Chapter 322: Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan Is Dead?!
After Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin briefly exchanged their thoughts about Xue Qinghe, they quickly arrived at the agreed meeting place.
When they saw that, besides Yu Luomian, the two juniors Yu Tianlin and Ye Lingling were also waiting there, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin could not help but exchange glances.
Had they not said it was an extremely important matter? Then why were these two youngsters here as well?
Just as Ning Fengzhi was wondering about the situation, Yu Tianlin noticed their arrival and immediately stepped forward.
"Uncle Ning, Senior Chen Xin, I'm truly sorry for troubling you to come out and meet us during such a busy time."
Those words were only polite on the surface. The matter Yu Tianlin wanted to discuss concerned the survival of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan itself. In a sense, he had come to save them this time.
Besides, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan did not really have that many matters requiring Ning Fengzhi's constant attention. Most of his days were spent either visiting auction houses or maintaining ties with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Even if he truly had been busy, it would still have been worth dropping everything to come here.
Although Ning Fengzhi did not yet know the specific circumstances, he still replied, "It's no trouble. There is nothing in the Clan that urgently requires my attention right now. Still, since you contacted me through such a secretive method, it must be a very important matter. Naturally, Chen Xin and I had to come."
As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi looked at Yu Tianlin, and the surprise in his eyes could not be concealed.
Ning Fengzhi possessed a special ability to see through another Spirit Master's cultivation, unless the other party had a higher cultivation level and deliberately concealed it. Otherwise, there were usually no exceptions.
Yet now, the situation was different. Although Yu Luomian, a Titled Douluo, was standing nearby, he clearly was not intentionally helping Yu Tianlin hide his cultivation. Even so, Ning Fengzhi still could not see through him.
Could it be that Yu Tianlin's spirit power had already surpassed his own? That was impossible. Ning Fengzhi himself was at the peak of Rank 79, a Spirit Saint. It had only been a little over a year since they last met. No matter how monstrous Yu Tianlin's talent was, he should not have reached that level already.
Then perhaps it was the golden lightning mark on the youngster's forehead that was concealing his aura?
That thought flashed through Ning Fengzhi's mind.
Yu Tianlin, however, had no idea what Ning Fengzhi was thinking. He got straight to the point.
"This is indeed a very important matter. It even concerns the survival of both the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
At that, Yu Tianlin turned his head and looked toward Yu Luomian, silently signaling for him to explain everything.
Since Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived, Yu Luomian had remained silent. Now, after receiving Yu Tianlin's signal, he stepped forward and prepared to speak.
It was much like the relationship between Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi. Chen Xin was responsible for protecting Ning Fengzhi, while most of the interactions with others were handled by Ning Fengzhi himself. Yu Luomian had now adopted much the same attitude. After witnessing Yu Tianlin's astonishing talent and the future he could bring to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he naturally chose to support him in this way.
Now, after stepping forward, Yu Luomian briefly recounted what had happened recently.
"Tianlin and Lingling went out for experience, and I was responsible for protecting them. However, that information somehow leaked, and Spirit Hall learned of it."
"As a result, Spirit Hall sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to ambush and kill us. We encountered him the day before yesterday, and after a battle, I killed him."
Yu Luomian said it in an exceptionally calm tone, as though killing Yue Guan was no different from casually dealing with some minor annoyance.
In truth, before Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived, Yu Tianlin and Yu Luomian had already discussed this and agreed on what to reveal. They would only mention Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and the possible Soul Hunting Operation. As for Xue Qinghe poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, they would keep that hidden for now.
After all, those were two separate issues and could be handled independently. It would not be too late to deal with the fake Crown Prince after they survived the hunting crisis. If both matters exploded at once, it would truly become a headache.
Moreover, Ning Fengzhi was Xue Qinghe's teacher. If he suddenly learned that Xue Qinghe was an impostor, it would be difficult to predict how the situation would develop. For now, that matter could not be told to him.
Even so, just hearing that Yu Luomian had killed Yue Guan was enough to shock Ning Fengzhi.
"You killed Yue Guan?!"
Who was Yue Guan? He was Chrysanthemum Douluo, an Elder of Spirit Hall, a Rank 95 Titled Douluo. On Spirit Hall's highest token, there were only six markings, and one of them, the chrysanthemum, represented Yue Guan himself.
That alone showed his status.
Yet such a figure had, according to Yu Luomian, died by his hand.
Among Titled Douluo, even if one could not win, escaping was usually still possible. If a killing truly occurred, there was generally only one explanation, an overwhelming difference in strength.
Yu Luomian had only stepped into the Titled Douluo realm a few years ago, yet he had crushed and killed Yue Guan, a veteran Titled Douluo?
Hearing those words, Ning Fengzhi was deeply shaken. Chen Xin, standing behind him, subconsciously stepped forward and shielded Ning Fengzhi.
Before this, Chen Xin had been absolutely certain that, with him present, Yu Luomian could not possibly harm Ning Fengzhi. But after hearing what Yu Luomian had just said, he could no longer be so careless.
After all, even Chen Xin himself only had confidence in defeating Yue Guan. Killing him would be extremely difficult. If Yu Luomian had truly done so, then his strength was very likely already above Chen Xin's.
Seeing Chen Xin's reaction, Yu Luomian remained expressionless. After only stating that Yue Guan had died at his hands, he stepped back again and left the rest to Yu Tianlin.
Yu Tianlin smiled faintly at Ning Fengzhi's shock and Chen Xin's caution, then explained, "Uncle Ning, Senior Chen Xin, although Chrysanthemum Douluo ultimately died at Second Grandfather's hands, he was not the only one who fought. There was help in between."
That statement was not wrong.
During the battle against Yue Guan, Yu Tianlin had fully unleashed his strength and restrained Yue Guan for a brief but crucial moment, creating the opening Yu Luomian needed to kill him. Otherwise, the matter would not have been resolved so cleanly.
However, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin clearly misunderstood what he meant. Upon hearing this, they both breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
So that was it. There had been help.
If Yu Luomian, who had only become a Titled Douluo a few years earlier, had truly killed Yue Guan alone, that would have been far too outrageous.
In their minds, it was obvious. Yu Yuanzhen must also have acted. If Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian had joined forces, then killing Yue Guan would indeed no longer be strange.
So that was why Yu Luomian and Yu Tianlin had asked to see them?
Although the death of Yue Guan was certainly no small matter, it still did not seem as exaggerated as Yu Tianlin had claimed earlier, as though it concerned the survival of both great Clan.
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