Wuhun Xuanming Turtle? Bullshit, this is the sacred beast Xuanwu

Chapter 123 The enraged Douling Emperor berated Xue Lingxun mercilessly.

A sharp sound came from outside.

Xu Lingxiao's eyes flashed.

He had just finished his seclusion when the emperor immediately received the news.

And they even sent someone to deliver an imperial edict to his residence so quickly.

It was obvious that Emperor Yan Qin had planted spies in his residence, but now was clearly not the time to discuss that.

"Let's go."

Xu Lingxiao glanced at everyone.

He then hurriedly led his household to the inner courtyard to pay homage to the emperor's edict.

Mu Xue hurriedly followed her out.

Ma Xiaotao and the other Shrek Academy students exchanged glances but did not follow them out.

This should be considered an internal affair of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and it has nothing to do with them for the time being.

After Xu Lingxiao and Mu Xue arrived at the inner courtyard.

The person who appeared before them was also a middle-aged man dressed in brocade.

The moment Mu Xue saw the middle-aged man, she knelt down on one knee, and at the same time, Xu Lingxiao led everyone to kneel down on one knee as well.

"Imperial decree! Commander-in-Chief Xu Lingxiao of the Soul-Guarding Army is summoned to the palace for an audience!"

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Dou Ling Empire.

The Imperial Court.

"Look! Look! Look!"

Xue Kui was clearly furious at this moment.

He paced back and forth in the imperial court, waving his hands incessantly, his expression one of indignation.
"What a mess your Xuanming Sect has made!"

"I thought you guys had just squeezed out a genius."

"You've not just driven away one genius, you've practically sent away a whole nest of geniuses!"

Xue Kui unleashed a torrent of angry curses at Xue Lingxun.

The fact that a large number of students from Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department had dropped out and gone to the Heavenly Soul Empire was known throughout the continent, and naturally, the royal family of their Douling Empire was also aware of it.

Upon learning all this, Xue Kui was furious and immediately summoned Xue Lingxun, giving her a good scolding.

"I……"

Xue Lingxun felt incredibly wronged after being scolded so harshly by Xue Kui.

When Xu Lingxiao left, he was only at the Soul Venerable level.

And such a small child.

While he was said to have good talent before, he wasn't quite at the level of being as amazing as he is now; he was probably on par with Xu Sanshi.

Moreover, Xu Lingxiao refused the family's second awakening at that time.

Logically speaking, his talent should definitely be below Xu Sanshi's after his second awakening.

There's no reason why he should be so talented!
So how could Xue Lingxun have foreseen such a thing?

From his perspective, he had simply done the right thing.

Xue Lingxun couldn't take it anymore after being scolded like this by her own brother.

He hurriedly began to defend himself.

"The matter of Xu Lingxiao being expelled from the sect is not something we are making a fuss about or being unreasonable."

Xue Lingxun spoke helplessly.
"This matter was originally caused by Xu Lingxiao's disrespect for ancestral rules."

"And they also refuse to accept the family's arrangements."

"Then it's okay if we marginalize him, right?"

Xue Lingxun didn't think she had done anything wrong.

"But what did this kid do? He just left our Xuanming Sect, and not only that, he brought enormous trouble to our family!"

"He's already like this, are we, the Xu family, still going to indulge him?"

"How could we have foreseen his current achievements back then?"

"When he left the Xuanming Sect, he was a good-for-nothing, a discarded pawn!"

Xue Lingxun was utterly innocent.

He realized that if he had said something wrong, his only mistake was his inability to foresee the future. He hadn't known that Xu Lingxiao would become so powerful in the future.

"call……"

Xue Kui rubbed his forehead.

At this point, he was already somewhat flushed.

Hearing Xue Lingxun's words, Xue Kui felt no better at all.

He even reprimanded her in an unusually rude manner.

"You keep calling him a piece of trash, a discarded pawn, but what about that piece of trash you were talking about, that discarded pawn? How is he doing now?"

Xue Kui pointed at Xue Lingxun.
"His presence has now added strength to the Heavenly Soul Empire without us even realizing it."

"Originally, the strength of our two great empires was evenly matched, and the Heavenly Soul Empire was even weaker than our Fighting Spirit Empire! But what about now?"

"They already have the momentum to surpass us."

Xue Kui's gaze was fierce.

Because he knew that if this trend continued, the Heavenly Soul Empire would eventually surpass their Fighting Spirit Empire!

They might even leave their Douling Empire far behind!

When that day comes, the Douling Empire will be finished!

This is something he cannot accept!

The Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire have been eyeing each other covetously ever since they split, each wishing to annex the other.

However, the two sides have always maintained a delicate balance, with their strengths being roughly equal.

This balance is about to be broken, and the losers might be their Douling Empire!

"Do you know what? If you hadn't caused this mess, and instead sent Xu Lingxiao to Shrek Academy, then there would be so many Shrek Academy members now..."

Xue Kui continued speaking angrily.
"They're all ours! They all belong to our Douling Empire!"

If so many members of Shrek Academy were to join the Heavenly Soul Empire, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost for them.

Even though the current situation in the Heavenly Soul Empire is not very supportive of the development of soul tools.

With so many talented people flocking in, it's hard not to develop.

"But my royal brother..."

Xue Lingxun was absolutely exasperated.

"No one can predict the future."

"Back then, in our eyes he was a complete stubborn fool. A complete waste of space."

"idiot!"

Upon hearing Xue Lingxun's explanation, Xue Kui violently smashed the inkstone next to him onto the ground.

"Trash? A trash who has reached the Soul Venerable level at the age of fifteen?"

Xue Kui continued speaking fiercely.
"I don't understand why your ancestral rules are so important!"

"Xu Lingxiao should return to the Douling Empire in a while."

At this point, Xue Kui seemed to calm down a little.

But it was only a little bit.

His tone was still somewhat harsh.

"When the time comes, no matter what method you use, you must keep Xu Lingxiao in the Douling Empire!"

Xue Kui gave a firm command.

"Use all your means, whether it's coercion or bribery."

Xue Kui continued speaking.

No matter what, Xu Lingxiao is still just a child.

At least that's how Xue Kui sees it.

He's just a little kid.

As long as they use every means at their disposal, they will always be able to keep him.

If he were to be compliant, the Douling Empire would try to appeal to Xu Lingxiao's emotions. After all, Xu Lingxiao's roots are in the Xuanming Sect and in the Douling Empire.

If he doesn't respond to gentle persuasion but to force, then they will spare no expense and use brutal methods to keep him here.

If several Contra Masters attacked together, surely they couldn't stop him?
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(End of this chapter)