The night was quiet.
A battle broke out at the Ye Mansion, and officials came to conduct a routine inquiry. After the incident that resulted in deaths, Heaven Dou City returned to calm.
In the latter half of the night, the sounds of battle echoed again from the direction of the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City. Light burst forth.
Begonia Douluo came out of the house, climbed onto the roof, and gazed into the distance.
"That's the direction of the Spirit Hall!"
" Lin Hao... he really doesn't want to cause trouble for my Ye Clan!"
Salas is already dead, so why is Lin Hao still causing trouble at the Spirit Hall? Isn't that pointless?
No.
This is not superfluous; quite the opposite.
After Lin Hao committed the murder, he had already attracted the attention of the surrounding residents. If he were to stay at the Ye Clan tonight, it would be tantamount to dragging the Ye Clan down with him.
Leaving is the best option.
Then, he went to the Spirit Hall alone to cause trouble again. The fact that the Ye Clan did not participate further proves that the Ye Clan did not participate in the killing of Salas tonight.
Salas and the Hall Guard Knight died in front of the Ye Clan mansion, all because Lin Hao acted in "self-defense".
After leaping across the rooftops several times, Ye Lingling landed beside Begonia Douluo and said anxiously, "Dad, let's go help!"
Begonia Douluo said, "Silly daughter, he made this commotion on purpose. If we really wanted to go, he would have already left by the time we got there!"
Sure enough, the Spirit Hall's activities ceased not long afterward.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace
Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing entered His Majesty Xue Ye Ye's bedchamber one after the other.
His Majesty was already asleep on the Xue Ye when he was woken up by the noise outside.
Afterwards, Xue Qinghe entered the palace, and not long after, Prince Xue Xing also entered the palace.
On Xue Ye, His Majesty sat in his chair and said, "Speak!"
Xue Qinghe exclaimed impatiently, " Lin Hao has gotten into trouble!"
Prince Xue Xing retorted, "That's not a one-sided view. The Spirit Hall captured Lin Hao first, and Lin Hao's counterattack was entirely reasonable. Salas died by Lin Hao's sword, and he deserved it!"
"Uncle, I'm not biased towards the Spirit Hall. An hour later, Lin Hao stormed into the Spirit Hall again, killing two Soul Sage and five Soul King, and then disappeared. He caused such a commotion; the Spirit Hall won't let this go! They might even need our Heaven Dou Empire's cooperation to capture Lin Hao!"
"We have no such obligation!"
"This happened in Heaven Dou City. The Spirit Hall lost a Platinum Bishop and several Soul Sage. Uncle, the Spirit Hall will put pressure on us!"
"Pressure? We can simply ignore it."
"I'm afraid... things won't go as planned!" Xue Qinghe pondered, feeling that Prince Xue Xing's words were too simplistic.
He is not Xue Qinghe, he is Qian Renxue.
He was also kept in the dark about tonight's operation.
But since the deed has already been done, he has to stand on the side of the Spirit Hall and strive for the greatest benefit. As for the interests of the Heaven Dou Empire, he can't care about that anymore.
Xue Qinghe looked at His Majesty Xue Ye and called out, "Father..."
His Majesty remained remarkably calm on the Xue Ye.
His hair and beard were all white; he was very old and had seen many ups and downs. Tonight's little disturbance was nothing to him.
His Majesty calmly asked on Xue Ye, "Can any of you contact Lin Hao?"
Xue Qinghe remained silent. He was unable to contact Lin Hao.
His relationship with Lin Hao was ambiguous; he had no way of contacting Lin Hao.
Prince Xue Xing did have a solution. However, he frowned and advised, "Brother, the reason why the Spirit Hall is superior to us is because the Spirit Hall has many Titled Douluo and Qian Daoliu. If our Heaven Dou Empire has a certain number of Titled Douluo, what do we have to fear from the Spirit Hall!"
His Majesty looked at Prince Xue Xing on Xue Ye, "You can contact him?"
Prince Xue Xing clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking that His Majesty Xue Ye really intended to hand over Lin Hao. He said again, "Brother, Lin Hao is an invaluable talent, a pillar of the empire's future. The Spirit Hall is an outsider; don't cut off your own right arm!"
His Majesty said on Xue Ye, "Go and find out how many Crystal Peach have ripened this year. Send all the ripe Crystal Peach to Lin Hao! Be discreet about it!"
"Ah?"
Prince Xue Xing was dumbfounded.
Xue Qinghe was also stunned. This script wasn't right. Weren't we supposed to cooperate with the Spirit Hall to capture Lin Hao? Why was Lin Hao being rewarded? Something's not right.
On Xue Ye, His Majesty rose, turned around, and said indifferently, "It's late, all of you may leave."
Dugu Yan led Prince Xue Xing into an inconspicuous slum in Heaven Dou City.
This is Lin Hao's secret residence.
When he bought this house, he happened to see Dugu Yan. That's why Dugu Yan knew Lin Hao's secret residence.
Aside from that, no one else knew that Lin Hao owned such a residence in Heaven Dou City. Since buying the house, Lin Hao had never stayed there for a single day.
After seeing off Dugu Yan and Prince Xue Xing, Lin Hao returned to his room and saw the six Crystal Peach that had been forced upon him.
The Imperial Family's actions still surprised Lin Hao. They gave him Crystal Peach that take thirty years to mature.
The Crystal Peach has the same effect as a medicinal pill.
Although Lin Hao had no shortage of elixirs and didn't value the Crystal Peach much, it still represented the Imperial Family's sentiments and attitude.
The Imperial Family's timely assistance was simply to convey a message to Lin Hao: the Imperial Family would never submit to the Spirit Hall, and Imperial Family were secretly supporting Lin Hao's actions tonight.
In fact, His Majesty Xue Ye had been waiting for someone to stir things up, wanting to drive the Spirit Hall out of the empire. And Lin Hao was the person His Majesty Xue Ye felt could disrupt the situation.
"Sizzle!"
The Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, its tongue flicking, slithered out from Lin Hao's sleeve. It slithered onto the table and stared at the Crystal Peach on it. Its eyes darted towards Lin Hao, as if asking, "Can I eat this?"
Lin Hao said, "Eat up, it's all yours!"
With Lin Hao's permission, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python began to devour the Crystal Peach.
The six Crystal Peach were all devoured by the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python in no time.
After consuming its fill, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python slithered into Lin Hao's sleeve and dozed off.
Suddenly, a seven-colored plaza floated out from Lin Hao's sleeve, transforming into Queen Medusa.
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in a low voice, " Queen Medusa!"
Although Lin Hao had a ticking time bomb beside him, knowing that Queen Medusa could awaken at any moment, he didn't expect it to happen now.
Lin Hao was still surprised when Queen Medusa awoke.
Queen Medusa's eyes flashed with murderous intent as she asked in a strange tone, "Should I call you... Master?"
The moment the word "master" floated from Queen Medusa's lips, perhaps because Medusa was born with an alluring quality, it sent a shiver down Lin Hao Lin Hao's spine.
Lin Hao said, "If you're willing to call me master, I won't mind. However... compared to the word 'master,' I'm more interested in the title 'husband'!"