"I've never met them."
"The continent is vast. There's nothing strange about a few Titled Douluo experts living in seclusion for years, unknown to the world."
Dugu Bo clasped his hands behind his back and walked forward.
Hearing this, Prince Xue Xing thought it over and found Dugu Bo's words quite reasonable. He asked no further questions, instead quickening his pace to walk beside Dugu Bo toward the end of the street.
Inside the hotel.
Guibao, who had been sitting in the lounge, immediately rose to greet Qian Renxue, Bai Wanwan, Moxiong, and the others as they returned.
"Young Master, Young Lady, I've finished checking us in."
"Rooms 401 through 405 on the fourth floor are all ours."
As he spoke, Guibao moved behind Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan. Like Moxiong, he stayed half a step behind them.
"Mm. Has Yang Wushuang returned?"
Qian Renxue nodded slightly and headed toward the fourth floor with Bai Wanwan.
"Young Master, Yang Wushuang hasn't returned yet."
Guibao answered softly.
"When Yang Wushuang returns, tell him to get some rest first. He can bring us the intelligence tomorrow. We're a little tired today."
"Understood, Young Master."
Soon, the group reached the hotel's fourth floor. Looking at the five rooms before them, Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan chose rooms 402 and 403 respectively, then went inside to rest.
Guibao and Moxiong exchanged a glance, then stood outside the doors to wait for Yang Wushuang's return.
Room 403.
In the steam-filled bathroom, Bai Wanwan stepped into the bathtub. Feeling the comfortably warm water, she slowly closed her eyes.
"Now that I'm in Heaven Dou City, I should take Yang Wushuang to the Sunset Forest when I have time and bring back the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Besides, strictly speaking, that place belongs to me too. I'll have to reclaim it from Dugu Bo."
Bai Wanwan murmured to herself, lightly tapping her fingers against the edge of the bathtub with a soft tap, tap, tap.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had formed when the bodies of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King fell into the Sunset Forest after their deaths. Bai Wanwan possessed the complete water dragon king bloodline, so by the principle of inheritance through bloodline, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belonged to her.
Dugu Bo, who currently occupied the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, was the true outsider. And since the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belonged to her, all the immortal herbs and supreme medicinal herbs within it naturally belonged to her as well.
Reasonable and justified, legal and proper.
There was nothing wrong with that.
As for how she would reclaim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she would naturally try diplomacy before force.
First, she would take Guibao or Moxiong along to reason with him.
If reasoning failed, that was fine too. She would have brought backup, after all. When reason couldn't get through, she could try getting through with force.
The water in the bathtub gradually cooled.
After enjoying a comfortable bath, Bai Wanwan stepped out of the tub, picked up the bath towel beside her, and wrapped it around herself.
Leaving the bathroom, Bai Wanwan lay down on the soft, comfortable bed. She closed her eyes and soon drifted off to sleep.
Outside the rooms.
Yang Wushuang had just returned from the Spirit Hall and was walking toward Guibao with intelligence on the various factions.
"Just give the intelligence to me."
"The Young Master and Young Lady are resting in their rooms. Don't disturb them. Your room is 405. Go get some rest."
Guibao patted Yang Wushuang on the shoulder, took the information from him, and entered his own room, 401.
Watching Guibao enter his room, Yang Wushuang thought for a moment, then headed toward room 405.
Late that night.
On the dimly lit street, a carriage slowly came to a stop outside the hotel.
A middle-aged man dressed as a guard climbed down from the front of the carriage and walked over to the window.
A hand holding a small box reached out through the window and passed it to the guard.
"Take this box upstairs."
"Remember to be humble. We're here to deliver a gift, not to cause trouble."
Xue Luochuan's voice came from inside the carriage.
"Uh, Second Prince, isn't it a little inappropriate to deliver a gift at this hour?"
The guard looked at the box in his hands, then considered the time. His Second Prince seemed to have chosen a rather unsuitable hour to send a gift.
Delivering a gift at one in the morning.
Wasn't that a little too early?
"Enough nonsense. Do exactly as I tell you."
"If they accept it, report back to me immediately."
Xue Luochuan gave the guard an indifferent glance, then lowered the curtain over the carriage window.
As the curtain fell, the carriage slowly began moving toward the end of the street.
Once the carriage disappeared from sight, the guard looked down at the box in his hands, turned, and entered the hotel, heading straight for the fourth floor.
Outside room 403.
The guard had just raised his hand to knock when a voice sounded beside his ear.
"What are you doing?"
Guibao placed a hand on the guard's shoulder, his voice carrying an eerie chill.
It was the dead of night.
This man had appeared outside his Young Lady's room dressed entirely in black, holding a box with unknown contents. No matter how Guibao looked at him, he didn't seem like anyone with good intentions.
Gulp.
The guard swallowed. Looking at the man who had appeared behind him without his noticing, he felt his heart inexplicably skip a beat.
"Please don't misunderstand, sir. I'm here to deliver a gift on my prince's orders."
The guard hurriedly explained.
"A gift?"
Guibao glanced up to check the time, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"I think you're taking me for a fool. Delivering a gift in the dead of night?"
"Why not tell me you're a hotel employee here to clean the room?"
Guibao's grip on the guard's shoulder gradually tightened, and his gaze grew increasingly hostile.
"I really am here to deliver a gift."
"My prince is the imperial family's Second Prince. He ordered me to deliver what's inside this box."
Feeling the steadily increasing pressure on his shoulder, the guard raised the box high.
Hearing this, Guibao said nothing and reached out to take the box.
He opened it, revealing a key and a sealed letter. There was nothing else inside.
After inspecting the contents, Guibao closed the box again and swept his gaze over the guard.
"I don't care what you're here for, whether you're delivering a gift or have some other purpose. You aren't leaving now."
"Both young ladies are resting. They can't be disturbed."
"Tomorrow morning, once both young ladies have rested, we'll follow the Young Lady's instructions and see what to do with you."
Guibao lifted the guard and strode toward his own room.
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