Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 155 Within the Forbidden Zone
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Over the next few days, Xuanming spent some time helping Arou settle in, and then resumed his usual cultivation.

However, now he has Arou as his sparring partner.

“Aunt Yuehua, I hope you can consider this matter. I know it will have a bad impact on you, but... the royal family really cannot bear such rumors, and it is not good for Xuanming either.”

Because of the rumors between the two men, Xue Qinghe approached Tang Yuehua while Xuanming was away and told him his method.

“But I…” Tang Yuehua frowned slightly, a troubled look on her face. She bit her lip gently, her eyes revealing hesitation.

“Aunt Yuehua, if there were other options, I wouldn’t want you to bear this pressure, but right now, only you have the ability to do so,” Xue Qinghe said helplessly.

On the surface, besides Xue Qinghe, Xuanming had the most contact with Tang Yuehua.

The only way to shift everyone's attention and conversation away from Xue Qinghe is to have Tang Yuehua take over the topic!

Only in this way will it seem reasonable.

After all, everyone knows that Xue Qinghe sent Xuanming to Yuexuan. If you have to say, he can only be considered a middleman. Therefore, it is not so strange that Xuanming had too much contact with him.

Moreover, the topic of Xuanming and Tang Yuehua is definitely no less popular than the topic of Xuanming and Xue Qinghe!
This is the most important!
"Alright." Tang Yuehua sighed softly.

"I can help with this, but... do you two really not have those things?"

Xue Qinghe's eye twitched slightly, and he said in a serious tone, "Absolutely not! I assure you!"

Tang Yuehua stared intently into Xue Qinghe's eyes. "Don't you really have any strange thoughts about him?"

"No!" Xue Qinghe said solemnly.

"..."

"And what about him towards you?" Tang Yuehua asked again, her eyes revealing worry.

"Have you two had any... inappropriate contact?"

Xue Qinghe's expression froze, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face. "Aunt Yuehua, even you don't believe me anymore?"

Tang Yuehua sighed softly, "I don't want to doubt him, but he's just acting strangely."

Xuanming generally kept his distance from other men, showing no intimacy whatsoever.

Because of the two dragons on Xuanming's back, anyone who enters within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of him will be targeted!
Ordinary people wouldn't dare get too close to him; as for within three feet, that's practically a no-go zone!

Only Xue Qinghe could enter within three feet of Xuanming and remain there for an extended period of time! And only he dared to!
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After discussing a few more matters, Xue Qinghe got up and left Yuexuan.

Watching Xue Qinghe's departing figure, Tang Yuehua's eyes grew increasingly worried.

When she asked Xue Qinghe if he had any feelings for Xuan Ming, a flicker of doubt appeared in his eyes!
He wavered! How could he waver!
"Master, what happened?" Steward Aud asked with some concern.

Tang Yuehua paused, then said, "Steward Aud, do you think people would believe it if rumors of a relationship between me and Xuanming...?"

Steward Aud was stunned, his expression changing drastically. "Master, you..."

"Will you believe me?" Tang Yuehua asked again, a hint of inexplicable expectation in her eyes.

Steward Ode's expression was somewhat complicated. "Yes."

There have been rumors of an inappropriate relationship between Tang Yuehua and Xuanming, but Xue Qinghe's target was much bigger, so no one talked about it. But if Tang Yuehua were to admit it herself...

"That's good." Tang Yuehua sighed softly and turned back to Yuexuan.

"Master, are you planning to take the blame for the royal family?" Steward Aud followed up.

“It’s not for the royal family, it’s for Xuanming,” Tang Yuehua said. “I’m really worried about this.”

“At his age, he should be very active in his thinking. If there is a problem, I have to correct him and not let him go astray.”

“But you shouldn’t have…” Steward Ode hesitated, opening his mouth but not knowing what to say.

"Do you consider this a scandal?" Tang Yuehua asked.

“Of course not!” Steward Ode quickly replied.

"Then what are you worried about?" Tang Yuehua asked.

"This..." Steward Ode was speechless for a moment.

"This matter will certainly be somewhat troublesome, but I also have my own selfish reasons, so please don't say anything more." After saying that, Tang Yuehua walked upstairs.

Steward Aud watched Tang Yuehua's departing figure, "Master, you've become confused..."

Tang Yuehua and Xuanming were ultimately from two different generations!

Putting it outside, putting it on other people, although it doesn't sound very nice, it's not a big deal.

But Tang Yuehua is the owner of Yuexuan. What does Yuexuan do?
This is a place that cultivates the etiquette and talents of aristocratic children and enjoys a very high reputation and status!

If they were to admit to this, Tang Yuehua's reputation, her image over the years, and Yuexuan's image would all be ruined!
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Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the midst of intense training.

The news that the Pope of the Spirit Hall planned to personally inspect the Spirit Temple in Heaven Dou City gradually spread. This matter was a big problem for both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After all, everyone could see that the Heaven Dou royal family was now very close to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Although the Heaven Dou royal family did not give the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School any room to interfere in military and political affairs and still kept it firmly in the hands of the royal family, the empire's economy and most of its commercial activities were already being handled through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Moreover, as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's teacher, Ning Fengzhi will be able to legitimately intervene in more affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire once Xue Qinghe ascends the throne. Although he certainly won't be able to touch the military and political affairs, he can still expand the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School with the help of the empire.

However, now that the Pope of the Spirit Hall is making a grand entrance to inspect the Spirit Temple in Heaven Dou City, and even plans to stay for a period of time, it is hard not to suspect that this is a way to intimidate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The expansion and growth of the Spirit Hall is something everyone can see. In just over ten years since Bibi Dong came to power, nearly half of the forces in the Spirit Master world have submitted to the Spirit Hall.

After the Clear Sky Sect retired, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which was almost the leading Soul Master force besides the Spirit Hall, naturally became the Spirit Hall's next target.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's decision to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Royal Family was largely due to pressure from the Spirit Hall.

As the supreme leader of the Spirit Hall, the Pope left Spirit City and personally visited Heaven Dou City. It's hard to believe there wasn't some other reason behind it.

"I never imagined she had such a past..."

Looking at the information about Bibi Dong in her youth, Qian Renxue's expression was very complicated.

"Do you know?" Qian Renxue looked at the Serpent Spear Douluo.

"Uh... I know a little." Serpent Spear Douluo was a little guilty.

Bibi Dong's affairs have always been a taboo subject that no one in the Elders' Hall dares to mention.

Especially regarding what happened back then, everyone had a vague idea that something might have happened, but no one dared to say anything.

"Back then, my father just watched her hook up with this good-for-nothing from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in Martial Soul City for so many years, and they even went to Seagod Island together?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled.

Before Bibi Dong came to power, the Spirit Hall had always been neutral in the Spirit Master world, and its relationship with the major sects was relatively good, at least on the surface.

However, as the Pope's disciple, Bibi Dong was appointed as a saintess by the Elder Hall after breaking through to the Soul Emperor realm. How could her father allow her to seduce such a good-for-nothing under his nose for so many years?
"Well, I don't know either," the Serpent Spear Douluo said, becoming increasingly uneasy.

The matter of Bibi Dong was known to all the elders of the Spirit Hall above the bishop level. After all, Yu Xiaogang, as the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's sect leader, was a sensational figure in Spirit City for his various theoretical speculations back then. However, Qian Xunji pretended not to see it back then.

They didn't understand, but they dared not speak out; the Pope's affairs were not something they could discuss.

(End of this chapter)