Tang San Collapsed Again!

Several days later,

Shrek Academy.

Inside Flender's dean's office.

Ning Fengzhi wore a solemn expression, both hands resting on his cane.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo stood beside him, their faces equally grave.

"Sect Master Ning, we'll have to trouble you with what comes next."

"Meeting with Xue Ye is no small matter. This concerns Xiao Wu's safety!"

"Flender hereby entrusts this matter to Sect Master Ning!"

Flender bowed to Ning Fengzhi.

Quite a few others were present in the office as well.

With Flender taking the lead, Tang San and the others followed suit and bowed to Ning Fengzhi.

Xue Ye was, after all, the ruler of an entire nation.

Meeting him was no easy matter.

With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind him, Ning Fengzhi would have a much easier time obtaining an audience.

Of course, they had also considered having Ning Fengzhi bring them all along to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

After some thought, however, they ultimately discarded those impractical ideas.

"There is no need for such courtesy, everyone!"

"This matter was caused by my daughter, so I naturally have the responsibility to resolve it!"

"I cannot guarantee anything regarding Xiao Wu, but I will do everything in my power to fight for this."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to bring Xiao Wu back!"

Ning Fengzhi did not make an absolute promise.

After giving that solemn assurance,

he exchanged glances with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

At that moment, their thoughts were completely aligned.

Under normal circumstances, as consecrated elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, only one of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo would accompany him when he traveled.

The other would remain in the sect to hold the fort.

Yet because of Ning Rongrong's matter, neither of them had returned after arriving here.

The three of them would now be going to meet Xue Ye.

Strictly speaking, this was already showing Xue Ye ample respect.

It was not something just anyone could manage, to meet both Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at once.

Having received Ning Fengzhi's assurance,

everyone felt much more at ease.

Tang San let out a breath of stale air, his hands unconsciously clenching tight.

For a moment, he felt as though he could already see Xiao Wu being brought back by Ning Fengzhi and the other two.

"Sect Master Ning, please take special care over Xiao San and Xiao Wu's matter."

"For this matter, I, Tang Hao, owe the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a favor!"

Tang Hao was usually a man of few words.

Yet seeing Ning Fengzhi about to depart, he still said a little more.

Ning Fengzhi gave a grunt and prepared to head for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

"This is bad! Something terrible has happened!"

At that moment, Ma Hongjun's frantic voice rang out from outside.

As his voice fell, Ma Hongjun ran into the office, panting heavily with a flyer in his hand.

He looked as though he had just undergone intense exertion. Even after stopping, he continued to gasp for breath.

"You're already this old, yet you're still so rash and flustered?"

"What terrible thing could have happened? Haven't I told you before to stay calm when trouble arises?"

Flender patted Ma Hongjun on the head and could not resist lecturing him.

Ma Hongjun could not spare the breath.

After briefly catching his breath, he hurriedly continued, "I can't stay calm about this. Once you hear it, you definitely won't stay calm either."

"Ma Hongjun, what happened to you?" Tang San asked, suddenly feeling deeply unsettled.

At those words,

Ma Hongjun's expression turned somewhat strange.

"Third Brother, what I'm about to say has something to do with you."

"Are you doing all right right now? Once you hear this news, you absolutely must stay calm!"

???

I need to stay calm?

Tang San was instantly confused.

Ma Hongjun's suspenseful manner truly left him utterly baffled.

Although he felt somewhat uneasy,

he could not find any further reason to be uneasy.

Ning Fengzhi had already promised to resolve Xiao Wu's matter, and there was a high chance he would succeed.

As for Tang San himself, Xiao Wu was the only thing he cared about right now.

What else was there that required him to stay calm?

"Is it about Xiao Wu?"

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much."

"Sect Master Ning is already going to handle it. Even if it's about Xiao Wu, I'll remain calm!"

Tang San took a deep breath and gave his assurance in a low voice.

Ma Hongjun gave an awkward sound, thinking that he definitely would not remain calm. After organizing his thoughts, he hurriedly said:

"Look at this flyer. It was distributed by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."

"According to it, every Soul Master currently in Heaven Dou City will receive a royal subsidy of 100 Gold Soul Coins."

"And the reason for the subsidy seems to be that Xue Ye heard that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe captured a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so he is preparing to celebrate with the entire city!"

"Furthermore, when Crown Prince Xue Qinghe breaks through to become a Titled Douluo and absorbs the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, the empire will grant a general amnesty!"

???

Xue Ye...

Tang San had yet to react.

But Ning Fengzhi immediately understood.

He had been preparing to go to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to meet Xue Ye.

Was it not to resolve Xiao Wu's matter?

Yet before he had even set out, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had already done something like this, inviting the entire city to celebrate?

And all because Xue Qinghe had obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

Wasn't that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Xiao Wu?

Ning Fengzhi was a shrewd man, and he immediately grasped the meaning behind this information.

Xue Ye was delighted by the capture of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. He even greatly wished to see Xue Qinghe become a powerful Titled Douluo because of it.

Hiss—

How was this supposed to work?

How was this supposed to work at all??

Ning Fengzhi's head throbbed.

The plan had not even begun, yet Xue Ye had suddenly thrown his entire plan into disarray.

And given the current situation, Ning Fengzhi was certain that the chances of persuading Xue Ye to intervene and release Xiao Wu were minuscule.

If there had been even the slightest hope, Xue Ye would never have invited the entire city to celebrate like this!

"This is bad. Sect Master Ning hasn't even gone to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace yet. How did things become like this?" Dai Mubai said in a low voice.

Oscar said, "There's probably no hope now. Xue Ye is clearly supporting Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Xiao Wu probably really can't come back."

Zhu Zhuqing shot the two of them a glare. "Keep your voices down. Third Brother is right here..."

At Zhu Zhuqing's reminder,

Dai Mubai and Oscar both fell silent.

Their gazes landed on Tang San at the same time.

The eyes of everyone else also focused entirely on Tang San.

Under everyone's fixed stares, Tang San's face alternated between green and red, while his breathing grew increasingly ragged.

He naturally understood even more clearly what everyone else had figured out.

His blood rushed to his head. His eyes rolled back, and his body stiffly toppled backward.