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286 The Prodigal Son ReturnsEntering the room, Dugu Bo's expression looked somewhat serious.

Seeing Qi Tian coming, he took the initiative to say: "Little monster, the situation in Tiandou City is a little unusual."

Qi Tian sat in front of him and asked, "What happened?"

Dugu Bo sighed and told the story.

The first news was that Xue Ye was seriously ill, and the Tiandou Empire was governed by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

However, Xue Ye did not completely delegate power to him, which resulted in Xue Qinghe being unable to issue many government orders.

Because of the above reasons, the Spirit Hall has become even more unscrupulous within the Tiandou Empire.

Especially the Elephant Armor Sect, which was the vanguard of the Spirit Hall. Many people in Tiandou City were killed by them. The worst hit was the Four Elements Academy.

With the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus family behind them, Thunder Academy was able to maintain its base. But the Feng, Shui and Huo families were not looking optimistic now.

The Elephant Armor Sect and the Spirit Temple have been constantly interfering with their enrollment. Now the three have banded together and can only barely maintain the operation of the academy.

The suppression of the three families of Feng, Shui and Huo can be seen from the original time and space. Otherwise, they would not have chosen to merge into Shrek Academy.

"Didn't the Fenghuo team win the Soul Master Competition? Didn't the Tiandou Empire express its opinion?" Qi Tian couldn't help but ask.

In the original time and space, Shrek Academy could receive sponsorship from the Tiandou Empire. Could it be that Xue Ye was still treating it differently?

Dugu Bo shook his head and explained, "Xue Ye did give some financial support to Shenfeng and Chihuo Colleges. But this money alone is just a drop in the bucket. Unless they are willing to leave Element City and stay with Xiangjia College, they will continue to be suppressed."

Elemental City was originally the fiefdom granted to their ancestors by the Tiandou Empire. If they took the initiative to leave there, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving up the family foundation?

They would never leave unless they were forced to.

Qi Tian had no solution for the time being. His current strength was still too weak and he could not influence the situation in Tiandou City at all.

After the two of them finished discussing the situation on the continent, Dugu Bo continued, "Little monster, the Fourth Prince Xue Beng has been in contact with Yan Yan recently. Xue Xing wants me to be completely tied to his ship."

Because of Xue Xing's favor, Dugu Bo could not stop this.

But he really had no interest in avalanches, and he didn't want Dugu Yan to be ruined by him.

Qi Tian said in a deep voice: "Old monster, don't worry about this matter for now, let Sister Yanzi keep him hanging for now. Xue Beng is not a very patient guy, he will do something bad sooner or later. When the time comes, not only can I repay the favor, but I can also solve the problem once and for all!"

Dugu Bo spread his hands and said, "Don't think about these troubles. Little monster, over the years, I have accumulated more than 30 million gold soul coins."

As he spoke, the tea table in front of him was piled high with Gold Soul Cards.

"So many?" Qi Tian's eyelids jumped.

In two years, he thought that Dugu Bo could accumulate 15 million gold soul coins, which would be the limit.

Dugu Bo was quite proud. "Among the herbs I sell, more than 90% are grown by me myself, with almost no cost. The remaining less than 10% are purchased by me from outside."

His herbal medicine shop only sells high-quality and high-quality herbal medicines. Those cheap herbal medicines are naturally not in his eyes.

Dugu Bo had a bad reputation, but he never cheated when selling medicinal herbs. Naturally, those medicinal herb dealers were willing to cooperate with him for a long time.

The profits from high-end medicinal materials are very considerable, and since there is no purchase cost, a lot of wealth can definitely be accumulated.

Among them, five million gold soul coins were donated by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; Prince Xuexing and Prince Xuebeng also donated a lot.

Taking a deep breath, Qi Tian said, "Old monster, I am not in a hurry to establish a sect. You can keep this money first. I will borrow it from you when I need it in the future."

Ten million gold soul coins are enough to establish a sect of moderate size.

If a sect wants to open a business in Tiandou City, more expenses will be spent on purchasing land.

At present, Qi Tian was not in a hurry to establish a sect. The matter of the land could be discussed later. Of course, he could not take Dugu Bo's money for nothing.

Although the other party treats him as his own son, he cannot keep asking for money and benefits.

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In the box on the second floor of Fengmanlou, Avalanche was hugged on both sides.

Ever since he spent the money on Dugu Yan, Xue Beng has been living in Prince Xuexing's mansion openly.

However, he still had no progress with Dugu Yan. He also couldn't let her know that he was visiting brothels. These days, he had been controlling his temper, and when he couldn't help it, he would use his skills to solve the problem.

On this day, he could not bear it any longer, so he went to the place where he usually entertained himself.

But before the project even started, Xue Xing caught him red-handed.

"Beng'er, you are so confused!" Xuexing kicked the door open, angrily blowing his beard and glaring.

Previously, Xue Beng no longer entered the entertainment places. Dugu Bo could not find a reason and could not forcefully cut off his relationship with Dugu Yan. But once there was a gossip, Xue Beng's reputation would be exposed. Even if Dugu Yan was interested in him, Dugu Bo would force them to break up.

The women accompanying Xue Beng left one after another upon seeing this. Only the uncle and nephew were left in the private room.

"Uncle, why are you doing this? That woman Dugu Yan won't listen to any words or tricks. If she continues like this, she will not let us live." Xue Beng couldn't help but say.

Xue Xing looked disappointed and said, "Beng'er, if you don't want to get involved in the throne, I will no longer care about you from now on. You can do whatever you want."

How could this work?

Without Xue Xing's connections, even with Xue Beng's reputation, it would be a luxury to survive in Xue Qinghe's hands, let alone get involved in the throne.

"Uncle, I was wrong, isn't that enough?" Xue Beng muttered, "But I have spent a lot of gold soul coins on Dugu Yan in the past two years, but she won't even let me hold her hand. If this continues, I won't even have money to eat."

Xue Xing's expression softened a little.

He has always seen that Dugu Yan is indifferent to Xue Beng. But without Dugu Bo's support, Xue Beng will have no advantage in the competition with Xue Qinghe.

What's more, now that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe is the regent, he can use this opportunity to win over the ministers in the court.

Even though they knew it was impossible, Avalanche had to do it because it was their only hope of a comeback.

"Beng'er, you are anxious again! With your current performance, you want to get promoted, and still expect Senior Dugu to support you?"

"Uncle, as a prince, who doesn't want to ascend the throne?" Xue Beng argued in a low voice.

Xue Xing took a deep breath and said earnestly: "Beng'er, the game of power is not as simple as you think. The only persona that can make you turn the tables now is the prodigal son who returns."

"As long as you can control yourself and stop doing stupid things, I believe there will be ministers in the court who are willing to support you."

"When you ascend the throne, you can have whatever you want. It's just a matter of waiting for a few years. As for Dugu Yan, I have a way, but you need to promise me that you will never come here again."

Xue Beng's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Yes, if he could become the emperor, what kind of women would he not be able to play with? He just had to be patient for a few years.

"Uncle, I will follow your arrangements in everything." Xue Beng stated his attitude.

Xue Xing smiled with satisfaction and took Xue Beng back home.

When leaving, Xue Beng deliberately covered his face for fear of being recognized by outsiders.

As for those who knew that Xue Avalanche had been here, they were all dealt with by Xue Xing on trumped-up charges. (End of this chapter)