Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 30 Winning Over

"The Education Committee of the Dream School, who are they?" Xiao Yi was completely bewildered by the sudden appearance of these people.

"Oh, let me introduce you first. This is Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. I heard that a genius has come to the academy, and His Highness, eager to see such a talent, couldn't wait to come over."

"This is His Highness the Crown Prince's teacher, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, who accompanied His Highness the Crown Prince here."

"And this is the Guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, His Excellency Bone Douluo, whose soul power is level ninety-five," Meng Shenji introduced to Xiao Yi.

"It seems they want to win me over," Xiao Yi thought to himself after hearing Meng Shenji's introduction.

"I heard that a genius has come to our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. He is said to be His Majesty Dugu's disciple, and at only thirteen years old, he is already close to reaching the Soul Venerable level. As soon as I heard the news of you, I rushed here without stopping. Now that I see you, you are indeed a man of great talent," Xue Qinghe praised.

"When I first met you at the auction, I knew you were no ordinary person. I never imagined that half a year later you would become His Majesty Dugu's disciple. It can only be said that our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is simply not destined to be with you," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Well, it seems they really are here to win me over," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

"What are you saying, Your Highness and Sect Leader Ning? I only caught Senior Dugu's eye by sheer luck," Xiao Yi began to try and smooth things over.

"Young friend, there's no need for modesty. Since His Majesty Dugu has accepted you as a disciple, you must have something special about you. Otherwise, His Majesty Dugu wouldn't have taken you as a disciple." Ning Fengzhi flattered Xiao Yi after hearing his words.

"Sect Leader Ning's praise makes me a little embarrassed." Xiao Yi was speechless, taken aback by Ning Fengzhi's high praise.

"Teacher, and Xiao Yi too, let's talk somewhere else."

At this moment, Xue Qinghe spoke up to help Xiao Yi out of the predicament.

"That's true, then let's go to the Tiandou Hotel. What do you think, young friend Xiao?" Ning Fengzhi asked Xiao Yi.

"Okay, I'll follow Sect Leader Ning's arrangements." Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Xiao Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

Afterwards, the group headed out of the academy. Before leaving, Xiao Yi gave Dugu Yan a look, signaling her not to act rashly.

Dugu Yan understood Xiao Yi's meaning from his gaze and was no longer in a hurry.

Half an hour later.

Inside the Tian Dou Royal Hotel, Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi started chatting with Xiao Yi after ordering their food.

"Xiao Yi, may I call you that?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"Sect Leader Ning may call upon himself if he wishes."

"You don't need to be so formal. I'm several decades older than you. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Ning."

"Hello, Uncle Ning." Xiao Yi was reluctant, but he still greeted Uncle Ning.

"Since the teacher has said so, I am a few years older than you, so I will call you Brother Xiao from now on, and you can call me Brother Xue."

"As expected, none of the powerful forces are easy to get along with," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer, Brother Xue." There was no other way; the situation was beyond my control.

Soon the dishes were served, and everyone began to eat. During the meal, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe intentionally or unintentionally tested Xiao Yi's attitude. Most of the time, Xiao Yi made excuses to avoid it. Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe realized that he did not want to get too involved in the struggle between the forces, so they stopped testing him.

Soon everyone finished their meal, and Ning Fengzhi prepared to leave. As he left, he said that if he had time, he could visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Uncle Bone, what do you think of Xiao Yi?"

"This kid is no ordinary person. Don't be fooled by his harmless appearance. He's more arrogant than anyone else and refuses to be subservient to anyone. He won't join any faction. The most likely reason is that he wants to create his own power. Now that he has Dugu Bo as his backer and is a genius himself, all he needs now is his trusted confidants and connections to create a considerable force. Feng Zhi, what do you think? Should we join?" Gu Rong gestured to his neck with his hand after saying the last sentence.

"No need, Uncle Bone. We should try to befriend him as much as possible. If he wants to create his own power in the future, we should support him. Besides, if he creates his own power, the Spirit Hall will be the one with a headache. Also, his spirit is a top-tier weapon spirit, on par with the Clear Sky Hammer. Do you think the Clear Sky Sect would allow a genius with a spirit comparable to theirs to rise to prominence? In my opinion, we should try not to put up any more pressure on him."

Gu Rong pondered Ning Fengzhi's words. Back then, the Clear Sky Sect had destroyed many sects in its quest for the number one weapon spirit in the world. Although the Clear Sky Sect had closed its gates, there was still Tang Hao outside. It was just unknown where he was. Expelled from the sect? Just take it as a joke.

After Ning Fengzhi left, only Xiao Yi and Xue Qinghe remained in the private room.

Xue Qinghe then asked, "What are your thoughts on the relationship between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall?"

Xiao Yi thought to himself, what's meant to happen will happen.

He said, "The Heaven Dou Empire is the country that gave me birth and nurtured me, but the nobles exploit the common people layer by layer, completely disregarding their lives. However, I was born in the Heaven Dou Empire, so I am a citizen of the Heaven Dou Empire. On the other hand, the Spirit Hall is helping more common people awaken their spirits and giving more people the opportunity to cultivate. I don't think it's fair to judge the two."

Xiao Yi knew that Xue Qinghe was the young master of the Spirit Hall, but he couldn't say it now. He also knew what status Xue Qinghe was using to ask this question, so he could only give an ambiguous answer. Besides, his impression of the Heaven Dou Empire wasn't very good. You see, after all, the common people in remote areas had to hand over most of their grain to the empire after a year of hard work, and what was left was barely enough to eat. Not to mention, some nobles trafficked people, forcibly took women, and preyed on the people. Although the Spirit Hall was now managed by the crazy woman Bibi Dong, its influence could be seen in even the most remote places. And although the Spirit Hall worked tirelessly every year to help people awaken their spirits and provide subsidies to spirit masters in order to attract talent, this money came from the two great empires. Without the Spirit Hall, the two great empires wouldn't have given any money. Therefore, Xiao Yi's impression of the Spirit Hall was still very good.

Hearing Xiao Yi's ambiguous words, Xue Qinghe's impression of Xiao Yi improved considerably, because this issue involved a power struggle, which could be described as putting someone on the hot seat.

Xue Qinghe then took out a token.

The token is made entirely of gold, with a swan pattern on the front and the word "snow" engraved on the back.

The swan is the inherited martial spirit of the Heaven Dou royal family, and the swan on the token also represents the identity of the token's owner.

"Brother Xue doesn't have much to give you, but this is my Crown Prince's token. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace to find me."

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, then thought to himself, "No way? You're giving it to me like this? That's too frivolous!"

Seeing Xiao Yi accept the token with a stunned expression, Xue Qinghe asked, "What's wrong? Brother Xiao, do you not like this gift?"

Xiao Yi quickly came to his senses and said, "How could that be? Since it's a gift from Brother Xue, I'll accept it."

"I'm glad you like it." Xue Qinghe said and left.

Xiao Yi then went downstairs to pay the bill, only to be told that Ning Fengzhi had already paid it.

Xiao Yi didn't say anything after hearing the conclusion, and walked towards the academy.

(End of this chapter)