Soon after Xue Qinghe parted ways with Prince Xue Xing, he returned to his room. Two figures then appeared behind him: Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo of Spirit Hall.
Snake Lance Douluo clasped his fists and asked, "Holy Son, Xue Xing is preparing to send people to assassinate the Nine Heart Saint and Miss Ye Lingling. What should we do?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Xue Qinghe sneered. "Ye Lingling's martial soul is the Nine-Colored Begonia, even more powerful than the Nine Heart Begonia. Such power can be put to use by our Spirit Hall, so why not? Besides, saving that mother and daughter will make Zhao Zilong owe me a favor. Uncle Yu Long, I remember you've met Ye Lingling before, haven't you?"
Snake Lance Douluo nodded. "Yes, Holy Son. We met during the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Xue Qinghe gave a cold laugh. "Then go protect her. However, wait until Xue Xing's assassination force arrives before making your move to save them. As for the assassins Xue Xing sends, there's no need to kill them all. Leave a few alive to report back to Xue Xing."
"Yes."
Just after Ye Yuzhu and Ye Lingling left Heaven Dou City by carriage, the assassins sent by Prince Xue Xing followed them. Inside the carriage—
Thinking of the suggestion Ye Lingling had made earlier, Ye Yuzhu said, "Lingling, let's return to Mirror Lake Medical Village to pack our things, then go to Spirit City together."
"Mom, you agreed to go to Spirit City with me?" Ye Lingling asked delightedly.
Ye Yuzhu smiled gently, though she was also worried. "That Prince Xue Beng is a notorious playboy throughout Heaven Dou City. On top of that, the relationship between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall is