When Dugu Bo heard Chen Xuanqing's demand, a tangle of emotions welled up inside him.
He shook his head, a trace of helplessness in his eyes, then began trying to persuade Chen Xuanqing.
"My young friend Xuanqing, please hear me out. This is an internal dispute within the Heaven Dou Empire. It has little to do with outsiders like us. If we rashly intervene, we may only draw the flames onto ourselves and lose more than we gain. In my opinion, why don't we both stay out of it and watch how things unfold?" Dugu Bo's voice carried genuine concern.
Yet when Chen Xuanqing heard those words, anger rose uncontrollably in his heart.
I've already revealed my identity and fought my way into the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial City with a blade in hand. If I retreat now, won't I become a laughingstock?
If I back down at a time like this, how can I face the soldiers who followed me?
No wonder, despite both being investors, Hai Bodong got young models in Central Plains and Heavenly Flames to light his cigarettes.
Dugu Bo had his medicinal garden stripped bare and ended up dead, without gaining a thing.
Chen Xuanqing's voice was as sharp as a blade of ice, piercing the surrounding silence. "Then I'll ask you just one thing: senior, do you intend to stand against me today?"
Dugu Bo's lips trembled slightly at those words, but ultimately, he said nothing. He merely stood shoulder to shoulder with Phoenix Goose Douluo Xue Haoqiong and Silver Hammer Douluo Yao Dang beside him, forming a silent defensive formation.
Chen Xuanqing's gaze gradually turned icy. He drew a deep breath of cold air, his body shuddering as he gathered all his strength.
In an instant, Chen Xuanqing shot forward like lightning. A