Chapter 286 285. The choice is over at the beginning!
"I have always believed that the key to time is how to manage it... Facing a wonderful person like Your Highness, even if I really don't have time, I can still have it, right?" Ye Qingcang smiled and nodded to Xu Jiujiu, then looked at Elder Xuan who was standing beside him: "Speaking of which, Elder Xuan, you shouldn't mind if I leave now, right?"

"Haha... you're joking." Facing Ye Qingcang, whose strength was already higher than his, Elder Xuan did not dare to neglect him just because of his young age. Realizing that he would not be able to participate in the next matter, he smiled and said jokingly: "We at Shrek Academy still need to repair these ruins, so we won't let you stay here for dinner."

Many words have double meanings.

Just like many things are hidden in excuses.

Ye Qingcang asked Xu Jiujiu if she had time, and asked if it was inconvenient for her, meaning that they should go to another place to talk, but he didn't know if Xu Jiujiu was willing. Xu Jiujiu replied that everything depended on whether Ye Qingcang was free. If Ye Qingcang was free, she would naturally be free. If Ye Qingcang didn't have time, she could wait until Ye Qingcang was free. She just hoped that Ye Qingcang could do things according to the order of first come, first served.

Fully respected Ye Qingcang's opinion.

Invisibly put yourself in a lower position.

If we break down Ye Qingcang's answer, the first half means that you are a wonderful person, a very interesting one. I like talking to interesting people. Even if I really have something to do, I will prioritize one thing over another. This fully expresses that I feel your respect and am willing to communicate with you.

The second half of the sentence asks Master Xuan, which is a literal translation.

Can we go?

Are you okay?

I'm leaving with someone to discuss something. What trouble will you, Shrek Academy, cause again? For example, you want to push the pressure of the Douling Empire onto me and catch me off guard again.

Mr. Xuan’s answer was also a literal translation.

Shrek Academy still has to clean up the ruins.

That's pretty much like wiping your butt.

Anyway, with the strength of the Douling Empire, it is unlikely to hold Ye Qingcang accountable.

Of course, we are not considering probability at the moment. Whether it is possible or impossible, you just need to leave first. Not inviting you to dinner is equivalent to not discussing these trivial matters with you, which is equivalent to Shrek Academy taking it upon itself.

"In that case, I really need to find a place to eat..." Ye Qingcang laughed dumbly, and then continued the topic in a friendly manner using the excuse thrown out by Xuan Lao: "Your Highness, do you mind having a few more mouths to feed?"

Xu Jiujiu finally understood Ye Qingcang's metaphor.

He glanced at Sheng Caier and Jiang Nannan who had been standing behind Ye Qingcang.

Then, his eyes turned.

He scanned Hu Liena and the others one by one.

Finally, he glanced at Tang Ya and others.

After hesitating for less than a second, he made a prompt decision: "When I was very young, my father taught me and my brother: Dragons do not live with snakes... Anyone who is favored by you, the divine examiner, must be a dragon among men. I will certainly welcome you with open arms. However, my identity and position are quite special. If you sit at the same table with me, it is indeed possible that some people will misunderstand you... I hope to form a gentleman's friendship with you all. In this case, I can only speak these ugly words in advance!"

“How about this, let’s compromise.” Ye Qingcang glanced at Huo Yuhao and the others and suggested, “Those who believe in me should listen to me and follow me to eat outside. Those who don’t believe in me can do whatever they want. You will bear the consequences at your own risk. What do you think?”

"I have no objection." Jiang Nannan nodded.

Saint-Cher remained silent.

It means it is accepted by default.

“We have no objection either.” Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao looked at each other, reached a consensus, and Tang Ya gave the answer.

"Us too." Hu Liena tilted her head and did not discuss it with Xie Yue and the others, because she could make the decision on her own and speak on behalf of the Spirit Hall.

"And me, too."

Xiaoxiao raised her hand, not wanting to be left behind.

Being the only one among these guys without teammates.

If Wang Dong were still here, he would be a companion.

But Wang Dong has already settled down in the Douyi world.

Xiao Xiao could only muster up the courage to speak.

"Since everyone has agreed, I won't be polite to you." Ye Qingcang glanced at Tang Ya and others who all agreed, and then called on them, "Yuhao, come here. Nannan and Cai'er are not to be mentioned. One of Nana or Xieyue should come here. Whoever the remaining one is, comfort Yan and the others... This is the general arrangement. If you have any objections, please keep them to yourself."

To put it bluntly, Ye Qingcang will be responsible if anything happens to those named.

If they voluntarily follow, and something happens, Ye Qingcang will not cover for them.

So, after saying this, Ye Qingcang did not continue to talk nonsense here. Speaking is different from writing. A letter that can be written in 20 minutes often only takes four or five minutes to be read aloud, and often only takes one or two minutes to be read. Therefore, the conversation that sounds very tedious actually took less than two minutes from the time Xu Jiujiu showed up to the moment when it ended. It was not too long. "Speaking of which, the last time I came to Shrek City, although Nan Nan took me to visit the outer courtyard and the city, I really don’t know much about these restaurants outside. I wonder if Your Highness knows about this and can give me some pointers?"

"Then I will show off my ugliness?" Xu Jiujiu smiled and agreed without any hesitation: "By the way, it's too troublesome to always call me by my identity. If you don't mind, just call me Jiujiu."

"OK then……"

Ye Qingcang is quick to follow good advice.

He felt a little annoyed because he was always called His Highness.

If it weren't for his principle of "I will respect you as much as I can", and if it weren't for the fact that it was somewhat impolite to address a woman by her name, he wouldn't have hesitated for so long to address her as "Your Highness".

But, for a long time, it was still a bit too intimate.

So, he added a suffix anyway.

He raised his hand and said, "Please, Princess Jiujiu."

Xu Jiujiu's eyes flashed and he nodded.

He didn't bother with this seemingly respectful address, which was actually a way of keeping distance. He raised his hand to return the greeting, then walked in front and led the way.

Ye Qingcang followed soon after.

Walking side by side with Xu Jiujiu.

Sheng Cai'er, Jiang Nannan, and the Titled Douluo from the Xingguan Sect were in the second batch. As for Hu Liena, after explaining the task to Xie Yue, she followed, leaving Xie Yue and the others behind.

Huo Yuhao clasped his fists towards Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

Then, he trotted after him.

Then, looking at Xiao Xiao who had also caught up, he said with a look of surprise: "No, Xiao Xiao, Brother Qingcang didn't say you had to come, right?"

“You know shit!” Tianmeng Bingcan was originally in a half-dead state, especially when he saw Bingbing sitting on Ye Qingcang’s shoulder. The look of disgust in his eyes made him unable to stop. But when he thought that his Bingbing had become Ye Qingcang’s spirit ring, he felt a little desperate and wanted to give up for no reason. He heard Huo Yuhao’s voice and borrowed Huo Yuhao’s perspective and said angrily: “You, the classmate, are the smart one. Your senior brother and teacher Xiaoya were scared away by Ye Shen’s warning. Little did they know that the first step to seize an opportunity is to pay a price. If you are not willing to take even a little risk, why should a divine examiner treat you as his own and train you?”

at the same time.

In the outside world.

Xiaoxiao was also talking.

There is some overlap with the sound of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

It's just that the words are different.

“My squad leader…” Xiao Xiao quietly rolled her eyes at Huo Yuhao. The stubbornness in her bones was fully reflected in this roll of eyes: “Didn’t Brother Ye say before that I will bear the consequences myself… Then I will bear the consequences myself!”

"Uh...it seems to be OK."

It has been about a year since I came into contact with the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

Huo Yuhao had already developed the ability to do two things at once. He could accept the sounds in his spiritual space and the outside world at the same time without being mentally confused.

He touched his chin, hesitant for a moment, then hesitantly confirmed Xiao Xiao's answer.

Soon, the warning from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm came.

“Yuhao, I know you value friendship and loyalty, but friendship and loyalty must be based on not sacrificing yourself!” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s understanding of Huo Yuhao’s character is already so profound that it cannot be more profound. Moreover, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s authority over Huo Yuhao’s spiritual space is much higher than Ice Emperor’s authority over Ye Qingcang’s spiritual space. Ice Emperor has no right to read Ye Qingcang’s memory, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is qualified to read Huo Yuhao’s memory. Therefore, he knew very well the reason for Huo Yuhao’s hesitation: “The test ended from the beginning. Even if you turn back now and bring your senior brother and Teacher Xiaoya, the two of them will not be able to intervene in the next topic between Ye Shen and this princess… If you lose your place because of this reason, then you will lose all your original capital!”

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment and nodded.

He is no longer the little boy he was back then.

His soul power also broke through level 20.

Living in this world, everyone has to bear the consequences of their own choices, and there are many consequences that outsiders cannot bear on their behalf.

Ye Qingcang looked back.

But nothing was said.

A hesitant Huo Yuhao is always better than the Huo Yuhao in the original novel. In fact, as long as the Sea God Tang San does not interfere, Huo Yuhao is a very normal child and a student taught very well by Alex. Unfortunately, even Alex did not expect that the Sea God Tang San would be so cruel and use his own daughter as bait to hook Huo Yuhao, just like Lu Meng crossing the river in white clothes.

It's not vicious, but shameless.

He is so shameless that even the wicked scholar Jia Xu would have to admit defeat.

And after he took the initiative to join the game.

After breaking the original plan of Seagod Tang San.

As long as Huo Yuhao can maintain his original intention, he will inevitably stand on the opposite side of Sea God Tang San, because the real conspiracy can never be compared with those shameless little calculations. If you fall into the shameless little calculations, you still have choices, but the real conspiracy is that no matter how you choose, there is only one result, unless you can avoid this conspiracy.

The meaning of open conspiracy itself is that it is bound to succeed.

You might get an advantage.

But I never suffer any loss.

Even if you don't fall into this conspiracy.

Maybe, the intention of setting up this conspiracy is to make you fail.

Anyone who is not stupid can see the reason why he brought Huo Yuhao along.

That's right.

It has something to do with Huo Yuhao’s identity.

At most, Xiao Xiao insisted on following him, which was indeed something he had not expected.

However, there are fifty ways to the great Dao and forty-nine ways to the natural world. It is normal to have an occasional error in prediction, as long as it does not affect the expected plan. Tolerance is sometimes a good quality.

Out of the gate of Shrek Academy.

Opposite the school gate is a commercial street.

On the long street opposite the school gate, every shop looks magnificent.

in this era.

Shrek Academy is recognized by the world as the number one advanced soul master academy.

Although today's soul masters have broken their spines and there is no longer a saying that they can be conferred titles by the empire above the level of Soul Sect, in this era when nobles also admire strength and are all soul masters, Shrek Academy requires students to have letters of recommendation from local city lords before they can enter the school. It can be said that it brings together a group of young people with the most prominent status in Douluo Continent.

Going back further, there are descendants of Titled Douluo.

Going down the generations, they all have glorious ancestors.

It is precisely because of this that Huo Yuhao, who has fallen to the point of selling grilled fish for a living, seems out of place, and when Xu Sanshi makes a move, he throws gold soul coins at once.

Not short of money.

I really have plenty of money.

And these shops are located opposite the school gate.

There are restaurants, hotels, and jewelry stores.

Only then will it look as magnificent as it does today.

To put it bluntly, they are all rolling.

The rent is definitely high.

These shops are very expensive.

The daily rent for one square meter is no less than one gold soul coin. For a restaurant with hundreds of square meters, the daily rent is hundreds of gold soul coins. Moreover, some restaurants have second floors, which often cost thousands of gold soul coins. There are 365 days in a year, which means an annual rent of 300,000 to 400,000 gold soul coins. If an ordinary family has a store like this, even if they don’t do any business and just rent it out, the lifetime income will be enough for their descendants to spend in ten lifetimes, and there is no need to worry about bankruptcy. As long as Shrek Academy does not move, there is no risk.

Of course, the current owners of these shops are not fools.

They dare to rent every inch of land even though it is worth so much.

It must be profitable.

In fact, the items in these restaurants, hotels, jewelry stores and some sundry stores are sold at extremely high prices. Although it cannot be said that they are ripping off customers, and the students of Shrek Academy are unlikely to tolerate such things, if it is true that you get what you pay for, then the result is naturally another matter.

Xu Jiujiu brought Ye Qingcang and others.

I picked a restaurant that seemed to be relatively crowded.

In fact, the traffic volume of these restaurants is similar.

They all have their own signature dishes that are quite famous.

The reason why she chose this restaurant was more because its decoration style really suited Xu Jiujiu's taste. Considering that the other restaurants would be almost the same, for both her and Ye Qingcang, all the delicacies in the world could be tasted. The appetite was not important, and talking about business was more important. So she chose the nearest restaurant and brought Ye Qingcang and others into this luxurious restaurant.

An industry like this located in an important location.

There are reserved boxes.

Will not be used easily.

But after revealing his identity for a long time, this rule that would not be easily used was obviously broken. Fortunately, it was not the first time.

After all, this place is very close to Shrek Academy.

Moreover, these restaurants are all century-old brands.

Yan Shaozhe and others had dinner here when they were young.

They say it will not be used easily, but in fact, it all depends on whether one’s identity meets the requirements.

Princess Xingluo entertained the guests.

It is definitely up to standard.

So……

"The food and wine are all ready, and everyone who should be here has arrived..." Ye Qingcang put the bracelet back on his wrist and gestured to Xu Jiujiu, "Princess Jiujiu can talk freely about whatever she wants to talk about, and the same goes for me."

(End of this chapter)