Jiang Yuan's Proposal: The Xuanwu Gate Incident!

"This subordinate will summon the men and surround Yuexuan at once!"

"Wait!"

Jiang Yuan raised a hand, stopping Salas just as he was about to act. He glanced at this old fox of the workplace.

How could he fail to see what the other man was thinking?

It was just that although Salas was blinded by his lust for power, he was still utterly loyal to Spirit Hall. A subordinate like that was worth tolerating for a few small mistakes.

"I don't care what happened before. From now on, keep a close eye on Yuexuan for me. I want to know when they make contact with people from the Clear Sky Sect, and what they send inside."

The Clear Sky Sect had produced five Titled Douluo during the twenty years Tang San was growing up. He refused to believe Tang Yuehua had not heard even the slightest rumor.

Now that Tang San's whereabouts were unknown and he had no way to control information on him, Jiang Yuan had to keep a constant watch on the Clear Sky Sect.

He did not take those old fossils of the Clear Sky Sect seriously. It was only Tang San, this possible variable, who needed him to personally keep an eye on him.

Tang San himself was not much of a threat, but in his previous life, there had been rumors that the Asura God stood behind him, that he was the chosen inheritor the Asura God had fished over from another world.

If that was truly the case, then Tang San's threat level would have to be raised by several grades.

"Yes!" Salas shuddered all over and hurriedly replied with respect.

"Also, keep an eye on Shrek Academy in Soto City and Lanba Academy in Heaven Dou City. If a Yu Xiaogang enrolls, or a genius with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, inform me at once."

Although Qian Xunji had disgusted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San a little, there was no guarantee the two had not still ended up together.

Jiang Yuan still chose to leave himself a backup plan.

"Holy Son, Holy Maiden, the Young Mistress has arrived!" Just as he finished giving his orders, Snake Spear Douluo quietly walked in and spoke respectfully.

Jiang Yuan and Na'er looked up toward the door. They saw Qian Renxue, with her beautiful long golden hair, walking in with proud steps, her entire body filled with an aloof, sacred aura.

Ghost Leopard Douluo and the others had already tactfully left the hall in silence, leaving the space to the three of them.

"Xiao Yuan! Na'er!"

Qian Renxue's gaze fell on Jiang Yuan, and an incomparably beautiful smile appeared on her face. At this moment, she swore this was the happiest she had been in three years.

"Sister Xue'er!"

A smile also appeared on Jiang Yuan's face. Qian Renxue was the person he was most familiar with on Douluo Continent. She had accompanied him as he grew up since childhood, and calling them childhood sweethearts would not be an exaggeration.

That one "Sister Xue'er" instantly melted away that nonexistent bit of unfamiliarity between them.

Qian Renxue moved her feet lightly and slowly walked to Jiang Yuan's side. Only then did she discover that Jiang Yuan, who had originally only reached her chest, was now almost catching up to her. His brows and eyes were already level with hers.

It had only been three years. Had Jiang Yuan been pumped full of hormones?

"Sister Xue'er, Na'er missed you so much!"

Just as Jiang Yuan and Qian Renxue were gazing intimately at each other, silver-haired Na'er had already slipped out from behind them. She hugged Qian Renxue's arm and squeezed open the distance between Jiang Yuan and Qian Renxue.

Her smile was as bright as flowers.

The smile on Qian Renxue's face stiffened. Then she rubbed Na'er's hair with a smile that did not reach her eyes. "Na'er, Sister missed you very much too!"

"Sister also saw the battle just now. Three years have passed, and Na'er's strength has already broken through to this point. Even Sister, at Na'er's age, probably would not have been Na'er's match."

"Brother Jiang Yuan said that Sister Xue'er has a unique innate soul power of level twenty. How could Na'er possibly catch up with Sister's cultivation progress?"

"After three years apart, Sister must have already broken through to Soul Emperor, right?"

Na'er likewise looked at Qian Renxue with a beaming smile.

They were clearly both smiling, yet Jiang Yuan could feel sparks spreading through the air.

"Right, Sister Xue'er, how is your mission progressing now?" Seeing this, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to speak up and interrupt the tense atmosphere between the two of them.

"Right now, I've already replaced Xue Qinghe and taken the position of crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. Xue Ye is also continuously handing power over to me."

Qian Renxue and Na'er turned their heads at the same time, and the tense atmosphere in the air instantly dispersed completely. Qian Renxue looked at Jiang Yuan and spoke softly.

"What about military power?" Jiang Yuan frowned.

From the original timeline, one could see that Xue Ye had never fully trusted Qian Renxue, this crown prince. Qian Renxue had been crown prince for twenty years, yet she could not even control the imperial family's Imperial Guards.

Let alone the armies stationed throughout the empire.

After the coup failed, the Heaven Dou Empire's army had not fallen into any major chaos at all, and its combat strength had not decreased by much.

Even Prince Xue Xing held more military power than Qian Renxue, the crown prince.

"Military power is in Xue Ye's hands. Ge Long and Xue Xing respectively control the armies within the country and in Heaven Dou City. I only have a group of troops belonging to the Crown Prince's Mansion."

Qian Renxue shook her head, a trace of unwillingness showing in her eyes.

Only after Jiang Yuan reminded her did she realize that, on the surface, she had already started dealing with government affairs and had worked herself to death reviewing memorials, yet in the end, she did not have even the slightest bit of military power in her hands.

Actually, Jiang Yuan could understand Xue Ye's worries. Two outstanding sons had died under unclear circumstances.

Although there was no proof that Xue Qinghe had done it, whoever benefited the most also had the greatest motive.

Xue Qinghe had already become crown prince and was overseeing the court.

Moreover, Xue Qinghe was also Ning Fengzhi's disciple, with the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect supporting him from behind.

If military power were given to him as well, then in the end, was Xue Ye the emperor, or was Xue Qinghe the emperor?

He really wasn't afraid someone would spring a Xuanwu Gate coup on him one day.

When that time came, Xue Ye would be reduced to emperor emeritus!

"In my opinion, why not just send people in, kill Xue Ye, Xue Xing, and Xue Beng, and take the throne directly? Why waste time here playing political games?!"

Jiang Yuan curled his lip in disdain. Things had already reached this point, so they could simply make the three of them die suddenly. Even if someone noticed something was off afterward and wanted to rebel, with Spirit Hall stepping in, suppressing the Heaven Dou court would be effortless.

At that point, Qian Renxue would have the status of crown prince, the legitimate heir. After taking the throne, the unrest in the Heaven Dou Empire could absolutely be quelled in the shortest possible time.

Wouldn't that directly achieve their original goal?

Why waste time here putting on some act of brotherly affection and a virtuous crown prince?

It was just wasting Qian Renxue's precious cultivation time for nothing.

"Little Yuan, things aren't that simple!" Qian Renxue rolled her pretty eyes at his words.

"The Upper Three Sects within the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire still haven't been dealt with. If we don't handle them properly, what comes after will be very difficult to manage."

"It might make Spirit Hall directly clash with the Upper Three Sects. One move could affect the whole situation, and if Spirit Hall's strength gets consumed here, the Star Luo Empire won't just sit by and watch either."

"So if we want to complete the final step, we still need to handle matters with the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects properly."

"When that time comes, there will no longer be any force capable of stopping Spirit Hall's advance."