Joining Forces to Pressure Spirit Hall, Thirty Thousand Year Right Leg Soul Bone

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Lieyan has arrived."

"Quick, show him in!"

"Yes."

Before long, guided by an attendant, Ye Zhou arrived at a side hall, where he met Xue Ye, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Prince Xue Xing.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Crown Prince, and Prince."

"Marquis Ye, you're here. Please, have a seat." A trace of a smile appeared on Xue Ye's aged face, which was filled with worry. He pointed to a seat and spoke to Ye Zhou.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Zhou cupped his hands, then walked over and sat down without hesitation.

He was no longer merely an ordinary noble of the Heaven Dou Empire. He was also the Young Sect Master of the Maoshan Sect, a force whose strength surpassed that of the Lower Four Sects.

Before Xue Ye, he only needed to maintain basic respect. There was no need for him to act excessively deferential.

"Marquis Ye, you've probably already heard that Mr. Dugu was captured by Spirit Hall, haven't you?" As soon as Ye Zhou sat down, Prince Xue Xing hurriedly asked him.

Dugu Bo was the Titled Douluo on his side. If anything happened to him, then he and Xue Beng would have no means of dealing with Xue Qinghe. Even protecting themselves would become difficult.

Ye Zhou nodded. "I've heard."

"In that case, does Maoshan have any good plan to help the royal family rescue Mr. Dugu?" Xue Ye asked.

A trace of confusion appeared on Ye Zhou's youthful face. Pretending not to understand, he said, "Why rescue him? Poison Douluo brought this upon himself. He was the one who poisoned Chrysanthemum Douluo first. Since he failed, it's only right that he bears the consequences. Spirit Hall has the moral high ground in this matter, and he has already fallen into their hands. They can deal with him as they see fit. Why should we interfere?"

"You, you..." Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing's eyes widened at Ye Zhou's words. The latter even clutched his chest and staggered back several steps.

No need to interfere?

Is that something a human being would say? Dugu Bo is a Guest Elder of our royal family, a Titled Douluo on our side!

"Marquis Ye, perhaps you still do not understand Mr. Dugu's importance to the royal family. At present, the royal family only has two Titled Douluo Guest Elders. One is Mr. Dugu, while the other is your Maoshan Sect's leader—Shi Jian." Xue Ye said in a deep voice.

He said this to make Ye Zhou understand Dugu Bo's importance, but...

"So what? He has already been captured by Spirit Hall, and Spirit Hall has the moral high ground. No matter how important Poison Douluo is to the royal family, what can the royal family do now? As for Maoshan, Maoshan has accepted the royal family's support, so naturally we will do our utmost to aid the royal family. But..."

Ye Zhou frowned, putting on an extremely troubled expression as he continued, "A weak man provoked a strong one, then after failing, we rack our brains trying to save him. It makes me feel a little foolish."

A little foolish?

Wasn't that the truth?

Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing had already cursed Dugu Bo's ancestors eighteen generations over a hundred times in their hearts. This is all your doing. It would have been one thing if you had quietly killed Yue Guan, but you fucking failed and got discovered. You even dragged Sect Master Ning and Sword Douluo into it.

If you weren't a Titled Douluo, who the hell would bother saving you?

Still, no matter how much they cursed, they had to save him.

"Sigh!" Xue Ye sighed and said, "It is not as though I do not know that Mr. Dugu was at fault in this matter. He was indeed somewhat reckless. But Mr. Dugu is a friend of the royal family. The royal family cannot simply watch him die tragically at Spirit Hall's hands. Marquis Ye, you are a hereditary noble of the empire, and your interests are tied to the royal family's. You cannot stand by over such a minor matter and abandon Mr. Dugu."

As he spoke, Xue Ye said to Qian Renxue beside him, "Qinghe, don't just sit there silently. Say something."

"Yes, Father." Qian Renxue cupped her hands toward Xue Ye.

Then, she turned her gaze toward Ye Zhou.

Just a few months ago, he had seemed to her like nothing more than a talented boy. Now, he had a force behind him that even the Heaven Dou Royal Family could not ignore and had to do everything possible to win over. The change was truly remarkable.

"Junior, Father's thoughts are also mine. Mr. Dugu may have been reckless, but he is still our ally, and one of the few Titled Douluo on this continent who dare oppose Spirit Hall. If we lose him, our side's strength will be weakened considerably. If Spirit Hall attacks us someday, would we not find it even harder to resist? That is why we invited you here. We hope you can find a way to persuade Sect Master Shi Jian to join the royal family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in pressuring Spirit Hall, forcing them to release Mr. Dugu."

"Pressure Spirit Hall?" Ye Zhou wondered if he had heard correctly.

"That's right. The Heaven Dou Empire still has an army of a million. Back then, when Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were pursuing Mr. Dugu, Royal Uncle used an army of a million as a threat and intimidated them. Now that Mr. Dugu is in danger again, if the royal family has the aid of Maoshan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, we will certainly be able to rescue him again," Qian Renxue said confidently.

Her words reminded Ye Zhou of something. Yes, the novel had also mentioned Prince Xue Xing rescuing Dugu Bo. It was one point Ye Zhou had never been able to understand.

He had been in this world for nearly half a year now. Ye Zhou had basically figured out the situation across the continent and understood its common knowledge.

But he still could not understand how Prince Xue Xing had intimidated two Titled Douluo and rescued Dugu Bo.

Yes, the Heaven Dou Empire had an army of a million, but so what? Could Prince Xue Xing mobilize them? Even if he could, would he dare go to war with Spirit Hall over a single Dugu Bo?

After all, setting aside whether they could win, without Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire would be swallowed by the Star Luo Empire before long.

Would they really dare break the balance?

Could Ghostly and Yue Guan not understand something so obvious? Were they really frightened off that easily by Prince Xue Xing?

He did not understand. Even now, he still did not understand.

However, since Xue Ye and Qian Renxue had both said so, he could only follow along with their words.

Ye Zhou nodded and said, "What Your Highness says makes sense. Very well, after I return, I will find a way to persuade the Sect Master."

Seeing Ye Zhou agree, Xue Ye's expression eased somewhat, as did Prince Xue Xing's.

"Then Marquis Ye, I'll have to trouble you. Attendants, bring forth my reward." Xue Ye clapped his hands and called out.

As soon as he finished speaking, an elderly member of the royal family carried over a tray covered by a piece of red silk.

"Qinghe."

"Yes." Qian Renxue answered, then stepped forward personally and lifted the silk, revealing the item beneath. It was a soul bone brimming with profound Soul Power.

"Junior, this is the Thirty Thousand Year Phantom Spirit Cat Right Leg Bone from the royal family's collection. Father is granting it to you. It can grant you two soul skills. The first is Phantom Assault, which increases burst speed by 300% for three seconds and leaves behind an afterimage lasting two seconds. The afterimage has no offensive power, but it can confuse enemies. The second is Spirit Cat Agility, which permanently increases the explosive power of your right leg by 30% and allows you to move soundlessly at night," Qian Renxue said to Ye Zhou with a smile.

"A Thirty Thousand Year Soul Bone, for me?" Ye Zhou was greatly surprised. He had expected Xue Ye to reward him with something again, but he had not expected him to be so generous this time and directly give him a soul bone.

Then again, it made sense. If a single soul bone could preserve Dugu Bo's life, this deal was far too worthwhile.

After all, leaving aside Dugu Bo's strength as a Titled Douluo, he himself possessed a soul bone of an even greater age.

"Marquis Ye, accept it." Xue Ye stroked his beard.

Only an idiot would refuse a free advantage.

Ye Zhou immediately rose to his feet, walked before the throne, and bowed to Xue Ye with cupped hands. "This subject thanks Your Majesty for the reward. I will certainly do my utmost to persuade Sect Master Shi and assist the royal family in rescuing Poison Douluo!"

"Mm." Hearing Ye Zhou's promise, Xue Ye nodded in satisfaction.