Chapter 172: 190. Spirit Hall Reform
In the Soto City Grand Hotel, Dai Mubai hosted, with Oscar and Ma Hongjun sitting on either side. The waiters brought in food and drinks.
Then Dai Mubai called in a troupe of provocatively dressed dancers to perform a sizzling and energetic dance in the center of the private room.
Watching the group of sensual women, Ma Hongjun's evil fire suddenly flared up.
He silently thought of Bai Chenxiang's image and forced the evil fire down.
"Come, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, today is a good day. We're not leaving until we're drunk tonight!" Dai Mubai said, raising his glass to the two.
Oscar raised his own glass and replied, "Come on, let's drink."
As the two clinked glasses, they both glanced at Ma Hongjun.
Seeing Ma Hongjun still struggling to suppress himself, Dai Mubai called a waiter over, handed him a small pouch of white powder, whispered a few words into his ear, and slipped him some money.
The waiter glanced around, took the money from Dai Mubai, and left casually with the white powder.
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai subtly made an "OK" gesture to Oscar.
Soon, the waiter returned with more wine, serving drinks to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
Under the persuasion of Dai Mubai and Oscar, Ma Hongjun drank the wine the waiter had brought to him.
After drinking it, Ma Hongjun felt dizzy, and the evil fire within him burned even more fiercely, as though drenched in oil.
His face flushed red like a tomato, veins stood out on his forehead, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore. The six-year-old Ma Hongjun dove into the arms of a 20-year-old dancer.
Dai Mubai signaled to the dancer with his eyes, and the dancer quickly led Ma Hongjun into one of the hotel rooms.
Dai Mubai went over to the madam, handed her a bag of gold soul coins, and said, "The young one inside is my good brother—make sure you take good care of him."
"Young Master Dai, our skills—don't you trust them? Leave it to us, you can rest easy." the madam said.
Dai Mubai nodded in satisfaction, but then a thunderous roar echoed from inside the room. Covering his ears, Dai Mubai said, "Ma Hongjun, big brother's good to you, right? All those girls you fooled around with in the last life—this time, I brought you the best!"
Then he waved his hand, and a group of twin beauties approached. Dai Mubai embraced one on each side, while Oscar also paired off with a girl. The two retreated to their rooms to "battle" until dawn.
The next day—
Ma Hongjun woke up in bed, staring at the messy scene around him, his mind in a haze.
He recalled what happened yesterday—he drank too much, the evil fire rose in him, and then he... with three women...
Thinking of it, guilt toward Bai Chenxiang surged in his heart.
Just then, Dai Mubai and Oscar walked in, both looking refreshed.
Ma Hongjun looked at them with scrutinizing eyes and asked hoarsely, "Why didn't you stop me?"
Dai Mubai replied, "Hongjun, can you blame us for that? Last night you were burning up, holding that girl like a madman. How could we stop you?"
Oscar said with lingering fear, "Your entire face was red like a tomato! If we'd stopped you, it would've hurt you even more."
Dai Mubai continued, "Little bro, we did it for your own good. Watching you grabbing that dancer and not letting go, I had no choice but to pay so you could vent your... desires. Hongjun, trust me—desires can't be suppressed. It's better to release than to hold them in. When it's time, you have to let it out."
Meanwhile—in Spirit Hall, Elder Hall.
Bibi Dong and the offerings and elders were all present.
Now, Qian Renxue had already become the de facto leader of Spirit Hall.
"Today, I've called this meeting for one single purpose: to reform Spirit Hall."
The announcement of reforms left the elders of Spirit Hall dumbfounded.
Then she pointed out numerous internal issues within Spirit Hall and announced several reform proposals. After speaking, she asked seriously: "Those are the points of the reform. Do you have any questions?"
The Heavenly Crocodile spoke: "Xue'er, there are indeed many parasites in Spirit Hall that must be cleaned out, but some of your reform strategies won't just affect the Hall internally—they'll also touch the interests of the two great empires. Imagine what kind of storm this will cause if we implement them."
Qian Renxue's reforms directly targeted the core interests of the two empires. They had already been wary of Spirit Hall for years. If these reforms passed, they would certainly intensify the conflict between the two empires and Spirit Hall—this was what the elders worried about.
"But—" Qian Renxue said, "War between us and the two empires is inevitable, Grandpa Crocodile. Since it's a destined war, wouldn't it be better for the enemy to strike first than for us to do so?"
"She's right." Jiang Mo spoke up: "We and the two empires can't coexist. War across the continent is only a matter of time. My Coiling Dragon Staff tells me it can't wait any longer."
Qian Renxue nodded and then said to the elders and offerings: "Let's proceed to vote on the proposals."
In the end, the internal reforms of Spirit Hall passed unanimously, and Pope Bibi Dong would personally carry out their implementation.
Spirit Hall was one of the paramount powers on the Douluo Continent; its every move affected the entire world.
Spirit Hall's reforms drew the attention of all factions.
Pope Bibi Dong announced the implementation of the reforms, which were divided into two parts: strengthening internal discipline and cracking down on internal corruption and parasites. In this purge, corrupt figures like Archbishop of Gengxin City, Miles, were eliminated, while some who received advance warnings defected to the two empires or upper three sects. Spirit Hall then established a complete inspection system to thoroughly regulate its internal operations.
The first part of the reform was to strengthen the body; the other part was to extend its reach.
Spirit Hall would establish collection and storage systems across the continent, gather data from all regions, and build a continent-wide commercial network and information dissemination system with Spirit Hall at its center.
This reform touched the interests of all powers on the continent. When the two great empires and the upper three sects received the news, they didn't react at first—but upon careful consideration, they caught a whiff of danger.
Building collection systems, establishing Spirit Hall's commercial network and dissemination system? What was Spirit Hall planning?
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