Chapter 128: Dugu Yan
Dugu Bo had long experienced the power of the Peacock Plume. Now, his greatest concern was Dugu Yan.
Ling Mo had so many hidden weapons in his hands; giving a few away wasn’t excessive, right?
“Damn, extortion has come to my head?”
But that made sense. After all, Dugu Bo had helped him a lot, bustling around without rest. Even without merit, there was hard work.
Giving him one truly wasn’t excessive, and… Ling Mo had plenty of Peacock Plumes in his hands to begin with.
He had made over thirty in total, giving two each to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, one each to Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi, and keeping the rest.
“What are you saying? What kind of relationship do we have? How could this be called extortion…”
“Damn, I thought I was shameless enough, but you’re even more shameless than me…”
“Learned it from you…”
“Fine! Just one, okay…”
With that, Ling Mo directly handed a Peacock Plume to Dugu Bo, then continued, “By the way, when will you bring your granddaughter over? I can help detoxify her then…”
Ling Mo had never had time to detoxify Dugu Yan.
What surprised Ling Mo was that Dugu Bo hadn’t urged him at all, always waiting for Ling Mo to speak up.
“Alright, I’ll call her over right now…”
Taking the Peacock Plume, Dugu Bo left in high spirits, apparently to pick up Dugu Yan.
After Dugu Bo left, Ling Mo stood atop Yanluo Hall, overlooking the mountain scenery.
With a wave of his hand, three thousand armored soldiers instantly appeared, filling the entire square of Yanluo Hall.
Fierce and imposing, their aura alone conveyed a sense of killing intent.
Of the three thousand armored soldiers, Ling Mo stationed some at Yanluo Hall, another portion at the Star Picking Tower above, and the rest at two other mountain peaks.
With these three thousand armored soldiers, Ling Mo no longer needed to worry about the sect’s safety. No matter how powerful a force, they couldn’t attack their way up.
Arriving at the Star Picking Tower, Ling Mo quietly awaited Dugu Bo’s arrival.
Unlike the Yanluo Hall in front, the Star Picking Tower was equivalent to the Ghost Gate’s Scripture Repository, existing like a forbidden area.
Ghost Lord Ling Mo kept them inside without releasing them!
Because they were simply too powerful; keeping them nearby provided a sense of security.
Seven Titled Douluo, all except Number Five, were placed in the Star Picking Tower.
Therefore… placing important things in the Star Picking Tower was the safest option.
“Why does this Star Picking Tower feel so empty? Not a single book?”
After circling the Star Picking Tower, Ling Mo felt something was off.
Logically, a Scripture Repository should have books! How could there be none?
“Looks like I need to find time to outline the Tang Sect’s general principles for it, interpret various hidden weapons, and write out all kinds of supernatural abilities one by one, placing them in the Book Pavilion.”
After pondering for a while, Ling Mo decided to fill the Book Pavilion to the brim.
Nothing else, just to make it have stuff! Undoubtedly, Tang Sect Secret Arts became Ling Mo’s top choice.
However… this still seemed insufficient. Just Tang Sect Secret Arts alone, without anything else, would hardly surpass Tang San’s Tang Sect.
“Right… I remember, inside the small tower, there are still quite a few good things…”
At that moment, Ling Mo suddenly recalled that within this small tower, there were many strange scriptures and some peculiar green stone bricks.
From the last time in Jing Jue Ancient City, the kind of green stone brick that Ling Mo had dug up.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t dug any out.
But… the small tower itself had plenty inside. Ling Mo had observed that they contained some powerful cultivation techniques, suitable for cultivation.
Perfect… these things could all be organized. Then… they would certainly not be inferior to Tang San’s Tang Sect, but even more powerful.
“Engraving the scriptures will take some time! I’ll find time to do it slowly later…”
Setting aside the scriptures for now, next… he needed to consider how to recruit talents.
Though Ling Mo had already handed these matters to Dugu Bo, he couldn’t just idle around himself.
In terms of funds, Ling Mo currently had 150 million, so he wasn’t short on money for the time being.
But he couldn’t just sit and eat away his savings; he needed to find a way to develop business.
Once the first batch of entry-level disciples returned, he could teach them basic hidden weapon crafting, then sell them outside!
Less than an hour later, Dugu Bo returned, bringing Dugu Yan with him.
“Grandfather, where are you taking me?”
At the foot of the mountain, Dugu Yan said somewhat impatiently.
Ever since her last setback, her mood had been very low, and her temperament increasingly irritable.
“Yanyan, don’t throw a childish tantrum. Come with me in a bit to meet the Sect Master; he’ll detoxify you!
Remember, don’t speak carelessly, so as not to offend the Sect Master…”
Dugu Bo earnestly advised. He was cold-faced to everyone, but only with Dugu Yan did such an expression appear.
The pain of losing his son early was something he never wanted to experience again!
It could be said that Dugu Yan was his everything, spoiled to no end, which indirectly led to her arrogant temperament.
“Sect Master? Grandfather, did you join some sect? Are you hiding something from me?”
Hearing this, Dugu Yan was stunned for a while. The grandfather she knew had always been a lone wanderer with exceptional strength, always her pride.
When did he need to join those sects?
“You don’t need to worry about that. From today on, not only I, but you too, are part of the Ghost Gate!
I’ve thought it through. Our Sect Master is young and accomplished, handsome too, not inferior at all to that boy from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Grandfather intends to match you two. If it works out! After Grandfather passes away in a hundred years, you’ll have a good destination…”
“What? Grandfather, are you crazy? What’s wrong with Tianheng?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is, after all, one of the Upper Three Sects, a top-tier family. How is it not worthy of your approval?”
Dugu Yan resisted fiercely. She didn’t know what Dugu Bo had gone through to say such outrageous things.
Truth be told, in the past, Dugu Bo had indeed been quite wary of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
But… ever since meeting Ling Mo, he suddenly felt that the so-called Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was insignificant.
“Anyway, just listen to me! What’s so good about that Yu Tianheng boy? He’s twenty and barely a Soul Sect, not even reaching Soul King. That kind of talent is simply trash…”
It wasn’t that Dugu Bo looked down on Yu Tianheng; it was that the shock brought by Ling Mo was too intense.
A thirteen- or fourteen-year-old youth had already reached the Soul King level. Comparing to Yu Tianheng, the difference was clear.
“Grandfather, if you insist on breaking up this loving couple, from now on, I won’t recognize you as my grandfather…”
Dugu Yan almost roared it out, not realizing at all that Dugu Bo’s actions were all for her own good.
Dugu Bo had no choice; he had only one granddaughter, always holding her in his hands for fear of dropping her, spoiling her endlessly.
If Dugu Yan ignored him, that would truly be unbearable.
“Very well, Grandfather won’t force you! But today, no matter what, you must come with me to meet our Sect Master. At the very least… get the poison in you detoxified first…”
It seemed that was the only way!
Though Dugu Bo intended to match them, if Dugu Yan truly wasn’t willing, he wouldn’t force it.
Even if Dugu Yan were willing, Ling Mo might not be.
“Hmph, fine! I’d like to see today what kind of person this Ghost Gate Sect Master you speak of is…”
Dugu Yan said in defiance. She wondered what kind of person this was, praised to the skies by her grandfather.
