manynovel Chapter 209 I am irreconcilably opposed to "myself"
Chapter 209 I am irreconcilably opposed to "myself"
Chapter 209 I am irreconcilably opposed to "myself"
Ju Zi understood that, given the current situation in the empire, whether Xu Tianran ascended to the throne or any other prince wanted to, they would inevitably need the support of Mingde Hall. However, Jing Hongchen was cunning and had never taken sides.
Jing Hongchen treated all the princes the same way, even Xu Tianran, because he grasped the core of the problem: the emperor needed Mingde Hall, the empire needed Mingde Hall, and no matter who the emperor was, he needed Jing Hongchen's support.
Xu Tianran was troubled by this for a long time. Jing Hongchen's status was too high. As the authoritative research institution for soul tools in the empire, even the emperor had to be polite to Jing Hongchen, let alone himself, the crown prince.
It can be said that in the Sun Moon Empire, which reveres soul tools, Jing Hongchen's status is equivalent to that of the Imperial Tutor.
"Come with me to visit the hall master another day," Xu Tianran said, gesturing for Ju Zi to push him to the door.
Orange pushed the wheelchair to the door and handed it to the maid who had been waiting there.
Standing at the door, quietly watching Xu Tianran leave, Ju Zi suddenly felt worried about the situation Ye Nanxiao was about to face.
After a long while, Orange gave a self-deprecating laugh, "When did I start worrying about others?"
Gently stroking the heart, there is an invisible scar there. This scar is not fatal, but it buries the innocence of a little girl.
Ju Zi turned and walked back to her palace. Tonight, she feared she would have no sleep.
Ye Nanxiao, caught in a whirlpool, is currently busy tinkering with a new disguise mask.
"Let me think... He definitely has to be handsome, it's a lifelong thing. He has to be cultured, low-key, and... I might as well just do it like my dear Huo Yuhao!" Ye Nanxiao quickened his pace, his smile growing even brighter.
Huo Yuhao still has a touch of gentleness in his current appearance, so we need to make his features more three-dimensional and his angles more distinct.
Soon, a disguise mask based on Huo Yuhao's face was completed. Ye Nanxiao looked at the mask in his hand with satisfaction and muttered to himself, "Even if Wang Dong comes, he won't recognize me."
Xiao Nanye's pseudonym has been blacklisted by the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. Even if he manages to enter the Aodu Chamber of Commerce's underground arena, he will probably be kicked out. Unlike the other two forces, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce controls relatively few rare metals.
Because the Sun and Moon Empire has issued a ban, strictly prohibiting the trade of rare metals.
The fewer rare metals circulating in the market, the greater the potential profits from underground smuggling of rare metals. This huge and lucrative opportunity has attracted the attention of countless people, and even the royal family has its eyes on it.
Although Xu Tianran discovered the underground smuggling of rare metals, the sheer size of the forces and profits involved left him with no immediate options and he could only slowly devise a plan.
Especially among the royal family members, many are keeping a close eye on Xu Tianran. As long as Xu Tianran does not ascend the throne, the royal family members will relentlessly pursue him.
After completing the mask, Ye Nanxiao put it into his storage ring, disguised his face to make it look like a generic person, and stuffed his clothes with padding to make his stomach bulge out.
After a brief tidying up, the fat man, who had disappeared into the crowd, quietly blended into the flow of people outside.
"I've been to Arena Number One so many times, I probably can't go there anymore. Arena Number Two and Number Three are options though," Ye Nanxiao thought to himself.
After a little time, Ye Nanxiao, a Soul Master with some private wealth, entered the audience seats of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce's No. 2 underground arena.
Instead of looking for a corner, he sat in the very center of the audience, waiting for the match to begin.
Including the referees on the field, there are only five referees in the second arena, and none of them are gold-level referees.
None of the soul tools made by the soul masters on the field caught Ye Nanxiao's eye, but a few of the carving knives used by the soul masters were quite good.
After watching the entire match, Ye Nanxiao noticed that only a small portion of the Soul Masters on the field had left, while the majority of the remaining Soul Masters had followed the referee backstage.
Feeling puzzled, Ye Nanxiao quietly released his clone, Little Ye No. 3, to hide in the arena, while he himself left the underground arena with the flow of people.
After leaving the arena, Ye Nanxiao found a small teahouse, sat down, ordered a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks, and slowly sipped his tea while waiting for his clone to return with the message.
Xiao Ye No. 3 quietly slipped into the backstage area, successfully blending in with the help of the ice mirror's refraction.
A group of Soul Masters gathered together, all looking at a Silver-Rank Referee standing on the high platform.
The silver-ranked referee, his face partially obscured by a mask, surveyed the entire arena before slowly saying, "You are all capable Soul Masters, and I believe you are all very confident in your work. Here, on behalf of the Audu Chamber of Commerce, I extend an invitation to you all."
"Why did the Aodu Chamber of Commerce invite us?" a Soul Master wearing a peculiar helmet asked.
The silver-ranked referee raised his hand and pressed it down, saying, "The reason we invited you is that recently, in our chamber of commerce's competition schedule, there's been a scoundrel named Xiao Nanye. Have any of you heard of him?"
The entire arena fell silent for a moment. Soon, a Soul Master wearing shoulder pads spoke up, "Xiao Nanye is a seventh-level Soul Master from who-knows-where. The Soul Tools he creates are peculiar, some of them are designs from schools never seen before. I initially suspect that he has formed his own school, his strength is unknown, and he has many ways to escape."
The silver-ranked referee nodded and said, "What this friend said is quite right. This Xiao Nanye, who appeared out of nowhere, is extremely powerful. He must be a Soul Master hired at a high price from other places, who is specifically targeting the Chamber of Commerce's arena. In order to deal with this Xiao Nanye, we dispatched a small number of gold-ranked referees, but even Elder Jin could not deal with this Xiao Nanye."
The silver-lettered referee paused, taking in the expressions of all the Soul Masters, and said, "So, the reason I've gathered you all here is to ask for your help in dealing with this escape king, Xiao Nanye. We don't ask for much; we just hope that you can do your best to stop him in the arena when you encounter him. If you can, capture him, and our guild leader will give you a satisfactory reward."
"What do you all think?" After the silver-lettered referee finished speaking, the bronze-lettered referees who were originally standing around slowly moved to form a large circle that surrounded all the Soul Masters.
"So, you're determined to cooperate?" the Soul Master, wearing a peculiar helmet, asked, as Soul Guidance Cannons appeared on his body.
Following the helmeted Soul Master's action, the remaining Soul Masters began to arm themselves.
The silver-lettered referee did not answer, but watched quietly.
The atmosphere froze for a moment. Led by the helmeted Soul Master, the group of Soul Masters pointed their cannons at the Silver-lettered referee.
Watching all this from the shadows, Xiao Ye No. 3 pondered for a moment, then wiped his face with his hand, putting on a cold and stern expression, and then dispelled the ice mirror.
"Who goes there!" the Silver-ranked referee roared, seven spirit rings appeared, and the pressure of a Soul Saint spread out.
The surrounding Soul Masters were also surprised to see Xiao Ye No. 3 suddenly appear. They silently made way for the Silver Referee and watched Xiao Ye No. 3.
The bronze-level referees had already taken out their soul tools and installed them on their bodies.
"Don't be so nervous," Xiao Ye No. 3 said with a smile.
"Who are you?" the Silver Referee asked, staring at Xiao Ye No. 3, his aura pressing down on Xiao Ye No. 3.
"We're friends." Little Leaf No. 3 was completely unaware of the oppressive aura directed at him.
Seeing that his aura could not intimidate his opponent in the slightest, the silver-lettered referee remained silent for a moment, then withdrew his aura and asked, "Are we friends? Who are you? I have never seen you before."
"Isn't the enemy of my enemy my friend?" said Xiao Ye No. 3.
"You mean Xiao Nanye, is that right?" The silver-ranked referee gestured, and all the bronze-ranked referees retracted their soul tools.
"Hehehe, I have no equal with Xiao Nan! This guy took a lot of my things, and I'm going to get them all back!" Xiao Ye No. 3 clenched his right hand and said with a ferocious expression.
"In that case, the Audu Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to join us in dealing with Xiao Nanye!" The silver-lettered referee said with a slight bow.
The silver-ranked referees were struggling to figure out how to take down Xiao Nanye, whose origins were unknown. The gold-ranked referees were few in number and needed to be stationed in the arena to prevent others from coveting the power of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. They couldn't afford to chase Xiao Nanye, who possessed a strange ability to escape, for too long.
In addition, there's Xiao Nanye's numerous and unique soul tools, and the fact that he has never fully revealed his strength.
In reality, the losses suffered by the Aodu Chamber of Commerce were not so great as to alarm the president, An Litong. It was only the order from the vice president, Li Yuanren, who was extremely greedy as one of the three vice presidents of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
Xiao Nanye's appearance prevented Li Yuanren from gaining any advantage from the competition, which greatly displeased the greedy Li Yuanren, leading him to issue orders to all the referees.
However, if more than two Gold-level referees are used at the same time, it will definitely alarm the remaining two vice presidents.
The three vice presidents were already at odds, and the remaining two vice presidents would definitely report Li Yuanren to the president, An Litong. At that time, Li Yuanren would not only lose his position as vice president, but his life would also be in danger.
After much deliberation, Li Yuanren decided to have his trusted confidant, the silver-ranked referee whom Xiao Ye No. 3 had met, secretly recruit powerful soul masters to deal with Xiao Nanye.
"Don't rush, I have conditions." Little Ye No. 3 held up one finger. "If I help you get rid of Xiao Nanye, what will you give me?"
"Ten catties of deep-sea marrow silver." The silver-lettered referee announced the price set by Li Yuanren for the reward.
"Such a grand gesture? Sure, I'll be back when Xiao Nanye appears next time," said Xiao Ye No. 3, his body gradually disappearing.
The silver-lettered referee's eyes, hidden beneath his mask, were filled with shock. He quickly used his soul power to investigate, but to no avail. He could only report the matter to Li Yuanren.
The tiny, transparent snowflakes that Xiao Ye No. 3 transformed into drifted back onto Ye Nanxiao, who silently absorbed Xiao Ye No. 3's memories.
After a while, Ye Nanxiao stood up and left the teahouse.
"A silver-ranked referee? Doesn't seem like much. I easily fooled him." Ye Nanxiao turned into a small alley and conjured an ice mirror to conceal himself.
When the ice mirror dissipated, Xiao Ye No. 3 walked out with Xiao Nanye's face, followed by Ye Nanxiao, who walked out wearing a disguised mask with a new vest.
"What should I call my new username? Let me think... Mu Shiyi."
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