Abducting Xue Beng

Ji Wushuang did not dare to delay for even a moment.

Other than taking brief rests to recover his Soul Power, he spent all his time traveling.

I hope Dugu Bo isn't too difficult to deal with. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to find an excuse and ask Bibi Dong to intervene.

But if that happens, things will spiral out of control.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

What if Dugu Bo is driven to desperation and decides to self-destruct...

Heaven Dou City.

Ji Wushuang looked at the portrait posted on the city wall, and the corner of his eye twitched.

The person in the portrait was unmistakably him.

I didn't expect Bibi Dong to move so quickly... She actually beat me here, and my portraits are posted everywhere.

Good thing I came prepared.

Ji Wushuang had long since put on a lifelike face mask made of ice silkworm silk. He was not worried about being recognized and entered Heaven Dou City without issue.

I need to find a chance to make contact with Dugu Bo, but he's a Titled Douluo. He comes and goes without a trace, so finding him would be too difficult and too risky.

But if I approach Dugu Yan, what excuse could I use...

Join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

That won't work either... Once I join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I'll have to reveal my cultivation and Martial Soul. Salas, that Platinum Bishop, will find out soon enough, which means Bibi Dong will know as well.

This is difficult...

If all else fails, I can only go to Sunset Forest, look for traces of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and sneak in to steal from it!

Ji Wushuang frowned deeply.

He raised his eyes to gaze at the boundless azure sky.

Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison only acts up on rainy days. At those times, he goes to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the serpent poison, so I'll have to act while the weather is clear.

Still... unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to use that method.

Ji Wushuang racked his brains, considering his options.

"Move! Move aside!"

"Don't block this prince's path!"

A sudden shout came mixed with hurried hoofbeats.

Ji Wushuang looked over.

He saw a young man around twenty years old riding a powerful black horse wildly through the street. He had already knocked over quite a few pedestrians and was charging straight toward Ji Wushuang.

"You brat, get out of the way!" the young man shouted.

Two rays of golden light instantly shot from Ji Wushuang's eyes and struck the black horse in the eyes.

The black horse immediately neighed in panic.

Not only did it stop abruptly and rear onto its hind legs, but it also threw the young man from its back.

"Ah—"

The young man's face changed in terror as he fell helplessly from the horse.

Dust rose everywhere.

"Damn it!"

"You bastard!"

The young man slowly got to his feet, coughing repeatedly.

"How dare you block this prince's path and injure my prized horse!"

"You must have a death wish!"

"Guards! Guards!"

The young man kept shouting.

At that very moment.

Two fully armed squads of soldiers suddenly appeared on the street and came to stand behind the young man.

"Take him down for this prince!" the young man barked.

At his command.

All the soldiers surrounded Ji Wushuang, the spears in their hands gleaming with a cold light.

"So you're a prince... But in my eyes, you're no different from a street thug."

Ji Wushuang flicked his sleeve.

In an instant, the spears in the surrounding soldiers' hands flew free, hovering uncontrollably in midair. Their spearheads then turned around, aiming back at the soldiers.

Using the Sword Control Technique to manipulate these spears was effortless for him.

Yet this scene frightened every soldier into breaking out in a cold sweat as they retreated again and again.

"How... how is this possible!?"

The young man's face was filled with terror.

Ji Wushuang slowly approached, his expression calm as he asked, "You wouldn't happen to be the Fourth Prince of Heaven Dou, Xue Beng, would you?"

"That's right, I am Fourth Prince Xue Beng. You'd better kneel and beg for mercy right now. Perhaps I might forgive you." Xue Beng's voice trembled with fear, yet his words were still as punchable as ever.

Ji Wushuang said blandly, "I don't know whether this is your true nature or merely an act. But you truly disgust me. If you weren't still useful, I would very much like to kill you right here."

Xue Beng's pupils abruptly contracted. His mind shook, and his face filled with disbelief.

Before Xue Beng could think any further.

Ji Wushuang grabbed him by the collar and rose into the air before everyone's eyes, flying toward the city outskirts.

The spears also fell to the ground one after another with clanging sounds, as though they were striking directly against the soldiers' hearts.

In the skies outside Heaven Dou City.

Xue Beng glanced down below, swallowing nervously over and over as he squeezed his eyes shut.

"This is a dream! This is a dream!"

"None of this is real!"

The corner of Ji Wushuang's eye twitched.

And this useless trash would actually end up reaping such enormous benefits later.

Qian Renxue was unbelievable too.

She had infiltrated the place for so many years, yet what had she even been doing?

Wasn't it just poisoning the emperor?

If she had turned everyone to her side and seized military authority, then even if she poisoned the emperor, her subordinates would have placed her on the throne.

Yet in the end, she lost miserably, fled in disgrace, and let Xue Beng reap the rewards.

"Women are women after all, indecisive and softhearted. If I were her, you wouldn't have lived until today."

"Indecision only invites disaster."

Ji Wushuang's voice was eerie, like a demon claiming a life.

Xue Beng did not understand what he meant, but he was still frightened out of his wits.

"Don't kill me! I'm the Fourth Prince of Heaven Dou! I'll give you whatever you want!"

"Money, power, beauties—make any demand you like, just don't kill me!"

Ji Wushuang smiled faintly.

"I don't lack money; I don't care for power; and I have no interest in the women you choose."

"I want to meet Dugu Bo. I believe you must have a way, right?"

Xue Beng froze, then said, "How could I possibly have a way to meet a Titled Douluo? I'm just a prince. A Titled Douluo isn't someone I can meet whenever I please!"

Ji Wushuang said, "You can't, but your uncle—Prince Xue Xing—can. I know he has ties with Dugu Bo, and you know it too. Yet you chose to lie."

"N-No, I really don't know!" Xue Beng said in terror.

Ji Wushuang suddenly let go.

Xue Beng immediately plummeted from the sky.

They were hundreds of meters above the ground. With Xue Beng's cultivation, if he hit the ground like that, who knew how many pieces his bones would shatter into.

Ji Wushuang used his Third Spirit Skill—Flash—and instantly caught the falling Xue Beng.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was wrong! I shouldn't have lied! I'll take you to my uncle and have him invite Dugu Bo over!" Xue Beng screamed madly, his voice echoing through the air.

Ji Wushuang said indifferently, "In my eyes, imperial authority means nothing, so your status is not worth mentioning to me. If you cannot let me meet Dugu Bo, then prepare to die."

Of course, even after meeting him, Xue Beng would still have to die!

Tears streamed down Xue Beng's face. "I'll definitely let you meet Dugu Bo, please believe me! We can go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy right now. My uncle is in charge there, and he should be there at the moment!"

"Whoosh—"

Ji Wushuang swept his gaze around, locked onto Heaven Dou Royal Academy nestled amid the mountains and forests, and shot toward it at top speed.

A moment later, the two arrived above Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Ji Wushuang said flatly, "From now on, if anyone asks, say that I am your guard. My name is Xiao Se."

"If you dare reveal even a word about what just happened, I guarantee that you will die first."

Xue Beng hurriedly said, "Don't worry, don't worry! Rest absolutely assured! I value my life very much. I would never risk it!"

Looking at the vast plaza ahead, Ji Wushuang said blandly, "Lead the way."

"Yes!" Xue Beng kept swallowing nervously as he walked forward on trembling legs. Anyone who did not know better would have thought he had polio.

Ji Wushuang said, "Don't be nervous. If anyone notices something wrong, then prepare to die. I mean what I say."

"I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous..." Xue Beng kept taking deep breaths, trying to calm himself this way.