Chapter 86 Immortal Herb as Dowry? Emperor Star Luo's Imagination and Princess Jiujiu's Fluttering Heart?
Xingluo Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
The fragrance of sandalwood rises gently.
Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire was sitting behind a large mahogany desk, holding a cinnabar pen in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed as he reviewed a report on the defense of the northern border.
A series of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility of the study.
"Brother!"
Without even waiting for an announcement, Xu Jiujiu pushed open the heavy, carved wooden door and walked in.
Xu Jiawei looked up, about to scold his sister for her rudeness, but saw Xu Jiujiu slam the door shut behind her.
"What's wrong? Is something urgent?" Xu Jiawei put down the cinnabar brush and picked up the teacup next to him.
He was puzzled. Xu Jiujiu had always been dignified and composed, and this was the first time she had ever been so flustered.
Xu Jiujiu walked quickly to the desk, placed her hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and spoke very fast: "Royal brother, I just saw Dai Huabin from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion at the auction."
"Oh? Dai Huabin?" Xu Jiawei blew on the floating tea leaves on the surface of the tea.
"I heard he's been making headlines lately. What, did he go to the auction house to buy a soul tool?"
"He's here to sell something." Xu Jiujiu stared intently into Xu Jiawei's eyes. "It's an Immortal Herb."
"Crack!"
Xu Jiawei dropped the teacup in his hand onto the table, spilling scalding tea all over the table and dripping it onto his bright yellow robe, but he was completely unaware.
"You... what did you say?" Xu Jiawei suddenly stood up, his voice cracking.
"An Immortal Herb? The kind of Immortal Herb that the original Shrek Seven Devils consumed ten thousand years ago?"
"right!"
After a long pause, she nodded emphatically and then recounted, word for word, how Dai Huabin had demonstrated the Star Luo Spirit Pearl in the VIP room.
"The Star Luo Spirit Pearl is the most suitable Immortal Herb for the Star Crown Martial Soul." Xu Jiawei paced back and forth in the study, his steps hurried and disordered.
He knew all too well what this meant.
If he or she consumes this Immortal Herb for a long time, the Star Luo Royal Family's top combat power will experience a leap forward.
Of course, the best choice would be Xu Jiujiu. Xu Jiawei knew that his own potential was limited, while Xu Jiujiu was still young and had greater potential!
"What does he want in exchange?" Xu Jiawei suddenly stopped and turned to look at his sister. "Whatever he wants, as long as it's in the national treasury, or even in my private treasury, give it all to him!"
"He didn't say exactly what he wanted." Xu Jiujiu shook her head. "He only said that I should come back and discuss it with my brother. However…"
"But what?"
She took a deep breath, her expression more solemn than ever before:
"Brother, he showed me his martial spirit and spirit rings. He is twelve years old and his cultivation level is forty-five."
His martial soul had mutated, acquiring extreme ice attributes. Furthermore, his fourth spirit ring was a black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
The entire imperial study fell into a deathly silence.
Xu Jiawei opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound for a long time.
Twelve years old, level forty-five, extreme mutated attribute, fourth ring of ten thousand years.
Each of these words alone would be shocking enough, but now they are all combined in a twelve-year-old boy.
"He...he also took the Immortal Herb?" Xu Jiawei finally found his voice.
"Absolutely. Talent alone could not have achieved this. Dai Huabin must have consumed the Immortal Herb, and even had some left over, to come to me for a trade."
Xu Jiujiu was very certain.
Xu Jiawei sat back down in his chair and rubbed his temples. He'd had too much information; he needed time to process it.
The emergence of such a monster in the White Tiger Duke's mansion is both a great boon and a huge hidden danger for the Star Luo royal family.
Dai Hao commands a large army, and now his eldest son is showing signs of becoming a god.
"That's not right."
Xu Jiawei suddenly stopped what he was doing, looked up at Xu Jiujiu,
"Since he has such a divine item, why doesn't he trade it directly at Shrek Academy? The treasures in Shrek's Sea God Pavilion are far more numerous than those in our Star Luo Kingdom's treasury."
He just had to deliver this perfect Immortal Herb, so perfectly suited to the Star Crown Martial Soul, right to your doorstep…
Xu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, and after thinking along Xu Jiawei's lines of thought, she also felt that something was amiss.
"Brother, I think… his actions might be because he has a strong sense of belonging to our royal family, or rather, to the Star Luo Empire," Xu Jiujiu analyzed. "He is showing us goodwill."
Xu Jiawei didn't respond immediately, but instead looked his younger sister up and down.
Xu Jiujiu was wearing a fitted white dress with gold patterns today, which perfectly outlined her curvaceous figure.
Her long, radiant golden hair was tied up high, revealing her long, slender, snow-white neck.
On that stunning face, her azure eyes were clear and deep, and her skin was as delicate as the finest mutton fat jade.
Noble, aloof, and beyond compare.
Xu Jiawei suddenly laughed, a laugh tinged with a hint of mockery.
"For a long time."
Xu Jiawei tapped his fingers on the table, making a rhythmic tapping sound.
"Do you think Dai Huabin might... have taken a liking to you?"
"ah?"
She stood frozen in place for a long time, then her originally fair cheeks instantly flushed red, and even her ears turned hot.
"Brother! What nonsense are you talking about! He's only twelve years old!"
"So what if she's twelve? There are plenty of girls in Douluo Continent who get engaged at eleven or twelve."
Xu Jiawei spoke with righteous indignation.
"Think about it, Shrek Academy has such a profound foundation, why doesn't he go and exchange it? Instead, he takes this 'Star Luo Spirit Pearl,' which is most compatible with your Star Crown Martial Soul, and comes to the Starlight Auction House to find you. Isn't this a disguised 'dowry'?"
"Who would use an Immortal Herb as a betrothal gift!" Xu Jiujiu hurriedly retorted, but her voice grew softer and softer.
The image of Dai Huabin in the VIP room involuntarily flashed into her mind.
His tall, upright figure, strong and handsome features, and the calm demeanor that showed he had everything under control.
He didn't seem like a twelve-year-old boy at all; on the contrary, he was more charming than many adult nobles.
Even more damning was the sentence he uttered when he pushed the Star Luo Spirit Orb in front of him:
"If a Star-Crown Soul Master were to consume this Star Luo Spirit Pearl..."
Was Dai Huabin hinting at something to me?
For a long time, she could only feel her heart pounding.
What woman wouldn't be tempted by a man who can casually offer miraculous herbs as gifts and possesses unparalleled talent?
The most crucial point is that, for a long time, she still couldn't understand why, if it were for the sake of treasures, Shrek Academy's millennia-long heritage truly surpassed that of the Star Luo Royal Family.
Why didn't Dai Huabin make a trade at Shrek Academy?
Could it be that he really likes me?
(One of the three great illusions of humankind!)
"Alright, stop being shy."
Xu Jiawei was in a great mood seeing his younger sister acting like a little girl, which was quite rare for her.
"Regardless of whether he is interested in you or not, we must acquire this Star Luo Spirit Pearl."
Go and check what's in the national treasury that's worthy of the Immortal Herb.
Also, has the little girl with him been checked?
"Not yet. He said it's his friend, named Bing'er." Xu Jiujiu came back to her senses, suppressing the pounding in her heart.
"Send someone to keep an eye on them, but don't get too close. Since Dai Huabin is so friendly to our royal family, we should try to win him over!"
Do you understand? For a long time.
Xu Jiawei spoke up.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
She replied after a long pause, but her mood was not so relaxed.
A question arose in her mind again:
Could it be that he really likes me?
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