Chapter 160: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile, The Twin Douluo of Sword and Bone, Qian Renxue’s Fury
Chapter 160: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile, The Twin Douluo of Sword and Bone, Qian Renxue’s Fury
The main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was exceptionally bright today.
The gilded pillars were polished until they gleamed.
The phantom image of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda atop the hall hung in midair, layers of treasure light descending and reflecting off the entire jade floor like a water surface.
Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, sat in the main seat.
Dressed in luxurious purple robes and wearing Glasses, he appeared gentle and refined.
The Feather Fan in his hand swayed intermittently, while the fingertips of his other hand lightly tapped the table.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap..."
Seated beside him were two special beings: the Guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
One was the Level 95 Super Douluo, Bone DouluoGu Rong.
Gu Rong slouched in his chair, his entire body so thin he resembled a skeleton.
His complexion held a faint grayish-white hue, a characteristic of the Bone Spirit Cultivated to its peak.
He glanced across the way.
The Level 96 Super Sword Douluo, Chen Xin.
Chen Xin stood ramrod straight, his white robes spotless, a Long Sword strapped to his back, and not a trace of expression on his Face.
Gu Rong grinned.
"Old Swordsman, why the long Face? It looks like someone owes you eight million gold coins. Who are you showing that to?"
Chen Xin didn’t even lift an eyelid.
"Noisy."
"Tsk."
Gu Rong changed his posture, crossing his legs, showing none of the composure expected of a Titled Douluo.
"I’m just worried about you. I’m afraid if you keep that poker Face too long, you won’t remember where the muscles are when you want to smile."
Chen Xin finally moved.
He slightly turned his Face, his gaze slowly sweeping over Gu Rong’s Face, treating him no differently than roadside weeds.
"Old Bones, such wild talk. Where is your dignity?"
"Dignity?"
Gu Rong pointed to his nose.
"I, Gu Rong, have never associated myself with the word ’dignity’ in my life. But you, walking around with a stiff Face all day—don’t you get tired?"
Chen Xin didn’t reply.
He simply straightened his back even more.
Ning Fengzhi paused his fanning motion.
He looked up, glanced left, then right, and sighed helplessly.
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu."
His voice was gentle, like a stream in springtime.
"Please rest for a moment, both of you. I have serious business to discuss."
Gu Rong shrugged, accepting the Face.
Chen Xin snorted coldly and remained silent.
Their bickering wasn’t hostility, but familiarity, and Ning Fengzhi always stepped in to mediate and stop them at the right time.
Ning Fengzhi placed the Feather Fan on his lap, raised his eyes to Gu Rong, and his expression grew serious.
"Uncle Gu, you’ve been moving around Heaven Dou City recently. Have you found any information about Poison DouluoDugu Bo?"
Gu Rong tapped his fingers on his chin.
Though withered, his movement carried a lazy, casual air.
"Couldn’t find him."
"That Old Poison has vanished as if evaporated. I searched over half of Heaven Dou City and couldn’t even find a strand of his hair."
"Oh?"
Ning Fengzhi couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
His fingertips tapped the tabletop again.
The timing of Dugu Bo’s disappearance was too strange.
This Poison Douluo was always inseparable from Prince Xue Xing.
If there was the slightest disturbance in Heaven Dou City, he would surely be the first to appear.
Yet now, he had vanished into thin air.
If he hadn’t known that Prince Xue Xing was recently looking for Dugu Bo, he truly wouldn’t have known about this matter.
Even Uncle Gu couldn’t find a trace... Ning Fengzhi lowered his eyelids.
He thought of Xue Qinghe.
Currently, Emperor Xue Ye of Heaven Dou is gravely ill, and Royal Figures like Crown PrinceXue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing are competing fiercely in secret.
Under Heaven Dou, dark currents were already surging.
And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had long since chosen a side.
Crown PrinceXue Qinghe was not only the Crown Prince favored by Emperor Xue Ye but also Ning Fengzhi’s Disciple, so Ning Fengzhi was bound to support Xue Qinghe.
As for Prince Xue Xing... they couldn’t afford to be careless.
"Uncle Gu, are there any other clues?"
Gu Rong thought for a moment and said:
"The only clue is that the Old Poison went back to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy recently, stayed for less than half a day, and then completely disappeared."
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Ning Fengzhi repeated the name, his brows slightly furrowed.
That place must have been where he went to see his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
The fact that Dugu Bo doted on his Only Granddaughter was practically common knowledge.
The only piece of good news now was that Dugu Yan was still at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
At this point, he stopped thinking further.
The Feather Fan lightly rested against his chin, his fingertips slowly rubbing the handle.
Images flashed through his mind.
"It has been several years since Tang Hao re-emerged. After destroying several Spirit Hall Branch Temples, he is still being hunted by Spirit Hall."
Ning Fengzhi opened his eyes and said helplessly, "Soon, the continent is going to be turbulent."
His voice was light, yet heavy with meaning.
"All Major Powers are starting to move. This is not a good sign."
Gu Rong rarely put away his cynical expression.
He sat up straight, his back leaving the chair, and looked at Ning Fengzhi.
At that moment, Chen Xin, who had been silent, spoke: "Since things are unsettled, Fengzhi, bring Rongrong back."
"Exactly! Exactly!"
Gu Rong rarely agreed with Chen Xin, nodding repeatedly.
"That little girl is used to running wild outside, but given the current situation, what if something goes wrong..."
Ning Fengzhi smiled.
He fanned himself, a gentle warmth spreading in his eyes.
"Uncle Gu, Uncle Jian, please don’t worry."
"Rongrong is at Shrek Academy. Flender is a shrewd man; he knows what is important."
He paused, his gaze passing through the hall’s Window Lattices toward the distance.
That was the direction of Shrek Academy.
The sky was blue, the clouds were white.
Once this busy period is over, he should go see how much that little girl has grown.
She wrote saying she had made recent progress, but he didn’t know if it was true or just meant to please her old man.
That girl has loved to act spoiled since she was little.
Thinking of his Beloved Daughter, the curve of Ning Fengzhi’s lips softened even more.
Gu Rong looked at him, clicked his tongue, and turned his Face away.
Well, that was worry wasted... In the deepest part of the Heaven DouCrown Prince’s Residence was a Secret Chamber.
Candlelight flickered in the corner, and the dim yellow light stretched the human shadow long.
Xue Qinghe stood before the stone table.
He lowered his eyes and raised a hand to stroke his spirit tool.
Golden hair fell like a waterfall, cascading over his shoulders. The candlelight licked the tips of his hair, coating them in a faint glow.
His facial features softened slightly, his eyes and brows became clearer, and his jawline became finer.
His entire demeanor changed instantly.
The gentle and modest Heaven DouCrown Prince transformed into Qian Renxue, the Young Lord of Spirit Hall.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror, her golden eyes devoid of emotion.
Then she picked up the Secret Letter sent from Spirit Hall.
The paper was very thin.
The information delivered by Spirit Hall’s spies was heavily encrypted and took many days of transit to reach her hands.
Her gaze fell upon one line of text.
—His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff has recently been secretly collecting Whale Glue in considerable quantities, destination unknown.
"Whale Glue?"
Qian Renxue’s fingertips tightened sharply.
As the one impersonating the Crown Prince, she naturally knew what Whale Glue was.
Among the Heaven Dou nobility, that group of Dissolute Youths used this stuff as an aphrodisiac, spreading rumors about its miraculous effects in private.
She had been undercover for so many years and had heard those disgusting topics no less than a hundred times.
"Why would that woman want something as vile as Whale Glue?"
Qian Renxue closed her eyes. She refused to speak that name.
Since she could remember, she had never uttered the words ’mother’ or ’mama’.
Heh.
She had no mother.
She only had her grandfather, the legacy left by the ancestors of Spirit Hall, and the plan to usurp the nation that must be completed.
But by what right did that woman—?
By what right did she sit in the Supreme Pontiff’s position, control everything in Spirit Hall, and—commit such shameless acts?
The existence of "Whale Glue" made her involuntarily think of dirty deeds.
(End of Chapter)
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