Something Off About Qian Renxue

Nan Li was pondering Qian Renxue's purpose in coming here when Spirit Kite Douluo questioned her. "No, this is a Primary Soul Master Academy. It only admits children whose Martial Souls have just awakened. Obtaining their First Soul Ring is enough to meet the graduation requirements. But you've clearly already reached the Soul Master realm. How could you possibly be a First Year Freshman?"

Nan Li widened her eyes at just the right moment, looking utterly incredulous. "How did you know!"

Seeing the girl before him tense up again after only just relaxing, Xue Qinghe smiled. "Her Soul Power cultivation is relatively high, so she could tell your level. Can you tell me why you cultivate so quickly? My progress has been a little slow lately, and I'd like to learn from you."

Nan Li raised her chin slightly, putting on a faintly arrogant little expression. "Why should I tell you? And who are you? Who did you come to the academy to see?"

"My name is Xiao Xue. I came here to find an old acquaintance."

"An old acquaintance? All right, then." Nan Li nodded.

"I told you my name. Shouldn't you tell me yours?" Xue Qinghe asked patiently. This little girl looked somewhat familiar. Could she be that person's sister?

"My name is A'li." Since the other party had given her an alias, there was no need for her to reveal her full name either.

"What is your surname? Is it Dong?" Xue Qinghe asked.

"No." Nan Li shook her head.

So she had nothing to do with that person. A trace of disappointment flashed through Xue Qinghe's heart.

"How about this? Answer a few questions for me, and I'll give you this beautiful bracelet." Xue Qinghe took a small box from her Soul Tool and handed it to Nan Li. Spirit Hall and the Worship Hall sent her plenty of things every year, but now that she was "Crown Prince Xue Qinghe," she had almost no use for such trinkets. They were perfect for coaxing children.

What she had not expected was that the little girl in front of her actually looked down on the item in her hand.

"Stop trying to fool me. I can have as many of those things as I want. I don't need yours. I'm a Soul Master—money is just an external possession." Nan Li wanted to see what the other party was really after. After all, this person was Spirit Hall's Young Master and, publicly, the Heaven Dou Empire Crown Prince.

"Don't push your luck!" Spirit Kite Douluo could no longer hold herself back.

"Hey." Xue Qinghe raised a hand to stop her and continued speaking with Nan Li. "Then what do you want?"

"I don't need anything from you. I'm a Soul Master. I already have advantages that ordinary people can only dream of, and my family won't leave me lacking in material possessions either. I only need to do what I must do and shoulder my share of responsibility. You can't give me that, and no one else can help me with it."

Seeing the other girl acting like a little adult, Xue Qinghe found it rather amusing. But upon hearing her final words, she fell briefly into a daze.

Shoulder her own share of responsibility?

Back then, when she had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire at the age of ten, she too had possessed a maturity beyond her peers, along with the responsibility she bore as a descendant of the Angel Clan.

Xue Qinghe slowly rose to her feet and waved a hand. A set of table and chairs appeared out of thin air beside them.

The chair was a little high, so Xue Qinghe picked Nan Li up and placed her on it, completely missing the stiff expression on Nan Li's face.

What was she supposed to do if she suddenly couldn't keep up the act anymore?

What was going on?

Qian Renxue, what are you doing!

Although Nan Li had said she did not want anything, Xue Qinghe still took out another small item from her Soul Tool.

It was an exquisitely crafted brocade pouch, gilded and gleaming, with crimson gemstones embedded in it. At first glance, it matched the girl's clothes remarkably well.

Xue Qinghe lifted the teapot and poured each of them a cup of tea, smiling as she said, "This is a Soul Tool. You're a Soul Master, so money is merely an external possession—but you still need somewhere to put things, don't you? This is a storage-type Soul Tool. It has the space of a room inside. I'll give it to you along with the bracelet, as a gift for our first meeting as friends. How does that sound?"

It was not that she was determined to give the other girl something. Rather, the bracelet concealed her Angelic Power, which could help her determine the girl's location. If she failed to find Tang San on this trip, she needed to leave herself a backup plan.

"All right, then." Nan Li had already vaguely guessed something, but she did not show it and simply went along with the other party's intentions.

Seeing the gifts accepted, Xue Qinghe smiled slightly and began asking, "Then can you tell me why you cultivate so quickly?"

"Because I have Innate Full Soul Power." Nan Li rested her chin on her hand as she looked at her.

"Oh? Innate Full Soul Power? Then you are an exceptionally gifted Soul Master." Xue Qinghe's expression did not change as she praised her with the talent of someone who possessed innate level-twenty Soul Power.

"Other than me, there is only one other person among this year's freshmen named Tang San who also has Innate Full Soul Power. But he's only a Work-Study Student. His family couldn't help him obtain a Soul Ring, so he can only rely on the academy's teachers. I received my First Soul Ring right after my Martial Soul awakened, so naturally I already have more than ten levels of Soul Power..."

With those words, Nan Li not only explained why she had more than ten levels of Soul Power, but also casually brought up Tang San. She wanted to know whether Qian Renxue had come for Tang San this time.

"You know Tang San." As the conversation finally got on track, Xue Qinghe's smile deepened.

Nan Li did not listen carefully to what the other party said afterward, because she realized that the Qian Renxue before her might have foreseen what would happen in the future!

How could that be?

Could her arrival have caused a butterfly effect? But Qian Renxue's situation would be a massive storm for them, who intended to destroy Spirit Hall!

Nan Li steadied herself and chatted with the other party for a long while.

In the end, seeing that the little girl before her possessed Innate Full Soul Power and had reached level sixteen or seventeen shortly after her Martial Soul awakened, Xue Qinghe could not help developing an appreciation for her talent.

"A'li, would you like to study at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?" Xue Qinghe asked seriously.

"The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy? That's so far away. Besides, my family says it's an academy for nobles. I might not be qualified to enter." Nan Li was somewhat surprised inwardly. They had just met, and Qian Renxue was already trying to recruit her? Was she really that familiar with strangers?

"It doesn't matter. I can guarantee your admission to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. With your talent and the cultivation resources of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, you may very well become a Titled Douluo in the future." Qian Renxue still refused to give up.

She knew her mother was training a group of young Soul Masters, but sometimes it was more reliable to have people under her own control.

If she could bring this girl back, then when Xue Ye questioned her later, a young genius with "Innate Full Soul Power" would count as an explanation for this trip.

Nan Li made a few excuses to decline. Seeing that the other party still seemed ready to speak, Nan Li painted her a rosy picture. "When I turn twelve and need to enter a more advanced Soul Master Academy, I'll consider it."

Nan Li had no idea about Qian Renxue's many considerations. Her mind was now filled with one question—how many people knew what would happen in the future?

Was there really no one? Sigh.