Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 64 Testing the Waters, Qian Renxue's Deliberate Recruitment

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Ji Wuming walked into an antique-style meeting room and bowed very respectfully to Xue Qinghe in front of him.

Ji Wuming had anticipated this situation since deciding to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but he was still somewhat nervous when he actually met Xue Qinghe.

"Ji Wuming, I am the Crown Prince outside, but here it's just you and me. There's no need to be so nervous. You are the most outstanding genius Soul Master I have ever seen."

"sit!"

Xue Qinghe spread out his right hand, pointed to the square chair beside him, and continued in a gentle tone,

"I'm not much older than you. If you don't mind, let's call each other brothers. You can call me Brother Xue, it'll make me seem more approachable."

"I wouldn't dare. I'm just a commoner Soul Master; how could I possibly be sworn brothers with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Ji Wuming was very clear about Xue Qing's true identity at this moment. She was now the young master of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's biological daughter - Qian Renxue.

Her two loyal Title Douluo bodyguards were nowhere to be found, and if he wasn't careful, he could very well be added to her kill list.

However, judging from his tone, it seemed as if he intended to recruit me.

Xue Qinghe turned his head to look at Ji Wuming, and said with particular admiration,

"The talents admired by Poison Douluo, even if they are ordinary people now, are destined to achieve extraordinary things in the future."

"Your Highness, you flatter me. I wonder if Brother Xue's visit to see me is for more than just some social matters?"

Ji Wuming immediately stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said...

"If Brother Xue needs my help, I will do my best to assist him."

Seeing Ji Wuming's proactive actions, Xue Qinghe felt a great sense of conquest.

Even the pride of a genius is nothing more than this; even the chosen one is destined to submit to her.

Then, Xue Qinghe helped Ji Wuming up with both hands and said solemnly,

"Which side do you think has the advantage now, the Empire or the Spirit Hall?"

Ji Wuming's spirits lifted. He never expected that Xue Qinghe would ask him about such a sensitive national matter as soon as he arrived.

"Ordinary people don't discuss politics, let alone me in front of Brother Xue. I dare not speak ill of the government."

"There are only the two of us here, so this matter will never reach the ears of a third person. You may speak freely."

Xue Qinghe still maintained his gentle and refined image as the Crown Prince, and was not angry at Ji Wuming's rejection.

"In that case, Your Highness, I shall have something to say."

Ji Wuming looked into Xue Qinghe's eyes, which were calm yet filled with a hint of longing.

Then he naturally wanted to express all his inner thoughts, preferably something that would break Xue Qinghe's defenses.

"Your Highness, I am of commoner origin. Through my observations over the past few years, I have seen that the Spirit Hall values ​​ordinary people, especially in helping them awaken their spirits for free, which is a truly great achievement."

"Although the two great empires have also enacted some laws to protect civilians, the various kingdoms and duchies under the empires do not abide by such laws and instead exploit and oppress civilians or low-level soul masters to gain profits."

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe frowned slightly and nodded. Although she wasn't the real Xue Qinghe, since becoming the Crown Prince, she had also deeply felt the drawbacks of the two great empires.

The various kingdoms and duchies still have too much autonomy. In particular, the newly emerging nobles within the empire, who are granted titles and fiefdoms, are still subject to the tyranny of the old nobles. Nobility within nobility, when will this cycle end?

"That's true, but these are just ordinary people after all. In this world, they still have to rely on Soul Masters."

"No, commoners are commoners, and soul masters are soul masters. In the two great empires, there are hundreds of millions of commoners, and the vast majority of soul masters are commoner soul masters without any background."

"If an empire is to prosper for a long time, ordinary people and soul masters must be completely separated through the constraints of law."

Ji Wuming's tone grew increasingly serious, and after a brief pause, he continued,

"The common people are the foundation of a country, and the common people among them are the main part of the entire empire. If the monarch neglects the common people and pays attention to the Soul Masters, he will abandon the essential for the trivial, and the empire will eventually decay and perish."

For Ji Wuming, who had received nine years of compulsory education, the common people were the foundation of the continent. Whether it was the current Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire, they had weakened the common people, even treating them as a natural consumable.

Xue Qinghe was quite shocked to hear such arrogant words. He never expected that a genius soul master would have such unique insights and be willing to speak up for the common people.

His ideas are, to some extent, very similar to the current practices of the Spirit Hall.

Xue Qinghe remained calm and composed as he spoke.

"If I were to ascend the throne in the future, would you be willing to serve me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Wuming clasped his hands in a fist salute and bowed 90 degrees to Xue Qinghe.

"I, Ji Wuming, am willing to do my part for the Heavenly Dou Empire and for His Highness the Crown Prince."

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"Good, good, good!" Xue Qinghe was overjoyed and immediately tossed him a token symbolizing his status as the Crown Prince.

"With this token, no one in the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace will dare to stop me."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Ji Wuming carefully put away the token, secretly pleased. After all, he served Xue Qinghe of the Heavenly Dou Empire, not Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue and Xue Qinghe were completely different people.

If you truly have this ambition in the future, it wouldn't be difficult for you to help the Spirit Hall completely unify the continent.

However, the Pope, and the future Empress of the Empire, absolutely cannot be Bibi Dong.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, after which Ji Wuming and the three education committee members watched Xue Qinghe board the carriage and leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After traveling some distance, Ci Xue darted into the carriage.

"Young Master, how is that kid? Should I take action and kill him?"

"No need. In my opinion, this person still has a good impression of the Spirit Hall. He is a good and interesting subordinate."

As Xue Qinghe spoke, a smile crept onto his lips. Ji Wuming was an ambitious man, and he needed Ji Wuming's assistance to complete his plan to seize the country and exact revenge on that woman.

"Ci Xue, tell Grandpa about Ji Wuming. I need more detailed information about this person."

"Yes, young master."

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Soon after, Ci Xue arrived outside the Hall of Worship in Wuhun City and knelt on one knee in worship.

"I begged to see the High Priest by drawing blood."

A massive, golden gate, about sixty or seventy meters high, slowly opened, revealing a bright, angelic light emanating from within, both sacred and gentle.

A man dressed in a red and gold-embroidered robe, with a two-meter-long golden dragon-patterned staff draped over his shoulders, looked at Ci Xue with disdain.

"Bloodthirst, the High Priest orders you to go in."

(End of this chapter)