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After a while, a tall figure in a purple and gold robe fell from the sky and landed in the courtyard.
"What happened? Why is there such a big noise?" Bibi Dong took light steps and walked to Xuan Ming and sat down.
"Half the city is covered in snow."
Now Xuan Ming has fallen out with the seven major families and is on the verge of breaking up. His relationship with the royal family has also become strained. In this case, she no longer needs to be sneaky like before to contact Xuan Ming.
Even if he flew over here openly like this, it would still be reasonable.
"Yu Luomian is here to catch me." Xuan Ming sat up.
"I froze it."
Bibi Dong was slightly stunned.
"Is it necessary to make such a big fuss just to freeze him?"
"This is my first time freezing someone, I have no experience." Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong's eyes twitched slightly, "I thought you were demonstrating."
"Demonstration? Demonstration to whom?" Xuan Ming asked in confusion.
"You don't seem to understand your current situation." Bibi Dong said.
"Are you talking about the seven major families or the Tiandou royal family?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Dugu Bo is still alive. They won't attack me directly. At most, they will assassinate me."
"Why don't you mention the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?" Bibi Dong asked.
"They won't attack me." Xuan Ming said.
"By Ning Rongrong?" Bibi Dong raised her eyebrows slightly.
Xuan Ming shook his head, "That's not necessary."
He has indeed become the target of public criticism, but with Ning Fengzhi's ability, his situation can be changed.
After all, he was in the right in this matter, and the seven major families and the Tiandou royal family would not want to completely explode this matter.
If these two families were the first to break up with him, Ning Fengzhi would be able to enter the game with justification and use this incident as a handle to threaten the two families.
Not only would he be able to completely pull him to the side of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, but he would also be able to take the lead in the subsequent cooperation with the Tiandou Royal Family and the seven major families and continue to maintain the previous alliance of interests.
After all, no one wants to fall out with anyone except him.
Now that the Spirit Hall is powerful, he, who is stuck between the three major forces, can serve as a link to unite the three forces and fight against the Spirit Hall together. This is also the reason why the Tiandou Royal Family pretended to be deaf and dumb even though they knew that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had ulterior motives.
Between two evils, choose the lesser one. If the Tiandou royal family breaks up with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, they will have to face the pressure of the Spirit Hall on their own.
Similarly, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect did not want to face the Spirit Hall alone, so Ning Fengzhi was very sensible in his cooperation with the Tiandou Royal Family and did not go too far.
Even if they want to take action against him, these three companies will do so only after reaching a consensus.
He can die, but the alliance of interests that has been hard-earned between the three families cannot be broken.
"Since you can see clearly, why do you still insist on having your own way?"
The gate of the courtyard opened and Xue Qinghe walked in.
"Why?" Xuan Ming slowly turned his head to look at Xue Qinghe with a puzzled look on his face.
"How dare you ask me such a question?"
Xue Qinghe's expression froze, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you understand me clearly?" Xuan Ming asked.
"But how did you do it?"
"Ask me why I insist on having my own way? Why did you insist on having your own way?"
"I..." Xue Qinghe was speechless for a moment.
"Everyone is the same. I won't say anything about you, and you don't say anything about me." Xuan Ming said.
"It seems that this matter cannot be negotiated." Xue Qinghe said.
"No." Xuan Ming said.
Xue Qinghe was silent for a moment, "Then how do you plan to deal with it?"
"Don't worry, I won't ruin His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan." Xuan Ming said.
Xue Qinghe took a deep breath and asked, "Do you really have to treat me like this?"
"You reap what you sow." Xuan Ming said calmly.
"You can't expect beets to grow from the bitter melons you plant, right?"
"But I have changed it." Xue Qinghe said indignantly.
"It started again." Xuan Ming sighed.
"Your Highness, we are discussing official business now. Please do not bring in personal emotions, and do not speak in such a tantrum."
"This is what you said, and this is what you asked of me. Have you forgotten?"
Xue Qinghe's face flushed red at Xuan Ming's words, his chest heaving violently.
"But I know for sure I've always been very tolerant of you. Even when you've gone against my wishes many times, I've never really held a grudge against you."
"So I don't really bother with you." Xuan Ming said.
"Even though that old man has tried to kill me, I can still sit here and talk to you calmly."
"Don't you think this is enough? What else do you want me to do?"
Xue Qinghe took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and sat down.
"Okay, tell me, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
"We are doing business."
"Someone sent me a letter." Xuan Ming took out the letter.
Xue Qinghe and Bibi Dong reached out to take it at the same time.
Xuan Ming paused, then took out a letter that he had asked Arou to copy, and handed it to the two of them.
"No need to grab it."
Bibi Dong and the other person looked a little unnatural, but they didn't say anything. They opened the letter and started reading.
After a few breaths, their expressions turned cold.
The content of the letter was very simple, directly pointing out that Xuan Ming had killed people and devoured their blood, energy and soul power in the Great Soul Fighting Arena.
Although nothing else was said, the meaning was very clear, a threat!
If Xuan Ming disobeyed, the person who wrote this letter would make the matter public. Once he was labeled a Fallen Spirit Master, no one, including the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the Tiandou Imperial Family, or the Spirit Hall, would be able to protect him!
They wouldn't even say a word for him!
Everyone will only take the initiative to prove their innocence!
"A few days ago, people from the seven major families came to me, but I ignored them. Then, that night, this letter appeared at the head of my bed," Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong frowned slightly, "You don't seem surprised."
"Why should it be a surprise?" Xuan Ming leaned back in his chair.
"Why do you think I chose to resolve this matter through a spirit battle in the Grand Spirit Arena?"
"Did you do this on purpose?" Xue Qinghe frowned.
"Of course it was intentional." Xuan Ming said.
"I'm just a low-brow, not an idiot. How could I not know how much trouble my martial spirit could bring?"
"Besides, I don't have to kill people to replenish the Blood Spear's needs. Soul beasts can also do it."
"Even my own blood, energy and soul power are enough to support the blood spear. However, in that case, my cultivation speed will be slower."
Xue Qinghe's expression turned grim.
"Are you testing me? Are you deliberately doing these things just to see my reaction?"
"That's about right. I thought you would turn against me." Xuan Ming said.
When he got the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and returned to Tiandou City, he really couldn't stand Qian Renxue for a while, so he found an opportunity to talk about the Blood Spear's defects. Every once in a while, it needed to devour the soul master's blood, qi and soul power in order to stabilize.
He originally thought that after Qian Renxue knew about this, she would turn against him, and then he would be able to make a big fuss with a clear conscience, and then run away and live in seclusion in the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
But he still underestimated his value in Qian Renxue's eyes. Not only did this woman not turn against him, but she took the initiative to suggest that Xue Qinghe get him some death row prisoners from the prison of the Tiandou Empire, just to make use of them.
There was no other way, he could only let more people know about this matter, which led to the subsequent events of the Great Fighting Spirit Arena.
"You've been pretending for so many years just to test me?" Xue Qinghe gritted his teeth.
The matter of the Blood Spear is extremely sensitive. This guy could have hidden it, but he deliberately exposed it to her!
This can only be a test!
"Not entirely. After all, would you feel at ease if I, a rebellious person, didn't have some fatal evidence in my hand?" Xuan Ming said.
Many people knew about his martial soul problem, it was not a secret, but just like the slave business, everyone knew about it, but no one talked about it.
At the beginning, everyone didn't want to offend Dugu Bo and chose to turn a blind eye.
Later, the Great Fighting Soul Arena discovered his great value and chose to help suppress him, wanting to use this as a handle to blackmail him. The Tiandou Royal Family did the same.
A big part of the reason why he can become the hub of interests among these major forces is because of this handle that is almost like a fatal point.
Whether it was the Tiandou royal family or the seven major families, they all felt that as long as they held this handle, he would always be honest and obedient, even if he really was mixed up with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
After all, once this matter is exposed, there will be no place for him in Douluo Continent, no matter what his identity is, even if he reaches the level of Titled Douluo.
Everyone can use this as an excuse to attack him.