Recognize Reality

Xu Mingxi looked at Ning Fengzhi and a slight smile appeared on her lips beneath the Mask. Of course, the news was false. How could Qian Renxue be so careless? But who told him to have read the script beforehand?

After a long pause, Ning Fengzhi gradually came to his senses and looked at Xu Mingxi, his gentle smile cracking slightly.

"What Star Douluo said is truly astonishing, but as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Qinghe would never have colluded with the Spirit Hall."

"What if he isn't the real Xue Qinghe?"

Ning Fengzhi's smile vanished, his face instantly darkening. Meanwhile, Bone Douluo disappeared from his spot, preparing to fetch Sword Douluo. The matter was too great for him to handle.

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Absolutely not. According to the investigation of my Star Crown Sect, the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, is an imposter from the Spirit Hall."

Having achieved his goal, Xu Mingxi took his leave. He knew that what he had just said had been quite explosive for Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Fengzhi would definitely not be able to accept it immediately.

We need to give Ning Fengzhi some time to investigate and think things through. He will only truly accept the answers that he finds and comes up with himself.

Watching Xu Mingxi's departing figure, Ning Fengzhi sat in his chair in silence for a long time, until Bone Douluo returned to the reception room with Sword Douluo.

"Fengzhi, Fengzhi, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Uncle Gu. I need your help with something. You do this first, then that..."

"Alright, the swordsman will protect you during this time. It's best not to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Uncle Gu, don't worry, I'm entrusting everything to you."

Bone Douluo entered the black hole, and Ning Fengzhi sat in the reception room from day to night, without eating or drinking a drop of water, glancing at the door every now and then, anxiously awaiting news from him.

"Fengzhi, why don't you go back and rest first? This old man might not be able to come back today."

"No, Sword Uncle, I have to wait here."

Sword Douluo looked at Ning Fengzhi, whose face was pale but full of stubbornness, and sighed. He had learned the general story from Bone Douluo when he came over.

He knew the importance of this matter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he also knew that Ning Fengzhi was someone who valued the sect far more than himself, so he stopped trying to dissuade him and sat down to wait with him.

It wasn't until the early hours of the next day that the black hole reappeared in the reception room. Bone Douluo emerged from it with a furrowed brow. He had indeed found some clues; the thing they least wanted to see had still happened.

Ning Fengzhi suddenly stood up, staring intently at Bone Douluo. When he saw Bone Douluo shake his head, his hope was instantly shattered.

He closed his eyes in pain, and only opened them again after a long while. Ning Fengzhi admitted that he had indeed misjudged the situation. He hadn't expected it at all.

"Uncle Gu, what are the specifics?"

"The things you asked me to do before have all been done. Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan has made another diagnosis and indeed found Pufferfish Poison in the mixed poison that Xue Ye was given."

Meanwhile, on Xue Qinghe's side, I took a Soul King Death Servant trained by the sect and, posing as someone from Xue Xing's side, launched a surprise attack on him.

He managed to dodge all the attacks while handling official business; his strength must be at least at the Soul King level.

"Is that so? So he's been deceiving us all along, Uncle Gu. Is it possible that Qinghe hid his Soul Power Level to prevent being assassinated?"

Ning Fengzhi a glimmer of hope. He and Xue Qinghe had been teacher and student for so long. Xue Qinghe treated him with utmost respect, and he had also taught Xue Qinghe diligently, introducing him to many connections.

Even if it started with a relationship based on mutual benefit, after so many years of getting along, he had developed some feelings for the student. Unless absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to believe that this student had been lying to him all along.

"That's what I thought at first, until I saw him release a carrier pigeon after he was attacked. Soon after, Snake Lance Douluo appeared in the shadows and protected him closely."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi immediately understood that Xue Qinghe was definitely not the real prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and that his status in the Spirit Hall was certainly not low. Being a bodyguard for Titled Douluo was truly a grand gesture.

"Uncle Gu, could you please make another trip to the Dugu Manor and invite Star Douluo over? I have important matters to discuss with him."

"Okay, Fengzhi, you rest for a while, I'll set off now."

Seeing Ning Fengzhi so weak he was about to faint, Bone Douluo couldn't help but remind him that as the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he was the core of the entire school. If he fell, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would truly be finished.

Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe, the subject of their investigation, was standing in his palace, looking at the Death Warrior who had died by poison beside him, his face darkening.

He never expected that even though he was in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, surrounded by patrolling soldiers and guarded by numerous Soul Masters, Soul King Death Warrior would suddenly appear.

After capturing the Death Warrior, he immediately committed suicide by poison, giving himself no chance to be interrogated.

Xue Qinghe didn't even dare to let his servants clean up the scene. He simply couldn't explain how he, with his Swan Martial Soul, who was always so weak, had managed to Death Warrior.

To ensure his safety, he urgently recalled the Snake Lance Douluo, but only after his mind had stabilized did Xue Qinghe realize that something was wrong.

Putting aside whether Prince Xue Xing had the ability to cultivate a Soul King- level Death Servant, and considering that there were even Soul Saint guarding the palace, how did he even get in?

"Snake Lance Uncle, I may have been exposed. They probably don't have any evidence. Let's go and meet up with Uncle Pufferfish first."

"Young Master, it's too dangerous for you to be alone in the palace. No mission is more important than your safety."

"That's enough. I'm in charge here. I'll explain things to Grandpa myself."

"... Alright, young master, if you encounter danger, don't hesitate to launch the distress fireworks immediately. Old Pufferfish and I will arrive as quickly as possible."

Snake Lance had no choice but to leave, and summoned the Pufferfish Douluo to guard outside the palace, ready to provide support at any time.

Xue Qinghe sat in the room, staring blankly at the corpse of the Death Warrior for a long time before turning it to ashes with a single Angel Holy Flame.

He spent more than a decade neglecting his cultivation, and he would never give up unless absolutely necessary.

So what if they discovered their identities? Without evidence, would you dare to lay a hand on the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire? Time Xue Ye out.

A ruthless glint flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes, and the next day he convened Grand Court Assembly.

"Ministers and generals, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people of our Heaven Dou Empire, and in order to develop our Heaven Dou Empire better."

Qinghe boldly requests that you all leave half of your people in the palace each day to handle affairs with me. We will eat and travel together.

"Your Highness is wise."

Although they didn't know what had happened, it didn't stop the ministers from agreeing. After all, on the surface, the crown prince was wise and it was definitely a good thing.