Batian Martial Soul

Chapter 14973 Stronger than many brutes

Ling Xiao didn't rush to answer Long Muyu's question, but instead took a sip of tea.

"Before answering the eldest princess's question, may I ask you a few questions first?"

"Sure, but whether or not you answer is up to me!"

Long Muyu said.

Ling Xiao nodded, then asked, "Does the eldest princess know why the Demon Soul Clan is relentlessly pursuing me, even at the cost of offending a behemoth like the Silent Extinction Court?"

Long Muyu frowned, pondered for a long time, and shook his head: "Actually, I have also considered this issue. Although you have good talent, you are definitely not a threat to the Demon Soul Clan for the time being. Their pursuit of you is a bit too strange, but I can't find a suitable reason."

"Since you asked this question, it means you know the answer yourself. Can you tell me?"

Ling Xiao nodded: "It's actually very simple. It's because the key to the Demon Lord's Treasure is in my hands. They are chasing me at all costs just to open the Demon Lord's Treasure and get what's inside. I have enough reason to believe that there is one or more things inside that can overturn the entire Chaotic Martial World!"

"The reason why the Demon Soul Clan dares to fight the Silent Extinction Court to the death, and is not afraid of the Holy Temple's interference, is because of this. Once they obtain something from the Demon Lord's treasure, their strength will increase dramatically, at least enough to stop the Holy Temple from entering the Chaotic Martial Realm!"

"I speculate that such a thing could restore the Demon Soul Clan to their former peak strength, and might even make them several times stronger than before. At that time, even if the entire Chaotic Martial Realm joined forces, they would not be a match for them."

"How could your mere Heavenly Dragon Kingdom possibly withstand such a powerful Demon Soul Clan? Hong Qi resolved the last disaster for everyone, but what about this time? Hong Qi has long since disappeared. Who will save you?"

Long Muyu frowned, forced to admit that Ling Xiao's analysis was insightful and made her take it seriously.

Only with the Silent Court and Lingxiao keeping the Demon Soul Clan in check has the Demon Soul Clan been able to prevent chaos in the Martial Realm, allowing their Heavenly Dragon Kingdom to profit from the chaos.

But what if the Silent Court and Lingxiao are defeated?

Given the nature of the Demon Soul Clan, how could they possibly let the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom go?

"Wait, how do you know so much?" Long Muyu suddenly asked.

Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Of course someone told me, and that person is related to Hong Qi. Now you understand, right? My information is absolutely accurate."

Upon hearing the name Hong Qi, Long Muyu was visibly excited: "You actually know Hong Qi? Who is he to you?"

The name Hong Qi has always been a legend in the chaotic martial arts world, and the people of Tianlong Kingdom both respect and fear Hong Qi.

"You don't need to know about the eldest princess. You just need to understand that everything I said came from the bottom of my heart, the truth. That's enough."

Long Muyu fell silent.

She lowered her head and thought for a long time. Only after Ling Xiao had finished drinking two cups of tea did she finally look up again: "To be honest, I don't quite believe you. You don't have a very good reputation outside. People say you are as cunning as a devil, full of bad ideas, and full of scheming."

Ling Xiao smiled wryly: "Who is it that is ruining my reputation? I am an honest person. You can't believe these rumors. Those people are just jealous that I am handsome and honest, and they are deliberately trying to frame me."

Long Muyu sighed, "Your words are truly unbelievable. Your analysis is so accurate that I can even foresee what will happen to our Heavenly Dragon Kingdom if the Demon Soul Clan wins."

"Although I'm probably still fooled by you, I admit it."

Ling Xiao waved his hand: "Princess, you underestimate yourself. Who can fool you? If what I say is wrong, you will naturally be able to see it and you certainly won't listen to my nonsense. It's all because of your wise decision that you believe what I said is beneficial to the Tianlong Kingdom, isn't that right?"

"You're really shameless. You lie without even blushing. I was starting to believe you were telling the truth," Long Muyu said helplessly.

Ling Xiao shook his head: "I'm very thin-skinned, and I would definitely blush if I lied. I only didn't blush because I was telling the truth. You must have misunderstood me, Princess."

Long Muyu pursed her lips: "I've noticed that you have three characteristics."

Which three?

"First, you have an incredibly thick skin! No matter how much you are mocked or ridiculed, you can remain completely unfazed. I really think your skin is thicker than the city walls of our Tianlong Kingdom."

"Secondly, you are also very good at deceiving people. Whether it is a lie or the truth, you speak in a very clear and logical manner, and you are very confident, making people unable to help but believe you. It seems that if we doubt you, it would be wrong of us."

"Third, you are as cunning as a devil. When faced with a problem, you don't act rashly, but instead use tricks to make others uncomfortable and unable to exert their original strength."

Am I right?

"No, no, that's clearly slander! How can telling the truth be called deception? Perhaps you were convinced but are unwilling to accept it, so you call me a big liar. As for you saying I'm cunning and treacherous, I'll just take that as a compliment."

"But that's not entirely true. I do enjoy scheming and plotting, but if you really piss me off, I can go crazy and do things that will scare you to death!"

Ling Xiao certainly couldn't admit that he had lied, but he couldn't help but admire Long Muyu for describing his characteristics so accurately. If he weren't thick-skinned, he really wouldn't have been able to find a reason to refute it.

Long Muyu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, I've already made up my mind."

"Then, Princess, could you please introduce me to your father?" Ling Xiao asked.

He always felt that although Long Muyu held a high position, he was not the ruler of the country and could not make the final decision. Therefore, whether or not to cooperate ultimately depended on the decision of the ruler of Tianlong Kingdom.

"No rush. I heard that Brother Ling is skilled in Saint Runes. I have a Saint Rune Array here. I hope Brother Ling can help me break it. If you can break it, then everything else will be fine."

Long Muyu made a request.

"Sacred rune array, easy, bring it here!" Although he didn't know what Long Muyu was going to do, breaking the sacred rune array was nothing to him. His mastery of sacred runes in the Chaotic Martial World was definitely among the top five. There were very few people who could surpass him.

Long Muyu got up, went to her room, and came out carrying an array plate.

"This is it. Please take a look, Brother Ling. If you can solve it within a day, that will be great!"

Ling Xiao glanced at the array plate and suddenly laughed: "Princess, you must be joking. The sacred runes on this array plate are clearly wrong. Where did you copy it from? And you even copied it wrong. I can't break this thing. Otherwise, let me go and check the original." (End of this chapter)