บท 3325: Chapter 3271: Exposure_1

Outside Martial Soul City, the Sky Dou Empire Soldiers who had received orders all showed deep dissatisfaction on their faces…

"No way, we're soldiers of the royal household, yet we have to hide outside Martial Soul City? Isn't that a bit too disgraceful?"

"Yeah, for our status, this is simply humiliating!!"

"Exactly, whenever we arrived anywhere, we would receive top-level treatment. Why must we tiptoe around here in Martial Soul City, just because of the presence of Pope Hall?"

"Hmph, in front of the royal household, that Martial Soul Hall counts for nothing. It would only take one word from His Majesty the Emperor to have them all disbanded!!"

"Don't be foolish, Martial Soul Hall possesses the majority of the Soul Masters in the Sky Dou Empire. Even His Majesty the Emperor wouldn't dare to oppose Martial Soul Hall without absolute certainty!!"

It's true that the royal household controls a large number of soldiers, but they are nothing before real Soul Master powerhouses!!

Especially the Titled Douluos, who could take hundreds of lives with a mere stroke of their hand!!

The leading man glanced at them and chided coldly, "Everyone be quiet. What kind of decorum is this noise?"

"You must understand that we are different from the ordinary soldiers of the Sky Dou Empire; we only follow Emperor Xue Ye!"

"Since Emperor Xue Ye has ordered us to remain hidden here, all we need to do is to obey the command!!"

These fools, they have no idea how terrifying Martial Soul Hall is!

Emperor Xue Ye had so many soldiers hidden here for fear of unexpected events, so they could provide support in a timely manner!

And this 'unexpected event' referred to none other than Martial Soul Hall!

Hearing these words, the soldiers finally quieted down…

There was no longer the previous dissatisfaction in their eyes…

Suddenly, the eyes of the man in command sharply constricted, "Wait, someone's coming, everyone conceal yourselves!!!"

Though he was the captain of the soldiers, he was also a powerful Soul Douluo Warrior!

As his words fell, the soldiers immediately shut their mouths and concealed their breathing, hiding themselves...

As expected, under everyone's watchful gaze, a seductively poised man descended from the sky...

Without a doubt, it was Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan!!

He appeared puzzled, scanning the too-quiet surroundings…

"Strange, based on my previous sense, they should be here!"

"But, how come there isn't a single person around? Could I have sensed it wrong?"

The soldiers watching this unfold broke out in a cold sweat, not even daring to move their arms, for fear of drawing attention…

After all, they had heard of this Elder Ju from Martial Soul Hall!

If this were inside Martial Soul City it would be one thing, but out here, being exposed could mean leaving their lives behind!!

Meanwhile, Yueguan turned around, his back to them, his face revealing a trace of a cold smile...

He thought to himself, "Really, did Xue Ye place so many people here because he's afraid Martial Soul Hall will make a move against him??"

What a joke, if we were to take action, even if that guy stayed in the Tiandou Empire Palace, he would definitely not survive. He's far too full of himself!

However, now that it's confirmed these soldiers are hidden outside Martial Soul City, let's pretend I haven't noticed them for now!

With that thought, he sighed, "It seems I really did sense it wrong this time. Well, let it be!"

Having spoken, his being erupted with terrifying Soul Power and he vanished in an instant...

At this moment, the soldiers hidden in the shadows finally breathed a sigh of relief...

"The person just now, that must have been the Chrysanthemum Elder from Martial Soul Hall, right? Fortunately, he didn't discover us!!"

"Yes, that Elder Ju is the Pope's confidant, a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse! Once discovered by him, there's no way so many of us could have escaped!!"

"I always feel that something is off. The Elder Ju of Martial Soul Hall just took a glance and left? Isn't that too rash and inconsistent with the rumors?"

"Wait... what if we've already been discovered? What if there's no commotion just to avoid startling the snake in the grass??"

"Can't rule out that possibility, the spiritual power of a Titled Douluo is extremely terrifying, and even if we hid our breathing, it would be of no use!"

The leader clenched his fists, his eyes revealing a deep wariness...

He could be certain of one thing—that Elder Ju had definitely discovered them!

However, he had pretended to sense nothing and left without hesitation...

This was enough to illustrate the problem...

Therefore, he suppressed the emotions in his heart and said coldly, "All of you shut up!"

"If I'm not wrong, we've just been discovered by Elder Ju, and he deliberately didn't expose us, presumably for some other purpose!"

"Because of this, we must change locations to avoid an unexpected attack!!"

For his own sake as well as for these young soldiers behind him, he couldn't just sit and wait for death!

However, his suggestion was met with objections...

"No, if we leave now, wouldn't that be defying Emperor Xue Ye's orders? If blame comes down, we can't afford it!"

"Yes, defying Emperor Xue Ye's orders is worse than offending Martial Soul Hall—I don't want to be punished for this!"

"In my opinion, we should continue to stay here. Since Elder Ju didn't take action, presumably he's wary of something, which means it's safe here!"

"Agreed, I also think it's best to stay put, for all we know, our every move might already be under Martial Soul Hall's surveillance!!"

Seeing their attitude, the frustrated leader scolded, "You... are really a bunch of cowards!!"

He hadn't expected these soldiers, loyal only to the royal household, to be such timid and fearful people!

However, he had no intention of giving them a chance to refuse!

After taking a deep breath, he spoke with utter seriousness, "If something unexpected happens because of this, I alone will take the responsibility, so now, follow me immediately and then convey the message to Emperor Xue Ye!!"

Sure enough, with him willing to take on the responsibility, the soldiers' attitudes began to waver...

Seeing this, the man continued, "Since there's no problem, then stop wasting words, get up, and follow me out of here, at the very least, let's escape the surveillance range of Martial Soul Hall!!"

"Action!"

In an instant, the soldiers all stood up and quickly moved in the direction indicated by their leader...

In less than a few minutes, the place was deserted...

Yet, Yueguan, who was supposed to have left earlier, reappeared in mid-air with a cold expression, "So they really left? How foolish!!"

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