A few days later, Dai Xiu took Dai Tianfeng and his wife, Zhu Na, to the Heaven Dou Empire, bound for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
On the way, Dai Tianfeng hesitated over whether to make a trip to Nuoding City afterward.
Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San were all the same age.
In other words, at this point in time...
Xiao Wu and Tang San were both at Nuoding Academy.
If he could deal with Tang San, that thorn in his side, ahead of time and then whisk Xiao Wu away to build a relationship with her, the prospect was quite tempting to Dai Tianfeng.
But the thought of Tang Hao made Dai Tianfeng hesitate.
Over the past few days, he had learned that when Dai Xiu and Zhu Na used Martial Soul Fusion together to unleash Hell White Tiger, they could match a Level 97 Super Douluo and even fight a Level 98 Super Douluo.
Under normal circumstances, Tang Hao was a Level 95 Super Douluo who still suffered from old injuries.
Beating him should not have been a problem at all.
But Tang Hao could just about be called a minor cheat user!
With Divine Slaughter's Domain, Great Sumeru Hammer, and Ring Detonation, his ability to fight above his level was in a class of its own.
If they really went, not only might they fail to achieve their goal, they could easily beat the grass and startle the snake.
Not to mention the Asura God, that demon king who played dirty, was protecting him.
A Douluo side story had mentioned that Tang San had been brought over by the Asura God.
The Sea God had merely plucked the Asura God's peach by a twist of fate.
In other words, Tang San had been under the Asura God's protection from the very start.
And the Asura God was notorious for "knowingly breaking the law"!
Though he was a God Realm Enforcer, he would repeatedly rub up against the boundaries of the rules for the sake of his chosen inheritor.
He even gave it the lofty name of making reasonable use of the rules without violating them.
Everyone said gods could not interfere with the development of the lower realm, yet during the Battle of the Two Gods, Tang San had been stone-cold dead, only to be openly and aboveboardly brought back through the Asura God's behind-the-scenes machinations!
It really was open and aboveboard.
What a coincidence that the Food God and the Nine-Colored Goddess had passed down their inheritances on the eve of the Battle of the Two Gods.
Even more coincidentally, just as Oscar and Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Resurrection Divine Light, was about to fail to revive Tang San, the Food God and the Nine-Colored Goddess descended from the Divine Realm.
The Asura God was picked completely clean of any involvement throughout the whole affair.
That level of double standards was on par with the future Buddha Ancestor Tang.
Of course, his methods could not compare.
In the end, Dai Tianfeng could only abandon the tempting idea.
As for Xiao Wu, Dai Tianfeng had long since devised a way to win her over.
Starting with her mother would undoubtedly yield remarkable results.
So there was no immediate hurry.
Still, the thought of Xiao Wu and Tang San sleeping in the same bed for six years left Dai Tianfeng feeling uncomfortable.
Even if the two were only children at this point, with nothing romantic between them.
But what would it look like if he, the dignified crown prince of the Star Luo Empire, went to study at Nuoding Academy?!
To give up the Star Luo Empire's abundant resources, as well as Ning Rongrong's and Zhu Zhuqing's goodwill, just to farm Xiao Wu's affection would be a huge loss no matter how he looked at it!
Besides, even if he wanted to go, Dai Xiu would never agree.
Dai Tianfeng soon had an idea. He could not go himself, but he could always send someone there in secret!
Never mind sabotaging the relationship between Tang San and Xiao Wu.
All he needed to do was keep them from sleeping in the same bed.
That was simple enough too: he only had to donate money to build dormitories and require the male and female work-study students to live separately.
At the foot of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain.
"This is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," Dai Xiu said with a smile.
Besides Dai Tianfeng, a woman accompanied him.
She wore a simple, long black dress, and her long black hair flowed down her back. She still retained her mature charm.
She looked to be in her thirties, with a stunningly beautiful face and a very full figure, yet she gave off a very cold impression.
She was none other than Dai Xiu's wife, Zhu Na.
"Halt! This is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain gate, a place of importance. Unauthorized persons are forbidden from trespassing!"
Two patrolling outer disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect blocked their path.
"Go tell your sect master that the White Tiger Lineage has come to visit," Dai Xiu said mildly.
The two exchanged a glance and nodded. "Please wait a moment. We'll go report your arrival."
Before long, word reached Ning Fengzhi.
"The White Tiger Lineage?" Ning Fengzhi paused, a thoughtful look on his face. "Could it be the White Tiger Dai Family? But why would they suddenly visit our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"Fengzhi, what's the matter?"
Just then, an old man with white hair and a white beard walked in, dressed in a spotless, snow-white robe.
"Uncle Jian, I just received word that the White Tiger Lineage has come to visit," Ning Fengzhi explained.
"The Star Luo Imperial Family, the White Tiger Dai Family. What are they here for?"
Hearing this, Chen Xin knitted his brows and looked at Ning Fengzhi. "Fengzhi, what do you intend to do?"
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had openly sided with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. If word got out that they had rashly met with members of the Star Luo Imperial Family, it could very well cause unnecessary trouble.
"Let's meet them first," Ning Fengzhi said slowly, stroking his jade thumb ring.
A moment later, Dai Xiu, Zhu Na, and Dai Tianfeng entered the main hall.
"Titled Douluo!"
The moment he saw Dai Xiu and Zhu Na, Chen Xin's brow furrowed even more deeply. He sent a voice transmission to Ning Fengzhi. "And there are two of them!"
The atmosphere in the hall instantly froze.
Ning Fengzhi, who had been calm and refined, also grew exceedingly grave.
There were only so many Titled Douluo in the world, and forces capable of fielding two Titled Douluo-level experts at once were rarer still.
Just look at the Lower Four Sects among the Seven Great Sects: they could not produce even one Titled Douluo.
Even the third-ranked Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had only one Titled Douluo holding the fort.
If these two really came from the White Tiger Dai Family, then the Star Luo Imperial Family had hidden itself far too deeply!
And the Star Luo Imperial Family had gone to such lengths to conceal itself.
For them to suddenly reveal themselves before the sect now, they must have an enormous goal in mind.
Even so, Ning Fengzhi was not particularly panicked.
Ning Fengzhi had considerable confidence in Uncle Jian's combat prowess. With the amplification of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Uncle Jian could even fight a Level 97 Super Douluo.
Only a handful of experts on the continent could reliably defeat him.
And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had another Titled Douluo holding the fort.
If anything happened here, Uncle Gu would definitely arrive at once.
"Please, all three of you, have a seat."
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, quietly growing more wary.
Dai Xiu smiled faintly and sat down with Dai Tianfeng and Zhu Na.
"Sect Master Ning, I have come for only one matter."
Dai Xiu took a sip of hot tea and came straight to the point. "I wish to ask for your beloved daughter Ning Rongrong's hand in marriage for this junior of mine, Sect Master Ning."
"Rongrong is still young. This matter..."
Ning Fengzhi's expression changed slightly, and he was about to refuse without a second thought.
He could not possibly marry off his daughter merely because of two Titled Douluo.
Much less when they were most likely members of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
At his side, a cold glint flashed in Chen Xin's eyes.
To him, Ning Rongrong had long been like a granddaughter.
Otherwise, he would not have spoiled her to such an extent.
Just look at Ning Fengzhi's other sons. Which one of them received such treatment?
Now someone actually harbored improper intentions toward Ning Rongrong. How could Chen Xin tolerate it?!