Facing Qian Renxue's curious gaze, Luofan smiled and said, "Although Yue Guan tried to abduct me, the conversation we had before he made his move was actually pretty good!"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue naturally understood what Luofan meant, and astonishment crossed her face.
Although that madwoman Bibi Dong was the Pope of Spirit Hall, most of its real power was still in the hands of Qian Renxue's grandfather, Qian Daoliu!
Why? All the worshippers in the Worship Hall obeyed her grandfather!
Most of the elders in the Elder Hall obeyed her grandfather as well!
It could be said that the vast majority of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluos were under her grandfather Qian Daoliu's control.
For example, although Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo belonged to the Elder Hall, they had followed her grandfather Qian Daoliu's orders and come to the Heaven Dou Empire to protect her.
Bibi Dong only had the authority to deploy them in name.
The only ones utterly devoted to Bibi Dong were Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, along with a scant few others!
But now? Was Luofan saying he could win over even Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan?
"Uncle Jian, what do you make of what happened outside the Crown Prince's Residence tonight?"
Inside the mansion directly across from the Crown Prince's Residence, Ning Fengzhi spoke with a grave expression. Standing before him was none other than Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
Ning Fengzhi had stayed in Heaven Dou City over the past few days partly to meet its many powerful nobles and maintain his connections, which would benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's businesses!
His other reason was that he had chosen the mansion across from the Crown Prince's Residence as Ning Rongrong's future home!
Originally, after purchasing the property, Ning Fengzhi had planned to arrange Ning Rongrong's enrollment the next day and then return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
He had never expected that, through some strange twist of fate, he would witness such a spectacular show!
Although neither Yue Guan nor Bibi Dong had revealed their martial souls throughout the encounter, Ning Fengzhi had a discerning eye. At a glance, he could tell that those two cloaked figures, hiding their heads but letting their tails show, were both Titled Douluo-level powerhouses!
Moreover, Uncle Jian had said that both were Titled Douluos of at least level 95!
On top of that, two Titled Douluo-level powerhouses had actually rushed out of the Crown Prince's Residence!
Sword Douluo had even met one of them, Snake Lance Douluo, before. He was a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall!
"It's very strange!"
Chen Xin's expression was cold, but a trace of puzzlement lingered between his brows.
Why had Titled Douluos from Spirit Hall appeared in the Crown Prince's Residence?
More importantly, who exactly were those two Titled Douluos in black cloaks?
Titled Douluos above level 95? Surely there were only a handful across the entire continent?
"Whatever the reason four Titled Douluos fought outside the Crown Prince's Residence, one thing is undeniable: all of them were fighting over Luofan!" Chen Xin said after pondering for a moment.
"Luofan's talent has caught the covetous eyes of Spirit Hall, and perhaps other factions as well..."
Ning Fengzhi's expression was decidedly ugly.
It was like an ex he had broken up with because he had never thought much of them.
Who could have known that they were secretly the heir to an incredibly wealthy family!
By the time he wanted to salvage the relationship, he discovered that they had no shortage of suitors now. Plenty of people were fighting over them!
The feeling was truly agonizing, stifling, and full of regret!
"Fengzhi, those two mysterious figures were both above level 95, while the other two weren't that high. I'd estimate they were around level 91 or 92!"
"But did you notice? When Luofan revealed his martial soul and soul skill, the strength those two lower-level ones displayed shot up!"
"That should have been the effect of Luofan's soul skill!" Sword Douluo Chen Xin added, speaking to Ning Fengzhi.
Those words made Ning Fengzhi even more restless!
He was a Soul Saint, yet his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda allowed him to support Titled Douluos. That was the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul!
But what about Luofan? With only a Soul Elder's cultivation, he could actually support Titled Douluos too?
And the degree of enhancement was even more astonishing than his own?
Was this the power of the Nine-Story Pagoda martial soul?
"No. No matter what, I have to bring Luofan back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
Realizing once again that Luofan's martial soul was even more extraordinary in quality than he had originally imagined, Ning Fengzhi made up his mind. Whatever the cost, he would bring Luofan back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
Even if he had to fight Spirit Hall for him, he absolutely could not back down!
Once that lunatic Bibi Dong made up her mind, she moved swiftly.
She simply found a pretext to transfer Snake Lance Douluo from Heaven Dou City back to Spirit City, then sent Yue Guan to replace him.
Moreover, Bibi Dong spoke with Qian Daoliu and told him directly that Qian Renxue had obtained an immortal herb, Radiant Light-Concentrating Grass, which had enhanced and purified her martial soul's holy light attribute.
But when it came to immortal herbs, Yue Guan knew the most.
Thus, by sending Yue Guan, a level 95 Titled Douluo, she was effectively making a considerable sacrifice herself!
Although Qian Daoliu suspected that Bibi Dong might have other intentions, Yue Guan really did know the most about immortal herbs. Besides, there was no need to question Yue Guan's loyalty to Xiao Xue.
Therefore, after a moment's consideration, Qian Daoliu agreed.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Over in Heaven Dou City, once Snake Lance Douluo had been transferred away, Yue Guan happily reported for duty.
"Well, what mission did that madwoman Bibi Dong give you when she assigned you to my side? Does she want you to secretly steal Luofan away?" Qian Renxue showed Yue Guan no warmth and questioned him bluntly.
"His Holiness the Pope gave no orders to steal Luofan away, and I would not do such a thing either!" Yue Guan immediately declared his position.
"Then why have you come here?" Qian Renxue asked after a moment of silence.
"His Holiness the Pope tasked me with uncovering the truth behind Luofan's martial soul evolution!" Yue Guan replied.
He was loyal to His Holiness the Pope, but he was equally loyal to the Young Master!
"What does she want to know that for?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue knitted her brows tightly, unable to understand!
Luofan's trash martial soul had evolved. If that could be replicated on a broader scale, it would indeed be tremendously beneficial to Spirit Hall!
But surely that did not warrant Bibi Dong coming in person to fight her for him, or even sneaking in during the dead of night to abduct him?
She was already one of the continent's strongest powerhouses. The evolution of a trash martial soul had no direct bearing on her own interests, did it?
Faced with Qian Renxue's question, Yue Guan lowered his head, hesitating over whether he should answer!
In truth, Yue Guan could more or less guess what Bibi Dong was thinking!
After all, back when he had served Qian Xunji, he had been one of the few who knew the truth about the affair between Bibi Dong, then Spirit Hall's Saintess, and Yu Xiaogang!
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