A Heavenly Act of Death-Seeking! Royal Knights Whip a Mysterious Beggar!
Inside the leading golden carriage, Xue Ye, dressed in a dragon robe, sat with a somber expression.
He came here with the determination to bring the guilty to justice.
The Spirit Hall has gone too far! Not only did they plant spies, but they also emptied half of the national treasury!
If this grudge is not avenged, what will become of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's reputation? What will become of the empire's dignity?
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Pope Palace."
As the guards outside the carriage announced the news, Xue Ye took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, straightened his dragon robe, and his face regained its imperial majesty and indifference.
Very good.
Today I'll see what kind of explanation Bibi Dong has in store for me!
Prince Xue Xing, who was standing to the side, understood immediately and gave a wink to one of the loud-voiced court attendants accompanying him.
At Prince Xue Xing's signal, the attendant took a deep breath, gathered his Soul Power, and his voice boomed like a bell towards the tightly closed doors of the Pope Palace!
"Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, accompanied by Poison Douluo Dugu, has come to pay a visit to the Pope!"
This shout was filled with the majesty of the empire and its last stand of defiance.
Prince Xue Xing specifically had the words "Poison Douluo His Majesty" added to the title, just to inform the Spirit Hall.
We want to tell the Spirit Hall that we are not here to beg for mercy! We also have a Title Douluo standing beside us!
Before you start trying to pull any tricks, you'd better think carefully about your own capabilities!
Standing in the middle of the group, dressed in a long emerald green robe with a gloomy face, Dugu Bo just wanted to curse.
MMP!
Xue Xing, you old bastard! Why drag me into this?!
He had a long-standing grudge against that effeminate Chrysanthemum Guan, and every year he would be thoroughly humiliated by him.
Now, this old bastard is clearly here to cause trouble on this Xue Ye. Isn't he just offering his face to be slapped?
He could even imagine the gloating smile that would appear on the powdered face of the person he met when he saw Chrysanthemum Guan.
He was forced into this situation.
He was extremely unwilling when the Xue Ye came to Spirit City to cause trouble.
But he owed Prince Xue Xing a favor, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come along.
Dugu Bo was filled with grief and indignation, hoping that the old man would spare him some mercy out of consideration for their past "relationship" and not beat him too badly.
However.
Time passed, second by second.
However, to everyone's surprise...
The loud voice echoed for a long time in the Pope Palace, but apart from a few crows cawing, not a single person responded.
The air around us began to feel awkward.
Xue Ye sat in his carriage, looking through the beaded curtain at the unresponsive palace gate, his face growing darker and darker.
I, the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, have personally arrived! How dare your Spirit Hall refuse me entry?!
"Shout again!" Xue Ye's voice was filled with barely suppressed rage.
However, just as the waiter was about to speak again...
"Squeak--"
The heavy side door of the Pope Palace was impatiently pushed open a crack.
A young Soul Master, dressed in ordinary Templar Knight armor, yawned and looked sleepy as he walked out.
He rubbed his eyes, glanced lazily at the large procession, his face showing no awe but rather annoyance at being disturbed from his sleep.
What's all the noise about?
He picked at his ear and said in an extremely casual tone.
"Stop shouting, His Holiness the Pope and the elders are not in the palace right now."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ye's expression softened slightly, but remained icy. "Then where are they?"
The paladin looked at him as if he were an idiot and said matter-of-factly, "Where else would we dine? At the Maple Dye Pavilion, of course."
Dining?
What the heck?
Despite having visitors at the entrance of the Pope Palace, did the entire high-ranking staff of the Spirit Hall go out to eat as a group?
What the hell is this?!
Before anyone could react to this outrageous message...
The knight had already impatiently pointed in a direction.
"Keep walking straight ahead from here until you see the biggest intersection. Turn left, walk to the innermost street, then turn right. That's it."
After saying that, he turned and walked back without waiting for anyone to ask any more questions, muttering to himself.
"How annoying, why are these people so out of touch with the latest information?"
"They asked the same question when the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect came, they asked it again when the Star Luo Empire came, and now they're doing it even with the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"It's making it so I can't sleep well..."
"Bang!"
The side door was slammed shut.
Only the group from the Heaven Dou Empire remained, bewildered in the wind, exchanging bewildered glances.
Prince Xue Xing's face, which had been wearing a cold smile, froze completely.
Xue Ye's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
All the royal knights felt their faces burning, as if they had been slapped countless times in public.
They were an envoy from the Heaven Dou Empire, and the emperor himself had come!
Just like that... he was dismissed by a gatekeeper knight?
Moreover, their tone and demeanor made it seem as if they were country bumpkins who didn't even know the latest "common sense" of Spirit City.
This is a thousand times more humiliating than simply refusing to see someone!
"Father!"
Just as the Xue Ye was about to unleash his full power, the sound of Xue Beng rang out at an inopportune moment.
He ran quickly to the carriage, his face filled with the anxious message, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Father, there might be a trap here!"
"That so-called Maple Dye Pavilion sounds like a shady place! It might just be a trap set by the Spirit Hall, waiting for us to walk right into it!"
"Smack!"
On Xue Ye abruptly lifted the carriage curtain, his extreme anger causing him to disregard any imperial decorum.
He slapped the car window hard, pointed at Xue Beng's nose, and roared like thunder!
"The traitor!"
"How could I have given birth to such a cowardly and afraid-to-die wretch like you!"
He was already exhausted from the loss of face due to the theft of the national treasury, and now even his only son was so disgraceful. This was like pouring oil on his burning anger!
"With His Majesty Dugu here! Do we need to fear the Spirit Hall's ambush!?"
Xue Ye roared, suddenly turning his head to stare intently at Dugu Bo.
"Isn't that right, Your Dugu!"
Dugu Bo: "..."
No, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!
With so many people watching, Dugu Bo could only bite the bullet and reply:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is right."
"Snort!"
Xue Ye then let out a cold snort, glared fiercely at Xue Beng, and waved his hand with gritted teeth!
"Set off!"
"Let's go to the Maple Dye Pavilion!"
"I want to see what the Spirit Hall is really up to!"
The convoy slowly started up once more, carrying a suppressed anger and humiliation, and marched off in the direction the knight had pointed.
Following the route indicated by the Templar Knight, the convoy turned an intersection and entered a seemingly ordinary street.
However, they had only just entered the street.
The lead knight suddenly pulled on the reins, and the entire caravan came to a stop.
"What happened?"
The Xue Ye's impatient voice came from inside the carriage.
"Your Majesty, ahead... in the middle of the street ahead, stands... a beggar."
The knight's voice carried a hint of uncertainty.
Beggar?
Is the security in Spirit City really that bad? How dare a beggar block the middle of the road in broad daylight?
However, Xue Ye didn't think much of it and simply waved his hand, "Send them away."
Perhaps accustomed to bullying others by relying on his power, the leading knight rode up behind the "beggar" and lashed him with his whip.
The leading Royal Knight captain immediately understood, a cruel grin spreading across his face.
This is a godsend, a chance to shine before His Majesty!
He spurred his horse on, and the heavily armored warhorse beneath him neighed and charged straight behind the "beggar."
The knight captain looked down from his superior position, his riding whip infused with Soul Power, gleaming with a Youyou blue light, and mercilessly lashed down on the man's back!
"Get out of here! You filthy beggar!"