Chapter 2718: Reporting to the Martial Soul Hall_1

Yueguan: "According to news from a Spirit Hall Sub-Hall within the Barak Empire's territory, a large-scale slaughter suddenly occurred somewhere!"

Bi Bidong's Beautiful Eyes revealed a hint of surprise, "Barak Empire, widespread slaughter? Was it caused by Soul Masters??"

Generally speaking, remote areas protected by a Spirit Hall Sub-Hall hardly ever experience such incidents!

This time, however, a large-scale slaughter had occurred, and if confirmed to be caused by Soul Masters, it would undoubtedly be a provocation to the Spirit Hall!

Yueguan shook his head in denial, "Your Holiness, the scene of the slaughter didn't leave behind any soul power fluctuations, so it shouldn't be the work of Soul Masters!"

"Besides, all the civilians who died had met with grisly fates, their bodies were extensively gnawed at, and their blood seemed to have been drained!"

Bi Bidong gripped the Purple Crystal Scepter more tightly and said coldly, "No soul power fluctuations, and the use of such a barbaric feeding method, it's likely the doing of soul beasts!!"

"Hmph, they are just a bunch of barely sentient beasts, and now they even dare to escape from Aquipeia Forest to launch raids for prey!!"

In her eyes, soul beasts were nothing more than creatures domesticated by humans, tools used to break through level restrictions!

Yueguan naturally did not object but continued along her line of thought, "Your Holiness, it seems that this incident has caused tremendous panic among the civilians in that area, do we need to do something??"

Expecting Bi Bidong to issue some orders, she just sneered, "Do something? Are you suggesting we send a large number of Soul Masters to exterminate the soul beasts?"

"There's no need!!"

"It's normal for soul beasts to occasionally leave the soul beast forest and launch an attack on the outside world, just have the people from the Spirit Hall Sub-Hall calm things down!"

Yueguan opened his mouth as if wanting to say something but ended up swallowing his words...

Anything he could think of, the former, as the Pope, surely had already considered!

Bi Bidong tapped the Crystal Staff lightly, "Gui Mei!"

"Buzz buzz buzz!!"

A surge of black shadows floated into the great hall from outside, eventually coalescing into human form...

Gui Mei bowed deeply, respectfully saying, "Your Holiness!"

Bi Bidong continued, "How's the task I sent you to look into progressing?"

Gui Mei took a deep breath and replied, "Your Holiness, Xu Sheng is still lingering in the Tiandou Empire Palace, and what's more, his relationship with the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire is very deep!"

Bi Bidong's expression shifted slightly, "The Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire? According to the plan, shouldn't he have already..."

Gui Mei nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Your Holiness, the current Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire is indeed being impersonated by the granddaughter of your... Grand Elder!"

In order not to provoke the former, he decisively changed his wording!

"But, the fact is that he has a significant relationship with Xu Sheng!"

Bi Bidong revealed a look of sudden realization, "I see, no wonder that old man insisted on canceling the manhunt for this kid, looks like he wants to win him over through other means!"

"But that's fine, it spares me a trouble!"

A child with such talent, if not joining Spirit Hall, would be a great hidden danger!

Seeing that Bi Bidong was not angry, Gui Mei quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but still inquired, "So, Your Holiness, do we continue to keep an eye on Xu Sheng?"

The former did not answer but merely glanced at him casually...

Gui Mei silently lowered his head, but he understood the answer...

Bi Bidong stood up unhurriedly and ordered, "Alright, set these matters aside for now!"

"Prepare well, tomorrow you will accompany me to the depths of Aquipeia Forest, where a hundred-thousand-year soul beast with attributes that match mine closely resides!"

Hearing this, both Yueguan and Gui Mei furrowed their brows, "But..."

"Do you have any objections?"

They hurriedly explained, "Your Holiness the Pope, we two naturally have no objections. It's just that the deep parts of the Aquipeia Forest are fraught with dangers, and even we cannot guarantee your safety!"

At this moment, they had not yet reached the level of a Hyper Douluo and thus naturally harbored some fear of the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts!

Bi Bidong nodded slightly, "Hmm, you do make some sense. Then we'll select several more experts above the Soul Douluo level to accompany us!"

While the soul beast was indeed important, it paled in comparison to one's own life!

Furthermore, there was more than one hundred-thousand-year soul beast in the depths of the Aquipeia Forest. Should they encounter several all at once, even with Yueguan and Gui Mei present, it might not be possible to escape!!

Yueguan and Gui Mei exchanged glances and said no more, "Yes, Your Holiness the Pope! We will make all necessary preparations!"

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The Court Etiquette Academy!

Tang San, sitting alone, rarely showed a few traces of resentment and muttered to himself, "Brother Sheng, where on earth have you gone? Why won't you see me?"

These past few days, he had gone to the Tiandou Empire Palace hoping to see Xu Sheng, but he was stopped by the guards stationed there...

Left with no choice, he could only plead with them to deliver a message on his behalf...

But up until now, there was still no reply!

This unavoidably left him feeling restless and perturbed!!

Suddenly, he heard a voice close by, "Xiaosan, what are you thinking about?"

Tang San looked up to find that Tang Yuezuan had appeared beside him without him noticing...

He immediately stood up, slightly flustered, "Aunt... Aunt!"

Since there were no students from the Court Etiquette Academy around, he chose a more intimate address!

Tang Yuehua smiled gently, "No need to be so agitated, I just saw you spacing out here, so I came to check on you!"

Tang San felt a bit apologetic, "Oh, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you, Aunt!"

He had been so absorbed in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed her presence!

Tang Yuehua shook her head, "I am your aunt; of course, I should take good care of you."

"But just now, you seemed to be full of resentment, not looking like there's nothing wrong."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "Could it be because of those students from the Court Etiquette Academy??"

The students of the Court Etiquette Academy were mostly noble scions apart from Tang San!

It was normal for him to face ostracism!

Tang San quickly waved his hands, "No, it's some personal matters of mine!"

Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, "Personal matters? Are they related to the Xu Sheng who came last time?"

The directly targeted Tang San widened his eyes, "How did you know?"

Tang Yuehua covered her mouth lightly, "As the Chief of the Court Etiquette Academy, I do have some observational skills. Plus, you don't hide your emotions well, so it's natural to deduce something from that."

"However, I didn't expect to actually guess correctly!"

Upon hearing this, Tang San immediately felt as if he had been stripped bare, leaving him exposed for the other's scrutiny...

In his heart, he thought, "Aunt's really scary; I can't hide anything from her!"