Qian Daoliu, Give Up on Us-We Can Never Be Together!

Faced with Bo Saixi's blunt question, Qian Daoliu was taken aback at first, then let out a bitter laugh.

He had not expected that after all these years, Bo Saixi still had the same straightforward temperament, unchanged in the slightest.

"Have a seat first." Qian Daoliu pointed to the chair across from him and spoke gently.

Bo Saixi did not stand on ceremony and sat down.

She sat upright, her hands resting naturally on her knees as she looked calmly at Qian Daoliu, waiting for him to continue.

Qian Daoliu poured Bo Saixi a cup of clear tea and pushed it before her. Only then did he slowly say, "It's nothing else, really. I just wanted to know that child's true identity."

Bo Saixi's slender brows furrowed slightly. She lifted the teacup but did not drink, merely saying flatly, "My newly accepted younger brother, and also Lord Sea God's successor."

Qian Daoliu smiled, a trace of amusement in that smile. "Bo Saixi, you might be able to fool those who know nothing, but you can't fool me. If he really is the Sea God's successor, why does he lack that vast aura of the Sea God? Why is he instead brimming with vitality? And would the Sea God's inheritance appear in a child whose martial soul is the Ancient Tree of Life?"

Bo Saixi fell silent.

Holding the teacup, she gently ran her fingertips along its surface.

After a moment, she asked calmly, "May I refuse to answer?"

Qian Daoliu smiled and did not press her. "Of course. You needn't answer if you don't want to."

Even if Bo Saixi said nothing, he could guess roughly what was going on.

That child had simply come from the God Realm and was no ordinary mortal.

Otherwise, why would Bo Saixi choose to lie using the excuse that he was the "Sea God's successor"?

Why would she even leave Sea God Island in person to serve as his protector?

Was that not a joke?

He just did not know which deity the child was specifically descended from.

Qian Daoliu changed the subject and asked, "When do you plan to return to Sea God Island?"

Bo Saixi did not hide anything and answered truthfully, "Once we find the Heart of the Sea God, we'll return to Sea God Island."

"The Heart of the Sea God?"

Qian Daoliu raised a brow, intrigued. "What exactly is it? And what is it used for?"

Bo Saixi shook her head. "I don't know. Lord Sea God didn't say. He only said it was in Heaven Dou City, which is why we came here. As for what it does and how it is used, perhaps only Lord Sea God knows. After all, if Lord Sea God had not told me, I wouldn't even have known the name Heart of the Sea God."

Qian Daoliu nodded lightly. After pondering for a moment, he said, "All right. I'll have Xue'er cooperate with you."

Bo Saixi nodded lightly. "Thank you."

She paused, then asked, "By the way, is Tang Chen at the Clear Sky Sect now?"

Qian Daoliu shook his head, a complicated look flashing through his eyes. "No. No one knows where he went. There has been no news from him for decades."

Bo Saixi's slender brows furrowed slightly again. "Aside from our two factions, are there any other places of divine inheritance on the Douluo Continent?"

Qian Daoliu thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I've never heard of any."

"Then do you think he might still be alive?" Bo Saixi asked.

"Probably!"

After thinking it over, Qian Daoliu said, "He is, after all, a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo. No one in this world could keep him."

Bo Saixi was silent for a moment before changing the question. "Once the matter of the Tiandou Empire is settled, are you going to start a war?"

Qian Daoliu did not conceal this either, nodding in admission. "More or less. The Douluo Continent has been divided for long enough. Since neither Star Luo nor Tiandou has the ability to unify it, Spirit Hall might as well resolve the matter completely. That way, there will no longer be any need to worry about large-scale wars breaking out."

Bo Saixi nodded lightly without commenting, only saying, "All right, I understand."

Just then, an idea flashed through Qian Daoliu's mind. "Bo Saixi, I have an idea. I wonder what you think?"

Bo Saixi asked doubtfully, "What idea?"

Qian Daoliu chose his words and slowly said, "The relationship between Spirit Hall and Sea God Island is rather delicate now. We can't exactly be called enemies, but neither can we be called friends. Since that's the case, why not resolve this issue? As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

Bo Saixi raised a brow. "How do you intend to resolve it?"

Qian Daoliu's eyes lit up. "A marriage alliance, of course. What method could be more secure than a marriage alliance?"

The moment those words were spoken, Bo Saixi's expression changed instantly.

She abruptly rose to her feet, her exquisite face filled with coldness and seriousness as she rejected him without hesitation. "Qian Daoliu, you're overthinking it. You and I are impossible. Give up on the idea of a marriage alliance."

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Though that had not been what he meant in the first place, hearing Bo Saixi reject him so decisively still left his heart utterly chilled.

After decades, she still had not the slightest feelings for him.

Qian Daoliu hurriedly explained, "Not us. Other people."

Only then did Bo Saixi relax her brows and sit down again.

She froze for a moment, then seemed to understand. "You mean having your granddaughter marry my younger brother?"

Qian Daoliu nodded.

Bo Saixi fell silent.

She had to admit that Qian Daoliu's proposal was indeed somewhat feasible.

For a marriage alliance to strengthen the ties between their two factions, the people involved could not be low-ranking and had to be core figures.

After excluding the two of them, only Li Changqing and Qian Renxue remained, as representatives of their respective factions.

Though Li Changqing was young, behind him stood the Goddess of Life, the Sea God, and all of Sea God Island.

As for Qian Renxue, she was Qian Daoliu's granddaughter, Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, and the future master of Spirit Hall.

If the two could form a marriage alliance, the relationship between Spirit Hall and Sea God Island would become unbreakable.

But the problem was that Li Changqing was only six, while Qian Renxue was already in her teens.

That age gap was simply far too great.

Moreover, she could not make such a decision for Li Changqing.

It would depend on his own wishes, as well as the Goddess of Life's intentions.

Bo Saixi was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I can't decide this matter. It depends on Xiaoqing's own wishes, and on the wishes of the one behind him."

Qian Daoliu nodded in understanding. "There's no rush. We can take our time considering it. That child is still young, and Xue'er will also need time to deal with the Tiandou Empire's affairs. We can discuss it at length."

Bo Saixi nodded lightly and said nothing more.

A brief silence fell over the room.

Outside the window, the sunlight was just right, spilling across the streets of Heaven Dou City, where all was bustling and prosperous...