Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 73 I don't think His Highness the Crown Prince is a good person.

"Senior Dugu, I've heard you're now a guest minister of the Imperial Family?"

"That's right."

"Do you know anything about this Crown Prince?"

Dugu Bo looked Su Cheng up and down, somewhat disbelieving what he had just said. "I don't know much about Xue Qinghe. I only became a guest elder because of Xue Xing."

Su Cheng glanced at him, then hesitated and said, "That Xue Qinghe seems to be a master of poisons. Does the Heavenly Dou royal family also have some knowledge in this area?"

"What?!" Dugu Bo was startled. These words were somewhat chilling upon closer examination. "What do you mean by that?"

"I have a deep understanding of medicine." Su Cheng frowned, looking puzzled. "Although that Crown Prince is very good at hiding his true nature, when we met last time, I smelled a very faint herbal scent on him. These herbs are harmless on their own, but if they are mixed in a certain order and proportion, they can be combined into a slow-acting, chronic poison."

He spoke with great conviction, but in reality, he was just spouting nonsense.

Qian Renxue has been infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire for so long, and she is very careful about details, so it is impossible for her to reveal such a flaw.

But none of that matters. Su Cheng's goal is to induce her political enemies to make as many connections as possible.

The key point is that these words weren't all just him spreading dirty water or using poison; they were simply Qian Renxue's usual methods for eliminating dissidents over the years.

Even the Second Prince and the Third Prince died one after another from the poison of their martial spirits.

If we continue investigating along this line, we might uncover something.

Once this matter gets out, and with a little manipulation, Qian Renxue's situation will definitely become much more difficult.

"By the way, I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince's style of doing things has changed significantly in recent years?"

Dugu Bo thought for a moment and nodded, "It seems there is indeed such a thing. I don't care much about royal family matters, but Xue Xing has complained about it a few times."

"It seems there are quite a few people who are suffering much more than I am." Hearing this, Su Cheng felt a great sense of relief.

He looked at Dugu Bo and said meaningfully, "I heard that the second and third princes of the empire both died from poisoning."

Dugu Bo frowned even more deeply. "You're so young, yet you know so much. Are you tired of living?"

Su Cheng ignored the other party's sarcasm and continued, "Emperor Xueye may have had his suspicions about this Crown Prince. However, the struggle for the throne is inevitably bloody. He may have known, but he just pretended not to know. After all, he is the only qualified heir left."

"Since you understand, stop thinking about royal infighting. It's not something you should be thinking about at your age," Dugu Bo sneered.

As a titled Douluo, he didn't really care whether he talked about these things or not; he had the strength to back it up. His current behavior was mainly for Su Cheng's sake, as he felt Su Cheng shouldn't get too involved.

"But what if this crown prince isn't his son? What would he say then?" Su Cheng looked at Dugu Bo.

"That's impossible!" Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow. "Even if physique and appearance can be faked, what about the royal family's inherited martial spirit? How could he possibly fake that?"

"That's hard to say," Su Cheng chuckled. "Soul Masters have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."

"Do you have evidence?" Dugu Bo asked suspiciously.

"No." Su Cheng shook his head. "But he has ill intentions towards me, so I can't be so passive."

"I'm telling you, just avoid him, and I'll protect you secretly too. You don't need to cause trouble for him, do you?"

"Senior Dugu, aren't you on good terms with Prince Xuexing? If Xue Qinghe were to inherit the throne in the future, wouldn't that prince be unhappy?"

Su Cheng did not respond to Dugu Bo's question, but instead spoke of his own thoughts.

"Nobody wants to live in constant fear, right? Actually, now is a good opportunity, and I'm just offering some ideas."

"Xue Qinghe's personality has changed drastically in the past few years, which will inevitably lead to unrest among his subordinates."

"Senior, you need to know that when a person's personality changes, regardless of whether such a change is beneficial in the long run, it will inevitably cause considerable psychological pressure on others in the short term, which creates a lot of room for manipulation."

"Emperors are always suspicious. If many people talk about something, it might be taken as the truth."

Dugu Bo's expression shifted slightly as he stared intently at Su Cheng. "What do you intend to do?"

"You don't need to do anything. Just tell Avalanche all these clues and conjectures, and he will be unable to resist taking action."

"I've seen him a few times at the college. He still has ambition and hasn't been completely scared off."

"Xue Qinghe has a solid foundation now, but Xue Beng is different; he has no way out. The longer it drags on, the more passive he will become. If Xue Qinghe ascends the throne, given the precedents of his two older brothers, Xue Beng's life can already be counted down ahead of time."

Su Cheng stared at Dugu Bo and said in a deep voice, "Now, it depends on whether His Highness the Prince has any other ideas."

Does Prince Xuexing have any ideas?

Dugu Bo knew in his heart that Xue Xing actually had her own ideas.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have repeatedly tried to probe him with her words.

Dugu Bo simply didn't want to get involved in royal disputes, but that didn't mean he was completely ignorant.

"I see through you." A cold light flashed in Dugu Bo's emerald eyes, and his face instantly darkened. "You were probably waiting for me to come looking for you, weren't you? That potion was also deliberately given to Yan Yan?"

His face returned to the slightly stiff look it had when they first met, and his aura became erratic, putting immense pressure on Su Cheng.

"I should have realized it sooner. With your medical skills, you probably could have seen at a glance that Yanyan was poisoned, right?"

Su Cheng smiled, neither denying nor feeling guilty or afraid because of Dugu Bo's gaze and pressure.

"That's true, because I'm confident I can cure my senior, and I also know that Senior Dugu is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment."

"Hmph! You certainly know how to talk." Dugu Bo's anger subsided, and his facial muscles relaxed again. "You're young, but you've got a lot on your mind. I wonder if Xue Qinghe would regret showing you hostility before if he knew what you were thinking now."

"Regret?" Su Cheng sighed inwardly. "Regret my ass! I'm the one who regrets it! If I had known that Qian Renxue would inexplicably show murderous intent towards me, I would have stayed far away."

He looked at Dugu Bo, "So, senior, are you planning to get involved?"

"Since you can cure Yan Yan's poison and say you can treat me, I naturally can't stand idly by."

He sighed at this point, "Xue Xing is indeed under a lot of pressure right now. Perhaps you're right, the later it gets, the more passive we become. Are you sure there's something wrong with Xue Qinghe?"

"At the very least, he's a master of poisons, his identity is suspicious, and he's extremely skilled at disguise—these things can't be faked. To be frank, even your poison skills aren't as good as his, senior."

(End of this chapter)