Seeking One, Killing One

A faint curve lifted at Chen Changfeng's lips as he braced himself up with both hands.

Then, he casually pulled Qian Renxue up from the ground.

At that moment, Qian Renxue finally calmed down. That fall had truly been a hard one; she propped herself up weakly, and when she saw her disheveled clothes, her pretty face instantly flushed red.

Chen Changfeng, meanwhile, stepped back to his original spot and admired Qian Renxue before him.

Moonlight streamed through the window onto her graceful figure, outlining alluring curves. Her pair of sexy, slender legs looked especially captivating.

Noticing Chen Changfeng's gaze, Qian Renxue's face reddened further. She instantly used Soul Power to evaporate the moisture from her body, and her loose robe spread out smoothly.

Qian Renxue pursed her red lips, her beautiful eyes seeming somewhat evasive as she said, "Brother Changfeng, you finally came to see Xiaoxue."

Uh.

The corners of Chen Changfeng's mouth lifted helplessly.

At this moment, none of her usual composure or wisdom remained. Her true nature had been completely set free.

"Brother Changfeng, the entire Heaven Dou Empire is searching for your whereabouts right now. You still dared to come to Heaven Dou City?" Qian Renxue asked worriedly.

"It's nothing."

Smiling, Chen Changfeng patted Qian Renxue's head like he had when they were children. "Now that the Spirit Hall Empire has been established, you no longer need to keep working so hard. If you want, I can go kill Xue Ye right now."

"No, Brother."

Qian Renxue was startled and hurriedly explained, "After Xue Beng and Xue Xing died, Xue Ye had already begun suspecting me. The military power of Heaven Dou Empire is no longer in Xue Ye's hands. Even if he were killed, I'm afraid it would still be difficult for me to inherit the throne smoothly."

"Brother, don't interfere in this matter. I'll speed things up."

"I'll make sure it's done before Heaven Dou Empire completely declares war on the Spirit Hall Empire."

Though he was still uneasy.

Chen Changfeng nevertheless nodded.

Some things truly had to be faced by Qian Renxue herself. "Remember what I taught you. Don't hesitate when something happens."

"I know, Brother. You didn't come just to lecture me, did you?"

Qian Renxue pouted with a hint of grievance and muttered indignantly, "You always look so fierce."

"You're the one I hate most."

Their eyes met.

Faced with those cool, clear eyes, Qian Renxue felt content.

After a long while.

Chen Changfeng shook his head innocently, rubbed Qian Renxue's head again, and asked, "I followed Tang Xiao's aura all the way to Heaven Dou City, only to find that his aura vanished within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. Have you noticed anyone visiting the palace these past few days?"

"See? I knew Brother didn't come just to see Xiaoxue."

Qian Renxue shot Chen Changfeng a resentful glare. After thinking for a moment, she parted her red lips and said, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has been frequently entering and leaving the royal palace recently. But yesterday, Xue Ye did indeed summon someone alone. It was Tang Yuehua of Moonlight Pavilion."

"Tang Yuehua?" Chen Changfeng gave Qian Renxue a deep look, his gaze gradually turning cold.

Tang Yuehua.

A direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, the younger sister of Tang Xiao, the Clear Sky Douluo, and Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo. She was also the mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, Heaven Dou Empire's court etiquette academy.

Although she possessed the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, her Soul Power was only Rank 9.

However, she possessed a special ability—her innate domain, Noble Ring. This domain was very unusual. It gave Tang Yuehua an innate noble temperament and an imposing presence. Even Tang San, after leaving the City of Slaughter, needed Tang Yuehua's power to wash away his rough edges.

No wonder the Destruction Aura on Tang Xiao had disappeared.

So he had been cleansed by Noble Ring.

"And there's more."

Qian Renxue paused, then continued as if she had recalled something. "Tomorrow happens to be Moonlight Pavilion's annual graduation ceremony. By then, all the major nobles in Heaven Dou City will attend. Xiaoxue is the representative of this year's graduates. I truly wish Brother could attend my graduation ceremony, but unfortunately, Xiaoxue knows you can't."

"I'm going."

Chen Changfeng said calmly, "I'll definitely attend Xiaoxue's graduation ceremony."

As soon as he spoke, Qian Renxue was inwardly shaken.

He was going?

Was he joking?

Where was this? Heaven Dou City. Everyone in Heaven Dou City wanted him dead, yet he actually intended to attend her graduation ceremony at Moonlight Pavilion. Had he gone mad?

Chen Changfeng looked deeply at Qian Renxue and said flatly, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

"You know what you're doing?"

Under Chen Changfeng's gaze, Qian Renxue seemed to see through his intentions.

Then she unconsciously swallowed. "Are you sure?"

The next day.

Although several days had already passed, the Spirit Hall Empire's declaration of its founding was still causing a stir.

In the most prosperous district at the center of Heaven Dou City.

Moonlight Pavilion's annual graduation ceremony was underway.

Those invited to this graduation ceremony were the students' parents and elders. Without exception, they were all influential figures in the capital of Heaven Dou Empire.

One had to know that Moonlight Pavilion only enrolled one hundred students each year. For those hundred places, nobles throughout Heaven Dou Empire practically fought tooth and nail. Everyone knew that graduating successfully from Moonlight Pavilion was equivalent to receiving a gilded finish. Its graduates were hailed as true nobles.

A steady stream of people entered with invitations in hand.

As the mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua stood to one side of the hall in a silver court gown, smiling.

Young men and women dressed in silver, along with their families, began entering through the doors on both sides. Though there were as many as a hundred of them, they brought no noise into the hall.

Upon the raised platform, the noble and elegant Crown Prince Xue Qinghe sat alone at the center, gently playing a harp.

A refined, pure tone, crystalline as pearls and jade and clear as morning dew, flowed from the exquisite golden harp. The hall immediately fell silent. The beautiful melody refreshed all who heard it, like the wondrous beauty of a fountain bubbling beneath moonlight, filling the air with a poetic atmosphere.

Without question, he became the focus of the entire hall.

Just then, the closed main doors suddenly opened, and a youth dressed in purple and wearing a bamboo hat slowly walked in.

The guards and soldiers outside widened their eyes in shock and froze where they stood.

In an instant.

The atmosphere throughout Moonlight Pavilion changed drastically. All the students who had been maintaining their elegance instantly lost it.

Someone had actually barged into Moonlight Pavilion.

"The rich feast behind vermilion gates, while frozen corpses lie by the road."

As Chen Changfeng slowly walked inside, the doors behind him creaked shut on their own, sending chills down everyone's spines.

Bang—

As the doors closed, the hearts of the hundreds of people in Moonlight Pavilion trembled as well.

Clatter!

Chen Changfeng had just stepped onto the stairs.

When more than a dozen guards blocked his path. Their spears were pointed forward, yet they trembled uncontrollably—the truest fear rising from their hearts.

Twang—

A piercing sound came from the raised platform as the string in Qian Renxue's hand snapped.

Chen Changfeng paused briefly, then continued walking toward the platform as though no one were there. The soldiers blocking him trembled as they moved aside to either side.

Not one of them dared stop him.

"Why have you barged into Moonlight Pavilion, sir?"

At that moment, Tang Yuehua, mistress of Moonlight Pavilion, slowly descended the stairs.

Then, a strange sight appeared. Everyone clearly felt a gentle ripple spreading from Tang Yuehua's body. The Noble Ring domain was released. The ripple emanating from her was elegant and natural, so gentle that it seemed capable of soothing every sorrow in the world. In almost an instant, everyone in Moonlight Pavilion was purified, and all the fear and restlessness in their hearts vanished.

Chen Changfeng said, "I came to find one person, and to kill one person."

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