Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao Appears!

"But I can't endure it anymore!"

"Then I'll reluctantly fulfill some of my duties as Crown Princess and help you cool off?"

Hearing that, Xue Qinghe froze, his face immediately flushing red. "You... you bastard, can't you talk without saying things that make people choke to death?"

Seeing this, Snake Lance and the other Titled Douluo all covered their ears, as though saying, I didn't hear a thing.

Xue Qinghe swept them with a glance, and the three immediately vanished into the shadows.

Xue Qinghe turned to Bing Jiu, who looked completely unconcerned, and sighed. "If it were me, I'd have slaughtered ten Tang Sans already. And he's the son of the Clear Sky Douluo—how could we possibly let him keep running around outside?"

"Not only can't you kill him, you also need to support him in this Spirit Master Tournament."

"Why?"

"Quiet."

Bing Jiu stuffed a grape into Xue Qinghe's mouth, then lightly tapped his lips. "Have something to eat first, then listen to me."

"...Alright."

As if possessed, Xue Qinghe swallowed the grape, chewing it. For some reason, it tasted sweeter than usual.

He scratched his head in confusion.

Did this woman... have some kind of magic?

"Sooner or later, Tang San will learn what Spirit Hall did to him. With his temperament, he'll definitely seek revenge at all costs."

"But before that, I already told Yu Xiaogang about my background and my purpose. And in order to advance Tang San's revenge plan and secure his own position, he'll definitely tell Tang San as well, so..."

"So?"

Bing Jiu smiled and took out another grape, waving it before Xue Qinghe to signal for him to eat it.

Xue Qinghe rolled his eyes and could only lean forward.

But just as he bit one side of the grape, Bing Jiu seized the moment and immediately leaned in, accurately biting the other half.

Completely disregarding the nearly nonexistent distance between their red lips, she bit down.

A sweet flavor burst across their mouths.

"So afterward, in his eyes, I'll be someone who wants to destroy the Spirit Hall Saintess, while you'll be one of the crown princes of the two great empires who can help him achieve his goal. What do you think he'll do?"

"Our target was never him. It's the Clear Sky Douluo behind him, and the entire Clear Sky Sect!"

"Cast a long line to catch a big fish."

As she spoke, Bing Jiu thoughtfully chewed. "Mm, not bad. Why aren't you eating?"

"You..."

Xue Qinghe froze. Just as he was about to remove the half-grape from his mouth, Bing Jiu pointed outside the window. Her other hand reached down and immediately pinched his sensitive spot.

Xue Qinghe let out a yelp, and the half-grape slipped into his mouth. It choked him, making him cough violently several times.

Yet amid his coughing, the corner of his eye also swept toward the edge of the window.

He instantly understood what Bing Jiu meant.

"Hahaha!"

Bing Jiu laughed shamelessly.

If they were acting, they had to act it through and make it convincing. Xue Qinghe rolled up his sleeves and naturally refused to let her off. With a dark expression, he lunged at Bing Jiu.

"Get over here! I'm going to tickle you back!"

"Ah, no, spare me, hahaha..."

"You still dare dodge? I'll spank your ass until it blossoms!"

They did not stop their horseplay until halfway through the night, and even the shadow guards sent by Xue Ye flushed deeply as they listened.

Now this was perfect. After all that, who would still doubt the genuine affection between the two of them?

Listening to the shadow guards' report, Xue Ye finally closed his eyes in relief.

"It seems Heaven Dou Empire ruling the Douluo Continent is just around the corner."

Elsewhere

Yu Xiaogang was working in his bedroom, contemplating his Spirit theory, when the door was pushed open.

Yu Xiaogang did not even look up. "It's Xiao San, isn't it? Come here. Let's talk about what happened during the day."

After he spoke, the other person gave no reply for a long while. Yu Xiaogang grew impatient and raised his head, about to scold him, only to freeze when he saw the figure before him.

"Clear... Clear Sky Douluo?"

"It's me."

Tang Hao pulled down his hood, his weathered gaze lightly sweeping over Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang immediately fell silent as a cicada in winter, hurriedly bowing and scraping as he invited Tang Hao to sit.

Tang Hao nodded and looked at Yu Xiaogang as though examining a criminal. "We've met before. Back then, I told you to take good care of Xiao San. But now, the situation is already critical, and yet you remain completely inactive."

"This... Your Excellency Clear Sky, where is this coming from?"

Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth.

Though Tang San was his disciple in name, Tang San was, in truth, his personal cash cow!

With Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San was the strongest among the Shrek Seven Devils and would inevitably become the strongest person on the continent in the future. And he himself would become the teacher of the strongest, achieving fame and success.

But without him, what could the other six Shrek wastes possibly accomplish!

"Where is this coming from? Heh heh, Yu Xiaogang, are you playing dumb, or are you actually stupid? Do you really think I don't know everything that happened to Little San here?"

Killing intent gradually seeped into Tang Hao's voice. As he increased the strength in his fist, it let out a continuous series of cracking sounds. "I'll ask you just one question: what exactly is going on with that Spirit Hall Saintess?"

"The Spirit Hall Saintess?"

Hearing those words, Yu Xiaogang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought it was something serious. So it was just the child born to that woman who had been utterly infatuated with him.

"Your Excellency Clear Sky, what you don't know is that Shrek's Saintess, Bing Jiu, is actually..."

Yu Xiaogang briefly told Tang Hao about his conversation with Bing Jiu that night.

Tang Hao immediately frowned. "You're saying that despite being Spirit Hall's Saintess and holding such a lofty position, she has always wanted to destroy Spirit Hall? How is that possible?"

"Of course it's possible."

Yu Xiaogang nodded confidently. "Your Excellency Clear Sky, I heard this during a private conversation with Bing Jiu. What's more, she was the one who came to me seeking help. It absolutely can't be false."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely!"

Yu Xiaogang patted his chest. "I stake my life on it, Your Excellency Clear Sky. Everything is under my control!"

"When the time comes, Bing Jiu will be our weapon for breaking through Spirit Hall! She is absolutely the finest stepping stone on the path Your Excellency Clear Sky has laid for Little San."

Listening to Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao's expression eased somewhat.

"...Very good. But there is one thing."

Tang Hao walked to the window, his fist clenching with sharp cracking sounds as terrifying killing intent spread from around him.

"Spirit Hall killed Ah Yin! Before Spirit Hall is destroyed, I will not kill her! But in the end, Spirit Hall—even a stray dog by the roadside—I will not spare a single one!"

"Anyone with even the slightest connection to Spirit Hall must pay Ah Yin..."

"...with their lives!"

Boom—

Bolts of lightning scattered across the sky. From then on, Heaven Dou Imperial City would never know peace again.

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