Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 282 The Conditions of a Snowy Night

"His Majesty!"

Just as Emperor Xueye was preparing to send Xue Qinghe to Sunset Forest to bring the Nine Star Palace to the Heaven Dou Empire's side, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly spoke up: "We absolutely cannot join forces with the Nine Star Palace to fight the enemy. This is like inviting a wolf into the house. Has Your Majesty forgotten that Xiao Yu has the daughter of the former Pope of the Spirit Hall by his side?"

Qian Renxue, the person suddenly being questioned, had a slight change in expression.

Emperor Xueye was also taken aback upon hearing this. Back then, when the Soul Master Competition, the two Soul Emperors, Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue, appeared and crushed a group of geniuses. Their eventual marriage was hailed as a beautiful story in the Soul Master world, and almost everyone knew about it.

Seeing the hesitant expression on Emperor Xueye's face, Ning Fengzhi pressed on while the iron was hot and continued to promote his plan of the three upper sects joining forces. Oh no, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family has already kicked the bucket, so now it should be the plan of the two upper sects joining forces.

"Your Majesty, the Clear Sky Sect has now emerged from seclusion, joining forces with the Star Luo Empire, and is also aided by the mysterious Seagod Island. The Spirit Hall is only turning against our sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan because of this pressure. In my opinion, they are our best partners!"

"Father, you mustn't!"

Qian Renxue quickly spoke up to dissuade him, saying that if Xiao Yu knew that the plan had failed because of her, even if he didn't say it, he would inevitably feel distant from her. And then there was Huo Wu, who was always at odds with her, who knew how she would mock her.

Qian Renxue felt a surge of anger and glared resentfully at Ning Fengzhi, saying, "The Empire and Xingluo have a long-standing feud. A hasty cooperation with Xingluo would only discourage the soldiers on the frontier!"

"Your Highness is right!"

Grand Marshal Golong spoke up for Qian Renxue.

He was not a member of Xue Qinghe's princeling faction. As the highest military commander of the Tiandou Empire, he had to be a loyal subject, and there was only one person he was loyal to: the emperor of the Tiandou Empire.

The reason I'm standing up for Qian Renxue right now is entirely to represent the military's voice.

Although Tian Dou and Xing Luo have not engaged in any national wars involving hundreds of thousands of people in recent years, small-scale conflicts have been frequent, with thousands of soldiers lost each year.

With Ge Long's support, Qian Renxue felt even more confident and continued, "As for the Clear Sky Sect, they possess the title of the number one sect in the world, yet their actions are always timid and hesitant, lacking any true heroism. Has Father forgotten how, twenty years ago, they closed their gates under the pressure of the Spirit Hall, abandoning their four affiliated clans like discarded shoes? If we cooperate with them, who can guarantee that one day the Clear Sky Sect won't abandon the Heaven Dou Empire like they abandoned their four affiliated clans when the situation turns unfavorable!"

Emperor Xueye's expression changed again, and the scales in his heart tipped unconsciously toward the Nine Star Palace once more.

After all, Ning Fengzhi only speculated about the Nine Star Palace, while the actions of the Haotian Sect served as a cautionary tale.

The Power Clan, one of the four subordinate clans, eventually settled in Tiandou City, and naturally had to deal with the Tiandou royal family. Emperor Xueye knew very well how miserable the Power Clan was before they came to Tiandou City!

Ning Fengzhi's gaze toward Qian Renxue completely changed. It seemed that the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire had made it clear that he was betting everything on the Nine Star Palace.

A hint of murderous intent flashed across Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

Although it was only for a moment, Qian Renxue's true cultivation level had already reached the high-level Soul Douluo, and her powerful spiritual perception allowed her to see all the changes on Ning Fengzhi's face.

No wonder Xiao Yu had been gradually severing ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School ever since Ning Fengzhi and the others rescued Tang San and that 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit. It seems that the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is determined to board the sinking ship of the Clear Sky School.

Qian Renxue sneered inwardly and continued, "As for Master's concern that the Nine Star Palace might side with the Spirit Hall because of the existence of the former Pope's daughter, I think there's no need to worry about that at all. If Bibi Dong really wanted to win over the Nine Star Palace, she wouldn't have included it in the attack in this operation!"

Furthermore, as far as I know, the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall was originally passed down through the Angel Spirit lineage. We initially thought that the previous Pope died suddenly without leaving an heir, thus the position passed to his disciple, the current Pope, Bibi Dong. However, the former Pope clearly has a daughter who is already grown up, yet Bibi Dong continues to hold onto the position and refuses to relinquish power. I suspect there are some unknown secrets behind this.”

Qian Renxue suppressed the hatred in her heart as she spoke; in a sense, these were her true feelings.

When her father died unexpectedly because of Tang Hao, she was still young, so it was understandable that Bibi Dong temporarily took over the position of Pope. But now that she has grown up, Bibi Dong still holds onto power, secretly winning over the worshippers of the Hall of Worship, and even putting forward Hu Liena, who is inferior to her in every way, as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall and a candidate for Pope.

In Qian Renxue's eyes, this was her betrayal of the Spirit Hall!

Emperor Xueye frowned, clearly deep in thought.

Xue Qinghe's high regard for the Nine Star Palace suggests a close collaboration between the two. In fact, Xue Qinghe may have already planned to bring Xiao Yu into the Heaven Dou Empire's camp before the Soul Hunting Operation, and this is just a matter of chance.

As an emperor, although he was not a particularly outstanding one, if Emperor Xueye couldn't even see through this trick, he should probably abdicate as soon as possible.

Xue Qinghe and Xiao Yu maintained a good relationship, which Emperor Xue Ye was happy to see.

Xue Qinghe is his preferred successor, and the Nine Star Palace is stronger than the three upper sects. With such a powerful ally, Xue Qinghe's ascension to the throne will be a great help, both in stabilizing the court internally and intimidating various forces externally.

The only concern Emperor Xueye had now was what Ning Fengzhi had just mentioned: whether the existence of the daughter of the former Pope of the Spirit Hall would affect the future decisions of the Nine Star Hall.

If Emperor Xueye knew that the successor he was wholeheartedly supporting and the person he was worried about were actually the same person, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood and die on the spot.

After pondering for a long time, Emperor Xueye made a decision. He stroked his gray beard and said, "The Haotian Sect is hard to trust, and Xingluo is the empire's sworn enemy. There are too many drawbacks to joining forces with them. The Nine Star Palace is the best partner for us in the Heavenly Battle."

"However, we must be wary of the daughter of the former Pope of the Spirit Hall!"

After a pause, Emperor Xueye continued, "Qinghe, I have something to entrust to you!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately bowed and clasped her hands, awaiting Emperor Xueye's instructions.

"Your younger sister, Xueke, is not young anymore. I would like you to act as a matchmaker and bring your sister and Xiao Yu together. If Xiao Yu agrees to the marriage, I will treat him with the honors due to a prince!"

(End of this chapter)