Matching skins: Qian Renxue wants a Phoenix Tattoo
What a ruthless kid!
He killed the young clan master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan just like that.
And he could stay so calm afterward!
This kid was an outright ruthlessness incarnate.
Fortunately, he and the young master had already become sworn brothers, so he could be counted as one of Spirit Hall's own.
Otherwise, if such a ruthless person could not be brought into Spirit Hall's service, he had to be uprooted as soon as possible.
Snake Lance Douluo was the protector Qian Renxue had sent.
He had witnessed everything that happened between Su Yu and Yu Tianheng.
He had been ready to deal with the trouble for Su Yu.
But who could have expected that Su Yu would have no need of him at all?
He had directly beaten Yu Tianheng into hero fragments.
Snake Lance Douluo was deeply shocked.
If he had been in Su Yu's place at that age,
he would never have dared do such a thing.
The foundations and strength of the Upper Three Sects were not something a commoner Soul Master could afford to provoke.
It was no exaggeration to say
that on the entire Douluo Continent, only Spirit Hall was capable of shaking the Upper Three Sects.
No other faction dared to even pick a fight with them.
Even the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire
lacked the courage to clash head-on with the Upper Three Sects.
All Snake Lance Douluo could say was that Su Yu had some seriously plump guts.
He had killed Yu Tianheng just like that, without caring how the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might react.
But since it had already happened,
Snake Lance Douluo would help Su Yu clean up thoroughly.
Although Yu Tianheng had been beaten into hero fragments and was utterly unrecognizable,
Snake Lance Douluo still wanted to be more meticulous.
That way, he could avoid any mishaps.
With a single blaze, Snake Lance Douluo burned the hero fragments to ashes.
With that, Yu Tianheng had completely vanished from this world.
The kind of vanished where no one could find him.
I need to report this to the young master as soon as possible.
Once Snake Lance Douluo finished cleaning up,
he headed straight for the Crown Prince's Residence.
He felt it was necessary to let Qian Renxue know just how strong Su Yu had become.
If possible...
Snake Lance Douluo wanted to return to Qian Renxue's side and continue serving as the young master's protector.
He had protected Qian Renxue for so many years.
He still preferred to stay by her side.
Besides, he was a member of Spirit Hall to begin with.
His primary duty was to keep Qian Renxue safe.
Soon...
Snake Lance Douluo saw Qian Renxue.
He told her everything that had happened, down to the last detail.
Qian Renxue drew a sharp breath when she heard him.
"I thought I already understood Su Yu's Martial Soul well enough."
"Now it seems I was still thinking too simply."
"Su Yu's Martial Soul has unlimited potential."
Qian Renxue's eyes burned.
Whenever she thought of someone as outstanding as Su Yu being on her side,
Qian Renxue's heart filled with sweetness.
"She Long, what if I had a Phoenix Tattoo inked on my back?"
"Wouldn't that be more... suitable?"
Qian Renxue had almost said "matching" instead of "suitable."
She didn't know why,
but whenever she thought of Su Yu getting a White Tiger Tattoo,
Qian Renxue wanted to get a Phoenix Tattoo.
She felt this must be what Su Yu had called matching skins!
Su Yu had told her before
that some couples who were deeply in love
would give each other Couple Tattoos.
They were a testament to the love between them
and marks they left on each other's lives.
Qian Renxue had always found that very romantic.
Well... Qian Renxue was, after all, a young virgin with no experience in love.
So!
She found it thrilling and sacred.
Maybe that was just how good girls were!
Su Yu had no idea that something he had said in passing would leave such a deep impression on Qian Renxue.
Now that the thought had popped into Qian Renxue's head,
it immediately became impossible to rein in.
"Young master, how wise!"
What could Snake Lance Douluo say?
He was only a subordinate.
How could he possibly presume to tell Qian Renxue what to do?
As soon as Qian Renxue mentioned getting a Phoenix Tattoo, her eyes had turned positively dreamy.
Her attitude was already perfectly clear.
If Snake Lance Douluo voiced any objection now,
he would probably be sent to protect Su Yu for the rest of his life.
Snake Lance Douluo wasn't so blind to the situation.
He still wanted to return to the embrace of the organization.
"If Su Yu knew I got a Phoenix Tattoo especially for him,
"would he understand what I meant?"
Qian Renxue fell deep into thought.
But as she pondered, Qian Renxue grew somewhat discouraged.
In her body's current state, she couldn't bear a Phoenix Tattoo at all.
Unless she broke through to Titled Douluo,
otherwise!
Qian Renxue could forget about adding another tattoo anytime soon.
"That idiot Su Yu!"
"Why didn't he say sooner that he was getting a White Tiger Tattoo?"
"If he had, I wouldn't have chosen the Golden Bow and Arrow back then."
Qian Renxue grumbled, a little puffed up with annoyance.
She felt that the next time she saw Su Yu, she had to punish him a little.
She would punish Su Yu by trampling him hard beneath her feet.
"She Long, go back and continue protecting him."
"If anything happens to Su Yu, I'll hold you responsible."
Qian Renxue waved a hand, dismissing Snake Lance Douluo.
If Snake Lance Douluo was gone for more than an hour,
Qian Renxue couldn't help letting her imagination run wild and worrying about Su Yu.
"Uh... young master, is that really necessary?"
Snake Lance Douluo was reluctant.
Su Yu was so strong now.
He didn't need Snake Lance Douluo's protection at all.
There was simply no one among the younger generation who could pose a threat to Su Yu.
The strength that White Tiger Tattoo had given Su Yu was simply terrifying.
And even if Su Yu encountered a powerful enemy he couldn't defeat,
he could use Fixed Immortal Travel to escape.
There was absolutely no need for Snake Lance Douluo to protect him from the shadows.
It was completely unnecessary and a waste of his time.
If he stayed by Qian Renxue's side,
he could at least do some dirty and strenuous work for her.
But if he continued protecting Su Yu, he would be wasting his days away.
Snake Lance Douluo didn't want to keep warming the bench.
"Hmm?"
"Are you trying to defy me?"
Qian Renxue's expression turned cold!
The pressure of a superior instantly left Snake Lance Douluo feeling as though thorns were piercing his back and a bone were lodged in his throat.
"I wouldn't dare!"
"I only wish to be at your service more often, young master."
Snake Lance Douluo felt bitter.
As a subordinate, being away from one's leader for so long was definitely not a good sign.
He and Porcupinefish Douluo were both Qian Renxue's protectors.
Yet now he was being sent far away to protect Su Yu, unable to wait on Qian Renxue for long stretches of time.
If one waned while the other waxed like this!
Porcupinefish Douluo's weight in Qian Renxue's heart would surely far exceed his.
How could he allow that?
He, Snake Lance Douluo, also wanted to earn the merit of following a dragon to the throne once Qian Renxue succeeded in her undercover mission.
"Enough!"
"I am the young master of the Angel Clan!"
"My orders are not to be questioned."
Qian Renxue's tone was cold.
She looked ready to punish Snake Lance Douluo if he dared talk back.
Snake Lance Douluo no longer dared say another word.
His figure immediately vanished from where he stood, and he went to continue protecting Su Yu.
"Sigh..."
"She Long's outlook is too narrow, after all."
Qian Renxue shook her head, frustrated that iron would not become steel.
They were both members of Spirit Hall, yet instead of properly thinking about easing his master's burdens, Snake Lance Douluo spent all day vying for favor.
He really wasn't fit for any great responsibility.
As Comrade Yuliang had put it so well:
Whether you shovel dung or I serve as chairman, we're both serving the people.
Why couldn't Snake Lance Douluo understand that?
Whatever positions he and Porcupinefish Douluo occupied, they were both serving Spirit Hall.
What was there to compare?