Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 462 The Thoughts of the Upright City Lord Jing Hongchen of Kaiya
"Ok?"

The three girls all turned their gazes to Yuwen Tuo. They were all using their real names, yet this scoundrel was still lying.

Yuwen Tuo seemed oblivious to the disdainful looks in their eyes, thinking to himself that he was not like them. Even Yuwen Qiu, the most famous of the three, had seen his reputation decline considerably after two and a half years of silence.

But Yuwen Tuo wouldn't be like that. Even if it were ten times longer, let alone two and a half years, he could still make the Sun Moon Empire tremble with fear.

If he were to reveal his real name, Lei Shi Douluo would probably immediately be on high alert.

Although he knew that the names the four mentioned the second time might not be entirely true, Kaiya did not press the matter further. Instead, he asked, "Young Brother Chen, are the three young ladies from Mingde Hall?"

Yuwentuo frowned. This Kaiya actually subconsciously thought he was a member of Mingde Hall, rather than a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

It seems to be due to his clothes. Although the clothes of Mingde Hall are the same style as those of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the hat he is wearing now, which is similar to Marco Polo's, has Mingde Hall's special mark.

After all, this outfit was personally prepared for him by Meng Hongchen back then.

Yuwentuo seized the opportunity to say, "Mr. Kaiya, I am from Mingde Hall. The hall master sent me here for that matter."

The sudden disappearance of all troops in Dongyang City must mean something major has happened.

Even though Yuwen Tuo didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop him from trying to trick Kaiya.

Even if we fail, it doesn't matter. Dongyang City's defenses are so weak right now. There's only one Kaiya. He can't even beat Xiao Xiao and Sister Luo Chen in a one-on-one fight, let alone with me and Qiu'er.

Kaiya's eyes narrowed, and he immediately said, "So it really did alarm the Hall Master? Alas, I, Kaiya, have failed the Hall Master's great kindness and have been forced to cooperate with those guys. I deserve to die. If Brother Chen has truly come under orders, please show your proof. After I verify it, I am willing to offer my neck for execution! But please tell the Hall Master that I, Kaiya, have held firm to my bottom line. No matter what, I will stay at my post. Even if it is His Majesty's decree, I will never help those villains."

"Those guys, villains?" Yuwen Tuo thought to himself. On this continent, there was only one group of people who would be mentioned in such a contemptuous tone: the evil soul masters.

Judging from what Kaiya just said, he seems to be a member of Mingdetang, and he seems to be a fairly upright person.

And the one I just mentioned who came by imperial decree should be Xu Guozhong, the new emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.

Because of the trouble he caused in the Sun Moon Empire back then, the five major Soul Master Corps of the Guardian Hand suffered heavy losses and can now only be reorganized into three Soul Master Corps.

In recent years, apart from training Soul Masters, Jing Hongchen has no longer been involved in court affairs. He is a veteran of three reigns and an important minister of the court. As long as he does not rebel, Xu Guozhong cannot do anything to him. After all, although he has become emperor, he is still far from being a man of absolute authority.

Once he stirred up the mortal world, the empire he had just acquired immediately became unstable.

Left with no other choice, he could only continue to collude with the Holy Spirit Cult, just like Xu Tianran, and even relied on them more than Xu Tianran did. He would basically agree to any request they made.

In the original story, after Xu Tianran rose to power, he recognized Ye Xishui as his adoptive mother. He went even further, forming a sworn brotherhood with Zhongli Wu to demonstrate his trust in the Holy Spirit Sect. "Mr. Kaiya, you have always been someone the Hall Master trusts. Otherwise, such a crucial responsibility as protecting Dongyang City wouldn't have fallen to you. If the Hall Master truly intended to punish you, he wouldn't have sent me this time. As for the evidence, please see this!" Yuwen Tuo said.

He could understand Jing Hongchen's actions over the past few years.

It seems he saw the decline of the Sun Moon Empire and his own strength, and was already prepared for the Sun Moon Empire to be defeated by him in the future.

In his heart, his granddaughter was more important than himself, and the country was more important than his granddaughter, but Mingdetang was more important than the country. No matter what, he had to protect Mingdetang.

Jing Hongchen understood that if Mingdetang continued to associate with evil spirit masters, it would eventually be dealt with by him.

Why not take advantage of the current chaos in the Sun Moon Empire's court, when no one dares to easily touch him, and cut ties with the evil soul masters cleanly?

If the Sun Moon Empire wins in the future, Mingde Hall will still be Mingde Hall. At worst, he can just stop being the head of the hall. The emperor will not abolish the entire Mingde Hall because of one person. Not to mention that Xu Guozhong would not be so stupid, Kong Deming and others would not allow him to do so.

If Yuwentuo wins, then as long as he doesn't collude with evil spirit masters, he won't be on Yuwentuo's kill list. In fact, for the sake of the Heavenly Soul Empire's development, Yuwentuo might even allow the empire to continue to rely on him.

Others may be idiots, but Jing Hongchen is not. He has calmed down and thought things through over the years, and now he understands that from the moment he went to pick up Yuwen Tuo, Emperor Tianhun was probably playing a double act with Yuwen Tuo.

He didn't believe that the Heavenly Soul Emperor would really expel Yuwen Tuo; he was more likely the opposite, that Yuwen Tuo carried a very heavy responsibility.

In this situation, he must place bets on both sides to ensure he remains invincible.

Upon seeing what Yuwentuo had taken out, Kaiya exclaimed in shock, "This is... the Blessing of the Mortal World!"

The Red Dust Blessing is a level nine defensive soul tool exclusively crafted by Jing Hongchen. It is priceless and only members of the Hongchen family possess it throughout the entire continent.

Since this "Chen Jingchou" was able to produce this item, how could I possibly have any more doubts about him?

"Brother Chen, quickly put away the Red Dust Protection. I believe you now. If the Hall Master sent you out not to punish me, then what was it for?"

“Firstly, of course, it’s to find out the truth of the matter. Secondly, it’s to help you resolve this incident. As you know, since the palace turmoil years ago, the hall master has lived a secluded life and rarely enters the court. Even in this incident, because the royal family deliberately concealed it from him, he doesn’t know much. If it weren’t for those guys being involved, he wouldn’t have sent me out to find you,” Yuwen Tuo said.

Kaiya nodded. He naturally understood that no matter how high Jing Hongchen's position and power were, given his current attitude of not being of one mind with Xu Guozhong, he would definitely not let him know many of the secret orders.

Kaiya said, "I've troubled you, Brother Chen. Here's what happened: After the chaos in the palace years ago, Yuwen Tuo shocked the world. To avoid being targeted by him, all the evil soul masters lay low for a while. But unexpectedly, he suddenly destroyed Shrek Academy, leading to his expulsion from the Heavenly Soul Empire. He then disappeared for more than two years. As a result, those evil soul masters have become rampant again. Just ten days ago, two evil soul master titled Douluo came to me with several mysterious people and an imperial edict, ordering me to send a soul master regiment to assist them in hunting soul beasts in the Ice Sea!"

(End of this chapter)