Chapter 237 Buddy, you are so brave!

Chapter 237 Buddy, you are so brave!

Chapter 237 Buddy, you are so brave!
"Arthas, if this is accomplished, you will be the benefactor of my Hongchen family. If you need me in the future, you can always come to me." Jing Hongchen said solemnly, attaching great importance to this favor. Of course, it was also out of optimism about Arthas' future achievements.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful that other people couldn't use this method, otherwise he would have wanted to make a pot of tea himself.

Although he suspected that Arthas's words were a deliberate cover-up, he had nothing to say since the other party was willing to speak out at this time and he was treating his granddaughter for free. If he continued to be suspicious and investigate further, he would be ungrateful.

Please help keep it secret from your Majesty and the Crown Prince.

He thought so and continued:

"Also, please rest assured that I will never mention this to anyone without your consent!"

He never really trusted the Holy Spirit Church, which secretly cooperated with Mingde Hall and the royal family. But he couldn't be completely sure whether the people of the Holy Spirit Church had infiltrated Mingde Hall and the palace. If these people knew that Arthas could refine the blood of soul beasts to assist in cultivation, and spread it to the ears of the high-level leaders of the Holy Spirit Church, it is hard to guarantee that they would not have some thoughts about Arthas.

Arthas is now a member of Mingde Hall, and he does not want to be secretly harmed and manipulated by the Holy Spirit Church and become a puppet.

"It's the same with my little sister. I will never mention it to anyone else." Meng Hongchen followed.

Even if the requirements are really demanding, if some people with ulterior motives know about it, there is no guarantee that they will not become greedy and attempt to control Arthas and threaten him to conduct in-depth research to develop a universal version. Therefore, if it is leaked, it will harm Arthas.

"That's great. I don't want to cause myself any trouble." Arthas nodded slightly. "If this method could be used casually, I would have improved my cultivation to a higher level. But there is always someone who takes chances in this world!"

"That's true." Jing Hongchen nodded.

Arthas nodded slightly, "Master, Sister Meng, if there is nothing else, you can leave now."

"I should hurry up and deal with these three vertebrae."

"Okay." Jing Hongchen nodded. He also had to hurry up to help his grandchildren make other parts of the armor.

The two left quickly. Arthas immediately took out the ninth-level soul guide blueprint sent by Xu Tianran to check. It turned out to be a palm sleeve, and it was the kind that covered the entire arm. The inspiration came from the soul bone. The research direction was to combine the complete left and right arm bones with the soul guide to create a melee weapon with similar functions to the external soul bone. Of course, it cannot evolve like the real external soul bone.

Ordinary animal bones can also be used instead, but due to the limitations of bone strength, the level will not be too high.

If you want your soul guide to truly reach level nine, you'll need an arm soul bone that's 50,000 years old or older, preferably one that's 100,000 years old.

In addition, if it is hunted on the spot, the soul of the soul beast can be sealed into the soul bone through secret methods, and it will eventually become a part of the soul guide.

The soul guide also has the ability to release beast souls to fight, and makes the skills attached to the soul bones more powerful.

Arthas continued to read, and at the end there was a note explaining the specific workings of the secret method of imprisoning souls.

"It's far inferior to my undead magic." Arthas made a comment after just a glance. In addition, it's obvious that this blueprint came from the Holy Spirit Church, and it might have been produced by Ye Xishui, a ninth-level soul master. And the fact that he was willing to give the blueprint to Xu Tianran so generously, and also included the secret method of imprisoning the soul of the soul beast, must have a special purpose. The first thing he thought of was to test it.

Test him, and also test the so-called teacher behind him.

Not to mention that he had mentioned to Jing Hongchen that his teacher's martial spirit might be a bit weird, of course, Jing Hongchen might not have leaked it. But when he treated Xu Tianran before, he showed off his human anatomy skills, which was enough to make Ye Xishui doubt his master.

Now, I am afraid that they are trying to test whether he has conducted more in-depth research, such as on the soul.

"If I use this method to create a soul guide, the Holy Spirit level will probably come to me immediately." Arthas sighed.

"And Xu Tianran agreed to send this blueprint to me, maybe he wanted to use the Holy Spirit Church's means to completely control me for his own use. Unfortunately, Xu Tianran, you miscalculated one thing, that is, I have known about the existence of the Holy Spirit Church for a long time, and I understand it very well."

"It's true that many people with physical disabilities have psychological problems." He curled his lips and put the blueprint back into the soul guide.

Xu Tianran in the original novel was a bit mentally abnormal and had a strong desire for control, and he has now truly witnessed it.

He shook his head and began to process the silver wolf spine given by Jing Hongchen.

He had checked his own laboratory long ago. Before he officially joined Mingde Hall, he had deployed surveillance soul guides. At that time, Jing Hongchen also made it clear that he was a student of Shrek Academy before he joined, and according to the rules, he must be treated equally. After he officially joined, Jing Hongchen had everyone withdrawn, and very thoroughly, because the other party knew that with his ability, he would be discovered sooner or later.

It is obviously unacceptable to monitor someone after they have already joined!
This is also the reason why Jing Hongchen only has a vague understanding of the capabilities of his subsequently improved armor.

Of course, only Jing Hongchen knows whether it has been installed in other places besides the laboratory.

It didn't have much of an impact, and he was too lazy to spend time exploring around, not to mention that it would seem too deliberate.

"Gurgle gurgle." The sound of boiling liquid and a strong strange smell soon could be heard in the laboratory.

A few days later, in the morning, Jing Hongchen knocked on the laboratory door again.

"Arthas, today is the time to attend a banquet in the palace. You didn't forget, did you?" Hong Chen said speechlessly as soon as the door opened. He had someone remind him yesterday, but now it seems that the other party didn't listen at all.

"I indeed forgot." Arthas said honestly.

He's been busy lately.

Jing Hongchen's eyelids jumped, and then he said helplessly, "There is still some time, go back and wash up and change into your dress, we will wait for you at the school gate."

The invitation said that we should enter at 10 o'clock and the banquet would start at 12 o'clock, but normally everyone should arrive at 10 o'clock to show respect to His Majesty. If they were late, they would be considered impolite by the royal family. With his status, it would be fine to arrive later. But Arthas was, after all, an outsider. Even though he was highly valued by His Majesty, the Crown Prince and him, in the eyes of some royal nobles who were used to a life of luxury.

That is arrogance due to one's talent.

Of course, most of them won’t say it.

Because the last group of royal family members who harmed Arthas were either dead or turned into a vegetable, and the latter was undoubtedly Wang Shaojie. Therefore, the royal family's collateral lineage did not dare to touch Arthas at all.

Especially now that Xu Tianran’s position as crown prince has been completely secured.

But this is not necessarily the case for some old guys who claim to be elders, especially the group of old antiques who manage the royal family.

Therefore, he was still a little worried about Arthas.

"Okay." Arthas just nodded, turned around, tidied up the lab bench, and strode out of the laboratory.

After a while, he arrived at the school gate slowly.

"My ancestor, you are finally here, get in the car quickly!" Jing Hongchen urged hurriedly.

Xiao Hongchen, who was standing nearby, glanced at the palace guards waiting beside the carriage. Since it was a family banquet for His Majesty, in order to show his respect for the invited guests, the carriage was naturally sent by the palace within the imperial city, and it was sent by the royal family who was responsible for the size of the banquet, and it arrived early in the morning.

But now, it is almost time to enter the venue and it is impossible to arrive on time.

He had seen the nitpicking skills of the old guys in the royal family. You could say they were rigorous, or you could say they were deliberately looking for trouble. In short, they were a group of old guys who attached great importance to the etiquette passed down by their ancestors, and they were quite good at talking. Even His Majesty had to be courteous, because this group of people were also responsible for managing the family tree, and if they were annoyed, they might make a fuss about His Majesty's life.

There was no emperor who did not want his life record in the family tree to be a record of great achievements.

Therefore, this group of old antiques can be quite arrogant on weekdays, including their descendants.

Meng Hongchen also knew this, because his brother had once been publicly scolded by an old antique from the royal family for not knowing the rules, so he was a little worried at this time.

At the same time, she felt a little satisfied because she helped buy the dress for Alsace.

A few days ago, she remembered what her grandfather said about Arthas rarely going out, so she thought that he might not have bought a party dress, so she went out to help buy one, which was a small way to repay Arthas for helping her get rid of the poison.

As for the size, Arthas had taken off his coat when fighting with her brother before, so she still remembered the approximate size. Now it seemed to fit her well.

Jing Hongchen glanced at the coachman not far away, then looked at the approaching Arthas with some annoyance.

"It's my fault too. These past few days I was so focused on making the two-way nine-transformation soul instrument that would help Xiao Meng balance her martial spirit attributes that I forgot to tell you the rules of the banquet because I was worried that it would disturb your progress in processing the silver wolf spine and making the soul instrument core."

Arthas looked at Hongchen and realized that he might run into some trouble because of his late arrival. He didn't really understand the customs of the Sun-Moon Empire. Of course, he was not a trouble-seeking person, so he immediately took out his soul guide.

He took out two silver round beads the size of longan on the spot.

"Master, this is the core of the Reverse Nine-Transformation Soul Ritual." He said calmly as he handed it to Jing Hongchen.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jing Hongchen took it carefully and urged, "Let's go, let's get in the car."

Arthas nodded slightly, and strode behind Jing Hongchen into the carriage.

As soon as they got on the carriage, Meng Hongchen was the first to whisper, "Brother Arthas, His Majesty's family dinner."

Let me start by sharing some tips on the Alsatian royal family banquet. In summary, ordinary people just need to arrive before 12 o'clock. After all, everyone has their own things to do and lives in different places, so it is understandable to arrive a little later. The time from 10 to 12 o'clock was originally to give people a buffer time.

But for the family banquet with royal relatives, I’m sorry, but we are only allowed to arrive early, not late, otherwise it would be disrespectful to our family!

In fact, not only the royal family, but also some big families attach great importance to this face. It is not a rule but a rule. To put it bluntly, it is the customary human relations and etiquette.

In his memory, the Qingluan Family, the Body Sect, and even the Shrek Academy with Moon in charge were not as particular as this, so Arthas was speechless. To be honest, he really didn't like these inexplicable human relationships, which were all just for face and had no real meaning.

Hearing this, he frowned slightly.

"Ahem." Jing Hongchen coughed lightly and then said, "Alsace, don't worry. The reason why we were late this time was for a reason. Besides, the main responsibility lies with me. If anyone from the royal family really asks about it, I will explain it clearly."

Arthas nodded slightly and said no more.

Meng Hongchen began to change the subject and asked His Majesty Jing Hongchen who would attend the banquet.

Jing Hongchen, who has been busy preparing for the fight recently, said that he didn't know either, but it should be similar to the past. Basically, the attendees are royal relatives, some princes, ministers, and high-level soul master families. Banquets like this are meant to facilitate interactions.

To put it bluntly, the emperor took the opportunity to test, win over, or even threaten the top leaders of the country. It was called a family banquet, but in fact it was similar to the Hongmen Banquet. Arthas thought to himself, with no ripples on his face.

However, he became alert in his heart, wondering how to deal with it if someone really caused trouble.

Although Jing Hongchen, Xu Tianran and the emperor all valued him, he was an outsider with no background or strength. Now that he had lost his relationship with Shrek and his protection, some people would become bolder.

Besides my Sun-Moon Empire, who else can you rely on?
I feel confident for some reason.

Fortunately, the emperor had prepared a New Year gift for me.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and after a while, it finally arrived in front of the palace gate, where luxurious carriages were parked on both sides.

Looking around, no one was entering or leaving the door. Apparently all the other invited people had already gone in.

"Let's go." Jing Hongchen got off the carriage, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the palace gate first.

"Brother Arthas, don't worry, my grandfather is here." Meng Hongchen said with a smile.

"At most you'll get scolded, just pretend you didn't hear it." Xiao Hongchen followed up, "That's what I did back then."

If those old antiques weren't of higher seniority and higher cultivation than him, he would have beaten them up long ago.

Arthas nodded slightly and walked forward closely with the two men.

After a while, he walked into the palace gate and suddenly a eunuch on the distant steps shouted, "Master Jing is here!"

"Hmph!" An old voice sounded in the hall.

"This Jing Hongchen is really outrageous. He was even late for His Majesty's family dinner!"

"Don't worry, elders. I think Master Jing is late this time because he was delayed by something." The emperor sitting in the main seat said with a smile.

"Anyway, it's still early for the banquet, and we haven't missed the time, so it's okay."

"Your Majesty, how can the laws of our ancestors be changed? You have been too indulgent towards Jing Hongchen, which is why he has become more and more presumptuous!" The clan elder immediately retorted. In fact, he had long been dissatisfied with the rule set by the emperor that royal family members were not allowed to interfere in Mingde Hall.

He always felt that this would make the head of Mingde Hall too powerful and impact the authority of the royal family. At the same time, it would also make the students taught by Mingde Hall become arrogant and disrespectful to the royal family, forgetting who is the master of the Sun Moon Empire, which is not good!
"Kaitai elder."

Xu Tianran, who was sitting below the emperor, smiled and said, "Whether it's my father's banquet or your banquet in the past, Master Jing has never been late. You are suddenly abnormal today. I think there must be some special reason. Why don't we wait for Master Jing to come in and ask clearly?"

When he takes the throne, he will definitely discipline these elders who like to meddle in other people's affairs. If we talk about the people in the Sun Moon Empire who are most unhappy with these elders, it is definitely him, Xu Tianran. When he became disabled, he said that a king should have dignity, and a disabled person could not bear the responsibility, and he should be deposed as the crown prince. These old guys were the ones who shouted the most. He really wanted to kill them all!

No, I want to make them all disabled, including their offspring, so that these old guys can experience what it feels like to be called disabled!
"Yes, to be honest, I am also curious about what made Master Jingtang behave so abnormally." The emperor agreed with a smile.

"Humph, I want to see what he can come up with!" another elder snorted coldly.

Soon, Jing Hongchen, Arthas and the other two entered the hall.

Before the emperor uttered a word, the clan's chief elder slammed the table in front of him and shouted loudly.

"Jing Hongchen, you are really getting more and more presumptuous. You dare to be late for His Majesty's banquet. Do you still have His Majesty and the royal family in your eyes?!"

A hint of dissatisfaction suddenly appeared in the emperor's eyes.

He had seen clearly over the past few decades whether Jing Hongchen took him seriously or not, but he now saw clearly that the group of elders guarding the ancestral hall did not take him seriously. If he was not afraid of leaving a bad reputation after his death, he really wanted to change the ancestral law.

Maybe it was good in the past, in order to unite the royal family, but now, it has undoubtedly threatened the imperial power.

In addition, he suffered a lot when he was young. All he talked about was rules and restrictions on him, which made him very annoyed.

Xu Tianran felt the same way, and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he looked at the clan's chief elder.

His father was scolded when he was the crown prince, and he was often scolded after he was confirmed as the crown prince. He had been unhappy about it for a long time.

While thinking, Jing Hongchen bowed respectfully to the emperor and said, "Of course, Your Majesty is in my eyes!"

"As for the late arrival these days."

"It's because of me." Arthas said suddenly.

He walked forward while speaking.

"???" Jing Hongchen was stunned, and then his heart was in a knot. No, why are you here at this time!
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were both stunned and subconsciously turned their eyes to Arthas.

The same was true for all the guests present.

Brother, you are so brave! Xiao Hongchen thought to himself.

The clan's chief elder got excited, slammed the table again, stood up and glared at him.

"How dare you, you daring boy, delay His Majesty's banquet. Now you are defying His Majesty in front of the palace. What crime should you be punished for?"

"Someone, get it for me!"

PS: I'm back.

(End of this chapter)