The Various Factions Visit Dugu Bo

Xue Qinghe had just walked out of the palace. Standing at the palace gates, he looked toward the Dugu Family, a strange light flashing through his eyes.

The pillar of light, Dugu Bo... Brother Wu Tong, was that your doing?

He thought of how Wu Tong had left Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo a few days ago and had not returned since.

Now, after Dugu Bo came back, he had stirred up something this big.

It was hard not to connect the two things.

As Xue Qinghe pondered, he withdrew his gaze. Whether it was or not, he would know once he went over. If it really had something to do with Wu Tong, then Dugu Bo probably would not hide it from him.

"Serpent Spear Elder, Pufferfish Elder, I'll have to trouble you two to accompany me on this trip shortly."

"As you command, Your Highness." Two voices, faint as if they were there and not there, sounded by Xue Qinghe's ear.

Almost every faction, upon receiving the news that the pillar of light was connected to Dugu Bo,

made the same choice: send people to visit him and explore the secret of the pillar of light.

At the same time, in the Dugu Family.

"Grandpa, and... Father, how are you two not anxious at all?"

Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin before her, sitting calmly in their chairs and drinking tea.

She felt like she was about to lose it. Even a child like me knows how serious this is. How are you two culprits not anxious at all?

"The pillar of light last night was far too conspicuous. Almost the entire continent could see it. Although many people don't know what happened,

the people from those great factions definitely have channels to find out. Once they know the pillar of light has something to do with you, Grandpa, they'll definitely come looking for you. When the time comes, how are you going to hold them off?"

"If I can't resist, then I just won't resist. I'll just tell them directly." Seeing Dugu Yan on the verge of losing control like this, Dugu Bo found it somewhat amusing. The adults were not dead yet. Since when was it this child's turn to worry?

"Grandpa, are you planning to give up on Wu Tong?" Hearing those words, Dugu Yan seemed to think of something. Looking at Dugu Bo before her, that once-familiar face suddenly became somewhat unfamiliar.

"Enough, Father. If you keep talking like that, I feel like Yan'er is about to put righteousness before family." At the side, Dugu Xin saw this and felt that if he did not speak up, a misunderstanding would form, so he finally cut into their conversation.

Then he explained to Dugu Yan, "Yan'er, the arrival of the various factions is inevitable, but explaining the situation to them is also something we have to do..."

"Father..."

Seeing that Dugu Yan was about to advise him against it, Dugu Xin hurriedly explained, "Let me finish, Yan'er. All the major factions have the ability to investigate what happened last night."

"So any change around Father could attract their attention. That means my Resurrection absolutely cannot be hidden. Moreover, this was originally Little Brother Wu Tong's plan..."

As Dugu Xin slowly recounted what had happened, the truth of the matter and Wu Tong's scheme were also laid out before Dugu Yan.

"So that's how it was. Then, Grandpa, why didn't you explain it earlier? Were you deliberately planning to watch me make a fool of myself?" After understanding the reason behind everything, Dugu Yan relaxed as well, then immediately glared angrily at her grandfather.

"I'm wronged, Yan'er. The moment you came back, you kept talking. I didn't even have a chance to get a word in. No matter how you look at it, it couldn't possibly be me deliberately watching you make a fool of yourself."

Dugu Bo hurriedly waved his hands in surrender. He did not want his precious granddaughter to dislike him.

Just as Dugu Bo was about to continue speaking, he suddenly turned his head to look outside the door, his expression gradually growing serious.

Sensing more than a dozen powerful auras approaching, Dugu Bo stood up, swept the slightly disheveled black robe on his body, and said, "Looks like the people we were waiting for have arrived.

Yan'er, Xin'er, come with me to receive our guests."

The two, who had already become alert and were preparing to act when they sensed those powerful auras, heard Dugu Bo's words, and a trace of understanding flashed through their eyes.

They then silently withdrew the Soul Power that had begun surging around them and followed Dugu Bo toward the Waiting Hall.

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Outside the Dugu Family's gates.

A luxurious carriage bearing the insignia of the Tian Dou Imperial Family slowly came to a stop.

"Your student greets Teacher and His Majesty Sword Douluo!"

Xue Qinghe, who had just arrived, stepped down from the carriage and politely bowed to Ning Fengzhi, who had also just arrived.

"Qinghe, there's no need for such formality." Ning Fengzhi smiled warmly.

As teacher and student exchanged greetings, two beams of light, one gold and one black, suddenly shot over from the distance.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Xue Qinghe all turned their eyes to the side. Sensing those powerful auras, their gazes flickered slightly. They were people from Spirit Hall.

Very soon, the two beams of light arrived before the Dugu Family's main gate. After the light dispersed, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared before them.

"As expected, if we could find out about it, how could Spirit Hall possibly fail to? What's more, given the relationship between Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo, perhaps he was the first to discover it."

The same thought rose in Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo's hearts at the same time.

"Greetings, Your Majesties." Xue Qinghe, who had the lowest seniority present and was also representing the imperial family, bowed politely.

"Elder Chrysanthemum, long time no see." Ning Fengzhi smiled and cupped his hands.

"Let's skip the polite talk." Chrysanthemum Douluo said indifferently, "Sect Master Ning, I'm sure you've guessed it too. Our purpose in coming is the same as yours. We're all here for what happened last night. I also want to know how that old undying Dugu Bo managed something like that."

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly and shifted to the side. "Elder Chrysanthemum, please!"

Before long, inside the Dugu Family's Waiting Hall.

"Hmph, Chrysanthemum Guan! I didn't expect even you to come." Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo walk through the door, Dugu Bo's expression instantly darkened, as if enemies had met and their eyes burned with hatred.

He stared straight at him and said coldly, "What are you doing here? You're not welcome here."

"Old Poison, what you did yesterday was quite something. If I didn't come, were you planning to have Your Holiness the Pope come looking for you?!" Chrysanthemum Douluo shot back. "You don't have that qualification yet." At that, his brows lifted.

"I really didn't expect that you still wouldn't be dead by now. Looking at you, has your poison already been cured? What good luck."

"The poison has naturally already been removed. If you can't do it, there are plenty of people who can. And don't worry, when you die, I still might not die."

The opening was already a direct clash!

Ning Fengzhi's heart tightened, and he quickly played peacemaker to prevent the situation from escalating. "You two, calm down. You mustn't harm the harmony between us."

"Hmph!" Seeing Ning Fengzhi speak to mediate, Dugu Bo took the offered way out and no longer targeted Chrysanthemum Douluo. He said indifferently, "Take a seat."

Seeing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo said no more. With a look of disdain, he glanced at Dugu Bo, then led Ghost Douluo to sit in a position near the back.

Ning Fengzhi brought Sword Douluo to sit closer to the front, his gaze secretly sizing up Dugu Bo as all sorts of guesses surfaced in his mind.

As his thoughts churned, Dugu Bo saw that the representatives of the major factions had all arrived. Sitting in the main seat, he nodded and spoke. "Since everyone is here, I'll speak frankly. I believe all of you came to find me because of what happened last night. You want to know exactly what that pillar of light was, right?"

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, everyone present nodded in agreement.

Everyone present was a representative of a faction capable of investigating what had happened yesterday, so they naturally understood the mission they had come for.

They simply had not expected Dugu Bo to speak so directly right away. This caught them somewhat off guard, and they did not understand what Dugu Bo intended to do.