MM Racing Chapter 156. Entering the court with a sword and shoes, one does not bow or mention one's name.
Chapter 156. Entering the court with a sword and shoes, one does not bow or mention one's name.
Chapter 156. Entering the court with a sword and shoes, one does not bow or mention one's name.
Huo Yuhao looked at Princess Jiujiu on the opposite sofa who had hung up the voice communication device without hesitation, his expression strange.
Girl, what you're saying sounds really strange.
Where were we?
After a long while, she smiled and nodded. "Go on, I'm listening."
Even though there was no one else in the room and the two of them were facing each other, Xu Jiujiu still pretended to be very serious, and even blinked his big purple eyes twice.
Huo Yuhao, speechless, grabbed the small black-stockinged foot that was rubbing against his leg. "—What are your feet doing?"
"————You don't seem to dislike this at all." Xu Jiujiu looked completely innocent, and after saying that, she playfully rubbed her little feet against his palm.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, put down the black-stockinged little feet that had been there for so long, and tried his best to maintain the last bit of safe distance.
"—Will the Empire grant me a title and official position? Or will it be just me, a private individual?"
Ten thousand years ago, the Heavenly Dou Empire had bestowed many titles upon participating teams to attract them; those at the Soul Master level or above could obtain the rank of Viscount.
However, at that time, due to the existence of the Spirit Hall, the two great empires had to offer huge rewards to top geniuses in order to compete with the Spirit Hall for genius soul masters.
After the Spirit Hall was abolished, the various measures to attract geniuses and wild spirit masters, such as granting titles to spirit masters, naturally disappeared.
Even free martial soul awakening no longer exists. Those who can awaken martial souls are all members of the aristocratic system. Why bother trying to win over commoner geniuses?
After a long pause, he spread his hands and said, "You have rendered such great service to the empire, and the empire will naturally reward and punish you fairly."
Huo Yuhao's face showed a hint of doubt. What kind of great achievement was this?
"That's not a good idea—after all, I didn't play a match, and what are the other players going to think?"
After a long while, he propped his right elbow with his left hand and covered his mouth with his right hand, looking at Huo Yuhao. "Use your clever little brain to think about it. How old are you? Even if you were given an official position, could you take it? As the saying goes, every 'lotus' has a pit. If you, the 'lotus', are put into this pit, there will be fewer people who will covet you."
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—That's why I don't want to deal with royalty.
Huo Yuhao relaxed his body and sank into the sofa, rolling his eyes in annoyance. There were just too many twists and turns in all of this!
However, it must be said that Xu Jiawei gave an exceptionally large amount this time.
He was granted the hereditary title of Marquis Lingbing; he was appointed General of the Cavalry, concurrently serving as Attendant-in-Ordinary, concurrently holding the position of Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, and granted the authority to govern his own office. He was also granted the same rank as the Three Excellencies and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs, both inside and outside the capital.
He could enter the palace with a sword and shoes, enter the court without hastening his steps, and pay homage without naming his name.
[Regarding the Douluo Continent series' blend of Eastern and Western elements, just get the gist of it; don't overthink it.]
The order of nobility is Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron. Because of the scandal that broke out on the field, and the discovery of the truth about his defeat in the Mingdou Mountains, Xu Jiawei "had no choice" to issue an edict to demote and strip him of his title. Now, Huo Yuhao's social status directly surpasses that of Dai Hao.
This means that Dai Hao will have to bow respectfully to Huo Yuhao from now on.
Anyone who has been in officialdom knows that Xu Jiawei's move was to use Huo Yuhao to check and balance the Xingluo court. After all, for any dynasty, balance is always the most common means used by monarchs.
The vacant marshal rank in the Western Army Group was taken over by a veteran royal general, and several of Dai Hao's confidants in the army were also "sent" to the north to participate in the war against the Douling Empire.
As for the three-piece set of usurpation that followed—Huo Yuhao was a loyal subject of Xingluo and could ignore it.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's sullen face, Xu Jiujiu suddenly felt much better. She clapped her hands and stood up happily, "I brought you your dress. Remember to wear it to the banquet with this princess tonight."
In an inconspicuous hotel in Xingluo City.
The entire Shrek team sat around an old man with a cane, next to whom was another old man with a stubble beard who looked like a beggar, and was tightening his belly with a rope.
Wang Yan asked curiously, "Elder Mu, aren't we going back to Shrek Academy yet?"
Why stay in Xingluo City after the match is over? Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?
Moon said calmly, "Let's not leave yet, let's wait a few more days."
After he finished speaking, his gaze seemed to sweep over Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan intentionally or unintentionally.
He turned to look at the sky outside the window, "I'm already a sinner to Shrek Academy, so I can't leave Shrek Academy with another enemy they can't fight back against in the future—"
He didn't want to do something like destroying geniuses, but for the sake of Shrek's future, he had no other choice.
There is a destiny in the universe, and as a Limit Douluo, Mu En naturally knew this.
So he planned to risk his life one last time, hoping to win by even a small margin against fate.
He would deal with or even severely injure the poison-ineffective one himself, and let Xuanzi kill Huo Yuhao.
Even if it fails, or even if Xuanzi dies, it doesn't matter. It would be like eliminating a hidden danger for Shrek Academy. As long as Huo Yuhao is severely injured, it would buy Shrek Academy time to develop.
It's not surprising that Moon would be so dedicated to Shrek Academy. Don't forget that Shrek Academy was built on the foundation of Blue Tyrant Academy. At most, it just had a different leader. Ultimately, it was still a business of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
It's not surprising that Moon, as a descendant of the legendary master Yu Xiaogang, devoted himself to the Shrek family business.
Moon knew things wouldn't go so smoothly, but for some reason, there was an inexplicable strangeness about it.
A hoarse, excited laugh came from a basement where men in black were gathered.
"Hehehe, as expected of the Holy Maiden, the near-ultimate dark flames are truly unimaginable!"
"Excellent! Shrek Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the number one academy on the continent. It's teeming with talent, much easier than our Holy Spirit Cult searching the entire continent for a Holy Maiden!"
"Yes, not only do we have a Blue Silver Saintess, but we also have a Fire Phoenix Saintess. Shrek Academy is truly destined to be with our Holy Church!"
"What Elder Black Feather said is true. That Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shaozhe gave our sect a Vice Leader of the Evil Phoenix Clan and a Saintess of the Evil Fire Phoenix Clan. He must be a disciple of our sect who was separated from us! Hahaha————"
The silver-haired middle-aged man sitting in the center spoke calmly: "Listen up, everyone. We'll ambush you at the Lima Plain halfway there. I, the leader, will personally stop Mu En. You take the opportunity to bring the Saint—"
The woman left. "This is better than forcing your way onto Poseidon Island, which is guarded by the Golden Tree!"
"Remember, do not get bogged down in battle. Our target is the Saintess. Now is not the time to break ties with Shrek Academy and start a full-scale war."
"Yes! We will obey the Lord's command!" The group of evil spirit masters responded in unison.
Ma Xiaotao's "Dark Phoenix" mode still attracted the attention of evil soul masters. In addition, Tang Ya, who had already been discovered by the Holy Spirit Cult in Tiandou City, informed on her, which gave the Holy Spirit Cult leader great confidence.
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