Joy Turns to Sorrow

Tang San understood immediately and said nothing more.

A short while later, Ning Fengzhi's voice rang out from outside the door, "Brother Tang Hao."

"It's Brother Ning, come in." Tang Hao resumed his usual indifferent demeanor.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Fengzhi led the Sword Douluo and four Soul Douluo elders in.

Ning Fengzhi looked at Tang San and said, "Little San, I'm relieved to see you're alright."

Tang Hao gave Tang San a wink, and Tang San suppressed his resentment, forcing a bitter smile, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Father-in- Tang San. I apologize for any offense I may have caused you before."

"It's alright, as long as things are cleared up. It's just a pity that Ye Qinghe got away with it; we all fell for his trick."

Tang San's address of "Father-in-law" Ning Fengzhi overjoyed. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Tang Hao had already explained things clearly to Tang San, so he didn't need to waste any more words.

"What, has Bone Douluo succeeded?" Tang Hao was worried that Ning Fengzhi would reveal his secret again, so he skipped over the previous topic.

"We don't know yet. It's only just the time to make our move. Even if we succeed, we won't receive the news until after we leave the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace." Ning Fengzhi shook his head and then asked, "What I want to ask is, Brother Tang Hao, do you know Ye Qinghe's parents?"

Tang Hao frowned. "That kid's parents were just ordinary villagers in a small mountain village. It seems that Ye Qinghe's father had some talent as Soul Master, which is why he was lucky enough to become Soul Master. However, those two died many years ago."

"Dead? Are you sure?" Ning Fengzhi asked excitedly. If so, then the plan would be 100% successful.

Tang San answered for Tang Hao, "I once heard Old Jack from Holy Soul Village say that Ye Qinghe's mother died after giving birth to him, and his father was apparently a Soul Master who went out to hunt for Soul Ring when he was two years old and never returned. He must have disappeared. But Father-in-law, you can rest assured. Even if that person is still alive, he's just a Soul Grandmaster, at most a Soul Elder. He won't affect our plans."

"That's good, that's good. Ye Qinghe's father is an old friend of the Fire Dragon Douluo, and the two seem to have had an extraordinary relationship. I was really worried that he was also a Titled Douluo, but it seems I was overthinking it."

Ning Fengzhi a long sigh of relief, a huge weight lifted from his heart.

The four Soul Douluo who came with him all had smiles on their faces, but Sword Douluo had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Alright, since there are no problems over there, let's go discuss the plan to jointly fight against the Spirit Hall with Xue Ye. This will also help us create an alibi and avoid suspicion." Tang Hao said somewhat impatiently.

"That's natural."

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and led Tang Hao toward the Heaven Dou Palace.

This so-called alliance was quickly established, and its structure was simple: if one side was attacked by the Spirit Hall, the other side would help.

Of course, compensation should be given afterward.

At the same time, in order to make it easier for Tang Hao to usurp the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future, he immediately agreed to become Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sect's guardian elder.

This made Ning Fengzhi was unaware of the truth, extremely happy.

Before I knew it, I had drunk a few more glasses.

Only Sword Douluo felt increasingly terrified.

Sure enough, just as the banquet reached its climax, his ominous premonition came true.

A royal knight entered the hall, and Xue Ye, who had also drunk a few cups, scolded, "Didn't I say that if there's nothing important, don't bother me?"

The Royal Knight of the Heaven Dou Kingdom said anxiously, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."

Ning Fengzhi, thinking that Gu Rong had succeeded, was overjoyed and said unhurriedly, "Don't rush, speak slowly. With His Majesty, the four Your Excellencies, and the four elders of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect here, the sky won't fall."

Upon hearing this, the Royal Knights of Heaven Dou remained silent and instead looked at Xue Ye.

Xue Ye said, "Since Sect Master Ning has asked you to speak, then speak."

The Heaven Dou Royal Knight respectfully reported, "News has just arrived from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Not long ago, a tragedy occurred there. One hundred and eight direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, including Sect Master Ning's fourteen sons, were found dead in their homes. All of them had their heads cut off, and their deaths were extremely gruesome."

"Oh... so it was the tragic deaths of 108 direct disciples, including my fourteen sons. Truly, the heavens are jealous of talent... Wait, what did you say? My sons, along with over a hundred direct disciples, all died?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi, who had been somewhat dazed, instantly sobered up.

Xue Ye, who had also sobered up, hurriedly asked, "Is the message confirmed? Is it confirmed?"

The others had varying expressions.

Sword Douluo glanced at Ning Fengzhi, his disappointment growing, and couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.

While Tang Hao was shocked, he was secretly overjoyed. Losing so many direct disciples at once, including all of Ning Fengzhi's sons, would save him the trouble of settling scores when he usurped the throne.

Liu Erlong and Dugu Bo made no attempt to hide their schadenfreude.

"The message was delivered by a steward from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; he's waiting outside now," the Heaven Dou Royal Knight replied.

"Quickly, bring him in. No, I'll go myself. Uncle Jian, go bring Rongrong here. Brother Tang, and the four elders, come with me."

Ning Fengzhi, disregarding everyone else present, rushed out of the Heaven Dou Hall immediately, followed closely by the four elders. Tang Hao raised an eyebrow and then followed as well.

Before long, only Xue Ye, Dugu Bo, and Liu Erlong remained in the main hall.

"Mr. Dugu, Dean Liu... could it be that the Spirit Hall has made its move?"

I was at a loss for what to do on this Xue Ye.

Liu Erlong shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. Given the Pope's character, if it really were the Spirit Hall, then far more than just these 108 direct disciples would have been wiped out. It's more likely that this Grand Sect Master Ning has made enemies somewhere."

Dugu Bo chuckled and chimed in, "Dean Liu is right. Ning Fengzhi appears to be a gentleman on the surface, but in reality, he's done his fair share of assassinations of geniuses from other sects. Perhaps he's just bitten off more than he can chew this time."

Upon hearing their words, Xue Ye instantly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn't the Spirit Hall; it was good that it wasn't the Spirit Hall.

If it really is the Spirit Hall, then his Heaven Dou Empire is in danger.

But then again, if it's not the Spirit Hall, then who could it be?

Xue Ye subconsciously glanced at the gloating Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong. Could it be them? No, they had the motive, but they had been with him the whole time and hadn't had the opportunity. So the most likely culprit was Dean Liu's old friend.

After all, Ning Fengzhi suddenly and unusually paid such a high price to reconcile with Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong, and at this critical juncture, he proposed to form some kind of offensive and defensive alliance.

This is extremely unusual.

Now, returning to the original intent, perhaps this opportunity can be used to stall Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong, allowing that Bone Douluo to secretly target Ye Qinghe.

This led to retaliation from Liu Erlong's old friend, who was also Ye Qinghe's father.