Although Snow Empress and Ice Empress did not know Lang Lei's true inner thoughts, since Lang Lei had already made his decision, they naturally would not hesitate to support him with all their might. Just like that, under Xue Xing's fierce glare that seemed ready to swallow a person alive, Lang Lei took Snow Empress and Ice Empress and followed Qian Renxue away from the scene.
Xue Xing watched them gradually walk further away, the resentment and irritation in his heart simply indescribable. He glared viciously at the direction where Lang Lei and the others left, as if they were his irreconcilable enemies. However, when he realized there were still many onlookers around, he suddenly realized he could not lose his composure too much. After all, this was Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire; no one could be sure whether those seemingly ordinary passersby might hide the descendants of some important officials.
Xue Xing took a deep breath, trying hard to calm his inner emotions. He suppressed his anger and roared angrily at the surrounding crowd, "What are you looking at! Scatter, all of you!" However, his voice clearly revealed a trace of insufficient confidence. Even so, the crowd was startled by his sudden roar and scattered like birds and beasts.
Seeing this, the depression in Xue Xing's heart eased slightly. But he knew that what happened today would definitely reach his imperial brother's ears. At the thought of this, his mood grew even heavier. In the end, he could only let out a helpless cold snort, angrily flicked his sleeves, and turned to stride away, as if doing so could shake off all his troubles.
"To my shame, after conversing for so long just now, I still don't know Little Brother's name. Might I ask Little Brother to enlighten me?" After arriving at the imperial palace, Qian Renxue put on a look of shame as she asked, her gaze sweeping toward Snow Empress and Ice Empress from time to time.
"Lang Lei. Crown Prince can just address me casually," Lang Lei said casually.
Snow Empress and Ice Empress naturally noticed Qian Renxue's gaze, but they had no intention of introducing themselves either. Although the green divine flower back then had helped them conceal the aura of soul beasts, for existences like them, their titles were bound to be known by some top-tier soul masters. At the same time, they disdained to fabricate lies in front of this crown prince named "Xue Qinghe," so they simply chose to ignore it.
"Then Qinghe will overstep and call you Little Brother Lang Lei." Facing the indifference of Ice Empress and Snow Empress, Qian Renxue did not think anything of it.
Existences of their level naturally had their own pride; wasn't her grandfather also like this? If not out of interest, even a Titled Douluo would not be granted a glance by her grandfather.
"Crown Prince can just do as he pleases."
At that moment, a palace maid walked over holding a tray.
"Little Brother Lang Lei, this is the compensation I am offering for my useless younger brother." Qian Renxue took the tray and pushed it toward Lang Lei.
Lang Lei glanced at it—a token, along with a Storage Soul Tool.
"If Little Brother Lang Lei encounters any trouble in Heaven Dou City hereafter, you can present this token. Seeing this token is like seeing the Crown Prince in person; it should be able to resolve most troubles for Little Brother Lang Lei," Qian Renxue took the initiative to introduce. "This Storage Soul Tool contains some Gold Soul Coins as a small token of sincerity. I must ask Little Brother Lang Lei to accept it."
Since it was compensation and he didn't owe any favors anyway, Lang Lei directly accepted it. To be honest, though, these things were truly useless to Lang Lei; they were tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard.
As for Gold Soul Coins, Lang Lei's Storage Soul Tool was practically piled high enough to form a mountain. Still, nobody would complain about having too much money, right?
And as for that token... Lang Lei could only say it was better than nothing. Today's events had probably already spread through the aristocratic circles, and everyone knew that standing behind Lang Lei was a Peerless Douluo and a Super Douluo. Which blind fool would dare to come provoke him?
Of course, it didn't exclude some people who were excluded from the circle, or lacked the qualifications to know about these things but weren't present today. Therefore, this token was still somewhat useful.
Seeing that Lang Lei had accepted it, Qian Renxue inwardly let out a sigh of relief. If Lang Lei had truly refused to give any face at all, that would have been the real trouble.
"I wonder what brings Little Brother Lang Lei to Heaven Dou City this time?" After the polite pleasantries, Qian Renxue went straight to the point.
Yet thinking of Lang Lei's soul power level of twenty-nine, Qian Renxue had another bold guess in her heart.
"To attend school at Heaven Dou Royal Academy," Lang Lei went straight to the point.
Since this academy bore the word "Royal," it inevitably had some connection with the Heaven Dou imperial family; otherwise, the academy wouldn't dare give itself such a name even with ten times the courage. Naturally, entering the academy at Lang Lei's current age would surely involve some trouble. If the crown prince disguised as a man before him could help out a little, that would naturally be for the best.
Meanwhile, Qian Renxue, whose guess had been confirmed, also felt a slight surge of pleasant surprise.
For no other reason than that old man Xue Ye already had the intention of letting her manage Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and she still held quite a bit of authority in her hands to interfere with the academy's operations. Arranging for a student to enroll naturally posed no problem at all. Moreover, since he was a genius, the committee members at Heaven Dou Royal Academy would certainly not have any objections either.
Of course, the most important thing was that she could use this to establish a certain friendly relationship with him.
"Truly a hero emerges from youth! I didn't expect Little Brother Lang Lei to be attending an Advanced Soul Master Academy at such a tender age," Qian Renxue feigned emotion and sighed.
"Is there a problem?"
"Naturally, there is no problem. As long as age and soul power level meet the requirements, the academy naturally has no reason to refuse." Qian Renxue first put on a professional and official air, then clapped her hands. "However, I feel quite a kindred spirit with Little Brother Lang Lei upon our first meeting. Since it is for Little Brother Lang Lei, Qinghe naturally must contribute some effort."
"How about this, I will take Little Brother Lang Lei to enroll right now. As for those two Your Excellencies..."
"You just take Lang Lei to enroll, you don't need to worry about the two of us," Snow Empress explained in an icy tone. "We will find a residence for ourselves."
Naturally, it wouldn't be convenient for Snow Empress and Ice Empress to follow along the whole time while Lang Lei went to study at the academy. Putting aside outside perceptions, that would be extremely detrimental to Lang Lei's growth. Fortunately, Heaven Dou City was only so big, and should Lang Lei face any danger, they could rush over at a moment's notice. Besides, the pile of trump cards on Lang Lei was enough to startle even them, so he was definitely capable of self-preservation.
"Alright, then Qinghe will be thoroughly helpful to the end and arrange a residence for the two Your Excellencies."
"Then sorry for the trouble, Crown Prince."
Lang Lei did not refuse. The temperaments of Snow Empress and Ice Empress were far too cold, and coupled with their appearances, his coming alone would surely stir up quite a few issues. He might as well just let the crown prince before him put on a display.
She's a capable little girl~?
Aili, that's very startling.
Did you get scared all of a sudden just hearing someone's voice~? Elysia feigned a heartbroken expression. It seems my voice must be very unpleasant...
There's no such thing...
Mhn-huh~?
Shouldn't Lang Lei praise me a little then~?
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