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"Hmph, you're deliberately avoiding me again, aren't you?" Wang Dong pouted, feeling depressed.
On the rostrum, Zhongli Wuzheng said to Xu Tianran with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness. Sun Moon's greatest enemy, Shrek, has missed out on the semi-finals. The champion must have been won by the Red Dust Hall Master."
Xu Tianran nodded with satisfaction.
Jing Hongchen was not that happy, and said indifferently: "Master, don't forget that the strength of the Body Sect is not inferior to that of Shrek."
Zhongli Wu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Master Hongchen. In the semi-finals, our sect will definitely eliminate the Body Sect and help you win the championship."
Jing Hongchen nodded slightly and said goodbye: "Your Highness, Imperial Master, I will take my leave first."
After leaving the rostrum, he took out a voice-transmitting soul guide with a cold expression and said something.
Xu Tianran continued, "National Master, the people from Shrek Academy will also have to trouble the Holy Church."
Zhongli Wu nodded.
The Holy Spirit Church and Shrek have been secretly feuding with each other, and now that he has met that light-attributed soul master with infinite potential, there is no way Zhongli Wu would let him go easily.
Xu Tianran asked doubtfully again: "National Master, with the powerful forces of our Sun and Moon Army, we can only barely surround the east, north and south of Mingdu. I wonder how confident the Holy Church is in guarding the West Mountain alone?"
Zhongli Wu smiled grimly and said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. Even an Ultimate Douluo will never escape from Xishan."
……
At this moment, Huo Yuhao had already left the rest area, used a simulation to hide himself, and walked on the street.
Tian Meng asked curiously, "Yuhao, why are you running so fast? I see a lot of people want to talk to you."
“If I stay there, will I become the one lost to everyone?” Huo Yuhao said helplessly, “Sun Moon Sect, Shrek Sect, and Body Sect all want to find me, and I think the way those people from Holy Spirit Sect look at me is not right.”
"The next opponents are Brother Xiao and his group. From what I know about him, he will definitely not be content to fall behind Shrek and challenge me to a one-on-one duel to decide the outcome."
"As for the Holy Spirit Church, let me think about how to deal with it..."
Just as Huo Yuhao was still thinking, a special soul power fluctuation emerged from his body.
Huo Yuhao frowned and took out a voice-transmitting soul guide.
The voice-transmitting soul guides of Douluo Continent are far less portable than modern mobile phones. The conditions for communicating with each other are somewhat harsh, and sometimes even specially made voice-transmitting soul guides are required to communicate with each other.
Therefore, there are very few people who can communicate directly with Huo Yuhao.
“Did something happen to Mingde Hall? Did the Body Sect take action so quickly?” The first thing Huo Yuhao thought of was the Gao Da Building that he had just told about not long ago.
He quickly connected the voice transmission soul guide and a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
“Huo Yuhao, we are in the same place as Mingdu. Come here as soon as possible. The sooner the better.” The voice did not come from Gao Loulou, but from another acquaintance, Jing Hongchen.
There are very few people who can contact Huo Yuhao directly, and Jing Hongchen is one of them.
He said a place name in a very calm voice and hung up.
When Huo Yuhao heard the place name, he couldn't help but frown.
Although he had never been there, he had heard that it should be the residence of the Hongchen family.
Tian Meng asked in confusion: "Why does the old Toad want to see you at this time?"
“I don’t know. Let’s go and take a look.” Huo Yuhao put away the voice-transmitting soul guide and stepped on the flying board to fly into the air.
He has been intentionally reducing his use of space magic to travel. Flying at high altitudes helps him to cover Mingdu with spiritual detection while getting a bird's eye view of Mingdu.
He was also concerned about the whereabouts of He Cai Tou, but even his mental detection found nothing.
Soon, Huo Yuhao arrived at his destination.
This is a luxurious manor located in the northwest of Mingdu, covering an area of more than a thousand acres. The scene inside was also seen by Huo Yuhao in the air.
Within the manor are vast lush forests, poetic and picturesque mountains and rivers, and extremely luxurious buildings.
Huo Yuhao landed in front of the main gate of the manor, on which were clearly written the two big words "Red Dust".
This is the mansion where the Hongchen family lives.
There was already a middle-aged man in elegant clothes standing in front of the building sign. He looked like a butler. When he saw Huo Yuhao, he stepped forward and asked respectfully, "Excuse me, are you young friend Huo Yuhao?"
"Yes."
"Please follow me. The master has been waiting for a long time."
The butler led Huo Yuhao through many buildings and stopped in front of the most luxurious building. Compared with the slightly modernized Mingdu, this building looked antique.
The butler led Huo Yuhao all the way to the third floor, opened the door, and made a gesture of invitation.
Jing Hongchen was already sitting in the middle of the room, waiting for Huo Yuhao to arrive.
"Master, Mr. Huo is here."
"Well, you go down."
The butler closed the door, leaving the two of them alone to talk privately.
Jing Hongchen didn't say anything, but sipped a cup of fragrant tea.
Huo Yuhao had roughly guessed what kind of content he was going to talk about.
Jing Hongchen basically stays either in Mingde Hall or in the palace and rarely returns to his own mansion. To be invited to his mansion, the conversation must be about something very private.
“Huo Yuhao, do you know why this hall master invited you to come to my Hongchen Mansion?”
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”
Jing Hongchen's voice suddenly sank: "Huo Yuhao, is what you said in the quarterfinals today true?"
"You and the forces behind you did fight against the evil soul master in Mingdu?"
Huo Yuhao nodded gently: "Yes."
Jing Hongchen showed anger on his face: "Do you know how powerful an enemy you have created for yourself?"
Huo Yuhao pretended to be confused and said, “They are just some evil spirit masters who committed crimes. We have killed them already. How powerful can they be?”
"Stupid!" Jing Hongchen said with some regret, "Why do you think the evil soul master appeared in Mingdu? Why did he dare to show up in Mingdu?"
"I tell you, that was all tacitly approved by the royal family."
"And you said it so loudly at the Soul Master Competition, letting hundreds of thousands of people know about it. Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and that group of evil soul masters will let you go so easily?"
Huo Yuhao frowned and said, “Master Hongchen, do you mean… that the Sun and Moon Royal Family is secretly training evil soul masters?”
“Yes, I tell you, Huo Yuhao, you are now being targeted by that group of evil soul masters!” Jing Hongchen warned in a low growl.
“They are just a group of evil spirit masters.” Huo Yuhao said with some disdain, “Can they be a match for my Northern Family?”
Huo Yuhao brought up Beidi Douluo, but Jing Hongchen still refused to give in: "I respect Beidi Douluo as a senior, but I tell you, the Holy Spirit Cult behind the Holy Spirit Team is an evil soul master supported by the royal family. They have two Ultimate Douluo and countless Titled Douluo in their cult!"
"Even this hall master doesn't dare to be their enemy!"
“Huo Yuhao, you…sigh…”
A long sigh came from Jing Hongchen's mouth.
Although Jing Hongchen was making an angry accusation, Huo Yuhao knew that his real intention was to find a way to protect himself.
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.
He felt that this was an opportunity to further test and understand Jing Hongchen's attitude.
"Master Hongchen, I have always respected you and would like to ask you a question."
Jing Hongchen frowned, having a bad feeling.
"The Sun and Moon Royal Family is secretly training evil soul masters. As the head of Mingde Hall, would you support such a thing?"
Jing Hongchen's already serious expression became even more solemn. He lowered his voice and said, "Huo Yuhao, do you think that this hall master is such a bloodthirsty and evil person?"
"It's just that he is a high-ranking official with great height and power. Our Hongchen family is loyal to the royal family, so how can we disobey the royal family's will?"
"The Hongchen family owns Mingde Hall. Keeping ourselves safe and serving the master loyally is the foundation of our existence. Otherwise, our Hongchen family would have fallen long ago."
Jing Hongchen didn't want to continue talking about this topic, so he waved his hand and said, "Huo Yuhao, after the competition is over, please tell Senior Beidi Douluo to come to my Hongchen Mansion for a chat."
“Even His Majesty will not interfere too much in my affairs in Hongchen Mansion. As long as I am in Hongchen Mansion, it is the safest place in Mingdu.”
"Go ahead, Ah Heng, show the guests away."
Huo Yuhao did not stay long and left soon.
"Then I will go first. Thank you for your hospitality, Master Hongchen."
After Huo Yuhao left, Jing Hongchen's expression became even more solemn.
He originally wanted to use Huo Yuhao to get the support of the Northland Douluo and the Northland Family. But now, the forces behind Huo Yuhao had come into conflict with the Royal Holy Spirit Church.
He is caught in the middle, which is a very dangerous situation. If it is not handled properly, the Hongchen family may really turn into red dust.
The butler led Huo Yuhao for a stroll in the manor: "My dear Huo, the master asked me to take you on a tour of the mansion. If you have any requests, please feel free to tell me."
“Thank you very much. I’ll just go shopping by myself.” Huo Yuhao smiled and sent the butler away.
Walking alone by the lake, Huo Yuhao muttered to himself somewhat melancholy: "Let me think, what kind of benefits can I use to completely win over Jing Hongchen?"
Jing Hongchen himself is not evil, but his loyalty to the royal family allows him to condone the existence of evil soul masters, which is a bit tricky.
"It seems that we still need to find Brother Caitou."
Since Jing Hongchen is so loyal, he should support He Caitou, who has the most legitimate successor.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao's voice-transmitting soul guide responded again.
Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows.
Who will it be this time?
An anxious voice rang out, it was Gao Dalou: "Boss, you are wrong, there are not only strange movements in Mingde Hall..."
Before he could finish his words, an explosion sounded from the other end of the voice-transmitting soul guide.
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly: "What happened?"
Could it be that the Body Sect is attacking Mingde Hall now?
It shouldn't be.
"Brother, I'm scared to death, I'm really scared to death..."
"It was definitely not an accident. Two people just deliberately detonated a very advanced soul guide bomb."