Chapter 11: The Uneasy Emperor Hong
Before departure, Di Yang, who was seeing him off, specifically told Di Hong what he had said yesterday in front of Di Ming.

This made Emperor Ming unhappy at the time.

"Brother, you don't trust me, your brother?"

"Am I that kind of person?"

He looked Di Ming up and down, then pretended to be disgusted.

"What do you think?"

"Hey." Di Ming was unhappy.

"Just wait and see. This time when I go to Tiandou City, I won't even drink the wine."

Since his elder brother didn't believe it, he had to prove it. In order to prove the credibility of his words, he turned his head to look at Di Hong beside him.

"Fourth brother, you supervise me."

After saying that, he turned and got on the carriage.

Di Hong spread his hands helplessly, then got on the carriage. Inside the carriage, Di Ming was sitting there with an indignant look on his face, and there was a large plate of barbecue next to him.

"Second brother, are you planning to turn your anger into appetite?" Di Hong teased.

"Go away, what do you mean by turning anger into appetite? This is what I, your second brother, am doing, punishing myself." Di Ming said dissatisfiedly, and then he started eating by himself. It was obvious that he was still angry.

This time when paying tribute to Tiandou City, the tribute treasures prepared by the Kingdom of Silvester were more precious and rare than before. For this reason, Di Yuan even took out a three thousand year old soul bone from the treasury.

It can be said that this time it is not just a simple tribute from a vassal state to the suzerain state, but also an expression of support for Xue Ye. Now the infighting within the royal family has almost reached a fever pitch, and the old emperor's indulgence of Xue Yu has made him almost unscrupulous.

This time, the royal struggle is more intense than any previous royal struggle.

Because all the subordinate kingdoms were implicated this time, the four major kingdoms were inevitably involved in the fight for the throne between the two princes.

Sitting in the carriage, looking at the scenery outside that was constantly receding, Di Hong asked: "Second brother, do you think anything exciting will happen when we go to Tiandou City this time?"

Di Ming, who was eating barbecue, didn't care.

"What exciting things can there be? It's nothing more than offering tribute, then worshipping the emperor, then holding a banquet, and then everyone goes back to their homes."

"Isn't it always like this?"

“Will this year be any different?”

Although he had never paid tribute before, he still knew the basic procedures.

Di Hong shook his head. He always felt that this time would be different. This time his father arranged for him to accompany him to pay tribute. Although it was because of the snowy night, Di Yuan could have refused, but he didn't.

"Why do you think my father agreed to Prince Xueye's request and let me accompany him?"

Di Ming glanced at him.

"What else could it be? It's because the news about your fighting spirit in the New City has spread."

Di Hong was even more confused.

"About fighting spirit?"

He was puzzled. Even if it was about the fighting spirit, it shouldn't have been spread to Tiandou City. Besides, he thought he had covered it up well.

Di Ming sneered.

"Fourth brother, you think you can hide it well by wearing a mask, so others can't see it."

"you are too naive."

"I was discovered?" Di Hong was a little surprised. He was participating in the fighting spirit in the new city, and it hadn't even been three days.

"What do you think?" Di Ming explained, "Although your soul fight was in the new city, those nobles found you immediately after you finished the soul fight."

"Everyone knows that Ling Guang is actually the fourth prince of the royal family, Di Hong."

"Fourth brother, you must not underestimate those nobles. It is very dangerous to look down on them." "You think you are hiding very secretly, but in fact your every move is under their surveillance. Besides, everyone knows that you are practicing there."

"People who are not familiar with you may not recognize you at first, but the nobles all know you, especially your long red hair and your iconic red eyes, which cannot be concealed by a mask."

Di Hong was astonished, then he took out a mirror from the soul guide on his waist and looked at the handsome face, the gem-like red eyes, and the long red hair tied up in a crown in the mirror.

Well, it is indeed too iconic, and it is hard not to find out. He is indeed too naive. But think about it, he was just an ordinary person in his previous life. Although he became a noble after traveling through time, he did not receive much aristocratic training after all.

He has not had contact with too many nobles, especially after his martial soul awakened.

In the six years since his martial soul awakened, he has been practicing and basically has no dealings with the nobles. He also does not participate in any activities among the nobles such as banquets, tea parties, etc. that promote communication.

No matter what, in his opinion, cultivation is the most important thing, but he overlooked one problem, this is Douluo Continent.

Seeing Di Hong's look, Di Ming actually felt a little proud.

"This time, your father asked you to go to Tiandou City to show them what a genius is."

"But don't worry, no one will think that you are a super genius with an innate level 20 soul power. After all, we are a royal family and have plenty of resources for cultivation."

"You've been training inside the volcano for the past few years anyway."

"Will it work?" Di Hong was a little worried. What he feared most now was that people would find out that his talent far exceeded that of ordinary geniuses with full innate soul power, especially if he was discovered by the Spirit Hall. He had an innate soul power of level 20, and he was already a Soul King at the age of twelve.

"Nothing is impossible. Besides, Xue Ye is here."

After saying that, Di Ming opened the window of the carriage and said to the soldiers outside: "Go, bring me some more fruit."

"Yes." The soldier clasped his fists and rode away.

Soon a plate of grapes was brought over.

Di Ming felt very comfortable eating the delicious grapes.

"If only there were two, no, three beauties at this time, I would rest my head on one, another would give me a massage, and another would feed me grapes, and then the three of them would call me prince in very numb voices."

"That's simply too good to be true."

“That’s what enjoyment is.”

"You are nothing like me, fourth brother. You do nothing but practice every day. It's so boring."

The corner of Di Hong's mouth twitched fiercely.

"Second brother, in this world, strength is the foundation. How can you enjoy life without strength?"

"Look at you. Six years ago you were a Soul Master. It's been six years, and you're still a Soul Master."

Emperor Ming didn't care.

"Who cares? Anyway, my talent is just like that. If I can cultivate to become a Soul Emperor in this lifetime, I will be very lucky."

"For me, the level of soul power is not that important. Now I am level 38, plus my identity, it is enough for me to be free and easy outside. Besides, even if I meet a soul master that I can't beat, don't I still have you?"

"As a younger brother, you have to become stronger and support me, your big brother."

"Then I will tell everyone that my fourth brother is invincible."

What kind of logic is this? Di Hong was confused. Why did he feel that his second brother might betray him? Did he also have to cherish his life and stay away from his brother?

"Second brother, please don't cheat me."

To be on the safe side, he still had to tell him in advance to prevent Di Ming from really cheating him.

"How could that be? We are brothers. Second brother will never cheat you, don't worry."

Patting Di Hong on the shoulder, Di Ming gave him a reassuring look that made him feel uneasy.

(End of this chapter)