Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 58 Xiao Hongchen: So you are the Douluo Three Kingdoms genius who came to issue a challenge that grandpa mentioned!
"Huh? Haha, this bone age tester shows that he's not even eleven years old yet, and he's already level thirty-five, not much worse than you were back then."

"This... doesn't mean anything. It only means that his cultivation speed has the potential to catch up with mine. Don't forget that I also practiced soul guidance equipment. I am the youngest fourth-level soul guide in the history of the empire!"

"Really? I remember you almost failed the theory test last year? Who was it that asked me to borrow your notes and study hard in the library two weeks before the test?"

"Dream... This is an accident..."

"Hehe, you've had too many accidents. A few days ago, when you were practicing, you insisted on trying to control a sixth-level soul guide. As a result, you couldn't control your martial soul well and almost got yourself blown up..."

"Meng, why do you have such a good memory..."

In the brightly lit high-grade account office, Xu Tianxi, who had cried himself to death after taking three pills, woke up and saw the white-haired brother and sister from the daytime, scanning him back and forth with a soul guide detector.

However, the brother and sister do not seem to be very interested in themselves. They are more interested in bickering.

It was obvious to the naked eye that the one with a sad face was the elder brother. Not surprisingly, it was the genius three-legged golden toad soul master in the original novel, Xiao Hongchen.

Not to mention, it was quite amusing to see this guy's face turning pale and blue because of choking. It was better than the Spring Festival Gala skits I remembered from my previous life.

However, the Hongchen siblings were soul masters of the fourth-ring soul sect cultivation level after all. They soon discovered that their daily interactions had been overheard by an outsider who had woken up at some unknown time, and their faces immediately turned strange.

Xiao Hongchen approached Xu Tianxi with a face full of grief and indignation. He put on a vicious expression, lowered his voice, and asked tremblingly, "Did you hear everything we said just now?"

Xu Tianxi nodded honestly, "I heard a little bit, don't worry, it wasn't much."

Xiao Hongchen/Meng Hongchen: We didn’t say much in total, so hasn’t that meant you’ve heard almost everything?

"Ahh... my image..."

Xiao Hongchen looked frantic, and finally looked at Xu Tianxi with despair: "I'll make an offer, and you absolutely won't tell anyone about it, okay?"

Xu Tianxi stared silently at the smiling young man in front of him, whose face was filled with the expression "I'm stupid, rich, and easy to cheat" and said speechlessly:
"...Actually, you can rest assured. If you don't emphasize it, I'll forget it soon."

"Also, although I'm a refugee, I still have some money on me. I should have no problem living in Mingdu for a few years. I can also make soul guides."

If you said you only had this little money, I wouldn't be sleepy anymore.

Xiao Hongchen, eager to restore his image, perked up, straightened his appearance, crossed his arms, and said confidently:
"Xu, Xu Tianxi, right? You don't know this. Not only am I, Xiao Hongchen, invincible among my peers, but I'm also a rare figure in terms of financial resources. Aside from some members of the royal family, no one in the Sun and Moon Empire dares to bid against me at an auction!"

As expected, Xu Tianxi's face showed surprise. "Are you Xiao Hongchen? A descendant of the Hongchen family, one of the most powerful families in the Sun Moon Empire, and the grandson of Dean Jing Hongchen?"

"Yes! It's me! The Sun-Moon Empire's greatest genius in a thousand years! The youngest four-ringed Soul Master and fourth-level Soul Master in the Sun-Moon Empire! It's Xiao Hongchen..."

"This is the letter of recommendation my uncle wrote for your grandfather. If it's convenient, please bring it to your grandfather for me. My uncle said that Dean Jing Hongchen has done a lot of business with him in recent years."

Xu Tianxi took out the letter of recommendation from Xiao Changfeng and waved it in front of Xiao Hongchen, his expression complicated.

"What did you say? This is a letter of recommendation for our grandfather?"

Xu Tianxi's interruption of the spell was very effective, and it directly blocked the remaining boasting of Xiao Hongchen in his throat. Meng Hongchen, who was watching the fun and not minding the trouble, pushed Xiao Hongchen away, took the letter and examined it back and forth, with an increasingly surprised look on his face.

Xu Tianxi's expression was a little strange. "If the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy doesn't have a second Dean Jing Hongchen, then the position should be given to him."

It was only when Xiao Changfeng handed him the letter of recommendation that he found out that the bad guy who was betraying the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and reselling soul guides was none other than the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Jing Hongchen!

I don’t know how much price the master and the great uncle offered, but they actually hooked up with Jing Hongchen. He originally thought that they had hooked up with Xu Guozhong, the greedy prince of the Xu family in the Sun and Moon Empire.

"Wait a minute, you just said that Grandpa and your Master Uncle were doing business? What kind of business was it?"

Xiao Hongchen asked with his head tilted, his face full of curiosity.

Meng Hongchen also looked at him expectantly, with the corners of his mouth raised in a beautiful arc.

I came here and actually learned my grandfather's little secret? What a great deal.

"It's about the soul guide equipment business. We have soul guides from level one to level five. In addition, my uncle also bought two level seven soul guides, one for focusing light and the other for stargazing. But I don't know if these are from your grandfather."

Xu Tianxi said frankly, and then added:
"By the way, he said that every time he makes a purchase, he always leaves some extras. They could be elixirs or marine spirit beast supplements. Did you know about this?"

Xiao Hongchen's voice became very strange, "More than just knowing..."

Meng Hongchen continued, "We and Grandpa ate all those elixirs and sea soul beast supplements..."

Xu Tianxi: “…” You guys are so honest.

After a few seconds of strange silence, Xiao Hongchen's shouting broke through the sky.

"So you're the Douluo Three Kingdoms genius grandpa was talking about who came to issue a challenge!"

Lin Jiayi's worried voice soon came from outside the tent, "What's wrong, Xiao Hongchen? Is there something wrong?"

"No! We can't let them know that grandpa is a traitor. Stop them!" The two siblings were in sync at this moment.

Xiao Hongchen rushed outside, opened the curtain, and gave what he thought was a friendly smile to the suspicious-looking Lin Jiayi, Xu Sheng, and the other soldiers, and said urgently:
"It's okay, it's okay. My sister and I had a great time chatting with little brother Xu Tianxi. We felt like old friends the moment we met!"

Meng Hongchen followed behind and poked his head out, nodding repeatedly: "Xiao is right, little brother Xu is very talented, we even want to introduce him to grandpa, right Xiao?"

"Yes, yes, yes, a few days ago, Grandpa...slept, slept and dreamed!
He dreamed that soon a genius from the Three Kingdoms would overcome numerous obstacles and come to the Sun-Moon Empire to become a disciple. Now that he thought about it, it must be Brother Xu Tianxi.

Xu Sheng blinked his confused eyes, "But what did I hear you guys say just now... a declaration of war?"

"Well..." The Hongchen siblings' brains short-circuited for a moment, and they were unable to find the most appropriate answer.

"This is because I am young and full of energy. I heard that Young Master Xiao Hongchen is a genius that has appeared once in a thousand years in the Sun and Moon Empire. I am so determined to catch up with him in the future!

I didn't expect that Dean Jing Hongchen, who has such a high level of cultivation, could even dream about this."

Xu Tianxi's face peeked out from the other side of the curtain, his face brimming with excitement and fighting spirit. He winked at Xiao Hongchen and said, "How about it, Young Master Xiao? Will you accept this offer for the sake of honor?"

The corners of Xiao Hongchen's mouth, which had been stiff from smiling, immediately relaxed. He gave Xu Tianxi a thumbs up in his heart and pretended to think about it.

The corner of Meng Hongchen's eye twitched, and he quietly pinched Xiao Hongchen's waist, "It's already this time and you're still pretending!"

"Isn't this to make it look realistic? Ouch, sister, be gentle!"

Xiao Hongchen, who wanted to cry but had no tears, felt so much pain that his mouth twitched, but he couldn't show it. He could only pull his mouth corners and pretend to be cool to express his agreement:

"Okay! I, Xiao Hongchen, accept your challenge!"

"Everyone, I suddenly had an epiphany and want to meditate for a while. Please don't disturb me, or I'll go back and tell Grandpa."

After saying that, Xiao Hongchen retreated quickly with a twitch of his lips. Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianxi smiled awkwardly at everyone, "I'll go help Young Master Xiao/Brother protect the law."

The two of them retreated back into the tent, leaving Xu Sheng, Lin Jiayi and others in disarray in the wind.

"Hey Director Lin...what's going on?"

The corners of Xu Sheng's eyes twitched, and he looked at Lin Jiayi, whose expression was also out of control, in confusion.

The Hongchen siblings had been in there for less than three minutes, and already these three were getting along so well? Xu Tianxi was quite impressive.

Lin Jiayi spread his hands to express his confusion. "The situation here is no longer under our control. I will contact the dean now and let him make the decision."

Even though he and Xu Sheng are both eighth-level soul masters, the gap between them and Jing Hongchen is unimaginably huge. Lin Jiayi's job was given to him by that gentleman; the Hongchen siblings are the most outstanding geniuses in the Sun-Moon Empire in thousands of years, or even in history. They will definitely become ninth-level soul masters in the future and have a bright future.

Xu Tianxi established a relationship with these two in a short period of time, and inexplicably became "Jing Hongchen's pending disciple." So when problems were found with him, even if he was full of mysteries, he had to be treated as if there was no problem.

Xu Sheng nodded, then suddenly laughed out loud while looking at the big tent. "If he can really become the direct disciple of the Red Dust Hall Master, then I have nothing to worry about. Elder Kong and his family would also be pleased if they were still alive."

Lin Jiayi nodded in agreement. Xu Tianxi had the nerve to challenge Xiao Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen was willing to accept. This must have meant he was incredibly talented. However, Xiao Hongchen's martial soul was a three-legged golden toad, possessing the bloodline of a divine beast. Xu Tianxi's martial soul...

"By the way, Captain Xu, we seem to have forgotten something important."

"whats the matter?"

"Until now, we don't even know what Xu Tianxi's martial soul is..." Lin Jiayi covered his face and spoke, feeling quite ashamed.

The Dean of Studies of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy actually ignored this most basic common sense. If he reported this to Jing Hongchen, the dean would definitely scold him.

"Um... this is a big question. Why don't you message the Hongchen brothers and sisters and ask them later?"

"good idea."

(End of this chapter)