Douluo Jueshi: I can only explode the ring, all I can do is operate.

Chapter 285 What are you standing there for? Eat!

"How about it? Isn't our Mingdu beautiful? How about we consider having the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School develop in our Great Sun Moon Sect? I can arrange for my grandfather to find a level nine Soul Master to guide you."

Half a day passed, and as dusk fell, Xiao Hongchen led everyone through a third of Mingdu. On the way to the restaurant, he put his hands behind his back and extended an olive branch to Ning Wuque beside him.

Ning Wuque repeatedly shook his head in refusal:

"It is indeed beautiful here, and there is a sense of progress that makes me feel comfortable. But in the end, I am just a son-in-law. From now on, my wife will be the one in charge of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Wuque lowered his head slightly to look at Ning Tian, ​​who was holding his arm, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Having grasped the meaning, before Xiao Hongchen could continue speaking, Ning Tian politely declined:
“Wuque is right. He can’t make the decision. Of course, I can’t make the decision either, since my father is still the current sect leader. If I am interested, I will definitely bring Wuque with me to find you later.”

"This is... one after another passing the buck!" Xiao Hongchen was momentarily speechless. Is this the culture of the Douluo Continent? It's really quite troublesome. What if he really went to ask Ning Tian's father, and the other party would just pass the buck again?
Behind them, the group of people chatting amongst themselves soon arrived at the Mingde Hotel.

They were greeted by a manager, who seemed to have given prior notice of their arrival time.

"Let's go, today I'll treat you all to the delicacies, tea, and wine of my great Ming capital. Hey, how's everything going?"

"Young Master Xiao Hongchen, everything is ready. We're just waiting for you to sit down before serving the dishes."

"Alright, this is a banquet, so serve the main dishes first, then the tea and wine, understand?"

After giving a word of advice, Xiao Hongchen stepped forward and led everyone up to the fifth floor of the restaurant.

The decor of the Mingde Hotel reminded Ning Wuque of the Western restaurants he had lived in his previous life, with a modern aesthetic.

The group walked along and soon arrived at a private room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking out the window, they could see half of Mingdu and the Mingde Hall in the distance.

"By the way, the rules for this competition were supposed to be that you had to collect them yourselves. I happen to have a copy here. You can take a look while you enjoy the pre-competition banquet. To be honest, I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking, making some of the rules so unfair."

After everyone took their seats, Xiao Hongchen sat to Ning Wuque's right, and with a flash of silver light, took out a page of paper containing the detailed rules of this Soul Battle Tournament.

Having said that, he slammed the rules on the table and casually passed them to Ning Wuque. At the same time, he picked up the red wine on the table, poured himself a glass of wine from the stemmed glass to his left, and then waved it at Ning Wuque:

Would you like some?

"It's not a good day to drink alcohol, I'll just have some tea, Tian'er."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

On the left, Ning Tian cleared away the dishes for the two of them and then picked up the kettle and teacups to brew tea. Her virtuous actions made Xu Sanshi, who was not far away, unable to help but look at Jiang Nannan beside him.

Unfortunately, Jiang Nannan had no intention of giving him any face. She lifted her foot and gently pressed it down on his foot, which immediately made Xu Sanshi behave.

【Rules of the Soul Master Battle Tournament between Two Continents (Sun and Moon Version)】
New rule:

1. To promote friendship and understanding among young talents from both continents, this competition will be changed from the original advanced soul master academies of the two continents to a group of outstanding soul masters from both continents, including sects, families, and other forces, regardless of background, just to determine a wonderful competition.

2. This Soul Battle Tournament will be divided into two competitions: in addition to the traditional Soul Master duel, a new Soul Master competition will be added.

Rule changes:

1. The individual elimination rounds of this competition have been changed to a points system. Details are as follows [...]
2. This Soul Battle does not restrict the flight height of Soul Masters, only the diameter of the arena. 3. This competition restricts Soul Guidance Devices to either the Soul Master's level +1 or the Soul Master's own level +1. There is also an additional condition that [the user must have complete mastery of its use]. If the user loses control, they will be penalized directly, and a second offense will result in a loss.

4. This competition...

"Wuque, have some tea."

After brewing the tea, Ning Tian squatted down and handed it to Ning Wuque, whose eyes were fixed on the many newly revised rules for the competition.

Out of the corner of his eye, he reached out and took the teacup, sipped the hot tea, nodded slightly, and then slowly drank a full mouthful.

"Ha~ Thank you, haha. The Sun Moon Empire has gone a bit too far with these rules, but oh well, these little tricks are useless against absolute power anyway. Here, Beibei, take a look too."

With a brief comment, Ning Wuque tossed the paper across the round table in front of him like a dart and delivered it to Bei Bei. Bei Bei caught it in mid-air and then read it with Xu Sanshi and Zhang Lexuan beside her.

Despite being criticized behind his back, Xiao Hongchen, though ashamed of his country's actions, said nothing. He simply handed the wine glass to Ning Wuque and gestured with a slight nod of his chin.

Touch
The crisp sound of glasses clinking rang out, and the two then downed their wine and tea in one gulp before picking up their chopsticks to prepare the appetizers for the main course.

"Huh? Aren't you guys eating?"

Ning Wuque looked around and found it strange that the others hadn't made any move. Were they afraid that Xiao Hongchen would poison him?

However, it's also possible that the strategy of poisoning the opponent's food before the match has actually happened in history, both in the past and present, which is indeed worth noting.

As the saying goes: Don't eat anything given to you by strangers.

"scoff~"

With a sneer, Xiao Hongchen knew what everyone was thinking, but ignored them and immediately picked up a piece of fine vegetable root with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. At the same time, he poured himself another full glass of red wine.

It's truly a case of a petty person being jealous of a virtuous person. Is he really that kind of person, laughing at the world?

He slightly raised his eyes and watched Ning Wuque casually pick up two strips of meat, put them in his mouth, taste them, and then smile.

Only Ning Wuque truly understands him here; indeed, they are heroes who appreciate each other, while the others are merely supporting characters.

If he could, Xiao Hongchen would only want to have a private dinner with Ning Wuque tonight, and discuss heroes over wine!

"What are you all standing there for? Eat up! Here, Tian'er, try this, it tastes good."

After giving a reminder, Ning Wuque picked up two more pieces of meat and put them in the bowl. He then adjusted his seat and fed Ning Tian by holding the meat to his mouth.

After hearing this, the others looked at each other for a while before starting to eat the food of Mingdu.

"Come on, Beibei, have a couple of drinks with me today."

At the table, Beibei was frowning after reading the rules when Zhang Lexuan's voice suddenly came from beside her. Then she saw the wine glass filled with wine being handed to her by the other woman.

(End of this chapter)