Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Now that Dugu Yan has been sent to Tiandou City, they also have things to do. "What do you say? Brother Tang, shall we go and interrogate her? This woman is also a bargaining chip, like Yu Tianheng and his teammates, or even that loyal and righteous Minister Yin!"

"I suppose Dugu Yan still has a lot to say, right? Hehe, only Brother Tang San can cure Dugu Yan's poison!"

“Her poison has penetrated deep into her bones and blood, and cannot be completely eradicated. All I can do is to prevent it from leaking out.”

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Xue Ke, who was about to get engaged, ran away to the former Crown Prince's residence, where the owner had disappeared for five years.

"Your Highness, you're about to get engaged, why are you coming to the Crown Prince's residence?"

Looking at the empty Crown Prince's residence, Xue Ke couldn't help but feel a surge of sorrow. Suppressing her grief, she smiled and said, "Song Xuan, Qian Mei, haven't you always been here too?"

These two young women were originally the daughters of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance, and were sent to the Crown Prince's residence to serve as his secretaries.

But what can a secretary do when the crown prince is gone?

Over the past five years, some have left and others have disappeared, but these two have managed to stay in the Crown Prince's residence thanks to their family background.

There was no longer any work at the Crown Prince's residence, and Songxuan and Qianmei were no longer dressed in their former professional attire, but rather looked like servants.

"Will you still clean the Crown Prince's residence?"

Songxuan smiled faintly as he picked up the broom, exchanging a glance with Qianmei, who was wiping the doorknob. "Yes, we can't do anything else, so this is all we can do."

Shifting her gaze from the two figures, the elegant and refined noble princess, dressed in a long aristocratic gown, took one last look around the Crown Prince's residence.

Once upon a time, this was her and Ning Rongrong's favorite place to visit. However, the changing times not only turned this place into a forbidden zone, but also separated her and her best friend Ning Rongrong.

Rolling up her long sleeves, Xueke picked up another broom. "There are too many fallen leaves, let me help too."

The Crown Prince's residence is very large, and it is impossible for just two people to clean it completely. They are only staying here under the pretext of cleaning, and Xue Ke is the same.

Songxuan and Qianmei understood this as well. "Your Highness, aren't you getting engaged? Shouldn't you be making preparations for the engagement?"

Xueke's engagement was not publicly announced, seemingly keeping a low profile, but gossip among the nobility is never a secret.

Xue Ke paused in her sweeping, then resumed cleaning as if nothing had happened. "Do you know?"

There was a reason why it wasn't publicized; as a member of the royal family, she had made such preparations long ago.

But people can't deceive themselves; they'll always feel resentful, right?

"Isn't your fiancé a good match?"

"No way~" Xue Ke disagreed with this statement.

Xue Ke brushed a strand of long hair from her temple and smiled, “Tang Yin comes from the Haotian Sect, a legitimate and prestigious family. He is now the sect leader of the Tang Sect and the dean of the Tiandou Royal Academy. He is also very strong.”

Tang Yin was her classmate at Yuexuan and Tang Yuehua's nephew. He had a perfect background and abilities, and was also good-looking. This marriage was excellent, and her fourth brother was really thinking of her.

But her smile seemed forced.

Chapter 309 Avalanche: Interrogation of Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong Enters Heaven Dou City

Inside a secret prison in Heaven Dou City, Tang San and Xue Beng entered together and saw Dugu Yan, whose eyes were tightly closed and who was bound, as well as Lan Fuzi, who looked impatient.

"You've finally arrived. I'm going to take a bath now."

Upon seeing Tang San and Xue Beng, Lan Fuzi could no longer contain herself and ran away like a gust of wind.

Knowing Lan Fuzi's situation, Tang San and Xue Beng didn't pay attention to Lan Fuzi's behavior, but instead looked directly at Dugu Yan, "Oh, Miss Dugu, long time no see!"

Inside the secret cell, the only source of light was a blazing brazier, on which a large metal kettle was bubbling and steaming.

Slightly opening her eyes, Dugu Yan confirmed her guess, "Fourth Prince, it really is you."

Xue Beng squatted down in front of Dugu Yan, his gaze sweeping over her impressive figure with an aggressive intensity. "There's something I really want to ask you myself. I've already told you, Xue Qinghe is Qian Shui, the enemy who killed your grandfather. How could you still do such a betrayal?!"

This question truly struck a nerve with Dugu Yan, to which she could only manage a bitter smile, "Betrayal? If we're talking about betrayal, then it was me who betrayed them..."

"Them? I told you long ago, Qian Shui and Qian Renxue are trapped in the God Realm right now. Don't you understand after five years?! As long as Xiao Deng becomes a god, the situation will be completely reversed. How can you be so ignorant of the times?" Xue Beng didn't understand this point either. Even he had to curry favor with Tang San. How could Dugu Yan dare to do that?

Dugu Yan smiled dismissively, "You think you can win with just this much?"

That man casually picked it up and deceived heaven and earth, easily using the continent as a chess piece. Judging purely from the gains and losses, even if they had a god on their side, would they definitely win?

Over the years, Dugu Yan had witnessed the evil spirit suffer countless setbacks. From Xingluo City to Xingdou Great Forest, she tried to do whatever she wanted with her powerful strength, but she couldn't even hunt souls. The moment she entered Xingdou Great Forest, she was swatted away by a claw that blotted out the sky.

The entire evil spirit master legion was surrounded by Chen Sha's army. Under the condition of being surrounded but not attacked, almost no one died. They were completely outmaneuvered.

Judging solely from the degree of control over the army, Dai Mubai was completely outmatched and gained no advantage whatsoever.

Based on Dugu Yan's understanding of the teachers and students of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, what they were doing was not a siege at all, but rather a military training exercise!

They used Dai Mubai's evil soul master legion as a whetstone to constantly train their troops, which can be seen from the constant appearance of new faces.

This simple point was completely unknown to Dai Mubai and his fellow alumni of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xue Beng and Tang San thought that as long as the sea spirit beast tide in the southern part of Douluo Continent had tied down the entire high-level combat force of the Spirit Hall, there would be no problem, and they could then focus on their internal strife.

If Qian Shui and Qian Renxue are indeed Xue Qinghe and Ning Huahua, then have they ever considered the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, and the Pope, Bibi Dong?

What are these two peerless powerhouses, who have never appeared from beginning to end, waiting for? Are they waiting for that evil spirit to become a god?

She was a student taught by Yin Jin, who never held anything back from him. He taught them everything he could. Dugu Yan's current achievements can even be attributed to Qian Shui, her enemy.

In comparison, are enemies actually better?

She could see all of this clearly, but there was no need for her to tell these inhuman scum!

"Looks like you know something, huh?" Xue Beng, whose expression was unpredictable, had also considered whether a victory was assured.

Things are never that simple. When Xue Qinghe and Ning Huahua were killed by Qian Renxue, and Qian Shui and Qian Renxue both disappeared, he was extremely confident when he received news from the evil spirit that the two would no longer appear on Douluo Continent.

In his view, the faction that lacked the two strongest members, both chosen by the gods, seemed powerful, but it was ultimately a force of the Heavenly Dou Empire. As long as he was in power, all these forces would belong to him.

Especially when Dai Mubai traveled thousands of miles to raid Xingluo City, he said, "You know something, right? Can you tell me when that Wind Witch will reach her limit of strength?"

Although Dai Mubai was also besieged at the time, the scattered troops that surrendered to him due to the surprise attack on Xingluo City meant that he controlled almost half of the Xingluo Empire, with a total force of over 500,000.

Even so, they still suffered a crushing defeat at Xingluo City, and even the evil spirit was seriously injured and forced to flee by Feng Jingyi.

Through this battle, Ning Rongrong, with the support of her family's influence, solidified her position as the highest administrative official and top military and political leader of the empire.

The retreating Dai Mubai's troops were eventually compressed into the northwestern part of the former Star Luo Empire, near Gengxin City.

When Avalanche received the news, he was devastated; it was the closest he had ever been to the throne.

After all, if Dai Mubai had annihilated Ning Rongrong's forces, he would have easily taken control of the entire Xingluo Empire and then advanced further, including destroying Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang.

But Qian Shui and Qian Renxue seemed to have never left. Apart from the news of Xue Qinghe and his wife's deaths, which dealt a heavy blow to the whole country and caused widespread grief, everything seemed unchanged.

Ning Rongrong actually took over the power center of the entire Heaven Dou Empire all by herself. She did it with ease, something Xue Beng had always dreamed of.

At the same time, he was naturally puzzled, wondering why things had turned out this way.

"Tell me, you must know, right! Miss Dugu, as long as you tell me, I can let you go! I'll return as a hero who successfully infiltrated the enemy camp!"

"Ha! Avalanche, kill me then. If you want to know, guess for yourself!" Dugu Yan had already prepared to die when she covered Oscar's retreat, but unfortunately, she was still captured and her soul power was sealed, making it difficult for her to die even if she wanted to.

"Aren't you all so clever? You can't even guess this? You were all trained by that same man, and you were behind the scenes with almost all the information, yet you still can't guess this?"

"Shut up!"

Xue Beng always prided himself on his exceptional intelligence, and after Dugu Yan's betrayal, he naturally met with him personally, partly because he was suited for such a task.

Dugu Yan's words clearly hit him where it hurt.

"Ha! Fool! You think you can sit on the throne?! You're far inferior to the Second Prince and the Third Prince!"

"I told you to shut up!" With that, the avalanche kicked the reclining Dugu Yan to the ground, the powerful momentum causing Dugu Yan's head to slam heavily against the ground.

"Ha...you can't even beat Rongrong...how do you think you can win?"

Ning Rongrong was the most dangerous person in the avalanche, turning from a beloved person into the biggest enemy and obstacle. Who knows his pain?

Avalanche, whose eyes were turning bloodshot, shouted, "Help!"

"Fourth Prince!" Two burly men entered amidst the avalanche's shouts.

"hang up!"

"Yes!"

Tang San, who was standing to the side, knew what Xue Beng was going to do, but he didn't have the time to watch this farce. "Her poison has been sealed off. You can play by yourself."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Ignoring Tang San's departure, Xue Beng ordered his men to bind Dugu Yan's hands and feet off the ground, suspending her from the roof beam. "Dugu Yan! I'll give you one more chance! Speak!"

The pain did not cause Dugu Yan to show any signs of suffering. Instead, she laughed scornfully, "Have you seen what inhuman things those evil soul masters have done? And they still dare to point fingers here?"

"You dare to challenge me?!"

The battlefield was already horrific enough, let alone a group of evil soul masters?

What Dugu Yan has seen over the years is hell!

"Shut up!" Avalanche ignored such taunts. He was so enraged that he not only wanted to ask why, but also wanted to vent his anger.

"Dugu Yan, don't think I can't see through you. You just want to die, don't you? Dream on! You'll only suffer a fate worse than death!"

As he spoke, Xue Beng lifted Dugu Yan's face, staring directly into her emerald green eyes, and said threateningly, "I must say, high-level Soul Masters have better figures than ordinary women!"

"Heh! Do you dare? Tang San has sealed my poison to prevent it from leaking out, but do you dare?!" Dugu Yan's eyes were full of provocation. "At this point, I'm not afraid to say it outright! I'm poisonous! You dare to come at me? It'll be perfect for killing a scoundrel! Hahaha!"

Avalanche was taken aback at first, then he became completely enraged, "You crazy woman! Are you poisonous?!"

He picked up the scalding hot water and poured it over Dugu Yan's head, watching her scream in agony.

"Have you had enough fun?" Tang San walked in at that moment.

After throwing the empty watering can at Dugu Yan's head, Xue Beng turned to Tang San and said, "Didn't you leave?"

"Ning Rongrong is about to arrive in Tiandou City."

"This is impossible!" The avalanche, still enraged by Ning Rongrong's affair, was still in a state of being provoked by Dugu Yan.

Tang San remained calm and composed, as if stating a fact, "Believe it or not! And more importantly, she has no other experts by her side, only Zhu Zhuqing. I must remind you, this is a good opportunity; killing her will give us absolute initiative!"

"you dare!"

……

"Sister Yanzi has been taken to Tiandou City."