"Brother Xue, why should there be any formality between us?"
"Just see to the specifics yourself, as long as it doesn't put me in a difficult position. Since our country is intent on fostering good relations, we won't fuss over trivial details," said Xu Ran.
"Mm, alright. However, the matter of our two nations becoming friendly is extremely important to the emperor. He doesn't want it to be merely superficial. My father also wishes to arrange a royal marriage with the Crown Prince of the Xingluo Empire to solidify the relationship between our two countries," Qian Renxue said, stupefied. She rolled her eyes at Xu Ran, quite annoyed. The Xingluo Empire, such a powerful nation, and they sent Xu Ran to negotiate? It was ridiculous...
Qian Renxue really didn't know what to say. When it comes to such important matters between two nations, can't you be a bit more serious?
But Xu Ran indeed had little interest in the affairs of the two empires.
If the Martial Soul Hall truly made a move, not even a combined effort from both empires would suffice as a match. No matter how strong the armies, they lacked agility and wouldn't be able to stand against the many powerful individuals of the Martial Soul Hall. Besides, many generals' hearts were already with Cao while their bodies were with Han.
However, if he could woo away Qian Renxue, the Young Master of the Martial Soul Hall, the Elder Hall and the Douluo Hall would then be...
If he wooed Bi Bidong, the Pope's Palace would then be...
And there's the Soul Hall's Saintess, Hu Liena. Hu Liena is also extremely beautiful, and a disciple of Bi Bidong besides.
Wow, if he managed to make off with all of them in one go, it seemed rather nice. The Pope, the Saintess, the Young Master all swayed; wouldn't that just be great? Plus, it would be world peace.
But even if the world fell into chaos, it wouldn't matter.
Xu Ran came to the Soul Land not to be a savior. He wasn't a good person, and he only acted for his own pleasure. Of course, if he could do some good while satisfying himself, he wouldn't mind.
"Brother Xu, what are you thinking about? As a favored person within the Crown Prince's Mansion of the Xingluo Empire, you must be familiar with Davis, the Crown Prince. If a princess from our country were to marry over, she wouldn't be mistreated, right?" Qian Renxue was annoyed with Xu Ran's lack of attention to her.
Had it been a beautiful woman sitting there talking to Xu Ran, he would probably have been much more enthusiastic.
Hmph, men.
"As for Brother Dai, he's quite fine," Xu Ran, awakened by Qian Renxue's words, replied. Davis was now completely controlled by "Zhu Zhuyun" through poison, obedient to her thoughts.
So, even if a princess from the Tiandou Empire were to marry over, there would be no issues...
"Which princess is Emperor Xue Ye planning to offer in marriage?" Xu Ran inquired with curiosity. He remembered from the original story that Princess Xue Ke of the Tiandou Empire was quite good, and she was even a student of Tang Yuehua.
And Princess Xue Ke, being a princess, had learned palace etiquette since she was young.
"What are you planning to do? My sister surely won't marry you," Qian Renxue warned, looking at Xu Ran irritably. See? When it came to girls, Xu Ran got excited again.
"Brother Xue, you misunderstand me. A royal marriage is a major event between two countries, and I naturally need to understand it in more depth, to explain it to the Crown Prince when the time comes. Otherwise, if the Crown Prince asks and I can't even describe the other party's name and appearance, wouldn't that be negligence?" Xu Ran justified earnestly. Since Brother Dai was already in such a state, even if his wife were to marry over, it would still essentially be his; thus, wasn't it necessary for him to understand thoroughly?
And he wanted to preemptively cut in.
Qian Renxue looked at Xu Ran deeply and, feeling that he made sense, directly replied, "Right now, the only suitably-aged princess within the imperial family is my sister, Xue Ke."
"Oh." Xu Ran nodded, indicating he understood.
It seemed... indeed, it was necessary to cut in.
By cutting in for Xue Ke, he could also follow her to find Tang Yuehua. After all, Tang Yuehua was Xue Ke's teacher, responsible for teaching her music and etiquette. If he could pursue Tang Yuehua as well... that Xiaosan, it would be too pitiful.
"Ding, mission issued: go to the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect to humiliate Tang San and expel him from the sect."
"Ding, mission rewards: Two thousand skill points, the sixth soul ring, Sword of Life, with the opportunity to comprehend the secret to control the life and death of all things. One thought to live, one thought to die. Zombies, flesh, and white bones. In addition, the 'Host' will directly learn the most comprehensive hidden weapon techniques. No matter what hidden weapon it is, the exquisite intricacies, 'Host' Brother can master them all."
"Just a heads up: Tang San has already made contact with the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect, and his hidden weapons have even been appreciated by Ning Fengzhi. Now, Tang San is even plotting to have Ning Rongrong betrothed to him. At the moment, Tang San is staying up late, rushing to create a batch of even more exquisite hidden weapons, preparing to put on a show at the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect. He should be heading there in about a week..." the System Missy reminded.
"Tang San? Really?"
Xu Ran couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this mission.
As someone well-versed in the original story, he had Tang San's tactics down pat. His hidden weapons, although powerful, were not highly sought after by combat-powerful sects like the Hao Tian Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
It was only auxiliary sects like the Ning Family and the Ye Family, lacking in combat abilities and self-preservation, who were interested in hidden weapons.
But after completing the mission, he would know hidden weapons too, and with the System's enhancement, his understanding of them would be even deeper than Tang San's.
This time, he would definitely bamboozle Tang San.
In the blink of an eye, he had chatted with Qian Renxue for an entire afternoon.
"Lingling, you go back to the academy first. It's getting late, I'll accompany Brother Xue back," Xu Ran patted Ye Lingling's perky buttocks, squeezed her slender waist, and then instructed.
"Oh, yes, Master."
Ye Lingling, with a faint blush on her pretty face, lay on Xu Ran's body, placed the fruit plate on the table, bowed to Xu Ran, and then quickly left.
She couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore.
Especially being treated like that by Xu Ran in front of the Crown Prince... Although nothing happened, she still felt somewhat embarrassed.
The girl who had been lying on Qian Renxue also took the hint and left.
Ever since she heard Xu Ran and Qian Renxue's conversation, she dared not harbor any thoughts of aspiring higher. Moreover, she could clearly feel that the Crown Prince had no interest in her. Even though his hand pretended to caress those parts of her body, she could feel that his technique was very clumsy, as if he didn't really know what he was doing...
And she also felt that the Crown Prince's body was very soft, just like a woman's.
"Brother Xue, how was it? Getting used to having fun? Next time, I'll find you someone even better," Xu Ran leaned over to Qian Renxue and teased.
"There's no need. You just enjoy yourself, Brother Xu. As the Crown Prince, it's not convenient for me to..." Qian Renxue gave Xu Ran a glance, seeing that roguish, nonchalant smile on his face, she didn't know why, but despite being annoyed, there wasn't a trace of disgust.
"Now that we've finished discussing state affairs, let's go and practice some martial arts. This time, I'll teach you an even more powerful move. As for your pretty sister, let's not meet her today; we'll arrange to meet her after a few days," Xu Ran stepped forward and took Qian Renxue's hand.
He hadn't used the Sword Flight Technique much since the system offered it, and now he could show it off to Qian Renxue, incidentally being a show-off.
Then he could create an aura of mystery, make Qian Renxue respect him, adore him, fall in love with him, and be unable to resist him.
As their relationship progressed, he firmly believed that Qian Renxue would eventually crave his body.
He had so many methods, not only to shock Qian Renxue mentally but physically as well, to constantly challenge her, the false Crown Prince.
I have a few days off for May Day? Let me see if I should update a bit more~