Angel and Demon Emperor! Xue Qinghe Offers Immortal Herb Intelligence, and Di Yao's Eyes Light Up!

Di Yao did not immediately head to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Early the next morning, he first returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion.

After hearing the outcome with the Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce, Xue Qinghe's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

"You made Seven Treasures take a loss?"

Di Yao sat across from him.

"Yes."

Xue Qinghe smiled. "And you raised the price?"

Di Yao said, "Sword Douluo tested me with pressure. He can't do that for free."

Xue Qinghe fell silent for a moment.

Then he chuckled.

"You really are..."

He seemed to be searching for a suitable word.

In the end, he merely said, "Very special."

Standing behind Di Yao, Hu Liena silently added a comment in her heart.

Especially infuriating.

Xue Qinghe set down his teacup.

"Sect Master Ning invited you to join the sect. Why did you come to see me first?"

Di Yao said, "You gave me the list."

"You should see the results too."

Xue Qinghe's gaze shifted slightly.

"Is that all?"

Di Yao looked at him.

"Also, you wanted to use me to test Seven Treasures' attitude."

"Now the test is done."

Xue Qinghe's smile did not change.

"Then what do you think Seven Treasures' attitude is?"

Di Yao said, "Ning Fengzhi is smart."

"Sword Douluo is protective, but not foolish."

"Ning Rongrong is spoiled, but not stupid."

Hu Liena's expression turned strange.

Only Di Yao could say something like that so smoothly right to their faces.

Yet Xue Qinghe laughed.

"You think rather highly of the little princess of Seven Treasures."

Di Yao said, "She understands accounts."

"That makes her better than young ladies who only know how to act cute."

Xue Qinghe nodded.

"Then will you win over Seven Treasures?"

Di Yao said, "Depends on the price."

Xue Qinghe raised his eyes.

"Can everything be negotiated with a price?"

Di Yao said, "Most things."

"As for the rest, they can't be negotiated because the stakes aren't high enough."

Xue Qinghe looked at Di Yao, and that hint of gold surfaced once more in the depths of his eyes.

The more he looked, the more dangerous Di Yao seemed.

This child had none of the conventional obsession with good and evil.

Nor did he possess a youth's vain impulsiveness.

He would not be moved by a few flattering words.

Nor would he bow his head beneath a show of pressure.

He cared only about benefits, resources, growth, and power.

A person like that, once supported by sufficient talent, would grow extremely quickly.

And Di Yao happened to possess the highest-grade talent.

Xue Qinghe suddenly asked, "What do you think of Heaven Dou?"

Di Yao said, "Chaotic."

"Only chaotic?"

"Chaotic, so it's easy to carve up."

Xue Qinghe smiled.

"Do you speak like this in Spirit City too?"

Di Yao said, "More or less."

Xue Qinghe said softly, "No wonder Bibi Dong likes you."

Hu Liena's eyes turned cold.

Xue Qinghe seemed not to notice.

But Di Yao raised his eyes at him.

"Your Highness, you seem to know my teacher quite well?"

Xue Qinghe's smile remained gentle.

"The Pope is renowned throughout the continent. Naturally, I know a little about her."

Di Yao said, "Only a little?"

Xue Qinghe's gaze paused faintly.

It was brief.

So brief that an ordinary person would never have noticed.

But Di Yao saw it.

Hu Liena also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

She suddenly felt that the conversation between Xue Qinghe and Di Yao was more dangerous than the open confrontation with Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong wore her anger on her face.

Every sentence Xue Qinghe spoke was wrapped in gentleness.

Yet beneath that gentleness lay nothing but probing.

Xue Qinghe slowly said, "Di Yao, aren't you afraid of me?"

Di Yao said, "Why should I be afraid of you?"

Xue Qinghe lightly rubbed the teacup with his fingertips.

"I am the Heaven Dou Crown Prince."

Di Yao said, "That is why I'm polite."

Xue Qinghe smiled.

"Only polite?"

Di Yao said, "For now, there is no need to fear you."

The atmosphere in the hall turned faintly cold.

The next moment, Xue Qinghe's smile deepened.

"You're like a ball of fire."

Di Yao said, "You don't seem like water either."

A flash of golden light gleamed in Xue Qinghe's eyes.

"Then what am I like?"

Di Yao looked at him, his tone calm.

"Light."

Hu Liena's heart trembled.

The smile on Xue Qinghe's face finally faded a little.

He did not ask why Di Yao had said that.

Because asking would mean admitting that he cared.

Di Yao did not press further either.

He merely lifted his tea and took a sip.

The two of them tacitly stopped before crossing the boundary.

Xue Qinghe could not reveal himself.

And Di Yao had no intention of exposing him yet.

Because exposing him brought no benefit.

Confirming the clue was enough.

After a while, Xue Qinghe took the initiative to change the subject.

"After Seven Treasures, who do you plan to investigate?"

Di Yao said, "The noble Warehouse."

"Viscount Luo."

Xue Qinghe shook his head.

"That lead can be investigated, but it isn't worth much."

Di Yao looked at him.

"You have something more valuable?"

Xue Qinghe took a small scroll from his sleeve.

"Sunset Forest."

"There is a Title Douluo's Herb Garden there."

Di Yao's eyes finally showed an obvious change.

"Herb Garden?"

Xue Qinghe nodded.

"Its owner is Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo."

"He lives in seclusion year-round and rarely lets outsiders approach."

"But I heard that Herb Garden is somewhat special."

"It has quite a few herbs capable of changing a soul master's foundation."

Hu Liena's expression changed as well.

Capable of changing a soul master's foundation.

Those words held fatal allure for any soul master.

Di Yao accepted the scroll.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Xue Qinghe smiled.

"Because you like resources."

Di Yao said, "The real reason."

Xue Qinghe looked at him.

"I want to see what happens when Demon Emperor Di Jun encounters Poison Douluo."

Di Yao nodded.

"You want to use me to test Dugu Bo."

Xue Qinghe did not deny it.

"You can also use my intelligence to obtain resources."

Di Yao looked at him.

Those words sounded exactly like something he himself would say.

Both sides knew the other was making use of them.

But as long as the benefits were sufficient, they could proceed.

Di Yao put away the scroll.

"I'll take this intelligence."

Xue Qinghe said, "Aren't you afraid it's a trap?"

Di Yao said, "There is definitely risk."

"But risk does not mean a trap."

"Even if it is a trap, if there are resources inside, it is worth taking a look."

Xue Qinghe finally could not help but laugh.

"You're even greedier than I thought."

Di Yao rose to his feet.

"Greed makes you faster."

Xue Qinghe watched him.

"Di Yao."

Di Yao stopped.

Xue Qinghe said slowly, "You and I may stand in different positions in the future."

Di Yao turned back.

"Aren't we already?"

Xue Qinghe froze.

Then the smile in his eyes faded slightly.

Di Yao continued, "You represent the Heaven Dou Crown Prince."

"And the light behind you."

"I represent the Pope Palace."

"And Demon Emperor Di Jun."

"Our positions were different from the very beginning."

Xue Qinghe looked at Di Yao.

For the first time, he no longer looked at him purely as a crown prince.

In that instant, Di Yao seemed to see through Xue Qinghe's outer shell and glimpse Qian Renxue hidden beneath it.

Angel Inheritance.

Worship Hall.

Divine Radiance.

And the old resentment between her and Bibi Dong, too tangled to be easily unraveled.

Di Yao said nothing more.

He turned and left.

Hu Liena followed behind him. Only after they left the Crown Prince's Mansion did she ask in a low voice, "Did you see something just now?"

Di Yao said, "Mm."

"What?"

Di Yao looked toward Sunset Forest.

"There's no payoff in saying it now."

Hu Liena gritted her teeth in anger.

"Can you stop calculating everything in terms of payoff?"

Di Yao said, "No."

Hu Liena: "..."

Di Yao unfurled the scroll.

Sunset Forest.

Poison Douluo's Herb Garden.

Immortal herbs.

The Dark Gold Flame in his eyes burned brighter and brighter.

Soul Power, level twenty-nine peak.

The Third Soul Ring was waiting.

Demon Emperor Di Jun's foundation also needed genuine heavenly treasures to make up for what it lacked.

If Xue Qinghe's intelligence was true,

then the things in Sunset Forest might be worth even more than soul bones.

Di Yao rolled up the scroll.

"Prepare some men."

Hu Liena froze.

"We're going now?"

Di Yao said, "If there are too many people, Dugu Bo will relocate the Herb Garden."

"Fewer people. Faster."

Hu Liena frowned.

"That's a Title Douluo."

Di Yao raised his eyes.

"Which is why Chrysanthemum Douluo will follow us in secret."

Hu Liena let out a breath of relief.

Good.

He had not gone mad enough to charge at a Title Douluo by himself.

Di Yao looked into the distance.

"Let's go."

"To Sunset Forest."

"This time, we're not checking accounts."

"We're racing against time."