The Heaven Dou Empire's Emperor Arrives in Person

Upon hearing this, the aggrieved Qian Renxue instantly beamed with joy. The meaning behind his words was obvious—her Brother Lin Xiao had emerged from seclusion this time specifically for her.

"Brother Lin Xiao has spent years cultivating in seclusion in Spirit City. Only the upper ranks of Spirit Hall know Brother Lin Xiao's identity. Even among Spirit Hall's higher-ups, there are some who have never met him."

"Let alone the other factions of Douluo Continent. Therefore, helping Brother Lin Xiao obtain a reasonable identity would undoubtedly be easy. The only question is, Brother Lin Xiao, what kind of identity do you want?"

Qian Renxue said with a smile as she played with the Black Dragon in her hand.

Compared to Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, the identities of those two were extremely sensitive. Perhaps not many people knew about them, but the leading figures of all major factions were fully aware of it.

The two of them were Title Douluo elders of Spirit Hall. Arranging suitable identities for them and having them openly serve at her side was practically impossible, unless the Heaven Dou Empire cooperated with Spirit Hall.

But was that possible? Clearly not. Spirit Hall stood above every faction on Douluo Continent, and the two great empires had always been exceedingly wary of Spirit Hall, much less willing to cooperate with it.

"An identity? Anything will do, really. I only need a reasonable identity that lets me stay by your side. I have no particular requirements," Lin Xiao said casually.

Although he had come to the Heaven Dou Empire to assist Qian Renxue and indeed needed an identity, he merely needed one. He had no demands regarding what that identity would be.

"Then how about Brother Lin Xiao becoming the commander of the Royal Guard Knights of my Crown Prince's Mansion? Your only duty would be protecting my safety, with no other special assignments. Brother Lin Xiao could also reasonably remain by my side," Qian Renxue proposed after pondering for a while.

Of course, the most important point was that the Royal Guard Knights of the Crown Prince's Mansion were wholly loyal to her. No matter the position, she had the authority to appoint someone directly.

"Royal Guard Knights..." Lin Xiao murmured.

"The Royal Guard Knights are a knight order completely loyal to me. I have the authority to appoint its positions directly, and Brother Lin Xiao, you must not underestimate their strength."

"The Royal Guard Knights have more than a hundred Soul Masters in total. They are carefully divided into ten squads, and every squad captain has a Soul Power Level at the Soul Emperor realm."

"If all members of the Royal Guard Knights gathered together, they could hold out for a long time even against a powerful existence such as a Title Douluo," Qian Renxue explained tirelessly.

"Heh." Lin Xiao neither agreed nor disagreed. The Royal Guard Knights could supposedly hold out for a long time against a Title Douluo, yet when facing him, they could not even endure the time it took for a single glance.

"Come on, Brother Lin Xiao, don't judge them beforehand! When facing you, the Royal Guard Knights may indeed have looked somewhat pathetic."

"But look at whom they were facing! Brother Lin Xiao possesses soul ring configurations far beyond the best standard in the Soul Master world, a powerful Martial Soul, and the strength of a Super Douluo. Naturally, they could not display their true strength."

"If they faced Elder Snake Lance or Elder Pufferfish instead, the outcome would be completely different," Qian Renxue said helplessly, seemingly noticing Lin Xiao's unconcerned expression.

If the Royal Guard Knights responsible for maintaining the Crown Prince's Mansion's security were truly utterly terrible, then wouldn't she, the heir to the Heaven Dou Empire, be in an extremely unsafe position?

Lin Xiao slowly nodded. "Perhaps I was judging them beforehand."

Even powerful Soul Masters who had reached the Soul Saint realm were utterly incapable of resisting when he used the combined soul skill of Dragon Eye and Dragon Might. Their own strength could not be brought into play at all.

Much less Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor realm, or those at realms below Soul Emperor.

Qian Renxue decisively made up her mind and said with a smile, "Then it's settled. Brother Lin Xiao came straight to Heaven Dou City without stopping after leaving Spirit City. You surely have not had a proper rest along the way. I'll arrange a room for Brother Lin Xiao right away!"

She was sincerely happy that Brother Lin Xiao had emerged from seclusion to see her, and his willingness to stay and help her was an unexpected delight. Her joy was written all over her face.

With a bang, the previously shut exquisite wooden door was violently flung open. Snake Lance Douluo suddenly burst into the room without any warning, looking exceptionally flustered as he urgently said to the two of them:

"Young Master! Holy Son, this is bad, this is really bad!!!"

Qian Renxue frowned slightly, a trace of displeasure appearing on her beautiful face. She then asked, "Speak. What happened? Why are you so flustered?!"

"It's like this, Young Master. That old bastard Xue Ye has led troops, the Royal Knights, and several Soul Douluo to surround this place completely. Not even water could pass through!" Snake Lance Douluo explained.

"Xue Ye? He has surrounded the Crown Prince's Mansion with troops?!" Lin Xiao pondered inwardly. He seemed to suddenly think of something, then said with a bitter smile, "Xiao Xue, perhaps this is because of me. I didn't expect to bring you trouble."

"I already understand the situation. Elder Snake Lance, you may withdraw for now. I know what to do about this matter," Qian Renxue said calmly, her tone indifferent as though she did not care about it.

In truth, there were three lines of defense against assassins: patrolling Soul Masters, two Soul Saint-realm guards, and finally her Royal Guard Knights. Lin Xiao had not expected this.

From beginning to end, the patrolling Soul Masters had not discovered Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao had directly defeated the two Soul Saint guards and entered the Crown Prince's Mansion. Judging by the time, those patrolling Soul Masters should have already noticed something unusual in the mansion.

When they saw the two Soul Saint guards lying on the ground and learned that a powerful assassin had entered the Crown Prince's Mansion, the first thing the patrolling Soul Masters did was report to their superiors. The news was then passed upward step by step until it finally alarmed that old bastard Xue Ye, who personally led troops here.

After reporting the news, Snake Lance Douluo left the room.

Qian Renxue looked at Lin Xiao and spoke with a smile. "Brother Lin Xiao, how about we handle things this way, and then follow these steps? What do you think?"