Enemy Agents Causing Trouble at the Academy Was Perfectly Reasonable, Right?

Leaving the Academic Affairs Office.

Qin Ming arranged dormitories for Tang Xuan Duo, left them some spare school uniforms and such, then departed.

After all, it was already late, and classes would not begin until tomorrow.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy truly lived up to its royal backing.

It was absurdly wealthy.

Even the dormitories were standalone courtyards.

Still, that probably had something to do with their talent.

Qin Ming had originally assigned the two of them separate courtyards.

But at Ning Rongrong's strong insistence, they ended up living together.

After all, her strange condition of being unable to sleep without Tang Xuan had yet to be cured.

Qin Ming did not know what to say when he saw this.

He simply assumed the two were close.

They were only children anyway.

There was more than one bedroom in the courtyard.

So he simply let her have her way.

Elsewhere.

In the East Palace's Secret Chamber.

Xue Qinghe had already removed her disguise.

Revealing her flawless, breathtakingly beautiful true face.

"Young Master." A burly man whose face could not be seen knelt out of thin air before Qian Renxue.

"Uncle She, please rise." Qian Renxue gently helped up the man called Uncle She. "I've told you several times already. You are my elder. How could an elder kneel before a junior?"

The man whom Qian Renxue called Uncle She.

Was naturally She Long, the Snake Lance Douluo, one of the Titled Gatekeepers alongside Dugu Bo.

She Long silently rose without responding to Qian Renxue's words.

A leader showing respect to capable subordinates was part of a leader's way of employing people.

But if a subordinate took that seriously.

And insisted on overstepping their bounds by relying on their status, they would simply be courting death.

"Young Master, the task you assigned me... failed..." She Long's tone could not conceal his embarrassment.

Qian Renxue's smile immediately froze, and her expression looked as if her father had died. "You are a dignified Titled Douluo, yet you failed to keep watch on a one-ring Spirit Master?"

Ever since she had returned after sending Tang Xuan to enroll.

She had arranged for She Long to keep watch at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

First, to keep a close eye on the conflict between Tang Xuan and Xue Beng.

Second, she naturally intended to investigate Tang Xuan's identity over the long term.

To Qian Renxue.

Tang Xuan's origins remained shrouded in mist.

And his talent was excessively powerful, arguably second only to hers.

That unknown feeling, like something clawing at her heart, had pushed her desire for control to an unprecedented peak.

In any case, Qian Renxue had Two Titled Douluo by her side.

In the depths of the palace, sending one of them away was not unreasonable.

She simply had not expected She Long to fail.

"Uh, Young Master, it cannot be called a complete failure. I merely encountered some obstacles... There seemed to be a powerful expert protecting Tang Xuan. Before I could even approach, I vaguely sensed a dangerous aura. To avoid exposing myself, I did not dare get closer..." She Long weakly defended himself.

Qian Renxue's expression kept changing at his words.

Who could the expert beside Tang Xuan be?

She could figure it out with her toes.

It was none other than that old fellow, Sword Dao Chen Xin.

She simply had not expected.

That Chen Xin would hold such deep feelings for an adopted child like Tang Xuan.

He was even protecting him in secret during something as simple as enrollment...

"How can you be sure he did not notice your tracks?" Qian Renxue asked the crucial question.

Being unable to investigate Tang Xuan was a minor issue.

If the Kingdom Seizure Operation had been exposed, that would be a real disaster.

Whenever Chen Xin had followed Ning Fengzhi to the palace in the past.

Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish would leave in advance and hide outside the city.

Then return after Chen Xin had departed.

After all, their levels were too low, only Level 92 or 93.

They could barely fool Bone Douluo at Level 95.

But before Chen Xin, whose Soul Power had reached Level 96.

Any concealment was transparent.

She Long hesitantly said, "I... I cannot guarantee it..."

"That aura was simply too powerful, about the same as the sixth or seventh Venerable. I suspect it was that old fellow Chen Xin."

"His Mental Power has always been strong. The distance between us was not that great at the time. Unless he was careless, otherwise..."

Qian Renxue was nearly furious enough to explode.

Her dear uncle had truly handed her a huge mess.

"Uncle She, leave Heaven Dou City immediately and head toward the Star Luo Empire. Stir up some trouble near the border and disguise yourself as someone from Star Luo disrupting the Heaven Dou Empire."

"But remember, do not make it too obvious, and do not make too big a disturbance. It will be enough if people vaguely suspect that an expert like you belongs to the Star Luo Empire."

Star Luo and Heaven Dou were enemies among enemies.

Enemy agents causing trouble at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was at least a reasonable explanation.

She Long quickly accepted the order. "Yes, Young Master. But your safety..."

"Do not worry about me. Uncle Ci is enough." Qian Renxue only felt exhausted.

The Kingdom Seizure Operation, which had not faced the slightest risk of exposure for more than ten years.

Had actually stumbled because of a tiny Spirit Master like Tang Xuan.

Returning to Tang Xuan's perspective.

Tang Xuan had no idea that Grandpa had silently resolved a crisis for him.

And even found Qian Renxue a huge problem in the process.

He was still immersed in late-night meditation.

As the moon was gradually replaced by the sun.

Tang Xuan stretched and opened his door.

His mind immediately went blank.

A group of young men around Seventeen or Eighteen were blocking the entrance.

"Who are you people? Do you need something from me?" Tang Xuan swept his gaze over them.

Every one of them wore luxurious clothes.

But they all looked like street thugs.

They were probably a group of useless rich brats.

"Hey, are you new here? What do your parents do?" A young man who looked like a Lackey shouted from the crowd.

Tang Xuan rolled his eyes at that.

What a textbook villain line...

Was this how these people investigated someone's background, so simple and crude?

"Kid, are you deaf? Answer the Old Man's question!" Seeing that Tang Xuan remained silent, the Lackey impatiently shouted.

"What are you supposed to be? You think you deserve to call yourself the Old Man in front of me?" Tang Xuan gave him an expressionless glance.

Beneath his calm gaze lay endless pressure.

The Lackey inexplicably staggered back two steps from that look.

Then anger immediately surged through him.

Getting scared off by a child—wouldn't people laugh themselves to death if word got out?

"Damn it, you still dare talk back?" Soul Power surged through the Lackey's body.

A battered spear appeared in his palm out of thin air.

One white and one yellow Spirit Ring circled around his waist.

"Watch closely. I'm a Level 21 Soul Grandmaster. Let me teach you a proper lesson on behalf of your elders. First Soul Skill..."

Before the Lackey could finish speaking, before he could even light up his Spirit Rings.

A Mysterious Black Heavy Sword lightly struck him across the mouth.

Before the Lackey could even scream, he flew backward.

Crashing into and knocking down a large group of people.

"Brother Gou!"

Startled cries rose one after another from the crowd.

They looked at Tang Xuan as though they had seen a Ghost.

"You actually launched a sneak attack?"

"The rules of the Spirit Master World say that before a spirit duel, you must announce your name, Martial Soul, and level. How did your elders teach you?"

Holding the Heavy Sword, Tang Xuan snorted coldly. "If you want to fight, then fight. Why is there so much damn nonsense?"

He truly did not understand Douluo Continent's shitty rules.

Why did they have to introduce themselves before a spirit duel? Wasn't that just giving the other side an opportunity for nothing?

This was not an arena match. Who had the time to listen to them ramble on?

"Your, Your Highness, kill him, av, avenge me..." The Lackey forced himself to grab a Red-haired Youth.

After mumbling out a few words, he lost consciousness.

Your Highness?

Tang Xuan raised his brow slightly.

That was not a title just anyone could use.

And coincidentally.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there was exactly one person qualified to be called Your Highness.