Xingluo Empire!
Gui Mei looked at Xu Sheng with a serious expression and demanded, "Xu Sheng, tell me the truth, where did you go last night?"
Xu Sheng feigned confusion, "Elder Gui, what do you mean? Wasn't I in this room all night yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Gui Mei merely narrowed his eyes, "Do you think I fell asleep the moment I closed my eyes? Don't assume I'm unaware of what happened!"
Yesterday, his spiritual power had been locked onto Xu Sheng at all times, but when he left the room, it was forcefully cut off...
However, he hadn't cared about it at the time!
It was only today that he realized something was amiss...
If the other party had just gone out for some fresh air, why the need to specifically conceal his presence? It was clear he was up to something secretly!
Xu Sheng's eyes flickered and he retorted, "Then Elder Gui, why don't you tell me what exactly happened? I'm actually quite curious!"
Gui Mei was suddenly at a loss for words, "This..."
He had just been trying to extract information from the latter, but how could he possibly know the specifics when his spiritual power had lost its target!
Immediately, he insisted with feigned confidence, "Xu Sheng, I'm giving you the opportunity to speak for yourself now, to avoid any misunderstandings!"
"If I have to spell it out for you, the situation will be different!"
Xu Sheng chuckled lightly, "So, what you're saying is, Elder Gui, you actually have no clue, right?"
"If I said I just went to have something to eat, would you believe me?"
Gui Mei rebutted without hesitation, "Stop joking, the Xingluo Empire is nothing like the Tiandou Empire, there aren't that many places selling food at night!"
"No, why am I wasting words on this, confess!"
Xu Sheng glanced at him, "It was just a joke, why are you taking it so seriously, Elder Gui?"
"Nothing really happened yesterday. It was just that the people from Martial Soul Hall came looking for me!"
Gui Mei frowned, "People from Martial Soul Hall came looking for you? Why didn't they notify me then?"
Even though the latter was the Saint Heir, it did not mean that everyone from Martial Soul Hall recognized his status!
Logically, any information should be reported to him first!
Xu Sheng answered vaguely, "I'm not sure, it might have been under the orders of His Holiness the Pope."
But Gui Mei was not ready to let it go and pressed further, "So what did the member from Martial Soul Hall who contacted you say?"
Xu Sheng pondered for a moment, "It wasn't anything important, just that the information about our stay in the Xingluo Empire had already been reported back to Martial Soul Hall, so they were urging us to return to Martial Soul City sooner."
Gui Mei's gaze remained suspicious, "Are you fooling me? Just for that, His Holiness the Pope would send someone to contact you?"
He always felt that nine out of ten sentences from the former were lies!
Xu Sheng replied without hesitation, "Of course, I might deceive anyone else but I would never lie to you, Elder Gui!"
Gui Mei let out a cold "hmm," "Fine, I'll tentatively believe you for now. Once we're back in Martial Soul City, I will naturally verify this with His Holiness the Pope!"
"If you've lied to me..."
Although he knew Xu Sheng was hiding something, if it really was a person from Martial Soul Hall who had made contact, then there was no need to worry.
As long as it wasn't someone from another power!
Xu Sheng waved his hand, showing no interest in continuing the topic, "Alright then, Elder Gui, since you have your suspicions, how about we set off for Martial Soul City right now?"
Gui Mei was taken aback and incredulously said, "Now? Have you settled your business with the auction house? Don't get stopped by them on the way!"
Yesterday, Xu Sheng had mentioned wanting to stay in the Xingluo Empire for a while longer, to deal with the auction house affairs before leaving!
Now he had changed his mind!
Could it be that he really took the message conveyed by the Pope's envoy to heart?
I can hardly believe it!
After all, on this journey, Xu Sheng's consciousness hadn't been influenced by anyone else!
Xu Sheng raised an eyebrow, teasingly saying, "Elder Gui, by the look on your face, it seems you have grown fond of this place. Shall we delay our departure?"
Truth be told, staying in the Xingluo Empire had lost its meaning for him!
Especially after witnessing those corrupt nobles!
Gui Mei immediately vetoed, "No, since you've just mentioned it, there's no time to delay, we should set off right away!"
"Perhaps we can reach Martial Soul City by noon tomorrow!"
If they were ordinary Soul Masters, naturally they couldn't make it back in such a short time!
But as both he and Xu Sheng were Titled Douluo, their speed was far from ordinary!
Xu Sheng didn't waste any more words, "Alright then, let's pack up and get ready to leave!"
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Auction house!
The man who was comfortably closing his eyes to rest...
Suddenly a voice interrupted him...
"Report, sir, the person you asked us to surveil seems to be preparing to leave the Xingluo Empire!"
The speaker turned out to be an employee of the auction house!
Upon hearing this, the man immediately snapped awake and eagerly asked, "What? Where are they heading?"
The employee lifted his chin proudly, answering, "We don't know the details yet, but rest assured, sir, our men have already stopped them. Without your order, no one can leave!"
Thanks to his prompt discovery of Xu Sheng and his companion trying to leave, he had dispatched the Soul Master experts from the auction house to forcefully stop them at the first opportunity.
However, he hadn't expected to receive any kind of report, merely hoping for a promotion of one level—that would be enough!
With such a promotion, life would be countless times more comfortable than it is now!
The man's eyes widened in disbelief at what he had just heard...
After coming to his senses, he shouted angrily, "Fool, it's one thing to stop them, but why did you do such unnecessary things!"
He had just offended the other party because of those foolish nobles, and if they did something like this, it's likely they would leave a bad impression on the Xingluo Empire!
Damn it, why do bad things always happen to me...
Realizing something, the employee immediately knelt down, his face filled with terror as he said, "Sir, I... I didn't know, the situation was urgent and I didn't have time to report to you!"
Damn, he should've been more respectful at that time!
He hoped the sir would not take this matter to heart; otherwise, he would be unable to atone even in death!
He didn't want to die or to be expelled from the auction house!!!
Seeing this, the man was also infuriated, "Idiot, don't just kneel there, hurry up and take me to them. I just hope they won't hold this against the auction house because of it!"
"Otherwise, I will hold you responsible! Really, the more I think about it, the angrier I get!!"
The employee stood up at once, hastily saying, "Yes, sir, please follow me. They are not far from the auction house!"
Luckily the sir wasn't holding a grudge. As long as Xu Sheng and his companion hadn't left, everything could still be remedied!
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