Chapter 327: Ghost Douluo Comes to the Door
After dealing with yet another spy planted by Spirit Hall, Yu Tianlin and his father, Yu Mingfeng, continued their discussion.
Five years ago, when Yu Mingfeng had just broken through to the Spirit Douluo Realm, he had specifically made a trip to Fengxing City and briefly crossed hands with Yang Wudi, who had also been at Rank 81 at the time. The two had been evenly matched.
But five years had passed, and Yang Wudi, being obsessed with researching medicine, had inevitably delayed his cultivation. Even now, he was only at Rank 82.
Yu Mingfeng, however, was different. With the help of the Immortal Herb Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and after absorbing a Spirit Bone to strengthen his physique, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. Although Yu Yuanzhen, as a hands-off Clan Master, had left many clan affairs for him to handle, slowing him down somewhat, Yu Mingfeng had still reached Rank 87, directly surpassing more than half of the Clan's Elders.
Judging by Yu Mingfeng's current cultivation speed, if he could enter seclusion and focus entirely on bitter cultivation without being distracted by clan matters, then breaking through to the Titled Douluo Realm within two years would not be a problem at all.
Unfortunately, Yu Yuanzhen's own breakthrough was more important to the Clan, so Yu Mingfeng still had to continue handling clan affairs. Fortunately, Yu Yuanzhen was not far from breaking through, so Yu Mingfeng would soon be freed from those duties.
The two had not been talking for long when a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan hurried in.
At first, Yu Tianlin thought another internal spy had been uncovered and that they were needed to deal with it, but the disciple's report was completely beyond his expectations.
"Elder Ming Feng, Young Master Tianlin, His Eminence Ghost Douluo of Spirit Hall and the Sacred Dragon Sect's Sect Master have suddenly arrived together at the Clan. They are almost here. After receiving the news, the Clan Master has instructed you to go and receive them."
"Gui Mei and Tuoba Xi?" Hearing that, Yu Mingfeng narrowed his eyes. "What are they doing here?"
"What else could it be?" Yu Tianlin said directly. "At this point, Spirit Hall should have almost confirmed that Yue Guan is missing. Gui Mei and Tuoba Xi are naturally here because of that."
"Besides, we recalled our disciples, raised the alert level to the highest rank, and started a full purge of internal spies. We made such a huge commotion that Spirit Hall was bound to send someone to probe the situation."
"Let's go. We'll meet them."
Yu Mingfeng thought that made sense, so he gestured for Yu Tianlin to follow and immediately strode toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's main gate.
Before long, the two arrived there.
The Clan's reaction was evidently swift. Even though Gui Mei and Tuoba Xi's arrival had been extremely sudden, the reception party was already in place, standing in orderly rows on both sides of the road.
Yu Tianlin's gaze swept over everyone present, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
Aside from the clan disciples acting as ceremonial greeters, only Yu Tianlin and his father, Yu Mingfeng, were there. Not a single other Elder had come.
"Was this Grandpa's arrangement? The purpose is… to hide our strength?"
That thought quickly flashed through Yu Tianlin's mind.
Over the years, with the help of medicinal herbs and Spirit Bones, the clan's Elders had all improved greatly. Some had even reached the peak of Rank 89, and the former Third Elder had already become a Titled Douluo and been promoted to Grand Elder. It could be said that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's overall strength had increased dramatically.
Under those circumstances, once they learned from Yu Tianlin that Spirit Hall might soon move against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it was only natural to conceal as much strength as possible. That was why Yu Yuanzhen had only sent Yu Mingfeng and Yu Tianlin.
One was the Clan Master's son, the other his grandson. They were the most direct members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and their status was more than sufficient. Having them personally receive Gui Mei and Tuoba Xi could not be considered disrespectful.
At the same time, Yu Tianlin, as the genius who had defeated Spirit Hall's Golden Generation and one of the most famous young talents of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, could naturally draw part of Gui Mei and Tuoba Xi's attention toward the younger generation, slightly diverting their focus from the clan's Elders.
To make such an arrangement in such a short time truly showed that Yu Yuanzhen deserved his position as Clan Master.
Before long, two figures approached from the distance.
Seeing them arrive, Yu Mingfeng stepped forward with a smile and said, "Your Eminence Ghost Douluo, Sect Master Tuoba, why did you not send word in advance of your visit? Since you arrived so suddenly, if there are any shortcomings in our hasty preparations, please forgive us."
Yu Tianlin also stepped forward beside Yu Mingfeng.
This was his first time seeing Tuoba Xi, the Sacred Dragon Sect's Sect Master, but he had seen Ghost Douluo once before.
As before, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei lived up to his reputation as an agility-attack Titled Douluo. His entire body seemed hazy and indistinct, making it impossible to clearly see his appearance.
That sort of concealment should only be effective against Spirit Masters below the Titled Douluo level. Yu Tianlin's mental strength had already reached the Titled Douluo level. If he focused with all his strength, he should have been able to see through it, but doing so would expose the true level of his mental strength in front of Gui Mei, which would be completely unnecessary. So Yu Tianlin suppressed his curiosity about Ghost Douluo's true appearance.
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei ignored Yu Mingfeng's greeting entirely and said coldly, "Where are those two old fellows, Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian? Tell them to come out and see me!"
The smile on Yu Mingfeng's face gradually faded. "My second uncle is in secluded bitter cultivation, attempting to break through. As for my father, he is occupied with many clan affairs and is extremely busy. I'm afraid neither of them can come meet Your Eminence Ghost Douluo. That is why they specifically arranged for me to receive you."
"Can't come meet me?" Ghost Douluo Gui Mei sneered. "More like they don't dare to come out and see me."
He did not believe a single word of Yu Mingfeng's explanation.
Yu Yuanzhen was too busy? Nonsense. More than a year ago, that man had leisurely watched the entire competition from beginning to end. He had time then, but suddenly now he was too busy?
And Yu Luomian was supposedly in secluded cultivation to seek a breakthrough? That old fellow had been stuck at Rank 89 for more than twenty years. Just breaking through to Titled Douluo had already been extremely fortunate. It was hard to imagine he would make much more progress. What bitter cultivation was he even talking about?
Could it be that when Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian had besieged Yue Guan, Yue Guan had launched a desperate counterattack before dying and seriously wounded both of them, forcing them into recovery, which was why they now dared not show their faces?
Gui Mei began to speculate.
Thinking along those lines, he turned his indistinct face toward Yu Mingfeng. Though his features could not be seen clearly, it was obvious that he was staring straight at him.
"I ask you, where is Yue Guan? What exactly happened to Yue Guan?"
Good heavens, so direct?
You came straight to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory and asked that so bluntly. Were you not afraid that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might abandon all pretense and truly mobilize everyone to keep you here?
Standing to the side, Tuoba Xi could not help but force a bitter smile.
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