Chapter 107 Your Majesty, You Can't Speak Carelessly!
Several hours later.
Inside the largest banquet hall of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
A horseshoe-shaped long table, large enough to seat dozens of people, was laden with various silver tableware.
Six crystal chandeliers overhead illuminated the entire hall with a golden glow.
Emperor Xue Ye, the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, was seated at the square head table at the very front of this long table.
Prince Xue Xing and another boy who looked rather handsome sat on either side of him, with a girl of about thirteen or fourteen sitting beside the boy.
At this moment, several empty seats remained on this table used to entertain the guests of honor...
The Heaven Dou royal family members who had already gathered, as well as various nobles and high-ranking officials, were secretly discussing among themselves below.
"Who exactly is His Majesty inviting?
Such a grand affair! Almost all the royal family members must be here!"
"Pretty much. Look over there, even the First Prince, Xue Qinghe, who just awakened his martial soul, is here.
And His Majesty's niece, Xue Manshu, is here too..."
Hearing the murmurs below, Xue Qinghe tugged at Emperor Xue Ye's sleeve.
"Father, the banquet is about to begin, aren't they coming yet?"
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye reached out and ruffled Xue Qinghe's hair.
"Qinghe, don't worry, they should be here soon."
Saying this, Emperor Xue Ye turned his gaze to the silent Prince Xue Xing beside him.
"Xue Xing, are you sure that besides Dugu Bo, those people from the Spirit Hall will also be coming?"
"Your Majesty, I'm very sure.
Qin Ming, and those two Title Douluos who were sent by the Spirit Hall to protect him, will all be here!"
Saying this, Xue Xing rubbed his throbbing temples.
Compared to his somewhat arrogant demeanor this morning, Xue Xing now appeared somewhat dejected.
"This morning, many Soul Masters in the city sensed the aura of those two Title Douluos in Dugu Bo's residence.
I originally intended to use the pretext of delivering invitations to investigate, but I didn't expect that Dugu Bo wouldn't even let me in the door..."
Xue Xing sighed as she spoke.
"Your Majesty, the attempt to recruit Dugu Bo is likely to fail.
We've wasted so much effort on him.
And even if we succeeded, what good would it do...?
The grand ceremony to re-rank the seven great sects has ended.
Our envoys to Wuhun City returned to Tiandou City this afternoon.
According to their intelligence, the Haotian Sect has closed its gates, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has joined the Wuhun Hall.
The Elephant Armor Sect, the Fire Leopard Sect, and several other sects have also announced their joining the Wuhun Hall...
Now, there are nearly twenty titled figures in the Wuhun Hall.
And that Qin Ming, at the age of 13, already possessed level 48 soul power, with actual combat strength approaching that of a Soul Saint.
He's hailed as the greatest genius in the history of the continent...
Your Majesty, now that the Wuhun Hall is so powerful, how should our Tiandou Empire position itself?"
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye narrowed his eyes and turned his gaze to Xue Qinghe and Xue Manshu beside him.
Emperor Xue Ye spoke in a low, somber tone.
"It's alright if the attempt to recruit Dugu Bo fails; I have follow-up plans."
Just as Emperor Xueye was about to ask Xuexing for more details, a guard entered to report.
"Your Majesty, Dugu Bo and the others have arrived outside the hall."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xueye straightened his expression.
"Please come in quickly."
Saying this, Emperor Xueye then looked at Xue Qinghe and the others beside him.
"The guests have arrived; you two should be mindful of your status and not be impolite in front of them."
"Yes."
Xue Qinghe and Xue Manshu responded in unison.
A moment later, Qin Ming, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo entered the hall, led by attendants.
At this moment, the previous discussions in the hall ceased.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Qin Ming and the other two.
Seeing Dugu Bo and Yue Guan flanking a blond young man, Emperor Xueye frowned.
Judging from Dugu Bo's appearance, Emperor Xueye already knew that Dugu Bo had likely already agreed to join the Spirit Hall. Otherwise, he wouldn't be walking behind Qin Ming.
Lost in thought, Emperor Xueye turned his gaze to Qin Ming, who was walking at the front.
'This person is Qin Ming? His appearance doesn't match the information!'
In the information Xue Xing had given him, Qin Ming had chestnut hair, was about 1.7 meters tall, and had a somewhat youthful appearance and demeanor.
Now, Qin Ming's appearance was completely different from what Xue Xing had described…
Thinking of this, Emperor Xueye subconsciously glanced at Xue Xing beside him.
At this moment, Xueye was also stunned by Qin Ming's appearance.
In just one day, he hadn't expected Qin Ming's appearance to change so drastically.
Seeing Xue Xing's expression, Emperor Xueye also realized what was happening.
He knew that Xue Xing's previous information was correct; Qin Ming's change in appearance was likely due to other reasons.
Realizing this, Emperor Xueye's heart sank.
In the Douluo Continent, a rapid change in appearance is generally linked to a significant increase in soul power.
Guessing that Qin Ming might have made a breakthrough in his soul power, Emperor Xueye grew increasingly anxious…
A moment later, Qin Ming and the other two, led by their attendants, took their seats at the main table.
Dugu Bo was seated next to Xue Xing, with Yue Guan beside him.
Qin Ming was seated next to Xue Manshu.
Seeing this, Yue Guan narrowed his eyes.
Qin Ming didn't care about such things; after taking his seat, he bowed to Emperor Xueye.
"I am Qin Ming, greetings Your Majesty."
Emperor Xueye nodded.
"Qin Ming, please wait a moment; the banquet will begin soon."
With that, Emperor Xueye gestured to the attendants beside him.
Soon, the banquet officially began, and countless beautiful maids carried various delicacies into the banquet hall…
After several rounds of drinks and dishes,
Emperor Xueye asked Qin Ming…
"Qin Ming, I heard from Xue Xing that two Title Douluo guarded your journey?
I've already met Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo.
Where is the other one?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming, who was focused on his food, put down his knife and fork.
Without batting an eye, he replied,
"Your Majesty, His Majesty Ghost Douluo had to leave temporarily.
Otherwise, he would have attended the banquet tonight."
Meanwhile, under Qin Ming's arrangement, Ghostly Demon was searching for the Vast Ocean Universe Cover in the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace…
Hearing Qin Ming's words, Emperor Xue Ye knew he couldn't get anything out of him.
However, Emperor Xue Ye wasn't in a hurry. He asked again,
"Qin Ming, are you currently married?"
Qin Ming was caught off guard by Emperor Xue Ye's sudden change of topic.
Seeing this, Emperor Xue Ye smiled and said…
"Qin Ming, what do you think of Xue Manshu beside you? She's my sister's daughter with Duke Hammos.
Manshu is about your age, and in my opinion, the two of you are..."
"Your Majesty, you can't speak carelessly!"
Before Emperor Xue Ye could finish, Yue Guan interrupted him with a dark face.
Speaking of the timeline, it took me over an hour to organize this information...
Age estimation, refer to Chapter 164 of the original text, "Royal Secrets."
The following is information from the original text:
Xue Beng was around 30 years old, Tang San was 18 (12 years apart)
, Xue Beng was 7, Xue Qinghe was 15 (8 years apart), the Third Prince died that year, and the Second Prince died the previous year.
The following is speculation.
The current timeline is 9 years before Tang San's birth. Xue Beng should be 3 years old at this time, and Xue Qinghe should be 11 years old. That is to say, in the original work, Qian Renxue went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace at the age of 3.
This is a major bug, so I modified the timeline.
Currently, Xue Qinghe is set to be 6 years old and has just awakened his martial soul. Qian Renxue went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace at the age of 9 to replace Xue Qinghe.
(End of this chapter)
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