Ning Ritian

"What conditions?"

Jing Hongchen's heart leaped. As long as he could get his grandson and granddaughter back, any other condition was inconsequential.

"Pledge loyalty to Shrek Academy!"

"Impossible!" The smile that had gradually begun to rise on Jing Hongchen's face vanished completely. That condition was basically asking him to die!

If he agreed to Xuan Zi's condition, the Sun Moon Empire would never let him go. After all, he controlled the strongest Soul Tool faction in the Sun Moon Empire, and beyond that, he knew eighty to ninety percent of the empire's secrets.

"You have plenty of time to think it over. Considering you've contributed more than forty Class 9 Soul Tools to Shrek Academy, do you really think Xu Tianran will let you off? Once that Iron-Blooded Crown Prince ascends the throne, you'll be the first abandoned pawn he uses to establish his authority."

Hearing Xuan Zi say this, Jing Hongchen hesitated. More than forty Class 9 Soul Tools was already enough to shake the very foundations of the Sun Moon Empire. The current Sun Moon Emperor could die at any moment, and Xu Tianran's authority still could not be called fully legitimate, so he had only turned a blind eye to Jing Hongchen.

But if Xu Tianran really did ascend the throne one day, would he truly not be charged with colluding with the enemy and betraying the empire?

"As far as I know, Hall Master Hongchen doesn't seem to be one of Xu Tianran's people. Then do you think that after Xu Tianran takes the throne, he'll allow Mingde Hall to remain outside his control? If none of this had happened, even as emperor, he would have no reason to deal with you. But now it's different. You've already been forced into a dead end."

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