Douluo: Crossing the Yuhao Star Palace Master

Chapter 133 Some are happy and some are sad

The White Tiger Council Hall is located next to the White Tiger Reception Hall; it is a private meeting place for the White Tiger family.

A huge white tiger statue stands in the courtyard outside the council chamber, lifelike and vivid.

Meanwhile, the Duchess and the other elders of the manor had already taken their seats.

Leading the group was none other than Fan Lao, the titled Douluo who had just confronted Ding Jian. His name was Fan Zhixie, and he was a close friend of the old duke throughout his life of military service. Originally a commoner, he was carefully trained by the old duke before he was able to attain this title.

After the old duke's death, Fan Zhixie, to repay his benefactor's kindness, chose to become the chief elder of the White Tiger Duke's mansion, protecting his old friend's offspring as they grew up safely. Generally speaking, when there were no important matters in the mansion, Fan Zhixie never concerned himself with worldly affairs, focusing instead on quiet cultivation in the small courtyard that had been renovated for him in the inner palace.

It was only because that titled Douluo from Shrek Academy alerted him today; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have shown up.

Now that he learned that his old friend's two grandsons had gotten into trouble, Fan Zhixie naturally couldn't help but ask, so he followed the Duchess's wishes and participated in the clan meeting.

Seated on either side of him were powerful members of the White Tiger Clan and the Duchess, whose name was Zhu Yumeng.

"Yu Meng, what exactly happened with those two kids, Yao Heng and Hua Bin?" Fan Zhixie frowned slightly.

Zhu Yumeng looked ashamed and said, "These two unfilial sons failed to assassinate the adopted sons of the two deans of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, and were imprisoned by Shrek's strongmen. Fortunately, they did not cause any real disaster, and their lives are temporarily safe. As long as we prepare an apology, we can take them home."

Upon hearing Zhu Yumeng's words, several powerful members of the main branch of the clan immediately turned grim. One of them, relying on his seniority, angrily shouted, "Fools! What have Dai Hao's two good-for-nothing sons done? Now look what's happened! The ten-thousand-year friendship between my White Tiger lineage and Shrek Academy is gone! If the clan encounters a crisis in the future, Shrek Academy will be lucky if they don't kick us when we're down!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yumeng's face darkened further, but she had to swallow her veiled insults and couldn't refute them, since these were the outrageous things her two sons had done.
Seeing this, Fan Zhixie sighed and quickly raised his hand, saying, "Jinglun, don't say anymore. What's done is done. Let's make sure the two children come back safely before we discuss anything else."

Seeing that the chief elder had spoken, Dai Jinglun could no longer continue to criticize. He snorted angrily, closed his eyes, and stopped speaking.

Fan Zhixie looked at Zhu Yumeng and said, "Do you know why these two children did such a thing? Did Mingfeng Douluo's letter explain it?"

Zhu Yumeng shook her head and said, "Mingfeng Douluo didn't mention it. He only asked me to bring an apology and take the person away. I don't know the specific reason for this."

"Is there a set amount for the apology?" a senior member of the clan suddenly asked.

"There's no set answer, they didn't even mention what they wanted."

Zhu Yumeng's words surprised everyone present, and their expressions grew increasingly gloomy.

Logically, Yan Shaozhe should have given a fixed amount, but now there's no fixed amount or requirement regarding the type of item. Giving too little might offend someone. This kind of arrangement, leaving the party apologizing to decide for themselves, is the most difficult to handle.
Fan Zhixie stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about this, I'll go with you in a bit. As for the apology, check how much rare metal is left in the manor's treasury. Since the other party is the adopted son of the two deans of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, then using rare metals as an apology is most appropriate. As for the Martial Soul Department, check on the soul bones and pills. We also need to consider the feelings of this Bright Phoenix Douluo. Once we've appeased both sides, we'll take some money to pay off the debt."

"In short, remember that this is about paying to avoid trouble! Don't be stingy!"

Zhu Yumeng nodded and said, "Yumeng understands, I'll go arrange it in a bit." "Alright, there's nothing more to say in the meeting, let's adjourn. Yumeng, go and make the arrangements, then come find me." With that, Fan Zhixie got up and walked towards the door.

Seeing this, the others had nothing more to say and left the council chamber one after another.

Anyway, they can't possibly bleed them out of their own flesh. If Dai Hao's son made a mistake, then Dai Hao should pay for it himself! The Duchess was in the wrong to begin with, so she naturally knew what to do. They didn't need to worry about it.

Zhu Yumeng glared angrily at the retreating figures of her extended family, nearly grinding her teeth in hatred. If it weren't for her own considerable strength, these people would have already taken advantage of Dai Hao's absence! Now that her two sons had caused such a mess, who knew if they would use this as an excuse to make trouble in the future!

Today, Fan Zhixie helped her to clear up the matter, but she knew that none of these people were not thinking about how to use the Zong family's resources to enrich themselves!
Thinking about this, Zhu Yumeng felt a surge of anger and resentment towards her two sons for being so disappointing!

She had recently gone to great lengths to kill, distance herself from, and exploit the illegitimate sons of those wretched women through various means.
Now that things are really messed up, it's hard to say whether Dai Hao will become disloyal and want to legitimize his illegitimate son if he comes back and sees this situation.
However, she knew that the talent of the remaining illegitimate son was no match for that of her two biological sons. With this in mind, Zhu Yumeng temporarily suppressed her worries and walked towards the inner treasury.
The Star Luo Empire, Imperial Palace in the capital.

Since ascending the throne, Xu Jiawei has been extremely busy with state affairs and rarely returns to his palace to rest. He usually spends the night in the imperial study, and today is no exception.

The imperial study, decorated in a simple and elegant style, contained a desk made of huanghuali wood, a chair of the same material, and a couch for Xu Jiawei to rest on temporarily. Besides these, there were rows of various classic books and some memorials he had kept but had not yet reviewed.

It was past midnight, and Xu Jiawei put down the memorials he was reviewing and slowly got up to stretch a bit. Just as he was preparing to make do with his bed and rest for the night, someone knocked on the door of the imperial study.

"Dong dong!"

Xu Jiawei frowned. Who would bother him at this hour?

"Come in."

The door to the Imperial Study opened gently, and a guard dressed in a black robe entered, kneeling on one knee and presenting a secret letter with both hands.

Xu Jiawei took it from his hand, opened it, and began to read it carefully.

"The two legitimate sons of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion plotted to assassinate the adopted sons of the two deans of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department? The plot was exposed and they were captured by Shrek Academy?" Xu Jiawei never thought that such a good thing would fall into his lap. His usual composure could no longer suppress the smile on his lips.

"These two sons of Dai Hao are truly useless! I was just worrying about the relationship between Shrek Academy and the White Tiger lineage! The White Tiger Duke's Mansion has chosen to destroy itself at this crucial moment. Heaven is helping me! Heaven is helping me!"

Xu Jiawei looked at the bodyguard kneeling on one knee, ready to act at any moment, and said, "Go and find me the relevant information about the two adopted sons of the deans of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy! If you don't have it, find out as soon as possible! This person is definitely a benefactor of our Star Luo Empire! We must invest in him as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" The guard acknowledged the order and immediately left the imperial study.

Xu Jiawei, who had been feeling somewhat tired, had his weariness completely swept away by this sudden good news. He had no intention of resting anymore and picked up the memorials he had just been reviewing again.

(End of this chapter)