"Dugu Bo, thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life!"
He watched Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's figure vanish over the horizon.
The taut string in Dugu Bo's heart finally loosened. Forcing himself to endure his injuries, he turned and bowed to Qian Renxue with a hoarse voice.
"Your Excellency, there is no need for such courtesy!"
Qian Renxue hurried forward and helped Dugu Bo up.
But upon hearing Dugu Bo's name, Qian Renxue seemed to remember something. She asked in disbelief and excitement.
"Dugu Bo?"
"Your Excellency, did you say your name is Dugu Bo?"
"Could you be Dugu Bo, the head of the Green Phosphorus Family in Heaven Dou Imperial City?"
"Have you broken through to Titled Douluo?"
"That's right!"
A trace of pride flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes as he replied hoarsely.
"After years of dedicated cultivation, I finally broke through to Level 90 more than ten days ago and became a Quasi Titled Douluo."
"Afterward, I went to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunted my Ninth Soul Ring, successfully breaking through to Titled Douluo."
"I originally planned to register my title in Spirit City before returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City."
"But who would have thought that Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall, would insist on forcing me to submit to Spirit Hall? I refused, so she sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to hunt me down!"
"She's utterly overbearing!"
Thinking of how he had nearly died under Chrysanthemum Douluo's pursuit,
Dugu Bo clenched his fists, filled with fury and hatred.
"Spirit Hall wasn't like this in the past!"
Since her true identity was also connected to Spirit Hall, and she intended to join forces with Spirit Hall in the future after seizing the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Throne and unifying Douluo Continent,
Qian Renxue naturally needed to put in a good word for Spirit Hall. She frowned, pretending to be deeply puzzled and confused.
"When Angel Douluo held the position of Pope of Spirit Hall, and when Qian Xunji held the position as well, Spirit Hall was never this domineering or ruthless."
"How did Bibi Dong turn Spirit Hall into this the moment she took power?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo thought for a moment. A trace of resentment flashed across his sinister face as he snorted coldly.
"Spirit Hall truly wasn't this overbearing before!"
"But Angel Douluo and Qian Xunji both possessed Six-Winged Angel Martial Souls, so they were naturally righteous and kind."
"But Bibi Dong is a woman. I've heard she possesses Twin Martial Souls: one is the Death Spider Emperor, and the other is the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor. Neither is a good Martial Soul."
"As the saying goes: teeth in a green snake's mouth, a stinger in a wasp's tail; neither is as venomous as a woman's heart!"
"Bibi Dong is exactly that kind of viper woman!"
After saving Dugu Bo,
Dugu Bo recuperated under Qian Renxue's care, then bade her farewell and returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
After Dugu Bo departed,
they were still at the border of the Hagen Das Kingdom, not far from Spirit City.
Qian Renxue found a city and claimed that after more than half a year of travel, she wanted to rest for a day. She booked a room at an inn and pretended to rest there.
But in reality, she quietly left and headed for Spirit City.
After summoning and possessing her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul, Qian Renxue spread her three pairs of snow-white wings and flew at full speed, finally returning to Spirit City.
When she saw, at the end of her vision, a city that did not occupy much land, its towering walls built from hard granite, hexagonal in shape, with teams of Martial Soul Hall Soul Masters patrolling back and forth above them,
a smile appeared on Qian Renxue's lovely face.
"Finally, I'm back!"
After returning to Spirit City, Qian Renxue did not go see her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, first. Instead, she went to Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's residence.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had not expected Qian Renxue to return, much less come to see him. He immediately bowed in greeting.
"Regarding Dugu Bo earlier, this subordinate acted presumptuously. I hope Young Master will forgive me!"
"It's nothing!"
Qian Renxue waved her hand. A radiant smile appeared on her breathtakingly beautiful face as she said,
"At the time, we each had our own identities and positions. If Elder Ju had acted overly respectful and courteous, that would have been inappropriate instead."
"I came this time because I wish to borrow a book from Elder Ju."
"What book? Please tell me, Young Master!"
Qian Renxue directly stated that she wished to borrow the Illustrated Record of Immortal Herbs, Chrysanthemum Douluo's inherited book that recorded many rare strange flowers and exotic herbs from across the world.
Chrysanthemum Douluo hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse.
After obtaining the Illustrated Record of Immortal Herbs from Chrysanthemum Douluo,
Qian Renxue returned to Douluo Hall once more and met her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.
"Xue'er, why have you returned?"
Inside Douluo Hall, in the Angel Sacred Hall,
when Qian Daoliu saw that Qian Renxue had actually returned, he immediately opened his eyes and stood up in delighted surprise. He had been sitting cross-legged on a prayer cushion before the Angel God statue, eyes closed in meditation and prayer.
"Grandfather..."
Looking at her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue did not feel as happy as before.
Because she thought of Grandfather's Past that she had learned from the previous simulation.
His upright to the point of stubbornness personality, and the fact that he did not truly love her grandmother but instead loved Bo Saixi, the High Priest of Sea God Island,
left her feelings somewhat complicated.
But after thinking it over, Qian Renxue still said nothing. She merely smiled and said,
"Grandfather, I happened to be passing near Spirit City, so I came to see you!"
Inside the Angel Sacred Hall,
in response to Qian Daoliu's concern, Qian Renxue selectively told him some of her life and experiences in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Afterward, because her time was limited, Qian Renxue could only leave and return to the city where she had stopped to rest.
Time flew by.
Several more months passed in the blink of an eye.
Qian Renxue successfully completed her inspection of the Heaven Dou Empire's borders on behalf of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, leading the Royal Knights, and returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
After returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City,
Qian Renxue could not wait to find Dugu Bo again and express her wish to see his medicine garden.
Dugu Bo naturally agreed readily.
But before heading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Qian Renxue planned to take Dugu Bo to meet Ye Luo first and introduce this young genius she thought so highly of.
"Ye Luo, let me introduce you."
"This is Poison Douluo, who has just broken through to Titled Douluo, with the title Poison!"
Inside the castle in Swan Territory,
Qian Renxue led Dugu Bo down from the carriage. With a smile on her gentle and handsome face, she reached out and introduced Dugu Bo beside her.
But the moment Ye Luo saw Dugu Bo, his pupils suddenly contracted, and surging waves rose in his heart.
What! Dugu Bo?!
How did Dugu Bo become involved with Qian Renxue?!
Shouldn't Prince Xue Xing have saved him this year, causing him to side with Prince Xue Xing?
After probing indirectly and asking how Qian Renxue had met Dugu Bo,
he learned that while Qian Renxue had been leading the Royal Knights on behalf of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to inspect the continent, she had unexpectedly saved Dugu Bo from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's pursuit, and that was how they became acquainted.
For a moment, Ye Luo could not help taking a deep breath. He clenched his fists, his body trembling.
Scene after scene flashed through his mind.
From Qian Renxue's forceful recruitment at Maple Forest Village, to the inexplicable benefits showered upon him after she forcibly took him away, and now to her saving Dugu Bo in Prince Xue Xing's place.
All these clues linked together.
They finally made Ye Luo understand the answer to everything.
Qian Renxue was absolutely a reborn person who had returned from the future. It was confirmed!
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