten me, Father!"
Xue Ye's tone grew more solemn, "As the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire, you often wander outside the palace, making it extremely easy for you to be attacked!!!"
He did not want his excellent child to have an accident!
Qing He, however, narrowed his eyes and looked steadily at him, then spoke unhurriedly, "You worry too much, Father; precisely because I am the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire, I need to integrate with the commoners as much as possible!"
"Otherwise, how could I possibly become an Emperor as outstanding as Father in the future?"
Xue Ye fell silent...
After sighing, "I do not oppose your integration with the commoners, but next time, make sure to have the palace's warriors follow!"
Qing He naturally did not dare to contradict, "Yes, I shall heed Father's decree!"
Catching all of this, Xu Sheng privately thought, "Ren Xue is now less than ten years old, yet she has such excellent camouflage skills, even better than what I once had!"
No wonder she can control the entire Tiandou Empire in the future!
Xue Ye suddenly thought of something, his eyes subtly brightening, "Right, Qing He, to what extent has your soul power rank cultivation advanced?"
Qing He, without any intention to conceal, stated calmly, "To answer Father, your son has already broken through the Great Soul Master Realm!"
With that, he manifested the Swan Martial Spirit, as well as the two Soul Rings at his feet...
Xue Ye's eyes suddenly widened in shock, exclaiming, "What? How can it be so fast, I remember Qing He, didn't you just break through the Soul Master state not too long ago?"
Qing He replied firmly and calmly, "Perhaps I've had some insights over these days, so my cultivation speed has increased quite a bit!"
Accepting this reasonable explanation, Xue Ye laughed joyfully, "Good, good, truly worthy of the child I value the most!"
In his great pleasure, the look he gave Xu Sheng grew even warmer...
He inquired offhandedly, "Xu Sheng, speaking of which, you must be six years old by now, have you awakened your Martial Soul?"
Returning to reality, Xu Sheng replied softly, "Your Majesty the Emperor, I have successfully awakened my Martial Soul with the help of the Martial Soul Hall."
Growing interested, Xue Ye immediately said, "Oh? Could you let me have a look?"
If the talent is decent, providing some resources to assist in their cultivation wouldn't be out of the question!
Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment, "This..."
Xue Ye's eyebrows furrowed slightly, clearly a bit displeased, "What? Unwilling to display your Martial Soul before Us?"
Xue Qinghe noticed that something wasn't quite right, and coughed to remind him, "Xu Sheng, since you've awakened your Martial Soul, why not show it in front of the emperor?"
"If it is outstanding enough, you might even be exempted from the usual requirements and allowed to study at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
As an academy for nobility, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy only admits children from the royal household; it is practically impossible for an ordinary Soul Master to gain entry!
He hoped that Xu Sheng would cherish this opportunity!
However, Xu Sheng pursed his lips, "Crown Prince, I..."
He too wished to show his Martial Soul, but whether it was his First Martial Spirit or his second Martial Soul!
Once revealed, it would certainly cause a huge uproar!
If that happened, he wouldn't be able to achieve his purpose!
At this moment, Xue Ye's expression suddenly turned cold, and he waved his hand, "Very well, if you are unwilling, then so be it! Leave Us!"
To dare to defy his command, it was not worth spending more time on him!
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After leaving the Great Hall, Xue Qinghe looked at Xu Sheng, full of confusion, and inquired, "Xu Sheng, why are you unwilling to release your Martial Soul in front of His Majesty? Is there any difficulty?"
Xu Sheng explained, "Crown Prince, it's not that I am unwilling to release my Martial Soul before His Majesty the Emperor; it's that you should know, Martial Soul Hall is trying to capture me, and if I reveal it, it could potentially bring trouble to the Tiandou Empire!"
Although he had incurred Xue Ye's displeasure, luckily, he hadn't been exposed!
Xue Qinghe then realized, "I see..."
Indeed, when he first met Xu Sheng, the latter had clearly been pursued by Martial Soul Hall!
If that were the reason, then everything would make sense!
Thinking of this, he showed a kindly smile, "Xu Sheng, you needn't worry about these things, Martial Soul Hall may be powerful, but its reach does not extend to the Tiandou Empire!"
"As long as you stay peacefully within the imperial palace on ordinary days, they wouldn't dare to touch you!"
"As for the emperor, I will explain on your behalf; I'm sure he can understand your predicament!"
Xu Sheng's dark pupils flickered for an instant, "Then I am in your debt, Crown Prince."
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Meanwhile, Yueguan, who had just been reprimanded, spoke in a venomous tone, "Damn that Xu Sheng, he better not let me catch him, or I'll split his head into eight pieces!"
As a Hyper Douluo, to be toyed with by a mere child of a few years!
This was a great challenge to his own dignity!
Gui Mei cast a glance at him and said coldly, "There's no need to be anxious, Pope has already notified Martial Soul Hall to issue a warrant for him; even if that kid runs into the Tiandou Empire Palace, he won't be safe!"
Even the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire had been secretly replaced with the granddaughter of a Grand Elder!
It naturally follows that a number of Martial Soul Hall's Soul Masters would have been placed inside the palace!
As soon as they get the news, they will definitely be able to kill him without anyone being the wiser!!
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