Qian Renxue's Weakness

Jiang Xuan's words were so sincere that Qian Renxue could practically feel it.

But waiting here in place was absolutely out of the question!

Sincerity was sincerity, but it could not guarantee that no accidents would happen along the way!

In her current state, she absolutely could not be seen by anyone familiar with her. Otherwise, it would bring her unpredictable trouble!

After only a brief moment of thought, Qian Renxue made her decision:

"No! I'm not comfortable letting you search for the medicinal ingredients by yourself!"

After saying that, perhaps feeling that she had been a little too forceful, Qian Renxue added:

"Let me make this clear first. It isn't that I don't trust your promise, but you're too weak. What if you run into some accident while searching for the medicinal ingredients? Like before I appeared, when that shameless Soul Saint latched onto you."

"My strength is fairly decent, after all. If I stay by your side, I can protect you. Once you refine the pill, I can also have you remove this side effect right away. We both benefit, and everyone wins. Wouldn't that be better?"

Hearing Qian Renxue say this, Jiang Xuan deliberately put on a troubled expression and fell into hesitation. Just as Qian Renxue's patience was about to reach its limit, her expression suddenly changed.

"Where is your room?"

The unexpected question genuinely caught Jiang Xuan off guard. For a moment, he could not understand why she was asking that now.

"Stop standing there stupidly! Tell me where your room is! My two guards are about to come back. They absolutely cannot see me like this. I need to hide in your room first!"

After hearing Qian Renxue's explanation, Jiang Xuan understood. He immediately opened the door to his room, scooped up the petite Qian Renxue, and carried her inside.

With the situation so urgent, Qian Renxue, whose body had shrunk, did not realize how ambiguous that action was.

Only after the door was tightly shut and she had breathed a slight sigh of relief did she realize that, like a child, she was currently being held in the arms of the boy before her...

"Put me down! Who told you to hold me like that?!"

Without question, Qian Renxue instantly exploded.

Though she did not directly use soul power out of concern that the two guards might sense it, she still used her chubby little hands to pinch Jiang Xuan's cheeks, making him grimace in pain as he apologized repeatedly.

"Big sister, stop pinching me! I know I was wrong! Didn't you say the situation was urgent just now? I didn't think much of it in the moment."

While apologizing, Jiang Xuan immediately released his hands. Qian Renxue, completely unprepared, froze for a moment before landing flat on her butt, crying out in pain.

Well, that made the anger in her heart even greater than before.

But just as her fury was about to erupt, two voices outside the door happened to speak in low tones.

"Where is the young master?"

"She didn't leave us a signal, so she probably hasn't gone far. Let's search nearby first!"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue instantly reined in her emotions. She barely even dared to breathe until the faint footsteps gradually faded into the distance, only then letting out a sigh of relief.

Looking at Jiang Xuan's somewhat strange expression, Qian Renxue, having shed her outward disguise, could not be bothered to keep pretending to have a gentle personality.

With her arms crossed over her chest and her chubby little cheeks puffed up, she stomped her foot in an adorably indignant manner, though her tone was far from pleasant.

"Now that there's no one else to interrupt us, hurry up and tell me! Are you agreeing to my proposal or not?"

At that moment, an unspeakable thought suddenly surfaced in Jiang Xuan's mind.

She's quite a cute little girl. It's just a pity she has a mouth...

He helplessly shook his head, then gave a bitter laugh.

"Judging by your attitude, it seems I don't have the right to refuse."

At his words, Qian Renxue's lips instinctively curved into a beautiful smile.

"Hmph! Good that you know! Pack your things. We're leaving immediately!"

Jiang Xuan found that demand rather hard to accept and immediately protested.

"We're leaving now? Isn't that too rushed? How about we rest for a night first?"

Unfortunately, when one was under another's roof, one had no choice but to bow one's head.

"Rest? How can there be time to rest now? Do you know how much of an impact this pill's side effect has had on me? Being gone for a day or two is manageable, but if I disappear for too long, the Heaven Dou Empire will be thrown into chaos! Do you even understand how serious this is?"

"Forget it. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. As long as you can help me remove the side effect as soon as possible, I'll compensate you properly afterward!"

Qian Renxue was stronger than him now. Once this little ancestor had set her mind on something, there was no way for him to resist unless he went next door to ask Chen Xin for help.

But doing that would disrupt his plans and make it harder for him to keep Qian Renxue under control.

So after thinking it over carefully, Jiang Xuan decided to endure it for the sake of a better future.

As a soul master, losing one night of sleep would not affect anything anyway.

Before setting off, however, the two of them needed to dress up properly first.

After all, the clothes Qian Renxue was wearing were far too large. Walking down the street dressed like that would make it impossible not to draw attention.

Qian Renxue had originally wanted Jiang Xuan to alter the clothes she was wearing, but unexpectedly, he directly took out a set of children's clothes that fit her perfectly from the storage soul tool in his pocket...

Faced with Qian Renxue's odd stare, Jiang Xuan calmly explained.

"Didn't I say it earlier? One of my family members was also affected by a pill's side effect, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to carry a set of children's clothes with me, right?"

One tall and one small, Jiang Xuan and Qian Renxue, who wore a conical hat to conceal her face, walked side by side through the streets toward the city gate.

To avoid arousing outsiders' suspicions, after some discussion, their public identities were now that of brother and sister.

There were few people on the city streets at night, so the two did not attract much attention. In about fifteen minutes, they successfully reached the vicinity of the city gate.

But just as they were about to leave the city, two dark figures suddenly appeared and blocked Jiang Xuan's path.

"Kid! Where did our young master go? Have you seen her?"

"Tell us the truth! Otherwise, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Clearly, these two were Porcupinefish and Snake Spear, the guards whom Qian Renxue had ordered not long ago to escort Flender and the others to the City Lord's Manor for punishment.

Jiang Xuan had not expected that after the two had just left his door, they would find him again so quickly.

Jiang Xuan subconsciously glanced at Qian Renxue beside him, but to his surprise, she grabbed the corner of his clothes first and spoke in an unprecedentedly soft, sweet voice.

"Big brother~ Who are these two? I'm a little scared. Can you chase them away for me~?"