Outside Spirit City, Tang Xiao and several elders of the Clear Sky Sect paced back and forth in anxiety.
"Sect Master, how could you let that absolute idiot Tang Hao go inside alone? What if a fight breaks out?"
"What can we do, just deal with it!"
Tang Xiao was also panicking, but what could he do? He was helpless too.
The seventh elder coldly snorted, "A fight would be even better, we can settle old and new scores all at once!"
"Are you an idiot? This is Spirit City. If a real fight breaks out, would Qian Daoliu just sit by and watch?"
"If Qian Daoliu joins forces with Bibi Dong, we will probably all perish right here."
"Enough!"
Tang Xiao gave a cold shout, "Things haven't reached that point yet. I believe Tang Hao has his own calculations."
"Him? Calculations? If he even knows how to write those two words, my Clear Sky Sect wouldn't have fallen to such a state."
Yan Zheng stood off to the side, equally panicked.
As a mere Soul Douluo mixing among a group of Titled Douluos, he would be the first one out of luck if a real fight started.
Just as everyone was arguing endlessly, the gates of the Spirit City palace finally opened.
Tang Hao walked out with his hands behind his back and a swaggering stride that showed total disregard for everyone.
"Little brother, how did it go?"
Tang Hao extended his thumb and index finger, holding his head high as he said, "Easily handled."
"Second elder, you can take charge of organizing the specific wedding matters."
"The time, the location, the guest list, and all that will be decided by you."
"It's best if Spirit City and the Clear Sky Sect each host a ceremony."
The second elder looked at Tang Hao, then looked at the tightly closed palace doors.
"She actually agreed?"
"Nonsense! If you don't believe it, go in and ask her yourself."
Several elders exchanged glances.
In fact, before coming here, they hadn't expected this matter to actually succeed.
The main reason for coming was to show an attitude to other factions, telling them that the Clear Sky Sect was about to re-emerge.
And that it was permitted by the current pope.
Whether Bibi Dong agreed beforehand wasn't actually that important; maintaining an ambiguous attitude was already considered achieving their goal.
As for the matter of Tang Hao actually marrying Bibi Dong, they didn't even dare to imagine it.
"How did you pull this off?"
"What's so hard about that? I just let her witness my big hammer."
"Is this hammer of yours you're talking about appropriate?"
"Cough, cough..." Tang Xiao covered his face. "You're elders of a sect, after all. Can you not talk about things like that right in front of someone else's palace?"
He looked at Tang Hao and asked, "What conditions did Bibi Dong propose?"
"There is one, actually," Tang Hao said. "She said we'll just be nominal husband and wife after the wedding."
The seventh elder said dismissively, "Hmph, I knew it. How could someone so pretty take a fancy to a shameless rogue like you?"
"She values my Clear Sky Sect."
Tang Hao rolled his eyes. "You old bachelor, what do you know about hammers?"
"You..."
"Old Seven, shut your mouth!" The second elder stopped the seventh elder. "Were there any requests regarding the wedding date and location?"
"Didn't I just say? Everything is up to us to decide."
The second elder finally relaxed. "Then I'll go draft a proposal first, and once it's drawn up, I'll send it for the pope to review."
"You just said to hold a ceremony on both sides-was that your own idea, or hers?"
"Mine."
"Why?"
"Are you an idiot? To collect gifts twice, of course."
Tang Hao said it as if it were only natural. "The wedding of the Clear Sky Douluo and the pope-whoever dares to send trash, I'll go find them myself."
Shameless!
Everyone thought simultaneously.
Even Tang Xiao wore a slightly red face. He coughed lightly and patted Tang Hao on the shoulder.
"Now that this matter has been settled, shouldn't you go back early to bring Xiao San back to acknowledge his ancestors and return to the clan?"
"Also, does Xiao San know about you and Bibi Dong? How do you plan to arrange things for him?"
Tang Hao fell silent for a moment.
"Don't worry, the kid is much more sensible than you think. He expressed unconditional support for his old man."
"However, I need to ask his opinion first regarding acknowledging his ancestors and returning to the clan."
Tang Xiao nodded. "In that case, let's set the wedding date for a month from now. You go bring Xiao San back first."
Merely half a day later, the news that the Pope, Bibi Dong, had accepted the marriage proposal of the Clear Sky Douluo had already spread across the entire continent.
In the Worship Hall,
"Good, good, good-what a fine Bibi Dong! You actually dare to go this far!"
In the empty grand hall, Qian Daoliu's 99th-rank aura raged wildly.
Even someone as composed as him found it hard to keep his composure at this moment.
Bibi Dong's move directly disrupted all of his deployments.
First of all, the internal split within Spirit Hall would be brought out into the open.
Right now, all the factions were probably waiting to watch him, Qian Daoliu, make a fool of himself.
Officially: he was the true master of Spirit Hall, yet now he had been backstabbed.
Personally: his son was dead, yet his daughter-in-law was about to marry the man who had killed her husband. One could say this was slapping his old face a hundred times over.
The Qian family's face had truly been pressed into the dirt and fiercely ground against it!
Yet, crucially, he couldn't even fly into a rage.
Tang Hao's injuries had not only fully recovered, but he was also stronger by more than a notch compared to back then.
Coupled with the unconditional support of the Clear Sky Sect, if both sides truly had a falling out directly, he wouldn't gain the slightest advantage.
It might even cause the entire Spirit Hall to fall apart piece by piece.
Right now, he could only wait-wait for Qian Renxue to conquer the Heaven Dou Empire!
"Someone come!"
"Present!"
"Immediately send this letter to the Heaven Dou Empire, and tell Snake Lance and Pufferfish that no matter what, they must steady His Highness!"
The Heaven Dou Empire.
"Crown Prince, news has just come from Spirit Hall that Her Holiness the Pope has accepted the Clear Sky Douluo's marriage proposal."
Hearing the subordinate's report, Xue Qinghe, who had always been known for her calmness, inadvertently crushed the cup in her hand.
After a long while, she softly said, "Understood, you may step down."
"There is one more matter."
"Speak."
"His Majesty has instructed you to handle this affair."
"Imperial Father wants me to handle what?"
"With the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall intermarrying, should the Heaven Dou Empire send people to offer congratulations, and what kind of gifts need to be sent?"
Xue Qinghe glanced at the shards of porcelain in her hand.
Emperor Xue Ye handing this matter over to her was quite reasonable, after all.
As the crown prince, her stepping forward was enough to indicate the attitude of the Heaven Dou Empire.
At the same time, because she was still merely the crown prince, it wouldn't go so far as to firmly lock in a choice of allegiance.
"Has the wedding date been set?"
"Not yet."
"Have the invitations been sent?"
"Not yet either."
"Then what is there to rush about?"
"This subordinate takes his leave."
"Wait." Xue Qinghe called that person back. "If Imperial Father asks, you only need to say that I have agreed, understand?"
"Yes."
After the door closed, the gentleness on her face slowly faded away.
Bibi Dong actually agreed to Tang Hao's marriage proposal-what on earth is she trying to do?!
What does she place Grandpa, and what does she place me, in the grand scheme of things?!
Xue Qinghe-or rather, Qian Renxue-wished she could fly back to Spirit City right now and question Bibi Dong face-to-face.
However, the plotting she and Qian Daoliu had carried out for years could not be ruined because of this matter.
Of course she wouldn't believe that the union between the two was because of love; she knew better than anyone what kind of person Bibi Dong was.
There was only one possible reason driving Bibi Dong to agree to Tang Hao's marriage proposal: she wanted to oppose her grandfather, Qian Daoliu!
On one side was her mother, and on the other was her grandfather.
Someone else might still weigh which side to stand on, but for Qian Renxue, there was no need to consider it.
She would only stand unconditionally on Qian Daoliu's side.
"Bibi Dong, just wait for me. I will personally go and offer you my congratulations!"
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