Chapter 282. Poseidon: I will betroth you to Qian Xunji as a concubine.
Qian Xunji returned to the Papal Palace and entered the secret chamber, glancing at the shadows beside him.
"Xiao Dongzi."
"This servant is here." Xiao Dongzi emerged from the shadows, looking at Qian Xunji humbly.
Of course, Qian Xunji could tell from the boy's rapidly increasing resentment that the Poseidon was quite dissatisfied with him.
"The Poseidon Martial Soul you gave Poseidon was a part of your own soul, wasn't it?" Qian Xunji asked.
"Yes, Master." Xiao Dongzi replied.
"Then take it back. I don't want any third party to know about my little secret with Poseidon." Qian Xunji said with a wicked smile.
Xiao Dongzi said, "But Master, if I take back Poseidon's Poseidon Martial Soul, won't she be without a Martial Soul?"
Qian Xunji thought for a moment and casually took out a card.
The top-tier martial soul, the Mermaid Card, was casually tossed to Xiao Dongzi, who said, "Just use this martial soul to fool her."
It's not like Qian Xunji is getting a new car, but a wedding; any martial soul will do.
"Yes, sir!" Xiao Dongzi responded and withdrew.
On Seagod Island, Poseidon was kneeling before the statue of the Seagod in prayer.
Suddenly, the light of the Seagod descended, and the statue seemed to come back to life.
Seeing this, Poseidon was incredibly excited. Her voice trembled as she replied, "Most sublime, greatest, most merciful, ruler of the four seas, have you answered the prayers of your believer?"
"My devout believer, Poseidon, I have a matter to attend to. Summon your martial soul," the Seagod said calmly.
Upon hearing Xiao Dongzi's words, Poseidon immediately summoned her martial soul without hesitation.
She vaguely remembered that when she was six years old, she and her father encountered a shipwreck at sea. Her father perished, but the Sea God rescued her from the ocean and bestowed upon her the Sea God Martial Soul.
The Sea God Martial Soul was Poseidon's true form, and she thus became the Sea God's representative in the mortal world.
After Poseidon summoned her Sea God Martial Soul, she immediately felt it being peeled away from her body.
Poseidon was shocked and confused, but she did not resist, because it was the Sea God himself who was peeling away her Martial Soul.
After Xiao Dongzi retrieved the Sea God Martial Soul, he said, "The Sea God Martial Soul is, after all, a part of my soul. Now that I have a great use for it, I've temporarily taken it back. As for you, Poseidon, you can use this Martial Soul to deal with things for now."
With that, Poseidon gave the Mermaid Martial Soul to Poseidon.
"Alright." The Sea God's divine light faded faintly.
A strange expression appeared on Poseidon's face. Her soul power level hadn't changed; she was still a level 99 Limit Douluo. Only her martial soul had changed from a god-level martial soul to a top-tier mermaid martial soul—a significant difference.
The crucial point was that another person on Seagod Island possessed the mermaid martial soul: the Sea Maiden Douluo. This was incredibly awkward.
However, as a devout follower of the Seagod, Poseidon dared not question him, much less harbor the slightest dissatisfaction.
After the deed was done, Xiao Dongzi said obsequiously, "Master, this servant has retrieved the Seagod martial soul."
Qian Xunji said, "Then I'll ask you to do one more thing. Have Poseidon come to my Spirit Hall to propose marriage, and have her bow her head and beg me to take her as a concubine!"
Xiao Dongzi: "..."
Damn, you're even more shameless than me! Although I, the Sea God, have a dirty heart, I still have to put on a show. At most, I'd just give Poseidon a martial soul and raise a loli. You're being so direct! Don't you have any shame? "What, do you have a problem with that?" Qian Xunji glanced at Xiao Dongzi, a dangerous glint in his eyes.
Xiao Dongzi trembled violently and said, "Master, this servant dares not, this servant will go and do it immediately."
Qian Xunji nodded and said, "That's a good servant."
While Poseidon was still adapting to the Sea God Martial Soul, the Sea God statue manifested once again. Poseidon hurriedly went to the Sea God statue, knelt down, and said, "Most exalted, greatest, most benevolent, and ruler of the four seas, what instructions do you have for your loyal believer?"
Xiao Dongzi said, "I am a devout believer, Poseidon, how old are you this year?"
Poseidon honestly replied, "Great Sea God, your devout believer is 114 years old this year."
"114 years old, huh? Then you're not young anymore. Do you have someone you like?" Xiao Dongzi asked.
Hearing the Sea God ask this, Poseidon's old face flushed red. She thought of that burly man, his domineering and unparalleled figure wielding the Clear Sky Hammer.
Poseidon dared not conceal anything from the god. She nodded and said, "Lord Sea God, Poseidon does indeed have someone she loves, but in my heart, my faith in you will always come first."
Xiao Dongzi said, "I already know of your faith. Now that I see you're not young anymore, I'd like to help you find happiness."
"Lord Sea God, are you going to abandon me?" Poseidon asked in alarm.
Xiao Dongzi said, "You're wrong, Poseidon. Although you're married, it doesn't mean you can't continue to believe in the Sea God."
Poseidon nodded, subconsciously thinking that the Sea God wanted to pair her with Tang Chen, and her heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
*Hmph, Tang Chen, you blockhead! Back then, I only wanted to reject Qian Daoliu, but you took it seriously, and decades have passed since then. Now that the Sea God is here, our good fortune is about to come true.*
"What do you think of Pope Qian Xunji of the Spirit Hall?" Xiao Dongzi asked.
"Qian Xunji?" Poseidon, not yet realizing the gravity of the situation, said, "Lord Sea God, he is the son of an old friend."
"I intend to betroth you to Qian Xunji as a concubine," Xiao Dongzi said calmly.
Poseidon belatedly realized what was happening and stared at the Sea God statue in shock.
Betrothed to Qian Xunji as a concubine?!
Good heavens, this was something Poseidon couldn't even imagine. Who was Qian Xunji? He was the son of Qian Daoliu! She didn't even fancy Qian Daoliu, yet the Sea God was making her marry Qian Xunji, and as a concubine at that!
She loved the valiant Tang Chen, but the Sea God was making her be a concubine to the son of a man she despised. Wasn't this a blatant trampling of Poseidon's pride and dignity?!
Could Poseidon tolerate this? If it weren't for the Sea God making this offer, Poseidon would have immediately turned on him.
"Lord Sea God, are you sure you're not joking?" Poseidon asked, her voice trembling.
(End of Chapter)