Chapter 221: The Trauma of the Heart

The next day.

"Apologies, we cannot agree to your conditions. As the main battle team of the Sun Moon Empire, don't you feel the sincerity you've offered is too low? Our team also has Soul Engineers. If you think that by relying merely on these things you can persuade us to spar with you and proactively expose our strength to you, don't you find that a bit ridiculous?"

Bei Bei sat in the private room and spoke with a cold, displeased laugh. In this private room, Bei Bei and Huo Yu Hao had been sent out as the representatives for this negotiation.

"No, no, no, I think Captain Bei Bei has misunderstood. We are not intentionally making things difficult for you, but rather, this transaction is being conducted privately on our end. Furthermore, many of these items are controlled goods; even for us in the Sun Moon Empire, it is difficult to possess them in large quantities. If you feel our sincerity is insufficient, we can continue to discuss it, but I also hope Captain Bei Bei will not make things too difficult for us. After all, all of our resources are limited."

Leiqier suppressed his laughter and deliberately kept a low profile. If it had been that honest fellow Jing Peng who came, it would likely have been easy to give the game away. But despite Leiqier's rough appearance, he was actually a person skilled at calculation.

"Fine. Since it can be discussed, I also hope you all will respect our wishes. After all, some things cannot be exchanged for mere supplies." Huo Yu Hao also looked seriously at Yan Lingshu and Leiqier, his words revealing a hint of displeasure.

Yan Lingshu nodded in agreement: "That is natural. Therefore, please also show your sincerity. I think if only one side of our two parties offers sincerity, such a cooperation is destined not to be fulfilling. This principle, I believe you naturally understand as well."

"Of course. As long as you show enough sincerity, we will not let you down. After all, being able to spar with the champions of the previous tournament is your honor. Such a precious opportunity cannot be exchanged for money." Huo Yu Hao looked at Leiqier and Yan Lingshu haughtily; in his pupils, a monarch-like majesty seemed to radiate.

Reign of the Monarch.

While speaking, Huo Yu Hao also used Mu Lao's Reign of the Monarch. He wanted to take this opportunity to continuously strike at the psychology of Leiqier and Yan Lingshu, ultimately crushing them so that they would never again dare to harbor thoughts of being enemies with Huo Yu Hao.

Feeling something strange, Leiqier felt a bit uncomfortable inside and silently guided his soul power to activate the Soul Guidance Protective Barrier, shrouding himself and Yan Lingshu within it.

"Fine, since you have said as much, if we were to fail to show sincerity, it would make our Sun Moon Battle Team appear petty. I hope there will be no spoilers for our cooperation. Everyone, happy cooperation."

The exchange was very brief. In the eyes of Huo Yu Hao and Bei Bei, this clash was a total defeat for the Sun Moon Battle Team.

They had completely fallen into a passive position. If the Tang Sect proactively increased the stakes later and the Sun Moon Battle Team still agreed, it would mean Huo Yu Hao's guess was correct.

Walking out of the private room, Leiqier suppressed the joy in his heart and left the Mingyue Hotel at high speed.

When the two of them returned, Luo Yu put down the soul guidance design drawing in his hand and said indifferently: "How did the plan go?"

"The Captain is truly as wise as a god. The Tang Sect Battle Team is indeed just as the Captain guessed. They are now constantly hinting to us that if we want to spar with them, we must pay a sufficient price. In the negotiation just now, they indeed refused on the grounds that the conditions we offered were insufficient, and they also told us to continue increasing the stakes." Leiqier could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and poured out everything that had happened.

"No rush. Since they want to take advantage, let them take it. Cast a long line to catch a big fish; if you don't invest a little cost first, how can you make the big fish believe we will continue? I don't need to say anything about the subsequent matters, nor do you need to report them to me. Just tell me the result; the rest is up to you."

An open scheme is not scary; what is scary is when the opponent has a firm grasp on every one of your psychological thoughts.

The current situation appears to be that the Tang Sect occupies the initiative, but once the Sun Moon Battle Team throws in the towel and quits, the Tang Sect Battle Team will still get nothing. However, the Tang Sect currently still feels they have a grasp on the Sun Moon Battle Team's psychology, so they will continue, and they will even proactively cooperate with the Sun Moon Battle Team's invitation to spar later on.

Habit is a terrifying thing. Once a habit is known by the enemy, it will be the final straw that breaks you.

Human desire is like a boulder rolling down a high mountain; once it starts, it is very difficult to stop.

If it were the previous team leader Xiao Hongchen, all of this would indeed be as Huo Yu Hao and Bei Bei analyzed. But the captain has changed, replaced by a stranger completely outside their understanding...

The competition is still ongoing, but because there are too many participating teams, the current progress is still stuck in the time period where the previous round has not ended and the next round has not begun.

However, according to the respective rest periods and venue arrangements, the end of the fourth round will likely be in five days. That is to say, the current Sun Moon Battle Team has at most five days of time to think; once these five days pass, they will lose the opportunity forever.

Huo Yu Hao has absolute certainty that he can handle this transaction because, from Leiqier's inadvertent words earlier, he analyzed that Luo Yu only provided suggestions, and all subsequent matters were fully directed by Leiqier. This gives Huo Yu Hao reason to suspect that although Luo Yu is powerful, his leadership and planning abilities regarding things are completely insufficient.

Of course, this is just a conjecture; whether the subsequent situation is correct or not remains to be seen.

Mingde Hall.

"Why have you two returned? Isn't there a competition recently?" Jing Hongchen looked at their nearly collapsed facial expressions and asked suspiciously.

"Grandfather, it's nothing..."

Xiao Hongchen tried hard to shake his head, attempting to erase the shadow of that day from his heart. But now, being asked by Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen once again thought of that guy Su Yu and Wang Dong kissing in front of everyone...

Eye-searing, truly eye-searing. Although Su Yu is very handsome, and Wang Dong is even more handsome beyond compare, they are men! Two grown men!

Not to mention how big a blow this scene was to Meng Hongchen, it was a form of mental pollution even for Xiao Hongchen...

"What's wrong? Did that fellow Luo Yu's arrangements offend you two?" Jing Hongchen still asked caringly.

Meng Hongchen suppressed the pain and broken worldview in her heart, trying her best to keep her voice in a calm state, and said: "Grandfather, it's nothing. Luo Yu let us return to Mingde Hall to go into seclusion for a few days. These few days, he wants my brother and me to try the Martial Soul Fusion Skill more. Luo Yu said the key to the finals lies in whether we can successfully perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

This was a reasonable excuse. After receiving the answer, Jing Hongchen could not ask further. He could only instruct his precious grandson and granddaughter to practice more, and at the same time to protect themselves well and not let any mishaps occur during the process.

When Jing Hongchen left, Meng Hongchen lowered her head, her eyes red, and said: "Brother, do you think Wang Dong did that just to get rid of me?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen's vision went black, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Feeling the veins throbbing on his forehead, he tried his best to calm his mood and slowly said: "Sister, how many times have I told you, there is no possibility between you and Wang Dong. Furthermore, Wang Dong would not make such a joke just to get rid of you, so stop fantasizing."

After a brief shock, Meng Hongchen quickly calmed down: "How is it impossible? His relationship with Su Yu is so good, and they can even perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It must be that Su Yu has ill intentions and is deliberately taking advantage of Wang Dong. Otherwise, how could Su Yu possibly do such a thing? Wang Dong must have been threatened!"

Gently smoothing the throbbing veins on his forehead, Xiao Hongchen was silent for a long while before slowly saying: "Sister, there are some things you must see the reality of. If you think Wang Dong is faking it, then why does he refuse you every time you go to find him, and even resist being with you? Instead, after meeting Su Yu, he hurriedly keeps his distance from you. Don't you know these things yourself? Stop deceiving yourself, Meng Hongchen, wake up!"

The sound of their argument grew weaker and weaker, until finally only Meng Hongchen's slight sobbing remained, sounding intermittently.

Regarding this matter, Xiao Hongchen could only silently endure his sister who had been blinded by love. If it were anyone else in the Hongchen Family, he

would have already taken action to discipline them. But this is his own sister, his only blood relative in this world besides Grandfather Jing Hongchen.

His sister, no matter how absurd she is, he must shoulder the responsibility of being a brother; this is what he must do!

But in Xiao Hongchen's heart, he truly found it hard to imagine the scenes of Wang Dong and Su Yu, two grown men, being intimate in private...

Because the amount of information was too overwhelming, this young master of the Hongchen Family's brain crashed for a long time before he recovered.

Jingyang Mountain Range.

Perceiving the information shared by Luo Yu, Su Yu only felt a bit between laughter and tears. He wondered how long it would take for the young hearts of those two little fellows, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, to recover from this trauma.

"What, what are you laughing at? You aren't thinking about those two, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, again, are you?" Wang Dong'er's face was a bit flushed. Thinking of the scene at that time, she now wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. How did she subconsciously give in to Su Yu at that time?

"Guess. If you guess right, I'll tell you." Su Yu smiled and gently pulled Wang Dong'er into his arms.

Wang Dong'er pouted and said coquettishly: "Hmph, not guessing, just not guessing."

"Not guessing? Then forget it, then I won't say." Su Yu smiled slightly and looked again in the direction of Mingdu.

"Tell me, tell me..."

"Kiss me once and I'll tell you."

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"Liar, you're lying!"

"Hahaha, only a fool like you would fall for it, hahaha..."