Douluo Continent: I've joined forces with Tang San and taken Xiao Wu as my concubine!

Chapter 98, Emperor Xueye

Meng Bei led the two women back to Tiandou City.

Meng Bei had already been able to fly after absorbing the Demon Emperor's true blood, but he rarely showed it off to others. At this moment, he only had Xiao Wu and Rong Rong by his side, who were his closest people, so Meng Bei no longer hid it.

He used his soul power to lift the two women, and they flew directly into the air.

Ning Rongrong watched this scene in utter shock. She remembered clearly that if it wasn't a flying Soul Master, then only a Title Douluo could achieve flight.

How did Meng Bei manage to do that?

In contrast, Xiao Wu on the other side seemed quite used to it.

Xiao Wu already knew that Meng Bei could fly; after all, if he couldn't fly, they wouldn't have been able to travel to so many different places last night.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong curiously asked Meng Bei why he was flying.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Bei gave what he considered a reasonable explanation.

"If you're strong enough, you can fly!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but pout and roll her eyes.

What kind of excuse is that? It's so flimsy!

Ning Rongrong felt that Meng Bei was deliberately not wanting to tell her, so she started to act strangely in various ways.

This little witch deliberately sought thrills in front of Xiao Wu while traveling.

After all, in her eyes, Xiao Wu was still Meng Bei's older sister.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong deliberately did some exciting things with Meng Bei in front of Meng Bei's sister.

For example, at this moment, she took advantage of Xiao Wu's blind spot and quietly made the clothes under her long dress disappear.

That was a soul tool that Meng Bei had given her before, called "The Emperor's New Clothes".

On the surface, this is an ordinary set of clothes, but in reality, this set of clothes can disappear at any time depending on the owner's control.

At this moment, after Ning Rongrong made the clothes inside disappear, she immediately took Meng Bei's hand and said:

"Meng Bei, help me straighten my clothes, this part seems to be broken..."

The three flew back, and Meng Bei made a special trip through Sunset Forest to visit Dugu Yan. Since his marriage to Ning Rongrong was imminent, Dugu Yan had to stay in Dugu Bo's secluded place for the time being.

After all, if his affair with Dugu Yan were to be exposed during this period, it would negatively impact the reputation of both families.

Afterwards, Meng Bei took the two women back to the Blue Tyrant Academy in Tiandou City. After putting Xiao Wu down, he took Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School outside the city to visit Ning Fengzhi. At the same time, he also came to learn about the specific procedures of the upcoming wedding.

Ning Fengzhi told Meng Bei that the wedding was to be held in the Imperial Hall of the Heaven Dou Empire, a place that was usually reserved for the royal family. However, this time it was a special favor granted to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School by Emperor Xue Ye after he learned about the wedding.

Therefore, according to etiquette, after Meng Bei returns today, he still needs to enter the palace with Ning Rongrong to express their gratitude to Emperor Xueye.

Meng Bei nodded in agreement.

Ning Fengzhi seemed somewhat afraid that Meng Bei wouldn't take this matter seriously, so he gave him a rather serious instruction:

"Xiao Bei, don't be careless. His Majesty Xue Ye is not a simple person. You and Rong Rong need to be careful when you get there!"

"Oh?"

Meng Bei became interested upon hearing this.

He really didn't have much of an impression of the Snow Night Emperor from the original work.

Now is the perfect time to hear what Ning Fengzhi has to say.

"Father-in-law, how come the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the royal family have always had a cooperative relationship? Even the crown prince Xue Qinghe is your disciple. Is there any problem here?"

Meng Bei inquired.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head upon hearing this and said:

"No, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does have a cooperative relationship with the royal family. However, Xue Ye is a very cautious person. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always provided the royal family with logistics, funds, or auxiliary personnel. However, Emperor Xue Ye rarely allows the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to interfere in the real departments with real power."

Meng Bei thought for a moment after hearing this, and said:

"So, this Emperor Xueye wants to exploit the resources of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but at the same time, he's extremely wary of us!"

Ning Fengzhi nodded.

Meng Bei thought for a moment and then said:

"However, this is only natural. The royal family is now in decline, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is thriving. It is normal for Emperor Xueye to be wary of you."

After hearing this, Ning Fengzhi put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the room.

After a moment, he said slowly:

"It's probably not that simple."

Ning Fengzhi said earnestly to Meng Bei:

"Emperor Xueye's behavior is very unusual. Given his current age, he should have been gradually nurturing Crown Prince Xue Qinghe long ago. I used to think so too, which is why I took Qinghe as my disciple ahead of schedule."

"But Emperor Xueye seems to be very wary of Qinghe. He neither allows Qinghe to command the army nor to participate in politics, and he hasn't even arranged a basic marriage for Qinghe. This is too abnormal!"

"Under normal circumstances, even if Emperor Xueye is wary of the Crown Prince at this age, he should at least arrange a marriage for the Crown Prince to consolidate his position. Otherwise, if he were to suddenly pass away one day, the Crown Prince would lose all military and political power, and would not even have any in-laws. How could he smoothly inherit the throne? Once someone rebels, it will be the beginning of chaos!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Bei began to think seriously.

Indeed, if what Ning Fengzhi said is true, then Emperor Xueye's behavior is indeed very abnormal.

Generally speaking, emperors would cultivate a group of trusted confidants for their crown princes to facilitate their smooth succession to the throne. Even the most power-hungry monarchs would not forbid their crown princes from commanding troops or participating in politics, but they would not deny their crown princes the opportunity to marry into powerful families.

In that case, the crown prince would be penniless and without any support, which would inevitably cause major problems in the succession to the throne.

He knew that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue from the Spirit Hall in disguise.

In the original novel, Qian Renxue's disguise was flawless, but she was unable to inherit the throne for a long time. So she took a risky move and chose to poison Emperor Xueye, which led to her exposure in the end.

Could it be that Emperor Xueye had already begun to suspect Xue Qinghe's identity at this point?

Meng Bei guessed.

With so little information, Meng Bei was unable to determine Emperor Xueye's true intentions.

However, no matter what, strength is the true foundation.

As long as Meng Bei has enough Title Douluos, then whatever ideas Emperor Xue Ye may have are just empty talk.

Meng Bei decided to go to the palace with Ning Rongrong first to see the specific situation of Emperor Xue Ye, and also to take a look at Qian Renxue.

It would be best to form an alliance with Emperor Xueye. If that's not possible, then we'll have to find another emperor with whom we can form an alliance.

Thus, Meng Bei and Ning Feng bid farewell, preparing to take Ning Rongrong to the palace.

Ning Fengzhi then called out to Meng Bei, saying:

"Oh, right, Xiao Bei, there's one more thing."

"Um, your relatives from the far north are coming over in a couple of days. Would you like to pick them up yourself, or should I send someone to do it?"

Meng Bei was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Relatives...

This word felt both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

He was born in Snow Rabbit City, one of the three cities in the far north.

Almost everyone in that city belonged to the same clan, the Meng clan.

However, his parents were only from a collateral branch of the Meng family, separated from the ruling city lord's lineage by countless generations. By the time his bloodline reached his generation, they were practically strangers.

In the far north, nothing is more painful than a siege by soul beasts.

(End of this chapter)