Douluo: Twins of Fate

Chapter 239 Nighttime Discussion on Cooperation
Jiang Qingtong leaned against the door, wearing pajamas, and nodded, saying, "I know."

Jiang Shengyu raised his hand in a gesture of invitation and said, "I didn't expect Sect Leader Ning to be so patient, coming to see us in the middle of the night. Please have a seat, Sect Leader Ning."

Ning Haoyu glanced at Jiang Shengyu, then at Jiang Qingtong, and finally took a deep breath before sitting down opposite Jiang Shengyu.

Jiang Qingtong stepped forward to pour tea for Jiang Shengyu and Ning Haoyu.

Looking at Ning Haoyu's solemn expression, Jiang Shengyu said directly, "Let's get straight to the point. Sect Master Ning wants to find a future for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and we can give you that future."

Ning Haoyu was surprised by Jiang Shengyu's bluntness. He frowned slightly, looked at Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong, and asked in a low voice, "You two are from the Sun Moon Empire, aren't you?"

"What's wrong? Aren't we human beings?" Jiang Shengyu retorted.

Ning Haoyu was speechless for a moment after being asked this question by Jiang Shengyu. He opened his mouth, but finally shook his head and said, "No, I didn't mean that!"

"Is that so? Let's not talk so much about cooperation. Knowing our background and still visiting at this time, Sect Master Ning doesn't seem to mind our identity as people from the Sun Moon Empire. Of course, if Sect Master Ning wants to use this as a bargaining chip, there's no need for that. After all, it's not us who want to cooperate, but Sect Master Ning and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Jiang Shengyu smiled, and Jiang Qingtong, who was standing next to him, brought tea and snacks and placed them in front of Ning Haoyu, saying, "Sect Master Ning, please enjoy."

Ning Haoyu looked at the tea and snacks in front of him in silence. Jiang Qingtong sat down, drinking tea and eating snacks while looking at the silent Ning Haoyu. Then she pushed her tea and snacks towards Jiang Shengyu.

Jiang Shengyu also took a piece and ate it, nodding and saying, "Hmm! Your clan's pastries taste quite good."

Seeing their composed demeanor, Ning Haoyu said in a deep voice, "You two must hold extraordinary positions in the Sun Moon Empire! I'll be frank, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School hopes to purchase a batch of soul tools through you two; price is not an issue!"

Hearing this, Jiang Shengyu laughed and said, "The problem isn't the price."

Jiang Qingtong added, "Sect Leader Ning, don't you understand yet? If the cooperation between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Sun Moon Empire is made public, how will you conduct yourselves?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Haoyu frowned and said, "But I am cooperating with the two of you! Although you are from the Sun Moon Empire, you are also inner students of Shrek Academy, and Qing Tong is even a reserve member of the Shrek Seven Devils! Is there still a problem with that?"

"Some things, if you just think about them, you'll always find the problem."

Jiang Shengyu sighed, looked at Ning Haoyu, and asked, "What is the relationship between the Douling Empire's royal family and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

When Jiang Shengyu asked the question, Ning Haoyu was taken aback. After a moment's hesitation, he replied, "Not bad."

Jiang Qingtong shook her head and said, "Your hesitation means you're not confident either, right?"

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is located within the territory of the Douling Empire. However, Ning Tian, ​​as the young master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, has to struggle to secure the future of the school at Shrek Academy, which shows that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, located in this place, is not as easy and glorious as it seems on the surface.

After Jiang Shengyu asked that question, Ning Haoyu fell silent. He had to admit that Jiang Shengyu was right. The relationship between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Douling Empire was indeed not very harmonious, and there were even conflicts in some areas.

"Are you suggesting that the Douling Empire might use this as an opportunity to attack the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?" Ning Haoyu asked.

“It’s not a possibility.” Jiang Qingtong shook her head, and Jiang Shengyu replied, “It’s certain.”

Ning Haoyu found their confident attitude strange and asked, "Why?"

"It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality! The extremely low national defense pressure means that the Douling Empire has almost no ambition compared to the Tianhun and Xingluo Empires! The royal family and nobles are extravagant, and once the world changes, such a fragile social structure will inevitably fall into turmoil!"

"At this time, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, which possesses vast wealth but lacks significant martial prowess, will become the Douling Royal Family's lifeline! They can use your purchase of the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools as a pretext to deal with you!"

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong worked together to explain the stakes to Ning Haoyu.

Ning Haoyu shook his head and denied it, saying, "No! You're just guessing!"

“But this speculation could very well become a reality! Sect Master Ning, these imperial families can even abandon the Tang Clan, let alone your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?” Jiang Shengyu slowly shook his head, looking at him with a pitying gaze.

Ning Haoyu frowned, and he tried to explain, "But... the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is the number one support-type weapon Martial Soul on the continent!"

Jiang Qingtong spread her hands and said, "Isn't that perfect? ​​We can take this opportunity to dismantle the entire Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, scatter all the Soul Masters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul into the army or bring them under the control of the royal family. This is much safer than leaving an uncontrolled sect outside."

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong kept talking, successfully silencing Ning Haoyu, who lowered his head with a complicated expression.

Their words did indeed remind him of the Tang Clan's fate. Although they had heard about the Tang Clan's reconstruction, they had witnessed its miserable state over the past thousands of years! Compared to their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Tang Clan had been kind to three great empires back then!

If they are like this, how can the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School think they can escape?
The situation of the Tang Clan became the last straw for Ning Haoyu. He looked up at Jiang Shengyu and asked, "Young Master Jiang, what do you think the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School should do to avoid disaster?"

Upon hearing Ning Haoyu's question, Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong both smiled, knowing that Ning Haoyu already had a plan in mind. He said, "Cooperate with us."

"Isn't buying a soul tool considered a collaboration?" Ning Haoyu smiled slightly.

Jiang Qingtong said, "You know what we're talking about! The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School can become the next Tang Sect."

To become the next Tang Clan...

The plan that Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong had initially advocated for, which involved relocating the Tang Clan to the Sun Moon Empire for reconstruction and development, was now proving useful.

With the Tang Clan as a prime example, Ning Haoyu began to consider whether he could follow their example and cooperate with the Sun Moon Empire.

However, over the years, the Sun Moon Empire has always been seen as ferocious and terrifying. If the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School really wants to cooperate with them, then it will have to give up the operation of the Fighting Spirit Empire.

This made Ning Haoyu hesitate, and he did not make a decision immediately.

"Nine Treasures Glazed Glass, a legacy of ten thousand years... If the Glazed Jade Pagoda could truly reach nine stories high, then it would truly live up to its name!" Jiang Qingtong sighed softly as Ning Haoyu pondered.

(End of this chapter)