After Bone Douluo Gu Rong returned to Heaven Dou City, he immediately told Ning Fengzhi everything he had discovered.
After pondering for a while, Ning Fengzhi ultimately decided to report the matter to Xue Ye.
"...That is everything Elder Bone discovered. Your Majesty, regarding the Soul Master Tournament, should we suspend it for now and resume it only after the matter has been thoroughly investigated?" Ning Fengzhi asked.
Xue Ye had a terrible headache. The Soul Master Tournament had barely begun when something like this happened. Logically speaking, suspending it now would be the safer choice. After all, this had been a battle between two Titled Douluo. Although it was speculated that they might have merely run into each other by chance and fought because their hands itched for a match, no one could say for certain whether that was truly the case. If they accidentally fought near Heaven Dou City next time, it could cause nearly irreparable losses to the entire city.
But if he simply halted the tournament, all the subsequent event arrangements would be affected. Problems would inevitably arise.
After considering it again and again, Xue Ye finally made his decision:
"Since this tournament has begun, it absolutely cannot be suspended so abruptly. However, neither can we ignore this unexpected incident. Still, since the other party consists of Titled Douluo, rashly investigating them may anger them. From today onward, increase the patrols. Report immediately upon discovering anything. Anyone who delays intelligence reports shall be executed!"
However, Ning Fengzhi clearly had more to say.
"Your Majesty, I have one more matter to report. It concerns His Highness the Crown Prince."
In the end, the matches in the Heaven Dou division continued as normal. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family also sealed off news of the battle and dispatched