Afterward, Tang San decided that at the end of the promotion competition, he would announce Xue Qinghe as Spirit Hall's spy in front of the entire Dou Hun Arena.
At that time, Qian Renxue would certainly be unable to defend herself and would be surrounded by heavy troops dispatched by Xue Ye. As for the two Title Douluo protecting Qian Renxue,
they were merely child's play in front of his own father and Sword Douluo. After all, in his previous life, Yang Wudi, who was under his command, defeated that good-for-nothing Snake Lance.
The subsequent matches, because they didn't get matched with Heaven Dou Royal Team One, allowed Shrek to be arrogant for a few days, but their ranking ultimately couldn't go up.
...
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Xue Xing sat upright on a tiger-skin stool, waiting for Ning Fengzhi to arrive. He was already impatient to fleece Ning Fengzhi, this fat sheep.
After all, he could instantly get a hundred million gold coin, which was much more than collecting taxes.
Before long, he heard someone report.
Xue Xing also allowed Ning Fengzhi to enter.
"School Master Ning, it's been a while, please have a seat."
At this moment, Xue Xing had a smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he intended to do. Seeing Ning Fengzhi sit down, and the servant not yet pouring tea, he couldn't help but scold, "Someone! Why haven't you poured tea for Ning Fengzhi?"
"No matter. May I ask why Your Majesty has summoned me?"
Ning Fengzhi looked at the suddenly polite Xue Ye, unsure what to say for a moment. He just felt that Xue Ye had some ill intentions.
But Xue Xing didn't care about Ning Fengzhi's expression. He was here to get gold coin from Ning Fengzhi, so why bother with so much?
But he still said with a pleasant expression, "Oh, School Master Ning, aren't those words too formal? Our school and your empire are in a cooperative relationship. What's wrong with calling me Big Brother Xue in private?"
After hearing Xue Xing's words, Ning Fengzhi's expression became even more unpleasant. He confirmed it; this emperor definitely had no good intentions.
"Then, may I ask what Big Brother Xue needs me for?"
But to stabilize the relationship with the Heaven Dou Empire, Ning Fengzhi still suppressed the anger in his heart and asked.
"This? Little Brother Ning, you may not know, our Heaven Dou Empire appears to be infinitely glorious and its strength is steadily rising, but in reality, it's almost at its wit's end."
Xue Xing spoke nonsense with a straight face, not caring whether Ning Fengzhi believed him or not. If he didn't believe him, it meant harboring a Heaven Dou fugitive and attempting to subvert the Heaven Dou regime. If he gave in, they would remain good allies.
Seeing Xue Xing's appearance, Ning Fengzhi understood that this old man wanted money. His expression immediately turned displeased. Everyone was asking them for money. Did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's money come from nowhere?
But to appease Xue Ye, he still suppressed his anger and said:
"This, how can this little brother help?"
"The military account is still short three hundred million gold coin. I just hope School Master Ning can generously help us Heaven Dou out."
Xue Xing said, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Ning Fengzhi, waiting for his response.
"Three hundred million!"
Ning Fengzhi first lost his voice abruptly. This was three hundred million gold coin! As far as he knew, the Heaven Dou Empire's annual military expenditure was only one hundred million.
Asking him directly for three hundred million, wasn't that treating them like fools?
"Big Brother Xue Ye, you may not know, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has also been experiencing financial difficulties recently. Three hundred million is a huge sum for us as well."
Ning Fengzhi naturally didn't want to give Heaven Dou so much money for nothing. He only hoped that Heaven Dou could also offer something in exchange.
Otherwise, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School always paid, but received nothing in return, it would naturally be unreasonable.
If this continued, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would eventually be dragged down by these useless allies.
"So, School Master Ning is unwilling to help this old brother with a problem?"
Xue Xing's tone was somewhat disappointed. Just when Ning Fengzhi thought the matter wouldn't be brought up again, Xue Xing suddenly changed his tone and said:
"I heard that Little Brother Ning has been in close contact with a Title Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect recently. Is that true or false?"
Being asked that, Ning Fengzhi was somewhat stunned. How did Xue Ye know about his contact with Tang Hao?
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo naturally wouldn't betray the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Everyone else who knew had already been killed and refined by Tang San.
With a change of thought, it could only be that something went wrong on Tang Hao's side. Ning Fengzhi immediately felt a surge of anger. So, he had been made a clown.
Seeing Ning Fengzhi remain silent, Xue Xing continued to press, "I remember there was a Title Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect who once broke into prison in Heaven Dou City, causing dozens of casualties and severely injuring a Spirit Saint, which caused heavy losses for our Heaven Dou Empire."
Then, looking at Ning Fengzhi, he patted Ning Fengzhi's shoulder and said, "I am deeply saddened by what happened back then. I plan to send people to investigate it soon. What do you think, Little Brother Ning?"
Ning Fengzhi's mouth twitched. Could the threat in his words be any more obvious? It was practically in his face.
"This... this is naturally for the best."
Ning Fengzhi said calmly, his expression showing no joy or anger, but his heart was already filled with indignation. He was clearly displeased with Xue Ye treating their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as a piggy bank.
However, to ensure their united front against Spirit Hall, Ning Fengzhi reluctantly compromised, forcing a smile onto his face.
"Big Brother Xue Ye has difficulties, and I naturally won't refuse to help. How about I provide one hundred million gold coin to help Big Brother Xue Ye overcome this problem?"
"One hundred million gold coin?"
Xue Xing saw that one hundred million was almost the limit of what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could produce at the moment, so he nodded.
He secretly regretted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School didn't have much money left.
"Then I shall thank Little Brother Ning first. Today is a good day, why don't we go watch the younger generation of the Empire compete? I heard that there's a match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One today."
Xue Xing laughed heartily and prepared to take Ning Fengzhi to watch the match.
Ning Fengzhi could only reluctantly agree, while in his heart, he greeted Xue Ye's ancestors eighteen generations back.
He knew that the Shrek Seven Devils, whom he valued, were being crushed by Heaven Dou Royal Team One, yet he was still made to watch the match. Wasn't this a psychological attack?
"Forget it, I'll endure."
He comforted himself, and a glint of ambition flashed in Ning Fengzhi's eyes. Once Tang San was fully cultivated, it would be the day the Seven Treasure would replace Heaven Dou and establish its own nation.
At that time, he would be the first to tie that old man Xue Ye to the gallows and hang him for three days and three nights, only then would he be able to vent the hatred in his heart.
...
Spirit Hall.
Qian Xunfeng was currently monitoring the progress of the eighth trial of the Order God's Examination.
Not long ago, the Dark Side Fusion progress of the eighth trial directly increased by twenty percent, bringing the total progress to fifty percent.
After contacting Xiao Lan in the Douluo plane, he learned that Tang San had already Awakened the Godhood on the Dark Side, which immediately piqued his interest.
"Currently, only that old man Tang Hao hasn't Awakened. Everyone else has been Parasite by a Dark Side entity, and their own Dark Side has already been removed."
Rubbing his chin, Qian Xunfeng said with a hint of dark amusement, "Let me speed things up a bit."
He remembered that Tang Xiao and Yun'er, as well as Tang San's younger brother Tang Shan, hadn't appeared yet. It was time to let Tang San understand the truth.
As if he had already imagined Tang San's corrupted appearance, Qian Xunfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud.
As a result, Ah Yin and a group of others came knocking on his door.
"Still laughing? You haven't come to spend time with us for a month, have you?"