Chapter 40: The Truth
"What are they going to do? What do they want to do?!"
Bibi Dong stood in the Pope's Palace, her composure shattered, venting her fury at Yue Guan and Gui Mei!
Yue Guan stood before her, seeing her enraged face, feeling both angry and baffled!
In broad daylight, they stormed the Heaven Dou Palace and publicly killed Xue Ye's father-in-law!
Bibi Dong couldn't even describe Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil!
This was crazier than her!
And that wasn't all!
Before leaving, they name-dropped Spirit Hall and her!
Damn it! A blatant attempt to shift blame! A personal vendetta!
So infuriating!
Bibi Dong desperately wanted to kill Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil!
If circumstances allowed...
She glared at Yue Guan, her tone dripping with rage.
"Any other news from Heaven Dou? With something this big, Xue Ye won't stay silent!"
She was livid. If she were Xue Ye, it'd be unthinkable not to fight Spirit Hall now!
Though she craved war, not now!
And not just against Heaven Dou—she wanted the whole continent!
Yue Guan's face grew grim. "No news from Heaven Dou yet, but according to Old Ghost, it's too soon for a reaction!"
Bibi Dong frowned. "What about the Priest Hall? Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil caused this mess; the Priest Hall owes an explanation!"
"The Priest Hall..."
Yue Guan's mouth twisted bitterly. "The Fourth Priest is in seclusion, and no one in the Priest Hall will meet now!"
"Anyone?"
Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed, her white fists clenching tighter!
"Even me, the Pope?!"
"Well... they didn't explicitly say that..."
She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger.
"What a Priest Hall! They wreak havoc in Heaven Dou City and hide behind seclusion?"
"If war breaks out between Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall, every priest must fight!"
Yue Guan felt awkward at her bold words.
Send them all to battle? The Priest Hall's old men would laugh it off.
…
Priest Hall.
After hearing his subordinates' report, Mighty Lion Douluo fell silent.
What were Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil doing?
Storming Heaven Dou Palace, causing chaos, and killing Xue Ye's father-in-law?
Were these the Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil he knew?
Mighty Lion Douluo began questioning reality. This was too reckless!
Had years in the Priest Hall made them so restless they needed to vent?
If he told Bibi Dong, she wouldn't believe it.
They were truly unaware of this...
Mighty Lion waved his subordinates away, his expression complex.
"The plan was to act after the Ye patriarch's breakthrough. Why so early... Did something unexpected happen?"
He didn't believe Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil were so impulsive.
Though their parting words seemed to deflect blame, this wasn't how to do it!
Bibi Dong was still the Pope.
They weren't foolish enough to act so brazenly.
"Could something have happened to Xiaoxue?"
He frowned. It was normal for Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil to report on Qian Renxue...
He couldn't figure it out…
"Well…"
Looking toward the Pope's Palace, Mighty Lion Douluo sighed.
He desperately wanted to go to Heaven Dou!
To see what they were up to.
…
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As the new leader, Ning Fengzhi displayed vision and courage beyond ordinary men!
In under a year, he had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect firmly in his grasp!
He crafted a twenty-year development plan, a perfect blueprint!
The Heaven Dou Empire was indispensable to it!
But before he could deepen ties with the royal family, this news arrived!
"Spirit Hall Titled Douluo caused chaos in Heaven Dou Palace?"
Ning Fengzhi studied the report, a faint smile forming.
Bone Douluo sat nearby, his voice hoarse:
"Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil—I've heard of them. Geniuses of Spirit Hall back then. No idea why their fame faded."
"Hidden, likely," Ning Fengzhi said with a deep smile.
"How many Titled Douluo does Spirit Hall have? Who knows?"
Bone Douluo chuckled hoarsely. Indeed, perhaps only Spirit Hall knew.
"But, Feng Zhi, are you planning to use this to get involved in Heaven Dou?"
"Exactly!"
Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly.
He saw Heaven Dou as a key future ally—how could he miss this chance?
"Haha!" Bone Douluo laughed. "Heaven Dou might war with Spirit Hall. You sure?"
"Uncle Gu," Ning Fengzhi looked at him firmly:
"From what I know of Xue Ye, Heaven Dou won't fight Spirit Hall!"
"Oh?" Interest flickered in Bone Douluo's eyes.
"Can Heaven Dou swallow this?"
"No way!"
Ning Fengzhi walked to the window, gazing toward Heaven Dou, and said leisurely:
"So, they need a target! And Star Luo's perfect!"
"Next, war between Heaven Dou and Star Luo may erupt again! Spirit Hall might intervene."
"But all of Heaven Dou City heard Fifteen Ton and Falling Devil's words!" Bone Douluo was puzzled.
"So what? Why not cover it up? It's a frame-up! What Titled Douluo kills and announces it? That's foolish!"
Ning Fengzhi's tone was calm, his eyes dim.
Bone Douluo chuckled. "Really from Star Luo?"
"No! It's Spirit Hall! But they're confident Heaven Dou won't dare fight! They'll blame Star Luo!"
"Their words could be true or false!"
Ning Fengzhi's tone was certain, as if he saw through it all!
"Oh!" Bone Douluo's eyes lit with realization. "This Pope's insidious! Worse than Qian Xunji!"
"Bibi Dong didn't do this!" Ning Fengzhi's smile turned playful.
"My guess? These Titled Douluo aren't on good terms with Bibi Dong, and she can't control them."
"I just don't know why they killed the Ye patriarch. Just for his potential Titled Douluo breakthrough? I doubt that's the truth."
Bone Douluo smiled. "Truth doesn't matter. Feng Zhi, your plan? When Chen Xin returns, we'll support you fully!"
"No rush. Let's wait for Heaven Dou's news. Xue Ye won't let this drag on…"
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