Chapter 219 Dai Mubai's Angry Moment
Without even releasing his martial spirit, he simply flicked his hand, and the attack from the seven-ring Soul Saint was easily neutralized.
The sudden change in the scene caught everyone off guard; none of the Zhu family's high-ranking members noticed when the old man had arrived.
"Heh, if I had arrived any later, Miss Zhu Zhuqing would probably have met with misfortune."
The old man's casual tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction and anger.
However, the old man did not bother with these high-ranking members of the Zhu family. After ignoring them, he turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing behind him and then bowed down.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing! I have come on His Holiness the Pope's orders to express my gratitude!"
"If Miss Zhu Zhuqing doesn't mind, I will act as your liaison for cooperation with the Spirit Hall from now on. Of course, I will also be responsible for your safety!"
"His Holiness the Pope also stated that if Miss Zhu Zhuqing needs anything in the future, she should not hesitate to seek help from the Spirit Hall!"
As he spoke, the old man turned his head and looked at the other members of the Zhu family with a somewhat sinister gaze, while taking out a token from his hand.
"If anyone dares to stop me, then they are going against my Spirit Hall!"
"This is an elder's decree personally bestowed by His Holiness the Pope, granting the elder the authority to act first and report later, provided that Miss Zhu Zhuqing is protected!"
These words sent chills down the spines of everyone present.
The Spirit Hall is currently enjoying great momentum. It has not only gained the support of the three upper sects and two major sects, but even the Heaven Dou Empire, which has always been at odds with the Star Luo Empire, has expressed goodwill towards the Spirit Hall.
At this critical juncture, no one dares to cause any conflict with the Spirit Hall.
Not to mention the Zhu family, even the royal Dai family wouldn't dare to do this!
The sudden assistance caught Zhu Zhuqing off guard. After she came to her senses, her face flushed slightly, and her mind began to wander to all sorts of random thoughts.
"Elder, are you the only one from the Spirit Hall who came this time?"
Facing a powerful figure who was highly likely to be a Title Douluo, Zhu Zhuqing's words softened somewhat.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, you don't need to be so polite."
"My surname is Zhong. I am an elder of the Spirit Hall, a level 93 Title Douluo, and my title is Breaking Formation."
"Besides me, there are three eight-ring Soul Douluo cardinals and twenty six-ring Soul Emperor deacons on their way. Including myself, we are all at your command!"
Upon hearing Po Zhen Douluo's words, everyone present gasped in shock.
Almost everyone in the older generation knew about this Breaking Formation Douluo.
With the addition of the cardinals and deacons, Zhu Zhuqing's influence is now on par with the entire Zhu family.
Most importantly, behind Zhu Zhuqing and her group is the Spirit Hall, the number one power on the continent!
With such powerful support, Zhu Zhuqing did not become too complacent. She merely glanced at the Zhu family patriarch in the main seat, who was also her grandfather.
"Your Excellency, I do not wish to become the Crown Princess. Would you grant my request?"
As soon as Zhu Zhuqing finished speaking, the Soul Power pressure of the Breaking Formation Douluo, at level ninety-three, pressed down on the Zhu family patriarch like a flood.
"Hehe, of course. Your marriage is a major life event, so naturally you should make the decision!"
Not only him, but even the old man who had been so arrogant just moments before now wore a fawning and obsequious expression.
Zhu Zhuqing merely sneered at this, and then left the hall under the protection of the Breaking Formation Douluo.
News of the Zhu family quickly reached Dai Mubai's ears.
As the current crown prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai has not made much progress.
In particular, after losing in the finals of the Continental High-Level Soul Master Elite Tournament and after pursuing Zhu Zhuqing for many years without success, he had become somewhat self-destructive.
His personality didn't improve at all; on the contrary, it became even worse.
Not only did he summon different concubines to the palace every night, but it was also common for him to summon twins. He would beat and scold servants if he was slightly displeased, and the entire Eastern Palace was filled with fear and unease.
However, since Davis lost the power struggle with Dai Mubai, only Dai Mubai is capable of shouldering this responsibility in the direct line of the Dai family, so he naturally became the crown prince.
However, the more Dai Mubai acted this way, the more Zhu Zhuqing looked down on him.
Ultimately, Dai Mubai could not accept the fact that Zhu Zhuqing looked down on him, so he used his identity to coerce and threaten the Zhu family, which led to what just happened.
Now that the plan has been ruined, Dai Mubai's face contorted with rage.
He raised his hand and overturned the table, even disregarding his status as the crown prince, and directly pulled over a beautiful maidservant beside him.
Amidst the maid's tearful pleas, Dai Mubai unleashed his fury upon her.
A few minutes later, Dai Mubai casually tossed the battered maid aside, his eyes contorted with rage as he panted heavily and looked up at the sky.
"Good! Very good! Zhu Zhuqing! Qin Mu! One day! I will make you all pay the price!"
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In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.
Even with Qin Mu's diligent work, it still took him a full year to completely transform the internal and external situation.
It's not that the Spirit Hall is more powerful than it was a year ago under Bibi Dong's rule, but rather a change in the prevailing atmosphere.
The elders who came and went in the Spirit Hall were all relaxed and kind. Under such governance, the academy had a pure academic atmosphere, and many outstanding students passed the academy's examination and eventually became deacons of the Spirit Hall.
As for the Pope, Qin Mu, a month after he finished dealing with government affairs, took advantage of the fact that Shui Bing'er brought a group of outstanding students from her Shui family to the Spirit Hall to report for duty, and detained Shui Bing'er at the Spirit Hall.
Of course, the purpose of detaining Shui Bing'er was very simple: to keep her in the Spirit Hall to help him deal with those daunting political affairs.
This kind of thing requires someone who is capable, meticulous, and someone Qin Mu can trust.
After much thought, Qin Mu could only think of two candidates.
Shui Bing'er and Hu Liena.
Therefore, Qin Mu decided to leave Shui Bing'er at the Spirit Hall without hesitation.
However, Qin Mu did not reveal anything about his relationship with the two women.
The two women seemed to be too busy with work, and although they communicated quite a bit, they never mentioned anything about their identities, which saved Qin Mu a lot of trouble.
As for when to be honest with the two women, it's best to wait until their relationship is more stable before making a decision.
Besides that, there's the current situation on the mainland.
In the present day on the mainland, apart from the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, and the Lower Four Sects have all sided with the Spirit Hall.
Besides these larger sects, many smaller sects have also chosen to cooperate with the Spirit Hall.
It can be said that the Spirit Hall now possesses the largest group of spirit masters on the continent.
[end of the chapter]