The young man was not tall, with a handsome face and golden shoulder-length hair.
Looking at the refreshing smile on Xue Beng's face, Lu Feng found it hard to connect him with that hedonistic prince in his memory.
"Greetings to the Fourth Prince." Lu Feng responded indifferently.
The three of them sat down aside. Lu Feng got straight to the point: "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, if you have something to say, please speak frankly."
Lu Feng was not surprised by Xue Beng's attempt to win him over.
Although Dugu Bo was very close to Prince Xue Xing, the two were not in a master-servant relationship.
Xue Qinghe's forceful actions must have put pressure on both uncle and nephew. Thinking about it, the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's first and second teams must have all received olive branches from the two.
Hearing Lu Feng's straightforward words, Xue Beng was stunned for a moment.
Immediately, he smiled faintly. "Brother Lu is indeed a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. This time, I want to invite you two to assist me in planning great things together."
Lu Feng and Dugu Yan looked at each other, then Lu Feng cupped his hands slightly. "Your Highness, Yanyan and I are devoted to cultivation; we are powerless in other matters. However, the Dugu family will always stand with the Imperial Family."
Lu Feng's words were very straightforward: the Dugu family supports the Imperial Family, but whoever becomes the emperor has nothing to do with them.
Seeming to have expected this, Xue Beng smiled calmly. "Brother Lu, I wonder what your opinion is on the Crown Prince?"
Lu Feng thought for a moment. "The Crown Prince has both courage and strategy, and treats people kindly. Moreover, he opened up trade between the two countries' borders, which can be considered doing something beneficial for the myriad people."
Xue Beng looked at Lu Feng deeply. "Brother Lu, some things are not as simple as they appear on the surface. Often, you must look through the appearance to discover the true essence."
Lu Feng said indifferently, "Oh? What advice does the Fourth Prince have?"
Xue Beng nodded silently. "Actually, the most outstanding among the princes is not Xue Qinghe. My Second Brother was amazingly talented, and Third Brother was exceptionally gifted in cultivation, but they all died young."
A chill surged into her heart, and Dugu Yan asked doubtfully, "Could it be that the deaths of the two princes are related to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Xue Beng shook his head. "No evidence, but it's obvious at a glance who benefits most from the deaths of the two princes."
Lu Feng smiled. This kid Xue Beng's ability to throw dirt was really not bad.
Once suspicion formed, then one would see flaws all over a person.
"Actually, I can give this kid a hand to cause some trouble for Qian Renxue," Lu Feng pondered inwardly.
He was the Star Luo Martial Emperor; the more chaotic Heaven Dou was, the more beneficial it would be for him.
A light of thought appeared in Lu Feng's eyes. "What about the second point?"
Xue Beng coughed lightly and said seriously, "The second point is the most important. Does Brother Lu know what percentage Heaven Dou received in the agreement signed between the Crown Prince and Star Luo?"
"Forty percent!"
Speaking of this, Xue Beng's emotions became agitated. "In the trade between two countries, Heaven Dou actually only gets forty percent of the profits? If this spreads, wouldn't it make others think my Heaven Dou Empire is inferior to Star Luo?"
Lu Feng frowned and said, "Is it possible that other forces are involved? For example, Spirit Hall, the Seven Great Sects?"
The border trade policy was signed jointly by several major forces.
The two great empires each took 40%, Spirit Hall took 10%, and the remaining forces divided 10%.
However, these were all confidential contents; ordinary people wouldn't know.
This kid Xue Beng was taking things out of context.
Throwing whatever dirty water he could on Xue Qinghe; truly, the word 'Palace' (Gong) has two mouths.
If it were an ordinary person, they might really be fooled by him.
"Bang!" Xue Beng slammed the table.
"My dignified Heaven Dou Empire, possessing a million-strong army, could it be we are afraid of others? Xue Qinghe's move, I see he is clearly selling out the country for glory!"
With that, Xue Beng looked earnestly at the two. "Two, Heaven Dou is not the Imperial Family's Heaven Dou, but the Heaven Dou of all major families."
Lu Feng and Dugu Yan looked at each other, both detecting the refusal in each other's eyes.
No matter what, this was their Imperial Family's internal strife.
The merit of supporting the dragon was not so easy to get.
Although martial power reigned supreme on the Douluo Continent, being deliberately targeted by the Imperial Family would also be troublesome for a Titled Douluo.
Moreover, Lu Feng was precisely that biggest 'traitor' in Xue Beng's mouth.
At this moment, Lu Feng cupped his hands slightly. "Fourth Prince, forgive my shallow talent and learning. However, if the Fourth Prince wants to achieve great things, I have two experts I can recommend to you."
Hearing the first half of Lu Feng's sentence, Xue Beng's face instantly collapsed.
However, the second half cheered him up again. "Everyone has their own aspirations; Brother Lu need not force himself. But I am somewhat curious, who does Brother Lu recommend?"
Lu Feng smiled. "They are contemporary experts, one literary and one martial, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Fledgling; getting one of them can win the world!"
A gleam flashed in Xue Beng's eyes. "Oh? Who is worthy of Brother Lu's high praise?"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan also turned to look at Lu Feng. She had never heard Lu Feng evaluate a certain person so highly.
Lu Feng coughed lightly and said seriously, "One literary refers to the current Vice Dean of Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang. He is famous in the Soul Master world and respectfully called Grandmaster."
"It's him?"
Xue Beng's brows furrowed instantly.
He had also heard of Yu Xiaogang's reputation; wasn't he just a useless person fishing for fame?
Lu Feng smiled faintly. "It seems Your Highness has also been blinded by the remarks of mediocre people. Let's think in reverse. If Grandmaster was really as unbearable as rumored, why is he worth everyone targeting him?"
This move Lu Feng used was learned from Xue Beng.
The two princes died young, Xue Qinghe gained the most benefits, so he was the suspect.
Yu Xiaogang was criticized by thousands, so he must have offended the interests of most people, which was why others targeted him.
"Right! There must be something strange about this!" Xue Beng suddenly realized.
Lu Feng smiled. "The other Dean of Shrek, Liu Erlong. She has an extremely good relationship with Grandmaster, and standing behind both of them is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Hearing this, Xue Beng instantly reacted.
Didn't Xue Qinghe have the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan? If he could win over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, wouldn't he have the capital to contend with him?
"What about the second one?" Xue Beng asked urgently.
Lu Feng said indifferently, "The other one is Grandmaster's disciple, my sworn brother, Tang San. His cultivation talent is very high, and he is also a disciple of the Clear Sky School."
"Is that the Tang San with Twin Martial Souls who appeared in the Soul Master competition?"
Lu Feng nodded. "Correct. This literary and martial pair, if Your Highness can recruit them, the great cause can be achieved."
Hearing this, Xue Beng suddenly walked up to Lu Feng and bowed respectfully.
"Although I didn't get Mister's help today, Mister's words are worth a hundred thousand elite soldiers. In the future, Xue Beng will definitely repay you generously."
Lu Feng smiled calmly. "Just as the Fourth Prince said, Heaven Dou is everyone's Heaven Dou. Restoring the glory of Heaven Dou is our duty."
It was late at night.
Dugu Yan curled up in Lu Feng's arms. "Lu Feng, between the two princes, do you favor Xue Beng more?"
Lu Feng smiled. "Xue Qinghe is not simple. Besides the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, there must be other forces behind him. Xue Beng is like a child in front of him."
Dugu Yan's eyes flickered. "Then you gave Xue Beng a bunch of ideas today; why do I feel you have bad intentions?"
"Yanyan, your husband is the biggest boss of Star Luo. The more chaotic the Heaven Dou Empire is, the greater the opportunity for me."
Dugu Yan chuckled. "Heh, then I congratulate Lord Martial Emperor in advance on unifying the continent."
Hearing this, Lu Feng rolled over and pressed Dugu Yan under him. Lifting her chin, he teased, "Bold commoner woman, daring to provoke Zhen (Imperial We), watch the spear!"