58. Marriage Plans

3 Days Later

In the hall of Ning Fengzhi's residence—

Xie Yue and Ning Fengzhi sat on the sofa facing each other. They talked about some small matters for a while before Xie Yue brought up the topic of Dugu Bo.

"WHAT?? You want to study poison-making under him?" Ning Fengzhi raised his voice slightly when he heard Xie Yue.

He was not worried or doubtful about Xie Yue's interest in poisons; after all, it was he who gave Xie Yue the books from Yang Wudi. And Yang Wudi's books not only contained knowledge about medicine and alchemy, but they also had many contents about poison-making since medicine and poison are correlated.

In the end, most people who study medicine show interest in poison-making too; that is natural. Xie Yue would also have that same interest in poison since his hobby was medicine.

So he wasn't suspicious or anything about Xie Yue having bad thoughts about poisoning his adopted father or anything similar. Heck... he didn't even consider that possibility in the first place.

From the day he adopted Xie Yue and Hu Liena, Xie Yue had never shown any rebellious thoughts and had always been obedient and filial to him and the two Douluos. So how could he doubt Xie Yue's motives?

Are you saying his judgment is poor? Are you saying the six-year-old little chubby Xie Yue had bad intentions from the start? Heh... no one would believe that a little child could hide his thoughts so well for so many years... Unless he was an old wolf in sheep's clothing.

So naturally, Ning Fengzhi had no doubts about Xie Yue until now, and he trusted his upbringing. Although Ning Fengzhi was also a meticulous and cunning person, he couldn't possibly think of something heaven-defying like the reincarnation of an old fox, right?

So he naturally let down his guard against Xie Yue. That also gave Xie Yue the chance to gain his and others' trust.

Now currently, what he worried about was not Xie Yue learning poison making, but about who Xie Yue had mentioned.

"Moon, you know that we can't let others know about you, right? Coming into contact with Dugu Bo will result in unexpected situations. He is not like your teacher Tang Yuehua; he will easily see through your cultivation. I can't risk that," Ning Fengzhi said sternly.

Ning Fengzhi had already been careful not to let others know about Xie Yue and Hu Liena. Throughout these years, only he knew how many people they had to kill in order to cover up some loose ends. After all, although Xie Yue had been careful when traveling outside, people with little insight could still guess something based on Xie Yue's behavior and growth, and would have doubts. So he had been cleaning up Xie Yue's mess for more than three years, which also involved killing many innocent people.

Now, Xie Yue was asking him to take even more risks. Once Dugu Bo has negative thoughts, it's not easy to solve. Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo, not some cat or dog that could be subdued or killed with little power.

"Father, you are worrying too much. It's not like Majesty Dugu Bo has any reason to harm me; he doesn't belong to any upper three sects and is a lone Soul Master. Although he has some contact with Prince Xue Xing, it is still limited to friendship and doesn't involve the royal family."

"And most importantly, I heard he has a granddaughter..." Xie Yue stopped his sentence midway as he saw Ning Fengzhi's face light up.

"Moon... you mean...?!" Hearing Xie Yue's words, Ning Fengzhi felt a little excited.

"Yes, Father. If Dugu Bo accepts me as his grandson-in-law, there is a possibility that he will join our sect. At that time, our sect will have another guardian," Xie Yue said, looking into Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

Because Xie Yue didn't get to see Dugu Yan, he modified his second plan a little to ensure his success.

Initially, he only wanted to ask Ning Fengzhi to contact Dugu Bo and study under him. With his excellence, he was confident he could get close to Dugu Bo as his medical student. Although he couldn't have Dugu Bo as his master since he already had one, taking him as a teacher was not a problem.

But this plan had many uncertain outcomes... Whether Dugu Bo would spare him once he learned the value of the Immortal grass was still questionable. After all, their relationship would not be as close as Master-Disciple, so greed could easily overcome those little feelings.

So to ensure his safety, Dugu Yan was still inseparable from his plan.

After thinking a little, Xie Yue decided to have a marriage contract with Dugu Yan through his family. After that, he would take his time to corrupt her into becoming his little fucktoy. At that time, there would be no need for worries.

Also, he knew he would lose the chance to have Qian Renxue as his sugar wife once he had an engagement with Dugu Yan. But to ensure his plans' smoothness, he had no other option but to have Dugu Yan as his shield.

As for Qian Renxue... he could only set aside the thought of marrying that proud woman. There was no other way anyway; strength was more important than carnal pleasure.

So since he had already made up his mind, Xie Yue didn't waste time and came to meet Ning Fengzhi. After all, if he delayed too much, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might interfere. Yu Tianheng must have already joined the Heaven Duo Imperial Academy to capture Dugu Yan's heart.

It had only been two months since the start of Heaven Duo Academy; there was still time. But if Xie Yue delayed too much, the dragon would completely eat the snake. He couldn't allow that... So he acted decisively and quickly.

Listening to Xie Yue, Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily.

"Moon, I didn't expect you to think like this. Your mind is always meticulous," Ning Fengzhi said excitedly. Strengthening his sect had always been his goal. Now that he got the chance to get another strong man to join his sect, how could he not feel excited and happy?

He had also tried to recruit Dugu Bo before, but that stubborn old man refused, so his hopes of recruiting him had failed.

Even so, he continued trying. Although Dugu Bo was the weakest Title Douluo in a single battle, his might in group battles was unfathomable. For this reason, Dugu Bo was sought after by many clans.

After laughing heartily for a while, he composed himself. Although Ning Fengzhi was happy, he still controlled his mood and asked Xie Yue with concern in his voice,

"But are you sure, Moon? Although I heard that Dugu Bo's granddaughter is talented, she is still nowhere near you. It would be a pity to marry that girl considering your talent."

"Father, for our sect, sacrificing a little is nothing to me. And we also know that after Bibi Dong became pope five years ago, the Martial Soul Hall has been showing some ambitions. If we don't strengthen our sect as much as we can before the storm, our sect may not survive the ordeal in the future," Xie Yue sighed as he spoke. His expression was that of someone willing to sacrifice his life for the sect. But only he knew what he was really thinking.

Hearing what he said, Ning Fengzhi's heart moved, and he felt proud of his raising. After all, his efforts hadn't gone to waste. But he also felt a little lost...

He was not feeling lost because of Xie Yue's sacrifice or anything. Although his heart was moved, it wasn't much.

What he felt lost about was his inability to optimize Xie Yue's marriage. Although Dugu Bo was good, preparing for the future was the most important. If it weren't for the current Spirit Hall's threat, the two Sword and Bone Douluos would be enough to protect their sect in this generation.

What he initially wanted was to choose an excellent woman for Xie Yue, one who had the potential to become a Title Douluo in the future. In that way, when his daughter took over the sect in the future, their sect would always stay strong, and Ning Rongrong would have an easier time presiding over the sect.

He was not sure he could recruit other talented children with words in the future as he had done with Xie Yue and Hu Liena. He believed he had already spent all his luck meeting these two, so marriage was always the best and easiest way to acquire more powerful and talented Soul Masters.

And the marriage candidates were only Xie Yue and Hu Liena. He didn't have any other candidates.

Since Xie Yue and Hu Liena were excellent, they could naturally marry someone of the same talent; after all, they deserved it. In that case, their sect would have four Title Douluos in the future.

Xie Yue's and Hu Liena's arrival had given Ning Fengzhi hope for the prosperous future of his sect. After all, not only were they super talented, but they would also bring their partners to join the sect.

And if luck permitted, as a man, Xie Yue could also marry more than one wife. Although the likelihood of that was small since no strong women liked to share their husbands, what if... if luckily Xie Yue married a benevolent wife, she might allow him to marry another.

This is the problem in this world; although a man can marry more than one wife, that doesn't include talented women.

If needed, Xie Yue could have many Soul Saint-level potential wives, but a Title Douluo-level potential wife was not possible. He could only marry one person if he wanted an excellent wife

Considering everything, Ning Fengzhi felt a little lost. He didn't want to waste the slot of Xie Yue's wife on Dugu Yan.

But now, does he have any other way? No.

Although Ning Fengzhi wanted to plan for the future, everything didn't go as he wished. The Spirit Hall started to show some nasty ambitions, so he could only prepare for the current situation. After all, surviving is the most important.

"Okay, Moon... Father will take care of this matter. I'll send an invitation to Majesty Dugu Bo and invite him to our sect for a feast. I'll discuss this with him at that time," Ning Fengzhi said as he concluded.

"It's best if we can invite him sooner, Father... If we delay too much, some unexpected situations may occur," Xie Yue said to Ning Fengzhi meaningfully.

"Yeah, I understand," Ning Fengzhi also understood what Xie Yue was trying to imply. He knows that Old Fox Yu Yuanzhen, since Dugu Bo has a granddaughter of marriageable age, the upper three sects won't miss this chance to take advantage.

Since the Clear Sky Sect has already gone into hiding, Ning Fengzhi only has the BLTD Clan as his rival. And that BLTD sect leader also has two good grandsons of marriage age. So without a doubt, they will also try to compete for Dugu Yan.

If Ning Fengzhi wants to lure Dugu Bo to their side, he has to hurry.

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