Douluo: I'm Done Pretending, My Wife Is Qian Renxue

Knock, knock, knock~

Suddenly, a series of knocks reached his ears.

Qian Ye fell silent for a moment before saying, "The door's unlocked. Come in."

Thud~

The door opened, and someone walked in.

Qian Ye looked at the visitor and smiled.

The girl walked to the bedside and sat down, but lowered her head.

Qian Ye looked at her, raised a hand, and stroked her golden hair. It was soft and smooth.

Five years had passed. Qian Renxue's

height had already become about the same as Qian Ye's.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Qian Ye asked, "What is it?"

Qian Renxue raised her head and looked at him. Suddenly, she kissed him on the cheek, and her face instantly flushed red.

Then she became downcast again. "Brother Qian Ye, I'm leaving. I'm leaving the academy, leaving you for a while!"

So that was it.

After thinking it over, Qian Ye understood why Qian Renxue was leaving.

Qian Daoliu was going to send Qian Renxue to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent.

"Where are you going?" Qian Ye asked, though he already knew the answer.

Even though he knew, he could not say it outright.

"Mm, Grandpa said he wants me to go to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent and take the place of the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince," Qian Renxue said honestly.

This should have been a secret that could not be told, yet she had told him. That was enough to show that she trusted him completely.

Qian Ye understood that she believed in him one hundred percent and did not treat him as a stranger.

He was very happy.

"Mm, I just don't understand. What position does Grandpa Qian intend to arrange for you as an undercover agent?"

Although Qian Ye knew from the original story that Xue Qinghe had been killed by Qian Renxue while out hunting, after which she had disguised herself as him and dressed as a man,

looking almost exactly like Xue Qinghe,

and becoming the real Xue Qinghe,

he could not say it. He could only pretend not to know.

Qian Renxue did not answer immediately. After a while, she said, "Grandpa said he wants me to directly replace Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and become the Crown Prince."

Qian Ye narrowed his eyes. "Xue, but you're a girl. Even if you dress as a man, you can't possibly disguise yourself to look exactly like Xue Qinghe."

His gaze swept over her chest. "A man's chest is flat, but a woman's..."

When Qian Renxue heard that, her face immediately turned red. "So what? I have an inherited Soul Bone. After I absorb it, I can transform into Xue Qinghe's appearance."

Qian Ye nodded. "Then when are you leaving?"

"One month from now." Though Qian Renxue was unwilling, she could only force herself to accept it for the greater good.

Qian Ye wondered whether he should do something before Qian Renxue left in a month.

Or perhaps it would not be impossible for him to go in her place.

Qian Ye said nothing, merely reaching out and pulling her into his arms.

Qian Renxue did not struggle at all. She leaned her head into his embrace of her own accord, tears glimmering in her eyes.

After a while, she asked, "Brother Qian Ye, do you like me?"

Qian Ye held her tighter. "Of course I do!"

If he did not like her, he would not have treated her so well.

"When I leave, you won't forget me, will you?" Qian Renxue asked worriedly.

"Of course not. Besides, Spirit Hall isn't that far from the Heaven Dou Empire. I'll come see you."

"Mhm!" Qian Renxue immediately beamed with joy.

Thud~

Suddenly, the dormitory door was slammed open from outside.

Then a girl with twin ponytails rushed in.

The girl had an oval face and stood around one meter sixty tall. She was petite and delicate. Though not stunningly beautiful, her face carried a bright, radiant smile.

"Ah~"

Seeing the scene before her, the girl let out an instinctive scream.

She stared wide-eyed at the two people embracing on the bed.

Her face turned red as well.

Only then did she react, immediately lowering her head. "Um, Brother Ye, I didn't mean to."

Cough, cough~

Qian Ye coughed twice. Looking at the older-looking girl before him, he kissed Qian Renxue on the ear while she was in his arms.

Seeing someone else present, Qian Renxue shyly broke free and sat to one side, not knowing what to say.

As a transmigrator, Qian Ye naturally did not share the shy embarrassment of the two girls. "Um, Rou Shui... did you come to see me for something?"

Chapter 31: Star Dou Great Forest

"Oh, oh..."

Rou Shui hesitated before saying, "It's like this... I've reached Level 20. I want you to accompany me into the forest to hunt a soul beast and absorb a Soul Ring. Is that okay?"

Qian Ye did not answer Rou Shui immediately. Instead, he looked her up and down.

He recalled that when he had first met Rou Shui five years ago, she had only been a little six-year-old girl.

Now, she was already eleven and had grown into a well-developed young girl.

"Why?"

"Huh?" Rou Shui did not understand what he meant.

Qian Ye said, "I mean, why did you come to me instead of someone else?"

Rou Shui's face reddened. "Because... because I like you. Is there a problem with that?"

Qian Ye was quite satisfied with that answer.

As it happened, his cultivation had reached Level 60 as well. He could conveniently absorb his sixth Soul Ring during the trip.

"Alright. Get ready. We'll leave in three days."

"Brother Qian Ye, I want to go too!" Qian Renxue demanded.

"Mm, then we'll go together!" Mainly because Qian Ye wanted to take her out to have some fun too.

"By the way, Xue, what level are you now?"

"Level 39."

"Level 39..." Qian Ye fell into thought.

She was only one level away from Level 40. If she could reach Level 40, she could absorb a Soul Ring during this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest as well.

Qian Ye thought for a while. "How about this, Xue? Work hard over the next few days and try to reach Level 40. That way, the three of us can absorb Soul Rings together."

"Alright!" Qian Renxue was eager for it to happen and was delighted.

Host: Qian Ye!

Gender: Male!

Age: 11!

Constitution: 60 (Abnormal 100)!

Number of Martial Souls: 3!

Food Martial Soul: Carrot Martial Soul (Awakened, Soul Rings +5, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black)!

Weapon Martial Soul: (Awakened, Soul Rings +5, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black)!

God-Level Martial Soul: Twenty-Four Winged Eternal Angel Martial Soul: (Awakened, Soul Rings +1, Crimson Gold)!

Soul Bones: None!

Soul Power Level: 60 (Soul King)

Qian Ye checked the system panel. Everything was normal.

Once he absorbed his sixth Soul Ring, he would become a Soul Emperor.

Ten days later.

At the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The three walked side by side.

Qian Ye walked in the middle, with Rou Shui on his left and Qian Renxue on his right.

The great forest before them stretched as far as the eye could see, an endless sea of trees with no end in sight.

As the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest also covered the largest area on the continent.

At the same time, it was one of the open soul beast forests on the Douluo Continent.

"We're finally here!" Rou Shui said happily.

Qian Renxue held Qian Ye's hand, her face full of smiles as well.

The farther the three went inside, the denser, taller, and more luxuriant the trees became.

"Ding! Master, congratulations on checking in at the Star Dou Great Forest. Reward: one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

Holy shit~

Hearing the system notification, Qian Ye was overjoyed.

This meant his first Soul Bone was in hand.

And it was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone—not ordinarily powerful.

After walking for half a day,

Qian Ye called for the two girls to sit down and eat something before continuing their search for soul beasts.

There were quite a few soul beasts in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, but most did not meet the requirements of the three of them.

Qian Renxue's fourth Soul Ring had to be at least ten thousand years old.

Rou Shui's second Soul Ring had to start at a hundred years.

As for Qian Ye's sixth Soul Ring, he intended to absorb one around ninety thousand years old.

It could be said that his requirements were not high.

Of course, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring would be even better.

Qian Ye was eating when a shadow suddenly flashed across the sky.

Ever vigilant, he looked up, but did not discover anything.

Seeing his odd reaction, Rou Shui looked up as well, but found nothing. "Brother Ye, what is it?"

"Oh, nothing!" Since there was no sign of anything, Qian Ye did not want to mention it.