The night was deep, and a bright moon hung overhead.
Inside Heaven Dou Palace's council hall, Xue Ye the Great, Ning Fengzhi, and the others were secretly discussing how to guard against Spirit Hall.
Xue Ye the Great knew full well that Spirit Hall harbored enormous ambitions and would never be content with merely being an organization of soul masters. Sooner or later, it would make a major move, perhaps even seek to seize the world.
Now that Spirit Hall had produced a killing god like Su Qi, if that day truly came, the continent would surely face upheaval. Even the Heaven Dou Empire might suffer the disaster of national destruction.
Realizing the severity of the situation, Xue Ye the Great agreed with Ning Fengzhi's proposal and decided to fully support the assassination plan. He would have Gu Rong secretly lie in wait and track Su Qi. Once an opportunity arose, he would directly assassinate Su Qi and eliminate future trouble.
Although Spirit Hall's soul master forces were the strongest across the continent, they ultimately could not stand against the Heaven Dou Empire's million Male Lions. Otherwise, Spirit Hall would have unified the continent long ago.
With the Heaven Dou Empire backing him, Ning Fengzhi finally had no more concerns. He immediately issued Gu Rong a secret order to assassinate Su Qi.
After the two sides reached an agreement, Xue Ye the Great decided to send people to Dugu Estate to investigate whether Dugu Bo had died in battle or defected to the enemy.
Meanwhile, inside Dugu Estate.
Late at night, when all was still, was precisely the time when ambiguity and trouble were most likely to arise.
The lights in the rear kitchen were dim.
Dugu Bo held a bowl of carefully prepared, exquisite late-night soup. With his fingertips,