Imperial Amnesty Decree

Listening to Qingluan Douluo's report, Qian Renxue, who sat to the side, excitedly waved her small fists, a pair of beautiful eyes sparkling:

"That's great! A full five hundred elites plus two elders, this is the entire family fortune accumulated by the Clear Sky School after so many years of living in seclusion! Xiaoyuan, if Tang Xiao sees that letter, he'll probably be so angry he vomits blood on the spot!"

Ye Yuan leaned lazily against the soft cushions of the large armchair, his slender fingers toying with a strand of Qian Renxue's blonde hair, the corners of his mouth curving into an indifferent, casual smile:

"Vomiting blood is for sure. But more painful than vomiting blood is the fury of being betrayed by an ally."

Ye Yuan casually picked up his teacup, gently blowing on the steam, his gaze flashing with the deep light of someone who saw through human nature:

"The moment Yu Yuanzhen's letter was sent over, even if Tang Xiao racked his brain, he would never guess that the Blue Lightning School turned on them right at the scene. With dead men telling no tales, he will only pin this blood feud firmly on the heads of those who knew the truth within Blue Ba Academy."

"And the best part is..."

Beside him, Bibi Dong elegantly crossed her slender legs wrapped in black silk, a cruel expression surfacing on her stunningly beautiful face, and she continued Ye Yuan's thought:

"The best part is that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang simply had no motive to betray the Clear Sky School. This scapegoat is one only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can wear with a perfect fit. Right now, Ning Fengzhi probably has yellow mud fall into his trousers, and even if he jumps into the Yellow River, he won't be able to wash it clean."

"Holy Son, since Blue Ba Academy is already riddled with mutual suspicion and the alliance exists in name only, can we now close the net?"

Lion Douluo wiped the wine stains from his mouth, speaking with fighting spirit soaring:

Taking advantage of this hot momentum, this old man will lead a team and charge straight into Blue Ba Academy, to capture Tang Hao and Tang San and butcher them! That way we save ourselves from long nights and many dreams.

"No rush."

Ye Yuan waved his hand:

"Old man Lion, Bone Douluo might be crippled, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin is still alive. If we really drive them to a desperate end in a narrow underground secret room, the dying counterattack of a peak ninety-sixth-rank Douluo would be enough to give us a headache. The experts of my Spirit Hall are far too precious; it's not worth risking our lives for a few men on the verge of death."

"Then what do you mean, Xiaoyuan?"

Qian Renxue leaned over curiously.

"A dull knife cuts the flesh, making them collapse from the inside out."

Ye Yuan tapped his fingers lightly on the desktop,

"Selas, in the name of the Spirit Empire and the Pope's Palace, immediately release the Imperial Amnesty Decree to the entire continent tomorrow morning."

"Declare that the Spirit Empire complies with the will of heaven. All sects and factions that had grudges against Spirit Hall in the past life, as long as they are willing to submit within three days, will not only have their past offenses forgiven, but can also retain their sect titles and inheritances, and enjoy the empire's protection!"

"But if they remain stubbornly deluded and continue colluding in secret with the empire's wanted fugitives Tang San and Tang Hao... on the day the city falls, all nine familial generations will be executed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qingluan Douluo stroked his beard and laughed:

"Your Highness is brilliant! Give a slap and then a sweet date. Since Ning Fengzhi is currently carrying the scapegoat of betraying the Clear Sky School, we slap the Imperial Amnesty Decree right in his face. As a smart man, he will definitely sell out Tang San without the slightest hesitation and run over to surrender to us!"

"No, old man Qingluan, you underestimate Ning Fengzhi's greed."

Ye Yuan shook his head instead, a sneer curving the corner of his mouth:

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School originated from merchants, and a merchant's greatest weakness is that they love high-stakes gambling! In his past life, Ning Fengzhi tasted the sweetness Tang San brought him, and he dreams of evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasures, dreaming of letting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School touch the realm of the god level!"

"Therefore, no matter how rotten the situation is now, as long as Tang San still has a breath left, a gambler like Ning Fengzhi will never be willing to easily step off the boat! He will not surrender to Spirit Hall because he doesn't want to be our dog."

Qian Renxue was stunned:

"Then since we know he won't surrender, what's the use of issuing the amnesty decree?"

"Of course it's useful."

Ye Yuan stood up, his pitch-black eyes flashing with amusement:

"This amnesty decree is not meant for Ning Fengzhi to see. It is meant for Tang San!"

"Think about it, at the exact moment when the Clear Sky School's entire army was wiped out after being betrayed by an 'inside mole', Spirit Hall just happened to release an amnesty decree of past offenses forgiven."

"A suspicious person by nature like Tang San, after seeing this amnesty decree, what will he think of Ning Fengzhi?"

Hiss!

Everyone inside the grand hall followed Ye Yuan's train of thought and instantly drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

Tang San would undoubtedly believe that Ning Fengzhi had already reached a dirty deal with Spirit Hall!

Betraying the elite of the Clear Sky School was simply the meeting gift the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School used to exchange for the Imperial Amnesty Decree and get a get-out-of-death free pass!

And in the next step, Ning Fengzhi would definitely take his, Tang San's, head in exchange for the glory and wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!

"I want Tang San to draw his own blade and stab it into his final protective umbrella!"

The next day.

The Spirit Empire's Imperial Amnesty Decree spread through the streets and alleys of Heaven Dou City in an instant, as if it had grown wings.

Likewise, it was passed through covert lines into the underground secret room of Blue Ba Academy.

In the outer chamber of the secret room.

Ning Fengzhi sat in a chair, staring fixedly at the decree in his hand, his expression shifting uncertainly.

"Sect Master..."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood to the side with deeply furrowed brows:

"Spirit Hall has issued this amnesty decree; as long as we give a nod, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be spared the flames of war. Should we... consider it?"

"Consider what? Go be a dog for Spirit Hall for the rest of our lives?"

Ning Fengzhi let out a cold snort, crumpling the amnesty decree into a ball, his eyes flashing with a gambler-like madness and greed:

"Uncle Jian, Spirit Hall's ambition is to swallow the entire continent. Even if we surrender, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will still be nibbled away and swallowed by them!"

"Even though Tang San hasn't even awakened his martial soul right now and the situation is as rotten as it gets, he has Tang Sect Hidden Weapons in his head, along with the memory of the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Those are peerless immortal herbs that can allow me to break through to the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda! As long as we can help him become a god, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can completely tower above Spirit Hall and become the number one sect beneath the God Realm!"

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, his eyes filled with absolute resolve:

"The more it is this kind of time, the more we must hold onto Tang San! As long as we remain steadfast by his side, the future god will forever owe us an unpayable debt of gratitude! I haven't lost this high-stakes gamble yet!"

"Father is right."

Just at that moment, Ning Rongrong, who had been obediently sitting in the corner, suddenly blinked her watery, large eyes and said with innocent artlessness:

"But Father, Third Brother is so smart. When he reads this amnesty decree, will he think that it was Father who deliberately betrayed the Clear Sky School to Spirit Hall in order to exchange for this get-out-of-death free pass?"

Boom!

Ning Rongrong's seemingly innocent childish remark struck Ning Fengzhi's crown like a heavy hammer!

Ning Fengzhi's expression changed drastically.

Oh no!!

Merchants value profit, and judge others by their own standards!

Coupled with the timing of the entire Clear Sky School being wiped out at Luoma Slope, this amnesty decree came out far too coincidentally and with far too much venom!