Chapter 158: Ning Fengzhi's Honey Trap
"Alright, since Sect Master Ning is willing to give me such a precious soul bone, I'll do you a favor this time. Leave Miss Tianyu to me. I'll take good care of her."
Davis pondered for a moment, then finally nodded slightly, agreeing to Ning Fengzhi's request. There was no other way. A 40,000-year soul bone was simply too tempting!
And it was a dark-attributed soul bone, perfectly suited for Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
But now, he was even more puzzled by Ning Fengzhi's intentions. Initially, he'd assumed Ning Fengzhi had sent Ning Tianyu to Xingluo Royal Academy to gather intelligence about Xingluo City.
But now, Ning Fengzhi had given him a 40,000-year soul bone. Giving away a 10,000-year soul bone for the sake of intelligence seemed too high a price to pay.
However, given that Ning Tianyu was willing to sacrifice a 10,000-year soul bone to allow him to attend Xingluo Royal Academy, there was no doubt that Ning Tianyu had come to the Xingluo Empire with a special mission.
Well, Sect Master Ning, let me see what you're up to.
Davis secretly opened his icy and fiery eyes to observe Ning Tianyu's cultivation. She was indeed only a Level 35 Soul Master. If she dared to harm the Xingluo Empire, it would only take a moment to kill her.
"Haha, in that case, I'll have to trouble Your Highness the Crown Prince." Ning Fengzhi smiled and immediately handed Ning Tianyu a Prism Grass, encouraging her.
"Tianyu, this prism grass is for you. When you get to Xingluo Royal Academy, remember to study hard and practice well. Don't be lazy and don't cause trouble for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, otherwise you will see how your uncle will deal with you!"
"Hehe, Uncle Ning, don't worry, I will practice hard and become a Soul Douluo as soon as possible!"
"Okay! Uncle is looking forward to seeing the day when you become a Soul Douluo!" Ning Fengzhi smiled and rubbed Ning Tianyu's little head, then said: "Your Highness, I will take my leave first. I trouble you to take care of Tianyu."
"Don't worry, Sect Master Ning." Davis smiled faintly, and then sent Ning Fengzhi away. Then he smiled at Ning Tianyu and said: "Miss Tianyu, take this prism grass first. After your martial soul evolves, I will take you to Xingluo Royal Academy to go through the admission procedures."
"Okay, but Your Highness, you can just call me Tianyu in the future. Miss Tianyu is too unfamiliar."
"Haha, okay, Tianyu. Then you don't have to call me Your Highness the Crown Prince in the future. Just call me Brother Dai like Rongrong. I am four years older than you anyway."
"Okay." Ning Tianyu opened her red lips slightly, revealing a sweet smile, then stuffed the leaves of the prism grass into her mouth, sat cross-legged, and absorbed the medicinal power of the prism grass.
Seeing Ning Tianyu closing his eyes, Li Hu suddenly used his soul power to transmit a voice: "Your Highness, what do you think Sect Master Ning is up to? Not only did he arrange for Miss Tianyu to attend the Xingluo Royal Academy, he even gave you a ten-thousand-year soul bone."
"How should I know?" Davis shook his head and responded: "The only thing I can be sure of now is that Tianyu must have come to the Xingluo Empire with a special mission."
"Sending people and soul bones, it feels like the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is showing goodwill to us."
"Showing goodwill?"
Li Hu's words suddenly awakened Davis, and he secretly said in his heart: That's right, it is a show of goodwill. Maybe Ning Fengzhi is showing goodwill to the Xingluo Empire.
"It seems Ning Fengzhi is planning to put his eggs in two baskets and place his bets on each."
"Put his bets on each?"
"That's right. Now that the Xingluo Empire and the Clear Sky Sect have joined forces, they have become a superpower second only to the Spirit Hall. With Ning Fengzhi's political vision, he must have realized that we will have to fight the Spirit Hall in the future.
If we are lucky enough to defeat the Spirit Hall, we will next have to deal with the Heaven Dou Empire, and with the strength of the Heaven Dou Empire, they will definitely not be our opponent. If Ning Tianyu becomes our friend at that time, we will definitely show mercy to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
And if we are defeated by the Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will naturally be safe."
"I see. Your Highness is wise. He immediately analyzed Ning Fengzhi's purpose."
"I was just guessing, but it's pretty close. If Ning Fengzhi truly had other ideas, he wouldn't have sent a support-type Soul Master on this mission."
"That's true. But Ning Fengzhi is really dishonest. He clearly wants to befriend us, but he wouldn't let his own daughter come to the Xingluo Royal Academy, but instead sent his niece... It seems he doesn't think we can defeat the Spirit Hall."
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case!" Davis smiled and explained, "If Ning Fengzhi thought we had no chance of winning, he wouldn't have sent Ning Tianyu.
But as the Heaven Dou Imperial Master, he sent his daughter to school in the Xingluo Empire. What do you think Emperor Xue Ye and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would think if they found out?
Even if they don't dare to attack Ning Fengzhi openly due to the strength of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, they will definitely try to trip him up behind the scenes, and might even impeach him. Sending Ning Tianyu here eliminates that worry."
"So that's how it is. His Royal Highness is truly thoughtful."
...
After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Ning Fengzhi boarded the carriage back to the Heaven Dou Empire.
In the carriage, Gu Rong frowned slightly and said, "Fengzhi, your plan is far too treacherous. Sending Tianyu to perform a honey trap? She's your niece!"
Ning Fengzhi sighed and said, "This is a desperate measure. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing the child. As long as Tianyu can successfully seduce Davis, we can manipulate both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire!"
He had allowed Ning Tianyu to approach Davis, not only to show goodwill to the Star Luo Empire, as Davis had suspected, but also for another purpose.
It was to use a honey trap on Davis.
If successful, Ning Tianyu would become the Star Luo Empire's princess, allowing the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to expand its network within the Star Luo Empire and seize the opportunity to expand its influence.
By then, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's influence would span the Heaven Dou and Xingluo empires, making it the world's preeminent sect. Even the Spirit Hall would have to yield to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Davis was completely unaware of Ning Fengzhi's plan, and if he had known, he'd have been laughing to death.
With only six years left before the Spirit Hall launched its Soul Hunt, they would have dealt a crushing blow to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
In other words, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect only had six years left. In six years, they'd be lucky to survive the turbulent times, yet they still dreamed of manipulating the two empires?
Dream on!
As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets hammered. These auxiliary spirit masters, instead of focusing on strengthening their sect, are now intent on interfering. Who else would they be?
Ning Fengzhi's plan was doomed to failure!
...
Inside the Prince's Mansion, two and a half hours later, Ning Tianyu slowly opened her beautiful eyes, eagerly releasing her martial spirit.
"One, two... six, seven, eight! It's indeed the Eight Treasures Glazed Pagoda!" Ning Tianyu smiled brightly, stood up, and said gratefully, "Brother Dai, thank you for the Prism Grass. My martial spirit has finally evolved!"
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