"What ancient history are you talking about? My second uncle works in the palace."
"Come closer, whisper to me!"
Listening to the blonde youth, everyone leaned in, their faces full of curiosity.
"Let me tell you, the Crown Prince is impotent!"
"So do you know why His Majesty the Emperor insisted on replacing him with that wastrel Fourth Prince?"
"Oh—so that's how it is!"
Everyone suddenly looked enlightened, and then began to expound on their grand theories regarding this matter:
"No wonder for so many years, he never appointed a Crown Princess, nor were there even any rumors..."
"I thought His Highness the Crown Prince had some other peculiar hobbies."
"..."
The voices of a few people were not loud, but how could they escape the keen ears of a Soul Master, whose senses far surpassed ordinary people?
"You're the one with peculiar hobbies! Your whole family has peculiar hobbies!"
Qian Renxue was so angry she couldn't eat.
Ling Xiao, however, was immensely amused.
"See? Everyone is worried about your lifelong event!"
"Why don't you go with the flow and find a Crown Princess soon? That way, no one will gossip about you!"
"Teacher, are you joking? What Crown Princess do I need? This is clearly slander, a conspiracy, a scheme!"
Having been the Crown Prince for so many years, Qian Renxue immediately sensed a conspiracy.
"Yes, this must be Xue Xing's doing, trying to undermine my reputation!"
"Oh, is that so!"
Ling Xiao continued to offer bad advice, "Then you should even more so find a Crown Princess to slap them in the face directly?
I think Shui Bing'er is quite good, she's polite and knows her place.
If you take her into your harem, she'll be one of us, and I can offer her some help to win the Soul Master Tournament!"
"This way, you'll not only dispel the rumors but also suppress the Heaven Dou Team, thus slapping Prince Xue Xing in the face!
Oh, and the Martial Soul Hall Team, this will greatly boost your prestige!
Just imagine Bibi Dong's expression back then, it must have been priceless?"
"Teacher, is this how you tease your disciple?"
Qian Renxue chided him.
She thought Ling Xiao, the incorrigible old man, was teasing her, but upon closer thought, there was some truth to it!
The thought of seeing Bibi Dong's angry and unwilling expression made her feel a secret thrill.
No, no, how could she do that?
If she brought Shui Bing'er into this, wouldn't her identity be exposed?
Besides, what kind of situation would this be?
How could she, a girl, marry another girl?
Wouldn't that be ruining the other person's life?
"Forget it, I'm not eating anymore. I'm going back."
Qian Renxue lost her appetite and left in a huff after paying the bill.
But thinking of that old scoundrel Xue Xing scheming against her while she was in seclusion cultivating made her very unhappy. She was determined to retaliate.
However, Ling Xiao's idea was too unreliable.
She absolutely couldn't do that.
As she was thinking, she turned a corner and ran right into the Titan and Son, their eyes filled with rage.
"Heh heh, brat, I never expected this!"
"I waited for you for days before, and now I run into you at this very moment. What a narrow encounter!"
Titan's eyes blazed.
This guy had first snatched the Essence of Stars he coveted, then severely injured his young master, and just now, he was almost taken away by Salas.
If they hadn't desperately intervened, and if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hadn't stepped in, a great disaster would have unfolded!
Now, let's settle both old and new scores!
Qian Renxue frowned. She had almost forgotten about the auction, and she didn't expect this guy to be so persistent.
"Senior, we've never met before. What business do you have stopping me?"
"If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave!"
She thought it was just a fleeting glance before, and she had even altered her appearance a bit.
As long as she denied it firmly, the other party wouldn't be able to confirm if it was her at the auction.
But she didn't know that Titan had been watching her for a long time, and through the Star Sword in her hand, he had confirmed her identity.
It was just that too many people had been targeting her recently, so she had been overlooked!
"Heh heh, never met?
Have you forgotten what happened at the auction?
Forgotten how you almost killed my young master just now?"
"Since you've forgotten, I'll help you remember!"
Titan roared, and his sandbag-sized fist smashed down at Qian Renxue!
Fortunately, the training these past few days wasn't in vain.
Qian Renxue, enduring immense pressure, suddenly drew the Star Sword. Its edge sliced through the fist's wind, and she used the force to leap away.
Titan's fist smashed into the ground, creating a three to four-meter-deep pit.
Several nearby vendors and passersby were affected.
Some lost limbs, while others were knocked unconscious.
"Oh no! Murder! Run! A Soul Master is killing people!"
"Help, save me!!"
The entire night market descended into chaos.
"Senior, attacking someone in the street, aren't you afraid of being punished by the Heaven Dou Empire? Aren't you afraid of being hunted by Martial Soul Hall?"
Qian Renxue's eyes were filled with anger.
"Heh heh, just a few ants. So what if the Heaven Dou Empire and Martial Soul Hall find out? They'll just go through the motions."
Titan snorted coldly.
"Besides, that's no longer your concern."
If it were before, he might have maintained some reason and a bit of fear.
But now, he couldn't afford to care about that.
He just wanted to kill Qian Renxue, avenge his young master, and retrieve the divine artifact that rightfully belonged to him.
"Damn it!"
Qian Renxue clenched the Star Sword in her hand. Looking at the innocent people wailing beside her, she felt a surge of anger and unwillingness!
Reason told her she should escape quickly and settle the score later.
But then she thought of what he said, that the Heaven Dou Empire and Martial Soul Hall might not pursue it too seriously, and Snake Lance Douluo and the others would likely not risk offending him for this.
If she were to settle the score, who knew when that would be.
"Alright, stop dwelling on it. Leave it to your teacher!"
Ling Xiao's voice rang out.
If he didn't intervene, Qian Renxue might have been able to escape by paying some price.
But he looked at these two guys, who were like maggots, lurking in the shadows every day, and he was quite displeased.
"Teacher, you're going to make a move?"
Qian Renxue asked joyfully.
"Then will you be using my body again?"
But thinking of this, she felt a strange sensation all over.
"Heh heh, two little bugs, no need for that!"
Ling Xiao sneered and flicked his finger.
Two small flames instantly climbed onto Titan and Son's bodies.
Titan suddenly felt his entire body plunged into an extreme abyss of cold, while his internal organs felt like a flame was burning within them, as if to incinerate them.
"Father! Save me—"
Tainuo's face contorted, and with only a faint cry, as thin as a mosquito's buzz, he turned into a cloud of flying ash, scattering in the night wind.
"Arno!"
"Ah—damn it! What is this thing? What demonic trickery did you use, you brat?"
Titan roared, his soul power erupting explosively, his soul rings flashing one by one.
But it was utterly unable to resist that strange power.
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