Chapter 318: Subsequent Arrangements
Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling did not spend long in meditation before they opened their eyes one after the other.
Seeing that both of them had more or less recovered, Yu Luomian nodded without saying much. With a sweep of his sleeve, he was about to wrap Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling in his spirit power and continue carrying them away at high speed.
"Wait a moment."
At that moment, however, Yu Tianlin interrupted him and quickly asked, "Second Grandfather, what are you planning to do next?"
"What am I planning to do?" Yu Luomian raised an eyebrow. "Naturally, we return to the Clan as quickly as possible."
"Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan came to intercept and kill us, only to be counter killed. Since such a major event has happened, we have no idea how the situation will develop next. The best choice right now is to head back to the Clan early and make preparations."
"I do not think so." As soon as Yu Luomian finished speaking, Yu Tianlin immediately voiced a different opinion. It was clear he had already been thinking during the flight and while meditating. "Second Grandfather, you should have already sent a detailed report of what happened to the Clan, right? That is enough for the moment. We still have something more important to do. It will not be too late to return after that matter is resolved."
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possessed special communication devices, and as a Grand Elder, Yu Luomian naturally had one. While Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling were meditating, Yu Luomian had nothing else to do besides stand guard, so he had naturally used that time to report everything back to the Clan.
"There is something else?" Hearing Yu Tianlin say this, Yu Luomian frowned at once and said seriously, "The Clan comes first. We should go back immediately."
"In truth, although Yue Guan is dead, Spirit Hall cannot know that right away. He was a Titled Douluo, after all. It would not be strange for him to be out of contact for a day or two. Even after Spirit Hall notices his disappearance, they will still need time to confirm his death. The whole process will take at least four or five days," Yu Tianlin said. "Those few days are enough for me to settle this matter. After that, returning to the Clan will still not be too late."
After saying that, Yu Tianlin added, "And the matter I need to handle is indeed very important. If it can be completed perfectly, it will also greatly benefit the Clan."
In Yu Tianlin's view, Chrysanthemum Douluo was only one person. Killing him was a major matter, but still only that. Even if Spirit Hall learned the truth and flew into a rage, it would not necessarily trigger the Soul Hunting Operation ahead of time.
The Soul Hunting Operation was not something that could be launched on a whim after slamming a table. Concealing information, mobilizing forces, infiltrating in secret, all of those arrangements were complicated and required plenty of time.
In the original story, Spirit Hall had sent ten thousand men against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and eight thousand against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Putting aside the difficulty of mobilizing that many people, simply moving them close to the two great Clans without being discovered was already an extremely troublesome task.
Yu Tianlin had thought all of this through clearly, which was why he spoke to Yu Luomian this way now. Of course, he did not explain everything in detail.
"I see." Hearing Yu Tianlin's explanation, Yu Luomian found that it made some sense. After a moment of thought, he finally nodded. "In that case, we will first settle the matter you mentioned. But we must be as quick as possible and waste no time."
Yu Tianlin smiled. "Understood, Second Grandfather. Then we will proceed according to the original plan and head to Heaven Dou City first."
Since the matter had been settled, there was no need to delay any further.
As for Ye Lingling, she had remained quiet the entire time, simply waiting for the result of Yu Tianlin's discussion with Yu Luomian.
Speaking of which, Ye Lingling's mood since leaving the Clan with Yu Tianlin on this trip had truly been like riding a roller coaster. When nothing happened, traveling with him was naturally pleasant. But once trouble came, it was always something enormous. First they fought an eight ring Spirit Douluo, and now they had even clashed with a Titled Douluo. She had no idea whether they would run into someone even stronger next.
After that, in order to save time, Yu Tianlin and the others stopped their earlier leisurely pace. Instead of sightseeing along the way like they had when they first left the Clan, Yu Luomian directly flew them onward.
Under those circumstances, it took them less than a day to finally arrive at the familiar imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.
The first thing Yu Tianlin needed to do after arriving there was contact Dugu Bo.
Since Dugu Bo was specifically in charge of treating Emperor Xue Ye, he was very likely being watched constantly by Xue Qinghe, who was really Qian Renxue in disguise. If they went to find Dugu Bo rashly, it might provoke Qian Renxue into taking actions Yu Tianlin did not want to see.
And even setting that aside, simply appearing in Heaven Dou City as a group of three would already expose them. If Qian Renxue then sent that information to Spirit Hall, who knew what might happen next?
During this period, Yu Tianlin had already realized that Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's sudden appearance to attack them had most likely been because they were exposed to the Sacred Dragon Sect in Fengxing City, and the Sacred Dragon Sect had then passed the news to Spirit Hall.
Since that problem had already happened once, Yu Tianlin naturally would not make the same mistake again. This time, they had to stay low key and hidden. They absolutely could not let Qian Renxue notice them.
Because of that, they naturally could not openly go looking for Dugu Bo. Even using Prince Xue Xing as a middleman would not work, since someone of Prince Xue Xing's status was also very likely being watched by Qian Renxue.
At first glance, the situation seemed rather troublesome.
Fortunately, Yu Tianlin had already prepared a solution.
When Dugu Bo had gone to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to seek Yu Tianlin's help, Yu Tianlin had already anticipated the current situation. Because of that, he had set up a special contact method with Dugu Bo ahead of time. All they had to do now was follow that plan.
After secretly sending out the message, the three of them quietly slipped into Heaven Dou Royal Academy and waited for Dugu Bo at a hidden location that Prince Xue Xing had specially arranged for him.
Yu Tianlin and the others absolutely could not meet Dugu Bo out in Heaven Dou City. There were simply too many people there, and too many possible variables. Compared to that, meeting inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy was clearly far safer.
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