Xue Er's Shock

"Sit down, Zhu Qing!" Lu Yuan pulled Zhu Zhuqing to sit down and poured her a cup of tea to soothe her somewhat shocked feelings.

"You treat her quite well!" Qian Renxue her eyes at Lu Yuan and said with a hint of jealousy.

"Am I not good to you?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

"Hmph, it's alright!" Qian Renxue snorted, speaking with a touch of arrogance.

"You tsundere!" Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at Qian Renxue. His Xue'er was good in every way, except for being a bit tsundere. She was already a late-stage patient with tsundere syndrome.

He poured Zhu Zhuqing a cup of tea. After taking a couple of sips, she calmed down considerably. She looked at Lu Yuan with her big eyes filled with deep confusion.

"I'll tell you when we get back. This is related to some of our Spirit Hall's plans. Xue'er's identity is our Spirit Hall's biggest secret," Lu Yuan said.

"Hmm!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded, realizing that the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire was actually Holy Daughter of the Spirit Hall in disguise. This news was far too shocking.

However, Zhu Zhuqing was no fool. She was also very clever. After thinking about it carefully, she had some guesses in her mind. However, these guesses were too shocking. If they were true, then the Spirit Hall's plan would be too big.

The thought alone made her feel a little uneasy.

"Alright, you rascal, what is it that you need my help with?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing chatting and laughing, feeling a little jealous. This rascal, he even brought Zhu Zhuqing along when he came to see her.

She felt a pang of embarrassment, wanting to tell this jerk what was on her mind, but was too embarrassed to say it.

You scoundrel, you have no conscience.

"Actually, it's nothing major. I just want to find a piece of land to use as a base for building our power. You are now the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, so I think you should know a little about these things," Lu Yuan said.

"There is indeed a suitable piece of land, just Heaven Dou City, not far from it. It's a wide, flat open space, surrounded by mountains and water, with a very nice environment. It's a great place," Qian Renxue said.

"Oh?" Lu Yuan became interested and said, "Then let's go with this place. I'll have to trouble you, Xue'er, to come with me to take a look."

"That's no problem, but there's one thing I'm a little confused about. You rascal, can you help me out?" Qian Renxue said.

"Go ahead!" Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"After you create this force, what industries do you plan to develop? You can't just sit around and live off your savings. A large force needs financial support. Although the Spirit Hall can provide it continuously and has the ability to do so, that means you will be controlled by the Spirit Hall. I don't believe that someone with your personality is the kind of person who would be willing to be controlled by others."

"So you must have your own ideas, but I don't know what they are. Can you tell me?" Qian Renxue asked.

Since Lu Yuan's idea is to create a power comparable to the Papal Hall and the Worship Hall, he must want to hold all the power in his own hands, just like Bibi Dong controls the Papal Hall and Qian Daoliu controls the Worship Hall.

Based on Qian Renxue's understanding of Lu Yuan, this man, like her, liked to control everything. In fact, Lu Yuan's desire for control was even stronger than hers. She didn't believe that this guy would be willing to give up his power and let others cause him trouble!

"Of course, Xue'er, do you think Soul Tool are a competitive industry?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

"Soul Tool? Wasn't the technology for making these things lost long ago? Could it be..."

Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened instantly. "You scoundrel, did you obtain the technology to make Soul Tool?"

"Hmm?" Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Though not quite right, it's not far off."

Indeed, he hasn't obtained the technology to make Soul Tool yet, but he will soon have the experience of Level 6 Soul Engineer, which will be equivalent to obtaining the technology.

"Hiss!" Qian Renxue gasped, her beautiful eyes wide with shock as she looked at Lu Yuan. She knew that Soul Tool were something that had been lost for a long time, and very few Soul Tool had survived to this day. Generally speaking, only nobles with extraordinary status and those with extraordinary opportunities could possess them.

It's an extremely rare item, the kind that you can only come across by chance. If this jerk knows how to make it, then making and selling Soul Tool would be incredibly profitable, more than enough to support a mere faction.

However, she had no idea where this scoundrel got the production technique from. Just how many secrets was this man hiding from her?

Upon hearing that Lu Yuan had obtained the technology to create Soul Tool, not only was Qian Renxue shocked, but Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing next to her, was also greatly surprised.

After all, Soul Tool are extremely precious, and very few people can possess them. Zhu Zhuqing, as the second young lady of the Zhu Clan, only has a Soul Guidance Ring with a volume of only ten cubic meters. How much more so for others?

"You jerk, how many things are you hiding from me?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Yuan with questioning eyes. This jerk still had so many things she didn't know. Did he really care about her?

"Uh!" Looking at Qian Renxue's appearance, Lu Yuan suddenly had a headache. He had actually forgotten about this matter. Qian Renxue was a woman with a strong desire for control. She hated it when he kept things from her, because she would feel that Lu Yuan did not trust her enough or love her enough.

But the key point is that Lu Yuan only just learned that the system would reward him with experience in level six Soul Tool. He didn't know this beforehand, so how could he tell Qian Renxue?

"Xue'er, let me explain!" Lu Yuan stood up, walked to Qian Renxue's side, and hugged her. It was better to explain this to Xue'er first, so that she wouldn't overthink things and think that he didn't trust her enough.

"Tell me!" Qian Renxue didn't struggle when Lu Yuan pulled her into his arms. She just stared at Lu Yuan with her beautiful eyes. She and this jerk had already been 'completely honest' with each other, but he was still hiding something from her. How could Qian Renxue feel good about it?

"Sigh, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I haven't had the technology to make this Soul Tool for very long, and I haven't had time to tell you yet," Lu Yuan said.

"Really?" Qian Renxue looked at him with suspicion and said, "Then tell me, where did you get the technology to make this Soul Tool? I have no idea that the Spirit Hall knows how to make such things."

"Of course it's not from the Spirit Hall. This thing was given to me by Old Long!" Lu Yuan lied through his teeth.

"Is it Senior Dragon Emperor?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Yes, the technology for making this Soul Tool was actually obtained by Old Long in an Ancient Ruins when he was young. However, Old Long was not interested in this thing, so he kept it hidden by his side. This time, after learning that I was going to create a force, he specially gave it to me."

Lu Yuan said in a very serious tone.

Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyao, who was secretly on guard outside the door:?????