Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 173 Xu Jiawei and Xu Tianran’s invitation to a banquet
"Xu Jiawei invited us to a palace dinner? What does he mean by this?"

When Xu Tianxi woke up, he learned that Xu Jiawei had sent someone to invite him, and he was a little surprised.

"Perhaps he's trying to show us some favors. That Shattered Star Douluo specifically said that Xu Jiawei wanted to meet you to thank you for your willingness to contribute your research to the disaster relief efforts."

Ye Yulin spoke leisurely, with emotion on his face.

"Putting aside his stance, the Xingluo Emperor is quite magnanimous and responsible. He dared to lead the charge against the evil spirit masters, and he didn't lie and say that these things belonged to them."

Xu Tianxi raised his lips slightly: "It's not bad. Among the four emperors at present, except for the Douling Emperor, the other three have good reputations in their respective countries. The Xu family can replace the Dai family, so they must have some ability."

What he didn't say was that, if we were to talk purely about reputation, Emperor Sun and Moon's reputation was not as good as Xu Jiawei and Emperor Tianhun's. The palace coup that happened back then was not a glorious thing, and he did not achieve any remarkable achievements after he came to power.

However, objectively speaking, he vigorously developed military industry and military strength during his reign. Without his accumulation over the years, there would not have been the Sun and Moon Army that swept across the Three Kingdoms. From this point of view, he cannot be considered mediocre.

Collaborating with evil soul masters is a big black spot, but when he was in power, evil soul masters did not have that much power. In the original novel, after Xu Tianran came to power, in order to consolidate his position, he recognized Ye Xishui as his godmother and gave the Holy Spirit Church the status of a state religion. This allowed the Holy Spirit Church to become completely powerful and step out from behind the scenes.

Just as Xu Tianxi was pondering the old emperor's merits and demerits, Jing Hongchen, who was beside Ye Yulin, handed him another gold-stamped invitation and said:

"By the way, in addition to Xu Jiawei's invitation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also sent you a private invitation yesterday, inviting you to visit the Eastern Palace after you return home. I saw you were too busy, so I didn't give it to you."

"Xu Tianran?"

Xu Tianxi took the invitation and took a look at it. It was a bunch of clichés, which roughly meant that there was some minor misunderstanding between the two parties. He regretted it now after thinking about it carefully, so he invited Xu Tianxi to come to his house for a talk and clear up the misunderstanding.

"Junior brother, he is the Crown Prince after all, so it's not good to call him by his name." Ye Yulin reminded.

Xu Tianxi shook his head and chuckled, "I'm a country bumpkin, used to things that don't follow the rules. I don't like his behavior either, so please don't blame me, Senior Brother."

Ye Yulin knew that the "style" the other party was referring to was to rescue the evil soul master, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared on his face:
"Junior brother, you don't know many secrets of the Sun-Moon Empire yet. We don't want to get involved with those evil soul masters, but the things behind this can't be explained in a few words."

The root of this mess lies with the current emperor. We should be more respectful of the principle of respecting the emperor. We can't have another palace change of emperor, right? It will cause great internal turmoil.

Xu Tianxi's expression gradually grew solemn as he spoke sternly, "I don't know about those past events; but the evil spirit masters have been severely damaged after this battle. If they show up, they'll be like rats crossing the street. All the masters of the three empires will not tolerate them. I don't think it's a good idea to cooperate with them."

"As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's invitation, I have no interest in it. He can't give me what I want, and I don't want to get involved in the complicated battle for the crown prince. Soul engineers should devote their energy to research and study. What do you think, Senior Brother?"

To put it bluntly, Xu Tianran couldn't offer him any benefits that would move his heart. With Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen around, he could get whatever he wanted in the Sun Moon Empire. Why would he spend too much time with this mean, ungrateful, and sinister guy? He wasn't mentally ill.

Give him face and call him the prince, don't give him face... He can do everything that Huo Gua can do.

Ye Yulin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

He has always believed that soul engineers should focus on studying the production of soul tools and should not waste time; but then again, is it a waste of time to deal with the relationship with the prince?

It doesn’t count for most people, but for Xu Tianxi, it really counts!

At the age of thirteen, he already has the combat power to threaten Soul Douluo, and he has killed three important figures of Shrek in one battle. He is the shining new star of the Sun and Moon, the rising second Kong Deming, and the pillar of the Sun and Moon Empire for the next three hundred years.

To put it bluntly, with Xu Tianxi's strength, he could outlast Xu Tianran's descendants and emperors after he passed away; by then, the emperors would probably come and go, but the master of the worship hall would remain the same.

And judging from the attitude of Mr. Kong, Xu Tianran obviously cannot order Xu Tianxi. Xu Tianxi himself does not take Xu Tianran, the prince, seriously. He attacks Feng Ling, who is level 96, in person. He is a person who appears gentle on the surface but is lawless inside.

Oh, no, he had led his men to bombard Shattered Star Douluo during the competition, and even sent Shattered Star Douluo flying into the sky with one shot. Shattered Star Douluo's injuries hadn't healed when he came here before;
At that time, he even looked at Xu Tianxi with fear in his eyes, and the resentful expression on his face seemed to say, "You recommended me to be the referee because you think I can withstand more attacks than Tiansha Douluo?"

It sounds unrealistic that a Super Douluo would be afraid of a child, but it happened nonetheless. This was the first time Ye Yulin had seen this in all his life.

"Tianxi, your mentality is quite good. What does the internal fighting among the princes of the royal family have to do with us? We just need to do our own research and cultivation well."

Jing Hongchen laughed and expressed his complete agreement with Xu Tianxi's idea; Xu Tianran had a rather sinister personality, so it was better to have less contact with him.

Jing Hongchen has not been involved in court affairs in these years. His biggest goal is to make the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy surpass Shrek Academy. Now, this goal has been largely achieved.

As long as they are strong enough, there is no such thing as taking sides, because they can form their own team!
"Dean, you really understand me." Xu Tianxi smiled and looked at the royal invitation sent by Xu Jiawei in his hand and asked:

"By the way, when is their dinner party? There should be some goodies, right?"

Ye Yulin was immediately at a loss for words. "You, you, you don't want to accept the invitation from your country's crown prince, but you're interested in the invitation from the Xingluo Emperor?"

Xu Tianxi blinked and smiled, "Although I was the one who offered to help, I also fought for them for seven days and seven nights. Shouldn't Xu Jiawei show some appreciation?"

"Apart from anything else, shouldn't we be given the soul bone reward for the tournament champion? I may not need it, but the more the better."

"Haha, that's for sure. Even though the competition is cancelled, we can't let Xu Jiawei get away with it. We have to give him the honor and benefits he deserves."

Jing Hongchen's eyes gleamed. The three soul bones weren't particularly important, but he absolutely had to win the championship. It would be the first of its kind in ten thousand years, enough to make everyone on the Sun and Moon team go down in history, and Jing Hongchen himself would also leave a lasting mark in the annals. "I'll go wake up Xiao, Meng, and the others. We'll set off soon. I want to see how impressive Xu Jiawei is."

……

When Xu Tianxi and his party stepped into the palace, they found that they were not the only ones who received invitations. There were also some familiar faces from various colleges participating in the competition.

The entire team of Di'ao Academy followed their teacher into the palace, said hello to the Sun-Moon Team and hurriedly left. When Ye Wuqing, Yu Mengdi and others from Zhengtian Academy, and Gu Zhujian and others from Douling Royal Academy saw the Sun-Moon Team, many of them smiled and nodded at Xu Tianxi.

If someone greeted him proactively, Xu Tianxi would not respond with a cold face, but would respond with a smile.

Xiao Hongchen tutted his words beside him, "Old Xu, you're very popular in the Xingluo Empire. Quite a few people owed you a favor this time."

Xu Tianxi smiled faintly and said, "Returning a favor is the way it should be. These geniuses from various colleges are all young people. They generally don't have that many thoughts and have their own pride."

He did not become a sucker for saving people this time. Those who could afford to buy tickets to enter Xingluo Square to watch the game were not the lowest class of civilians. Almost all of them were middle class or above and belonged to the backbone of the Xingluo Empire.

As for those geniuses in the academy... judging by the general IQ of Douluo Continent, there is not much difference between them and those who are ignorant of the world. People without brains will remember favors, while people with brains will consider things.

Meng Hongchen pondered, "The Emperor of Xingluo has invited all the major colleges still in Xingluo City to come this time. Could it be that he is preparing to make up for the finals for us?"

"That would be great if that were the case. I will definitely let Di'ao Academy and Xingluo Academy know how powerful I am."

As long as the opponent is not Xu Tianxi and Ji Juechen, Xiao Hongchen gets excited when he hears about a battle.

Xu Tianxi shook his head and laughed, then walked briskly into the palace.

As you move from one scene to another, magnificent and majestic carved beams and painted buildings come into view. There is a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten steps. The flying eaves and brackets give it a grand atmosphere, worthy of a royal palace.

After a while, everyone followed the waiter to the half-open golden door. Surprisingly, the Xingluo Emperor Xu Jiawei, dressed in formal attire, was standing in front of the door himself, as if waiting for someone.

On his left was Xu Jiujiu, who was dressed in formal attire, with a friendly and generous smile on her flawless face, and wearing a twelve-piece golden fishtail skirt; on his right was a young man with a heroic face, who was somewhat similar to Dai Huabin, but with a pale face and his right arm not visible.

The eldest son of the Duke of White Tiger, Dai Yueheng.

Xu Tianxi noticed this person because on the fifth day after the incident in Xingluo City, his father, Duke Baihu, was ordered to return to the imperial city to lead troops to maintain order inside and outside the city, and also redeem Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

Seeing Ye Yulin and Jing Hongchen coming with their people, the Xingluo Emperor actually came forward with Xu Jiujiu and Dai Yueheng, spoke very enthusiastically, and pulled the two of them to sit at the table.

"Master Mingde, His Majesty Xingkong, I have finally waited for you to come. I have been wanting to discuss this with you for a few days, but my injuries have not healed yet, so I haven't had the chance..."

Xu Jiawei's enthusiasm made Jing Hongchen and Ye Yulin a little overwhelmed for a moment. They agreed with a dry laugh, saying that by doing this, you make it seem like we are from the Xingluo Empire.

Xu Jiujiu and Dai Yueheng also greeted the Sun and Moon Team and others in a very familiar manner, as if they were all old friends. They led everyone in and chatted with Xu Tianxi and Ma Rulong respectively.

"For this disaster relief effort, all of us in Xingluo are grateful to Master Kong and everyone in the Sun-Moon Empire for stepping aside their national boundaries to offer our assistance. Your Majesty is deeply moved, and this banquet is a token of our gratitude. On behalf of you and our people, I would like to express my gratitude to Master Kong. Master Kong will always be a friend of our Xingluo Empire."

Xu Jiujiu spoke solemnly, performing complicated court etiquette as she walked. Under the warm light, her close-fitting and luxurious fishtail skirt outlined her beautiful curves.

Xu Tianxi responded casually with a calm smile on his face.

"Brother Ma, I've heard of your distinguished name since I was in Shrek. I wanted to challenge you to a duel, but something unexpected happened. What a shame! I'll toast you first."

Dai Yueheng casually took a glass of fine wine from the servant, bowed slightly to Ma Rulong, and drank it all in one gulp. His expression of loneliness did not seem fake.

Ma Rulong also knew Dai Yueheng. He returned the toast and asked tentatively, "Brother Dai, what are your plans next?"

"My future is mostly cut off. From now on, I will just be a personal guard for my father. What else can I do?" Dai Yueheng said with a self-deprecating smile:

"To be honest, Brother Ma, I can't graduate from Shrek in my current condition. I've already dropped out..."

"That's such a pity." Ma Rulong showed sympathy and was very sad about Dai Yueheng's experience.

Xu Tianxi noticed the conversation between Ma Rulong and Dai Yueheng, his eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, you are doing well now, better than Ma Xiaotao who was sent away by me.

"Mr. Kong, we know you and Shrek have a lot of grievances, but please rest assured, we in Xingluo are reasonable and we must follow the principles of everything."

At this time, Xu Jiujiu's soft and pleasant voice sounded from the side, and there was a very abnormal taste in her words.

Even the thick-skinned Xiao Hongchen noticed something was wrong and interrupted, "Princess, I remember that Xingluo and Shrek are allies, right?"

Xu Jiujiu smiled generously and asked calmly, "Shrek claims to be neutral, when has it ever formed an alliance with us?"

(End of this chapter)