Xue Qinghe's Recruitment [Please Follow! Please Bookmark!]

The tightly shut door was suddenly pushed open, and sunlight streamed into the room.

Chen Xing, who had been confronting Ye Lanyi, had his attention drawn to the door and turned to look.

The newcomer was surrounded by a crowd. He wore a platinum robe and carried himself with refined elegance. His tousled golden hair made his complexion appear especially fair.

The moment he entered, he spotted Chen Xing in the corner and revealed a surprised expression.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Upon seeing the young man, Ye Lanyi immediately lowered her stance and bowed in greeting.

The guards beside her lowered their heads and dropped to one knee as well.

"Clan Head Ye."

"No need for such formality."

Faced with the beautiful woman's respectful attitude, the young man gave a warm smile and reached out to help her up by the arm.

He spoke gently.

"I was merely passing through. Just now, I seemed to see His Excellency Sword Douluo leaving your residence, so I stopped by to visit Clan Head Ye."

"I didn't expect to come across this scene. What is this...?"

As he spoke, Xue Qinghe's gaze fell upon the wary Chen Xing.

There was a faint trace of surprise and appreciation in his eyes.

This boy looked no more than ten years old, yet he was already a three-ring Soul Elder with the optimal Soul Ring configuration.

Could he be a genius secretly raised by the Ye Clan, or perhaps someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect...

But why did he look so guarded? And it seemed the boy did not recognize his identity.

As he pondered, Ye Lanyi spoke.

"Your Highness, this person was sent here by His Excellency Sword Douluo."

"When Sword Douluo was hunting a Soul Ring for Rongrong, he accidentally injured him. He brought him to me and asked me to treat him."

"Just after the two of them left, this boy woke up. It seems he still hasn't figured out what's going on."

As she spoke, Ye Lanyi deliberately put on an ignorant expression and looked toward Chen Xing.

"Little fellow, you heard everything I just said."

"I was the one who saved you!"

"The one standing before you is the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. Are you putting on that posture because you intend to attack?"

Then her tone abruptly changed.

"Guards! Seize him and take him to the rear courtyard. Do not let him offend His Highness."

Several guards who had been kneeling halfway glanced at Ye Lanyi. Seeing her signal, they gathered their courage, rose to their feet, and slowly closed in on Chen Xing.

Seeing this, Chen Xing's mind raced.

Escaping Ye Mansion had already been difficult enough. Now there was also Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe.

If he used the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone's flying skill, Snake Lance and Pufferfish lurking in the shadows would definitely notice him.

Then he would truly have no way out.

He had only taken human form less than a month ago! His wonderful life had only just begun!

Was he really going to die here?

As the guards gradually approached, his heart began pounding violently. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, and the knuckles of the hand gripping the Purple Imperial Bamboo turned faintly white.

What should he do? Should he resist or not? Were Snake Lance and Pufferfish really here?

Aaaah!

To hell with it!

Either way, he would die. As long as he flew fast enough and blended into the crowd, there had to be a sliver of hope!

With that thought, Chen Xing bent his knees slightly. He waited for the guards to come a little closer and lower their guard before bolting out!

One step, two steps, three steps!

Now...

"Wait!"

At the very instant before he could move, a gentle yet deep voice suddenly rang out.

His timing was interrupted. With their next step, the guards completely surrounded Chen Xing layer by layer.

"Damn it..."

At that moment, he lost his final chance to escape.

Despair spread through his heart. Like a deflated ball, Chen Xing's eyes instantly dimmed.

At the same time, Ye Lanyi clenched her palm, her delicate brows knitting slightly.

"Your Highness, leave these matters to the servants."

"This boy may have lost some of his memories. His emotions are unstable right now. If he accidentally hurts you, that would be terrible."

As she spoke, she signaled the guards with her eyes to act quickly and tie him up in the rear courtyard, lest anything unexpected arise.

But Xue Qinghe ignored Ye Lanyi's words. He stepped away from the crowd and slowly moved behind the guards.

The guards looked at Ye Lanyi, then at Xue Qinghe. In the end, they silently made way for him.

Thus, there was space before Chen Xing once more.

Only this time, the person he had to face was—Xue Qinghe!

"Little brother! I am the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"We will not harm you. What is your name?"

In Chen Xing's eyes, the man before him was handsome and fair-skinned, with a faint smile in his eyes that made him seem exceptionally approachable.

He thought about how Qian Renxue cherished talent to an extreme degree, like a lustful fiend seeing a beautiful woman.

Otherwise, she would not have spared Tang San, an enemy, time and again.

On one hand, she had a favorable impression of Tang San. But a large part of the reason was that she wanted to recruit Tang San for her own use.

If she was approaching him with the same mindset now, hoping to recruit him...

Then this crisis could even be resolved perfectly through the "Crown Prince's" hand.

With that thought, hope reignited within him.

"My name is Chen Xing. Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh? Isn't that perfectly normal?"

"Clan Head Ye, it seems this little brother has already regained his senses."

Seeing that Chen Xing could communicate normally, the smile on Xue Qinghe's face deepened as he turned to look at Ye Lanyi behind him.

Ye Lanyi gave an awkward smile, but inwardly cursed those guards from head to toe.

They had been so slow and timid.

If they had taken the boy down earlier, would things have ended up like this?

"Your Highness, be careful. His background is unknown. Please do not let him hurt you!"

"Why not have the guards take him to the rear courtyard first..."

Even now, Ye Lanyi still clung to a faint hope of controlling Chen Xing.

But Xue Qinghe would have none of it.

"Clan Head Ye, surely you jest!"

"With you, the number one healing-type Soul Master on the continent, here, who could possibly hurt me?"

Then he shifted the subject and fixed his gaze on Chen Xing.

"Little brother Chen Xing, you are already a Soul Elder at such a young age. Who are your parents? Who is your teacher?"

Just as he thought! She really wanted to recruit him.

Although staying beside Xue Qinghe would not be safe either, at least it could resolve the current crisis. It was far better than falling into that old woman's hands.

Thinking this, Chen Xing answered smoothly.

"Your Highness, my parents have already passed away, and I have no teacher."

"My Soul Rings were obtained by using the inheritance my parents left behind to hire a Soul Ring hunting team."

Throughout his response, Chen Xing neither blushed nor skipped a beat.

He felt no psychological burden whatsoever while making things up.

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe could barely conceal the smile in her eyes.

No parents, no teacher—he was simply an uncut gem that could be shaped however she wished!

If she raised him by her side from childhood, then once he matured, he would surely become a powerful and utterly loyal aide.

She possessed the god-level Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel, and had been born with level twenty Soul Power. Yet at fifteen, she was only a Soul Ancestor.

But this boy before her was not much younger than she was, yet he was already a Soul Elder!

And his Martial Soul was clearly only a bamboo stalk, yet its quality was barely on par with her Six-Winged Angel...

Things had become interesting!