Meng Bei returned to Heaven Dou City with the two girls.
Ever since absorbing the Demon Emperor's true blood, Meng Bei had been able to fly through the air, but he rarely displayed this ability in front of others. Now with only Xiao Wu and Rongrong beside him—both his closest people—Meng Bei no longer concealed it.
He supported the two girls with soul power and flew directly into the air.
Ning Rongrong was extremely shocked by this scene. She remembered clearly that unless one was a flying soul master, only Titled Douluo could achieve aerial flight.
How did Meng Bei manage to do this?
In comparison, Xiao Wu on the other side was somewhat accustomed to it.
Because Xiao Wu had long known that Meng Bei could fly—after all, if he couldn't fly, they wouldn't have been able to visit so many places last night.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong curiously asked Meng Bei about the reason for his flight ability.
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei thought for a moment and gave what he considered a reasonable explanation.
"If you're strong enough, you can fly!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately couldn't help pouting and rolling her eyes.
What kind of reason was that? It was too perfunctory!
Ning Rongrong felt that Meng Bei clearly didn't want to tell her on purpose, so she began acting up in various ways.
This little demoness deliberately sought thrills in front of Xiao Wu while traveling.
After all, in her eyes, Xiao Wu was still Meng Bei's sister.
Therefore, Ning Rongrong deliberately did some exciting things with Meng Bei secretly in front of his sister.
For instance, at this moment she used Xiao Wu's blind spot to secretly make the undergarments beneath her long dress disappear.
That was a soul tool Meng Bei had given her before, called "The Emperor's New Clothes."
On the surface, it looked like an ordinary set of clothes, but in reality, this outfit could disappear at any time according to the owner's control.
At this time, after making the inner clothes disappear, Ning Rongrong immediately pulled Meng Bei's hand and said:
"Meng Bei, help me adjust my clothes. Something seems to be broken here..."
The three flew back all the way. During the journey, Meng Bei specifically passed through Sunset Forest to visit Dugu Yan. Due to his impending marriage with Ning Rongrong, she had to temporarily stay at Dugu Bo's secluded residence for now.
After all, during this time period, if his relationship with Dugu Yan was exposed, it would negatively impact both families' reputations.
Then Meng Bei brought the two girls back to Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City. After dropping off Xiao Wu, he took Ning Rongrong alone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect outside the city to visit Ning Fengzhi and learn about the specific procedures for the upcoming wedding.
Ning Fengzhi told Meng Bei that the wedding was planned to be held in the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Hall, a place that had previously only been used by the royal family. This time, it was specially proposed by Emperor Xue Ye as a favor to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after learning about the wedding.
Therefore, according to protocol, after Meng Bei returned today, he still needed to enter the palace with Ning Rongrong to express gratitude to Emperor Xue Ye.
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei nodded and agreed.
Ning Fengzhi seemed somewhat afraid that Meng Bei wouldn't take this matter seriously, so he specifically gave a somewhat stern warning:
"Xiao Bei, don't be careless. His Majesty Xue Ye is not that simple. You and Rongrong must be careful when you go!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei became interested.
He really had no impression of Emperor Xue Ye from the original story.
This was a good opportunity to hear what Ning Fengzhi had to say.
"Father-in-law, what do you mean? Haven't the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the royal family always had a cooperative relationship? The crown prince Xue Qinghe is even your disciple. What problems could there be?"
Meng Bei inquired.
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi shook his head and said:
"Not quite. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect indeed has a cooperative relationship with the royal family, but Xue Ye is a very cautious person. All along, people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have only provided logistics, funding, or auxiliary personnel to the royal family. Emperor Xue Ye rarely lets the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect interfere with departments that hold real power."
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei thought for a moment and said:
"If that's the case, then this Emperor Xue Ye wants to use our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources while simultaneously being extremely wary of us!"
Ning Fengzhi nodded.
Meng Bei thought again and said:
"However, this is also human nature. Now that the royal family is declining while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is thriving, it's normal for Emperor Xue Ye to be wary of you."
After hearing this, Ning Fengzhi clasped his hands behind his back and paced quietly around the room.
After a moment, he said leisurely:
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Ning Fengzhi spoke seriously to Meng Bei:
"Emperor Xue Ye's behavior is very abnormal. Given his current age, he should have long ago begun gradually cultivating Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. I used to think this way too, which is why I took Qinghe as my disciple in advance."
"But Emperor Xue Ye seems to be very wary of Qinghe. He neither lets Qinghe control the military nor allows him to participate in politics. He hasn't even arranged the most basic marriage alliance for Qinghe. This is too abnormal!"
"Under normal circumstances, even if Emperor Xue Ye was wary of the crown prince at his age, he should at least arrange a marriage for the prince to consolidate his position. Otherwise, if he suddenly passes away one day, the crown prince would have nothing—no military or political power, not even marriage connections. How could he smoothly inherit the throne? If someone rebelled, it would be the beginning of chaos!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei began thinking seriously.
Indeed, if it was truly as Ning Fengzhi said, then Emperor Xue Ye's behavior was very abnormal.
Generally speaking, emperors would cultivate a group of trusted associates for the crown prince to facilitate smooth succession. Even the most power-hungry monarchs, while not allowing the crown prince to control the military or participate in politics, wouldn't go so far as to deny the crown prince marriage opportunities.
In that case, with the crown prince having nothing and no forces around him, the imperial succession would inevitably face major problems.
He knew that Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue from Spirit Hall in disguise.
In the original story, Qian Renxue's disguise was flawless, but she was unable to inherit the throne for a long time. So she took the risky step of poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, which ultimately led to her exposure.
Could it be that Emperor Xue Ye was already beginning to suspect Xue Qinghe's identity at this time?
Meng Bei speculated.
Due to insufficient information, Meng Bei couldn't determine Emperor Xue Ye's true thoughts.
However, regardless of anything else, strength was the true foundation.
As long as Meng Bei's side controlled enough Titled Douluo, then whatever thoughts Emperor Xue Ye had would just be empty talk.
Meng Bei decided to first enter the palace with Ning Rongrong to see Emperor Xue Ye's specific situation and also take a look at Qian Renxue.
It would be best if Emperor Xue Ye could ally with him. If not, then he could only find another emperor who could ally with him.
Thus, Meng Bei bid farewell to Ning Fengzhi, preparing to take Ning Rongrong to the palace.
However, Ning Fengzhi called out to stop Meng Bei again:
"Oh right, Xiao Bei, there's one more thing."
"Your relatives from the Extreme North will be coming in a couple of days. Do you want to personally receive them, or should I send someone to receive them?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei was slightly stunned.
Relatives...
This term felt both familiar and strange to him.
He came from Snow Rabbit City, one of the three cities in the Extreme North.
Almost everyone in that city belonged to the same clan—the Meng clan.
However, his parents were just a branch of a branch within the Meng clan, separated from the ruling city lord's lineage by countless generations. By the time the bloodline was passed down to his generation, they were no different from strangers.
In the Extreme North, the most painful thing was soul beast attacks on the city.
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