The White Tiger Duke Who Treats Trash Like Treasure

Chapter 96 The White Tiger Duke Who Treats Trash Like Treasure

Lin Dong crushed the token with a cold expression, wiped the blood from his hands on the corpse, and murmured softly:

"Looks like I've been recognized. I wonder how many guards your so-called Zhu family has been sent to hunt me down. I hope a few more come, so I don't have to search for them."

Since parting ways with Xue Di, he walked along the path of Tian Dou City and then used a flying soul tool to cross the coast and arrive in Ming Du.

Unexpectedly, by some twist of fate, he encountered this group of people who were after him, which provided a good opportunity to test the amplification effect of the pills. Sure enough, he had the physical strength of a level 63 Soul Emperor.

Before their probing attacks could cause any damage, Lin Dong swiftly killed four of them. Only the level 58 offensive Soul King survived a single punch.

The others barely withstood a single punch. Although they didn't use their full strength because of their numbers, it was enough to show the strength of his physical body.

Originally, he had specifically kept that last Soul King to ask if there were any others, but judging from the situation, he probably wouldn't get any information out of him. This Zhu family seems to have some strength after all.

The guards' loyalty is commendable. I was originally planning to go back to the academy first, but now I'm in for some fun...

However, it's unclear whether any of the guards are Soul Saints or Soul Douluos. They probably wouldn't dare or would be unwilling to send a Title Douluo.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Dong's figure slowly disappeared into the darkness...

Three days later, in the Sun and Moon Court.

The old emperor looked solemnly at Jing Hongchen in the court and said in a serious tone:

"Hongchen, have all the troops stationed outside Shrek City and in the Mingdou Mountains been withdrawn? Public opinion has been quite negative lately. If this continues, people might say that I, Sun Moon, am narrow-minded."

Jing Hongchen took a step to the upper left and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, I have already issued the order to retreat, and we will be able to return to the capital in less than five days."

The old emperor nodded after hearing this, and looked down at the audience, saying softly:

"My esteemed ministers, Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy, sent me a letter yesterday, expressing his apologies and offering to send a student with twin martial souls and a promising candidate with a top-tier martial soul to discuss exchange student matters with us. What are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, a lively discussion immediately arose from the audience. After a moment, a minister representing the pro-peace faction respectfully said:

"Your Majesty, although the people are indignant at the humiliation of our hero, it is absolutely unwise to initiate a war. In my opinion, since the other side has taken the initiative to back down, we should accept it without hesitation and gain a good reputation among the people."

A hint of displeasure flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes. He took a step forward and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, I feel this is inappropriate. The other side is willing to pay such a high price; they must have some ulterior motive. Furthermore, if we decline this plan, can they accuse us of not loving peace?"

When the ministers saw that Jing Hongchen, who never took sides in court or expressed his opinions, was so strongly opposed to something, none of them dared to speak up. After all, given Hongchen's status as the head of the hall, no one wanted to offend him.

Looking at the many silent ministers below the stage, the old emperor hesitated for a moment, then looked at Kong Deming and asked:

"Right now, our Sun Moon Kingdom's strength is no match for Shrek Academy, and the Grand Preceptor's power cannot be easily revealed. We have an opportunity to ease relations with Shrek Academy; wouldn't it be a pity to waste it? Deming, what do you think?"

Kong Deming replied softly, "Your Majesty, this old minister shares the same view as the head of the Red Dust Hall. Given Shrek Academy's influence, since they have taken the initiative to back down, they must have some demands. We can exchange other things with them, such as soul tools, which can also demonstrate our desire for peace to our subjects."

Hearing this from two highly powerful ministers, the old emperor seemed to have made a decision, and then instructed those beside him:

"In that case, draft a letter for me, and according to Deming's wishes, temporarily cancel the plan of exchanging goods for goods and people for people."

"yes!"

"That concludes today's morning court session. All of you may adjourn."

"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble subject takes his leave."

After everyone left, the old emperor glanced at Xu Tianran in his wheelchair. Recalling his conversation with Xu Tianran that day, he couldn't help but feel worried. As a peace-loving man, he did not want Xu Tianran to succeed to the throne.

Given his treacherous nature, it's likely that his death will soon unleash a bloodbath within the royal family. Besides, how could the ruler of a nation be a cripple?

But currently, apart from Xu Tianran, the other princes are certainly no match for him in terms of ability and temperament. However, my health is indeed deteriorating day by day. What should I do?

In a dark alley, Lin Dong, hidden beneath his black robes, subconsciously licked his lips, a sinister smile creeping across his face: "We just slaughtered the second team, and it seems we've already been discovered."

A strong stench of blood emanated from the path, where six corpses lay scattered about. They all appeared to have been at least Soul Kings in life, with one even reaching the terrifying level of a Soul Emperor.

Lin Dong kicked a corpse aside, a helpless smirk playing on his lips.

"This time it's going to be much more difficult than last time. The other side was prepared all along. I guess the commander-in-chief must have noticed something was wrong when he was counting the number of people. But that's fine too. It's not time for us to settle accounts yet. I'm not going to play with you anymore."

After saying this, he wiped away the bloodstains and stench from his black robe, put on his hat, and left the place. No one knows how much time passed after he left.

A dark figure suddenly appeared, waved his hand, and nearly twenty powerful experts with the strength of Soul Emperors emerged from the darkness, kneeling on one knee before him.

"Boss! We've already lost two teams of brothers. Does that kid have bodyguards behind him?"

Zhu Da said angrily in a low voice, "This kid must have some skills to stand out in the Soul Master Competition, but I didn't expect him to be so arrogant and even kill our brothers. We were careless this time."

"Boss, should we continue searching? If this kid really has bodyguards, there aren't enough of us to handle him!"

Hearing this, Zhu Da hesitated for a moment, then coldly shouted, "Continue the search. If his bodyguards were strong enough, they wouldn't target weaker teams. In my opinion, those two teams must have died at that kid's hands."

"What! That kid is only a Great Soul Master, how could he kill Ding Er and the others so easily, and with such ruthlessness that he killed them in one blow? This is simply too unbelievable, boss."

A faint, cold glint flashed in Zhu Da's eyes, and his deep voice carried a hint of gravity:

"I was there during the match that day. His fighting skills were indeed outstanding among his peers. With such terrifying talent, he actually endured for several years in the mansion. This talent and temperament are truly astonishing."

This opponent's potential and strength are too terrifying; we cannot allow him to continue growing. From now on, two Soul Saints will lead six Soul Emperors, divided into three groups, to thoroughly search the surrounding alleys. Once they appear, we must not be careless in the slightest and must kill them with all our might!

"It's the boss!"

After Zhu Da waved his hand, the figures disappeared into the darkness again, leaving Zhu Da standing alone, muttering heavily:

"I wonder how this kid manages to hide his abilities. He always manages to pick the weakest team. Miss has really provoked a formidable enemy this time. However, he's still a bit too young."

Two days later, at Shrek Academy.

"Elder Mu, the Sun and Moon side has replied. Just as you predicted, the old emperor of the Sun and Moon still cherishes peace. However, it's a pity that our exchange student program was rejected. They really don't give us any face."

Listening to Yan Shaozhe's report, Mu En, sitting on the recliner, calmly hummed in agreement: "It's understandable that others disagree with Xuanzi's outrageous actions. There's nothing to regret."

After hearing this, Yan Shaozhe hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then why did you send people to negotiate with Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian's sects to get their consent to send Xiao Xiao abroad?"

After hearing this, Moon joked, "Back then, I was hoping they would agree, but now it seems I overestimated my old bones' influence."

Looking at Yan Shaozhe's expression, Mu En smiled calmly:

"Hehe, just kidding. Xiao Xiao is undoubtedly the most suitable girl to be sent. Her family is in the Heavenly Soul Empire, so she would never defect to the Sun and Moon Empire. In addition, Wang Dong is quite close to her."

That child is very loyal. If he could go with Xiao Xiao, we could offer a combination of two people with twin martial souls plus a top-tier weapon martial soul in exchange for the request of that extreme ice-wielding youth. However, we probably underestimated the damage Xuan Zi caused them.”

Although Yan Shaozhe largely agreed with his plan, he still asked with some confusion:

"But Elder Mu, I heard from Elder Xuan that the young man has an extremely strong personality. Even if we succeed, is it really worth exchanging two twin martial souls for someone whose heart isn't with us?"

Moon chuckled nonchalantly, "Do we need his heart to be on our side? As long as we can use his ultimate ice to neutralize Xiao Tao's evil fire, Shrek Academy will have one more ultimate fire user. As for that ultimate ice user, we won't need him anymore."

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

Unfortunately, we underestimated his standing among the people of the Sun and Moon Sect; otherwise, we could have used the Sun and Moon Emperor to solve a major problem.

Even I couldn't help but worry about what Xuanzi said that day. To be able to bear the power of a ferocious beast with the strength of a Great Soul Master—Xuanzi has gotten the academy into quite a bit of trouble.”

Yan Shaozhe, seeing Mu En deep in thought, couldn't help but speak up:

"Elder Mu, what do you think about their talk of exchanging soul tools for martial soul cultivation secrets?"

Moon waved his hand dismissively: "You can make the arrangements. They won't give us anything good, and we certainly won't give them everything we have. This is just a formality to allow both sides to compromise."

"yes!"

Watching Yan Shaozhe leave, Mu En sighed once more:

"Alas, if this plan had succeeded, we might have been able to use Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong to incite a conflict between the Haotian Sect and the Sun Moon Sect, thus relieving the pressure on the academy. What a pity."

Although the sun and moon will not go to war in the short term, they probably won't hold back for long either. It's just unknown what they are preparing. For now, we can only hope that this peace-loving old emperor can live a little longer.

Inside the Xingluo Garrison's command tent in the Mingdou Mountains.

Du Leisi excitedly reported to Dai Hao:

"Marshal, those bastards from the Sun and Moon Army have finally withdrawn. We even found quite a few advanced soul tools among their remaining supplies, which is some good news."

Upon hearing his answer, Dai Hao's previously unpleasant expression softened slightly, and he urged him anxiously:

"Then hurry up and send someone back to the Empire for research."

"The appointment of a marshal has already been made."

"Okay, that's good. By the way, how is Yueheng's injury? Have him come see me."

"Yes."

Not long after Du Leisi left, Dai Yueheng lifted the tent flap and entered, bowing respectfully to Dai Hao: "What are your orders, Marshal?"

Dai Hao waved his hand wearily: "Although I've given you a title in the military, right now it's just the two of us, father and son, so there's no need to be so formal."

Dai Yueheng nodded and replied, "Yes, Father. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Dai Hao sighed with a worried expression, "Now that your injuries have healed, I won't hide it from you anymore. Hua Bin was seriously injured in the competition, and your mother's condition has also been very bad recently. Alas, I haven't been able to spend enough time with you all these years, and now it's too late to regret it."

Dai Yueheng's expression changed, as if he hadn't heard the last sentence, and he grabbed his arm anxiously, asking:

"Father, are you telling the truth? But how could this be? Wasn't there also the matter of Xuan who injured our Shrek Academy students?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Hao's face showed a hint of helplessness: "I don't know the specifics either, but there was a boy named Lin Dong, a reserve member of Sun Moon, who for some reason seemed to have a great grudge against Hua Bin. Even after the referee intervened, he still took the opportunity to kill him."

If it weren't for the mental protection soul tool I prepared for him, he would probably be dead on the spot. That kid named Lin Dong is far too ruthless!

Dai Yueheng was stunned. Was what he just said made up? A preliminary team member beat Hua Bin, who possessed a top-tier beast martial soul, to the brink of death in front of Elder Xuan and the referee?!

He would never have believed these words if Dai Hao hadn't said them himself. Suppressing his utter shock, he let out a heavy breath.

"My mother's health has always been poor. I wonder how she is doing now?"

Dai Hao glanced at him with some surprise. This kid was really thoughtful. He paused for a moment and then said:

"I came to see you today for this matter. Now that your injuries have healed, please take some time to go back. Hua Bin's injuries have been a huge blow to your mother. The situation at the front is very critical. Please go back and visit her on my behalf."

Dai Huabin nodded solemnly after hearing this: "It's Father!"

Watching his departing figure, Dai Hao sighed softly, somewhat puzzled:

"What exactly did Hua Bin do to incur such hatred from that boy named Lin Dong?"

I was so busy with exams today, and I have 10,000 questions tomorrow. Sorry everyone.

(End of this chapter)