In Douluo, there is a way to die.

Chapter 105 (Subscription Request) Please accept (4000)

In the 2643rd year of the Douluo calendar, it was the scorching summer.

Star Empire, Hadrian City.

The Min clan and the Po clan are now based in this city.

Ever since the Haotian Sect suddenly expelled Tang Hao from the sect and closed it without any warning twelve years ago, its subordinates had no idea what was happening and the affiliated clans that were still in direct confrontation with the Spirit Hall suffered a devastating disaster. The four dying single-attribute clans have since begun to help each other and gather every two years. This year is the time for the gathering, and the gathering place is the residence of the Min clan.

However, the current situation of the Min clan is not optimistic. Compared with the Po clan who can make medicine to save people, the Yu clan who are good at construction, and the Li clan who are well-known in the foundry industry, the Min clan who can only show off their "speed" can be said to be useless. Especially after Bai He did not allow his clansmen to receive subsidies from the Spirit Hall, the life of the Min clan became even more difficult.

The declining Min clan even needs the help of the Po clan to continue to survive in this world. In recent years, they have even moved their base to the vicinity of the Po clan, and their lives are very difficult.

Although Yang Wudi of the Po clan had always been very generous and said, "Brother, don't mind it," Bai He, the patriarch of the Min clan, still felt bad for eating and drinking for free.

Until recently, there were rumors that a big customer was buying up rare medicinal herbs everywhere, which made Bai He interested in the "Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng" in his home.

Bai He didn't know what grade of herb the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng was, and he hadn't even told Yang Wudi about the existence of this treasure. He had originally planned to leave it to his family as a "family heirloom", but when he thought of Yang Wudi's hearty smile when he helped him, he felt very uncomfortable.

Finally, Bai He contacted the "big customer" through some channels. It was just a coincidence that the date chosen by the other party to visit was the day when their four tribes gathered together.

Bai He made up his mind that after making a fortune with this crystal blood dragon ginseng, he would pay back the money he owed to Yang Wudi first!
The Yu clan arrived yesterday under the leadership of Niu Gao. It was not until the sun was high in the sky and near noon that the last of the four single-attribute clans, the Li clan, finally arrived. Titan arrived at the Min clan's residence with his son Taino and his grandson Tailong.

From a distance, Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao, who were waiting at the gate of the courtyard, saw Titan approaching with a sour face and an irritable look.

"What's wrong, old gorilla?" Niu Gao, who was the most amiable, greeted him with a smile. "Who could make you so angry?"

"Uncle Niu, don't..." Taino's face changed when he heard that. Before he could finish his words, Titan raised his hand to stop him.

"It's still that old guy Lou Gao. Forget it, let's not talk about those things today. It's unlucky." Titan's tone was very unfriendly. He looked unwilling to say more and walked into the yard of the Min clan first.

Seeing this, the three clan leaders couldn't help but look at Taino, with questioning looks in their eyes.

"Alas," Taino shook his head, sighed, and explained to the three clan leaders, "My father and I just returned from Gengxin City. The Blacksmith Association has joined the Spirit Hall."

"How could this happen?" Upon hearing the words "Spirit Hall," Yang Wudi's brows furrowed in thought, his tone changing noticeably. "Isn't Old Ape the vice president of that Blacksmith Association? He didn't stop it?"

"It's useless to stop it. This is the common wish of all the blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Association," Taino continued with a helpless look on his face. "It's because the Spirit Hall has changed its policy for some reason and offered extremely generous conditions to blacksmiths all over the world. They provide sufficient treatment. Now, even ordinary blacksmiths with no soul power at all are treated almost the same as low-level soul masters."

"The Blacksmith Association was established because blacksmiths had a low social status and were not well-received in the two empires. Many master blacksmiths came together to support each other. Their original intention was to benefit the millions of blacksmiths across the world." Contrary to his burly appearance, Niu Gao, a professional architect, possessed a meticulous demeanor as he analyzed the matter in detail. "Now that the Spirit Hall is willing to change the status of blacksmiths and provide them with benefits, this is precisely achieving the original purpose of the Blacksmith Association."

"Yes, to demonstrate their commitment, the Spirit Hall reportedly executed on the spot all the scum who had abused their power and acted arrogantly within the Gengxin City Spirit Hall before my father arrived in Gengxin City. I heard a lot of people died, and a notice listing their crimes and evidence is still posted at the entrance of the Gengxin City Spirit Hall," Taino added. "It's said that one of them was a Soul Emperor Bishop, his name was... Miles? The Soul Emperor killed him at his command. Uncles, who wouldn't be confused by this?"

"Hmph, winning over people's hearts." Yang Wudi's face also turned ugly. In his eyes, both the Spirit Hall and the Haotian Sect were his enemies. No matter which side was better than him, he would feel very uncomfortable.

"Alas, that's what father said, too. But Master Craftsman Lou Gao and a number of high-ranking members of the Blacksmiths Association were determined to join the Spirit Hall. No matter how father tried to persuade or dissuade them, it was useless. How could one person's opinion compare to the opinions of so many others?" Taino sighed again, looking quite sober. "Father said this must be a conspiracy of the Spirit Hall, but it was useless. Poor father, who worked so hard for the well-being of so many blacksmiths in the world, ended up being expelled from the Blacksmiths Association."

"What? The old gorilla was expelled from the Blacksmith Association?" Niu Gao's face showed surprise. "I was wondering why he still had such a sour face on such a gathering day!"

"What can we do now? Father said that that confused old bastard Lou Gao will regret it one day. How can the Spirit Hall be a good thing?" Taino said while shaking his head, with an attitude of "No one understands the Spirit Hall better than me."

Having said that, Bai He, who had been listening to the conversation between the few people silently without saying a word, always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Until a discordant voice sounded.

"nerve."

The voice was like the sound of nature, but it also had a kind of empty and cold feeling that kept people away. Everyone couldn't help but look and found that the person who spoke was a tall girl with a flawless face, who didn't look like an ordinary person.

The girl was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a beige tank top that exposed her white shoulders and slender waist, and a pair of hot denim hot pants. Her long legs were wrapped in pure white stockings, and her delicate feet were wearing transparent short-heeled sandals. Her long blue hair reached her waist and fell behind her hips. She pinched her waist with both hands, and her beautiful face showed undisguised disgust. In her every move, it seemed as if an invisible charm radiated from her, which was exquisitely crafted and natural.

Even though the three clan leaders had seen a lot of storms, they couldn't help but feel dazed by the girl's appearance, but they quickly adjusted their mentality. However, Taino and Tailong, the father and son who had never seen the world, stared at her in amazement.

Taino was fine. As a married man, he managed to resist looking at the other person. But Tyrone, who was in adolescence, had never seen such a scene before. His pair of small eyes just stared at the other person.

"If you look again, I will dig out your eyes." A sinister voice suddenly sounded behind the girl. Everyone couldn't help but look and found that the person was not alone. There was a silver-haired loli about 1.5 meters tall wearing a white dress, and an old man with a slightly plump figure and meticulously combed silver hair on both sides of her. The person who spoke was the old man.

Niu Gao tactfully invited Tainuo and Tailong, father and son, into the courtyard to avoid further trouble. He also hinted with his eyes to call out Taitan. With a woman, a child, and an elderly person all present, it was clear they were not to be trifled with. "May I know who you are?" Bai He asked tentatively, choosing his words carefully.

"Your important customer." The leading girl introduced herself in one sentence.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of Niu Gao and Yang Wudi, Bai He's face lit up with joy. He quickly made way for them and extended his hand, inviting them: "I'll go get the herbs right away. It's not good for you three to wait outside. Today happens to be the day for our four clans to gather. I wonder if you would be so kind as to wait for me in this humble abode?"

"Okay." The girl glanced at the three clan leaders in turn with some meaningfulness and nodded slightly.

"May I know your names?" Bai He asked as he walked ahead.

"Junior Yinlan." The girl answered without making things difficult for him since she had told him so.

However, the silver-haired loli and the old man following her had no intention of introducing themselves. The old man even closed his eyes with an arrogant look.

The banquet had already been laid out in the courtyard of the Min clan. Bai He took Yin Lan to a guest seat and then called out, "Xiang Xiang, another guest has arrived. Bring us tea!"

"I'll be there right away!" A girl's voice came from the kitchen.

"Please wait a moment, I will go get the herbs." After Bai He said this, he hurried towards the inner room.

"...Old White Bird, what's going on?" On the other side, Titan also came over with his son and grandson, his tone a little aggressive, obviously his beloved grandson said something.

"Old ape, don't make trouble for now, you will know everything in a while." Bai He hurriedly grabbed him, fearing that he would ruin his "business".

"Hmph, let's see what you have to say later." Titan also gave him face and said so, then gave a questioning look to Niu Gao and Yang Wudi who were approaching.

Niu Gao arrived only one day earlier than him, so naturally he had no idea what Bai He was thinking. Although Yang Wudi lived close to Bai He, he was also unclear about the situation and had a face full of questions.

"Here, your tea!" After a while, a girl who was about 1.6 meters tall, slightly thin, with a bit of childishness on her face came over with a pot of tea. She poured a cup of tea for Yin Lan and the other two, as well as several elders, and then stepped aside, her big eyes full of curiosity.

Yin Lan also looked the girl up and down, held the teacup in his hand, took a sip, and found the taste bitter and sweet, not very good. "It's okay. Your Min clan is already so poor that they can't make ends meet, so I won't be picky."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on the girl's face.

"I wonder what you meant by what you said before?" Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually getting colder, Niu Gao took the initiative to speak again, intending to indirectly inquire about the origins of these three people.

"Literally," Yin Lan's pure black eyes fell on Tai Tan beside him, his eyes full of mockery. "The Spirit Hall has given the Blacksmith Association a way out, so the Blacksmith Association will naturally choose the Spirit Hall. If your Power Clan can afford to provide the blacksmiths with social status and benefits, the Blacksmith Association will certainly obey you. Isn't this a matter of course?"

She glanced at Yang Wudi next to her and shook her head: "I don't know what it means."

It was naturally she who initiated the promotion of the Spirit Hall's policy on preferential treatment for blacksmiths. In fact, it was not just blacksmiths, but all walks of life were involved. She was not the short-sighted fool of the two empires who ignored even the most basic infrastructure.

Wait until I take away all your logistics, and then I’ll see how you can develop your country and fight me!

She also dealt with Miles and others in Gengxin City some time ago. For this reason, she also learned from Lou Gao about the current residence of the Min clan, came to Hadrian City, spent some effort to spread the bait, and finally got the big fish Baihe to take the bait.

If she could talk nicely, she would still be willing to do so, give the other party a way out, and persuade them with emotion and reason. She intends to recruit the Po, Yu, and Min tribes, but in fact it doesn't matter whether they are there or not. The main reason is that she doesn't want to increase the opponent's combat power in the future battle and trip up Tang San.

Anyway, the three of them haven't offended me now. If I can recruit them, I'll recruit them now. If I can't recruit them, don't blame me for being ruthless and not giving them a chance in the future.

As for the Power Clan, they are just Tang Hao's dogs. There is no possibility of poaching them. If she knows what's good for her, she can ignore them. If she doesn't, she will have to use physics.

Niu Gao suddenly felt his scalp tingling. This was not what he wanted to ask. Who knew that the other party would bring up such irrelevant things? This was undoubtedly stepping into the minefield of Titan and Yang Wudi.

Strangely, Yang Wudi only snorted coldly, not seeming to have any major objections. As expected, Tai Tan flew into a rage. He immediately stood up, pointed at Yin Lan, and shouted, "That's nonsense! You young man, you really don't understand the rules at all. Don't you know that children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking?"

He was not present when Yin Lan arrived, so he preconceived that Niu Gao was talking to the adult among the other party, that is, the old man behind Yin Lan.

The old man behind Yin Lan suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of evil dark green eyes. Before he could do anything, Yin Lan raised a hand to stop him.

"I'm new here, so I'm sorry for being rude," Yin Lan said with a smile as she put down her teacup. She remained as steady as a rock in the guest seat, her bright eyes gazing directly at the furious Titan. "So if I've offended you in any way, please..."

“…Bear it!”

(End of this chapter)