Meanwhile.
The diary's contents revealed a clear image, showing the figure of a young Qin Moyu.
From afar, the youth had refined features, sword-like brows, starry eyes, sharply defined contours, and a pair of deep black pupils that seemed to hold a tranquil sea of stars.
Yet up close, his skin was fair and translucent, while his delicate brows and eyes appeared exceptionally soft. His brows resembled distant mountains brushed with ink, his eyes autumn waters rippling with waves. He was gentler and more captivating than most women in the world, like a beauty in the making...
Handsome and feminine at once, he possessed a face capable of captivating both men and women.
In modern terms, if Qin Moyu put on a white-stockinged maid outfit, he would be the ultimate natural-born crossdressing goddess!
The only pity was that beneath such exquisite features, eighteen was a little too old for a youth...
Soul Land I Ye Lingling: "So this is Qin Moyu, the higher-dimensional powerhouse behind the diary? Yanyan, what do you think?"
Soul Land I Dugu Yan: "I'm looking at him while sitting down. He's very handsome."
Soul Land I Shui Yue'er: "He really is handsome! Big sis has fallen in love at first sight, ahhh!!!"
Soul Land I Shui Bing'er: "Foolish little sister, you're just being lustful!"
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "A gentleman like jade upon the road, unmatched beneath the heavens; jade forms the bones of an elegant guest among strangers, and one glance sends a startled swan falling into mortal dust..."
Soul Land I Ye Lingling: "What a lovely poem, Princess Xue Ke. Such literary talent. Could it be that you've fallen for Young Master Qin Moyu? Hehe~"
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "Mm... Father's health has been worsening by the day. Recently, he has constantly been worrying over my marriage, seeking a suitable match for me in hopes that I can stay far away from the royal family's struggles."
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "..."
Inside Qingke Palace of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
The soft light of morning illuminated the room's silk and satin draperies, while every furnishing within the hall was a lavish object of gold and jade.
Xue Ke sat alone before her dressing table, carefully combing her pale moon-colored short hair. Her long dress of the same shade made her figure appear delicate and frail, while the glass mirror reflected the exquisite-faced young girl.
The girl held a thick diary in her arms, its pages remaining open to the same place for a long while without being turned.
The usually lively and charming girl now had complex emotions churning in her eyes.
The splendid palace around her only made her slender figure seem lonelier. Though she was clearly within this dazzling bedroom of gold and jade, she seemed trapped inside an exquisite cage...
After hesitating for a long time, Xue Ke finally gathered her courage and asked the question she had kept buried all night.
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "May I ask... my real eldest brother..."
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "He died. From the moment you were born, the Xue Qinghe you saw was always me, from beginning to end..."
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "..."
The cold, blunt truth instantly shattered the last trace of hope in Xue Ke's heart, leaving only silence behind.
Qian Renxue was exceptionally perceptive. Both were lost souls at the ends of the world, and their similar life experiences allowed her to understand Xue Ke's feelings deeply. She gently comforted the troubled little princess...
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "Don't worry, little sister Xue Ke. I understand how you feel. All these years, I have always treated you as my real little sister."
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "Although you no longer have an elder brother, you still have me. I can completely take your brother's place and cherish you, can't I?"
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "If you don't want to marry, I have ways to make those court ministers forcing you into marriage shut up for good. No one will dare dictate your life!"
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "Thank you, Big Brother..."
The warmth of their years together welled up in her heart, and all the barriers in Xue Ke's heart dissolved as she softly called out that familiar title.
Only yesterday had she learned through the diary of this secret buried for so many years.
The real Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had long since died. The gentle elder brother who had accompanied, protected, and indulged her from childhood to adulthood had always been Qian Renxue, the young mistress of Spirit Hall.
After so many years spent together day and night, the gentle and considerate eldest brother who had protected her in everything—the tenderness and care he had shown her had all been genuine.
The schemes and conspiracies were real, but the sibling affection they had shared over the years was undoubtedly sincere and pure as well.
Pulled between the two, Xue Ke ultimately chose to let go and silently accepted Qian Renxue as her elder brother.
To her, as long as her elder brother's love came from the heart, she did not wish to investigate anything else further, nor did she have the ability to do so...
Behind the glamorous identity of a princess lay a fate in which even she could not control her own marriage.
As a child of the royal family, she had understood her responsibilities from the day she was born.
She was ultimately nothing more than a pawn in the game of imperial power, a bargaining chip in court. Faced with this predetermined arrangement, there was nothing she could do...
Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "Little sister Xue Ke, are you serious? But honestly, Qin Moyu's looks are peerless and his strength unfathomable. Compared with those imperial princes who have nothing but status, he is simply heaven and earth apart from them."
Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "More importantly, you possess a Diary Copy, so you can know his thoughts at any moment. Whether he is sincere or not, you needn't worry about the treachery of the human heart at all. No one can compare to that sense of security!"
So, she would know all of her husband's inner thoughts?
For a wife, that might be the greatest blessing...
Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "Sister! You have to seize your future. If you keep dragging this out, Qin Moyu will be snatched away by another girl."
Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "I'm telling you, quite a few of the girls who can chat here have the same idea, especially those lurkers who never speak. They might have already been secretly preparing to make their move!"
Ning Rongrong's earnest advice came entirely from sincere concern for Xue Ke, and also because she and Xue Ke had been close since childhood.
Among the Upper Three Sects of Douluo Continent, the Clear Sky Sect had secluded itself from the world, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan remained neutral, and only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had clearly chosen a side, supporting the Heaven Dou Empire.
In truth, remaining neutral made one more likely to become a target of public criticism. Every major force would be wary of this unpredictable neutral party; choosing neutrality instead of taking a side was actually even more dangerous!
As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which had chosen a side, it could not only receive the Heaven Dou Empire's protection, resources, and wealth, but also indirectly gain one fewer enemy and one more friend...
Diary Copy message interface.
Xue Ke pursed her red lips. After hesitating again and again, she finally calmly voiced a startling statement.
Soul Land I Xue Ke: "It's fine. I don't mind being the second wife..."
Soul Land I Ning Rongrong: "???"
Soul Land I Qian Renxue: "???"
Soul Land I Dugu Yan: "???"
The moment those words appeared, the entire message interface fell deathly silent. Then densely packed question marks began flooding the screen like mad.
The Diary Copy's message area was buzzing with conversation, but Qin Moyu knew nothing of it all.
At this moment, he held the diary in his hands, his gaze settling on the face that could now be called handsome. A perfectly measured smile curved across his lips.
"Not bad. Compared to five years ago, I'm only about seventy-eight points handsome..." Qin Moyu muttered as he praised himself.
Though he could no longer remember what he had looked like five years ago...
Thanks to his martial soul awakening, his once-malnourished body had recovered under the nourishment of Innate Soul Power.
Not only that, his appearance and temperament had been completely elevated, creating the beauty he now possessed that could captivate both men and women.
Martial souls could influence a person's appearance. Wasn't Tang San's handsome appearance precisely because his Blue Silver Grass martial soul had awakened and evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor...
[I wonder if it's just my imagination, but I always feel like someone is peeping at my peerless face.]
All the women with Diary Copies: ...
He was that powerful, and he could even sense this?
Before everyone could recover, Qin Moyu's inner monologue refreshed once again.
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