So Cute—She Must Look Adorable When She Cries

"An assassin!" Several Titled Douluo immediately unleashed their martial souls and vigilantly scanned their surroundings.

"Find him!" Without waiting for orders from Qian Xunjie or Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, and the others immediately left the Pope's Palace to search the area.

For someone to launch a sneak attack right under the noses of Spirit Hall's strongest group, he was certainly no ordinary person!

In a corner outside the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes and silently watched Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others.

"What exactly was that Black Streamer just now?" She recalled the scene from moments ago—

A Black Streamer had come from the horizon and entered the Pope's Palace in an instant.

She knew that something unexpected must have happened inside the Pope's Palace.

"Hmph! Judging by their reactions, it probably isn't anything good!" The corners of Bibi Dong's lips curled up slightly.

Inside the Pope's Palace.

After sensing the surroundings, Qian Daoliu revealed a puzzled expression. "Strange!"

"Father, what's going on?" Qian Xunjie saw that Qian Renxue had not suffered any injuries and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"With my Spiritual Power, I actually can't find the person behind this little trick!"

"What? How is that possible?" Qian Xunjie's pupils contracted, and his expression visibly turned serious.

"Could it be Tang Chen? Or Bo Saixi? Why would they do this?"

"It can't be them." Qian Daoliu shook his head, his thoughts racing.

Could there be another Peerless Douluo in this world besides the three of us?

Or was this some kind of phenomenon beyond my understanding, perhaps related to the gods?

Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue. She had not yet withdrawn her martial soul and seemed frightened by the sudden change.

He called softly, "Xue'er!"

But she seemed not to have heard him.

Because of her complicated upbringing, Qian Renxue was stubborn and independent.

She was no longer a three-year-old child.

Although her mother's absence left her disappointed and heartbroken, she no longer displayed that pain as openly as she once had.

Qian Xunjie hated seeing her show weakness because of Bibi Dong's distance.

She had hidden those emotions well just now. Only Qian Daoliu, who had been by her side day and night, had noticed.

Yet at this very moment, that sorrow and disappointment began to grow uncontrollably within her heart!

She did her utmost to suppress those emotions, hoping to bury them deep inside herself as she always did.

Today was an incomparably important day. She did not want to disappoint her father!

But those emotions continued to spread through her heart, and her suppression was completely useless!

A force within her body was constantly nourishing those negative emotions!

Qian Renxue could not help clenching her fists, her nails digging fiercely into her palms!

The intense struggle between her will and emotions made her body tremble slightly!

"Xue'er! What's wrong with you?" Qian Xunjie frowned slightly.

He had already examined Qian Renxue just now. Her body and mind had clearly not been harmed!

Qian Renxue did not answer.

Her will had been utterly defeated!

She had fallen into an abyss of sorrow!

"Why..." Qian Renxue no longer carried her usual noble bearing. Lowering her head, she murmured softly as her eyes quickly reddened.

"Hm?" Qian Xunjie's brow furrowed even deeper.

It had been a very, very long time since Qian Renxue had shown such a demeanor!

And there was only one person who could make her act this way—her mother, Bibi Dong!

"At such an important moment... why..." Qian Renxue remained immersed in sorrow.

Under normal circumstances, she would have noticed her father's displeasure long ago and acted like the outstanding heir of the Angel lineage!

"Xue'er!" Qian Xunjie grew somewhat angry, and his voice suddenly became much sterner.

Qian Renxue's long-standing image as a well-behaved child had made him think that his teachings had long since made her cast aside those useless emotions!

Now, it seemed that had merely been his wishful thinking!

Qian Daoliu was not as strict as Qian Xunjie, nor did he understand Qian Renxue as little as he did.

He knew that Qian Renxue could not let go of her longing for maternal love.

But he also knew that she had already learned to hide those emotions maturely.

Qian Renxue's current state was absolutely connected to that Black Streamer!

Qian Daoliu bent down and crouched before her, gazing at Qian Renxue kindly. "Xue'er, tell Grandpa everything, all right? What exactly is happening to you right now?"

He held her arms, trying to calm her emotions.

The last string in Qian Renxue's heart finally snapped.

Qian Daoliu's gentleness finally gave the feelings she had suppressed for so long somewhere to pour out!

"Why!" Qian Renxue suddenly threw herself into Qian Daoliu's arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

Glistening tears rolled down her fair cheeks and shattered against the floor of the Pope's Palace.

"Why... why won't she come take a look? Even just one look!"

"It was clearly... clearly such an... important moment!"

"Does she hate me that much? Why?"

Her voice trembled as she spoke, word by word, of her sadness, disappointment, and confusion.

"I am her..."

"Enough!" Qian Xunjie shouted sternly, cutting Qian Renxue off. "Have you forgotten everything I taught you before?"

"As the heir of the Angel lineage, you should not..."

"Hm?" Qian Daoliu shot Qian Xunjie a sidelong glance, and he immediately swallowed the rest of his words.

Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupine Douluo, and the others who had not gone out exchanged glances, then silently left the Pope's Palace.

Although they did not know what was happening with the Black Streamer, the Young Master was clearly uninjured.

The Pope and the Great Enshrined were also present.

In this situation, staying any longer would only make them an eyesore.

"Father! You know that Xue'er must overcome this hurdle!" Qian Xunjie said, somewhat confused.

When he had taught Qian Renxue this way in the past, Qian Daoliu had never stopped him.

"Can't you see it?" Qian Daoliu's tone was unfriendly.

"What?"

Qian Daoliu snorted coldly. Suddenly finding his son extremely displeasing to the eye, he said, "How long has it been since Xue'er acted like this? For her to suddenly become this way now, it must be connected to that Black Streamer!"

Qian Xunjie froze.

He had focused too much on making Qian Renxue free herself from her attachment to her mother and had failed to connect it to the Black Streamer!

"What exactly is that Black Streamer?" Qian Xunjie's expression turned serious. "Why could it suddenly make Xue'er like this?"

Qian Daoliu did not answer. He gently placed his palm on Qian Renxue's back and comforted her tenderly.

At the same time, a strand of Soul Power entered Qian Renxue's body and examined her with great care.

Qian Daoliu also desperately wanted to know what exactly that Black Streamer was!

Seeing this, Qian Xunjie stopped speaking and quietly watched Qian Daoliu's movements.

"Hm?" Qian Daoliu's gaze sharpened!

Some of the Soul Power he had just infused into Qian Renxue's body had suddenly disappeared!

"What happened, Father?"

"Just now..."

Before Qian Daoliu could finish speaking, strands of black Soul Power began to emanate from Qian Renxue's body!

Both men frowned.

The Soul Power of a Six-winged Angel Soul Master had always been golden!

Qian Renxue remained immersed in sorrow and did not notice any of this.