Chapter 155: Xue Beng
“What’s wrong?”
Zhu Zhuqing walked over from behind and asked with concern.
“It’s nothing! By the way, last time you went to Heaven Dou Academy, did you run into a prince named Xue Beng who tried to trouble you?”
Ling Mo asked directly.
In fact, he wasn’t very familiar with some minor characters in Douluo and had forgotten many things.
Zhu Zhuqing recalled for a moment, “There seemed to be one! Oh… I remember now, it was because of this Xue Beng that we were driven to Blue Tyrant Academy…”
“Was this Xue Xing also there at the time?”
Ling Mo continued to press, as if he had remembered something.
“That’s right! There was also a Titled Douluo with them, named Dugu Bo or something…
At that time, Dugu Bo was about to attack us, but unexpectedly got beaten up badly by Number Five, and in the end he ran away…”
As soon as she mentioned this, Zhu Zhuqing wanted to laugh.
Dugu Bo’s reaction at that time was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit!
He had originally just wanted to beat the Master once, but unexpectedly Zhu Zhuqing and the others came to help, and he only gently pushed Zhu Zhuqing.
Number Five directly made a move, slapping him hard with one palm, directly smashing his whole body into the wall.
He was still unconvinced and wanted to have a showdown with Number Five.
Who knew, his poison couldn’t hurt Number Five at all, immune to all his control, and with pure power alone, directly pinned him to the ground and rubbed him.
Zhu Zhuqing remembered it vividly, he seemed to curse at the time, saying who was shameless, actually placing a strong expert here to ambush him.
Zhu Zhuqing giggled as she spoke, thinking of Dugu Bo’s deflated expression at that time made her want to laugh.
As soon as she mentioned this, Ling Mo suddenly felt a bit awkward. Fortunately Dugu Bo wasn’t on the mountain, otherwise the old accounts would be brought up again.
Number Five was someone he had specifically left to protect Zhu Zhuqing, but Dugu Bo was also someone he had called.
His own people fighting each other, Ling Mo could imagine Dugu Bo’s aggrieved old face at that time.
“Ahem, girl! Actually… Dugu Bo was called by me…”
Ling Mo said awkwardly.
“What?”
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then pinched Ling Mo hard.
“So, Dugu Bo deliberately targeting us was all at your instigation?”
“Ouch ouch ouch! I was wrong, let go first…”
This was a good hard pinch!
“Tell me, what was your intention?”
Zhu Zhuqing really couldn’t figure out why Ling Mo had called Dugu Bo to target them.
“Actually, there was no other idea, I just simply wanted to beat the Master once, I’ve put up with him for a long time! Hehe…”
“You… really dislike the Master?”
Zhu Zhuqing was puzzled. At the beginning… didn’t Ling Mo and the Master always have a good relationship?
“It’s not really dislike, I just feel his daily arrogant attitude is very punchable…”
Zhu Zhuqing had a face full of black lines. Sometimes she really wanted to crack open Ling Mo’s head to see what was inside.
This kind of bizarre idea was indeed too weird.
“But to be fair, the Master didn’t do anything wrong! The mistake is in our differing ideologies…”
Ling Mo wasn’t wrong; they indeed had conflicting ideologies.
Just this one trip back, he discovered that the Master was slowly starting to exclude him. Ling Mo didn’t know if it was just his feeling.
Perhaps his existence had broken the Master’s theories!
Indirectly causing him to start doubting himself, whether these decades of research were wrong or right?
Not only Ling Mo, but even Tang San was experiencing this, constantly breaking his theoretical limits.
The third soul ring and fourth soul ring both exceeded his so-called soul ring absorption limit.
He might have already started doubting himself.
“Let’s not talk about this for now. What about that Xue Beng you mentioned earlier, what’s up with him?”
Zhu Zhuqing didn’t want to dwell on this issue.
What puzzled her was, what was so noteworthy about this Xue Beng that Ling Mo had just mentioned?
“When you first met this person, what kind of person did you think he was?”
“What kind of person?”
After carefully recalling, Zhu Zhuqing couldn’t see a single advantage in the other party.
“Just a prodigal son, a fool…”
A very straightforward comment, at least, this was the only thing Zhu Zhuqing could see.
“Mm, looks like I wasn’t wrong! This kid does have some tricks…”
After hearing Zhu Zhuqing’s evaluation, Ling Mo suddenly understood something.
It seemed necessary to remind Qian Renxue that this guy couldn’t be kept.
“What’s wrong with him?”
Zhu Zhuqing didn’t understand; she couldn’t see any advantages in the other party at all!
“Xue Beng, this name is quite interesting!”
Ling Mo said amusingly: “This person is very dangerous. He’s good at hiding and skilled at disguising himself…”
“Disguise?”
“That’s right, disguise! To avoid the power struggle, he disguised himself as a prodigal son who only knows how to eat, drink, and play.
Blinding everyone’s eyes, making everyone think he’s incompetent and poses no danger.
However… when everyone has let down their guard against him, once his fangs are bared, he will absolutely be the most dangerous weapon…
Plus, he has a Xue Xing behind him providing support. Once there’s a change in the Imperial Palace, he will definitely reveal his powerful ambition…”
Ling Mo explained slowly, and after hearing all this, Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned.
Power struggles, she wasn’t ignorant of them; it was just that Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire were different.
Star Luo Empire’s struggles were out in the open: whoever wins takes power.
But in Heaven Dou Empire, the political maneuvering was so ruthless, it completely refreshed her understanding.
“This Xue Beng! Not simple…”
Finally, Ling Mo gave an evaluation, a very fair one.
“Looks like I need to say something to Xue’er, otherwise… it might affect her future plans!”
Ling Mo murmured. This Xue Beng was useless to keep! He could be considered for elimination.
Zhu Zhuqing didn’t hear the latter sentence. Ling Mo hadn’t told her that Qian Renxue was from Spirit Hall; he had only told her that Qian Renxue was a girl.
He chose not to reveal the rest of her identity secrets, as it might affect future plans.
After all… too many forces were involved here. Once Spirit Hall made its move, it wouldn’t just be Heaven Dou Empire; Star Luo Empire couldn’t escape either.
Star Luo Empire was Dai Mubai’s family, and Zhu Zhuqing was just Star Luo nobility. Whether the country was destroyed or not actually had little to do with her.
However! If she softened her heart at that time, it might affect Ling Mo’s plans.
Therefore, Ling Mo decided not to tell her.
“Forget it, let’s not discuss these!”
With that, Ling Mo changed the topic.
He didn’t want Zhu Zhuqing involved in these matters; as long as she was safe and sound, that was enough.
“So, what do you think of our Ghost Gate’s scenery?”
Gently holding Zhu Zhuqing, Ling Mo smiled and said.
As if showing off their future new home to the woman he loved.
“It used to be pretty good! Very eerie, but I like this feeling…”
Zhu Zhuqing smiled gently. She had just roughly visited and was very satisfied with the decorations here.
Besides this mountain peak, the other two mountains were also completed, and a brand new Ghost Gate was officially built.
“Moreover, this retro architectural style is unheard of! It vaguely gives a very mysterious feeling…”
Zhu Zhuqing said seriously; this was her most direct impression.
“Of course, this is the architectural style I specifically requested. Especially the mountain in the back, which is Yu Lang Xuan, I can craft it meticulously for you.
It’s planted full of flowers and plants, all sorts of rare and strange things, beautiful beyond measure…”
