Better to have them under your nose than hiding in the shadows
As Mu Hongchen and I began to tally up the spoils, the communicator beeped again on the red emergency frequency.
Yin Hongye. On the other end of the line was a switchboard officer from the Federation Military Department, whose voice was urgent. "Marshal Yin, urgent report! The North Sea Legion detected an abnormal energy thirty minutes ago, moving at high speed in the North Sea. It doesn't seem to be any known Soul Beast."
Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen exchanged a glance, both understanding what this thing was: Tang San's Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal.
"Have the North Sea Legion remain on high alert and not make any preemptive moves," Yin Hongye said to the communications bureau. "That thing isn't probably targeting the North Sea Legion; keep an eye on it."
Yin Hongye ended the call, Qian Renxue asked, "You two really don't care about anything!"
"Whatever they're doing, the enemy is hiding, which makes them harder to deal with. But it's much more fun when they're right under our noses." Yin Hongye smiled calmly. "Now, it's not that the enemy is in the dark, but that I'm in the light."
"Isn't it safer to do things under someone's watchful eye than in the shadows?"
Qian Renxue had never really thought about this question. Indeed, she felt more at ease when things were being done under her watchful eye.
Moreover, apart from Tang San personally taking action, there is really no threat.
No, even if Tang San himself took action, she doubted whether Yin Hongye could handle it.
In fact, if Yin Hongye directly used the Karmic Fire, it would be too strong a counter to Tang San, a pure counter, especially to his soul.
Although what the Dragon God did seemed excessive, it must have accumulated a lot of karma.
But he didn't grow as fast as Tang San!
"Exactly, don't you want someone to sabotage your plan when it's complete and victory is near?" Mu Hongchen grinned mischievously. "Wouldn't that be fun?"
Qian Renxue shuddered. These two were truly beasts; they had clearly done this many times before.
Just then, another call came in; the caller ID showed "Qian Gu Qingfeng".
"What does this guy want from us?" Mu Hongchen asked, puzzled. "We haven't been in touch lately."
"I don't know, you'll find out once you answer." Yin Hongye answered the phone directly and asked, "Purgatory Douluo, I basically have no interaction with him! He can't possibly invite me to a Full Moon Wine Bar."
He genuinely had no clue about this; at most, he could try to extort money from his brother. The Qian Gu family had never cared about money anyway.
Yin Hongye answered the phone, and Qian Gu Qingfeng's voice rang out. Unlike his younger brother, who was usually so blunt, Qian Gu Qingfeng was extremely polite.
"Red Lotus Douluo, I apologize for disturbing you. The Spirit Academy was originally scheduled to start this month, but due to Long Yeyue's disruption, we will be holding a new opening ceremony. We hope you can attend."
Yin Hongye raised an eyebrow, puzzled, "Why would you invite me? What does the opening of the Spirit Pagoda have to do with me? It's not like the opening of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy."
"To be honest," Qian Gu Qingfeng's voice was somewhat embarrassed, "This isn't the Spirit Pagoda. There was some friction with the Shrek Academy a few days ago, and Long Yeyue is probably going to cause trouble again. On the opening ceremony, I'd like everyone to be a witness; this time, the conflict between the two sides will be completely resolved."
Yin Hongye understood what was going on and invited him to oversee things, guessing that another tournament was about to start. After thinking about it carefully, she dismissed the idea and left with Long Yeyue and his two students.
Who can this guy beat?!
"Qian Gu Qingfeng," he sneered, "Your brother probably isn't just inviting me, is he?"
"Red Lotus Douluo is joking," Qian Gu Qingfeng said politely. "If you are willing to come, the Spirit Pagoda will surely reward you handsomely."
"A generous reward?" Yin Hongye was starting to take an interest in the item. "Alright! I have no choice but to go! Remember, it can't be less than what I got today!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Qingfeng was stunned. Today? He had no idea what Yin Hongye had done today.
Then he found out—over 10 billion Federation Credit.
The appearance fee is really high.
Mu Hongchen, listening from the side, shook his head repeatedly. "Making money is getting harder and harder!"
Hearing this, Qian Gu Qingfeng was almost speechless. The two of you are probably the most profitable in the Federation. If it weren't for the lack of patent restrictions, you two would be making money hand over fist!
He ended the call voluntarily, preferring to stay out of the noise.
But he didn't expect that Yin Hongye was there to stir up trouble, making the Spirit Pagoda an enemy of all Soul Master!
After ending the call, Mu Hongchen smiled and asked, "How do we deal with the Sea God's soul?"
"Let's keep an eye on him for now," Yin Hongye laughed. "He can't cause any trouble for the time being."
Qian Renxue then asked, "Who is Qian Gu Qingfeng? I heard you mention him before, what's the story?"
"This guy lost his right to inherit the Spirit Pagoda because he didn't inherit his father's Martial Soul," Mu Hongchen explained.
These words reached Dai Weisi's ears outside the Heavenly Screen. Did this mean he still had a chance? He remembered this guy up there correctly—he went back and beat up his younger brother!
"Huh?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled.
Yin Hongye added, "Qian Gu Qingfeng was rebellious from a young age and disliked being restrained. Moreover, his Martial Soul was not the family's Coiling Dragon Staff, so he was not valued by the family."
In his early years, Qian Gu Qingfeng's cultivation was mediocre. By the age of twelve, his cultivation had been surpassed by his nine-year-old brother, Qian Gu Dongfeng, which made him even less valued in the family and even subject to some exclusion. Qian Gu Qingfeng and Qian Gu Dongfeng were half-brothers, and his mother died shortly after giving birth to him, making life in the family somewhat difficult. At the age of fourteen, Qian Gu Qingfeng took a sum of money from home, saying he was going to study far away, and he was gone for twenty years.
"Then how did the Qian Gu Qingfeng become stronger than the Qian Gu Dongfeng?" Qian Renxue wondered. How could it be surpassed? Was the Qian Gu Qingfeng too strong and too hardworking, or was the Qian Gu Dongfeng too useless?
In fact, Yin Hongye's understanding was the latter.
After all, the problem can be seen from the Qian Gu Zhangting): flowers grown in a greenhouse, sheep raised in a sheepfold.
It has little offensive power!
Once you see a wolf, you're gone!
Putting aside Yin Hongye, even with the ability to compensate for her own shortcomings, Mu Hongchen could easily defeat the Qian Gu Zhangting.
He continued, "One day, Qian Gu Qingfeng suddenly returned. The first thing he did upon his return was to challenge Qian Gu Dongfeng. At this time, Qian Gu Dongfeng had enjoyed smooth sailing in the past few years, and with the support of his entire family's wealth, his progress was extremely rapid. In his early thirties, he had already begun to show his talent, breaking through to the Titled Douluo level. He was at the height of his power, but he suffered a crushing defeat. After defeating Qian Gu Dongfeng, Qian Gu Qingfeng only left behind one sentence, 'It's not that I can't compete with you, it's just that I don't want to compete.' After saying that, he left again and never took a position at the Spirit Pagoda."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue nodded, having gained a preliminary understanding. "Qian Gu Qingfeng's idea is truly unique. Is it just to prove his strength?"
"You can understand it that way," Yin Hongye said.