121: Go to the meeting alone and meet Qian Renxue

Chapter 121: Going Alone to Meet Qian Renxue

Seeing Dugu Bo again, Ye Wen couldn't help but smile.

Back then, he had taken Dugu Bo's Immortal Plant, and under Ye Wen's terrifying strength, Dugu Bo not only couldn't get angry but also had to promise to help Ye Wen with three things.

However, Dugu Bo also benefited from this, resolving the side effects that he and his granddaughter Dugu Yan had been unable to solve for many years, and his strength had increased significantly.

It was a good thing.

Besides them, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were also present.

Upon seeing Ye Wen appear, Bone Douluo immediately felt a surge of anger; he had heard that Ye Wen had slapped Ning Rongrong when he was at Shrek Academy!

Ning Rongrong was their beloved and cherished little princess!

Ye Wen hitting Ning Rongrong had undoubtedly enraged Bone Douluo. If Ning Fengzhi hadn't repeatedly urged him to calm down, Bone Douluo would have already made a move to thoroughly discipline him.

Ye Wen also noticed Bone Douluo's hostile gaze, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He slowly walked to Emperor Xue Ye, cupped his hands, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Ahaha!" Emperor Xue Ye stroked his beard and said very warmly, "All you young talents, please take your seats quickly."

"Let's go, find a place to sit."

"Mm."

The people from Monster Academy all sat down.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, why you have summoned us to the palace?" Ye Wen picked up the wine pot on the table and poured himself a cup, acting very casually and fearlessly. He spoke as he poured.

This made everyone present stunned. This was the imperial palace! And before them was the ruler of an Empire, an Emperor!

How could such a young man be so casual and unperturbed?

Completely without a trace of fear?

Bone Douluo, who was already annoyed with Ye Wen, felt that Ye Wen was too casual, so casual that it seemed he didn't even put Emperor Xue Ye, including their Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, in his eyes. He said with some displeasure, "Hey, kid, Your Majesty, the Prince, and School Master Ning haven't even raised their cups yet, and you're already drinking? Are you completely disrespecting them!"

"Hehe," Ye Wen chuckled.

So what if he was the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire?

So what if he was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?

Would Ye Wen's current power and subordinates fear these? A mere Heaven Dou Empire could be easily destroyed by aligning with Spirit Hall with a flick of his hand.

A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of Ye Wen's Spirit Beast forces.

What did he have to be respectful or afraid of?

However, Ye Wen didn't want to expose his Spirit Beast identity so quickly at the moment, at least not until the Soul Master Competition was over. He smiled and said, "This must be Gu Rong, the Titled Douluo Bone Douluo, right?"

"Aren't we here to drink and eat? I just took a sip first. How does that mean I'm disrespecting His Majesty and them?"

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Ye Wen showed no fear and openly retorted.

This scene completely stunned Xue Xing and Dugu Bo, frightening them internally.

Hey, hey, hey! That was a Level 95 Titled Douluo! This kid actually said Bone Douluo had something wrong with his brain?

So brave, wasn't he afraid of death?

"You!!!" Bone Douluo immediately became furious, with killing intent in his eyes.

Seeing Bone Douluo's gaze, Ye Wen's expression also turned a few shades colder.

"Alright, alright, Little Friend Ye Wen, Bone Douluo, peace brings wealth, let's not argue over these things." Emperor Xue Ye quickly smoothed things over when he saw the situation.

He continued, "Today, I summoned the people from your Monster Academy to the palace because I want to tell all you talented Spirit Master youths something."

Ye Wen retracted his gaze:

"Oh? Your Majesty, please speak."

"If your Monster Academy can win the championship of this Soul Master Competition, I will confer upon your Monster Academy the highest noble title below that of a Prince, and I will confer upon you, Ye Wen, the title of Prince, making you the Heaven Dou Empire's first Prince of a different surname."

"I hope you all can work hard and win a championship for the Empire," Emperor Xue Ye said with full confidence.

The highest noble title below that of a Prince, with a granted fiefdom, was equivalent to being a local Emperor. For Ye Wen to be directly granted the title of Prince meant a status second only to one person and above tens of thousands.

He didn't believe Monster Academy would refuse. He stroked his beard confidently, waiting for Ye Wen and the others to accept with pleasant surprise.

However, Ye Wen's response exceeded everyone's expectations: "Sorry, Your Majesty, we have no interest in these titles or Princehood. As for the championship, we will still work hard to win it."

"What!!!"

"This..."

"They... actually refused!!!"

Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Prince Xue Xing, and others were greatly shocked. Holy cow, they thought it was a sure thing!

But it turned out that they were completely uninterested? And they refused so decisively!?

An Prince of a different surname!

Ning Fengzhi, who had pledged allegiance to the Heaven Dou Empire, didn't even receive such treatment!

Ning Fengzhi asked incredulously, "Little Friend Ye Wen, do you know what this means? Won't you consider it?"

"We have no interest in power or status; we only want to pursue the pinnacle of strength. So, thank you for your Majesty's kind offer," Ye Wen said.

Emperor Xue Ye's plan was clever. He didn't explicitly say he wanted them to join the Heaven Dou Empire and serve the Empire; he only offered titles and fiefdoms. But this almost amounted to belonging to the Empire, tying their interests together, and outsiders would automatically consider them people of the Empire.

But join the Empire?

Heh heh, he had no interest.

Spirit Hall, Star Luo, Heaven Dou, they could fight however they wanted in the future. He didn't want to get involved or care. He only had one goal: to continue strengthening his Spirit Beast forces, enhancing their collective power, and ascend to the Divine Realm to kill Sea God and God of Thunder.

Emperor Xue Ye's face darkened a few shades.

If Monster Academy could not be used by the Heaven Dou Empire, then it might become an enemy, or be swayed by Spirit Hall or Star Luo.

This was the first problem Emperor Xue Ye thought of at that moment.

Emperor Xue Ye was not in a hurry; geniuses, after all, needed to be slowly drawn in.

So, after they had mostly finished eating and drinking, Ye Wen and the others left first. But just as they walked out of the main hall, someone from Qian Renxue's side arrived: "Young Master Ye Wen, Crown Prince has invited you and hopes you can go to the Crown Prince's palace alone."

"Crown Prince?" Ye Wen pondered, "Qian Renxue! Does she also want to win me over?"

"Okay, I'll go with you." Ye Wen nodded, then said to his companions, "You all go back first."

With that, Ye Wen followed the person alone to the Crown Prince's palace.

At this moment, Qian Renxue had also set up a banquet. She sat at a round stone table in a small garden, with food and wine on the table.

Seeing Ye Wen arrive, Qian Renxue stood up and proactively stepped forward to greet him: "Brother Ye Wen, I've finally waited for you."

"Ye Wen, greetings, Crown Prince."

"Hey, Brother Ye Wen, just call me Brother Xue!" Qian Renxue was very amiable, without any airs of a Crown Prince.

"Hehe, Brother Xue? Sister Xue, perhaps?" Ye Wen chuckled inwardly, not intending to expose Qian Renxue's disguised identity.