Chapter 537: Dai Mubai

Dai Mubai is thinking very beautifully, but will everything really go as he wishes?

"But it's so strange, why hasn't the Spirit Hall made any big moves until now? Shouldn't they have launched an operation against the Balak Kingdom?" Tang San asked, resting his chin in his hand, puzzled.

From the time the Spirit Hall established its empire until now, quite a few days have passed, yet the Spirit Hall has not taken any action at all.

Although the Balak Kingdom has not openly pledged allegiance to the Spirit Empire, as long as one is in the upper echelons of power, one can see the ambiguity in the relationship between the two sides.

Everyone can also guess the Spirit Empire's intentions: to use the Balak Kingdom as an excuse and a springboard to first conquer the Heaven Dou Empire.

Its purpose is also to break through the Gu Lei Kingdom as soon as possible; they cannot give the Gu Lei Kingdom any more time to grow.

But the problem is, these past few days have been too calm—calm to the point of being suspicious.

"What of it? Perhaps the Spirit Hall is just biding its time. Don't be anxious, Xiao San. With the two of us brothers joining forces, what is there to fear?" Dai Mubai ate a grape contentedly, closing his eyes to enjoy the service of a pair of twin beauties.

The struggle for the throne is over; Dai Weisi has already had his soul power crippled by him and been exiled to the borderlands. In the entire Xingluo City, besides the White Tiger Great Emperor, he is the most powerful.

In fact, he now has the ability to replace him at any time. Tang San's arrest warrant was also decided by his word alone and had long since been rescinded. Now, Tang San can finally walk the streets of Star Luo openly and honestly.

Dai Mubai naturally no longer needs to pretend to be diligent and hardworking. He quickly reverted to his original self. This pair of twin sisters was something he had specifically sent people to Suotuo City to bring back.

Although they are not as beautiful as Zhu Zhuqing, and certainly not as curvaceous, as far as conventional beauties go, the two of them count as top-tier. Moreover, having the "twin sisters" bonus made them something he had always found hard to forget.

"By the way, Xiao San, when my men went to pick up these two favorite concubines of mine, they seemed to hear that that fatty also returned to Suotuo City. I have already sent people over to invite him here. What do you think?" Dai Mubai asked.

Tang San nodded and said casually, "That's fine. The fatty's martial soul is a top-tier Qiangong Xi martial soul; he is worth cultivating. If he is willing to come, let him come."

Regarding Ma Hongjun, Tang San is not very concerned. Even if he is a genius, before he has completely grown up, he cannot be called "important."

Right now, what he is most concerned about is the movement of the Spirit Hall.

Looking up at Dai Mubai, who is enjoying the massage from the two beauties, a flash of sharp light appeared in Tang San's eyes. Suddenly having an ominous premonition, he hurried to his front and said, "Mubai, you say, if the Spirit Hall delays its move, could it be that they are about to strike suddenly in a place we don't want to see?"

Dai Mubai opened his eyes. "A place we don't want to see? Where is that?"

"It's bad, Cousin!" Just at this moment, a purple stream of light flew into the Taizi Donggong; it was Bai Chenxiang of the Min Clan.

"What's wrong, Xiangxiang? Why are you in such a hurry?" Tang San asked.

"The Spirit Hall! The Spirit Hall suddenly dispatched a large army and launched a surprise attack on Gengxin City! Now Gengxin City has become a sea of flames, and their army hasn't stopped—they are advancing toward Xingluo City!" Bai Chenxiang said in one breath.

Dai Mubai was so frightened his heart stopped; he almost couldn't catch his breath. After finally calming his mood, he roared, "What did you say? The Spirit Hall is coming for me!!!"

"Yes, please ask the Crown Prince to immediately report to the Emperor and organize the army to defend against the enemy. Otherwise, the Spirit Empire will surely kill its way into the heart of the Star Luo Empire very soon," Bai Chenxiang said hurriedly.

Although she doesn't like Dai Mubai, a guy who looks like a playboy at first glance, unfortunately, he is now her cousin's brother.

There is one thing about Bai Chenxiang that is quite good, and that is that she understands her position. Dislike is one thing, but since the Min Clan has already joined the Tang Sect, she will fulfill her responsibilities well and report important intelligence upward as quickly as possible.

"Ho... how could this be? Xiao San, according to our plan, shouldn't the Spirit Hall's primary target be Balak?" Dai Mubai looked at Tang San, shocked and puzzled.

He was just flirting with beauties, drinking wine, listening to music, and clapping his hands, enjoying himself perfectly well, when suddenly he was told there was going to be a war. How could he accept this?

In reality, Tang San was also completely confused. How could this Spirit Empire not play by the rules?

Could it be that Bibi Dong has hit menopause and insists on doing the opposite of what a normal person would think? Clearly, there is a legitimate Balak to deal with, so why come for them? The cause of this matter must go back to a few days ago.

After receiving Xun Yu's plan, Nan Tianchen executed it very decisively.

Inside the palace hall, after the morning court session today, the rest of the officials dispersed, but Nan Tianchen kept Xu Rong behind.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what instructions you have for keeping this humble official?" Xu Rong asked with some trepidation.

He didn't know why, but the atmosphere today seemed a bit strange, making him feel fearful and uneasy.

"Xu Rong, how do you think I have treated your Xu family over these years?" Nan Tianchen asked.

"Your Majesty's kindness to this official and to this official's family is as heavy as a mountain. Your Majesty's grace is vast; this humble official is eternally grateful," Xu Rong said immediately.

He wasn't actually wrong in saying this. In previous years, before Nan Feihuang was born, although the Gu Lei Kingdom's national strength was not strong, Nan Tianchen was considered a diligent ruler and could be called an enlightened monarch.

He also valued these important officials highly, giving them high status and good treatment.

It was just that at that time, Xu Rong really couldn't see any hope for the Gu Lei Kingdom to rise, which left his family's Glory Shield martial soul—which could cultivate by borrowing the national fortune—with absolutely no place to be used.

For so many years, let alone a Title Douluo, they couldn't even produce a Spirit Douluo. By his generation, he was the only Spirit Saint.

In recent years, with the rise of Nan Feihuang, the Gu Lei Kingdom's national strength surged, which finally fed back into his family, and many descendants in the clan broke through one after another.

But the problem is, he had long since secretly leaned toward the Spirit Hall. His Glory Shield had long ceased to take pride in the Gu Lei Kingdom, so how could he absorb the Gu Lei Kingdom's national fortune to cultivate?

And the Spirit Hall, although its fortune was strong, had not established itself as a country in the previous years. Without being a country, there was no national fortune, so he hadn't made any progress for many years.

Nan Tianchen looked at him with cold eyes and said, "Since Master Xu Rong knows that I have treated you well, I wonder why you still betrayed my Gu Lei Kingdom and defected to the Spirit Hall?"

He decided to clean up this traitor, but before cleaning him up, he still had to make maximum use of him.

Xu Rong was startled; he didn't even know when he had been exposed.

But of course, he couldn't foolishly plead guilty just because of Nan Tianchen's words. He immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, why do you say this? This humble official is loyal to the country and would never betray it. Please, Your Majesty, investigate clearly."

"Hehe, loyal?" Nan Tianchen gave a mocking laugh. "Xu Rong, if you were truly loyal to our country, with our national fortune soaring these past few years, how could your Glory Shield have made no progress at all?"

(End of this chapter)