The Spirit Hall and Dugu Bo had a grudge against each other, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was now clearly doing everything it could to win Xue Hen over. On the continent as it stood, the only ones who might help him stand against Xue Hen were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
After all, Ning Fengzhi's cousin had played a major part in Kundera expelling Xue Hen from the Balaque Royal Family all those years ago.
After the Sky Screen revealed that Xue Hen would seek revenge, he had guessed his enemy would flee. So he changed his original route and went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cause a scene, gravely wounding Bone Douluo in the process. This also showed that, in Xue Hen's heart, he saw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Ning Pianpian as one and the same, and was certain they would protect Ning Pianpian and her son.
Given all these factors, even though Xue Hen's enemy was already dead, there was no guarantee he wouldn't continue targeting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
So Dugu Bo felt that he and Ning Fengzhi had a basis for cooperation.
Ning Fengzhi wasn't at all surprised when Dugu Bo came to seek cooperation after returning to the sect.
While in Heaven Dou City, he'd heard that Dugu Bo's granddaughter had been injured by Xue Hen and would likely never be able to be a Soul Master again. So he'd kept an eye on things and sent people to watch Dugu Bo's movements. He'd received word that Dugu Bo had turned his back on the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and was heading for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect well before Dugu Bo arrived.
But back to the matter at hand: Ning Fengzhi gave