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Tiandou Royal Academy.
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue had just met, and Yuexuan would have to wait until the evening. Xuan Ming thought for a moment and came over to tell Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that it was almost dinner time, so he would take them into the city for a meal.
"Are you going out again?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stood on Xuan Ming's left and right, holding his arms affectionately.
After hearing that he was planning to leave Tiandou City for a while, Dugu Yan pouted slightly, a hint of reluctance appearing on her face, "Why are you leaving again after just coming back?"
Although Ye Lingling didn't say anything, her eyes were full of affection, and she leaned gently on Xuan Ming's shoulder.
"This matter is very important. The situation in Tiandou City will become very chaotic. You guys better be careful." Xuan Ming said.
"I think you should be more careful." Dugu Yan curled her lips, looking worried.
Her grandfather has a notorious reputation, so no one dares to mess with her. Ye Lingling is like a sister to her and they are inseparable, so there is no need to worry about her safety.
However, she couldn't count how many people Xuan Ming had offended by doing all this.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry." Xuan Ming said.
"By the way, have you thought about what to do after graduating from Tiandou Royal Academy?"
With Dugu Yan and the others' abilities, they could have graduated long ago. They stayed in the academy for the Soul Master Competition.
However, after the Soul Master Competition is over, they will definitely graduate.
"Graduation?" Dugu Yan tilted her head, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
"I really haven't thought about it, Lingling, what about you?"
Ye Lingling raised her head slightly and held Xuan Ming's right hand tightly, "I'll accompany you."
Dugu Yan's eyes twitched slightly, and she pretended to be angry: "Lingling, you can't do this."
"But that's what I planned." Ye Lingling smiled sweetly, "Wherever he is, there I will be."
Xuan Ming was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "No."
Ye Lingling was stunned, her eyes full of confusion: "Why?"
"After the competition, I will go to the City of Slaughter." Xuan Ming said.
"The City of Killing?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
"Why do you want to go to that kind of place?" Dugu Yan asked anxiously.
Xuan Ming paused and handed the letter that he had shown to Bibi Dong and the others to Dugu Yan and the others.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took the letter and quickly read it. As their eyes moved downwards, their expressions became more solemn.
Ye Lingling tightly grasped Xuan Ming's sleeve, "You didn't kill innocent people. The life-and-death battles in the Great Fighting Soul Arena are fair and square. They know that!"
Many people know about Xuan Ming's martial soul problem, but this is not what he wants, and he has never killed innocent people.
In that arena of life and death, whose hands are not stained with blood?
Once you step onto that field, it means life or death, and it all depends on your own ability!
"That's not the case." Dugu Yan's face looked extremely ugly, with a frown on his face.
"Everyone knows that this is okay, but they can't say it openly."
The Fallen refer to those lunatics who have no bottom line and kill innocent people indiscriminately in order to improve themselves.
Xuan Ming's actions cannot indeed be confused with those of the fallen, but once such a thing becomes a big deal, there will inevitably be countless people who will add fuel to the fire and smear him wantonly.
By then, everything white will be smeared as black!
Not to mention Xuan Ming, who is already in a gray area!
"Who did it?" Dugu Yan's eyes were slightly cold, revealing a fierceness.
"I'll let Grandpa wipe out their entire family!"
"Don't kill the whole family at every turn." Xuan Ming patted Dugu Yan's hand helplessly.
"But this is clearly throwing dirty water on you!" Dugu Yan said indignantly, "Once things get out of hand, you won't be able to defend yourself!"
"If you can be called a Fallen for something like this, then what is the Spirit Hall that went to war with the Haotian Sect for its own selfish interests, causing countless people to be broken up and killed?" Ye Lingling's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs.
"What are the two great empires?"
"Are they good people?"
Xuan Ming gently took Ye Lingling into his arms, "Don't cry, it's okay."
"This is exactly the effect I wanted."
"You want it?" Ye Lingling raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes.
"Why?"
Xuan Ming gently stroked Ye Lingling's hair, "Only if they all want to kill me, can I kill them with peace of mind."
"…"
…
After entering the city, Xuan Ming brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Qibao Hotel.
He wasn't sure how long this trip would take, but it would take at least a month. During this period, something might go wrong, so he had to talk to Ning Fengzhi and ask him to help keep an eye on things.
"What's going on?"
As soon as he arrived at Qibao Hotel, Xuan Ming saw Ning Fengzhi and Liu Erlong and his group waiting there.
Ning Fengzhi paused, then stepped forward and briefly told Xuan Ming about Yu Luomian's current situation.
Because Yu Xiaogang and others used the Golden Holy Dragon to disrupt the Winter Ice Prison, but failed to break it open in one go, the cold air spread wildly.
Now, in order to rescue Yu Luomian, a soul master with powerful healing abilities is needed to treat her.
"I'm not going."
Without waiting for Xuan Ming to say anything, Ye Lingling refused outright.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang looked at Yu Tianheng.
Yu Tianheng stepped forward, his face showing an earnest look: "Lingling, that's my second grandfather, he's now..."
"No." Ye Lingling snuggled up to Xuan Ming, her eyes cold and unwavering.
Yu Tianheng was stunned. He didn't expect Ye Lingling to be so decisive. But thinking of Yu Luomian's current critical situation, he had to speak again, with a bit of anxiety in his tone: "Lingling, the situation is extremely critical now. Second Grandpa is trapped. Every moment of delay will increase the danger. As long as you are willing..."
"I'm not going!" Ye Lingling's voice became a little colder, as piercing as ice.
"If it were someone else, I could help for your sake, but for this person, there's no way!"
"This..." Yu Tianheng looked at Dugu Yan anxiously.
"Yanzi, you..."
"Yu Tianheng, do you know how your second grandfather became like this?" Dugu Yan asked coldly, with a hint of questioning in her eyes.
"My second uncle said that he was ambushed by someone." Yu Tianheng said with a confused look on his face.
"A plot?" Dugu Yan glanced at Yu Xiaogang coldly, her eyes full of mockery.
"You'd better understand the situation clearly before deciding whether to ask for help."
After saying that, Dugu Yan and the others walked straight into Qibao Hotel, leaving Yu Tianheng standing there at a loss.
"Second uncle, what is going on?" Yu Tianheng asked in confusion.
Although Ye Lingling is introverted and cold, she is not a heartless person. Many times she doesn't mind lending a helping hand even to people she doesn't know. This is the first time he has seen such an unconditional rejection like today.
"Master, you guys explain to him, I'll go in and try to persuade her." Ning Fengzhi nodded to Yu Xiaogang and his group, and walked into Qibao Hotel with Gu Rong.
Yu Xiaogang paused, "Tianheng, I just received the news about this matter."
"Xuan Ming broke into the forbidden area of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan and stole the treasure that our family has guarded for thousands of years."
"Second uncle came to catch him, so he was frozen."
"The treasure from the forbidden land?" Yu Tianheng was stunned.
"Isn't that a legend?"
legend?
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who had just walked a short distance, looked at each other.
After all this time, even the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan themselves don't know what they lost?
…
A private room in Qibao Hotel.
Arou and her group, who had ordered the dishes, were waiting early. Ning Rongrong also ran in after receiving the message.
"Although powerful healing soul masters are rare, with your connections, you shouldn't be unable to find one, right?"
The door opened and Xuan Ming, Ning Fengzhi and others walked in.
"Of course we can find it, but the opportunity to make the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan owe you a favor is not always there." Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.
Powerful healing soul masters are indeed extremely rare, but with the capabilities of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, this is not a difficult task.
But now the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan and Xuan Ming are at odds with each other, and Yu Luomian is the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. If something happens to him, given the old dragon's temper, the situation will surely deteriorate to a point where it cannot be reconciled.
It's no secret that Ye Lingling and Xuan Ming have a special relationship. If he can provide some buffer in this matter, at least he still has room to mediate.
"If you want to be a peacemaker, don't have too high expectations. This matter cannot be reconciled." Xuan Ming said.
Ning Fengzhi's expression changed slightly, "Are you really going to overturn the table?"
Xuan Ming casually handed the two threatening letters to Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
The two looked at each other, opened the envelope and read it quickly.
"This..." Gu Rong's face changed.
"Do you think there is still room for improvement?" Xuan Ming sat down, and A Rou went out to ask people to serve the dishes.
"If you give in, there will definitely be room for improvement." Ning Fengzhi said.
"But now I think it's impossible."
A blatant threat!
If the seven major families had not reached this point, he could still try harder. After all, Xuan Ming cared very much about his friends.
But now that the other party has even brought up this matter, it's no different from tearing each other apart.
"What are you going to do?" Ning Fengzhi asked.
"They are just sending a threatening letter now, which means they haven't made up their minds yet, otherwise they would have told me in person." Xuan Ming said.
"But since they have made up their minds, it's only a matter of time."
"Are you planning to take the initiative to cause this trouble?" Ning Fengzhi frowned.
"There are other ways to cover this up, there's no need..."
"No need." Xuan Ming said.
Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment, "What do you want me to do?"
The relationship between Xuan Ming and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is well known. Once this matter of his gets out, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will not be able to remain unscathed!
"Just do what you should do." Xuan Ming said.
"I told you in advance just to let you be prepared."
"Although you have ill intentions towards me, for Rongrong's sake, I won't go too far in trying to trick you."
Ning Fengzhi paused, "Will the Pope be involved in this matter?"
"Yes." Xuan Ming said.
"Which side are you from?" Gu Rong couldn't help but ask.
Xuan Ming thought for a moment, "It was like that before, but it's not like that now."
"From now on... I will probably become the target of public criticism."
In the past, he was registered under the name of Dugu Bo and was close to Xue Qinghe. Because of Xue Qinghe, he became friends with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Because of Xue Qinghe, he got to know Tang Yuehua.
Then, because of his performance in the Great Fighting Spirit Arena, he was regarded as a cash cow and praised by everyone.
But in the final analysis, it is because everyone feels that they can control him and there is no need to worry about him losing control, and his existence is in line with the interests of all parties.
But then, his biggest "handle" is about to be exposed, and he will be out of control. Not only will he be unable to bring more benefits to everyone, but it will also bring huge losses.
The situation has changed.
Yesterday's "everyone's favorite" may become tomorrow's "everyone's dislike".