Why Be a Mole?

Chen Qi jolted awake from the darkness and slowly opened his eyes, the intense light forcing him to shield his face with his hand.

"Is this heaven?"

"What?"

Qian Renxue's adorable little face appeared in Chen Qi's field of vision.

He froze, scanning his surroundings, and realized—wasn't this Qian Renxue's room?

That wasn't right. Shouldn't her favorability have hit negative one hundred? Hadn't Chen Qi already been forcibly erased by the system?

Ding, current favorability of Qian Renxue is 15/1000.

Hearing the system's voice, Chen Qi was somewhat surprised. The favorability had actually increased; did Qian Renxue have some sort of strange fetish?

Noticing she was being watched, Qian Renxue glared fiercely at Chen Qi.

"What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a beauty before?"

"Master, I was just concerned about you. By the way, Master, what happened just now? Why can't I remember anything at all?"

At these words, Qian Renxue recalled how, after she had finished scolding Chen Qi and ordered him out, his nostrils had suddenly sprayed blood, splattering the bathroom everywhere and ruining her lovely bath plans.

"It's nothing, you just fell asleep."

Qian Renxue didn't want to relive that humiliating memory. Seeing that Chen Qi had woken up, she breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and went to the study to read.

Chen Qi teleported to Qian Renxue's side and frowned when he saw her reading the legendary Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls compiled by Yu Xiaogang.

How could Qian Renxue find this trash book so engrossing? It must be that love-struck fool Bibi Dong who made her read it.

"Master, why are you reading this book?"

"I don't know, is it any of your business?"

Qian Renxue's attitude was extremely poor, making Chen Qi feel that the fifteen points of favorability were quite hollow.

It was even worse than the ten points from before.

"I was just asking. After all, the author of this book is Yu Xiaogang."

"What did you say?"

Qian Renxue immediately perked up, looking at Chen Qi and asking anxiously.

Chen Qi pointed to the crooked characters "Yu Xiaogang" on the cover.

"Look, he even wrote his name on the book."

Qian Renxue hurriedly flipped the book over to check, and sure enough, it was Yu Xiaogang's name.

No wonder the names inside the book felt so familiar; it was all knowledge accumulated by their Spirit Hall over generations, stolen by that damned Yu Xiaogang.

Her face darkened, and she tore the book to shreds right in front of Chen Qi.

Qian Renxue finally understood why Bibi Dong had personally handed her this book and urged her to read it carefully.

She had foolishly thought Bibi Dong was rediscovering her maternal love, but in reality, it was just her love-struck brain acting up.

"Ahhh! It makes me so mad! That damned woman actually made me read this book. Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"

Qian Renxue roared, wishing she could go to the Pope Palace immediately and point at Bibi Dong's forehead to give her a piece of her mind.

Chen Qi watched this scene silently from the side, feeling only that it was too much trouble.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, this mother-daughter pair, were each more devious than the other; they claimed they didn't love each other, but in reality, they loved each other more than anyone.

If not for Yu Xiaogang, the Bibi Dong family would absolutely be the happiest family on the entire Douluo Continent.

"Master, don't be angry. In my opinion..."

"Shut up!"

Ding, detected a change in Qian Renxue's favorability. Current favorability 10/1000.

Chen Qi stopped talking. If he kept going, the favorability would drop into the negatives again. It seemed that until he was more familiar with Qian Renxue, he should try to speak as little as possible.

Otherwise, the fluctuations in this favorability would soon rival his own heartbeat.

By nightfall, this "Grandmother" Qian Renxue finally wanted to sleep. She glared at Chen Qi, signaling him not to do anything he shouldn't.

Chen Qi immediately promised to stay far away from her and never touch a single hair on her head.

Thus, Qian Renxue slept on the bed, while Chen Qi was forced to sleep on the hard floor.

His back felt like it was going to break after a night on the floor, but in the middle of the night, it suddenly became comfortable; the floor turned soft, warm, and fragrant.

At dawn, Chen Qi gradually woke up, and the moment he opened his eyes, he met Qian Renxue's gaze, which was filled with resentment.

He realized then that he had somehow ended up on the bed. No wonder it was so soft and fragrant—he had been hugging Qian Renxue all night!

Seeing Chen Qi wake up with no intention of leaving, Qian Renxue flew into a rage.

"Chen Qi, just how long do you intend to keep hugging me!"

Ding, detected...

On the path leading to the Pope Palace within Spirit Hall, a bright red palm print appeared on Chen Qi's face.

He followed behind Qian Renxue, sighing incessantly.

After those two incidents, Qian Renxue likely already viewed Chen Qi as a lolicon and a total pervert.

Increasing her favorability in the future would probably be harder than ascending to the heavens.

"System, can't you bind a few more heroines? If I keep banging my head against the wall with Qian Renxue, I'm going to die sooner or later."

"Ding. This system does not support bargaining. Ask again and I will erase you immediately."

The system fell silent after saying that, leaving Chen Qi to heave several more sighs.

It seemed he was truly destined to hang himself from this single tree that was Qian Renxue.

Inside the Pope Palace, Bibi Dong sat upon her throne, looking down at the summoned Qian Renxue as she spoke.

"Why do you not kneel when seeing this Empress!"

"Kneel to you? You think you're worthy!"

Seeing Qian Renxue being so brazen, Bibi Dong was so angry she wanted to slap her to death.

"Insolent! To dare speak to this Empress in such a manner, do you not wish to live?"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue let out a cold snort and continued to lash out defiantly.

"I will speak to you exactly like this. Come and hit me then, come on!"

Veins bulged on Bibi Dong's forehead; she wished she could whip Qian Renxue like a spinning top right now.

But thinking of her plans, she forcibly held back.

"Qian Renxue, this Empress summoned you here today to discuss an important matter."

Qian Renxue casually grabbed a stool and sat down, saying nonchalantly.

"Spit it out if you have something to say!"

"This Empress is the Pope of Spirit Hall, and I am wholeheartedly dedicated to its interests. I am now considering leading Spirit Hall to unify the continent in the future, so I need you to find an opportunity to assassinate Xue Qinghe and replace him."

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Qian Renxue appeared completely indifferent.

She spoke of the interests of Spirit Hall, yet in her heart, she wanted to destroy Spirit Hall more than anyone else.

"Why should I listen to you? You, caring about the interests of Spirit Hall? Who are you trying to fool?"

Bibi Dong surprisingly did not get angry, instead offering a very eerie smile.

"You wouldn't be afraid, would you? The dignified Young Master of Spirit Hall is actually too scared to even act as an undercover agent; it's enough to make one laugh their teeth out, haha."

This provocation worked perfectly on Qian Renxue; she simply could not stand Bibi Dong saying she didn't dare to do something.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to agree, Chen Qi, who was standing to the side, hurriedly covered her mouth.

If Qian Renxue really went to be this so-called spy, her invincible talent would be completely wasted!

Even if she did go, his martial soul, which he couldn't retract, would be exposed sooner or later. After all, no matter how close a personal guard was, they wouldn't be together even while sleeping.

Thus, he looked at Bibi Dong and spoke on Qian Renxue's behalf.

"Act as an undercover agent? Go act as an undercover agent for what?"