Nothing Wrong with One Minute Being Great

Deep within Suotuo City's bustling district.

Large and small medicine shops lined the streets, but the largest of them all was the old-established Hundred Herbs Hall.

It was the first choice for Soul Masters and commoners across the city seeking medicine or treatment, with a constant stream of customers.

[Whale Rubber, a medicine for tempering the body, is really hard to buy. I've visited several shops, and all they had were defective pieces less than a hundred years old. Who knows how long they've been gathering dust in storage...]

Qin Moyu stepped through the hall's entrance. An ancient diary floated out of thin air behind him, its pages trembling faintly as a strange phenomenon arose.

Yet, as though some unseen rule governed all things, none of the passing pedestrians noticed this marvel.

Hundred Herbs Hall was crowded with people. Elderly men and women in particular gathered here, waiting in line for their prescriptions while clustering together in twos and threes to chat about everyday life.

For these elderly people living alone while recuperating, this place was more comforting than an empty, cold home...

Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Qin Moyu headed straight for the counter.

"Shopkeeper, can I ask you something?"

He deliberately lowered his voice and cautiously leaned toward the plump middle-aged man. "Do you have any Whale Rubber here? I want the good-quality kind..."

The moment he finished speaking, the slightly noisy hall fell silent for half a second.

Qin Moyu: ???

No way, did all these old folks hear that?

He instinctively looked around. The elderly men and women in the hall all turned their heads away, but their eyes held knowing, teasing amusement.

It's good to be young, full of energy.

Tsk tsk, the lad looks pretty upright. Who would've thought he was so weak?

Young people these days, nothing like me in my youth. I was a seven-times-a-night man.

Who can't brag? Back in my day, I was a seven-hundred-times-a-night man...

Meanwhile, the fat shopkeeper behind the counter raised his brows high and gave the handsome young man an astonished look before smiling leisurely. "Easy there, little brother. Hundred Herbs Hall has been in business for many years. We have every kind of medicine here..."

"Cough, cough... Let me correct one thing first."

Qin Moyu's cheeks burned as he hurriedly raised a hand and coughed twice, trying to salvage his innocence. "Actually, I don't have kidney deficiency. I'm buying it for a friend..."

The fat shopkeeper's smile grew even more suggestive. Waving his hand, he said with practiced familiarity, "I understand, I understand. Young man, you're blessed. At such a young age, you already know how to nourish and replenish yourself."

"Come, come, have a seat inside..."

Qin Moyu: "..."

Qin Moyu froze on the spot, the corner of his mouth twitching violently. He was completely speechless.

[It's over. There's no clearing this up now! My lifelong reputation is ruined!]

Soul Land 1 Dugu Yan: "The classic 'I have a friend.'"

Soul Land 1 Ye Lingling: "Oh? Kidney-deficiency bro is here?"

Soul Land 1 Shui Yue'er: "Isn't this kidney-deficiency bro? It's only been a few days, and you've gotten this pathetic."

Soul Land 1 Shui Bing'er: "Little sister, don't learn bad things from them. Let's stop watching."

Soul Land 1 Xue Ke: "It's okay, Brother Mo Yu. One minute is great too..."

Soul Land 1 Qian Renxue: "??? Six six six. Is this still my innocent little sister?"

Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Study.

Sandalwood incense curled through the hall, while a thick stack of memorials sat piled atop the desk.

"Xue Qinghe," dressed in the plain white ceremonial robes of the crown prince, sat before the desk with a vermilion brush between her fingers. Clad in luxurious heir-apparent attire, she looked gentle and refined.

Her hand did not pause as she reviewed the memorials. Looking at Xue Ke beside her from the corner of her eye, she asked gently, "Little sister, are you truly planning to go to Suotuo City?"

"Yes, Your... Your Highness, Brother," Xue Ke answered softly.

Xue Ke had deliberately removed her usual luxurious and dignified imperial court dress, changing into a light moon-white long dress.

Silk gloves adorned with pearl ornaments covered her hands, fitting snugly against her skin and displaying her jade-white wrists perfectly.

The moon-white skirt barely reached her knees, revealing glimpses of her fair, slender calves wrapped in lustrous white silk as she moved.

Seeing her carefully chosen outfit, Qian Renxue's fingers holding the vermilion brush paused slightly. She could not help asking, "Don't tell me you've really fallen for him?"

Not much time had passed. Xue Ke had not truly paid attention to Qin Moyu for even a full day.

He was merely a handsome youth who treated others sincerely, yet he had somehow made the usually detached imperial princess care this much?

Is this the love-brain mentioned in the diary? As expected, Romance Continent is full of talented people?

Qian Renxue suddenly understood, and her conviction hardened even further.

She was a woman destined to command the strong of Douluo Continent. She could not possibly be bound by mere romantic feelings, and no matter what, she would never become a love-brain like this...

"Brother, you worry too much. I only want to meet Qin Moyu and learn more about him. After all... he is a very special existence, isn't he?"

Xue Ke gently shook her head and looked up at Qian Renxue, her gaze clear and earnest. "Besides, hadn't Brother already intended to make contact with him?"

Xue Ke had seen it clearly. Ever since the diary appeared and Qian Renxue identified Qin Moyu's location in Suotuo City, she had quietly mobilized people to act in secret.

It was simply that her "brother" was too deep-minded, and Xue Ke did not know the movements or objectives of those hidden guards...

After a brief moment of contemplation, the calculating gleam in Qian Renxue's eyes vanished completely. She resumed the appearance of a gentle elder brother. "Very well. Since you wish to go, then go."

"While you're at it, help me confirm what this transmigrator truly thinks of me and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family..."

"I will arrange for guards to accompany you in secret and ensure your safety along the way. But remember, Qin Moyu's origins are far too mysterious and his thoughts difficult to fathom. You must be cautious when dealing with him and never give him your complete trust."

Delighted by this, Xue Ke immediately bowed with proper grace. "Thank you, Brother!"

Watching the anticipation in the girl's eyes, Qian Renxue slowly lowered her gaze, concealing the deep, dark glimmer in her eyes.

Suotuo City, Qin Moyu...

In truth, what Qian Renxue truly feared had never been Qin Moyu's special identity, but rather the "One Proof, Eternal Proof" that stood above the ironclad rules in the Myriad Heavens Diary Copy.

"One Proof, Eternal Proof": Please do not commit any act that harms the higher-dimensional visitor Qin Moyu. Otherwise, the future "He" will personally descend and erase all unfavorable factors.

No one dared verify whether this rule was real. At least, she had no such intention...

Moreover, Qin Moyu possessed the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core, a genuine God King-level martial soul.

Even the tiny glimpse he had inadvertently revealed in the diary's recorded scenes was enough to shake the power structure of the entire Douluo Continent. At first, she had wanted to completely eliminate this unstable factor.

But unfortunately, setting aside the rules of the Diary Copy, even the mere glimpse of Qin Moyu's martial soul was already beyond anything she could handle.

Thus, Qian Renxue decisively changed her strategy. There were no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. She would take the initiative to befriend Qin Moyu.

And that was also why she had agreed to let Xue Ke leave the palace...