A Master and Disciple's Little Schemes

Walking along the streets of Heaven Dou City, Chen Yumo had no idea whether anyone was secretly watching him.

Given his current "background" in Heaven Dou City, no one should be willing to offend someone backed by a Titled Douluo.

But considering that information about him had most likely already been placed on the desks of every major power in Heaven Dou City, he equipped himself with the other two Invincible Barriers from his Portable Space as well.

He usually only carried one, but these were unusual times. Carrying all three was safer.

When it came to staying alive, Chen Yumo took things seriously.

He never underestimated other people's methods.

In Chen Yumo's eyes, the people of Douluo Continent merely had flawed ways of thinking. That did not mean they were idiots.

If they did not even have the means to investigate his abilities through the Great Soul Arena, Chen Yumo would truly look down on them.

In fact, he had not guessed wrong.

At that moment, people were secretly watching him all along the way. He noticed some of them, while others escaped his detection.

For instance, several gazes from the top floor of a certain restaurant.

"Qinghe, what do you think?" Ning Fengzhi calmly took a sip of tea.

"Hmm... hard to say. Eleven years old and Level 21—his talent can only be called decent. But his Martial Soul is a White Tiger..." Xue Qinghe frowned, pinching his chin as he pondered for a moment. "Could he be some prince from Star Luo?"

"But that does not add up either. The Star Luo Empire has no sun-attribute Titled Douluo, and the White Tiger Martial Soul inherited by its imperial family is not a metal attribute either."

"No, I mean... recruiting him." Ning Fengzhi set down his teacup, a gleam flashing through his shrewd eyes.

As an auxiliary sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's best means of survival was to borrow strength. Just like Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, the sect's guardian Douluo—they were not direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, yet they had still become its pillars.

In Ning Fengzhi's eyes, Chen Yumo was simply too valuable to recruit.

Previously, he had suspected that Chen Yumo and the Titled Douluo behind him belonged to Spirit Hall. Yet after investigating through multiple channels over the past few days, he had confirmed that this Titled Douluo was not a Spirit Hall powerhouse.

Because even Spirit Hall was investigating Chen Yumo's identity!

If Chen Yumo and the Titled Douluo behind him were from Spirit Hall, why would Spirit Hall investigate its own people?

And if that was the case, it meant Chen Yumo could be recruited—along with the Titled Douluo behind him!

As it happened, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect loved recruiting powerhouses, and it was also the wealthiest force on Douluo Continent. Supporting one more Titled Douluo would not be difficult in the slightest.

As for that Mo Yu, his cultivation of Level 21 at eleven years old could indeed only be considered decent. Even Ning Rongrong, who was several months younger than him, had already broken through to Level 23 last month.

However, his metal-attribute White Tiger Martial Soul was extremely powerful. At the Great Soul Arena, he had even achieved fifteen consecutive victories. Even Soul Grandmasters close to the Soul Elder rank could not withstand a single exchange against him.

With such combat power, such talent, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources, he would inevitably become another Titled Douluo in the future.

If everything went smoothly, Ning Fengzhi would not only recruit a Titled Douluo for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but also find Ning Rongrong a husband with tremendous potential.

A win!

Ning Fengzhi's mental abacus clattered away.

But Xue Qinghe, seated across from him, felt rather speechless.

Did his teacher not know that Xue Qinghe also liked recruiting geniuses?

Even setting aside his identity as a Spirit Hall spy, he was still the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. Was it not a little too offensive for someone with his own sect to bring up such matters right in front of him?

Xue Qinghe grumbled inwardly.

Still, he strongly agreed with Ning Fengzhi's thoughts. No faction would ever complain about having too many Titled Douluo, especially an exceptionally powerful sun-attribute Titled Douluo.

According to Snake Lance Douluo and Puffer Douluo, they would need to join forces just to be confident of dealing with that man.

How could Xue Qinghe not wish to recruit such a powerhouse to serve him?

So he began working out his own calculations in his heart, while outwardly smiling as he echoed Ning Fengzhi's words.

"It seems my thoughts are the same as Teacher's. A genius like this must be recruited before Spirit Hall gets to him. Even if we cannot recruit him, we must establish friendly relations as soon as possible and uncover his background."

"How about leaving this matter to me, Teacher?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Qinghe." Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile.

After Xue Qinghe left, a tall, gaunt figure stepped out of the air and sat down beside Ning Fengzhi.

"Uncle Gu." Ning Fengzhi reached out and poured him a cup of tea.

"Fengzhi, your student is quite interesting. He's full of little schemes." After taking a sip of tea, Gu Rong gave a strange chuckle.

"It is only human nature." Ning Fengzhi's tone remained calm. "As the crown prince, he naturally feels somewhat uneasy with only us supporting him. It has nothing to do with trust. One must always have a backup plan."

"To prevent our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from abandoning him someday in the future, it is perfectly normal for him to think of recruiting his own backers. He is merely still too immature, and his vision is not far-reaching enough."

Gu Rong neither agreed nor disagreed.

To him, what others thought was unimportant. He only wanted to protect the interests of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As long as it benefited Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he would not mind being the one to do the dirty work, even if it was not particularly honorable.

Likewise, he would not care about anyone else's life or death. Once the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was involved, he would always put Ning Fengzhi first.

Xue Qinghe?

So what if he was the crown prince? So what if he was Ning Fengzhi's disciple?

He should not even think about taking food from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's bowl.

"Uncle Gu, what did that boy go off to do?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"Him? He first went to the bank and withdrew all the money he won at the Great Soul Arena. Then he went to the largest herbal shop in Heaven Dou City and bought a large amount of Earth Attribute Herbs. There were too many varieties to list, but he did not buy much of any one kind. After that, he went to the Tiandou Auction House." Gu Rong rattled off a long string of words in one breath.

"Is he still at the auction house?" Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, swiftly analyzing the information in Gu Rong's words.

"Yes, he is." Gu Rong nodded.

Buying Earth Attribute Herbs?

Ning Fengzhi lowered his head to look at the tea in his cup, his gaze sinking into thought.

His own Martial Soul was metal-attribute, yet he was buying Earth Attribute Herbs?

What for?

For himself, for the teacher behind him, or perhaps...

"It seems he truly is not from Spirit Hall." Ning Fengzhi could not figure it out, but he could see this much clearly.

"He still has to gamble in the Great Soul Arena to earn Gold Soul Coins. That means there is no faction behind him providing resources. The Titled Douluo protecting him is either a lone wolf like Dugu Bo, or he is putting that boy through training..."

"However, I am more inclined toward the former..."