My sign-in life in Douluo.

Chapter 117: Meeting Dugu Bo Again

Chapter 117: Meeting Dugu Bo Again

In response to Jiang Siming's question, the system did not say anything.

"System, do you have independent consciousness? If you don't have independent consciousness, just let me know," Jiang Siming said with some confusion.

"Ding, squeak."

Jiang Siming was immediately furious, "Are you kidding me?"

"Ding, the system elf awakens 37%."

Jiang Siming couldn't help but touch his chin, and asked after a long while, "System, why did you choose me?"

Jiang Siming had never thought about this question before, but now he felt more and more that his selection might not be an accident.

Since the mysterious force intervened in the Far North, Jiang Siming always felt that he was being monitored all the time. Moreover, all the actions of the system seemed to have no purpose, and even most of the sign-in tasks did not have any penalties set by the system.

This made Jiang Siming even more confused. There is no such thing as a free lunch. The more powerful one is, the more he understands this truth. Strong power requires a huge price to obtain. So what did the system get from him?

"Ding, unknown! unknown!"

Jiang Siming suddenly felt as if he was caught in a huge conspiracy, and a chill rose from his back.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it?" Jiang Siming muttered as he stared ahead with a somewhat dazed look in his eyes.

"Murderous intent?" Jiang Siming, who was originally lost in thought, suddenly felt a highly targeted murderous aura.

In an instant, a cloud of dark green smoke enveloped Jiang Siming.

Jiang Siming, who was originally preparing to fight back, was still sitting cross-legged there, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Old man! A dignified Titled Douluo is still trying to sneak attack?" Jiang Siming said jokingly, and his soul power shook, instantly dispersing the dark green poisonous fog.

A figure flashed in front of Jiang Siming, it was Dugu Bo.

"May I ask who you are? This is my dojo. It seems a bit too much for you to occupy my place?" The poisonous miasma outside the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire was obviously caused intentionally. If someone barged in rashly, it would be a provocation. Dugu Bo looked at Jiang Siming in front of him and did not dare to be careless. The man in front of him looked strange, but he was not affected by his Green Scaled Snake King Poison at all. He did not look like a good person.

"Hey, old man, when did you become so timid?" Jiang Siming stood up and a weird smile appeared on his polarized face.

"Who are you?" Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel a little confused when he heard the other party calling him like this, but he still didn't let down his guard. Jiang Siming's appearance had changed too much. Dugu Bo had never seen Jiang Siming after his body was transformed, let alone Jiang Siming in the appearance of a red skull. He couldn't recognize Jiang Siming at this moment.

Jiang Siming spread his hands helplessly. He looked like a half-human, half-ghost now, and he didn't look like a good person.

"Juexian Sword!" Jiang Siming released the Juexian Sword with one hand, and the sharp sword energy overflowed in an instant.

"Little monster!" Dugu Bo saw Jiang Siming's iconic Juexian Sword and then recognized that the man in front of him was Jiang Siming.

Jiang Siming took back the Juexian Sword and nodded silently.

Dugu Bo immediately stepped forward, hugged Jiang Siming, and his eyes revealed an extremely happy expression.

"Hahaha! I knew that you wouldn't die so easily!" Dugu Bo laughed like a child, his eyes even slightly red.

"Okay! Two grown men, please don't do this!" Jiang Siming said jokingly, but he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart for Dugu Bo's true feelings.

"You little brat! I thought you were dead. You made me worry for nothing." Dugu Bo immediately let go of Jiang Siming and pretended to be annoyed and hit Jiang Siming's arm.

"What? Did the Spirit Hall announce that I'm dead?" Jiang Siming smiled, not surprised at all. After all, as long as Jiang Siming was alive, it would be a blow to the reputation of the Spirit Hall. Moreover, if it was an ordinary spirit master, he would have died long ago due to the injuries Jiang Siming suffered at that time. Even with Jiang Siming's abnormal physique, it took him three full months to recover to normal.

"Do you know what you have done? You have brought great pressure to the Tiandou royal family." Dugu Bo folded his hands in front of his chest, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

"What happened?" Jiang Siming couldn't help but put away his smile, and murderous aura emanated from him, and the temperature in the air seemed to have dropped.

“After you disappeared, the Spirit Hall took the opportunity to go berserk and wanted to sanction Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Your Majesty wanted to suppress it by force. Then the Spirit Hall didn’t seem to give them any face at all, and Your Majesty was under great pressure. In the court, half of the ministers actually questioned Your Majesty’s decision.” Dugu Bo’s tone became increasingly cold.

"What's the result?" Jiang Siming asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know the specific circumstances. I only know that the Crown Prince negotiated with the Spirit Hall and finally eased the situation." Dugu Bo said helplessly.

"Is it so blatant now? No concealment at all." Jiang Siming admired Qian Renxue's decisiveness. This completely consolidated his position in the court. Coupled with the group of ministers he won over, it would be difficult to shake his position as the crown prince.

Even a discerning person could see that Qian Renxue's disguised character Xue Qinghe had a close relationship with the Spirit Hall, but it was impossible for her to overthrow the crown prince with just a few words.

After all, the Crown Prince of the Empire is actually a member of the Spirit Hall, which will inevitably greatly shake the prestige of the Tiandou royal family.

"The key is not just this. Your Majesty's health is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid he doesn't have many years left." Dugu Bo's eyes became more and more solemn. This time he came to choose some medicines to strengthen the body and prolong the life of Emperor Xue Ye.

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became a little depressing.

"Let's not talk about this. How did you become what you are now?" Dugu Bo broke the atmosphere.

Jiang Siming's current appearance, which is neither human nor ghost, is really hard to accept.

"It's okay, there's always a chance to recover. Look, I have recovered half of my face. Isn't it handsome?" Jiang Siming said, pointing to his generally handsome face.

"It's good that you can recover, and you look even more handsome. It can be considered a blessing in disguise!" Dugu Bo patted Jiang Siming on the shoulder and said.

"What are your plans next?" Dugu Bo asked seriously.

"I don't have anything to do for the time being, but my mood has changed a little. I want to find a quiet place to retreat for a while." Jiang Siming told the truth.

"Then you can stay here with peace of mind. After all, your current identity is too sensitive and your appearance is too eye-catching." Dugu Bo said earnestly.

Jiang Siming nodded.

"I need to find some medicinal herbs quickly to heal your majesty." Dugu Bo said.

"Old man, I think you can take a look to see if Emperor Xue Ye might have been poisoned?" Jiang Siming reminded.

"Poison?" Dugu Bo was somewhat silent. As a master of poison, he did not think that Emperor Xue Ye might be poisoned. After all, Emperor Xue Ye was of noble status, and his diet and daily life were strictly controlled. Who could poison him? And he, a master of poison, would be easily discovered.

"Old man, don't forget that there is always darkness under the lamp." Jiang Siming said lightly.

"I understand. I will investigate it carefully when I go back this time." Dugu Bo touched his chin and said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)