What was Xue Qinghe up to?
Ye Qingzhou didn't understand.
As far as he could remember, he didn't think he'd ever appeared in front of Xue Qinghe.
Aside from occasionally hearing about himself as the grandson of his grandfather.
But that hardly counted.
Seeing the confusion in Ye Qingzhou's eyes, Ye Shuyuan said, "Why not go and see for yourself?"
Ye Qingzhou tucked away the invitation and pass in his hand, then hesitated before saying, "Well... I suppose that works."
No one went to the Three Treasures Hall without a reason.
He was a little curious about why Xue Qinghe had summoned him.
It couldn't be that he wanted to kidnap him and make his grandfather join the Heaven Dou Empire's side, could it?
Probably...
Not, right...
Could it be because of Qian Renxue and the Angel Legion...
Leaving the Ye Family Clinic,
Ye Qingzhou headed for the Crown Prince Mansion in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Looking at the Crown Prince Mansion before him, which was countless times larger than the Ye Family Clinic, Ye Qingzhou gaped in astonishment.
"It really is huge..."
He approached the soldiers standing guard on either side of the Crown Prince Mansion and handed them Xue Qinghe's invitation and pass.
After inspecting them carefully, the two soldiers guarding the entrance let Ye Qingzhou through.
He entered the Crown Prince Mansion.
With the help of a palace maid, Ye Qingzhou found Xue Qinghe's room.
Knock, knock, knock.
He rapped on the door three times, and Xue Qinghe's voice came from inside.
"Come in."
At that, Ye Qingzhou pushed down the handle and opened the door.
Once inside Xue Qinghe's study, he shut the door behind him.
He looked curiously at Xue Qinghe, who was busy with paperwork at his desk.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, did you want to see me?"
"Mm." Xue Qinghe's pen stopped moving. He looked up at Ye Qingzhou. "There's something I wanted to ask you."
The moment he saw Ye Qingzhou, Xue Qinghe paused.
So this was Deputy Captain Luo's son?
He really did look seven parts like Deputy Captain Luo. He had the bearing of an old friend, and his talent was pretty good, too.
The Deputy Captain Luo Xue Qinghe had in mind—or, more accurately, the Deputy Captain Luo Qian Renxue had in mind—was Luo Feng of the Angel Legion, who had also come here some time ago.
He pointed to the bed not far from the desk, indicating that Ye Qingzhou should sit. "Sit. There's no need to be nervous. Just think of it as a chat between friends."
Ye Qingzhou took one measured step at a time, watching Xue Qinghe's expression as he went.
But...
Xue Qinghe remained calm from beginning to end, without a ripple.
Watching Ye Qingzhou sit on the edge of his bed, Xue Qinghe smiled and said, "Your name is Ye Qingzhou, right?"
"I called you here for one reason: I wanted to ask you something."
"It's about your father."
"Father?" The word left Ye Qingzhou deeply puzzled. How had Xue Qinghe found out that Luo Feng had visited their family clinic some time ago?
Qian Renxue wasn't even bothering to keep up the act anymore.
Xue Qinghe nodded. "That's right. It's about your father."
Ye Qingzhou tentatively asked, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, aren't you overstepping a little?"
"What, can the Crown Prince interfere in other people's family affairs at will, and even take an interest in someone who's as good as dead?"
Pfft.
Xue Qinghe burst out laughing.
What an unfiltered child. If Deputy Captain Luo heard that, he'd probably be furious.
Still, he'd brought it on himself.
Qian Renxue and Luo Feng, the Angel Legion's deputy captain, went way back.
He'd looked after her quite a lot when she was little.
He shook his head. "I won't interfere in your family affairs without good reason."
"I heard that someone from the Spirit Hall's Angel Legion showed up at the Ye Family Clinic some time ago. Was that person your father?"
Ye Qingzhou spread his hands, his tone utterly indifferent. "Yes. So what if it was? If Your Highness wants to capture him and squeeze information out of him, you're too late. He's already left."
"I wouldn't recommend using the fact that I'm his son to trick him into coming here so you can capture him."
Xue Qinghe said nothing, simply holding back a chuckle.
So filial. Far too filial.
Suppressing his laughter, Xue Qinghe continued, "What was your first impression of him?"
Ye Qingzhou shook his head. What exactly was Xue Qinghe getting at?
"I don't remember him. I only know he has a handsome face like mine."
Filial, with a touch of vanity.
It looked like he wouldn't be able to get anything out of Ye Qingzhou.
The child had quite high talent, and a good temperament, too.
If he continued to develop, he might become an Auxiliary-type Titled Douluo even stronger than his grandfather.
If only he could bring him into his own camp.
But before that, he'd have to resolve the conflict between father and son.
Xue Qinghe looked at Ye Qingzhou with a scrutinizing gaze.
He wanted to get to the bottom of the child sitting before him.
Yet for some reason, Ye Qingzhou seemed shrouded in a fog from his perspective, and his Soul Power was blocked.
With the power of the God King bolstering him, Ye Qingzhou could clearly sense the waves of Soul Power continuously radiating from Xue Qinghe.
The waves of Soul Power tentatively circled around him, but made no move to enter.
Besides Xue Qinghe, he had the feeling that another pair of eyes was watching him from somewhere in the room.
That person was almost certainly Snake Lance Douluo, Qian Renxue's protector.
In that case, Qian Renxue, why not give you a little surprise?
So far, he hadn't revealed his Martial Soul to anyone. His father's Martial Soul was the Prayer Angel, while his mother's was the Nine Heart Begonia.
Given Xue Qinghe's way of thinking, he'd most likely assume it was one or the other.
Besides, even if he revealed his Prayer Angel Martial Soul, it wouldn't matter. His father was the Angel Legion's deputy captain, and judging from Xue Qinghe's tone, the two should know each other well.
As soon as he finished speaking, a pure white wave of Soul Power surged out from around Ye Qingzhou.
It was the Prayer Angel's Soul Power, imbued with the divine power of the Goddess of Life.
Its quality had long since surpassed that of the Six-Winged Angel possessed by Qian Renxue.
The Prayer Angel's Soul Power filled Xue Qinghe's study, stirring the Six-Winged Angel Soul Power inside him.
Hm?
Xue Qinghe noticed something unusual in his body.
It felt as if something inside him were about to surge forth.
Another power was resonating with his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
His pupils contracted, and he stared at Ye Qingzhou in disbelief.
Snake Lance Douluo, hidden in the shadows, naturally noticed the strange occurrence, but he couldn't reveal himself.
At least, he couldn't act without Xue Qinghe's permission.
Ye Qingzhou looked at Xue Qinghe and smiled. "I never expected my Prayer Angel to resonate with Your Highness's Swan Martial Soul. How strange."
Xue Qinghe understood Ye Qingzhou's hint, of course, but he was still keeping up the pretense.
"There are wonders in this vast world. Strange things happen all the time. Besides, the Swan Martial Soul is also connected to the attributes of light and holiness. Martial Souls of equal quality resonating with each other isn't impossible."
The Swan Martial Soul was the inherited Martial Soul of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, and it was an auxiliary-type Martial Soul.
As far as the original story went, it seemed that the Swan Martial Soul's Soul Skills and innate abilities had never been shown.
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