Meeting Little Angel—Who Are You Calling a Pretty Boy?

The guard's expression tightened. "Please wait inside the hall, sir. I'll notify Lord Bishop at once."

Led by the guard, Bai Yu entered the lounge within the hall. Looking at the lavish decorations around him, he sighed inwardly. Salas really knew how to enjoy himself.

Before the time it took to burn an incense stick had passed, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Tsk, Salas is quite good at putting on airs. No wonder a greedy, lecherous man like him can still sit firmly as a Platinum Bishop."

He could not help curling his lips as he muttered softly to himself.

Salas entered the lounge and looked at Bai Yu, who was idly turning a jade teacup in his hand. "I am Salas. Who might you be, sir? What business do you have with me?"

"It's me." Bai Yu removed his mask and turned to face Salas.

Salas's expression shifted in shock as he bowed in greeting. "Platinum Bishop Salas greets His Highness the Holy Son."

"Bai Yu greets the Bishop. Sorry to trouble you into coming."

Salas stepped forward. "It is no trouble. Has His Highness the Holy Son come to Heaven Dou City on important business?"

"If you require anything, please inform me. Our hall will give you its full support."

Bai Yu shook his head. "It is nothing important. I merely need to trouble the Bishop to make a trip to Spirit City and deliver this to His Holiness the Pope."

As he spoke, he took a small rectangular box from his robes.

"This item must be personally escorted by the Bishop. His Holiness the Pope will reward you according to your merits. I must trouble the Bishop to make the journey."

Bai Yu handed the small box to Salas, his expression solemn.

Salas reached out and accepted it. Seeing the strange Soul Power seal over the seam of the box, his expression grew serious as he said,

"Your Highness, you are too polite. How could serving His Holiness the Pope be considered trouble? Please rest assured, Your Highness. Salas will deliver this item into His Holiness the Pope's hands as quickly as possible."

"Thank you, Lord Bishop. Then this Holy Son will take his leave." Bai Yu bowed in thanks once more before turning to leave.

Salas returned the bow. "Take care, Your Highness. Should you need anything, you may come to the hall and inform us. Our hall will spare no effort to assist you."

Bai Yu left Spirit Hall and wandered the streets of Heaven Dou City, pondering to himself, With Salas delivering that package back, Teacher should calm down, right?

After nearly two months of sleeping alone, I wonder if Teacher missed my warm embrace?

The gains from the past month or so had basically all been sorted and labeled by Bai Yu, then packed into the two Soul Tools inside that small box and mailed back to Spirit City.

They included many medicinal herbs, among them six Immortal Herbs, as well as the vast majority of the Spirit Bones he had obtained.

Of the six Immortal Herbs, there was the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Bibi Dong to use as an ornamental flower, along with the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Eight-petaled Immortal Orchid for Hu Liena.

There was the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo for Xie Yue, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Yan, and the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Ju Douluo.

There was also a letter meant to coax Bibi Dong. Amid a great deal of sickeningly sweet talk were a few arrangements concerning the Immortal Herbs and Spirit Bones, as well as matters regarding Dugu Bo.

Now, Bai Yu had only a few Immortal Herbs and three Spirit Bones left on him.

Two of those Spirit Bones were meeting gifts for Qian Renxue, for her to reward her subordinates with.

"Tsk, looking at it this way, I'm poor again. I gave the Phantom Butterfly Wings to Little Fox, so all that's left is the Shadow Cat Claw. Maybe I can use it to tempt Little Wildcat someday?"

"It's getting late. The perfect time to visit Little Angel." Bai Yu glanced up before heading toward the Crown Prince's Mansion.

Within the Crown Prince's Mansion, "Xue Qinghe" sat in the reception hall with a smile, looking at Bai Yu. "May I ask what business this little brother has with Qinghe?"

Bai Yu clicked his tongue. As expected of the approachable Xue Qinghe so widely praised throughout Heaven Dou City—his acting was truly impressive.

He turned and swept his gaze over the surroundings before looking back at "Xue Qinghe," saying nothing.

"Xue Qinghe" immediately understood. He raised a hand and gestured for the servants waiting nearby to leave.

"Can little brother explain now?" the gentle voice sounded again.

Bai Yu's lips curled upward. "Little Angel, have you gotten used to life as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince?"

The moment his words fell, Qian Renxue rose to her feet, glaring at him coldly. Two figures also appeared behind Bai Yu.

"Who are you? What nonsense are you spouting? If you cannot explain yourself, then die." Qian Renxue's tone was icy, while the two Titled Douluo behind her released killing intent.

Seeing Qian Renxue's overreaction, Bai Yu hurriedly waved his hands in surrender. "Don't get worked up, don't get worked up. Your grandfather told me before that if I passed through here, I should come see you."

Qian Renxue's gaze kept shifting. "My grandfather? And who are you?"

Bai Yu's smile did not fade. "Little Angel, if you want to ask who I am, shouldn't you at least ask me in your true form?"

Qian Renxue's eyes flickered. She let out a breath, and golden light flashed across her body.

Only seventeen years old, Qian Renxue already possessed an exceptionally mature figure. She was tall, nearly as tall as Bai Yu.

Her cold, beautiful face bore a thirty-percent resemblance to Bibi Dong's. Above her slender willow waist rose two full peaks.

As for below her waist, though hidden beneath her long dress, one could still tell that she possessed a pair of jade-like legs longer than life itself.

"Young Master, no!" Snake Lance Douluo cried out involuntarily when he saw Qian Renxue dispel her disguise.

Qian Renxue spoke calmly. "Uncle She, there is no need to be nervous. If he dares deceive me, kill him. No one will know."

Bai Yu removed his mask helplessly. "You're so beautiful, yet every other word out of your mouth is about killing. What a mood killer."

"My name is Bai Yu. You should have heard of me. Old Man Qian really did tell me before to come see you."

"Come to think of it, I was the one who created the Sun Dance you cultivate. Isn't it rather rude to start talking about fighting and killing the moment we meet?"

Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo exchanged glances, their expressions astonished and somewhat awkward. Then they greeted him in unison, "Snake Lance—Pufferfish—greet His Highness the Holy Son."

Bai Yu turned and returned the greeting. "Bai Yu greets the two Elders."

"Since the Holy Son has come to see the Young Master, you must have matters to discuss. This old man and Snake Lance will not disturb you. We will wait outside. Should the Holy Son require anything, you may have the Young Master notify us."

With that, Porcupine Douluo grabbed Snake Lance and quickly departed.

Qian Renxue's expression was extremely strange as she watched the two leave. Unable to stop herself, she asked,

"You're Bai Yu? That pretty boy my dear older sister found?"

Bai Yu nearly choked on his breath. "Nonsense! Who told you that? I'm the dignified Holy Son of Spirit Hall. How did I become some pretty boy?"

"Ahem." Qian Renxue awkwardly turned away, refusing to look at his face, which had reddened from either anger or embarrassment.

"Enough about that. Why did you come to see me? Does my dear sister have some instructions?"

Qian Renxue's voice drifted faintly, carrying complicated emotions that could have been anger or sorrow.

Bai Yu took a deep breath, calming the embarrassment brought on by Qian Renxue's devastating blow before saying,

"I only came to see you, and to give you a few things while I was at it. Find somewhere more secluded, and then we can talk."

"Heh, as expected, she would never even think of me. Come with me." Qian Renxue spoke with some disappointment, then headed toward the Sleeping Palace.

Bai Yu watched Qian Renxue's back with a complicated expression, murmuring inwardly, This is going to be difficult. With the relationship between those two, they will never open their hearts to each other unless it comes down to life and death. Qian Xunji, you were a real monster.

Following Qian Renxue to a bookshelf in the Sleeping Palace, he watched her raise a hand and shift several books. A hidden door opened before them.

He followed Qian Renxue through the hidden door and looked at the secret chamber that appeared before him, crying inwardly, The legacy of Secret Chamber Douluo truly lives on.