Crown Prince Xue Qinghe

Meanwhile, inside that luxurious carriage.

Xue Qinghe reclined against the soft sofa, a steaming teacup in her right hand, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window.

"It's been nearly two days already, yet there's still no news from Sunset Forest."

"Where exactly did that golden dragon that soared into the sky go?"

Two days ago, she had also heard that dragon roar that shook heaven and earth.

Not only that, when the roar reached Heaven Dou City, she had even felt her martial soul being drawn to it.

That was right—not the swan martial soul inherited by the Heaven Dou imperial family, but her true martial soul.

One of the only two god-grade martial souls on Douluo Continent: the Six-Winged Angel martial soul.

After sensing the reaction from her martial soul, Xue Qinghe had concluded that the golden dragon had to be another god-grade martial soul!

Moreover, it was highly likely related to the dragon roar that had resounded across the entire Douluo Continent six years ago.

Thus, she immediately dispatched her most elite soul masters to Sunset Forest to search for the owner of that golden dragon martial soul.

As long as she could win over the owner of the golden dragon martial soul, the odds of her plan to usurp the nation succeeding would greatly increase.

But nearly two days had passed.

Let alone finding the owner of the golden dragon martial soul, no one even knew where the golden dragon had appeared.

Xue Qinghe gazed at the scenery beyond the window, her brows gradually knitting together.

Who exactly were you?

And what kind of martial soul was that golden dragon martial soul?

Just as she was deep in thought.

Suddenly.

The Six-Winged Angel martial soul within her reacted once again!

Xue Qinghe's heart jolted.

Could the owner of that golden dragon martial soul be nearby?

Without revealing anything, she set down her teacup and began searching around with an investigative gaze for the presence that had stirred a reaction from her martial soul.

Very soon, she locked onto an ordinary-looking carriage.

Though it looked completely unremarkable on the outside, the person driving it, if she was not mistaken, seemed to be Poison Douluo Dugu Bo?

And beside him sat a burly middle-aged man.

From her martial soul's reaction, Xue Qinghe could sense that the person with the golden dragon martial soul was sitting inside that carriage!

There was no mistake!

The carriage gradually passed alongside her own.

Through its square window, she vaguely caught sight of someone sitting inside—a little girl with a scorpion braid?

There should have been others inside the carriage, but the window was far too small, and it passed too quickly for her to see the situation clearly.

"Guard She."

As soon as she spoke, a gaunt-faced middle-aged man rode over on horseback.

"Your Highness, please give your orders."

Pointing at the carriage, Xue Qinghe said, "Follow that carriage. Find out where they are going and who is inside. Report back to me immediately once you have seen clearly."

The middle-aged man glanced at the ordinary carriage ahead. After giving a slight nod, he quietly rode after it.

The carriage wheels crunched over the gravel on the official road as they slowly entered the city.

Sea Dragon Douluo, seated beside Dugu Bo, glanced back and quietly reminded, "Holy Son, they've sent someone to follow us."

"And judging by the aura, he's a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level."

Dugu Bo's pupils shrank slightly at those words. "You didn't see wrong? He really is a Title Douluo?"

Sea Dragon Douluo shook his head slightly. "I didn't. More precisely, he is a level ninety-three Title Douluo. Though he has concealed his aura extremely well, he cannot evade my senses."

Dugu Bo drew in a slight breath.

What surprised him was not that Sea Dragon Douluo could easily sense the other party's presence.

It was that Heaven Dou City actually had a hidden Title Douluo.

That was highly strange.

There were only three Title Douluo in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

One was himself.

The other two were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's guardian douluo: Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

Aside from those three, an unknown Title Douluo had somehow appeared—and was even hiding at Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's side.

What exactly did this Title Douluo want?

Inside the carriage, Sea Maiden Douluo's brows furrowed tightly after hearing Sea Dragon Douluo's words.

"Holy Son, that Titled Douluo's intentions are unclear. Should we find an opportunity to capture him and question him?"

"No need. If he wants to follow us, let him."

Huang Long merely smiled. "Besides... I'm quite looking forward to meeting this Crown Prince as well."

As they spoke, the carriage slowly came to a stop before a restaurant.

Dugu Bo lifted the curtain and glanced outside, then nodded. "This is the place—the Seven Treasure Restaurant, the number one restaurant in Heaven Dou City."

"This is also an asset of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Huang Long rose and stepped down from the carriage. The moment his feet touched the ground, his peripheral vision swept over the shadows beneath an eave across the street.

"Holy Son?" Sea Dragon Douluo also glanced toward the shadow beneath the eave.

Huang Long shook his head slightly, then turned and followed Dugu Bo into the restaurant.

Seeing this, Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo could only give up helplessly. They led Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu inside after them.

Only after they had entered did a gaunt-faced middle-aged man slowly emerge from the shadows beneath the eave.

"Interesting indeed. He actually noticed my presence."

The middle-aged man stroked his chin. After watching Huang Long and the others enter the restaurant, he immediately turned and left, returning to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's side.

After returning beside Xue Qinghe's carriage, the middle-aged man clasped his fists and reported, "Your Highness, I have investigated everything."

"Let's hear it." Xue Qinghe nodded slightly.

The middle-aged man said, "There were four people in that carriage: three women and one youth."

"Among the three women, one is a Titled Douluo, but I could not see through her cultivation."

"Of the other two, one carried the aura of a soul beast, while the other was Dugu Yan, granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo."

After hearing the middle-aged man's report, Xue Qinghe's brows knit slightly.

There were four of them. Which one was the owner of the Golden Dragon martial soul?

The one with the aura of a soul beast?

"What about that youth? How did he react?" Xue Qinghe continued.

The middle-aged man frowned slightly. "That youth... gave me the strangest feeling. Whenever I approached him, I felt my martial soul trembling."

Xue Qinghe raised her brows slightly at that.

If even She Long's martial soul trembled before him, that youth was most likely the person she had been looking for.

The middle-aged man continued, "Your Highness, should we make contact first?"

"Not yet."

Xue Qinghe returned to her senses and gently shook her head. "We still know nothing about their background. Making contact rashly will only provoke their displeasure."

"Send someone to secretly track their movements. Find out their names, where they are staying—investigate everything clearly."

"But do not follow too closely. We must not ruin things through overzealousness."

"Understood." The middle-aged man nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Xue Qinghe's gaze rested beyond the window. The street scenery drifted past before her eyes, yet she had no interest in admiring the bustling city.

Her thoughts remained fixed on that youth.

The martial soul within him that could resonate with the Six-Winged Angel martial soul.

And the fact that at least two Titled Douluo accompanied him—all of it showed that his identity was anything but simple.

Xue Qinghe began to wonder just what background this youth truly had.