Diary System—Chapter 80: Dugu Bo's Purpose, Dai Yutian's Fear
Just when Dai Yichen arrived at the Imperial Study, he happened to see an old man he was very familiar with walking out.
Dugu Bo!
The two of them looked at each other for a brief moment, and Dai Yichen pretended not to know him, looking away as he walked straight into the Imperial Study.
Dai Yutian didn't expect that his son would arrive just after he sent Dugu Bo away, and he looked at his son with a strange expression for a while.
The main reason he had invited Dugu Bo to come was to find out what Dugu Bo's purpose was.
He felt both happy and worried about Dugu Bo bringing his granddaughter and a genius healing Soul Master to transfer here.
The happy part was that the Star Luo Empire had a Titled Douluo. Since the Clear Sky Sect closed its mountain gate a few years ago, his Star Luo Empire was slightly weaker than the Heaven Dou Empire. The main reason was the lack of support from the sect behind them.
If the Heaven Dou Empire had no support like his Star Luo Empire, his empire would have crushed it long ago! However, because of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, he couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension, fearing that the Heaven Dou Empire would one day be desperate enough to let Ning Fengzhi bring two Titled Douluo to assassinate him directly.
He was very familiar with the two Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Rather than saying he feared Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, it was more accurate to say he was apprehensive of Gu Rong, who not only possessed extraordinary defensive abilities but also had superb spatial transfer skills. His assassination capability was even greater than that of the Zhu family!
On the other hand, he was worried about Dugu Bo. There was hardly anyone on the continent who didn't know the rumor that Dugu Bo was loyal to the Heaven Dou Empire. Who knew if he had suddenly come here to do something against the Star Luo Empire in secret? After all, Dugu Bo's reputation on the continent was not particularly favorable.
However, after a brief conversation just now, Dai Yutian was somewhat relieved. It turned out that Dugu Bo had come here because his granddaughter was interested in his son. This revelation truly left him a bit dumbfounded.
Dai Yutian did not doubt what Dugu Bo had said. Although Dugu Bo's reputation was not great, he did possess two substantial merits: he disdained to lie and loved his granddaughter deeply.
Nonetheless, he always felt that Dugu Bo must have other motives for coming here. Otherwise, he wouldn't have transferred to another school and left the Heaven Dou Empire for such an outrageous reason as his granddaughter's interest.
And he and Dai Yichen were indeed father and son. He thought that since Dugu Bo came to his Star Luo Empire, there was no reason to let him run away. The key to all this was his son.
He believed in his son's charm. Since Dugu Yan was interested in him, why not take advantage of his son's means?
When he thought about how young his son was and the challenges he would face, he, the old father, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He had now placed all his hopes for the Star Luo Empire on Dai Yichen.
As long as the innate full soul power does not perish, the title will be secured. The reason he feared Gu Rong was that although he and the queen possessed the strength of Titled Douluo after performing the martial soul fusion technique, it took time to execute, making it impossible to maintain continuously. This created a significant disadvantage!
Seeing Dai Yichen arrive, his previously cold face softened into a smile: "Yichen, I just wanted to ask someone to find you, and here you are. I guess you know why I wanted to see you?"
Dai Yichen found a seat in the Imperial Study and sat down. People with high talent can still have this privilege, after all—it is a private setting.
"Well, I saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in class today. The old man who just walked out should be Senior Dugu Bo, right?"
"Yes, what do you think about their arrival?" Dai Yutian asked curiously.
Dai Yichen raised his eyebrows, revealing an expression that suggested he understood the situation.
After all, the two were father and son, connected by blood. Moreover, over the years, Dai Yutian had learned more about the kind of person his son was, and he immediately understood.
Dai Yutian: Well, it seems that my son's thoughts align with mine, hehe!
Dai Yutian also inwardly chuckled with malicious delight.
This was to be expected. Any Titled Douluo on the continent was an object of wooing. As for how the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would react if Dugu Bo was courted, who cared?
As long as it wasn't the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect coming to assassinate him, he was not afraid of anything.
Regarding whether the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would truly come to assassinate him, he was not panicking at all. The sect prioritized interests. Although Ning Fengzhi supported the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, he would not heed Emperor Xue Ye's orders to have Gu Rong assassinate him.
To put it nicely, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect supported the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. To put it bluntly, it was merely because the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect was within Heaven Dou territory, and the overall strength of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was weaker. By supporting them, the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect could gain more benefits.
As long as his Star Luo Empire did not violate taboos and deliberately harm the core disciples of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, especially the beloved little princess, nothing would happen.
As the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he naturally knew about the news that Ning Rongrong awakened her martial soul a few months ago. He even had spies within the Heaven Dou Empire, which made it convenient for him to gather intel on its activities. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, being a faction supporting the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, was undoubtedly among the key subjects of observation!
Dai Yichen: In the original book, your third son threatened that the Star Luo Empire was not afraid of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, pinching people's necks and promising to fry them first and then kill them, and then fry them again!
Dai Yutian: …
Dugu Bo, who had just exited, recognized Dai Yichen at a glance. He had pretended to leave but was hiding in the void, preparing to eavesdrop.
Then he witnessed the two—one big and one small—looking at each other intensely. He truly couldn't discern anything from their expressions.
In the Imperial Study, Dai Yutian didn't want to discuss Dugu Bo's matter too much; what if Dugu Bo hadn't walked far and overheard?
So he asked, "You didn't go practice after lunch today but came to see me. There must be something else, right?"
No one knows his son better than his father.
Dai Yichen said softly, "There are a few things. Father, do you know about the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple martial soul?"
Dai Yutian was slightly taken aback, then recalled something: "Are you talking about the girl who transferred here with Dugu Yan and has the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple martial soul? This martial soul is said to have only one healing ability; I'm not sure about the rest."
Dai Yutian's face grew slightly embarrassed as he spoke. He wasn't like Dai Yichen, who was constantly curious about various martial soul theories. He typically only learned what was useful to him. Moreover, having been in power for so long, he found it difficult to remember certain details clearly.
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