"So, Sister Jiujiu seems to see you in a different light now?" Vina asked tentatively, her gaze shifting between Manyi and Dai Youheng.
Nebula Douluo Manyi was the Titled Douluo Xu Jiujiu trusted most. They were nominally sovereign and subject, but in private, their relationship was much like that of grandmother and granddaughter.
Manyi could not possibly have escorted Dai Youheng to hunt for a soul ring without Xu Jiujiu's approval. The privilege of having Manyi personally accompany him spoke for itself.
"I'm grateful that Princess Jiujiu has seen fit to favor me," Dai Youheng replied.
During their conversation, Vina learned that Dai Youheng had come to obtain his fifth soul ring, and her astonishment deepened. She herself had twin martial souls, along with the vast resources of the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Royal Family supporting her. Only thanks to all that had she reached rank fifty at her current age.
Yet, as far as she knew, Dai Youheng's talent had never been particularly outstanding.
It seems everyone misjudged him. This Young Master Youheng has hidden himself deep indeed, Vina thought.
The two parties naturally joined together and continued on as one. Since Vina was both Xu Jiujiu's friend and a princess of the Heaven Soul Empire, Manyi and Shattered Star Douluo were more than happy to do her a favor and help her hunt for a soul ring.
Dai Youheng and Vina walked side by side at the front, with the two Douluos and three guards a few steps behind. One was a duke's son quietly rising to prominence in the Star Luo Empire; the other was a much-loved princess of the Heaven Dou Empire. Their conversation seemed casual, yet it already carried a hint of the first meeting between two future pillars of their respective nations.