Teach them how to fight a public opinion war

"Young Master, you've returned!"

Seeing Qian Yu appear before her, lively and well, Lüzhu was instantly overjoyed.

Ever since the young master had left, she had been worried every single moment.

Now, she could finally set her heart at ease.

In Lüzhu's heart, she didn't care about so-called plans or so-called revenge; she only cared about one thing, and that was the young master's safety.

To a certain extent, Lüzhu treated Qian Yu like a younger brother, after all, she had raised him with her own hands.

However, she kept her status firmly in mind and dared not overstep her bounds in the slightest.

"A gift for you, hurry up and eat it."

Seeing Lüzhu, Qian Yu relaxed his tense mind slightly before taking out the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

"Young Master, is this edible?"

Looking at the large bamboo shoot in her hands, Lüzhu was extremely surprised.

The bamboo shoot was a full half-meter tall, and the young master was actually telling her to eat it raw.

She found it very hard to understand.

"When has this young master ever harmed you? Just go ahead and eat it first."

Qian Yu replied with a smile.

Lüzhu stopped questioning, began to peel it, and started eating it raw.

She had expected it to taste terrible, but to her surprise, the tender bamboo shoot inside was delicious. Furthermore, once it reached her stomach, it immediately transformed into a warm current that instantly merged into her body.

Lüzhu knew at once that this was something of the highest quality.

Lüzhu hurriedly finished eating, then circulated her Mysterious Heaven Skill to refine that power.

An hour later, Lüzhu finally opened her eyes.

Her entire being had undergone a transformation.

Lüzhu's appearance was not ugly to begin with—after all, she wouldn't have become his maid if she were—and she possessed a delicate, girl-next-door beauty.

After consuming the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Lüzhu's figure became even more slender and graceful, and she now resembled a green lotus, rising from the mud unstained.

"Young Master, what exactly is this?"

"Why have I changed so much?"

Lüzhu was pleasantly surprised.

She could feel that her changes were not merely in her physical form.

Even her soul power had reached level 40.

Beyond that, there were some vague changes she couldn't quite pinpoint yet.

"Show me your Martial Soul!"

Seeing Lüzhu's joyful expression, Qian Yu smiled, though he did nothing else.

Immediately, Lüzhu summoned her Martial Soul.

"My... my Martial Soul has evolved!"

Looking at how her Emerald Jade Bamboo had become completely different, Lüzhu couldn't control her emotions for a moment.

Her life and everything she had were given to her by the young master's father. She had always worked hard at her cultivation, but with an average Martial Soul and an Innate Soul Power of only level 5, even if she used all her spare time to cultivate, she could never keep pace with those geniuses.

Let alone repaying any debts.

She never imagined that just by eating a bamboo shoot of unknown name, her Martial Soul would evolve.

And it was such a powerful Martial Soul at that.

One only had to think for a moment to realize how difficult it must be to obtain something so extraordinary.

Yet the young master had given it to her.

This was something that could cause a Martial Soul Evolution!

On the continent, it had never been heard of that one could evolve their Martial Soul within a single generation.

"Not bad. It has evolved into an Ink Jade Bamboo, which is already a high-tier Martial Soul. And looking at the situation, it isn't far from going a step further."

"As long as you obtain a few more opportunities and replenish some of your life essence, evolving into the top-tier Martial Soul, the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, will be absolutely no problem."

Qian Yu looked at Lüzhu's Martial Soul evolution and was quite satisfied.

After all, it wasn't a true immortal herb; otherwise, Lüzhu's Martial Soul would have already successfully evolved into the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo by now.

An immortal herb-level Martial Soul was a top-tier existence.

Chrysanthemum Douluo relied on his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul. It was said that his Martial Soul wasn't even a true immortal herb, but rather a mutation.

Yet that alone supported him in becoming a Title Douluo, and a level 95 Title Douluo at that, which showed just how valuable it was.

One must know that the Title Douluos of this era were, for the most part, highly formidable.

"Alright, steady your emotions. Spend these next few days cultivating. Once the medicinal properties are mostly refined, I will take you to hunt for a soul ring."

Qian Yu looked at the teary-eyed Lüzhu and immediately cut off her emotional display.

He truly disliked such occasions.

"Young Master, I will certainly not let you down."

Lüzhu spoke with determination before returning to her room to begin cultivating diligently.

Yet, for once, Qian Yu did not practice cultivation at this moment; instead, he began preparing to stir up another wave of public opinion.

Since he had encountered such an interesting situation, he might as well add fuel to the fire.

Let the news of Dugu Bo's death explode.

However, the blame for his death must not fall upon the Martial Soul Hall.

He needed to make the people of the Clear Sky Sect play the hero.

Wasn't there someone criticizing Dugu Bo for being a butcher?

Then he would expand that sentiment even further.

Once the public opinion became impossible to suppress, he would let the people of the Clear Sky Sect step in as heroes.

They would become the heroes who slew the scourge known as Dugu Bo.

He would naturally not show his face for such matters; he would leave it to Xie Yue to handle.

Even if he sent Xie Yue to act, he would not let him be exposed.

There were countless people wanting to stir up trouble from the shadows; he only needed to provide a little guidance, and perhaps someone would help him fan the flames.

And that person was very likely someone from Yu Xiaogang's side.

The reason was simple: they shared the same goal.

They also wanted to ruin Dugu Bo's reputation.

Dugu Bo was, after all, a Title Douluo—a living Title Douluo. Under such circumstances, even if people harbored resentment toward him, they would not easily spread such rhetoric.

After all, one careless move could invite disaster upon themselves.

Upon entering the city, he could already sense that there was far too much talk regarding Dugu Bo.

Clearly, this was not normal.

What he needed to do was teach these people how a war of public opinion should be fought.

It was a very simple method: people love to create gods, and they love to drag gods down into the dust.

Dugu Bo was not yet a god, nor had he been glorified; attacking him right now would hardly cause any damage.

One must first praise him, mold him into a figure of great righteousness, shape him into someone flawless—even if he slaughtered a city, it would be framed as eradicating the evil Martial Soul Hall, and everything he did would be portrayed as selfless.

Only after Dugu Bo had been thoroughly placed upon a pedestal should one find ways to scrutinize the flaws and dark spots in his history to swiftly drag him down.

No normal person could withstand being observed under a magnifying glass, let alone someone like Dugu Bo, who already possessed a strange temperament and killed at the slightest provocation.

"Xie Yue, I leave this matter to you. You don't need to get too involved; once you've sparked a trend, pull yourself out."

"Returning to continue improving your strength is what's truly key."

Qian Yu then explained the general plan to Xie Yue.

After hearing Qian Yu's plan and the underlying cause and effect, Xie Yue remained silent for a long time.

He suddenly realized that compared to Qian Yu, he was nothing but a fool.