The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 142 Yu Xiaogang Must Die

Yu Xiaogang trembled as he was whipped. He hadn't expected Li Xun to be so vicious, actually using the Crown Prince to send them all to prison.

When Flander and Liu Erlong saw Yu Xiaogang being beaten, they were furious and wanted to break through the restrictions to teach the prison guard a lesson.

"Hurry up and move this stone over there." The jailer grinned, showing no fear whatsoever.

He pointed with the whip at a stone the size of a millstone: "The people above said that the three of you now owe the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School more than 20 million gold soul coins. You can only leave when you pay off this debt, but this does not include you."

"What!" Yu Xiaogang and the other two were shocked at the same time.

Liu Erlong's face darkened with anger as she pointed at the jailer and asked, "Why can't he leave?"

"Imperial law stipulates that nobles and Soul Masters who have reached a certain level of cultivation can use atonement money to redeem themselves for crimes within a certain limit."

The jailer said to Liu Erlong very politely, "But this does not include low-level Soul Masters. His Soul Power has just reached level 21, so this law does not apply to him."

"Besides, you committed murder, so someone has to give an explanation to the victim's family."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face turned pale, his legs went weak, and he stumbled while clutching the stone. He hadn't expected that even in prison, their different cultivation levels would lead to different treatment.

Liu Erlong and Flander couldn't help but exchange a glance when they saw Yu Xiaogang's appearance.

"I know that you two have very high cultivation levels, but I still advise you to stay here obediently."

The jailer chuckled: "Because even if you can't pay the ransom in the end, no one will do anything to you. At most, they'll send you to the army."

"But if you try to escape from prison, that would be a huge problem; you'd be wanted by the Empire."

After speaking, the jailer ignored the three and moved on to the other prisoners with low soul power. There's a rule in their line of work: they don't touch high-level soul masters.

"What should we do, Xiaogang? Should we fight our way out?" Liu Erlong looked at Yu Xiaogang's haggard appearance, her eyes slightly reddening.

Although they were placed under a restriction preventing them from using their soul power upon entering the prison, this restriction only limited some low-level soul masters. Powerful individuals like them, who had already reached the Soul Saint level, could break through the restriction in less than a day if they calmed their minds.

"Erlong, don't be impulsive. Just stay here and relax." Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, put down the stone, and plopped down on it. "I believe Xiao San will definitely find a way to get us out of here."

"Do you believe in mistresses? You clearly believe in Bibi Dong." Liu Erlong felt annoyed when she thought of the papal decree, and all her previous sympathy for Yu Xiaogang vanished.

"Cough, Erlong, you have to believe me. Bibi Dong and I really have nothing to do with each other anymore. That papal decree was given to me by Xiao San's father."

Yu Xiaogang was slightly embarrassed and coughed lightly, covering his mouth: "If I hadn't really had no other choice, how could I have contacted her?"

"Hmph! Who knows what you're up to?" Liu Erlong snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Flander shook his head and sighed as he saw the awkwardness between the two.

Having just experienced the illusion, he had lost all interest in the emotional issues between the two, except for matters of life and death.

Inside a luxurious reception room of the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo sat opposite Qian Renxue, while Serpent Spear Douluo and Blood Thorn Douluo idly sipped tea on the seats next to them.

"A papal decree? A mere honorary elder with level twenty-one soul power is truly laughable." Qian Renxue's lips curled into a sneer as she leaned back on the sofa. "What did His Holiness the Pope say?"

"His Holiness the Pope means it would be best to downplay this matter."

Chrysanthemum Douluo sat up straight and carefully chose his words: "I heard that Young Master wants to behead Yu Xiaogang and display his head to the public? Could you persuade the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to give him some leeway?"

"What? Is that honorary elder so important that you'd let me offend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School by using Xue Qinghe's identity?"

Qian Renxue sneered, her gaze fixed on Chrysanthemum Douluo: "Is there something I don't know about this? After all, I've never heard of such an honorary elder in our Elder Hall before."

Chrysanthemum Douluo slightly shifted his gaze: "Young Master, I know very little about this matter as well."

He had only just learned that Yu Xiaogang had become an honorary elder, but as a veteran of the Spirit Hall, he quickly pieced together the whole story.

But he definitely wouldn't tell Qian Renxue any of this.

Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo's evasive gaze, Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes and leisurely sipped her tea: "Since that's the case, let's increase the ransom! Add another ten million gold soul coins. Consider it an explanation they'll give to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Chrysanthemum Douluo was somewhat troubled: "Young Master, could you give us a little more time? That kid named Tang San can only come up with 20 million gold soul coins. If the ransom isn't enough, I'm afraid our Spirit Temple will have to contribute a portion."

Snapped-

Qian Renxue's face turned cold, and she slammed her teacup on the table: "It's one thing for a Great Soul Master who isn't even a title to serve as an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, but why should the Spirit Hall have to take responsibility for his mistakes?"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Elder Yue Guan, although you are a confidant of the Pope, you should still give me an explanation, right? After all, I am the one who calls the shots within the Heavenly Dou Empire now."

Seeing that things had reached this point, Chrysanthemum Douluo didn't want to be caught in the middle of the mother and daughter and suffer any more: "Young Master, I only know a little about this matter, which is that Yu Xiaogang had a past relationship with His Holiness the Pope."

"An old flame? I think it's an old lover!" Qian Renxue saw Chrysanthemum Douluo pretending not to know and gave a cold smile.

In order to find out what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was planning to do with that factory, she investigated Yu Xiaogang and the others under the guise of Xue Qinghe. As a result, she found information about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang in many documents.

Moreover, this information from more than 20 years ago is very accurate and well preserved, so no matter how Qian Renxue investigates, she will get a definite answer.

Qian Renxue knew this was the work of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but she couldn't blame them. At that time, he was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. They were merely using this information to inform her of Yu Xiaogang's background, so she could be mentally prepared.

This has always been a tacit understanding between the two sides.

But it was precisely this point that caused Qian Renxue to break down several times.

She had long suspected that Bibi Dong didn't love her father or her. She never imagined that she couldn't even compare to this useless soul master who couldn't break through to the next level and could only research theories.

She pretended not to know just now, hoping to see if the older generation like Chrysanthemum Douluo knew about this matter.

"Young Master, we truly knew nothing about this!" Chrysanthemum Douluo sighed. "We were merely acting according to His Holiness the Pope's orders."

On one side were Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, and on the other side was the current Pope Bibi Dong. He really didn't want to get involved in this family matter.

"In Spirit City she's the Pope, but this is the Heaven Dou Empire, and I am the supreme commander here." Qian Renxue's face was as cold as ice, her aura gradually turning icy: "Yu Xiaogang must die!"

(End of this chapter)