"Really!" Snake Lance Douluo handed the unsealed letter to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue took the letter from Snake Lance Douluo and eagerly pulled out the page inside to read it.
She unfolded the page, and her gaze fell upon it.
Its contents immediately caught her eye.
The letter described in detail what had happened from the time Chu Feng broke through to Titled Douluo until he left the Pope Palace.
Chu Feng had spent less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea in the Pope Palace.
Suddenly, Qian Renxue's attention was caught by a particularly jarring detail on the page.
In an instant, her brows furrowed, and she tightened her grip on the letter. A fierce, icy glint flashed in her eyes.
She slowly raised her head and stared coldly at Snake Lance Douluo.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that the woman had given Ah Feng's Eighth Elder position to Yu Xiaogang?!"
Qian Renxue was in a terrible state of mind.
Her chest heaved violently with anger.
That woman was unforgivable!
She had just thought that the woman had changed for the better, that she cared about her daughter.
She should have known better. It had all been wishful thinking.
In that case...!
If the woman had never truly accepted her as her daughter, then she didn't need to treat her as her mother, either. Calling her "that woman" was already being generous.
From now on, she was just the Pope, her underling.
Beyond that, they had no relationship whatsoever.
Once this was over and she returned to Spirit Hall, that woman wouldn't be Pope any longer.
She would give the position to Chu Feng before she gave it to Bibi Dong again.
Bibi Dong had enjoyed the authority that came with being her mother, yet had never treated her daughter well.
Then Qian Renxue would take back everything she had enjoyed.
Nearby, Snake Lance Douluo lowered his head when she confronted him.
He didn't dare answer a word.
The Young Master was furious. Responding now would only earn him more of her anger.
She needed to vent, and he needed to be a good punching bag and let her get it all out.
The Young Master liked Chu Feng—loved him, even. Bibi Dong's decision to give his Eighth Elder position to someone else seemed like an attempt to suppress him, but in truth, it struck the Young Master right in the heart.
After venting with a few curses, Qian Renxue gradually calmed down.
She looked at the rest of the letter, her brows knitting slightly.
A question surfaced in her mind.
If that woman had already given Chu Feng's Eighth Elder position to someone else, why had she suddenly reversed her decision, stripped Yu Xiaogang of his Honorary Elder title, and assigned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to Chu Feng?
Qian Renxue couldn't make sense of it.
Was there some secret she didn't know about?
Her gaze settled on Yu Xiaogang's name.
Qian Renxue had heard of Yu Xiaogang, the author of the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls and the instructor leading the Shrek Academy Team, the biggest dark horse in this year's Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.
He had proposed the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls. Qian Renxue had read it. It was decent, and showed some understanding, but that was all.
Every theoretical concept in it was common knowledge to advanced Spirit Masters.
It wasn't that Qian Renxue was looking down on Yu Xiaogang.
It was just that every Spirit Master who had studied the subject systematically knew all the concepts in that book.
How should she describe Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls? Qian Renxue thought he had simply compiled things.
He had taken a few scraps from books, mixed them together, and put them in one volume.
And that had become the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls.
Wait!
Why did Yu Xiaogang have an Honorary Elder Token?
Qian Renxue suddenly realized.
She knew Bibi Dong had appointed Yu Xiaogang Honorary Elder just to spite her and her Chu Feng, but why did Yu Xiaogang have an Honorary Elder Token?
Only Titled Douluo could receive Spirit Hall's Elder Tokens, and so far only nine had been issued. Qian Renxue knew where they all were.
They were held by Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Pufferfish Douluo, and the leaders of the Upper Three Sects.
Qian Renxue fell into thought.
Yu Xiaogang's Elder Token couldn't have come from Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, or Pufferfish Douluo.
That left the Upper Three Sects.
It couldn't have come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which left only the Clear Sky Sect.
The Elder Token in Yu Xiaogang's possession had to have come from the Clear Sky Sect.
Did Bibi Dong know that Yu Xiaogang had the token?
Or did she know and choose to protect him anyway?
If she knew, why was she covering for him?
Qian Renxue had a feeling that Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang had some connection they were keeping secret.
She looked at She Long and ordered, "Snake Lance Douluo, investigate the relationship between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang for me.
"I want to know why Bibi Dong chose to make Yu Xiaogang an Honorary Elder!
"I have a feeling there's something going on that no one knows about. I also want to know where Yu Xiaogang got that Honorary Elder Token."
After a pause, Qian Renxue continued, "I also want to know what happened between Ah Feng and that woman in the Pope Palace that made her strip Yu Xiaogang of his Honorary Elder title and even lend Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to him!"
"This makes no sense."
A terrifying thought struck her, and Qian Renxue's hand clenched slightly.
Ah Feng was handsome and tall, with a powerful build. He was also the youngest Titled Douluo. What if that despicable woman Bibi Dong had...
Qian Renxue's expression darkened in an instant.
This wasn't just her overthinking or seeing danger where there was none.
She understood women all too well.
Women were naturally drawn to the strong. Bibi Dong might be the Pope of Spirit Hall, but she was still a woman.
And they said women in their thirties were like wolves and tigers, while women in their forties could suck the earth dry.
Bibi Dong was right around that age...
At the thought, Qian Renxue's already cold expression turned even darker.
A gloomy aura enveloped her.
Chu Feng was hers. She wouldn't let anyone take him from her!
"Investigating what happened after Chu Feng entered the Pope Palace is the top priority. It takes precedence over every other investigation!
"Also, where did Chu Feng go with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo after he asked Bibi Dong for them?"
Qian Renxue clenched the letter in her fist. Golden Angel Flame rose from her palm and burned the page to ashes.
Then she gave Snake Lance Douluo her orders.
"Yes, Young Master!" Snake Lance Douluo bowed to accept the command, then turned and left, heading back to Spirit City himself.
Watching him go, Qian Renxue's gaze shifted.
She couldn't just sit around and wait.
By the time Snake Lance Douluo figured out what had happened to Chu Feng in the Pope Palace, Chu Feng might already have become her stepfather.
Qian Renxue wanted a husband, not a stepfather.
She began thinking about where Chu Feng might have gone.
Chu Feng had asked Bibi Dong for Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to help him obtain his Ninth Spirit Ring. The only known hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts were the Forest Emperor, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the Forest King, the Titan Giant Ape, in the Star Dou Forest.
So, unless something unexpected had happened, he was planning to hunt those two!
Ah Feng was in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Qian Renxue made up her mind at once. She would go to the Star Dou Forest to see Chu Feng.
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