Chapter 2761 Persuasion_1

At that moment, Bi Bidong seemed to grasp Xu Sheng's meaning. "Not a soul beast? What makes you so certain?"

Even the Martial Soul Hall hadn't discovered the cause of the incident, yet this child before her claimed it wasn't the work of a soul beast!

Xu Sheng's expression at this time was eerily calm. "It's quite simple. Even the most brutal soul beast regards humans as food when attacking them, and in most cases, they end up eating their prey!"

"But to leave a body full of bite marks, as we see now, clearly indicates a pleasure in the act of hunting."

However, Bi Bidong was dissatisfied with such an explanation. "Your reasoning is far-fetched and does not prove it isn't the work of a soul beast!!"

"If you can't produce some evidence, it will be hard for me to believe you!"

Xu Sheng did not expect her to believe his words right away and immediately replied, "I know it's difficult for Her Holiness the Pope to trust me right now. Therefore, I will stay temporarily within the Martial Soul Hall!"

"In so doing, you will soon see whether what I've just said is true or false!"

At this moment, Bi Bidong was silent, her beautiful eyes filled with suspicion as she fixed her gaze on Xu Sheng....

For a good ten seconds or more, she could not detect the slightest hint of deception on his face....

She finally nodded and said, "Very well. If you can indeed prove that this is not the work of a soul beast, the Martial Soul Hall will assist you!"

"However, having reached the level of a Titled Douluo, you must contribute to the Martial Soul Hall during your stay!"

"For instance...."

Xu Sheng took the lead in replying, "Participate in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition, right?"

He knew very well that Bi Bidong currently needed the champion of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition to attract more Soul Masters to join the Martial Soul Hall!

In this case, his participation would almost guarantee a winning card!

Bi Bidong's eyes grew colder as she was hit right on the mark. "You seem quite adept at speculating about people's hearts, but has no one ever told you that being too showy can lead to great losses?"

From the start of their interaction, her thoughts had always been guessed by Xu Sheng!

This made her start to wonder if Xu Sheng possessed some special ability!

Or even that he had traveled from the future!

But upon further reflection, she immediately discarded such preposterous thoughts!

Xu Sheng gave a slight nod and said with clasped hands, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Holiness the Pope. However, it is precisely because I trust you that I am speaking so freely."

Perhaps it was the influence of having returned to the past!

Bi Bidong scoffed as if she had heard a joke. "Trust me? Then why did you initially refuse to join the Martial Soul Hall, opting to go to the Tiandou Empire Palace instead?"

"I've heard that you even caught the eye of Xue Ye!"

Xu Sheng fell silent...

He had initially wanted to experience a future without joining the Martial Soul Hall, but it seemed impossible to avoid entirely!

Seeing no response from Xu Sheng, Bi Bidong settled back into the Pope's Chair and said indifferently, "No matter, I'm not concerned with all that. As long as from now on, you are loyal to the Martial Soul Hall, that will be enough!"

"You may leave!"

Xu Sheng said no more, as his intention had already been achieved. "Yes, Your Holiness!"

As he left, Yueguan and Gui Mei also returned to the Pope Hall immediately….

Although they hadn't been present for the previous conversation, they had heard everything clearly through their spiritual power!

The decision to keep Xu Sheng here puzzled them greatly!

Yueguan asked urgently, "Your Holiness, do you really plan to let that Xu Sheng stay in the Pope Hall? He might have other ulterior motives!"

Bi Bidong did not respond but turned to Gui Mei and asked, "Gui Mei, do you also think my decision is unwise?"

Gui Mei quickly shook his head, "No, I believe Your Holiness must have your own concerns; it's just that we need to pay extra attention to that Xu Sheng!"

With an ambiguous tone, Bi Bidong said, "Hmm, I didn't trust him originally; he's just of some use to us!"

Something seemed to dawn on Yueguan as he said with surprise, "Your Holiness, could it be that you want him to join the Spirit Hall Golden Generation and then win the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition!"

Bi Bidong glanced at him and replied, "Exactly, with his participation, there will be no suspense in the entire competition—it will be Spirit Hall's victory!"

"However, before that happens, you two will be in charge of keeping an eye on Xu Sheng at all times!"

Yueguan and Gui Mei exchanged glances and then respectfully said, "Yes, Your Holiness!"

It seemed like they would have another arduous task ahead—keeping surveillance on that guy named Xu Sheng!

...

In the imperial palace of the Tiandou Empire, within the palace of Xue Qinghe!

The Serpent Spear Douluo reported seriously, "Holy Daughter, Xu Sheng has already arrived at the Martial Soul City!"

Upon receiving this news, Qian Renxue asked anxiously, "And then? Did the Pope make a move on him?"

Seeing her concern, the Serpent Spear Douluo reassured her, "Don't worry, Holy Daughter, it seems Xu Sheng has reached some kind of cooperation with the Pope and has successfully remained within the Pope Hall!"

Qian Renxue immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. If all the strong Soul Masters within Martial Soul City took action against Xu Sheng, even if he were a Titled Douluo, it would be hard for him to escape!"

The Porcupine Douluo, who had been quiet until now, suddenly spoke, "Holy Daughter, aren't you a bit too concerned about Xu Sheng?"

"He should only be someone we are using... no, cooperating with; we shouldn't develop any other thoughts."

Qian Renxue turned her head, denying, "I... I'm not. It's just that Xu Sheng came from the future; if he were to die like this, we would lose our channel to future knowledge!"

This scene made the Porcupine Douluo roll his eyes, "Holy Daughter, I'm not blind!"

Qian Renxue did not respond, but the Serpent Spear Douluo leaned over to whisper to the Porcupine Douluo, "Porcupine, don't meddle in this matter. Even the Grand Elder said to let them develop freely!"

He had almost forgotten that he hadn't informed the latter about the Grand Elder's attitude towards Xu Sheng!

After hearing this, the Porcupine Douluo's eyes widened as he said, "Eh... really? If the Grand Elder said so, then I have no objections!"

Even a cautious and astute person like the Grand Elders wasn't stopping it; he certainly had no right to!

Immediately, with some embarrassment, he said to Qian Renxue, "Well then, Holy Daughter, please disregard what I said just now; it was all nonsense!"

Qian Renxue cast a doubtful look at him, "Serpent Spear Douluo, what did you just tell Porcupine Douluo?"

His attitude had changed so quickly!

He had been advising her not to get involved with Xu Sheng!

With his hands behind his back, the Serpent Spear Douluo forced a smile and said, "Nothing, of course not; Porcupine here realized his own mistake!"

Porcupine Douluo was nodding vigorously, "Yes, yes, yes!"

If it were because of him that the relationship between the Holy Daughter and Xu Sheng changed...

Then wouldn't he be reprimanded by the Grand Elder!!

So, it was better to play dumb!

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