You Wouldn't Want...

Carrying a food box in hand, Huo Yuhao followed behind Su Lie without saying a word.

Su Lie merely assumed the youth was nervous and even offered some reassurance.

"Brother Huo, don't be nervous. His Excellency is indeed imposing, but as long as you handle things carefully, you'll be fine. Besides, with that person here, no one will do anything to you." Su Lie did not reveal Xue Qinghe's identity, merely signaling with his eyes that everything would be alright.

"Yes, I'll be careful." Huo Yuhao nodded and once again concealed his aura.

A Titled Douluo's presence was immensely intimidating, so the merchants naturally did not dare approach too closely. The two remaining Soul Emperors only dared stand guard from afar. When they saw the pair approaching, they immediately made way.

Huo Yuhao stepped through the curtain and swept his gaze over the interior. Two people sat facing each other across a table. One held a teacup in contemplation, while the other smiled as he sipped his tea.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense, though it had not reached the point of open hostility.

Qian Renxue glanced at Huo Yuhao's deliberately meek and submissive appearance, a glint flashing through her eyes.

To maintain Xue Qinghe's image as someone who valued talented people, Qian Renxue had restrained herself from seeking this person out again. Bone Douluo's arrival had come at just the right time. She could use this opportunity to openly bring him to her side.

"Not bad. You're fairly quick with your hands." Qian Renxue nodded approvingly and waved for the two of them to lay out the meal.

With Su Lie present, Huo Yuhao only needed to lend a hand. Once the dishes had been arranged, the two tactfully withdrew and stood outside the curtain.

"Your Excellency Bone Douluo, this is the new cook I've taken in. His skills are rare even in Heaven Dou. Please give the dishes a taste." Qian Renxue smiled at Bone Douluo and pointed to the dishes arranged on the table.

Gu Rong's gaze fell upon the meal before him. The dishes could not be called exquisite, but their color and aroma could only be described as overpowering. Strangely enough, despite being so spicy, they did not smell harsh.

They only made one's mouth water.

Seeing Xue Qinghe smiling pleasantly, Gu Rong no longer hesitated.

After all, from the moment this Crown Prince had appeared, Gu Rong had known that regardless of what had drawn his attention, he would not be able to take it away today.

It would be better to first go to Rongrong's side and determine whether anything had happened, then hurry back and have Ning Fengzhi negotiate. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's innate skill, perhaps they could discover more quickly what exactly was giving him this sensation.

Perhaps his chance to surpass Chen Xin lay here.

With that in mind, he picked up food even faster. The dishes really did taste good, though they were somewhat too spicy.

Qian Renxue smiled as well, and her chopsticks moved no slower. To maintain her public image, she usually ate very lightly, but she actually loved spicy food. These dishes had struck exactly where she liked them.

With food to eat, neither of them had any mind for awkward small talk.

Su Lie stood ramrod straight, but his ears were practically perked up as he constantly monitored the movements inside. Even idle conversation between a Titled Douluo and the Crown Prince was extremely important intelligence to him.

Huo Yuhao, however, paid no attention to that. Instead, he began considering whether he should find an opportunity to leave this place now.

Just moments ago, the instant he had seen this Highness, Huo Yuhao had nearly failed to keep his expression under control.

Why was it another woman disguised as a man?!

But Huo Yuhao quickly realized that she was not simply disguised as a man. It was more similar to the second soul skill of his former Spirit Eyes martial soul—Imitation.

The identity of the person she was impersonating had to be extraordinary. Just a five-ring cultivation was enough to sit on equal footing with a Titled Douluo.

At this time, disguised as a man, with that special aura found only in god-bestowed martial souls...

Huo Yuhao immediately connected her to Qian Renxue, the Angel God from history who had been defeated by Tang San.

At that thought, Huo Yuhao lifted his foot, ready to leave. He could not remain here for another moment.

After experiencing the war between Sun Moon and the Three Douluo Kingdoms, as well as Tang San's meddling at the end, Huo Yuhao felt that Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had not lost unfairly.

If she had been like Orange, with mediocre martial soul talent, Huo Yuhao could have understood. But her talent was absurdly high.

Not only had she possessed innate soul power of level twenty, but the first Angel God had also left behind a complete inheritance of godhood. So long as she had been willing, she would absolutely have become the first god in ten thousand years. Yet she refused to cultivate properly or follow the grand and righteous path, insisting instead on schemes and conspiracies.

It was as though she had been waiting all along for Tang San to grow up and defeat her.

Did she not know that before absolute power, all schemes and calculations were futile?

While Huo Yuhao was still lost in a storm of thoughts, the meal inside had already ended. Gu Rong once again swept his gaze around the surroundings, seemingly casually. The sensation from before, as if veiled by a thin gauze, had already vanished.

After confirming that he had found nothing, he could only choose to leave for the time being.

Gu Rong shot into the sky once more. Watching such a powerful expert, Su Lie sighed in admiration.

"Flying...!"

In this era, unless one possessed a flying-type martial soul, one would never be able to touch the realm of the skies in an entire lifetime.

After Gu Rong left, Su Lie was preparing to show himself off a little more before Xue Qinghe when he saw someone emerge carrying two food boxes.

"Steward Su, the matter has been resolved. I'll trouble you to take these back. I have something to discuss with this little brother alone." As Qian Renxue spoke, she stuffed the two food boxes into Su Lie's hands, then turned toward Huo Yuhao, who had already taken several steps away.

Su Lie only felt a fragrant breeze sweep past him, and the person vanished from sight. When he turned around, he saw Heaven Dou's Crown Prince slightly bending over, one hand pressing down on the youth's shoulder.

"Brother Huo, you wouldn't deny me this little favor, would you?" Qian Renxue was extremely fast.

Su Lie's eyes widened at the sight of Qian Renxue like this. Could the Highness of his country possibly...? No, His Highness was definitely normal. Su Lie warned himself inwardly: do not meddle in the affairs of those above.

Then the Crown Prince turned and smiled at him. Su Lie immediately shuddered, tucked his tail between his legs, and fled.

With someone pressing down on his shoulder, Huo Yuhao had initially intended to break free when he heard her speak in a woman's voice. "You wouldn't want to bring that Excellency back here, would you~?"

"..." Huo Yuhao fell silent. Huo Yuhao had no response.

Qian Renxue released him and turned toward her carriage.

After taking two steps, Qian Renxue indeed heard footsteps following behind her, and the corner of her lips curled into a subtle smile.

The two boarded Qian Renxue's carriage one after the other.

The interior of the carriage was spacious, its furnishings understated yet luxurious. Qian Renxue boarded first and sat in the central seat of honor. Huo Yuhao chose the spot farthest from her, staring straight ahead as he sat primly.

"You're sitting so far away. Are you afraid your big sister is going to eat you?" Seeing the youth acting as if he were a stone, Qian Renxue immediately became interested.

He seemed cold on the surface, but his heart was soft.

Clearly, he possessed the same killing intent as that woman.