The layout of Ning Tian's room was almost identical to Kong Xuan's own room, except that it seemed to have a distinctly feminine fragrance.
Guided by Ning Tian, the two sat down at the table.
Ning Tian slightly raised his eyes, his gaze subtly sweeping over Kong Xuan opposite him.
Under the illumination of the Soul Guidance Lamp, the near-perfect contours of the other person's face were outlined.
His golden pupils gleamed with a faint metallic sheen in the light, and even with a polite smile on his lips, he still exuded an invisible sense of oppression.
What an enviable appearance!
Ning Tian hummed softly to himself, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the rim of the teacup.
However, compared to appearance, Ning Tian was actually more curious about Kong Xuan's strength.
After all, she hadn't seen Kong Xuan make a move since the start of the competition.
According to Bei Bei, this boy, who is also thirteen years old like her, may already be a Soul King of the Fifth Ring.
"Miss Ning seems quite interested in me?"
Kong Xuan suddenly spoke, his voice low and steady.
Ning Tian's heart skipped a beat, but he showed no sign of it on his face.
Instead of answering Kong Xuan's question, she asked, "What did you mean by the business you mentioned earlier?"
Seeing that Ning Tian had brought up serious matters, Kong Xuan stopped dwelling on the question she hadn't answered.
"Miss Ning Tian, there's no need to play dumb. Don't you really understand what I mean?"
Kong Xuan leaned forward slightly, bringing his handsome face close to Ning Tian's eyes, a faint smile on his lips.
Ning Tian's heart started pounding faster than usual, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly leaned back to create distance between herself and Kong Xuan.
Even though she already had a guess in her heart, she still stubbornly said, "What is it? Just tell me."
Kong Xuan leaned back in his chair and smiled, " The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has been secretly contacting the Mingde Hall to smuggle Soul Tool. I wonder if Miss Ning is aware of this?"
As Kong Xuan said this, the image of Lin Jiayi, the dean of students in the academy, automatically appeared in his mind.
Ning Tian's expression was solemn. As the young master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, although she was still young, she knew about this matter.
However, judging from Kong Xuan's current appearance, he doesn't seem to be here to interrogate anyone.
Kong Xuan stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "If the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wants Soul Tool, they don't need to go through all this trouble. They can just contact our Worship Hall directly. It's just normal business!"
Kong Xuan wasn't trying to steal business from the Mingde Hall. Besides, Mingde Hall was like a sieve; who knew how many people were secretly selling Soul Tool there?
He's bringing his clandestine business to the surface, which is also his purpose in coming to see Ning Tian this time.
Establishing contact with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is only the first step. With this partner, it will be much easier for them to promote anything they want in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Kong Xuan considered Xu Tianran's method of unifying the continent through war to be too low-level.
The Sun Moon Empire, which possesses Soul Guidance Technology, clearly has a path that is more suitable for them.
Actually, this was the idea that popped into Kong Xuan's mind after he saw Ning Tian, but he felt that as long as the deal was successful, his grandfather Kong Deming would definitely support him.
Ning Tian snorted, " The Sun Moon Empire has very strict control over Soul Tool. If we could purchase them through normal channels, why would we smuggle them?"
Even if you are the grandson of the Hall Master of the Worship Hall, can you really change national policy?
Clearly, Ning Tian did not believe what Kong Xuan said.
Kong Xuan laughed and said, "Even if I said I could, you obviously wouldn't believe me?"
Ning Tian didn't answer, but her expression gave Kong Xuan the answer.
Knowing that words alone were useless, Kong Xuan stood up.
"After the competition ends, someone from the Sun Moon will go to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to discuss cooperation matters."
"Miss Ning, would you like to send a letter home when you have time? Otherwise, your father won't know what happened when the sun Sun Moon pass away."
After saying that, Kong Xuan left the room; their objective had been achieved.
As for cooperation, we'll have to wait until later.
After Kong Xuan left the room, he suddenly turned his head to the left, and the door that had been slightly ajar closed instantly.
He didn't care and went back to his room.
In the early morning, sunlight streamed through the window lattices into the conference room, gilding the edges of the long wooden table with a pale gold hue.
The Shrek team had finished packing and were preparing to head to the arena.
But just then...
" Ning Tian!"
Xuan Zi's voice suddenly rang out, hoarse yet sharp.
Ning Tian, who was about to get up, paused and turned to look at Xuan Zi, who was sitting in the head seat.
" Kong Xuan from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy came to see you last night."
Xuan Zi set the wine gourd aside and asked in an interrogative tone, "What is it?"
The air in the conference room froze instantly, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Ning Tian.
They never expected that Ning Tian from the Shrek Academy and Kong Xuan from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would meet secretly last night.
Of all the people, only Wang Dong did not show much surprise.
Because it was she who told Xuan Zi about this!
Last night, she saw Kong Xuan walk out of Ning Tian's room. Given her aversion to the "physiological" nature of Soul Tool, she naturally didn't have a good impression of the people from the Sun Moon Empire.
Therefore, after everyone returned from the auction, she reported the matter to Xuan Zi privately, which led to this scene this morning.
Ning Tian's gaze swept over the crowd. Some looked astonished, some had their brows furrowed, and some had anger written all over their faces.
As the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Tian had seen the world.
Her expression remained unchanged as she calmly stated, "He came to discuss business with me."
"Let's talk business?"
Xuan Zi's voice grew even louder. "What business are we talking about?!"
Ning Tian continued, "Naturally, it's the business of Soul Tool."
She didn't go into the specifics, but these are all true.
However, judging from everyone's expressions, they clearly didn't quite believe it.
"It makes sense that the people from the Sun Moon Empire are trying to discuss the business of Soul Tool with you."
Xuan Zi chuckled, then slammed his wine gourd heavily on the table and said, "I don't care whether what you're saying is true or false, but during the competition, it's best to minimize contact with people from the Sun Moon Empire."
Ning Tian lowered his head and said nothing, thinking that the matter was over.
But unexpectedly, Xuan Zi then said, " The Sun Moon Empire harbors wolfish ambitions and has always wanted to unify the continent. To cooperate with them is to seek help from a tiger."
He glanced at Ning Tian and warned, "You'd better make things clear to Sect Master Ning, don't go astray, there's no way you can earn enough Gold Soul Coin!"
"Alright, everyone, let's get going, it'll be almost time for the match."
After Xuan Zi finished speaking, Wang Yan quickly spoke up, and everyone else stood up as well.
However, their gazes always carried a strange glint when they swept over Ning Tian.
Ning Tian was the last to leave, feeling inexplicably aggrieved.
She had only met Kong Xuan once, and the so-called cooperation was still far from being finalized.
But in other people's eyes, it seemed like they had committed some heinous crime.
Moreover, Xuan Zi's words just now were clearly not only directed at her, but also at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect School.
What does it mean that " Gold Soul Coin are inexhaustible"?
Is this implying that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect only cares about money?
And since when has Shrek Academy been able to point fingers at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect? Is it just because they are stronger?
Xuan Zi's words instantly shattered Ning Tian's illusions about the Shrek Academy.
It can only be said that Xuan Zi is also a genius. First there was Xu Sanshi, and now there is Ning Tian.
Even if he doesn't kill all the geniuses in the academy, he'll definitely drive them away!