Qian Renxue Is a Little Fool

"Flender."

She Long said, "This man once visited the Spirit Hall in Suotuo City and spoke with the bishop there for an entire afternoon. The bishop thought that, considering he was a Soul Sage, he ought to be courteous, so he drank tea with him all afternoon. Flender said Spirit Hall's tea tasted better than Starry Sky's."

Shi Yueyi: "..."

Just listening to it gave her a headache.

Then she said to Qian Renxue, "Brother Xue, I remember you told me that there seemed to be a place in Heaven Dou City called Blue Tyrant Academy. Its strength seemed quite respectable, and its dean was another member of the Golden Iron Triangle."

"Liu Erlong?" Qian Renxue nodded. Of course she knew that person.

"I even found the whereabouts of the third one!" Snake Lance Douluo felt as though he was about to earn another merit.

"That's enough." Qian Renxue spoke up at the right moment.

Then she said, "Senior Snake Lance, you've worked hard. Let her go through the rest with me."

Snake Lance Douluo immediately realized that he seemed to have failed to hold his tongue again. With a bitter smile, he acknowledged her order and withdrew.

"It's not that I think Senior Snake Lance is long-winded, but sometimes he interrupts the original process and lowers our efficiency." Qian Renxue sighed.

Shi Yueyi nodded. "I understand."

"Leave the Fasinuo Province stack to me." Without waiting for an answer, Shi Yueyi began looking through the remaining documents. "Let's speed things up."

"Mm, perfect. Take a look and see if there's anything worth noting." Qian Renxue agreed.

Shi Yueyi turned the files over one by one. Sure enough, among the stack from Fasinuo Province, she found information regarding Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.

"Tsk, parasites." Shi Yueyi clicked her tongue.

Then, she handed those three files to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue had already finished reviewing the situation in the Balak Kingdom. Aside from Ma Hongjun and Oscar, she had also found several other children with potential.

Taking the three files Shi Yueyi handed her, Qian Renxue directly skipped over the section concerning Yu Xiaogang before looking at Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Year 2637: Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul awakened. Year 2637: registered as a Soul Master." She frowned. "Innate Full Soul Power with Blue Silver Grass?"

"Year 2637: Jade Rabbit Martial Soul awakened. Year 2637: registered as a Soul Master." She pondered for a moment. "Two with Innate Full Soul Power, and according to the records, they're even in the same academy."

"Do you have any idea about Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls?" Shi Yueyi asked. "For instance, what level of Innate Soul Power do people with this Martial Soul generally awaken with?"

"Zero," Qian Renxue answered without hesitation. "There's data to support it. The probability of a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul awakening Soul Power is only three percent, let alone Full Soul Power."

Because Spirit Hall had once failed to capture the Blue Silver Emperor, it had kept statistics on children with Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.

"But now one with Full Soul Power has appeared, and his surname is even Tang." Shi Yueyi spoke as if casually. "Not to mention, Grandpa Azure Luan seemed to sense earlier that the man carrying the massive hammer had ultimately gone to Fasinuo Province."

"You suspect that this child might be Tang Hao's son?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Hardly anyone could be unaware that Tang Hao went to war with Spirit Hall for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Do you know the details of what happened?" Shi Yueyi said.

Qian Renxue nodded. "The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor, sacrificed herself for Tang Hao, helping him break through to Rank Ninety. He fought the Spirit Hall Pope at the time, along with two guardian Douluo. In the end, one guardian died, the other was gravely injured, and the Pope was seriously wounded as well. According to... information that later leaked out, Tang Hao seemed to have been blinded by rage and fought for three days and three nights while carrying a newborn baby."

"Everyone believed that baby should not have survived. And after losing both his wife and child, Tang Hao should have hated Spirit Hall forever."

Shi Yueyi's eyes shifted. "But now, this child may very well still be alive, and this file in front of us may be his."

Recalling the description from the historical novel from ten thousand years in the future, Reincarnated as Lord Sea God, Then Invincible Under Heaven, she continued, "If this child named Tang San truly is Tang Hao's son, then he survived the battle between Tang Hao and the former Pope. A baby surviving a battle between Titled Douluo—no matter how one looked at it, something was wrong."

When Shi Yueyi first read that historical novel, she had thought it was utter nonsense too.

It was nothing more than a publication Shrek used to guide public opinion.

But now, even Qian Renxue acknowledged that possibility.

Thinking of this, Shi Yueyi could not help but sigh. Reality was often more absurd than fiction.

"Was he carrying some kind of protective talisman?" Qian Renxue thought for a moment. "But even then, surviving for three days and three nights doesn't make sense."

This was a little beyond them.

"Exactly!" Shi Yueyi gave a bitter smile. "You know what happened to me before. I was nearly killed merely because the aftermath caused a house to collapse on me. Could a newborn's body be tougher than my Body Martial Soul?"

"..." Qian Renxue rubbed her head in irritation.

Why was this becoming more and more complicated?!

She had only come to seize imperial power. Once she succeeded, she would directly cooperate with Spirit Hall and then bring down the Star Luo Empire as well.

No, she could not keep her eyes fixed solely on the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace anymore!

But she was bound here!

"Relax." Shi Yueyi stepped lightly forward. "I know it's inconvenient for you. How about I investigate this fellow?"

"How do you plan to investigate?" Qian Renxue asked.

"You said before that the strongest class at Heaven Dou Royal Academy seemed to have been taken out by their teacher for spirit battles, and they won't return for at least another month. How about Grandpa Guang Ling takes me to Fasinuo Province during that month?" Shi Yueyi blinked. "By the time we return, it should be about time to enroll, so neither side will be delayed."

For the first time, Qian Renxue felt somewhat powerless.

She said quietly, "Little Shiyue, I..."

"Mm?" Shi Yueyi tilted her head and looked into Qian Renxue's eyes.

"...I trust you." Qian Renxue's tone softened. "But—"

Shi Yueyi raised one finger and pressed it to Qian Renxue's lips.

"Shh—"

That pale glow appeared around her again, and she softly said, "Little..."

Her eyes closed briefly before she continued, "Fool. Don't think so much."

Qian Renxue swatted her finger away. "You've gotten bold. What did you just call me?"

There was a hint of tsundere pride in her voice, along with a touch of helplessness.

"Nothing. It's just that after spending a few days with you, I've noticed that you don't seem to like discussing things with others. You prefer thinking through problems alone—proud, but with just a little self-righteousness mixed in."

Shi Yueyi smiled as she spoke. She could see that Qian Renxue felt somewhat unable to act because she was confined to the imperial palace.

"That isn't a bad thing. Don't doubt yourself," Shi Yueyi said. "An emperor must personally lead an expedition eventually, but not now."

The next chapter will connect with the main cast's side a little.

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