A plain covered with blue silver grass.
Thousands of civilian laborers followed the team, spreading out in an orderly manner like engineering ants, and sprinkled lime and realgar on a piece of land that had been cordoned off in advance to drive away the snakes, rats, insects and ants hiding there.
After moving the stones and leveling the ground, the laborers laid wooden boards flat on the ground.
Soon, a tent covering a huge area rose from the ground.
The military personnel of the Tiandou Empire, headed by Prince Xuexing and Goron, as well as the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Dot Tyrannosaurus Rex family, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and other famous officials and soul masters in the Douluo Continent were seated there.
Such a scene is often seen when a powerful Titled Douluo falls into evil and brings disaster to others, or when a sudden beast tide occurs in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Prince Xue Qinghe was abducted by the evil dragon. Is this really related to the Spirit Hall?" The Xing Luo Empire was founded on martial arts, and the envoy was straightforward and said directly: "Prince Xue Xing, this matter is directly related to the future peace and stability of Douluo Continent!"
War will always be the main theme of human civilization.
Although Douluo Continent is only a last-place plane in the fantasy world, the bloody events in its history are actually no less than those in other planes.
It seems peaceful now because Emperor Tian is sleeping under the Xingdou Lake, the Sun-Moon Continent is still floating on the back of Douluo Star, and the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, the two nominal overlords of the Xingdou Great Forest, are hiding in the depths of the forest and swallowing their anger like cowards because of the hunt launched by the Spirit Hall decades ago.
The three strongest forces, the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire, happened to enter a relatively peaceful stage for various reasons.
However, this peace is only on the surface.
There are many open and covert struggles among various forces over land, resources, talent, etc.!
In addition to annexing many small countries and clans, these extra territories also included many territories that were originally part of the two empires.
However, because they were afraid of the powerful strength of the Spirit Hall, the Tiandou Swan Dynasty and the Xingluo Dai regime both cosplayed as blind people and pretended not to see.
There is no way. In addition to its own strong strength, the Spirit Hall also represents a large number of civilian spirit masters. Although the two empires have profound foundations and vast territories, the combat power of their high-end spirit masters is simply not as good as that of the other side!
Although, we are all adults and understand the principle of "cede five cities today, cede ten cities tomorrow, and then you can sleep peacefully tonight."
It is precisely this idea of the rulers of the two empires that has brought relative peace to Douluo Continent in recent decades.
The envoy of the Xingluo Empire questioned the Tiandou Empire because he was worried that the arrival of the troops at Wuhun City today would lead to a state of war between the Wuhun Hall and the two empires.
After all, they have experienced a lot of the methods used by the contemporary Pope Bibi Dong.
She has made an indelible contribution to the rapid development of Spirit Hall in recent decades.
The words of the Xingluo Empire envoy were echoed by the leaders of other small forces:
"Emissary Zhu is right. We must treat this matter seriously!"
"So many people saw with their own eyes that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was abducted by the evil dragon. Why is it related to the Spirit Hall?"
"How can a creature as powerful as a dragon obey orders from humans?"
"Prince Xue Xing, do you have any evidence? We can't just rely on our numbers to force this ridiculous crime on the Spirit Hall, right?"
"…"
Faced with the noisy crowd below, Prince Xuexing felt quite helpless.
If possible, he would not want to get involved in this mess!
As a descendant of the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, he wished that Xue Qinghe would disappear into thin air, so that Emperor Xue Ye would have to appoint Xue Beng as the crown prince!
"Please be quiet, everyone. I, Ning, guarantee you that the Tiandou royal family is not bringing you all together this time to make trouble." Ning Fengzhi suddenly stood up.
The Xingluo envoys and representatives of small sects from other principalities and kingdoms all shut up when they saw that the speaker was the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.
In their eyes, Ning Fengzhi has always been a fair, friendly and nice man.
"Since Sect Master Ning has said so, let's just wait and see how Prince Xuexing proves that the abduction of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe by the evil dragon is related to the Spirit Hall!"
…
"Oh, it's quite a big scene."
"You all gathered together, are you planning to start a war with our Spirit Hall?"
Bibi Dong's majestic and textured voice was transmitted into the big tent.
"Welcome to His Holiness the Pope."
"Stop pretending here!" Bibi Dong dropped from the sky in front of the tent, and behind her, dozens of cardinals above the level of Soul Saint flew over at a rapid speed.
She had an annoyed look on her face, gnashing her teeth as she slowly scanned the various forces in the tent.
"Don't you think that since Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo are injured, you can start a war with Spirit Hall?"
Prince Xuexing was a little confused.
He came here on the orders of Emperor Xue Ye, wanting to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How come the Pope said that he wanted to go to war with the Spirit Hall?
"The contribution of the Spirit Hall to the spirit masters of the entire continent is obvious to all. How could we ever think of going to war with the Spirit Hall?" Ning Fengzhi was from the crown prince's family. When he saw Prince Xuexing standing there stupidly, he couldn't help but say:
"A few days ago, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was abducted by an evil dragon. We came here just to ask the Pope about the whereabouts of the crown prince."
When Bibi Dong heard Ning Fengzhi mention the prince, her expression changed.
wrong!
If the Tiandou royal family knew that Xue'er was pretending to be Xue Qinghe, it would be logical for them to either secretly get rid of Xue'er or expose the matter to the entire continent and isolate the Spirit Hall.
There was no reason to come to the Spirit Hall to inquire about Xue'er's whereabouts after she was abducted by the evil dragon.
The Tiandou Empire should not know this secret.
But just to be on the safe side, Bibi Dong still spoke expressionlessly and tentatively:
"It's really funny!"
"Does your Crown Prince Xue Qinghe have any relationship with me?"
"Is she my son?"
"Why did you guys come to my Wuhun City to inquire about Xue Qinghe's whereabouts when she was abducted by the evil dragon?"
"Your Holiness, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" Ning Fengzhi asked again with a gleam of secret joy in his eyes.
"I really don't know."
Bibi Dong said irritably, "I don't have the patience to waste time talking to you. What on earth do you want to do? If you want to know the whereabouts of Xue Qinghe, I suggest you go find the evil dragon directly."
"Your Holiness, please don't be impatient."
Prince Xuexing took out a large, round pearl with excellent appearance and a hint of green light floating in the light.
She subconsciously used her mental power to detect her own space storage device.
Still here.
But why does Prince Xuexing have a pearl in his hand that is exactly the same as the one that the evil dragon Aoxing stuffed into his body?
Bibi Dong was puzzled, while Prince Xuexing said leisurely:
"This pearl is one of the many birthday gifts presented by King Bailashi of the Haagen Dazs Kingdom on the 60th birthday of Emperor Xueye. It is called the Twin Jade Pearls."
"They are produced by giant clams that are 10,000 to 20,000 years old. There are two of them in total, a pair."
"In addition to the effects of improving eyesight, calming the soul and relieving heat, this gem has another interesting point, which is that no matter how far away, the end that is close to it will always flash a little green light."
"So, even if one of them is lost, as long as you hold the other one, you will be able to find it back."
After Prince Xuexing introduced the pearls in his hand, the envoy of the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom immediately responded, "Indeed, I was responsible for delivering the Twin Jade Pearls to Emperor Xueye!"
"What do you mean?" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, thinking slightly.
"The evil dragon Ao Xing attacked Yue Xuan at night and took Princess Xue Ke away."
"Prince Xue Qinghe was kidnapped by the evil dragon when he was trying to exchange jewels for Princess Xue Ke."
"Among the jewels used for exchange, there is another Bi Lian Pearl!"
"We wanted to find the evil dragon and rescue the prince based on the Bi Lian Pearl, but we discovered that the Bi Lian Pearl was actually in Wuhun City!"
"Excuse me, Pope, what is the relationship between the Spirit Hall and the evil dragon?"
"Did the Spirit Hall instruct the evil dragon to kidnap Prince Xue Qinghe?"
"If our Tiandou Empire does not call representatives from other countries and sects today, will there be many incidents in the future like the Crown Prince of Xingluo Empire being abducted by an evil dragon and the heir of Qibao Liuli Sect Ning Rongrong being abducted by an evil dragon?"
Beside him were several Titled Douluo, as well as representatives from a number of countries and sects, who were particularly tough in answering Bibi Dong's questions.
Except for Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Yu Yuanzhen and others who knew this information in advance, the representatives of other major forces immediately started talking about it and looked at Bibi Dong excitedly.
Just as Prince Xuexing had questioned, they also began to worry about the Spirit Hall.
After all, in recent years, the Spirit Hall has privately promised benefits to the affiliated principalities and kingdoms of the Tiandou Empire many times, and has also tried to win over some weaker sects.
If the evil dragon really has connection with the Spirit Hall, and if they continue to refuse the Spirit Hall's solicitation, the prince and the young master might really be captured by the evil dragon like Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and their life or death may be unknown!
"Hahahaha, hahahaha"
Just as everyone was waiting for Bibi Dong's response, she suddenly burst into laughter.
Then he conjured out of thin air a pearl that was exactly the same as the one in Prince Xuexing's hand, and said with a mocking expression:
"I say."
"The other Bi Lian Pearl, could it be this thing?"
"hehe."
"You, the Tiandou Empire, are so heartless and ungrateful that you don't know what's good for you!"
"A few days ago, Elders Yueguan Guimei and I were in the core area of the Xingdou Great Forest, searching for and hunting a precious soul beast as a soul ring for the Saint of the Spirit Hall. Just when we found its trace, we suddenly learned that the crown prince of your Tiandou Empire had been abducted by an evil dragon."
"The two elders and I gave up hunting soul beasts without saying a word, and instead tried to rescue Prince Xue Qinghe from the evil dragon."
"It turns out that the evil dragon is a gem dragon that can detonate gems. It used the jewels given by your Tiandou Empire to injure the two elders!"
"Now, not only do you, the Heaven Dou Empire, not only do you not appreciate our kindness, but you also come to slander our Spirit Hall!"
"How can this be possible?"
Bibi Dong's angry roar, which was packed with soul power, startled everyone present.
Prince Xuexing opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at the other green pearl in Bibi Dong's hand.
Could it be that the Spirit Hall was really wronged and caused a huge misunderstanding?
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi said:
"Your Majesty, I have a question in mind."
"Since you said that the evil dragon Ao Xing is a gem dragon and can detonate gems, why is this Bi Lian gem here with you?"
"Shouldn't it be blown into pieces like the other gems?"
"I say, Sect Master Ning, are you really stupid, or are you just pretending to be stupid?" Bibi Dong asked back, "Excuse me, are pearls gemstones? As the richest sect master in the world, you must know the difference between gemstones and pearls, right?"
Ning Fengzhi looked a little embarrassed.
Gems are produced naturally, while pearls are produced by clams. There is indeed a difference between the two in nature.
But thinking of calling on people from other forces to interrogate the Spirit Hall about the plan he came up with for Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi continued to ask:
"The evil dragon Ao Xing is only a young dragon. Its strength is definitely not as good as that of the Pope and the two elders. May I ask why the prince and the evil dragon suddenly disappeared out of thin air?"
"Is it that the Spirit Hall sent the evil dragon and the prince?"
"Ning Fengzhi, are you doubting this Pope?" Bibi Dong suddenly shouted, "In order to save Prince Xue Qinghe, the two elders were seriously injured. They are the backbone of my Spirit Hall, and I must save them first!"
"As for the dragon, I might as well tell you that it fled to the west!"
"You, the crown prince of the Tiandou Empire, go and save him yourself!"
"From now on, our Spirit Hall will never provide any help at all!"
"From now on, I give you one hour to withdraw from the border of Wuhun City, otherwise it will be regarded as declaring war on our Wuhun Palace!"
"Also, in order to help your Heaven Dou Empire rescue the prince, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were seriously injured by the evil dragon. My Spirit Hall's border will be extended ten kilometers towards the Heaven Dou Empire as your compensation."
Bibi Dong had snatched the other Bilian Pearl from Prince Xuexing's hand at some point, "This pair of pearls, since their name means twins, they naturally cannot be separated. Just treat it as interest for your slander against Spirit Hall."
Finished speaking.
Bibi Dong did not stay any longer, but left the tent and flew back to Wuhun City.
Ning Fengzhi and Prince Xuexing just stood there in a daze.
It was clearly a good opportunity to weaken the prestige of Spirit Hall, so why did they end up ceding territory and paying compensation?
When Prince Xuexing saw the envoy from the Xingluo Empire laughing in front of him, his face turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
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