Xue Qinghe Left, Qian Renxue Arrived

Luo Li did not linger in Winter City for long with the members of the Imperial Dou Team.

Thanks to his status as the Luo Family's young master, the Great Soul Arena in Winter City quickly arranged suitable opponents for the Imperial Dou Team.

With the soul battles here coming to an end, they naturally needed to proceed according to plan to another city's Great Soul Arena for further battles.

Luo Li, alone in his carriage, liked to close his eyes and meditate while traveling.

However, as though he had sensed something, his eyes suddenly flew open.

"Holy..."

"What dense holy energy..."

Luo Li could feel the disturbance from the Sun Eclipse Sword within his body.

Such pure holy energy immediately brought an ominous suspicion to his mind.

His Spiritual Power spread out.

A white figure flew in from afar, hurtling backward straight toward Luo Li's carriage.

The carriage curtain fluttered as Luo Li lightly leaped outside, hovering in the air.

With a slight lift of his hand, vast Soul Power surged forth and restrained the white figure hurtling backward in front of the carriage.

"What happened?!"

Sensing the commotion outside, the Imperial Dou Team members in the other two carriages all stepped down. Their Martial Souls Possessed them as they faced the situation like a great enemy.

Within the Heaven Dou Empire, was there still anyone who dared attack King Frost Extreme's carriage?

An unwilling roar came from the nearby forest.

"Damn it, it's King Frost Extreme! Run!"

Rustling came from the woods, as though someone was hastily fleeing.

Seeing this, Dugu Yan and the others, who had already summoned their Martial Souls and readied themselves for battle, all breathed a sigh of relief.

They had thought some powerful enemy beyond their ability to handle was planning to attack them despite Luo Li being present. Now, it seemed they had merely run into a few petty bandits by chance.

Only Luo Li, whose Spiritual Power far surpassed everyone else's, wore an imperceptibly strange expression.

Dugu Yan and the others might not have been able to see the scene within the forest due to their lower cultivation, but Luo Li, whose Spiritual Power had long surpassed that of an ordinary Super Douluo, saw everything clearly.

There were no petty bandits who had wandered in by mistake.

There were only two Titled Douluo who were extremely confident in their acting.

As for this person...

Dugu Yan and the others also turned their gazes toward the white figure that had flown over earlier.

The person Luo Li held in midair with his immense Soul Power was a woman dressed in white robes patterned with golden lines.

Her golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her exquisite, peerlessly beautiful features were flawless in every respect.

Her willow-leaf brows were delicate without lacking a heroic air.

A streak of bright blood stained the edge of her red lips, as though she had suffered some blow.

Breathtakingly beautiful!

That was Dugu Yan and the others' first thought upon seeing the woman.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were both unmatched beauties themselves, with countless suitors at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Yet compared to the woman before them, they were clearly a notch inferior.

Even the two exceptional beauties could not help but feel somewhat ashamed of themselves.

They had never seen such a stunning woman before!

Only Luo Li showed no trace of admiration. The corner of his eye twitched slightly.

Two Titled Douluo acting in tandem, coupled with that unmistakable golden hair and the holy aura she radiated—there was no way he could fail to recognize her identity.

Who else could this woman, whom he had stopped as she flew backward toward him, be but Qian Renxue, the young lady of the Worship Hall?

He had never expected that although Qian Renxue had left, she had not truly left.

She had departed in the identity of Xue Qinghe, only to return once more as Qian Renxue.

Even Luo Li could not, for the moment, figure out what Qian Renxue was plotting.

Qian Renxue did not notice anything unusual about Luo Li.

Clutching her chest, she appeared extremely weak as she thanked Luo Li.

"Thank you, young master, for saving me."

"..." Luo Li did not respond.

Did he want to make a move?

If Qian Renxue had not flown straight toward his carriage, Luo Li would never have intervened. He would not even have considered it.

Also, couldn't she pay a little more attention to the details when acting?!

Luo Li really wanted to complain.

Though there was blood at the corner of Qian Renxue's lips, and she clutched her chest with a weak voice, appearing indeed to be extremely feeble.

But...

Was she forgetting that Luo Li was a genuine Soul Douluo?!

A Soul Master's condition had never been something that could be judged simply by outward appearances.

What severely injured person would have such abundant Soul Power in their body?!

Luo Li kept a straight face, doing his best to suppress the urge to expose Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue looked at Luo Li.

Luo Li's silent response made Miss Angel feel somewhat uneasy.

Could there have been a problem with her performance?

That shouldn't be possible. She had been acting at Heaven Dou Royal for so many years; by all rights, her acting skills should have long since reached perfection.

After a moment, Luo Li finally spoke.

"Lingling, treat this seriously injured young lady. Then prepare to continue our journey."

When he said the words "seriously injured," his tone grew ever so slightly heavier.

Qian Renxue did not notice it, but her expression subtly changed.

Damn it, how had she forgotten about that?!

Qian Renxue's attention had been focused entirely on Luo Li, to the point that she had forgotten there was also a possessor of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul among this group.

Before the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, which was said to be capable of treating any injury short of death, pretending to be "seriously injured" was hardly a wise choice.

Qian Renxue's thoughts raced as Ye Lingling's serene voice reached her ears.

"Yes, Dean."

A pure white, ethereally beautiful Nine Heart Begonia bloomed in her palm.

Ye Lingling gently plucked off a pale white petal and tossed it toward Qian Renxue.

The petal drifted down leisurely like a butterfly.

The light in Qian Renxue's golden eyes shifted constantly.

It seemed her deception was about to be exposed.

Once Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia martial soul took effect on her, the fact that there were no injuries in her body would surely be impossible to conceal.

Though it would not expose anything else, her plan to feign injury and remain by Luo Li's side would certainly be ruined!

Luo Li crossed his arms, a hint of amused interest flashing through his eyes.

It seemed that even if he did not expose her himself, Miss Angel's act of faking an injury was about to be revealed.

The next moment, however, Luo Li's expression changed.

The amusement in his eyes turned into surprise and astonishment.

This woman Qian Renxue had actually taken the initiative to use Soul Power to damage her own body, creating the illusion of injury!

Though it was not a serious injury, she could inflict such ruthless harm upon herself without making a sound.

Honestly, as expected of someone who had spent her whole life in the Heaven Dou Empire carrying out such a boring plan to steal a nation. She was truly ruthless toward herself!

The Nine Heart Begonia petal landed on Qian Renxue's body.

A faint, gentle white glow enveloped her figure.

"Huh?" Ye Lingling cried out softly, her expression beneath the veil changing.

She could sense the injuries within Qian Renxue's body.

Though they were not severe, her Nine Heart Begonia was actually unable to heal them!

It was Ye Lingling's first time encountering such a situation.

She tried several more times, but there was still no effect.

Though she did not understand why this was happening, Ye Lingling still truthfully reported to Luo Li.

"Dean, this young lady's body seems to be somewhat unusual."

"For some reason, the Nine Heart Begonia has no effect on her injuries."

Upon hearing this, a trace of concealed triumph flashed through Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes.

Of course it had no effect. It was supposed to have no effect!

She had deliberately used her Soul Power to block the Soul Power coming from the Nine Heart Begonia. How could Ye Lingling's treatment possibly work then?