First Arrival in the Heavenly Soul Empire

"A new day begins, and I'm still full of energy!"

"Good morning, Brother Lin. I've made breakfast. You can eat now."

Huo Yutong had just brought the breakfast up when she looked at Wei Lin with a strange expression.

"Thank you for your Little Yutong."

As always, he patted her head gently, turning Little Yutong into a little lamb.

How's Dai Hao doing?

"I heard I'll be spending a lot of time in bed for the next while. Thank you, brother."

"My people aren't people anyone can bully. If you need anything, feel free to come to me. You don't have to shoulder everything alone."

"Um."

After breakfast, Zhang Lexuan invited Wei Lin to come along again, but he declined.

"I feel at ease with you here."

Afterwards, Wei Lin pulled Zhang Lexuan aside and chatted about everything under the sun, even extending the topic to Shrek Academy's most glorious future.

The natives of the Douluo Continent had never seen such a large pancake before, and they completely fooled Zhang Lexuan, leaving her utterly bewildered.

He became incredibly excited, Blood One.

"Sect Leader! Rest assured! I will lead the team well and restore Shrek's glory!"

"Okay, keep it up, do your best. In the future, I might even be able to pass my position to you. Remember, a teacher who doesn't aspire to be the sect leader isn't a good teacher."

Zhang Lexuan: "Yes! I'll work hard! I won't let you down! (>y<)"

"Okay, keep it up."

Wei Lin turned around gracefully, leading his team away. In the rising sun, Wei Lin's figure appeared even taller.

Once Zhang Lexuan and the others were out of sight, their laughter quickly spread to everyone.

"Hahaha! That's hilarious! Old Wei, I never knew you were so good at running pyramid schemes! You've almost completely fooled that young girl."

"What are you saying? What are you saying! She can actually live off the promises I make, so I'm just giving her a reasonable boost."

"Yes, yes, you're right. But where do we go now?"

"Vina from the Heavenly Soul Empire is already waiting for us at the border."

"How about we hurry up and take my Astral Express?"

Bell also poked her head out.

"My Phaethon is fine too."

After a moment's thought, Wei Lin banished Xing and Ling to the cold palace.

Why? Because I'm about to Soul Douluo, and if I get carsick again, it'll be a bit tacky.

It's absolutely not that he's scared! Absolutely not!

"Tch~ Just because you're a great driver doesn't mean you are."

"Um?"

Wei Lin used a death stare, Xingbao looked up at the sky and whistled. Xingbao didn't know that~

A small town on the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Wei Lin also met Vina.

"Your Highness Wei Lin, it's been a long time."

We haven't seen each other for about five or six days, right?

There's an old saying that goes, "A day apart feels like three autumns," let alone the fact that we haven't seen each other for so long.

Vina stuck out her little tongue and used her top-tier Soul Skill —coquetry.

"As far as I know, your Heavenly Soul Empire probably doesn't welcome me very much, after all, many of your nobles have had their entire families executed by my enforcement team."

That's true. The enforcement team of Tianshu is definitely the most authoritative Damocles' sword of the nobles of the Heavenly Soul Empire. They only respect the laws of Tianshu, and they don't care about anything else. They just kill people according to their family tree and don't allow a single one to be spared.

"To be honest, if it weren't for His Highness's enforcement team, our Heavenly Soul Empire might not have been able to recover."

Vina was both angry and helpless when this was mentioned.

What's infuriating is that, even though it's their own country, they can kill your high-ranking officials at will. What's frustrating is, what can they do if they don't kill them? The royal orders don't even reach the lower levels; the entire Heavenly Soul Empire is completely rotten.

She couldn't do anything; on the contrary, Tianshu's law enforcement team opened up a completely new path for the entire country.

The students nurtured by Tianshu Academy will become the new blood of this country's future.

If you want to survive and if you want this country to get better and better, you really have to rely on the strength and influence of Tianshu.

"If you ask me, Miss Vina, why don't you just offer yourself up to Rin as his mistress? That way, your country would belong to Rin."

Vina's face immediately flushed red.

Wei Lin remained silent, then pulled a Herta, towering hammer from his back. With a gentle swing, Xingbao transformed into a shooting star and soared high into the sky.

Xing: "I will definitely come back!"

"That girl really doesn't think things through, Miss Vina, please don't mind her."

"Yes, it's alright, Your Highness Wei Lin, you don't need to be so polite, just call me Vina."

"Then I shall respectfully comply; just call me by my name."

"Well, Brother Wei Lin, please, you've been walking around for a while. You must be hungry. Perfect timing, you can enjoy some of the Heavenly Soul Empire's delicacies."

Wei Lin's eyes lit up. Delicious food? I like it.

As soon as they entered the city, they were met with admiring, trusting, and grateful gazes.

"What are they doing?"

Even though he already knew the answer, Wei Lin still felt a chill run down his spine.

"Because, Brother Wei Lin, the clothes you're wearing... Tianshu's uniform is very popular in the Heavenly Soul Empire. I reckon if you just ask, my Heavenly Soul Empire could take your name."

Vina understood perfectly well the significance of the name "Tianshu".

The Star Luo Empire and Sun Moon empires were in a better position; they were among the most powerful, and their people lived relatively well.

But Heavenly Soul is different. The Heavenly Soul Empire survives in the cracks, and it has to pay tribute to the two great empires every year, as well as provide money for the nobles. All of this has to be provided by the people.

Tianshu brought free medical care, Hyacine's Duskglow Courtyard saved people from disease, the Spirit Pagoda brought Martial Soul Awakening, and Tianshu's various affiliated academies brought the right to education.

It can be said that Tianshu supported the entire Heavenly Soul Empire's social welfare system. If Wei Lin were to abandon the country and withdraw Tianshu, the entire Heavenly Soul Empire would be completely wiped out and would not be able to survive.

It's estimated that by then, this princess would have been sent to the guillotine or burned at the stake, either cosplaying as Louis XVI or enjoying a bonfire party.

"Princess Vina, there's something I don't understand, and I'm not sure if I should say it."

"Miss Cyrene, just speak your mind. This country is already rotten to the core; how much worse can it get?"

"Miss Vina, do you want to consolidate your power, or do you want the people to live better lives?"

Upon hearing this, Vina froze. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

Cyrene slowly moved in front of her, and that sweet little face was reflected in her eyes. It seemed that all the most beautiful things in the world were on her.

"If you want your people to live better lives, haven't their lives already improved? The answer is obvious, so why are you pretending to ignore it?"

Yes, isn't this the kind of life people are living now exactly what they want? So why should they pretend not to see it?

"Sigh~ Miss Cyrene is right, isn't this the life I want? Perhaps, I'm also reluctant to give up my princess status."

Vina sighed. Some things, once enjoyed, are truly hard to give up. As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Especially for someone like her, born a princess.

"Miss Vina, as a princess, you are undoubtedly qualified. Some things are already fixed, and if we don't let go of them, this country will never truly move towards freedom."

"Miss Cyrene, I've learned a lot. I know what to do now. Finally, please let me be a princess for a few more days."

Vina smiled, a relaxed smile.

Once you understand and let go of certain things, you'll feel lighter.

Tianshu can bring them a better future, isn't that exactly what she wants? As for herself, she no longer matters.

"Are you sure?"

Wei Lin took out a Tianshu medal and handed it over.

"Confirmed."

Vina accepted the medal and solemnly pinned it to her chest. From this moment on, she was no longer a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, but a lowly employee of the Tianshu Tower.

No regrets?

"Brother Wei Lin! I've finally made up my mind, so please stop teasing me!"

Vina's little face was puffed up with anger; once the pressure was relieved, she revealed the true nature of a little girl.

"Haha! Just kidding, now..."

"Let's eat first!"

Vina's steps became lighter.

"Before, I had to control my diet to maintain a certain image, but now I can eat as much as I want!"