The Regent Belonging Only to Qian Renxue

Qian Renxue froze for two seconds. She suddenly felt like laughing, but when she met Yun Chen's earnest gaze, she found herself unable to laugh.

"...Little Chenchen, are you serious?"

"Yes. I'm serious."

Qian Renxue's expression turned solemn as well. She abruptly stepped forward, pressing Yun Chen's still somewhat small frame against the wall.

The shadow cast by Qian Renxue enveloped Yun Chen.

Hey, don't get so close to me. Your scent's making me dizzy, hehehe...

Yun Chen's face reddened, and he awkwardly turned his head away. With their current height difference and how close they were standing, he could smell the faint fragrance on Qian Renxue...

Seeing Yun Chen's embarrassment, Qian Renxue suddenly laughed and gently rubbed his head.

"You little fool... You're ready to swear loyalty to me before you even fully understand who I am?"

"Don't be so reckless in the future. Otherwise, if someone sells you off, you'll probably help them count the money."

As Qian Renxue spoke, an almost imperceptible tenderness flashed through her eyes. When Yun Chen had said, in that exceedingly serious tone, "No matter what your identity is, I will be loyal to you,"

Yun Chen's place in Qian Renxue's heart had already changed.

"So, Sister Xue'er, what's your martial soul?"

Yun Chen spoke slowly. Naturally, he already knew what Qian Renxue's martial soul was, but he needed her to say it herself.

"Six-Winged Angel..."

The moment Qian Renxue uttered those four words, her entire aura abruptly changed. Feathers of light enveloped her, forming a massive orb of light behind her. Then, the orb slowly spread apart, and the phantom of a six-winged angel gradually appeared.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—five soul rings slowly emerged beneath Qian Renxue's feet.

Soul King? In the original story, Qian Renxue was already a Soul Sage when she first appeared.

"Sister Xue'er, how old are you?"

Actually, Yun Chen's question was somewhat inappropriate. After all, a woman's age was the one thing one should never bring up in front of her.

But Yun Chen was desperate to know just how far the original plot had progressed, so he asked anyway.

"I'm fifteen this year."

"Wow, Sister Xue'er, you're amazing. You're already a Soul King at fifteen."

Hearing Yun Chen's praise, Qian Renxue felt a little embarrassed. Little Chenchen didn't know, but she herself did—she had been born with innate soul power of level twenty.

It had taken her nine years to rise by just over thirty levels. That truly made her feel ashamed.

"Sister Xue'er, since you have the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, doesn't that mean you can become the Angel God?"

"Perhaps..."

Hearing that, Qian Renxue felt somewhat melancholic. Gazing at the moonlight beyond the window, she felt a hint of regret.

She was currently at the best stage for cultivation, yet she had come to the Heaven Dou Empire to infiltrate it. If she had devoted herself wholeheartedly to cultivation instead, she might have already become a Soul Sage.

Yun Chen saw through Qian Renxue's thoughts. In truth, he felt rather helpless too. When he had read the original story, he had been puzzled—given Qian Renxue's talent, before the protagonist had even had the chance to grow, she would probably have already become a god in Spirit Hall.

Why had she needed to come to the Heaven Dou Empire for an infiltration mission?

But after truly getting to know Qian Renxue, Yun Chen came to understand one thing: Qian Renxue only possessed the basic qualifications. Whether she could pass the Angel God's trials was still unknown.

Coupled with the matter between her and Bibi Dong, she had come to the Heaven Dou Empire only because Qian Renxue wanted to seek her mother's acknowledgment.

In the end, it was still Bibi Dong's problem.

Or rather, the problem of the previous generation.

Yet the one who truly paid for that mistake was Qian Renxue, at the cost of sacrificing her own talent.

"I believe Sister Xue'er will definitely become the Angel God. Definitely."

Qian Renxue looked at the earnest Yun Chen and couldn't help but laugh. Even she herself didn't have that much confidence, yet now a child stood before her, firmly believing that she would definitely become a god.

As she laughed, Qian Renxue's eyes gradually grew moist.

Father left me behind. Grandfather stays in the Hall of Worship all year round, and I can never see him. That woman Bibi Dong...

I never thought that, in the end, the one who supported me and wanted to stay by my side would be you...

"Sister Xue'er, do you have any other subjects?"

Yun Chen asked this question even though he already knew the answer. From Qian Renxue's perspective, he looked a little bashful and aggrieved as he asked it, his gaze constantly flickering over her face with the sulky air of a child throwing a tantrum.

Qian Renxue smiled and pinched Yun Chen's cheek.

"No~ Sister Xue'er has only one subject—you, my one and only subject."

Hehe, I knew you didn't.

One and only subject, huh? A ruler this rich should reward her subject with something, shouldn't she?

Time to mooch off a rich lady~~

Yun Chen wore a wide grin, his inner thoughts incredibly lively.

"Sister Xue'er... Since I'm your first subject, shouldn't I get some kind of title..."

Yun Chen looked as delighted as a child building a secret base with a friend—his friend got to be king, while he got to be the second king. It was as though they were playing house.

"Sure. What title do you want?"

Qian Renxue did not even realize that there was a trace of indulgence in her tone when she said it.

If one had to define Yun Chen's place in Qian Renxue's heart, then at present, he ranked only below Qian Daoliu and her parents.

The feeling Yun Chen gave Qian Renxue was special. She could not describe it, but it undeniably existed.

"Hmm... Regent, I suppose..."

Yun Chen pondered for a moment before naming the title he wanted. Qian Renxue was somewhat surprised; she had not expected this little fellow to want that title.

"Regent? All right... you can have it."

Of course, Qian Renxue was only mildly surprised. After all, Yun Chen was her only subject, and she only intended to have him as her only subject.

Rather than bestowing a title upon Yun Chen, she was really just playing along with little Yun Chen's role-playing. It was only a game of house.

Hehe... success!

With a title like this, wouldn't inheriting Spirit Hall in the future be effortless?

I could fully use the title acknowledged by Qian Renxue to mobilize Spirit Hall's resources.

Those were Yun Chen's true thoughts. The significance of this title did not lie in today—or rather, today, it was merely a special emotional bond between him and Qian Renxue.

But in the future, the position of Regent personally acknowledged by Spirit Hall's young mistress would mean that Yun Chen could mobilize Spirit Hall's enormous resources.

"All right, Little Chenchen, let big sister hold you."

Qian Renxue did not wait for Yun Chen to agree. She directly pulled him into her embrace and gently rested her chin atop his head.

"You are mine—my Regent alone. Do you understand, Little Chenchen...?"

Qian Renxue's tone was extremely gentle when she said this. Yet for some reason, Yun Chen heard a trace of coldness in her words.

Just as I thought, Qian Renxue really did inherit Bibi Dong's temperament... though it's hidden.

"Sister Xue'er belongs to me alone too."

Yun Chen turned the tables on her. After he said that, the tips of Qian Renxue's ears visibly reddened. Yet to Yun Chen's surprise, she did not object.

In the end, only a soft "Mm" lingered in the wind.