One Does Not Visit the Temple Without a Reason

Early morning.

Hotel, Room 403.

The door opened, and as Bai Wanwan stepped out of the room, she saw Guibao walking toward her at an unhurried pace.

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

Guibao bowed slightly to Bai Wanwan.

"A gift?"

"Who sent him? Does Sister know about this?"

Bai Wanwan's eyes were full of confusion.

Their group had only arrived in Heaven Dou City yesterday. They did not know anyone here, so who would send someone bearing gifts in the middle of the night?

"According to him, the Second Prince of the imperial family sent him."

"Young Master has not left her room yet, so she does not know about this for the moment."

Guibao answered Bai Wanwan's questions one by one.

"Second Prince Xue Luochuan?"

"Why would he send someone to bring us a gift?"

Bai Wanwan murmured to herself, though a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

They had met Second Prince Xue Luochuan yesterday, but that had mainly been because of Xue Beng. Other than that, they had no interaction at all.

And from the fact that Xue Luochuan had sent someone with a gift, it could be determined that this gift had not come from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but had been sent by Xue Luochuan in his personal capacity.

If the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had sent someone, he should have said that Xue Ye had sent him.

"One does not visit the temple without a reason."

"Uncle Guibao, bring that person here. I want to see what Xue Luochuan's purpose is in sending us a gift."

As Bai Wanwan spoke, she walked toward the fourth-floor lounge. She finally sat down there and waited quietly.

Guibao, meanwhile, returned to his room and brought out the middle-aged man who had come bearing gifts the previous night. He also brought out a small wooden box.

After arriving before Bai Wanwan, Guibao handed her the small wooden box, then stood silently behind her.

Opening the wooden box, Bai Wanwan saw a key and an unopened letter inside. She immediately opened the letter.

The letter's contents were simple: a few polite pleasantries, the address of an estate, and the statement that they were being gifted a residence in Heaven Dou City.

After reading the letter, Bai Wanwan placed it back inside its envelope. Raising her eyes, she looked at the middle-aged man standing before her. "Why is Second Prince giving us an estate for no reason?"

"Young Lady, I do not know. I merely followed Your Highness's arrangements and delivered these items. However, Your Highness said that if you accepted them, I was to return and report to him immediately."

The middle-aged man thought for a moment before answering truthfully.

Tap, tap, tap~

Bai Wanwan lightly tapped the small wooden box with her fingernail and said nothing further.

She was now almost certain that Xue Luochuan had a purpose in giving them an estate.

It was simply that she did not yet know what that purpose was.

The small wooden box slowly closed, and she held it out before the middle-aged man.

"We appreciate Second Prince's kindness, but as the saying goes, one should not accept rewards without merit. You should take these things back exactly as they are."

After handing the wooden box to the middle-aged man, Bai Wanwan rose from her seat and waved for Guibao to see him out.

Watching Bai Wanwan gradually walk away, Guibao extended a hand to block the middle-aged man's path and softly uttered one word. "Please."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man looked at the wooden box in his hands and walked toward the stairway at the end of the corridor.

The items he had delivered had not been accepted.

He needed to report this truthfully to Second Prince.

After watching the middle-aged man leave, Guibao returned to the room, took out the intelligence Yang Wushuang had brought back yesterday, and handed it to Bai Wanwan.

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

Bai Wanwan crossed her legs, took the intelligence Guibao handed her, and began reading it carefully.

"Yes, Young Lady."

Guibao replied and headed toward the end of the corridor.

The surroundings gradually fell silent.

Only the faint sound of pages turning remained.

Soon, Bai Wanwan finished reading the intelligence in her hand. A trace of understanding appeared in her eyes. She seemed to know why Xue Luochuan had given them an estate, though she could not yet be certain.

Click~

The sound of a door opening rang out.

Bai Wanwan turned toward the sound and saw Qian Renxue emerge from the room.

"Wanwan, you're up so early."

Qian Renxue came over and sat beside Bai Wanwan, taking the intelligence from her hands and flipping through it.

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

Bai Wanwan looked up at the time, then leaned to one side and rested her head on Qian Renxue's lap as she told her about Xue Luochuan sending someone with a gift.

"Xue Luochuan sent someone to bring us a gift?"

After hearing Bai Wanwan's account, Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yes. Sister, turn to the page about the Heaven Dou Imperial Family in that intelligence, and you'll basically understand."

"Among the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's four princes, First Prince Xue Qinghe stands out in political ability. Second Prince Xue Luochuan stands out in intelligence and wisdom, though his cultivation talent is average. Third Prince Xue Haicang has the best cultivation talent. He awakened with Level Nine Innate Soul Power and was praised by Xue Ye as having the potential to become a Titled Douluo. However, his political ability is inferior to First Prince Xue Qinghe's, and his intelligence and wisdom are also inferior to the Second Prince's."

"As for the Fourth Prince, he is neither accomplished in literature nor martial arts. He has no cultivation talent, no political ability, and is far behind the Second Prince in intelligence and wisdom. He is completely useless."

"Among the four princes, aside from Xue Beng, the other three only appear harmonious on the surface. Secretly, their struggles never cease. So I think Xue Luochuan's purpose in giving us this gift is..."

Bai Wanwan did not finish her sentence, but Qian Renxue already understood what she meant.

"Yes, that is indeed possible."

"Otherwise, Xue Luochuan would not have sent a gift for no reason."

Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully.

"I had someone return the items exactly as they were. If it really is as we suspect, Xue Luochuan will definitely come looking for us again."

"And I think Xue Luochuan would be a good point of breakthrough. What do you think, Sister?"

Bai Wanwan asked softly.

"Xue Luochuan?"

"He would indeed be suitable as a breakthrough point. Now we'll see when he comes looking for us again."

As Qian Renxue spoke, she resumed reading the intelligence in her hands.

"Oh, right. Sister, later I'm taking Guibao and Yang Wushuang out to handle something."

Bai Wanwan's gaze gradually turned serious.

"Handle something?"

"What is it?"

Qian Renxue looked at Bai Wanwan with some curiosity.

"You'll naturally find out after I return."

"When the time comes, I'll have a big surprise for you, Sister."

Bai Wanwan blinked playfully.