Chapter 2574: Cooperation_1

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After leaving the hall, Yueguan said with a face full of frustration, "I don't know what that guy said to His Holiness the Pope, but his mind changed so quickly, and he canceled the pursuit of Xu Sheng."

He now yearned to capture him and torture him thoroughly, to avenge the previous humiliation!

Gui Mei glanced at him, "Hmm, I can't figure it out either, but seeing His Holiness the Pope's expression just now, there must be a reason!"

Truth be told, he already had a guess...

In the whole Martial Soul Hall, the only person who could change the Pope's mind was one man!

A man who, though not the Pope himself, had authority that exceeded all others!

The Grand Elder, Qian Dao Liu!!

Of course, this was all speculation, with no evidence to back it up...

Yueguan sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and soothed him, "Let it go, Lao Gui, if we can't figure it out, then don't think about it. As long as we do as His Holiness the Pope says, we won't be wrong!"

As for the grudge against that kid, just bury it in your heart for now. We'll have our chance to settle it later...

Gui Mei brushed away his hand, looking somewhat displeased, "Hey, hey, why are you the one soothing me?"

Yueguan was startled and explained, "Because amongst us, you were the one who got the worst beating from the Titan Ape, old ghost. You must also hate that kid to death!"

Back then, he was just forced to hop around everywhere and got caught in the crossfire, while Gui Mei was actually hit hard by the horrifying limbs of the Titan Ape!

Even a few of his bones were broken...

To his surprise, Gui Mei's face darkened, "No... it's not because of that I want to kill him, but because he had the audacity to challenge the dignity of the Martial Soul Hall!"

Yueguan rolled his eyes; how could he possibly believe such nonsense and said with disdain, "Oh come on, do you think I'm your partner for nothing? Who would fall for those little schemes of yours!"

Gui Mei appeared to be angered by being seen through, and in an instant, turned into a shadow and merged into the ground, disappearing from sight...

Yueguan hurriedly shouted, "Hey, Lao Gui, wait for me!!"

But once he could no longer feel the presence of the other...

Yueguan's expression turned icy cold. In his right hand appeared the mystic heaven chrysanthemum, which he then crushed fiercely...

It seemed he was venting the dissatisfaction in his heart...

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Soon, Serpent Spear Douluo completed the tasks given by Grand Elder Qian Dao Liu and then returned to the Tiandou Empire Palace...

Upon just opening the doors to Xue Qinghe's Sleeping Palace, he saw a scene that he couldn't believe...

He saw Qian Renxue, not using the Spirit Skull, standing beside the unpredictable Porcupine Douluo!

This in itself wasn't unusual, but let's not forget, Xu Sheng was right there, and he even smiled at him!

At this thought, he exclaimed in shock, "Goddess, Porcupine, what are you doing...?"

Qian Renxue's amber-golden eyes looked at him and she said softly, "Serpent Spear Douluo, there is no need to be alarmed, I will explain everything to you slowly!"

On hearing this, Serpent Spear Douluo couldn't help but frown, but still nodded his head...

Afterward, Qian Renxue told him everything that had happened during his absence...

After learning everything, Serpent Spear Douluo swallowed hard, pointing at Xu Sheng, who was not even half his height, he said, "So you're telling me, we are now in a partnership with this kid??"

Qian Renxue confirmed, "Indeed!"

His expression changed immediately, and he cautioned, "Goddess, this kid can't be trusted. What if he..."

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The Porcupine Douluo with arms crossed not far away spoke indifferently, "Serpent Spear, although I'm also quite displeased with this kid, since the goddess is willing to trust him, there must be a reason!"

When they were on their way here, they had already received their orders from the Grand Elder, which was to follow all of the Holy Daughter's instructions!

This was enough to prove the trust in her!

The Serpent Spear Douluo still hesitated, "But..."

When faced with Qian Renxue's unquestionable gaze again, he could only sigh...

He then moved to one side, and although he said nothing, he had made his stance clear!

Xu Sheng smiled slightly, "For the coming days, I'll be relying on both of you seniors!"

The Porcupine Douluo curled his lips and coldly said, "Kid, even though the Holy Daughter has agreed to cooperate with you, don't think that I will trust you!"

The Serpent Spear Douluo also replied irritably, "That's right, if we find out you dare to leak even the slightest bit of information, there will be no place for you on the entire Continent!"

Qian Renxue raised her hand, stopping them from continuing...

Then, turning her eyes towards Xu Sheng, she asked word by word, "Xu Sheng, you said earlier you wanted to make use of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's identity, right? Can you tell me the specifics!"

He, who had been waiting for her to ask, immediately approached the table and looked at the map laid upon it...

He stretched out his finger and pointed firmly at a specific area, "I need the soldiers of the Tiandou Empire to conduct a thorough search of this region!"

Qian Renxue glanced at the location on the map, querying, "Why? This area should be all mountains, uninhabited by Soul Masters or soul beasts!"

Is it really meaningful to expend so much effort on this?

Xu Sheng's pupils flashed, "Exactly because there are no Soul Masters or soul beasts here, that's why I need to know if there is something within these mountains!"

This was the place he had deduced from his memories where the Abyssal Emperor was most likely to be found, so no matter how difficult, he had to do it!

The Porcupine Douluo, unable to hold himself back any longer, scolded, "Kid, have you gone mad? To search such a vast area, do you think the Tiandou Empire belongs to you?"

The Serpent Spear Douluo also objected, "That's right, the Holy Daughter has only just replaced Xue Qinghe. Rashly giving such orders will surely arouse suspicion!"

"No... that's not right, to be precise, the current Holy Daughter doesn't have the authority to command the soldiers of the Tiandou Empire at all!"

The real control still lies in the hands of the current Emperor Xue Ye!

Seeing this, Xu Sheng again tried to pacify them, "Elders, there's no need to get agitated, aren't we discussing this right now?"

Even though he knew it was a tough ask, action must be taken immediately no matter what!

Otherwise, in a few years' time, even though he would have grown stronger, the Abyssal Emperor, with the power of the Heaven Saint Crack Abyss, might reach some terrible height that couldn't be resolved simply!

Immediately after, he looked intently at Qian Renxue and said, "Ren Xue, can you do it?"

She wanted to agree but swallowed the words back and chose to phrase it differently...

"It would be inappropriate to rashly suggest a search of that area to Xue Ye. Therefore, we must come up with a way to draw the attention of the Tiandou Empire to it!"

"That way, my identity won't be suspected, and I will have a reason to propose a search of that region!"

With that thought, she pursed her lips, seemingly deep in contemplation...

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