A Taste of Her Own Medicine

"Oh? You and I have a connection?" Qian Renxue asked, curiosity piqued.

Even under her current assumed identity, who among these people could possibly have ties to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe?

"Her name is Ning Rongrong, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's daughter." Ye Xuan stopped keeping them in suspense and introduced Ning Rongrong first.

Qian Renxue was utterly astonished.

But she couldn't help asking, "So you're the teacher's daughter. I've heard him mention you many times, but I never expected we'd meet like this. Still, Miss Rongrong, how did you end up in Suotuo City?"

"I left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and went to study at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City. Then..."

Ning Rongrong briefly recounted what had happened to her.

She also took the opportunity to introduce Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

After listening, Qian Renxue said, "I never imagined there'd be such a legendary academy in a place like Suotuo City. And of course, a remarkable person like Young Master Ye is even more admirable. May I ask what brings you all to Heaven Dou City? Is there something you need to do?"

"What if I said we came to find you, Your Highness? Would you believe me?" Ye Xuan asked with a smile.

"You came to find me? I don't quite understand, Young Master Ye. Is there something you need from me?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"Didn't your grandfather tell you someone would come looking for you?" Ye Xuan asked.

"My grandfather? Young Master Ye, I don't understand what you mean."

Qian Renxue was startled, but she truly didn't understand.

Regardless of whether Ye Xuan had seen through her identity, her grandfather hadn't told her anything about this.

Zhu Zhuqing and the others also looked at Ye Xuan, bewildered.

The Crown Prince's grandfather?

They only knew that they had come to Heaven Dou City to find Qian Daoliu's granddaughter.

How had the Crown Prince suddenly become involved?

"Would this help you understand, Miss Qian Renxue?" Ye Xuan said, taking out his token.

"What? The Crown Prince is Qian Renxue?"

Ning Rongrong cried out in shock. Of everyone there, she was the one who knew Xue Qinghe best.

After all, he was her father's student.

Of course, he wasn't a student like Tang San or Yu Xiaogang.

Qian Renxue had followed Ning Fengzhi, but not to learn cultivation.

Still, Ning Fengzhi had been one of the people who interacted with her most.

The Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire had somehow been replaced by someone from Spirit Hall.

If that news got out, it would unleash a storm of blood and chaos in Heaven Dou City—and across the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

Qian Renxue also trembled slightly. She had never expected that the people she'd encountered on the street would be the very ones who had come looking for her.

She looked at Ye Xuan with a hint of fear and asked, "Are you saying you appeared there on purpose?"

In her eyes, if Ye Xuan had done it deliberately, then wasn't he far too calculating?

"I'm not that bored. I planned to walk around the streets before coming to your residence to find you. I never expected we'd run into each other ahead of schedule," Ye Xuan replied.

"I see!" Qian Renxue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it had been a coincidence, that was wonderful.

But soon, she realized something didn't add up.

"Wait. Are you saying my grandfather sent you? And you're also an elder of the Worship Hall? My grandfather traveled all the way to Suotuo City to recruit you?" Qian Renxue asked skeptically.

"It seems you don't know much about what's happening on Spirit Hall's side," Ye Xuan said with a sigh.

"Since I came here, I've focused mostly on this place. I really don't know much about Spirit Hall," Qian Renxue replied.

She was here undercover. One careless mistake could cost her life, so she naturally couldn't afford to let her guard down.

"Then I'll give you a quick rundown." Since Ye Xuan had already agreed to come here for Qian Daoliu, he had no reason to hide what had happened in Suotuo City.

"I'm all ears," Qian Renxue said.

"I lived in the main hall in Suotuo City. My strength drew the attention of Spirit Hall's headquarters, and then..."

Ye Xuan briefly described the series of events that had unfolded in Suotuo City.

When Qian Renxue finished listening, her already-large eyes seemed to widen another size.

She said in disbelief, "You defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo? How could that be?"

"Yeah, that's easy enough to prove. Give me a moment."

With that, Ye Xuan stood up and flashed away, appearing not far outside the Crown Prince's Residence.

A figure stood atop a pavilion nearby.

It was none other than Chrysanthemum Douluo.

He had been here for several days, keeping watch so he could see when Ye Xuan arrived and report back.

When he saw Qian Renxue bring Ye Xuan and the others into the residence that day, he had planned to return to Spirit City that very night.

He never imagined Ye Xuan would appear beside him so silently at that very moment.

"Chrysanthemum Douluo, long time no see. I never knew you'd taken up spying in secret," Ye Xuan teased.

"Young Master Ye, l-long time no see. What can I do for you?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked awkwardly.

"Come with me to see your young mistress. You don't have a problem with that, do you?" Ye Xuan said.

"N-no problem."

Chrysanthemum Douluo wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare.

He had experienced Ye Xuan's strength firsthand.

More importantly, Ye Xuan was the sort who feared nothing and no one.

There were plenty of people stronger than him, but being stronger didn't mean they'd dare kill him.

Ye Xuan was different. He believed Ye Xuan really would kill him.

After all, Ye Xuan was someone who didn't take the Pope seriously.

"Then let's go," Ye Xuan said, turning back.

Chrysanthemum Douluo could only follow obediently.

Soon, the two arrived in the courtyard.

"Chrysanthemum Douluo?"

Qian Renxue's expression darkened when she saw him.

She knew what his presence here meant.

If Spirit Hall had something to tell her, they should have come to inform her directly, not watch her in secret.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had been lurking in the shadows. To her, that amounted to surveillance.

She already resented her mother, and this only made her angrier.

Chrysanthemum Douluo wore an awkward expression as he said, "Young Mistress, I happened to pass through Heaven Dou City while taking care of some business recently."

"Chrysanthemum Douluo, do you think I'm three years old? Go back and tell her I'll keep my word, but she'd better not think about interfering with me," Qian Renxue said, displeased.

"Yes." What else could Chrysanthemum Douluo say? He could only quietly agree.

This was a family matter between mother and daughter. As a subordinate, he didn't dare get involved.

"Don't make the atmosphere so tense. I called Chrysanthemum Douluo over just to have him confirm something for me: did I fight you and the others in Suotuo City?" Ye Xuan said with a beaming smile.

There were plenty of ways to prove it. Bringing Chrysanthemum Douluo here had been deliberate.

Bibi Dong had tried to deal with him before, so he was going to give her a taste of her own medicine and make her miserable.

And her greatest weakness was actually Qian Renxue.

More precisely, these two mother and daughter were each other's greatest weakness.