Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 121 Captured
Although Mingde Hall wouldn't randomly store blueprints for level 8 and 9 soul tools inside, the level doesn't determine the value of a soul tool entirely.

For example, Xia Die's is like that; a level 5 soul tool can defeat a level 6 soul tool.

Therefore, once these blueprints are delivered to Shrek Academy, it will undoubtedly cause huge losses to the Sun Moon Empire.

Jing Hongchen sighed, "Yes, I also hope to punish them according to the laws of the Sun Moon Empire, but they have Shrek Academy behind them, and Xiao is also there. This means that if they only stole the blueprints, we absolutely cannot kill them."

We must not act rashly, but we cannot sit idly by and do nothing about this.

Those blueprints are extremely important to Mingde Hall. If they were stolen, I, as the head of Mingde Hall, would certainly have failed in my duty.

After saying this, Jing Hongchen looked at Meng Hongchen beside him: "Xiao Meng, let's go. We need to arrest Fan Yu and He Caitou. We must not let them take the blueprints out of Mingde Hall."

Meng Hongchen did not refute, she nodded: "Okay, Grandpa."

"That's about it. With these blueprints, Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department will definitely be able to develop rapidly and produce better Soul Guidance Devices. When the next Soul Battle Tournament is held, Shrek Academy will also be able to use some extremely advanced Soul Guidance Devices, giving them a few more points in the fight for first place."
Thinking of this, a bright smile appeared on Fan Yu's face. He subconsciously rubbed the storage ring on his finger, feeling that the future of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department was promising.

Just then, He Caitou, who was standing nearby, heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside. He immediately approached Fan Yu and whispered, "Teacher, someone is coming."

“Yeah, I know. It must be the other researchers. I guess they’ve finished eating and are getting ready to come back and continue developing the soul tool. Let’s take a break now.” Fan Yu said, giving He Caitou a wink.

But resting is just an excuse; the real priority is to get these blueprints back to Shrek Academy as soon as possible.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Fan Yu could only be completely at ease once these blueprints were returned.

…………

Fan Yu took the lead and walked towards the outside of Mingde Hall, with He Caitou following closely behind. Soon, the two arrived at the entrance, and sure enough, some researchers were already walking into Mingde Hall.

Suddenly, Fan Yu saw Jing Hongchen standing not far away. Jing Hongchen's face was ashen, and his gaze never left her. Beside Jing Hongchen was Meng Hongchen, the famous genius girl who was on the list of the most talented girls.

Both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen are now Soul Saints, earlier than in the original story.

Fan Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he was worried that his theft of the blueprints had been exposed. However, he remained calm and did not show any abnormality, because he knew that the closer he got to the moment, the more he needed to stay calm, otherwise he would inevitably give himself away.

So he continued walking briskly, remaining calm.

At this moment, Jing Hongchen walked up. Just when Fan Yu thought she might miss Jing Hongchen, Jing Hongchen stretched out her two hands and pressed down on Fan Yu's and He Caitou's shoulders respectively, and said, "Fan Yu, He Caitou, where are you going?"

“Master Hongchen, we were just going for a walk. Why do you need to interfere with our affairs?”

"You can leave, but hand over the stolen soul tool blueprints you have."

Upon hearing this, the researchers who were walking towards Mingde Hall stopped and turned to look in Jing Hongchen's direction. Their faces were filled with astonishment, clearly shocked by what Jing Hongchen had said.

Fan Yu's expression changed, and she pretended to be wronged: "Dean Jing, I don't know what you mean by that. Some things can't be said carelessly. Cai Tou and I have been studying diligently in Mingde Hall all this time, and we have never stolen any blueprints."

Fan Yu knew that once she did this, she absolutely could not admit it, otherwise it would bring extremely serious consequences. Moreover, she was always quite cautious in her actions, and the other party was probably just suspicious and trying to trick her, without being able to produce any evidence.

Therefore, as long as he continues to deny the theft, these blueprints will eventually be returned to the academy.

"Oh? Is that so? If what you're saying is true, then I'm the one who wronged you without distinguishing right from wrong?" Jing Hongchen sighed.

Fan Yu couldn't admit to stealing the blueprints, so he instinctively puffed out his chest and said emphatically, "Of course! I, Fan Yu, would never admit to something I didn't do."

"I've been researching soul tools with Cai Tou the whole time, I didn't steal any blueprints, right, Cai Tou!" Cai Tou, steeling his resolve, chimed in, "That's right, Teacher has been researching soul tools with me the whole time, I didn't steal any blueprints! Cai Tou and I can vouch for that with our own reputations!"

As he spoke, he silently repeated to himself, "Stealing the blueprints isn't stealing; we borrowed them. It's a matter for the Soul Master, so how can you call it taking?"

Upon hearing He Caitou speak, Jing Hongchen immediately turned his gaze to He Caitou. In fact, when He Caitou first arrived as an exchange student, he noticed that He Caitou's skin was unusually dark.

In the Sun and Moon Empire, not all nobles have dark skin, but those with dark skin are definitely nobles.

If He Caitou were not a student of Shrek Academy, but a member of the Sun and Moon Clan, Jing Hongchen could conclude that He Caitou must have been a nobleman.

Wait a minute, I'm confused, I've overlooked something.

With my level 98 experience, I can see through his disguise.

Twin Martial Souls, the Sun.

As everyone knows, the Sun Moon Empire has three inherited martial souls, one of which is the moon. However, there are very few people who possess this martial soul, only two. There were two before, but because Zhang Lexuan's martial soul evolved, there is now only one.

Another is the Sun, which is the martial soul most royal families inherit. The last one is the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, which is also extremely rare, and only members of the royal family awaken this martial soul.

Jing Hongchen can confirm that He Caitou's second martial soul is the sun, and the sun is the inherited martial soul of the Sun and Moon Royal Family, making it almost impossible for him to go to Shrek Academy.

Jing Hongchen frowned and carefully observed He Caitou.
Radish, radish.

Jing Hongchen suddenly smiled.

He Caitou stared wide-eyed.

This smile deepened the fear in He Caitou's eyes.

Their identity will not be discovered.

"Let me ask you a different question, He Caitou, do you know Xu He?"

!!!

Upon hearing this, He Caitou was absolutely certain that Jing Hongchen already knew about his second martial soul. In front of a Super Douluo, especially a Soul Guidance Master like Jing Hongchen, it was simply impossible for him to hide his hypocritical mask.

"do not know."

"That's good."

Jing Hongchen didn't want to expose the other party; it was just that the person she was dealing with wasn't herself, but the Sun and Moon Royal Family.

His grandson was there, and before that, He Caitou absolutely could not die. He only revealed this to the other party a few days before the exchange program ended.

"Alright, He Caitou, Fan Yu, you two are determined to see the light at the end of the tunnel, aren't you? I have my reasons for arresting you. After all, you were sent by Shrek Academy, so you're practically guests. I have to give Shrek Academy some face. However, what you did today has crossed the line."

"Handing over your storage soul tools is just a routine check."

Upon hearing this, Fan Yu's expression changed slightly. He said angrily, "Dean Jing, I come from Shrek Academy, not from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. As you just said, Shrek students studying at Sun Moon are considered half guests. What kind of logic is there in checking a guest's storage soul tool?"
Is this how the Sun and Moon Hospitality treats its guests? What if the blueprints weren't found? Shouldn't you, as the hospital director, compensate me for the damage to my reputation?

He increasingly felt that Jing Hongchen had been deceiving him all along.

Therefore, as long as you don't admit it and show that you've been wronged, you can definitely get through it.

"Alright! How about this, let me check. If there's nothing there, then I've wronged you, and I, Jing Hongchen, will compensate you with a level nine soul tool. If there is, then both of you will need to come with me."

Level 9 soul tools are indeed very precious. Even for Jing Hongchen himself, it would take several months to create a level 9 soul tool.

Because the core magic array inside a level nine soul tool is too complex.

Unlike Xia Die, who found it relatively easier to create level nine soul tools.

However, since Fan Yu and He Caitou had already stolen the blueprints, the idea of ​​"using a level-nine soul tool to make up for the damage to Fan Yu and He Caitou's reputation" was simply impossible.

Therefore, he naturally spoke his words with full confidence.

Fan Yu was stunned, thinking, "Is Jing Hongchen really that confident? Why aren't you playing by the rules?"

At this moment, Fan Yu, who had been speaking righteously as if he had been treated unfairly, could no longer argue. He felt that he was now in a difficult situation.

Agreeing to the examination is not a good idea, but refusing it seems like I have something to hide.

"No objections? Then I'll begin the inspection!" Jing Hongchen reached out to Fan Yu.

"No."

"This is Sun and Moon, not Shrek Academy! Listen to me! If I have wronged you, I will give you an explanation."

Jing Hongchen forcibly removed the storage ring from Fan Yu's finger and began to empty its contents. Soon, a pile of soul tool blueprints was stacked on the ground, coming into everyone's view.

Some researchers ran over, picked up the blueprints, and their expressions changed drastically upon seeing them.

"Isn't this the blueprint I drew? They even stole my hard work? How shameless! Are all the people from Shrek Academy thieves?"

"Fan Yu, what exactly did you do? Without these soul tool blueprints, how am I supposed to catch up with that guy Xuan Ziwen?"

(End of this chapter)