With everything packed and everyone gathered, Kong Bo led this group and left the Star Dou Great Forest in a flurry, finding Kong Deming.
Kong Deming was stunned to see such a group of expert Spirit Beasts emerge.
“What is this…”
“Old man,” the Evil Emperor said.
“You might not know them, but you must know me.
I am the Evil Emperor.
The treasure Kong Bo gave us was very useful; it effectively saved our lives, so we must repay him.
From now on, we will be responsible for protecting Kong Bo’s safety.
Let’s go, let’s return to Capital City.”
“You…
you are the Evil Emperor?” Kong Deming said.
“You…
you want to protect Kong Bo and go to Capital City?”
“Yes, we all are.
Also, give my little sister (pointing to Gu Longer) an identity to attend school.
Rest assured, it won’t have its identity discovered by you all,” the Evil Emperor said.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Evil Emperor, leave it to me,” Kong Deming said.
“Great-Grandfather,” Kong Bo said, “if these sisters go to Capital City, it will surely shake the court and the public.
I have seen a term in history books called ‘merit so great it overshadows the ruler.’ How about the Evil Emperor opens a residence, the others hide inside, and then the Evil Emperor goes to see the Emperor with you to request an identity?”
“Good, Kong Bo, your reminder is correct,” Kong Deming said.
He knew the personalities of the current Emperor, Xu Cong, and Crown Prince Crown Prince Xu Tianran.
Xu Cong was fine, but Crown Prince Crown Prince Xu Tianran was very ambitious and lacked tolerance for others.
With his high status, Kong Deming understood the principle of ‘merit so great it overshadows the ruler.’ Recommending the Evil Emperor was just adding a small variable.
If Kong Deming brought several people, Crown Prince Xu Tianran would surely ask, “In the Sun Moon Empire, are you the master, or am I?”
“Also, this Golden Tortoise can be placed in our family’s pond as a Divine Beast to attract wealth,” Kong Bo said.
“Kong Bo, my good great-grandson,” Kong Deming sighed with emotion.
“On the road ahead, there may be limited things I, your Great-Grandfather, can help you with.
Ask for whatever you need.”
Kong Deming was very gratified to see that Kong Bo could be so intelligent and see through court affairs so clearly.
“My Kong Family can have such a smart and wise heir.
Hahaha, my Kong Family has hope.” However, he realized that Kong Bo’s starting point was too high, and on his future growth path, he, a Super Douluo and ninth-rank Soul Engineer, might not be able to help much, so he felt a bit lost. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
However, this sense of loss was only temporary.
How could Kong Deming, this Great-Grandfather, not want his great-grandson to succeed?
Their group boarded Kong Deming’s flying shuttle and returned to Capital City.
Then, the Evil Emperor and the others first stayed at the Kong Residence.
In the evening, Kong Deming called Kong Bo’s father, Kong Yi, and Kong Bo into his study.
He told Kong Yi what the Great-Grandfather and great-grandson had encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Upon hearing this, Kong Yi’s eyes lit up.
“Grandfather, now these expert Spirit Beasts all listen to Bo’er.
Those are two Limit Douluo!
Even the former Spirit Hall was only so-so.
I dare to suggest that you, Grandfather, inquire about the weight of the nine tripods.
This Sun Moon Empire…
perhaps our Kong Family also has the merit of rebuilding the nation.”
This was not false.
A thousand years ago, Shrek organized the two Douluo nations to invade the Sun Moon Empire.
It was the ancestors of the Kong Family who led the Soul Engineers to defend Capital City with their lives.
When the Sun Moon Empire counterattacked and the Shrek coalition could no longer fight, the Kong Family was enfeoffed as the “Duke of Yue.” Today, the Kong Family has extremely high prestige among the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineers, and with Kong Bo bringing back several powerful Spirit Beasts, Kong Yi naturally developed ambitions.
As soon as Kong Yi spoke, the expressions of Kong Deming and Kong Bo showed that they did not agree.
“Hmph, Yi’er,” Kong Deming shook his head.
“You, you need to think more.
Come, Bo’er, tell your father where his thinking is wrong.”
“Father,” Kong Bo asked, “among the four great Soul Engineer legions, how many are fiercely loyal to our Kong Family, such that if our Kong Family wanted to claim the throne, they would immediately respond?”
“This…
this there are none,” Kong Yi said.
“Father, how many people have we planted in the Royal Hand Soul Engineer Legion?” Kong Bo continued to ask.
Kong Yi shook his head again.
Then Kong Bo continued to ask, “Father, let’s put it this way, I’ll ask the simplest question.
The court officials are civil servants; we can use force to make them submit.
But what about Senior Mortal World’s family and the family of my Great-Grandfather on my mother’s side?
If they knew our Kong Family wanted to be Emperor, would they resolutely support us?”
“Father, with Shrek eyeing us covetously from the outside and the Holy Spirit Cult stirring up trouble from within, what is their attitude toward our Kong Family?” Kong Bo continued to ask.
“This…” Kong Yi stopped speaking after hearing this.
At this moment, Kong Deming spoke up.
“Bo’er is your son; what he finds inconvenient to say, I will say.
You haven’t even won over these people, yet you want to take their place—keep dreaming!
Yi’er, having ambition is fine, but we must also have the matching strength.
Wait until Bo’er grows up.
You really are not as good as your son.”
“Grandfather, Yi’er knows he was wrong.” Kong Yi was breaking out in cold sweat after hearing this.
Fortunately, his grandfather and his capable son were rational enough not to get carried away just because a few expert Spirit Beasts had arrived, otherwise, the entire Kong Family would truly have been wiped out.
“Yi’er, bury this thought deep in your heart for your grandfather.
Wait until Bo’er grows up, then we will discuss it at length,” Kong Deming said.
“Don’t even tell Fanghua about this!
Tomorrow, I will go to see the Emperor with a Limit Douluo expert.
We will say that it saw us on the road, heard this old man describe Capital City, admired the prosperity of Capital City, and did not want to Cultivate in the deep mountains anymore, so it came to Capital City with me.
The others can just hide in the residence.”
Although Kong Deming had not read “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” it knew the effect of “secretly raising three thousand death warriors, scattering them among the people, and gathering them in one morning” (@Sima Shi).
Then Kong Deming said: “As for Bo’er, in two weeks, you will go to the Royal Soul Engineer Academy to study.
Whether it’s as a Spirit Master or a Soul Engineer, you have talent, so don’t fall behind in either.
You are a persevering child, and your Great-Grandfather is assured of you.”
“Yes, Great-Grandfather,” Kong Bo said.
The next day, Kong Deming brought the Evil Emperor to the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.
Kong Bo had taught the Evil Emperor what to say.
It kept exclaiming in plain language, “Oh my, Capital City is truly too prosperous.
Oh my, can the Sun Moon Empire’s palace have so much gold and silver treasure?
Your Majesty, whoever you tell me to beat up, I will beat up, no questions asked.
As long as you can get me a big house and some gold and silver treasure, that will be fine.”
This solidified the Evil Emperor’s persona.
“Its Excellency the Evil Emperor has long been cultivating in the deep mountains.
It happened to meet this old official after coming out of the mountains.
It admired the old official’s magnificent attire, and I described the prosperity of Capital City to Its Excellency, and so it came.”