Snow Empress and Ice Empress Temporarily Depart

Although Snow Empress and Ice Empress were unaware of Lang Lei's true thoughts, now that he had made his decision, they naturally supported him without hesitation. Thus, under Xue Xing's vicious glare, as if he wanted to devour them alive, Lang Lei led Snow Empress and Ice Empress away from the scene, following Qian Renxue.

Xue Xing watched them gradually disappear into the distance, his hatred and fury beyond words. He glared fiercely in the direction Lang Lei and the others had left, as if they were his mortal enemies. However, when he realized there were still many onlookers around, he suddenly understood that he could not lose his composure too much. After all, this was Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire—who could say whether some seemingly ordinary passerby might be the descendant of an important minister?

Xue Xing took a deep breath, struggling to calm his emotions. Suppressing his rage, he barked at the surrounding crowd, "What are you looking at! Scatter!" Yet his voice betrayed a hint of wavering. Still, the crowd was startled by his sudden shout and scattered like birds and beasts.

Seeing this, Xue Xing felt his frustration ease slightly. But he knew that what had happened today would surely reach his Imperial Brother's ears. The thought weighed heavily on his mind. In the end, he could only snort coldly in helplessness, angrily flick his sleeves, turn around, and stride away quickly, as if trying to shake off all his troubles.

"I must admit, it's embarrassing—we've spoken at length, yet I don't know your name, young friend. Might I ask?" Once inside the palace, Qian Renxue put on an apologetic expression as she asked, while her gaze occasionally swept toward Snow Empress and Ice Empress.

"Lang Lei. Your Highness the Crown Prince may address me as you wish," Lang Lei said casually.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress naturally noticed Qian Renxue's glances, but they had no intention of introducing themselves. Although the green divine flower had once concealed their soul beast aura, beings like them would have their names known to top-tier soul masters. At the same time, they disdained fabricating lies before the Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe," so they simply ignored her.

"Then Qinghe will take the liberty and call you Brother Lang Lei," Qian Renxue said, unbothered by being ignored by Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

Beings of their level naturally had their pride—wasn't her grandfather the same? Unless he was interested, even a Titled Douluo wouldn't warrant a meeting from him.

"Your Highness, as you wish."

Just then, a palace maid approached carrying a tray.

"Brother Lang Lei, this is my apology on behalf of my unworthy younger brother," Qian Renxue said, taking the tray and pushing it toward Lang Lei.

Lang Lei glanced at it—a token and a Storage Soul Tool.

"If Brother Lang Lei encounters any trouble in Heaven Dou City in the future, you may present this token. Seeing this token is like seeing the Crown Prince himself; it should resolve most of your problems," Qian Renxue explained proactively. "Inside this Storage Soul Tool are some Gold Soul Coins, a small token of my regard. Please, Brother Lang Lei, you must accept it."

Since it was an apology and he owed no favors, Lang Lei simply took it. But honestly, these things were of little use to him—tasteless to eat, a pity to throw away.

Gold Soul Coins? Lang Lei's Storage Soul Tool was nearly piled into a mountain of them. Still, no one would complain about having too much money, right?

As for the token... Lang Lei could only say it was better than nothing. Today's events had probably already spread through noble circles. Everyone knew that behind Lang Lei stood a Peerless Douluo and a Super Douluo—what fool would dare provoke him?

Of course, there might be those excluded from the circle or unqualified to know such things who weren't present today, so the token still had some use.

Seeing Lang Lei accept it, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. If Lang Lei had refused to give any face, that would have been a real problem.

"May I ask what brings Brother Lang Lei to Heaven Dou City?" After the pleasantries, Qian Renxue got straight to the point.

But thinking of Lang Lei's Soul Power Level of twenty-nine, a bold guess formed in her mind.

"To attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy," Lang Lei said directly.

Since the academy bore the word "Royal," it must have some connection to the Heaven Dou imperial family—otherwise, the academy wouldn't dare name itself that. Given his age, enrolling would normally cause some trouble, so if the cross-dressing Crown Prince before him could lend a hand, that would be best.

At the same time, having her guess confirmed, Qian Renxue felt a slight surprise.

Simply put, that old man Xue Ye had already considered putting Heaven Dou Royal Academy under her management. She held considerable authority to interfere with its operations, so arranging a student's admission was no problem. Moreover, he was a genius—the academy's academic committee would have no objections.

Most importantly, this allowed her to establish a friendly relationship with him.

"Truly, heroes emerge from youth. I never expected Brother Lang Lei to be attending an Advanced Soul Master Academy at such a young age," Qian Renxue pretended to marvel.

"Is there a problem?"

"Naturally, there's no problem. As long as age and Soul Power Level meet the requirements, the academy has no reason to refuse," Qian Renxue said, first adopting an official tone, then clapping her hands. "But Brother Lang Lei and I hit it off right away. Since it's you, Qinghe naturally wants to do his part."

"How about this—I'll take Brother Lang Lei to enroll right now. As for the two Excellencies..."

"You take Lang Lei to enroll. Don't worry about us," Snow Empress said coldly. "We'll find a place to stay on our own."

If Lang Lei went to study at the academy, Snow Empress and Ice Empress naturally couldn't follow him around all the time. Not only would that invite outside gossip, but it would also be detrimental to Lang Lei's growth. Besides, Heaven Dou City wasn't that big—if Lang Lei were in danger, they could arrive in time. Moreover, Lang Lei had a pile of trump cards that even they found astonishing, enough to ensure his self-protection.

"Alright, then Qinghe will go all the way and arrange a residence for the two Excellencies."

"Then we'll trouble Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Lang Lei didn't refuse. Snow Empress and Ice Empress had too cold a temperament, and with their appearances, handling things themselves would cause plenty of trouble. He might as well let the Crown Prince before him show off a bit.

"What a capable little girl~?"

"Elysia, that's really creepy."

"Hearing your voice suddenly startled me~?" Elysia pretended to look sad. "It seems my voice is really unpleasant..."

"That's not true..."

"Hmm~?"

"Then Lang Lei has to praise me~?"

"..."