Douluo: A Yin, the weapon spirit, master of both bow and sword

"Entry into the palace is forbidden!" Two soldiers, each wielding a spear, blocked the path ahead, isolating Ye Tianxing outside the gate.

"Please inform the Ye Clan Master, Ye Ping'an, that he requests an audience." As soon as Ye Tianxing finished speaking, the two soldiers hurriedly withdrew their spears, their attitude completely reversed.

"So it's Sect Leader Ye. His Majesty previously instructed that if Sect Leader Ye comes to see him, we only need to announce our arrival. We are both newly appointed and not very familiar with Sect Leader Ye's appearance. Please forgive us if we are too harsh."

The two soldiers quickly tried to smooth things over, but Ye Tianxing was a magnanimous man and naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against the soldiers.

Ye Tianxing stepped into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. Countless eyes were secretly watching his every move. Ye Tianxing's spiritual power radiated outwards, and he discovered that the vast majority of them were disciples of the Spirit Hall.

"It seems that Xiaoxue's year has not been in vain; the Spirit Hall has indeed launched its plan to change the country."

Ye Tianxing noted down some very special places as he walked, until he encountered an avalanche coming towards him at a corner.

"Sect Leader Ye? Am I seeing things? You've finally returned after being missing for two and a half years." Xue Beng rubbed his eyes, his eyes filled with hope.

"Your Highness Avalanche, what's going on in the palace?" Ye Tianxing asked meaningfully.

"Father has fallen ill." Xue Beng's expression turned slightly cold.

"What? His Majesty..." Ye Tianxing pretended to be shocked.

But what Xue Beng said next forced Ye Tianxing to take this guy seriously.

"Sect Leader Ye, you are the head of a sect, and there are some things I shouldn't say to you, but now that the words are on my lips, I'm afraid only you can help me." Xue Beng looked somewhat flustered.

Ye Tianxing observed Xue Beng's reactions. He found an empty room and then dismissed his subordinates.

"I suspect that Xue Qinghe poisoned my father!" Xue Beng said with a gloomy expression.

"Does Your Highness Avalanche have any evidence?" Ye Tianxing asked expressionlessly as he listened to Avalanche's account.

This matter is of great importance. Ye Tianxing knows that Xue Beng's playboy persona is an act. If he hadn't acted like a playboy, he probably would have been secretly eliminated by Xue Qinghe long ago.

"To be honest, there are four brothers in our family. Our second brother was the most outstanding among us. Initially, our father favored him as the heir to the throne. But for some unknown reason, he was poisoned."

Even though several years have passed, talking about the past still sends chills down my spine.

"This matter is strictly forbidden to circulate in the palace. I hope Sect Leader Ye is aware of this."

Ye Tianxing nodded, signaling Xue Beng to continue.

"My second brother was poisoned. My father was furious and executed many people who were responsible for serving my second brother. However, he could not find out who poisoned him. So the matter was handed over to my uncle, Prince Xuexing, to investigate in secret."

"Not long after, my third brother was also poisoned to death for no apparent reason. At this moment, Father Emperor was caught off guard by this bolt from the blue. According to the doctor's investigation, the third brother's death was caused by the same deadly poison that my second brother had been poisoned with before his death. So there was only one murderer."

Avalanche's expression was extremely serious. He seemed to have grasped the essence of something and said with certainty, "Among our original four brothers, the second and third brothers were the most outstanding, while the eldest brother was always mediocre. But after my two brothers died, everything that the eldest brother showed afterward shocked me and everyone in the royal family."

"As expected, Father Emperor has chosen Xue Qinghe as the Crown Prince, so I am certain that Xue Qinghe was the one who poisoned Father Emperor, there is no mistake about that!"

After listening silently to Xue Beng's description, Ye Tianxing's opinion of the seemingly纨绔 (playboy/spoiled brat) prince changed drastically. "So, Prince Xue Beng's纨绔 persona was just an act?" Ye Tianxing raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Now that we've come this far, there's no need to hide anything. I know that Sect Leader Ye and my elder brother are close, but this matter is of utmost importance, and I hope to receive the support of the Ye Clan." Xue Beng said with extreme seriousness; this matter concerned his life.

"My Ye family has some business dealings with the royal family, but we are not involved in politics," Ye Tianxing said tactfully.

Getting involved in politics comes at a price. Throughout history, no one or no organization has ever been able to rise above the imperial power when emperors held power.

The Spirit Hall is too powerful; the Heaven Dou Empire can't do anything about them. The Ye Clan is still in a phase of rapid development and is someone we can win over.

Ye Tianxing understood what Xue Beng meant; it was nothing more than using the power of the Ye Clan to help him ascend the throne and become emperor, and promising that the Ye Clan would become the number one sect in the Heaven Dou Empire after the matter was accomplished.

Either he becomes my disciple and is granted some kind of title or honor.

"Sect Leader Ye, time waits for no one." Xue Beng was extremely anxious when he saw that Ye Ping'an had not answered for a long time.

"What does Your Highness plan to do with Xue Qinghe after the avalanche is over?" Ye Tianxing suddenly asked this question.

Xue Beng paused slightly, then said, "If it is indeed found that the deaths of my second and third brothers were caused by Xue Qinghe, and that Father Emperor was also responsible, then..."

A murderous glint flashed in Xue Beng's eyes. The carefree fourth prince revealed the ruthless decisiveness befitting an emperor at this moment.

Ye Tianxing smiled slightly, walked up to Xue Beng, patted him on the shoulder, and murmured, "Let me fulfill this wish for you!"

Xue Beng thought Ye Ping'an had agreed, and he was about to say something about how he would be richly rewarded in the future when his chest felt like it was about to explode.

The avalanche looked down shakily and saw Ye Ping'an's right hand pressed against his right chest, his palm and fingers forming a claw as he clenched it tightly.

Xue Beng coughed up blood, his pupils contracted, and he stared at Ye Ping'an in disbelief.

Just now, his heart was crushed by Ye Ping'an from a distance.

"You...you're in cahoots with Xue Qinghe!" Xue Beng felt he was close to death, his consciousness was fading, and two versions of Ye Ping'an appeared before him.

“She and I were husband and wife, how can we be considered as a group? We are a pair.”

Ye Tianxing's words greatly shocked Xue Beng. His eyes widened. "You and him?"
Ye Tianxing's lips twitched, realizing he had misspoke, so he corrected himself, "You can pretend to be a playboy, so why can't Xue Qinghe do the same?"

The fact that Avalanche could live and survive in the palace of the Wind Demons and Cloud Tribes indicates that it possesses a high level of intelligence.

"You said Xue Qinghe is... an imposter! Then the real Xue Qinghe is probably..."

Ye Tianxing slapped the top of Xue Ao's head, shattering his skull.

The avalanche immediately coughed up blood, its eyes filled with blood, and collapsed, its eyes staring fixedly at the ceiling, lifeless and unseeing.

"To unify the Douluo Continent, I have no choice but to make you suffer a bit. In your next life, don't be reborn into royalty; being an ordinary person is just as good." (End of Chapter)