Legend of the Dragon King: I really didn't mean to provoke them!

Those seven days and seven nights with Tang Wulin... Shouldn't Tang Wulin be the one who suffered? She's a woman!

How did it come to be Gu Yue's reward to Tang Wulin?

Tang Wulin's P.S.: I will laugh at everyone mercilessly!

Chapter 499 Applying Internal and External Pressure, Initial Detonation

Xie Xie finally managed to persuade Gu Yue to stop. How did he do it?

It's very simple, just start a game.

When the two sat back down on the sofa, the atmosphere was no longer the previous lazy and ambiguous one, but rather more solemn.

As night fell, the two finally finalized their plan.

“Let’s do it this way,” Xie Xie said. “Tomorrow morning, I’ll put pressure on the Xie family, and you’ll detonate it from within. With both sides working together, Qian Gu Dong Feng won’t be able to cover it up even if he wants to.”

Gu Yue nodded, her gaze lingering for a moment on his chest before shifting away.

"Be careful when you go to Lingbo City tomorrow."

"Don't worry." Xie Xie smiled. "When I go there tomorrow, the lab will just be an empty shell. It's not going to eat me, is it?"

Gu Yue didn't reply.

She knew Xie Xie was aware of this.

But some things, even if you know them, don't guarantee they won't turn out unexpectedly.

The next morning, the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda received an official letter from the Xie family.

The letter was politely worded, but the content was anything but.

Xie Xie, the head of the Xie family, clearly stated:

Two members of a collateral branch of the Xie family were taken away by the Spirit Transmission Tower several months ago under the guise of "collaborative research," and have not returned since, with no word from them. The Xie family demands that the Spirit Transmission Tower provide a clear answer and hand them over within three days.

The letter was stamped with the seal of the Xie family patriarch and the deputy seal of the Sea God Pavilion master.

The two seals were heavier than the other.

The Spirit Pagoda headquarters was in an uproar that very day.

Before Qian Gu Dong Feng could come up with a countermeasure, a second wave of attacks came.

It is unknown who leaked the information that the Spirit Pagoda was suspected of having secret dealings with the Holy Spirit Cult, along with substantial evidence that the Spirit Pagoda was secretly capturing and raising soul beasts in multiple locations, to the Federal Parliament and the media.

The news caused an uproar throughout the Douluo Continent.

What was the original purpose of establishing the Spirit Pagoda? It was established by Huo Yuhao to protect soul beasts and ease the conflict between humans and beasts.

So now your Spirit Pagoda is capturing soul beasts for experiments? And it's even involved with the Holy Spirit Cult?

This isn't just a slap in the face, it's digging up ancestral graves.

Emergency meeting of senior executives at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

Qian Gu Dongfeng sat in the main seat, his face ashen. On either side of the long table before him sat the most powerful figures of the Spirit Transmission Tower: the Tower Master, the Deputy Tower Master, and representatives from all the branch towers—not one was absent.

"check!"

The voice of Qian Gu Dong Feng was low, but everyone could hear the anger within it.

"Investigate this thoroughly!"

"Who exactly is behind this?!"

“Tower Master,” Leng Yaozhu, sitting second from the left, spoke up, her tone unhurried, “the problem now is not who is behind this, but how to explain it to the outside world.”

"The Xie family is still waiting for the person to be handed over, the council has already issued an inquiry letter, and the media is blocking the entrance to the headquarters. If we don't come up with an explanation soon, the reputation of the Spirit Pagoda will really be ruined."

Qian Gu Dong Feng gave her a cold look.

He knew very well that Leng Yaozhu's words sounded grand, but in essence, they were a coercion.

The people of Gu Yue's faction have been making increasingly big moves lately.

“Vice Tower Master Leng is right.”

Another voice came through; it belonged to someone from the Gu Yue faction.

"I suggest that a thorough investigation be conducted immediately on the Lingbo City branch tower. If there are any problems, they should be cut off immediately, and those that need to be dealt with should be dealt with, and those that need to be handed over should be handed over. We must not let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch."

"What do you mean?" Qian Gu Zhangting slammed his fist on the table. "Are you questioning the Qian Gu family's inadequate oversight?"

“I didn’t say that.”

The man replied nonchalantly, "But everyone knows who is in charge of the Lingbo City branch tower."

"you--!"

"enough."

Qian Gu Dongfeng raised his hand to stop Qian Gu Zhangting. His gaze swept across the entire room, finally landing on Leng Yaozhu. "An investigation is fine, but matters within the Spirit Pagoda should be resolved internally."

"If anyone dares to expose internal conflicts to the outside world, don't blame me, Qian Gu Dong Feng, for being ruthless."

Leng Yaozhu smiled slightly but did not reply.

The meeting ultimately decided:

An internal investigation was conducted on the Lingbo City branch tower, and a statement was issued to the public stating that the Spirit Transmission Tower has zero tolerance for any violations and that a special investigation team has been established. The results will be released to the public in a timely manner.

To put it simply, it's about cutting first, then dragging it out.

The eternal east wind needs time to develop.

He needs time to figure out who is behind this, and he needs time to clean up the mess left by Lingbo City.

Lingbo City, a branch of the Spirit Transmission Tower.

Xie Xie swaggered in. He didn't bring many people with him, just Elder Yun and Xie Yi.

Hua Tao, who had received the news long ago, was already waiting at the door. When he saw Xie Xie arrive, he even took the initiative to go up to him.

"Patriarch Xie, you've arrived. Please."

Xie Xie nodded, smiling warmly, "Thank you for your trouble. After all, members of my Xie family are guests at your branch tower. As the head of the family, it wouldn't be right for me not to come and greet them, would it?"

Hua Tao's expression wasn't good, but remembering that the research lab had basically been moved, he responded:

"What Patriarch Xie said is true. This matter is due to the lack of internal supervision within the Spirit Pagoda."

Xie Xie patted him on the shoulder, "Lead the way."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Hua Tao's forehead.

Despite being a level 98 Super Douluo, he felt a deep sense of fear when Xie Xie patted his shoulder, as if this 21-year-old youth could crush him with a flick of his wrist.

The underground secret base was larger than Xie Xie had imagined.

Descending layer by layer, passing through three alloy gates and two soul-guided device detection stations, we finally arrived at an absurdly spacious underground space.

This place has been divided into dozens of separate laboratories.

Various sophisticated soul-guiding instruments were neatly arranged, and the culture chamber still contained traces of pale green culture medium.

But the place was deserted.

All the core equipment was moved away, and important research data disappeared without a trace. Only some large instruments that couldn't be moved and a scene of utter devastation remained.

"You run really fast."

Xie Xie squatted down and rubbed the ashes on the ground; they were still warm.

He stood up and clapped his hands.

Xie Xie was not surprised at all by this.

When Gu Yue leaked the news, it was tantamount to informing the Holy Spirit Cult. The Holy Spirit Cult isn't stupid; they'll withdraw immediately upon receiving the information. They'll certainly take the important research results with them, but as for the researchers…

"Let's go check the back," Xie Xie said.

At the deepest part of the base is a row of dormitories.

The door was locked from the outside.

Xie Yi cleaved open the first door with a single stroke, and the scene inside made Xie Xie frown.

The small room was crammed with seven or eight people.

There were men and women, all dressed in identical white lab coats, their eyes vacant. Hearing the door kicked open, they mechanically looked up briefly before lowering their heads again.

Xie Xie's gaze swept across the crowd and quickly locked onto two people.

A middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman.

Chapter 500 Blood Demon Curse Kill!

The man's hair was mostly white, and his face was etched with deep wrinkles, but one could still discern a refined and scholarly air about him.

The woman leaned on his shoulder, her face pale, her lips chapped, and her eyes closed, as if she were asleep.

Tang Muran, Langyue.

Xie Xie's heart sank.

"Take everyone out." Xie Xie turned to Xie Yi. "Go check if there's anyone else in the other rooms, and take them out as well."

Xie nodded, turned and left.

Xie Xie walked up to Tang Muran and squatted down. "Mr. Tang?"

Tang Muran slowly raised his head, his cloudy eyes focusing for a while before he could make out Xie Xie's face. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse as if sandpaper was being ground: "Who... are you?"

You may have heard of my name.

Xie Xie looked into his eyes and said, "My name is Xie Xie, and I'm Tang Wulin's boyfriend. I'm here to take you out."

Upon hearing the name "Tang Wulin," a glimmer of light finally appeared in Tang Muran's eyes. His lips trembled, and he grabbed Xie Xie's arm with a strength far beyond that of a frail middle-aged man.

"Wu Lin...is Wu Lin alright? She..."

“She’s fine.” Xie Xie pressed his shoulder. “Don’t get agitated. I’ll take you away from here first. Once we’re out of here, you’ll have plenty of time to reunite.”

Tang Muran's tears immediately fell.

Lang Yue, who was next to him, seemed to be awakened by the commotion and slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Tang Muran crying and then seeing a strange young man squatting in front of her, her eyes were filled with confusion.

"Husband...this is..."

"It's alright, honey, it's alright."

Tang Muran held her hand tightly, his voice choked with emotion, "Someone has come to pick us up... Wu Lin's friend..."

Langyue's tears also flowed down her cheeks.

For some reason, Xie Xie seemed to see Lao Deng and his mother again in a daze, and his eyes welled up with tears.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

Just as Xie Xie was about to order people to carry Tang Muran and Lang Yue out, a sudden change occurred.

Tang Muran's body stiffened abruptly.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and a suppressed groan escaped his throat. It was as if an invisible hand had gripped his heart, and he instantly arched his back.

"Husband!" Lang Yue screamed.

Then came the second person, the third person...

In the dormitory, one researcher after another began to convulse. Dark red lines appeared on their skin, as if something was crawling in their blood vessels, spreading from their limbs all the way to their hearts.

Blood Demon Curse Kill!

The Holy Spirit Cult has withdrawn.