Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 27 The Innocent Princess

Following behind, Kong Tianxu felt a warmth in his heart. Nourishing the soul—Grandpa made it sound so easy, but how could Kong Tianxu not know the importance of spiritual power in the later stages of a Soul Master's cultivation? This Soul Tool would also be of great use to Kong Deming himself!

"Get some rest. Constantly replacing sleep with meditation isn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes, relaxing is essential."

After saying that, Kong Deming opened the door and drifted away.

Kong Tianxu didn't say much, only bowed deeply. He knew the best way to repay him was to continuously become stronger. Of course, he hadn't forgotten his promise to Cain.

He turned and went back into the room, sinking into meditation once more. This time, however, the door was ajar.

In the middle of the night, a figure slipped in.

Amidst the soft rustling sounds, a familiar, delicate fragrance quietly approached, causing Kong Tianxu's heart to stir slightly. Without even opening his eyes, he knew who it was.

With a single reach, a warm, soft body was already in his arms.

Huh, why does it feel off?

He opened his eyes and was stunned.

"Tianxu, how much longer are you going to stare at me?"

Kong Tianxu was stunned for a long time before he gradually came to his senses.

"Yin'er, where did you get these clothes?"

No wonder he was so surprised. Although he often jokingly referred to her as his personal maid, it was just a joke. But now Cain's attire actually had a certain charm.

The girl was dressed in a maid outfit that shouldn't exist in this world. The black and white dress outlined her slender waist and full breasts in a breathtaking curve. Underneath the pleated skirt, long, white stockings woven from thousand-year-old snow silkworm silk covered her long, straight legs, and the pink blush on her knees made one's heart skip a beat.

Looking at Cain's appearance, Kong Tianxu found it hard to reconcile him with the dashing female captain of the Mingyu Sect from the original story. This girl usually dressed in a neat and androgynous style, so why was she being so bold today?

"Didn't you tell me, Tianxu, that a maid should act like a maid?" Cain avoided his direct gaze with her azure eyes and said in a deliberately relaxed tone, but the blush that quietly crept onto her cheeks betrayed her true feelings.

She took off her boots and sat down next to Kong Tianxu. "Alright, hurry up and start cultivating."

Kong Tianxu smiled slightly, composed himself, and shifted his gaze away from that shimmering white.

"Open your mouth"

"Ah~"

With their four palms pressed together, the blood-red light and silver light gradually merged within the shimmering black aura, presenting a beautiful and enchanting color.

Their aura slowly and steadily increased within this mysterious light...

Kong Deming walked slowly towards the research lab, mentally strategizing the new approach to launching fixed-position soul tools embodied in Kong Tianxu's elemental creed design. As the empire's leader in the cutting-edge field of soul tools, he had extremely heavy research tasks, and the time he spent with Kong Tianxu like this was actually very limited; he spent most of his time in the research lab.

As he pondered, a short, stout old man with white hair and beard approached quickly, frowning, clearly having something urgent to report.

"What's wrong, little boy?" he asked without stopping.

The old man he called "Little Boy" replied respectfully, "Sir, news has come from the palace that His Majesty requests your presence there tomorrow."

"Oh—" Kong Deming nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, then seemed to remember something and chuckled softly: "Xu Guoyi is quite patient to have waited until now."

"Master, would His Majesty dare to harm you and the young master?"

The short, stout old man followed closely behind Kong Deming, always keeping a half-step distance, showing no trace of the imposing demeanor of the usual head steward of Yuehua Palace, Elder Tong.

"Not necessarily. He doesn't have that ability. It's just the same old tricks of restraint and appeasement. Reform, division, marriage alliances, rewards... what new tricks can the royal family come up with?" Kong Deming said indifferently.

Having witnessed the rise and fall of the imperial city for over a century, he had long since exhausted all such methods and could no longer stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

"Your Majesty is too ungrateful. You have already resigned as the head of Mingde Hall for the second time, yet you still keep pressing him."

Old Tong grumbled in dissatisfaction. Of course, he didn't mention that the royal family had provided massive resource compensation, including a level nine fixed-equipment soul tool, or that the successor, Jing Hongchen, was also Kong Deming's disciple.

"Alright, let's not talk about that." Kong Deming waved his hand. "You've had a busy day, get some rest."

"This old servant isn't tired. Are you heading to the research lab, sir? May I go and assist you?"

Kong Deming chuckled, "I knew you couldn't stay idle. Come on over if you want."

Old Master Tong quickly agreed and, as he walked, reported to Kong Deming on some major and minor events in the empire and the manor, what new things had recently emerged in Mingdu, and how the new coachman was performing, etc.

The hazy moonlight bathed the long corridor, gradually elongating and blurring their shadows. Their last words, spoken before turning into the research lab, could be faintly heard.

"By the way, little boy, I remember there's a princess in the direct line of the royal family, about the same age as Xu'er?"

"Yes, sir, her name is—"

"Xu Tianzhen!"

"You brat, if you continue to be so willful, I'll disown you as my daughter!"

Inside the magnificent imperial palace of the Sun and Moon Emperor, a middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold crown with nine dragons holding a pearl and a gorgeous bright yellow robe was furious and smashed the porcelain he loved most in front of him to pieces without any decorum.

Opposite the Emperor, who appeared to be around fifty years old, stood a young girl in palace attire with her arms crossed. She looked to be only eleven or twelve years old and had short, black hair that was extremely rare in the palace. She looked very neat, with large, bright, dark eyes, delicate features, and flawless skin that showed no pores. Her stubborn expression made her look even more delicate and youthful.

Despite being roared at by the usurper who had been called the Blood Emperor by some nobles for his ruthless methods since his ascension to the throne, the girl showed no fear and even defiantly puffed out her small, slightly rounded chest.

Strangely, although her eyes were clearly very serious, she still exuded a natural air of naivety, which made people unable to help but smile.

She is the youngest child and only daughter of the current Emperor Xu Guoyi. When she was born, she was named Princess Tianzhen by Xu Guoyi because of her liveliness and cuteness.

Seeing this, Xu Guoyi covered his face with his hands, shaking his head speechlessly. He rubbed his face vigorously a few times, finally calming himself down, and said in a gentle voice:

"Naive. What's wrong with our Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy? Your father, me, and countless ancestors of the royal family over the past thousands of years have studied there and cultivated countless talents, including many powerful individuals who eventually became level nine soul masters."

"As you know, our country and Shrek Academy have never had a good relationship. It's one thing for you to steal cosmetics, demolish my palace, and burn down the main hall, but how can you be so reckless in this matter? What will happen to the reputation of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy if word gets out? How can your safety be guaranteed? You've been confined for so long, girl, your brain is so smart, how come you can't even understand this?"