Scared Away

At the gates of the imperial city.

Prince Xue Xing looked at the countless collapsed palaces and listened to the terrifying booms continually coming from the direction of the Imperial Palace Treasury. His expression had turned incomparably grim.

Clearly, the Imperial Palace Treasury had likely been hit. The treasures Heaven Dou Empire had accumulated over the years might have been looted.

Thinking of the countless valuables that could be lost, of the innumerable treasures that Green Fatty might destroy, Prince Xue Xing hated Green Fatty to the bone and wished he could kill him.

But when he considered his own strength, he ultimately did not dare go over.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two guards rushed over from the distance and hurriedly bowed.

"Your Highness, the hundred-plus guards protecting the treasury have suffered heavy injuries. Green Fatty has already rushed into the treasury and is looting it!"

"So he really is looting it. Damn it, damn it!!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Xue Xing's face darkened like the bottom of a pot. He gritted his teeth as he stared in the direction of the Imperial Palace Treasury, wishing he could kick Green Fatty to death.

After all, that was Heaven Dou Empire's treasury, a place storing countless treasures.

Yet today.

The treasury, which not even a prince could enter casually, was actually being looted by a Green Fatty.

The key was that he had charged into the treasury head-on. To Heaven Dou Empire, this was simply a humiliation.

Prince Xue Xing clenched his fists in rage, several times wanting to lead his subordinates over and fight Green Fatty to the death.

But when he looked at the Spirit Douluo who had been kicked into a wall and still had not been pulled out, Prince Xue Xing could only stand there in fury.

"Is there really no one who can stop this monster? Does my mighty Heaven Dou Empire not have a single person worthy of the name?" Prince Xue Xing roared angrily.

The surrounding guards felt awful upon hearing this, utterly humiliated and stifled.

As palace guards, their duty and honor lay in protecting Heaven Dou Imperial City. But now.

Looking at the imperial city reduced to ruins, the guards felt equally humiliated. They desperately hoped that a hero would appear at once, stop Green Fatty, and kill him.

But all the guards had been defeated. No one could stop Green Fatty.

Just when everyone was helpless.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Green light flashed, and Poison Douluo's figure suddenly appeared. Carrying an overwhelming aura, he came to a halt at the gates of the imperial city.

Seeing Poison Douluo appear, everyone froze for a moment before erupting in wild delight.

"Poison Douluo is here! Poison Douluo is here! Hahaha, we're finally saved!"

"Wonderful, this is truly wonderful! With Poison Douluo here, he'll definitely slaughter that guy."

"Yes, yes, yes! Let that hateful bastard die!"

The guards shouted joyfully, looking at the imposing Poison Douluo as though he were a hero.

This was a Title Douluo, synonymous with power. If anyone could stop Green Fatty now, it would absolutely be a Title Douluo.

Therefore.

Everyone, including Prince Xue Xing, looked at Poison Douluo with hope.

They waited for him to act, waited for him to turn the tide with an incomparably domineering and terrifying display, and defeat Green Fatty.

Under everyone's gaze.

Poison Douluo frowned as he surveyed the broken city walls and the blasted palaces. Even he was greatly surprised by such destructive power.

"The destruction is this severe? Who are the enemies? How many are there? Where are they?" Poison Douluo asked.

"There is only one enemy. He is at the Imperial Palace Treasury, a Green Fatty," Prince Xue Xing hurriedly said.

"Lord Poison Douluo, we'll have to rely on you now. Only you can defeat Green Fatty," said the Guard Captain.

"Yes, Green Fatty has destroyed countless palaces and is now looting the treasury. Please act and turn the tide with your extraordinary might."

The guards looked at the imposing Poison Douluo, feeling the powerful Soul Power fluctuations radiating from him. They waited in delight and anticipation for him to strike down Green Fatty.

However.

After hearing them out, Poison Douluo's calm expression subtly changed. He even asked anxiously, "Say that again. What is the enemy? A Green Fatty?"

"Yes. A huge monster with a muscular body and knotted muscles, barefoot. Look at the ground—those are the footprints it left behind."

Poison Douluo looked down at the ground and saw those familiar footprints. His expression completely changed. His former cold arrogance vanished without a trace, replaced by panic.

He had originally assumed the enemy was some insignificant nobody, at most a Spirit Douluo. He never expected it to be Green Fatty.

The very Green Fatty he had desperately been avoiding. If he went over to fight Green Fatty now, would that not be courting death? Recalling how Green Fatty had brutally smashed him into the ground in the secret realm, Poison Douluo's heart pounded wildly, and his entire body began to tremble.

Roar! A heaven-shaking roar rang through the skies, accompanied by booming rumbles.

This sudden sound made everyone's expressions change drastically. The guards hurriedly said, "Lord Poison Douluo, that is Green Fatty's voice! Hurry and kill him! Eh? Where is he? Where did Lord Poison Douluo go?"

The guards looked at the empty ground, then scanned their surroundings, but Poison Douluo was nowhere to be found.

"L-Lord Poison Douluo ran away. He fled in the direction of his home," one guard said quietly.

"Bullshit! Poison Douluo is a Title Douluo. How could he possibly run away? You must have seen wrong!"

"I'm not lying to you. My martial soul specializes in observation. I really saw Poison Douluo flee, heading toward his home."

"This..."

The guards were dumbfounded upon hearing this. They stared blankly at the empty ground, their minds in complete disarray.

Prince Xue Xing, who had been hoping for Poison Douluo to turn the tide, stood frozen in place.

They never could have imagined that Poison Douluo, in whom they had placed such high hopes, would be frightened into fleeing by a single roar from Green Fatty. It completely overturned their understanding.

"No, I don't believe it! Poison Douluo definitely would not run away. Let's find him and ask him. He definitely didn't flee, definitely not!!"

"Right, let's ask him. Poison Douluo's home is nearby. We'll go confirm it."

"Let's go!"

Prince Xue Xing led the guards in a grand procession toward Poison Douluo's home, intending to get to the bottom of it and ask what exactly had happened.

At Poison Douluo's home.

Dugu Yan was reading the Spirit Beast Illustrated Guide in the study when Poison Douluo suddenly hurried in.

"Something terrible has happened. Green Fatty has come looking for us and is now causing destruction all over the imperial palace."

"What? Green Fatty is here?"

Dugu Yan abruptly rose to her feet, feeling a faint ache in her little butt again.

"Yes. Last time in Sunset Town, we accidentally drove him away. He must have been waiting for us outside the town then. If I hadn't left disguised as a woman and you disguised as a man, we probably would have been smashed to pieces."

As Poison Douluo spoke, he seemed to realize something and continued.

"This time, Green Fatty suddenly showed up and started wrecking the imperial palace. He must have come to take revenge on us."

"Why? Could Green Fatty have another reason for wrecking the imperial palace?" Dugu Yan thought for a moment and raised a question.

"He must be looking for us. When I went into seclusion, I deliberately had Xue Beng announce that I was cultivating in seclusion at the prince's residence in the imperial palace, to intimidate petty villains. Besides, Green Fatty has no grudge against Heaven Dou Empire."

"This..."

Dugu Yan recalled the false news her grandfather had deliberately spread before entering seclusion in order to intimidate petty villains. The petty villains had indeed been scared off, but it had drawn Green Fatty here instead. It was truly distressing.

"Grandpa, when Green Fatty wanted the title of baron last time, we should have helped him get it. Now it seems he's the stubborn sort, yet he's absurdly powerful and refuses to stop chasing us."

Dugu Yan's little face turned pale as she spoke. She felt that if Green Fatty could not find them in the imperial palace, he would likely search for them everywhere.

"Ah, last time we hid our identities and successfully left Sunset Town. We thought we had escaped this disaster, but who would have thought Green Fatty was really this stubborn, insisting on chasing us without letting up."

Dugu Bo felt his head swelling. It seemed he would never have another peaceful day in his life, and Green Fatty would likely pursue him for the rest of his days.

"Grandpa, I don't think we can keep being chased by Green Fatty. We have to find a way to solve this. Doesn't he want a baron's title? Let's help him get one. With your status, there's still hope."

After thinking it over, Dugu Yan made her suggestion.

"That does make sense. I really am confident I can obtain a title, but how do we communicate with Green Fatty? The moment he sees me, he starts smashing things. I'm afraid I won't even have time to speak."

Dugu Bo felt like crying. He had originally planned to flee with his granddaughter, but this idea changed his mind. Still, he was deeply worried.