"Husband, send me over!"
Just then, a stunning woman with purple hair walked in from outside.
"Bibi Xi, are you trying to compete with me again?" Empress Gu Yuna glared at Bibi Xi, annoyed.
Empress Bibi Xi earnestly defended herself. "You've already reached the God King realm, while I'm only a half-step away! Obviously, I have a better chance of making it through the World-Crossing Gate!"
"We're only a tiny bit apart. It's nothing. I trust my husband. That little difference in energy is nothing to worry about."
Bibi Xi shook her head. "No, no, no! The energy it would take to send you over could send several princes and princesses over to gain experience, too!"
At that, Gu Yuna furrowed her brows and said angrily, "My son has already become a god. He can't be sent to another world! Wait, husband, how about neither Bibi Xi nor I go? You could send our son Yuxuan to another world to gain experience instead."
Bibi Xi immediately said, "Yuxuan is only sixteen. He's careless and immature, and without an adult to look after him, things could easily go badly!"
Gu Yuna sneered. "Heh. Why not just say you want to go to another world with your daughter?"
"What's wrong with that?"
"All right, all right. Both of you, say a little less. You're giving me a headache."
"Oh~" The two women couldn't stand each other and rolled their eyes at one another.
Qian Heqing pondered for a while, then chose his words carefully. "Opening the World-Crossing Gate is no small matter. For now, Xier, you should stay here with me and take it easy. Next time we open the gate, we'll let Xiaochuan go and gain some experience. The time after that, I'll personally send you both over together. Xier, you'll go to Douluo World No. 1, and Nana, you'll go to Douluo World No. 2. How does that sound?"
"Mm!"
Both women were quite satisfied.
Just then, a woman in palace attire walked over, curtsied, and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Two Majesties. Tonight... will Your Majesty be drawing a name tag again?"
The corners of Qian Heqing's mouth twitched. "Drawing a name tag" had started as a joke of his, but they'd kept doing it for decades.
Bibi Xi waved a hand. "No need. You may leave."
"Yes."
After the palace maid left, Bibi Xi looked at Gu Yuna and asked, "I'm staying tonight. What about you?"
"Of course I'm staying!"
Bibi Xi's expression turned solemn, and she said earnestly, "My husband has seven Empresses, but only three children! That's far too few. We need to work hard!"
Gu Yuna asked, "Should we invite the other sisters, too?"
Qian Heqing's face was full of anticipation.
Douluo World No. 1.
Dugu Xue tidied up, then checked once more to see whether the Spirit Gathering Array needed any adjustments. He wanted to keep gathering energy in preparation for opening the World-Crossing Gate again.
Dugu Bo asked, "Are we heading straight back to Heaven Dou City? Does no one need to keep watch here?"
"No. I also set up a defensive array. Unless someone knows how to get in, that so-called Clear Sky Douluo won't be able to enter!"
"I see!"
Dugu Bo had no idea when the defensive array had been set up, or how it worked or how powerful it was. He only understood what the word "defense" meant.
Not long after,
Dugu Xue and Dugu Bo arrived in Heaven Dou City. Dugu Xue immediately contacted Feng Xiaodi with his Wristwatch.
Half an hour later,
Feng Xiaodi and Ozka appeared at Dugu Bo's manor. They still had cloth covering their faces to keep their identities hidden. Only now did they remove their disguises.
Ozka glanced at Dugu Bo and asked, "Priest, could this be your doppelganger? You work fast!"
Feng Xiaodi clasped his hands toward Dugu Bo. "Greetings, senior."
Dugu Bo hurriedly waved his hands. "There's no need for formalities, no need... You're Feng Xiaotian and Oscar, right? Uh... their doppelgangers?"
"Huh? You know both of us! The people we met before only knew one of us..."
The next while was spent exchanging pleasantries and telling each other what had happened since they parted.
Finally, with Dugu Bo as their witness, Ozka furrowed his brows and summed up, "So, with my Soul Power at level 62, I should be able to slaughter my way through the Tiandou Empire, right?"
Feng Xiaodi nodded seriously. "The Titled Douluo in this world are weak. I haven't even gone all out, and I already sent two of them flying hundreds of meters! With your strength, you should be able to stand against the weakest Titled Douluo. And the Tiandou Empire doesn't have any Titled Douluo, so... slaughtering your way through Tiandou shouldn't be a problem!"
Dugu Xue said coldly, "Who taught you to talk like that? Why do you keep throwing around the words 'slaughter your way through'? These people are going to be citizens of our Immortal Court!"
"Ha... hahaha... I was just saying. I meant they're really weak, pitifully weak! In a world without Emperor Qingtian, we don't need a vanguard at all. A few people could conquer Douluo World No. 1!"
Dugu Xue shook his head. "No! There are still powerful people in this world. Even if we don't look far, you two still wouldn't be a match for the several priests of Spirit Hall."
Ozka protested, "But we have you, don't we?"
"Our top priority is gathering materials to build a transmission gate! Don't waste time thinking about this and that. Gathering materials is what matters!"
Just then,
Based on what Ozka and Feng Xiaodi had told him, Dugu Bo was utterly astonished!
The person who claimed to be the crown prince had to be Crown Prince Xue Qinghe!
But why had Crown Prince Xue Qinghe turned into a woman? And why was her Martial Soul a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul? Wasn't the Angel Martial Soul from Spirit Hall? Since when had the Tiandou Empire become a branch of Spirit Hall?
He was bewildered!
Utterly bewildered!
"Gulp." Dugu Bo didn't dare think too deeply about it. As he swallowed, a beautiful figure darted through the entrance of Dugu Manor.
"Grandpa, you're back! I missed you so much!" Dugu Yan had grown up, so she didn't leap into Dugu Bo's arms. She simply clung to his arm affectionately.
"Yan'er..." Seeing his granddaughter again, Dugu Bo's first thought was that he could finally do something about the flaw in her Martial Soul! He wouldn't have to worry every day, never knowing when the poison would erupt and take her life.
"Oh, right, Grandpa, I've reached level 40 Soul Power. Take me to hunt for a Soul Ring! Huh? Are you Feng Xiaotian and Oscar? And you..."
Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Xue, shocked. Why does he look so much like Grandpa?! Could he... could he be my uncle?
Dugu Xue smiled kindly, happily stroking a little tuft of his beard, and said, "Dugu Bo, tell your granddaughter what's going on first. Then I'll help Yan'er fix the flaw in her Martial Soul!"
"Mm! Thank you!"
Dugu Bo clasped his hands solemnly, then led Dugu Yan, who looked utterly baffled, off to the side.
"Yan'er, everything Grandpa is about to tell you is true!"
"Oh~ Grandpa, tell me first: is that your son? Don't worry. Even if you had another illegitimate son besides my father, I wouldn't mind!"
Dugu Bo: "..."
Dugu Xue: "..."
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