The Nation-Stealing Plan Begins, Framing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon

Nothing unexpected happened on the way back to Heaven Dou City. Five days later, the carriage entered the east gate of Heaven Dou City.

Lin Chen and Dugu Bo parted ways at the entrance of the Crown Prince's Residence. Dugu Bo returned to his own courtyard, while Lin Chen went straight to Qian Renxue's study.

When he opened the door, Qian Renxue was sitting behind her desk looking at a document. She looked up at Lin Chen and smiled gently, "You're back?"

"You're back. Sect Master Ning has been very kind to me, and even asked me to give him my regards." Lin Chen smiled casually, picked up the teacup next to Qian Renxue, and drank the tea in one gulp.

Qian Renxue didn't care about Lin Chen's outrageous action, and simply nodded calmly.

After a while, once Lin Chen had taken a few more sips of tea, she finally spoke, "How are things going with Ning Rongrong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School?"

Lin Chen said nonchalantly, "It's alright, but their relationship is probably pretty bad."

Qian Renxue nodded and didn't ask any further questions. She stood up, walked to the window, and said with her back to Lin Chen, "I'm going to make a move against Xue Ye."

Lin Chen paused slightly as he drank his tea, and the casualness in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"The exact time hasn't been set yet, but it won't be long, probably within this month." Qian Renxue turned to look at Lin Chen. "After we take action, Heaven Dou City will be in chaos for a while. I need to arrange some things before then."

She looked into Lin Chen's eyes and said calmly, "But before that, you have to do one thing for me."

"What's wrong?" Lin Chen asked suspiciously.

"Get Xue Beng and Xue Xing out of here," Qian Renxue said coldly. "Just make sure they're not in Heaven Dou City during the days we're making our move."

Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then asked, "What should I do?"

"You decide what to do," Qian Renxue said. "Whatever method you use, just make sure they leave Heaven Dou City and don't get in the way."

Lin Chen nodded and said, "That's not difficult, but if you act rashly, even if Xue Ye Sister Xue, it might arouse suspicion from the royal family."

Qian Renxue sighed, clearly troubled by the problem as well. "Originally, I planned to wait another ten years and slowly poison Xue Ye to death."

"But ever since my Martial Soul Evolution and broke through to the Soul King, the Soul Power within my body has naturally begun to exude the aura of Nine-Winged Angel."

"Moreover, the Martial Soul will inexplicably condense, and even the disguise Soul Skills of the Soul Bone cannot suppress it. It can be concealed for a short time, but it will definitely be exposed in the long run."

At this point, Qian Renxue said helplessly, "Therefore, I have no choice but to launch the Nation-Stealing Plan ahead of schedule. As for those who have doubts, we'll have to deal with them when the time comes."

After listening to Qian Renxue's words, Lin Chen's mind raced, and a grand plan gradually took shape in his head. "Sister Xue, I have an idea that should be able to conceal the truth about Xue Ye's death."

Qian Renxue shook her head and said indifferently, "Tell me, if I can't do anything, how could you possibly have a solution?"

"Now that Xue Ye is dead, there has to be a prime suspect," Lin Chen clapped his hands and said in a deep voice, "And why can't that suspect be someone who has a grudge against our Heaven Dou Imperial Family?"

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow, then suddenly seemed to remember something and gestured for Lin Chen to continue.

Lin Chen took out a blade of grass from his Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. The grass was glowing with a pale purple light, and tiny arcs of electricity occasionally flashed across its veins.

"This is the Thunderlight Purple Splendor Grass. After I pulled it out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I just stored it away as trash because I didn't have any lightning-attribute Soul Masters."

Lin Chen pushed the Immortal Herb in front of Qian Renxue and said with a smile, "This Immortal Herb is great in every way, except for one side effect: it attracts lightning during thunderstorms."

Qian Renxue picked up the Immortal Herb, a look of sudden realization flashing in her eyes. "You want to use it to frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

"That's right." Lin Chen nodded. "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Martial Soul characteristic is lightning. We can completely use this Immortal Herb to cover up the scene of Xue Ye's death."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. "How do we get the dragon's aura?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Isn't there still Dugu Yan? Yan Yan's Martial Soul is the Jade Mountain Poison Dragon, and the aura of dragon-type Martial Souls is essentially the same."

"As long as the Immortal Herb can be touched by Dragon Aura, and the death was caused by lightning, anyone would think it was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."

Lin Chen shrugged and said, "When the evidence is conclusive, nothing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan says will matter."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue smiled and said, "That's a good idea. When are you planning to go find Dugu Yan?"

Lin Chen said, "I'll go right away."

Qian Renxue nodded, her composure returning. "Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll let you know the specific time to take action later."

"Okay." After saying that, Lin Chen opened the door and went out.

After a while, a figure suddenly appeared beside Qian Renxue.

Snake Lance Douluo walked to Qian Renxue's side and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, this plan is indeed feasible, but there is still one problem."

Qian Renxue asked with a smile, "What's the question?"

Snake Lance Douluo said in a deep voice, "What if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan finds evidence to prove that they didn't do it?"

Qian Renxue sneered, her expression turning cold. "Find evidence? They won't have that opportunity."

She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said coldly, "Once Xue Ye is dead, I will declare this matter a treasonous act by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon in court. At that point, whether the evidence is real or not will no longer matter."

Snake Lance Douluo paused for a moment. "You mean...?"

"Destroy them." Qian Renxue put down her teacup and said calmly, "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan should also disappear."

The next day, at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

When Lin Chen walked into the school gate, he sensed that something was off.

The students who passed by looked at him with more complicated expressions than usual; some hesitated to speak, while others quickly walked away.

He frowned and quickened his pace toward the Junior Division. Just as he reached the corner of the corridor in the teaching building, he saw Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan standing there, both of them with rather unpleasant expressions.

Lin Chen walked over and casually asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she saw him. "You're finally back!"

Dugu Yan continued, "Ye Lingling has been cornered."

Lin Chen paused, then asked coldly, "Who dares to touch my people?"

"Xue Beng." Dugu Yan's tone was filled with undisguised disgust. "Just a few days after you left, he started causing trouble for Ye Lingling."

"At first, they just blocked her on the street and said some nasty things, but later they went too far. A couple of days ago, they brought people and blocked Ye Lingling's classroom door, and they even tried to fight."