I Want to Take Him to the Continent, Back to Heaven Dou City!

Bo Saixi set down her teacup, the base making a crisp sound against the jade side table that shattered the brief silence.

She raised her eyes, those blue orbs that seemed to retain a lingering hint of a smile at the corners now becoming unfathomably deep. She stared fixedly at Qian Renxue and, slowly and clearly, uttered two words:

"Impossible."

Qian Renxue was not surprised by this answer, yet she still pressed, "Why?"

She herself was inclined to keep this secret, but she wanted to hear the deeper considerations of her senior, Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi leaned back against her chair, the moonlight tracing soft lines along her perfect profile.

Her voice was calm and rational: "The reason is simple. This matter is, in itself, too bizarre and beyond reason. If we were to go tell Qian Daoliu right now, or... disturb the gods, saying we can hear Li Qing's inner thoughts, or even that he might predict the future—child, put yourself in their shoes. How would you react if you were them?"

She paused, then answered her own question: "The first reaction would likely be suspicion. You would suspect that we had gone astray in our cultivation, were suffering from hallucinations, or had fallen victim to some rare mental soul skill. After all, telepathy and foresight are concepts that exist only in legends. Even gods cannot easily peer into the hearts of others, let alone accurately predict such specific future developments."

"Even taking a step back, suppose they believed even half of it. What would happen next?"

Bo Saixi's tone deepened slightly as she countered: "They would inevitably demand details, try every means to verify it, and perhaps... even attempt to communicate directly with Li Qing or use other methods to investigate. If that happened, the commotion would surely be immense. Do you think, with that child Li Qing's quick-wittedness, he would remain unaware? Once he discovers his inner thoughts might be overheard, do you think he would continue to think and say whatever he wants so recklessly?"

Qian Renxue's heart stirred, and she immediately understood what Bo Saixi meant.

If Li Qing learned of this secret, he would certainly be on his guard and might even deliberately control or disguise his thoughts.

In that case, the "inner voices" they heard would lose much of their authenticity and could even be misleading.

They would lose their only channel for peeking into Li Qing's true thoughts and the information that might predict the future.

"More importantly..."

Bo Saixi's gaze grew distant, as if piercing through time and space, and she said softly: "Since this bizarre connection has appeared to us and not others, perhaps... it is some kind of arrangement from the beyond, or a special fate. It does not want too many people to know. At the very least, for now, the fewer people who know, the greater the value of this secret, and the safer it is. Otherwise, why has this matter been known only to me for six years, even without me reporting it to the Sea God?"

She looked at Qian Renxue, her tone candid: "I will not hide from you that before you arrived, this secret was indeed borne by me alone. Had you not shown abnormalities today and sought me out yourself, I would never have revealed a single shred of it to you. Now, this secret is shared between the two of us, and it should be guarded by the two of us. Do you understand what I mean?"

Qian Renxue nodded slowly; Bo Saixi's analysis was logical and clear, weighing the pros and cons.

She said in a low voice: "I understand, Senior. This matter should indeed not be leaked. Let it remain a secret between us, and we shall watch the situation unfold and make good use of it."

She said the words "make good use of it" with profound meaning.

Knowing the potential path of the future was a massive advantage for those with their status and burdens, but it was also a heavy responsibility.

Seeing that Qian Renxue understood her intent, a flash of satisfaction crossed Bo Saixi's eyes.

"By the way, Senior, has Li Qing's trial begun?"

At that moment, Qian Renxue seemed to recall something and asked softly.

Hearing this, Bo Saixi picked up her now-lukewarm tea and took a light sip, asking as if casually: "Not yet. Why? Do you have other plans?"

Qian Renxue set down her cup, a glimmer of strategy flashing in her purple eyes.

She did not beat around the bush and said bluntly: "Indeed. Since you asked, Senior, I will not hide it from you. I want to... take Li Qing back to the mainland, to Heaven Dou City."

The hand holding Bo Saixi's cup paused imperceptibly, and her blue eyes lifted to look at Qian Renxue: "To Heaven Dou City? You want him to participate in your... Crown Prince Plan?"

"Participate is not quite the word!"

Qian Renxue smiled, a smile that carried the confidence and calculation of a Martial Soul Hall Saintess: "But since he is my future husband and is inextricably linked to my plans and future, letting him understand it in advance, or even observe from the sidelines, might not be a bad thing. Moreover, if the information revealed in his inner thoughts can be verified against reality, it might help me avoid many potential risks, or even... find a shortcut to achieving my goals faster."

She paused and added: "Of course, this is also an opportunity for us to get to know each other and adjust to one another. It is better than him staying on Sea God Island while we are separated by distance, imagining things out of thin air. Don't you agree, Senior?"

Bo Saixi fell silent.

She did not answer immediately, only watching the tea leaves floating in her cup, her slender fingers unconsciously stroking the warm surface of the vessel.

Letting Li Qing go to the mainland with Qian Renxue, into that den of tigers and wolves that was the Heaven Dou Empire?

Rationally, Bo Saixi knew that Qian Renxue's proposal was not without merit.

Since the two were already betrothed, it was only right for them to spend more time together to cultivate their relationship.

Li Qing bore the Sea God Inheritor's mantle, but his experience was shallow; going to the mainland to train and seeing a broader world would be beneficial for his growth.

More importantly, Qian Renxue's plan had indeed reached a critical stage, and having a prophet like Li Qing by her side might truly have an unexpected effect.

However...

Why did she feel a bit... reluctant?

A trace of an extremely subtle emotion, one she herself could barely grasp, quietly welled up from the deepest part of her heart.

It was as if a small stone had been tossed into a calm lake, sending out ripples that were known to no one.

It was a feeling of... emptiness, as if something very important was about to be taken away, leaving the range she was familiar with and could control.

This feeling came abruptly, leaving her somewhat flustered.

What is wrong with me?

Bo Saixi asked herself in her heart: Xiao Qing is the Sea God Inheritor, an independent individual; he will eventually leave Sea God Island to fulfill his mission. It is perfectly normal for him to go train with his fiancée now. As the High Priestess, I should be supportive. Why do I feel...

She could not find the answer.

She only felt that the thought of that boy—who spent his days hovering before her, sometimes well-behaved and sometimes infuriating, with his erratic thoughts and penchant for saying shocking things—following another woman away to a place she could not constantly monitor, left her feeling... unsettled.

This emotion was strange yet intense, leaving her at a loss for how to handle it.

Seeing Bo Saixi silent, her beautiful face shifting with complex expressions, Qian Renxue did not urge her, simply sitting quietly and waiting patiently.

She could sense that Bo Saixi's silence was not born of opposition, but rather of a... difficult-to-resolve inner conflict.