Nothing Comes Without a Reason

Early morning.

Hotel, Room 403.

The door opened, and just as Bai Wanwan walked out of the room, she saw Guibao walking slowly toward her.

"Young Lady, someone came last night, claiming to be here to deliver a gift. But since both you and the Young Master were resting, and your subordinate thought he did not look like a good person, I temporarily detained him."

Guibao bowed slightly toward Bai Wanwan in salute.

"A gift?"

"Who sent him, and does Sister know about this?"

Bai Wanwan's eyes were filled with puzzlement.

Their group had only arrived in Heaven Dou City yesterday, and they did not know anyone in the city; who would send someone to deliver a gift at night?

"According to him, the Second Prince of the Imperial Family sent him."

"The Young Master has not yet left his room, so he does not know about this for now."

Guibao answered Bai Wanwan's questions one by one.

"Second Prince Xue Luochuan?"

"Why would he send someone to deliver a gift?"

Bai Wanwan muttered to herself, yet a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

Although they had met the Second Prince Xue Luochuan yesterday, it was mainly because of the matter concerning Xue Beng, and apart from that, they had no other interactions.

From the fact that Xue Luochuan sent someone to deliver a gift, it could be deduced that this gift was not sent by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but rather by Xue Luochuan in his personal capacity.

If it had been sent by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, it should have been said that the Emperor Xue Ye sent him.

Nothing comes without a reason.

"Uncle Guibao, bring that person over. I want to see what purpose Xue Luochuan actually has in sending someone to deliver a gift."

As she spoke, Bai Wanwan walked toward the lounge area on the fourth floor, finally taking a seat there and waiting quietly.

As for Guibao, he returned to his room, brought out the middle-aged man who had come to deliver the gift last night, and brought along a small wooden box as well.

Arriving before Bai Wanwan, Guibao handed the small wooden box into her hands and then stood silently behind her.

Opening the wooden box and looking at a key and an unopened letter inside, Bai Wanwan directly opened the letter.

The contents of the letter were very simple: just some polite remarks, the address of a mansion, and a statement that an estate in Heaven Dou City was being given to them.

Having finished reading the letter, Bai Wanwan put it back into the envelope, raised her eyes slightly, and looked at the middle-aged man standing before her: "Your Highness the Second Prince, why are you giving us a mansion for no reason?"

"Young Lady, I do not know about this matter. I only followed His Highness's arrangements to deliver the items, but His Highness once said that if you accepted the things, you should go back and report to His Highness at the very first moment."

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and answered truthfully.

Tap, tap, tap~

Bai Wanwan tapped her fingernails lightly against the small wooden box and spoke no further.

She was now almost certain that Xue Luochuan had some purpose in giving them a mansion.

It was just that what this purpose actually was remained unknown for the time being.

The small wooden box slowly closed and was handed back before the middle-aged man.

"We appreciate Your Highness the Second Prince's good intentions, but as the saying goes, merit must be rewarded to accept a reward. You should take the items back completely untouched."

Handing the small wooden box into the middle-aged man's hands, Bai Wanwan rose from her seat and waved her hand to signal Guibao to see the guest out.

Watching Bai Wanwan gradually walk away, Guibao reached out, blocked the middle-aged man's path, and softly uttered the word "please."

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man looked at the wooden box in his hand and strode toward the corridor's staircase.

The delivered items had not been accepted.

He needed to report this matter truthfully to the Second Prince.

Seeing the middle-aged man off, Guibao walked back to his room, took out the intelligence that Yang Wushuang had brought back yesterday, and handed it to Bai Wanwan.

"Uncle Guibao, Sister will probably be waking up soon too. Go prepare some breakfast."

Bai Wanwan crossed her legs, reached out to take the intelligence handed over by Guibao, and began to read through it seriously.

"Alright, Young Lady."

Guibao gave his assent and walked toward the end of the corridor.

The surroundings gradually fell into silence.

Only the faint sound generated by turning pages could be heard.

Soon, having finished reading the intelligence in her hands, a glimmer of comprehension appeared in Bai Wanwan's eyes. She seemed to know why Xue Luochuan wanted to give them a mansion, though she could not be certain just yet.

Click~

The sound of a door opening rang out.

Bai Wanwan looked toward the source of the sound and saw Qian Renxue's figure emerging from her room.

"Wanwan, up so early."

Qian Renxue came over to sit beside Bai Wanwan, took the intelligence from her hand, and began to flip through it.

"Sister, I've been up for a while."

Bai Wanwan looked up at the current time, leaned her body to one side, rested her head on Qian Renxue's lap, and recounted the matter of Xue Luochuan sending someone to deliver a gift.

"Xue Luochuan sent someone to deliver a gift?"

Having heard Bai Wanwan's recounting, Qian Renxue raised her brows slightly.

"Mhm, Sister, if you turn the intelligence to the page on the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, you'll basically understand."

"Among the four princes of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the First Prince Xue Qinghe has outstanding political talent, and the Second Prince Xue Luochuan has outstanding intelligence, but ordinary cultivation talent. As for the Third Prince Xue Haicang, he has the best cultivation talent; upon awakening, his rank nine Innate Soul Power was praised by the Emperor Xue Ye as possessing the aptitude of a Titled Douluo, but his political talent is inferior to the First Prince Xue Qinghe, and his intelligence is not as good as the Second Prince's."

"As for the last, the Fourth Prince, he can neither write nor fight, possesses no cultivation talent or political talent, and his intelligence falls far short of the Second Prince's-he is a pure good-for-nothing."

"Among the four princes, apart from Xue Beng, the other three princes only maintain a facade of harmony while fighting endlessly in secret. Therefore, I feel that Xue Luochuan's purpose in sending us a gift is..."

Bai Wanwan did not continue her subsequent words, but Qian Renxue had already understood her meaning.

"Mhm, that kind of possibility certainly exists."

"Otherwise, Xue Luochuan wouldn't send gifts for no reason."

Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully.

"I had people take the things back completely untouched. If it's truly as we think, Xue Luochuan will definitely look for us again."

"And I think Xue Luochuan is a pretty good breakthrough point, Sister, don't you think?"

Bai Wanwan asked softly.

"Xue Luochuan?"

"He is indeed suitable as a breakthrough point. Let's just see when he comes looking for us again."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue resumed flipping through the intelligence in her hand.

"That's right, Sister. Later I'm going to take Guibao and Yang Wushuang out to handle some matters."

Bai Wanwan's gaze gradually turned serious.

"To handle matters?"

"What matters?"

Qian Renxue looked at Bai Wanwan with some curiosity.

"Sister will naturally find out about this matter after I return."

"By then, I'll have a big surprise for Sister."

Bai Wanwan blinked playfully.