Dugu Bo Couldn't Keep His Cool: "Your Highness, I'll Kill Prince Xue Xing for You Tonight."

They had only just settled on how to side with Qian Renxue when the livestream suddenly cut to another scene.

On-screen, Dugu Bo appeared outside the Crown Prince's Residence. He waited quietly at the entrance, then asked a guard to announce his arrival.

"Dugu Bo?"

Inside the residence, Xue Qinghe looked baffled, unsure whether he had heard correctly.

Who had Dugu Bo come to see?

Hadn't Dugu Bo always been close to Prince Xue Xing?

Had the two of them fallen out?

"My lord? Dugu Bo is still waiting outside. Would you like to see him?" Snake Lance Douluo asked.

"Since he came openly through the front gate, invite him in." Xue Qinghe frowned. I hope nothing goes wrong at a crucial moment.

A short while later.

Dugu Bo entered the hall. Two people stood beside the crown prince: a steward he had occasionally seen in public, and someone dressed in armor.

Now that he saw them again, both the steward and the armored figure carried themselves entirely differently. One glance told him they were no ordinary people.

Powerhouses! They must be Pufferfish and Snake Lance, the ones Ah Si mentioned. Dugu Bo cupped his hands. "Greetings, Your Highness."

"No need for ceremony, Senior Dugu."

Qian Renxue smiled and gestured for Dugu Bo to sit. "Senior Dugu, what brings you here?"

"I want an item from the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury!"

Qian Renxue paused. She hadn't expected him to be so direct. He wants payment? Good! It's not Spirit Hall's treasury. He can take whatever he likes!

Dugu Bo paused, then continued evenly, "I support Your Highness's ascension to the throne. As a show of sincerity, I never told Emperor Xue Ye that the poison afflicting him was Seven-Colored Poison!"

Dugu Bo knew the poison's name because Tang Si had