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

Chapter 20 Unkind and unjust
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Because his teammates were so difficult to manage, Xue Qinghe had no choice but to kick Bals out and play solo.

"Your Highness, please stop talking. With his attitude, I can't let him get away with this," Dugu Yan said.

Xue Qinghe sighed. The tailor shop owner, who was standing nearby, also left the shop and called all the shop assistants away.

“Yanzi, I know you and this young man are very angry about what happened yesterday, and I also know that Barth didn’t really admit his mistake, but this matter really can’t be blown out of proportion,” Xue Qinghe said solemnly.

"What do you mean?" Dugu Yan asked, puzzled.

He's just a brain-dead prince. Would King Barak really go against his grandfather for such an idiot?
"You may not know this, but Senior Poison Douluo is now a guest elder of my Heaven Dou Royal Family," Xue Qinghe said.

"You must have heard about the recent incident where the Xingluo army pressed on the border. The armies on the border between the two countries have not yet dispersed."

"If Poison Douluo were to attack Baras at this time, it would be seen by outsiders as the Heaven Dou Royal Family suppressing the Barak Kingdom..."

Xue Qinghe sighed, "What happens to Barras is a minor matter. But if this affects the relationship between the Tiandou royal family and the Barak Kingdom, then it will be troublesome."

"The Star Luo army has not yet retreated. If the Heavenly Dou royal family and the Barak Kingdom develop a rift at this time, and morale is unstable, the Star Luo army might just come and attack!"

Emperor Xueye didn't care that his cousin had offended Dugu Yan. He didn't care even if Bals died, but this guy couldn't die now, much less die at Dugu Bo's hands!

Dugu Bo had just become a guest minister of the Heaven Dou royal family, and then he was killed by the prince of the Barak Kingdom in Heaven Dou City. What kind of person is he?
What will the other major kingdoms think?
Do they believe this is simply because Bars foolishly offended Dugu Yan?

Normally it would be fine, we could just give them a warning, but the situation is different now, we can't hit them!

The emperor entrusted him with this task so that he could suppress the matter as much as possible. Even if it couldn't be resolved, he could at least delay it for as long as possible. At least before the Star Luo army completely withdrew, Barth could not die!

"This……"

Listening to Xue Qinghe's explanation of the current situation, Dugu Yan hesitated again.

If this matter leads to a war between the two countries, resulting in widespread death and destruction...

"Xuanming, how about... we put this matter aside for now?" Dugu Yan said.

"If all else fails, wait until this period of time is over, and then I'll have Grandpa help you get revenge."

Xue Qinghe and the others watched this scene in silence.

What exactly is the relationship between these two? Why is Dugu Yan still asking this kid for his opinion on such an important matter?
"The decision on this matter is yours, so why are you asking me?" Xuanming was also somewhat confused.

He and Dugu Yan had only just met; all told, it had been less than a day since their first meeting yesterday.

When Dugu Yan threw the question at him, he simply returned the question.

Ultimately, he had no say in this matter.

“But it’s you who’s hurt,” Dugu Yan said.

“You could have run away on your own back then, and besides, you risked everything to kill Balthus, so all the risks were on you, I…”

When they were still at home, Xuanming had told her that it was inconvenient for him to go out in his condition. It was she who insisted on taking Xuanming out, which led to what happened later.

If she hadn't insisted on taking Xuanming out to eat, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.

She still felt bad about it.

“But I have no say in this matter,” Xuanming said.

"I cannot be magnanimous enough to let him go, nor can I insist on revenge when I know that his life or death will affect a war."

"Now that we are at war, the discord between the Heavenly Dou Royal Family and the Barak Kingdom is not conducive to the stability of the army and may trigger a war."

"But if we wait until the armies of both countries have retreated before seeking revenge, wouldn't that be like discarding a used tool after it has served its purpose?"

"If war breaks out again in the future, will the Barak Kingdom still be willing to fight against the Star Luo Army?"

"What if the Kingdom of Barak harbors resentment and initiates a war to retaliate against the Heavenly Dou Royal Family?"

"And am I not the culprit who caused Poison Douluo to attack Barth?"

"To cause widespread suffering for personal matters is inhumane, and to implicate Poison Douluo in this matter is unjust."

"Wouldn't I become an unrighteous and heartless villain?"

“This…” Dugu Yan was stunned.

Xue Qinghe and the others were also shocked by Xuan Ming's words. Although what Xuan Ming said was true, how could a six-year-old child have come up with such a thing?

What does a child know about benevolence and righteousness?
“Because of that guy, I almost died. I’m not that magnanimous, and I can’t fake it even if I try,” Xuanming said.

"But Poison Douluo's identity is special, and I don't want him to help me take revenge, so I can't answer that question for you."

"You don't need to feel bad because I got hurt. In this matter, neither of us did anything wrong."

"In the hearts of the eldest prince and that prince outside, they are not wrong either."

"Since no one is wrong, let's go back to the most basic rules."

Xue Qinghe smiled helplessly, "Young man, I never said that Barrs was right, don't misunderstand me."

“But you don’t think he’s wrong either,” Xuanming said.

"Don't you all think so?"

He doesn't expect to talk about equality for all in such a world, not even in the world he once lived in.

Bullying the weak and oppressing the powerful, fawning on superiors and bullying the weak, are rampant everywhere.

It's just that the world he once lived in hid these things, instead of revealing them so openly.

In this world, these things are obvious.

Strong is right, weak is wrong.

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The Grand Prince's Mansion.

After failing to persuade Bals, Xue Qinghe returned to his residence to rest.

"That idiot..."

Xue Qinghe removed her mask, shedding her disguise to reveal an even more exquisite female face.

"Mud can't hold up a wall."

Originally, Dugu Yan had already relented. As long as she continued to lower her head, even if she was beaten up and crippled, she could find a healing soul master to heal her afterwards.

The younger generation has already resolved this issue, so even if Dugu Bo finds out, he won't interfere further.

But Nabals is such a pig-brain!
You can't even understand that situation!

All her efforts were for nothing!
Really damn it!

"Young Master, how about I go outside the city and stop Dugu Bo, so that he can't return to Tiandou City for the foreseeable future?"

A tall man in black robes emerged from the shadows.

"That's not necessary."

Xue Qinghe coldly looked at the gift that Barth had given her on the table, then gathered golden flames in her hand and burned it to ashes in one swift motion.

"As long as this guy doesn't die at Dugu Bo's hands, it's fine."

"What does the young master mean..."

"The young prince of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom is also in Tiandou City. Barth is spoiled by nature, and it is inevitable that there will be fights among young people. Accidents are also unavoidable."

"clear."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black robes disappeared from the room.

"Xuanming, benevolence and righteousness... an interesting little kid."

Xue Qinghe took a breath and resumed his previous disguise.

"Someone is coming."

"Go and investigate the background of that kid named Xuanming who's next to Dugu Yan."

(End of this chapter)