Drawing Cards from the Douluo World — Chapter 49

By turning around like that, she seemed to prove that she was unharmed, yet she inadvertently exposed the two thin cuts in her clothes over her chest and back.

What kind of shrewd old hand was Dugu Bo? At a glance, he knew it was a fatal penetrating wound. Though he had no idea why Dugu Yan was still alive and kicking, the fury in his heart immediately threatened to erupt again.

Without drawing attention, Li Fu reached out and grabbed Dugu Bo's wrist. After giving him a look, he said in a low voice:

"Enough, old poison. The person who attacked Yanyan is already dead."

"The circumstances are complicated. This isn't the place to discuss them. We'll talk after we return."

Although Dugu Bo and Li Fu had first crossed paths due to the Immortal Herb Theft Case, after truly getting acquainted, they found that their similar strength and age gave them plenty in common.

Over time, the two old men gradually came to appreciate each other.

Dugu Bo could still listen to a word or two of Li Fu's advice.

Besides, although his granddaughter seemed to have suffered severe injuries, Dai Weisi had somehow healed her with some miraculous method.

For the moment, Dugu Bo stopped pressing the matter, and everyone returned together to Dai Weisi's residence.

After entering the residence, Dai Weisi instructed the servants to shut the gates tightly and refuse all visitors.

However, the servants informed him that Sword Douluo had heard of Dai Weisi's attack and safe return, and was already waiting for him in the reception hall.

Dai Weisi felt touched.

His teacher must have rushed to the scene the moment he learned of the attack. Only after confirming that he was safe had he returned to the residence to wait for him.

He had even informed the servants in advance that Dai Weisi had not been harmed in the attack, calming the household's nerves.

He truly was a considerate and wonderful teacher.

Since Sword Douluo was already in the reception hall, Dai Weisi headed there directly.

The four arrived at the reception hall to find Sword Douluo seated with his eyes closed, resting his mind.

Sensing Dai Weisi's arrival, Sword Douluo opened his eyes. An incomparably dense killing intent poured from his gaze.

Dugu Yan, the weakest among them, was struck by that killing intent and frightened until every hair on her body stood on end. Dai Weisi reached out and took her hand. As the Complete True Heart Method circulated, a stream of warm Soul Power entered her body, gradually calming her...

The Seven Kill Sword was inherently the most murderous Weapon Spirit, even surpassing the Clear Sky Hammer in that regard.

Now, Chen Xin's newly accepted beloved disciple had been assassinated right under his nose. Intense killing intent churned and boiled in his chest, and for a moment, he failed to keep it entirely contained.

Seeing that he had frightened the young girl, Chen Xin hurriedly subdued his killing intent.

He already knew that this girl was his disciple's future wife. He could not scare her senseless.

Thus, Dugu Yan discovered in bewilderment that the dignified old man who had seemed like an Asura from hell a moment ago suddenly became a kindly old grandfather next door.

Chen Xin smiled apologetically at Dugu Yan, nodded, and said:

"This old man has cultivated his temperament for an entire lifetime, yet it seems my self-control still isn't enough. My anger frightened you just now."

"It is good that you and Weisi are together. If anything happens in the future, you may come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and find this old man."

Seeing his granddaughter suffer such a scare, old poison Dugu Bo felt somewhat distressed. But he knew Sword Douluo had been angered because of Dai Weisi, and the man had even taken the initiative to apologize as an elder, so it would not be appropriate to hold him accountable.

More importantly, he really could not beat him...

Thus, Dugu Bo, who had been strong-willed all his life, could only cup his fists toward Chen Xin on behalf of his granddaughter.

"Then I thank Sword Douluo for his kindness."

His sour tone made it sound as though he were forcing himself to say: Our side may not be as wealthy as yours, but we are still a prominent family with a Titled Douluo. We won't come running to trouble you every time something happens.

Sword Douluo also cupped his fists and smiled at Dugu Bo, paying no heed to the oddness in his tone.

Dugu Yan, however, was so embarrassed by her grandfather's behavior that she stamped her foot, though she was too shy to say anything more.

Only then did she learn that the strongest expert of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo, the peerless swordsman who had roamed the world without finding many rivals, was actually Dai Weisi's teacher.

Then she thought of how, with a single sword strike from Dai Weisi, a Soul Douluo's strongest soul skill had vanished into thin air, along with the person who had used it.

What sort of swordsmanship was that, if not something beyond the mortal world?

That was right. With swordsmanship so miraculous, aside from Sword Douluo, the greatest swordsman under heaven, who else was qualified to teach him?

At that thought, Dugu Yan looked at Dai Weisi, her phoenix eyes gleaming with ever-growing fascination.

Just how many treasures did her beloved still have that she did not know about?

Noticing Dugu Yan's expression, Dai Weisi gently squeezed her soft hand, signaling her not to rush. In time, he would slowly reveal them all to her.

Their little intimate gestures did not escape the notice of the three Titled Douluo present.

But the three old men together were nearly three hundred years old. The tender romance of the younger generation happened to be exactly the sort of thing old people most enjoyed watching.

Realizing that she had become the object of the elders' attention, Dugu Yan blushed, pulled free from Dai Weisi's palm, and trotted out of the reception hall.

In truth, she was very sensible. She knew Dai Weisi needed to discuss serious matters with his elders and did not want to stay behind and distract him.

After Dugu Yan left, Dai Weisi bowed to Sword Douluo.

"Weisi was not discreet enough in his actions and drew an assassination attempt from Spirit Hall, causing Teacher to worry."

Sword Douluo waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.

When he heard the words Spirit Hall, his gaze sharpened. He was not surprised in the slightest, merely saying as though it were only natural...

"Spirit Hall. So it really was them..."

Dugu Bo, on the other hand, asked in surprise, "Spirit Hall? How did you provoke them?"

Six soul rings appeared around Dai Weisi as he answered calmly:

"I have never actively provoked Spirit Hall."

"If I had to name something, it would be that the me twenty years from now blocked Spirit Hall's path to destroying the two great empires and unifying the Douluo Continent."

The information contained in those words was no small matter.

Aside from Li Fu, who had always remained by Dai Weisi's side and showed no shock whatsoever, both Dugu Bo and Chen Xin stared with wide eyes.

Spirit Hall wanted to destroy the two great empires and unify the Douluo Continent?

How could they dare?

But Dai Weisi told them that Spirit Hall truly dared.

On the surface, Spirit Hall had Pope Bibi Dong and the six great elders, already totaling seven Titled Douluo.

Yet in the deepest reaches of Spirit Hall, there was also the mysterious Worship Hall. The seven Worship Hall elders led by the level 99 Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu were Spirit Hall's true core strength.

Beyond its top-tier experts, whether in high-level combat power, mid-level combat power, or grassroots strength, Spirit Hall's foundation far surpassed the combined total of the two great empires and the three sects.

After all, for so many years, Spirit Hall had been taking advantage of the two great empires while awakening spirits for ordinary citizens, handing out subsidies to low-level soul masters, and establishing Spirit Academies to train them. None of that groundwork had been done for nothing. In the eyes of many commoner soul masters, Spirit Hall might be the more suitable target for their allegiance.

Once Spirit Hall went to war with the two great empires, more than half of all commoner soul masters would likely join Spirit Hall's side.

The reason was simple.

While Spirit Hall had been distributing Gold Soul Coins and running Spirit Academies to cultivate them as they grew, what had the nobles of the two great empires been doing?

They had been desperately squeezing the living space of commoner soul masters, extracting every last bit of value from them, and even casually killing commoner soul masters in the wilderness over trivial matters whenever they found them displeasing...

Given the current situation, if Bibi Dong truly managed to unite all of Spirit Hall's strength, then even if she faced the upper three sects and the two great empires at the same time, she would likely still have a considerable chance of victory.

This was the reality Dai Weisi and the others faced.

Fortunately, the former pope Qian Xunji had died at Bibi Dong's hands. Though Qian Daoliu had not forcibly killed Bibi Dong for the sake of Spirit Hall's stability, it was likewise impossible for her to command the power of the Worship Hall.

That was the trump card Qian Daoliu had prepared for his granddaughter, Qian Renxue. The trump card that would one day overthrow Bibi Dong and return Spirit Hall to the Qian family's control.

Dai Weisi slowly laid out everything he knew about Spirit Hall, one matter at a time.