Loyalty!!

Guiluo was the Purple Robe Bishop of the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Starshine City.

Just moments ago, he had received an urgent report from a messenger bird sent by Spirit Hall—

The Young Master had gone missing in the Star Dou Great Forest!

All Spirit Hall branch halls around the Star Dou Great Forest were to immediately begin searching from their respective directions!

"This is a golden opportunity for our Starshine City Spirit Hall Main Hall to earn merit!"

Guiluo waved the portrait of Qian Renxue sent from Spirit City.

The Main Hall members below listened attentively to Bishop Guiluo's lecture.

"You must all be fully alert this time and strive to perform well!"

"Though the process of earning merit may be brief, this glory will last for a long time!"

"This glory will not be mine, Guiluo's, alone!"

The bishop's impassioned speech left the Main Hall members deeply stirred. "Loyalty!"

Seeing the fervent atmosphere, Guiluo nodded in satisfaction.

"Move out!"

Guiluo led his underlings toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

But before their road to merit had even made it out the door, Qian Renxue blocked their way!

"Make way..."

Hm?

Guiluo's voice came to an abrupt halt.

He could not help widening his eyes, staring fixedly at the exquisitely dressed, extraordinary-looking girl before him.

"That face... why does it seem so familiar?"

"The portrait! The portrait!" someone behind him reminded him.

Guiluo hurriedly opened the portrait in his hand and compared it with Qian Renxue!

Gasp!

Wasn't this the missing Young Master?

Thunder seemed to explode in Guiluo's mind!

He had not even stepped out the door, yet the credit had delivered itself right to him!

This, this, this... he had to seize it!

Guiluo hurriedly put on a fawning smile. "Merit... ah, no... Young Master!"

"Why are you here?"

"The Great Enshrined and Your Eminence the Pope are urgently looking for you!"

Qian Renxue no longer wore the pitiful, delicate expression she had shown Ah Rou. She had regained the noble bearing of Spirit Hall's heir.

"Send word to Father and Grandfather. Tell them where I am!"

Qian Renxue did not answer his question and simply issued an order.

"Yes!" Guiluo immediately had a subordinate carry it out.

All that remained was to wait for Qian Daoliu and the others to arrive.

Qian Renxue walked straight to the seat of honor and sat down.

Guiluo stood respectfully at her side, hoping to use the chance to curry favor.

After receiving no response despite speaking twice, he wisely shut his mouth and stood obediently at the side like a wooden post.

Until evening...

"Young Master! It is time for dinner. What would you like to eat?"

Guiluo thought this would surely be a chance to show himself!

"Our place may not compare to Spirit City, but we have every kind of delicacy from mountains and seas!"

Dinner... Qian Renxue sank into her memories.

She did not want any mountain or sea delicacies.

"I want to eat..."

But then she realized she did not know the exact names of the wild fruits and tubers Ah Rou had picked.

They were not in the Compendium of Spirit Beast Knowledge!

So she could only describe their appearance to Guiluo in detail.

"This..." Guiluo was also completely baffled.

The noble bishop usually only ate mountain and sea delicacies!

But the bishop wanted to improve too badly!

A minor problem like this could not stop him!

He swiftly assigned the task to his subordinates, and before dinner time had passed, the wild fruits and tubers were placed before Qian Renxue.

Looking at the wild fruits and tubers prepared in eighteen different styles, Qian Renxue frowned slightly.

There were whole wild fruits, at least.

But the tubers...

"I want these charred!" She pointed at the tubers. "The kind that are black on the outside!"

The Spirit Hall Main Hall chefs had roasted them too well!

"This..." Guiluo was a little dumbfounded.

The Young Master's dietary preferences were somewhat...

But people who wanted to improve never asked too many questions. They were obedient and capable!

Before long, a plate of charred-looking tubers was served!

Only then did Qian Renxue begin eating dinner...

Guiluo finally let out a breath of relief.

He quietly withdrew from the hall and summoned the subordinate who had handled the task.

"You handled this very well!"

"As long as Bishop Guiluo is satisfied!"

"Mm! Keep up the good work!"

Guiluo patted his subordinate's shoulder. "Once the rewards from above arrive, I'll find you all a bishop's wife!"

"Thank you, Bishop Guiluo! I will definitely work hard and never disappoint your generous favor!"

Inside the hall, Qian Renxue disappointedly put down the wild fruits and tubers in her hands.

"Not tasty!"

"They do not taste like before!"

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall's many experts spread out and conducted a net-like search.

They divided the areas according to strength. The stronger ones searched deeper within, while the weaker ones stayed farther outside.

They searched day and night like this, with very little time to rest.

Somewhere, Tang Hao watched another Spirit Saint speed past in the distance, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Another Soul Master from Spirit Hall! What exactly are they doing?"

Ah Yin beside him looked somewhat nervous, afraid they had come looking for her.

"We should leave this place quickly!"

"Do not worry! I am the successor of the Clear Sky Sect. Why should I fear some Spirit Hall?" Tang Hao said arrogantly.

Ah Yin had recently been preparing to reveal her identity to Tang Hao, but she had not done so yet.

She could only make up another excuse and pull Tang Hao away!

A day later, the people of Spirit Hall received news from Starshine City. Messenger birds were very fast.

"Why would Xue'er appear somewhere so far away?" Qian Daoliu was somewhat puzzled.

But he had no time to think further.

"Stop the search!"

"The Young Master has been found!"

"All Spirit Hall members, return!"

He issued the brief order, then immediately flew at full speed toward Starshine City!

On the other side, after giving a few orders, Qian Xunjie also flew at full speed toward Starshine City!

In the end, aside from Qian Daoliu and his son, the several great enshrined, Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo, Spirit Douluo, and all other personnel returned!

This massive search operation ended shortly after it began!

Yet the effects it had caused continued to spread!

The Star Dou Great Forest never lacked Soul Masters who came seeking adventure.

They discussed Spirit Hall's actions endlessly!

As they talked, news of this matter reached even more ears!

But ordinary Soul Masters had no source of information and could only make wild guesses.

The Two Great Empires, the Seven Great Sects, and other top powers had also been closely watching Spirit Hall's movements.

Within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye was troubled by Spirit Hall's major mobilization.

"Spirit Hall's experts have almost all come out..."

"Many branch halls have also taken action!"

"Could it really be just because Spirit Hall's Young Master went missing?"

"Could this be a smokescreen?"

"How could a Peerless Douluo like Qian Daoliu lose his own granddaughter?"

As an emperor, he could not consider matters too simply or judge only by appearances.

Suddenly, a shout came from outside the hall. "Your Majesty! An urgent report!"

"Come in!"

Xue Ye accepted the memorial, and after reading it, his furrowed brows relaxed.

"Spirit Hall has stopped its actions. They have all gone back!"

With his taut nerves relaxing, he finally had time for idle speculation.

"Could Qian Daoliu really have lost his granddaughter?"

"Tsk, tsk!"

"If so, that would be hilarious!"

"A dignified Peerless Douluo who cannot even look after a child!"