"Second, guard against 'stealing'. Just imagine, if we all go out and put all our top combat forces on the front line, Spirit City... or even Pope Palace in the rear, wouldn't it be empty and unprepared?"
"Stealing a house?" Yang Wanqing repeated it subconsciously, and then took a breath of cold air.
Although she didn't like tactics, she instantly understood the dangers involved.
"Exactly!" Zhang Qingxuan sneered, an almost cold calculation flashed in his eyes.
"War is never just a frontal fight. Fallen Soul Master is certainly our mortal enemy, but they are not the only ones in the world who covet Spirit Hall's status and even wish for our demise?"
"If our main force is used up and the front line falls into a bitter battle, will those poisonous snakes lurking in the dark take advantage of the opportunity?"
"For example... take advantage of the situation, go straight to Huanglong, and eradicate the future of my Spirit Hall, those talented disciples who have not yet grown up?"
His words were like ice picks, piercing the last bit of luck in everyone's hearts.
If Pope Palace is lost, the genius will wither. Even if it wins the frontal battlefield, Spirit Hall will be severely damaged. No matter how hard it is to suppress the heroes, it may even fall apart!
"This..." Several people looked at each other, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.
Li Yuntian also breaks out in cold sweat.
In the previous meeting, everyone was thinking about how to counterattack and crush the enemy, but they completely ignored that someone might pry open their door from behind.
Zhang Qingxuan looked at everyone's expressions of sudden realization and lingering fear, and his tone was slightly slower, but still with unquestionable intensity. "So, if a Super Douluo quietly sits in the back, then our Spirit Hall's future will be guaranteed."
"This is the surest solution."
The hall fell into a long silence, except for the crackling of candlelight.
Li Yuntian stared at Zhang Qingxuan, with surprise and doubt in his eyes at first, and then turned into deep approval and solemnity.
He realized that his son's thoughts and concerns had already surpassed his elders and touched on the deep logic of power and survival.
This is no longer just a war plan, but also a chess game related to the survival of the Spirit Hall.
"Okay, I will tell Great Worship!"
After saying that, Li Yuntian didn't move, but he specifically added, "Is there anything else?"
Zhang Qingxuan thought for a moment and was about to give up, but a figure suddenly flashed in his mind - it was a "weapon of mass destruction" that could turn the tide of the war in the future.
"Father, do you know a family whose surname is Dugu and whose martial spirit is Jade Phosphorus Snake?"
Zhang Qingxuan thought of Old Poison, who was both good and evil.
This guy may not be as showy in a one-on-one fight, but when it comes to clearing the field in a group fight, he is simply a walking biochemical weapon.
Li Yuntian heard this, frowned slightly, tried hard to search in his memory, and then slowly said, "It seems... there really is such a small family!"
"However, they are not very strong. The current head of the family seems to be only at the Soul Sage level. He is also withdrawn, good at using poisons, and has been hiding from the world all year round."
"Yes, it's them!" Zhang Qingxuan's eyes flashed.
"Do you have detailed information about them?"
Li Yingxue on the side came closer with doubts on his face. "Brother, why are you looking for them? Soul Sage's level of combat power. In this war, one more Spirit Hall is not too much, and one less is not enough. There is no shortage at all."
The corner of Zhang Qingxuan's mouth raised a stern arc, and he tapped the table. "Soul Sage is not unusual. But what if I say that in the future, this Soul Sage can single-handedly defeat his opponent until only Titled Douluo is left?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Yuntian and Yang Wanqing's pupils shrank suddenly, as if they suddenly thought of some terrible tactic, they all looked at Zhang Qingxuan.
"Qingxuan, you don't mean..." Yang Wanqing's voice was trembling.
"Yes, that's what I mean." The curvature of the corners of Zhang Qingxuan's mouth widened, revealing a smile that Li Yingxue called "core kindness".
There was no warmth in that smile, only a cold determination to kill.
Seeing this smile, Li Yingxue's body instinctively took half a step back.
[Although I don't understand the details! But if I smile, someone will be in bad luck! Those enemies may be dead!]
Heaven Dou City, Dugu Residence.
Dugu Bo looked at the guests, his eyes full of surprise. With the Dugu Family's current power and his Soul Sage's cultivation, how could He De attract the core figure Li Family to visit him in person?
"How's it going, Senior Dugu, how are you thinking about it?" Zhang Qingxuan took a sip of hot tea, his tone casual as if he was talking about the weather.
Dugu Bo frowned and said tentatively, "Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I am just a mere Soul Sage. It seems that I am not worthy of such kindness from the Li Family?"
Zhang Qingxuan put down the tea cup and chuckled, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I am very optimistic about you, and can I guarantee your future breakthrough Titled Douluo?"
Dugu Bo's heart was shocked, and his pupils shrank instantly! This temptation is too great!
However, Zhang Qingxuan did not stop, and then dropped another heavier bomb, with a low voice but every word Qian Jun:
"In addition, I have done some research on various hidden martial arts diseases. For example... the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison backlash disease that has accumulated in your body for many years and even you yourself cannot eradicate."
"What?!"
The moment the words fell, the calmness on Dugu Bo's face was completely shattered, replaced by incredible horror!
He suddenly stood up from the chair, his whole body Soul Power was surging uncontrollably, and a green poisonous mist faintly emerged.
"Calm down, calm down, why are you so surprised?" Zhang Qingxuan took a sip of tea and didn't even look up, just waved his hand casually.
"Sit down and talk."
Dugu Bo's chest rose and fell violently. He stared at the young man in front of him who seemed to be able to see through everything. With trembling hands, he no longer cared about Soul Sage's dignity. His knees softened and he knelt down straight. His voice was filled with unprecedented pleading and urgency:
"Please sir, come to the rescue! It's not about saving me, it's about saving my Dugu Family's only bloodline - my son!"
"Your son?" Zhang Qingxuan was slightly startled, the teacup in his hand hanging in the air.
He suddenly remembered that in the original work, Dugu Bo did not have no heirs, but his son died due to the backlash of his martial spirit in his early years, which became the deepest thorn in Old Poison's heart.
"Yes, my son!" Dugu Bo's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse and trembling.
"For some reason, the toxins in his body are ten times more violent than what I used to do! He is young now, and I can still suppress him, but... if this continues, I am afraid that he will not live to be thirty years old, and he will die from the poison, leaving no trace of his body!"
Zhang Qingxuan heard this, and his expression gradually became serious. He put down the teacup, tapped his fingertips on the table, and after pondering for a moment, he slowly said, "It's not impossible to save, but..."
Hearing this turn of events, Dugu Bo was not discouraged. Instead, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He suddenly raised his head and without hesitation, gave Zhang Qingxuan a heavy kowtow with a loud sound like a bell:
"From now on, I, Dugu Family, have a whole family, and only my husband will obey me! Dugu Bo hereby swears that for the rest of my life, I am willing to go through fire and water for the sword in my husband's hand, no matter what!"