Though She Had Lost Her Parents, She Still Had Me!

"Father, shouldn't we listen to Xue'er's own thoughts?"

Seeing the plan gradually stray from its original course, Qian Gu Huang Yu hurriedly spoke up.

Perhaps wanting to establish a radiant, towering image of himself in his daughter's eyes, Qian Gu Die Ting finally looked at Qian Ren Xue and said with a smile, "Child, are you willing to take me as your master? I am the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda. If you become my disciple, you'll never have to worry about cultivation resources again."

Qian Gu Die Ting was confident that, whether in power or strength, few in the entire Sun Moon Federation could compare with him.

Qian Ren Xue blinked her large, watery eyes, revealing a guilty expression. "I'm sorry, Uncle Qian Gu, but I can't become your disciple. My parents' dying wish was for me to return to my family."

This was the false identity Qian Gu Huang Yu and Qian Ren Xue had fabricated together.

Le Qian Xue had originally been from the Star Luo Empire. She had followed her parents from the Star Luo Empire to find the Angel Family and acknowledge her ancestry, but unfortunately, they encountered a shipwreck. Le Qian Xue alone had made it to the Douluo Continent.

Afterward, while wandering, Le Qian Xue had accidentally arrived in Shrek City and happened to meet Qian Gu Huang Yu.

There was no evidence to disprove it.

Moreover, returning to the Angel Family was Le Qian Xue's parents' "dying wish." As long as Qian Gu Die Ting retained even a shred of humanity, he could not possibly stop her.

Sure enough, Qian Gu Die Ting's smile froze on his face. He was now caught in a difficult position.

Qian Gu Die Ting could naturally force Qian Ren Xue to stay, but that would leave a terrible impression of him on both Qian Ren Xue and Qian Gu Huang Yu. Especially Qian Ren Xue—getting along with her properly afterward would be difficult.

As for letting her go? What a joke. Letting her leave would be easy; finding her again would be difficult.

But Qian Gu Die Ting was Qian Gu Die Ting, after all. In an instant, he came up with a solution. One word: stall!

For the first time ever, Qian Gu Huang Yu saw a kindly expression on her father's face. Qian Gu Die Ting nodded with a smile and said amiably, "Since it is your parents' dying wish, I will naturally support your return to the family. How about this? I'll immediately contact the Angel Family's Clan Head, Le Jing Chen, and arrange for you to return to the Angel Family."

Qian Gu Huang Yu raised her brows and thought, I've never seen Father be this agreeable!

"However, the most urgent matter now is to first examine your physical data, then select a suitable soul spirit for you, Xue'er! As long as it is a soul spirit possessed by the Spirit Pagoda, I can personally approve it for you."

So this was where he was waiting for us!

Qian Gu Die Ting's strategy could not have been more clever. First, he expressed support for Qian Ren Xue's wishes to gain her favor. Then he brought up obtaining a soul spirit. No soul master could resist the temptation of advancing, and Qian Gu Die Ting believed Qian Ren Xue would be no exception.

Given Qian Ren Xue's identity as a wandering orphan, she naturally had no money to buy a suitable soul spirit. Qian Gu Die Ting naturally would not ask her to pay either. The cost of that soul spirit would therefore become a favor owed to Qian Gu Die Ting.

Owing a favor was easy. Repaying one was difficult.

Yet Qian Gu Die Ting was destined to be disappointed.

"Thank you, Uncle Qian Gu, but I heard Father say that the family should have soul spirits better suited to my martial soul. As for soul spirits, I would like to hear the family's advice."

No matter what reason Qian Gu Die Ting used to persuade her, Qian Ren Xue remained unmoved. In the end, Qian Gu Die Ting could only have Qian Gu Huang Yu take Qian Ren Xue away first while he contacted the Angel Family himself.

"Xiao Yu, what do you think about this?"

After settling Qian Ren Xue in, Qian Gu Die Ting immediately sought out Qian Gu Huang Yu, the person who had spent the longest time speaking with Qian Ren Xue, to discuss a plan. Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "Actually, I don't think we need to rush this. Xue'er has only just awakened her martial soul. There are some things she may not yet understand."

Qian Gu Die Ting frowned. "Walls have ears. Sooner or later, others will learn that the Spirit Pagoda has a soul master with Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power. By then, not only the Angel Family—even Shrek Academy and perhaps the Federation itself—may come to claim her!"

What Qian Gu Die Ting wanted was to establish the master-disciple relationship before Qian Ren Xue was thrust under the spotlight, so the Spirit Pagoda could seize the initiative.

Qian Gu Huang Yu had naturally prepared for this. "Xue'er may have lost her parents, but she still has me! I can accompany her and win her heart."

"How long will that take?"

"To be safe, three months."

"That's too long. That little girl is set on returning to the Angel Family. She'll grow suspicious."

But Qian Gu Huang Yu shook her head with a smile. "No, we cannot stall. We need to contact the Angel Family immediately."

"If we do that, that old bastard Le Jing Chen will pick her up tonight!"

Qian Gu Die Ting was getting angry. "You may still not understand how alluring an ancestral Divine Bloodline is to people like us, those standing at the peak of the continent."

"No, I understand." Surprisingly, Qian Gu Huang Yu contradicted Qian Gu Die Ting. "We are going to tell the Angel Family that we have found one of their bloodlines who was stranded outside."

"But she is a Le, an orphan from the Star Luo Empire who claims to be from the Angel Family. As for the Six-winged Angel and Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power, why mention such things when we are simply helping an orphan return to her family?"

If they removed the most enticing details—the Six-winged Angel and Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power—then an ordinary orphan from overseas would not attract the Angel Family's attention at all. When the Angel Family responded, or whether it responded at all, would be impossible to say.

There were plenty of people with the surname Le. Which of them did not want to cling to the towering tree that was the Angel Family? Even without an Angel martial soul, they still wanted to acknowledge their ancestry?

Qian Gu Die Ting immediately understood. "Then naturally, I cannot be the one to personally inform Le Jing Chen."

"Of course. Father's ideas are good; it's just that the people below him execute them poorly."

Qian Gu Huang Yu continued, "And we must show Le Qian Xue the Angel Family's response—or simply the fact that there is no response. She will naturally become disappointed in the Angel Family."

Qian Gu Die Ting revealed an approving expression and agreed with Qian Gu Huang Yu's plan. "With you, Xiao Yu, by her side to care for her, and with the family she longs for constantly disappointing her without any reply, it will not be long before she changes her mind."

"After she becomes Father's disciple, we can tell Le Jing Chen about Xue'er's Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power. Le Jing Chen will naturally rush over without stopping."

Qian Gu Die Ting smiled and picked up where Qian Gu Huang Yu had left off. "When she compares the two sides, she will discover that the Angel Family does not value her as one of their own at all. They only value the status of Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power. Only we are the ones who truly care about her!"

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "By then, Xue'er and Father will already have the reality of a master-disciple relationship, while Xue'er and I will be as close as sisters. Coupled with the Angel Family's utilitarian behavior, Xue'er will naturally stand with us."

(End of Chapter)