Can Xiaoxue Really Still Survive?

"Lord Angel God, are you still there?"

"Was what happened to Xiaoxue your doing?"

"Or was it... some other unfamiliar god?"

The Angel God did not respond to Qian Daoliu.

This made Qian Daoliu's heart grow even heavier. Three ten-thousand-year spirit rings, a 50,000-Year Spirit Bone, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that could serve as the foundation for Spirit Hall's enduring prosperity, and immortal herbs capable of creating Title Douluo one after another.

These "gifts" were too heavy! Far too heavy!

So heavy that Qian Daoliu was beginning to feel afraid!

Was this truly a god choosing an heir? What god chose an heir like this?

At first, Qian Daoliu had accepted the three ten-thousand-year spirit rings with complete peace of mind.

My Xiaoxue is a genius! It's perfectly normal for another god to take a liking to her!

Even when Qian Renxue had first brought back the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the immortal herbs, he had still accepted them without hesitation. My Xiaoxue is a genius!

It was only when Qian Renxue said that she was leaving—and would be gone for several years—that panic suddenly seized him.

Could these things be Xiaoxue's payment for her life?

He wanted to stop Qian Renxue from leaving, only to discover that he was utterly powerless.

Especially after hearing about the bizarre experiences the few of them had gone through this time, another layer of despair settled in his heart.

Someone who could casually control spirit beasts into offering sacrifices and silently manipulate the fates and paths of everyone in an entire spirit beast forest—if Xiaoxue had caught the attention of someone with such methods, could she really still survive?

"I hope... things aren't as terrible as I imagine..."

"May... the Angel God protect her..."

A mournful sigh echoed before the Angel God Statue.

"Then this place will be yours from now on!" Qian Renxue said happily.

After wandering around for roughly two hours, Dugu Yan finally chose a courtyard relatively close to Qian Renxue's residence. Sitting beside a stone table in the courtyard and looking at the peach trees scattered around it, Dugu Yan's heart brimmed with joy.

She said to Qian Renxue, "Thank you, Sister Xue! You've worked hard, Sister Xue. I'll pour you a cup of fruit tea."

"No need, no need. How is this hard work?" Qian Renxue said, waving her hands and shaking her head.

Yet Dugu Yan seemed not to hear Qian Renxue's refusal. She immediately picked up the teapot and poured Qian Renxue a cup herself.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue could not say much. She could only pick up her teacup and drink with Dugu Yan.

After one sip, both of them felt incomparably refreshed, as if all the exhaustion and weariness of the day had vanished.

Dugu Yan smacked her lips and looked at Qian Renxue with bright eyes. "As expected of the tea at Sister Xue's home. It tastes much better than what Grandpa finds."

"Yanyan, you don't need to be so polite." Qian Renxue smiled. "Just treat Spirit Hall as your home from now on."

"Mhm, mhm!"

Dugu Yan nodded excitedly. "Oh, right, Sister Xue. This place is very close to where you live. If I want to see you in the future, can I just go over?"

"You can."

Qian Renxue nodded. "As long as I'm not cultivating, just tell the maid outside my door."

"But before you awaken your martial soul, Yanyan, would you like to attend the Spirit Master School for a while?"

"Spirit Master School? I still have to go to school?"

Dugu Yan looked puzzled. "Didn't you say spirit masters only need to attend school after awakening their martial souls?"

"You need to awaken your martial soul before you can attend school?" A trace of confusion flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes. "Senior Dugu Bo never sent you to school?"

"No!"

Dugu Yan shook her head. "Grandpa said I was too young. He could teach me himself, so there was no need for me to attend school."

"He also said he would only consider sending me to Heaven Dou Academy once I was strong enough."

"Oh? Senior Dugu Bo taught you personally?" Qian Renxue nodded, a smile appearing on her face. "Then Yanyan, you're just like me."

"When I was three, I began studying with Grandpa. He told me that the descendants of Spirit Hall spirit masters would generally enter Spirit Master School after turning three, where several bishops would teach them basic knowledge about spirit beasts and spirit masters."

"After awakening their martial souls, they would then transfer to a Spirit Master Academy for further instruction."

"If you've already learned all that from Dugu Bo, Yanyan, then you don't need to go."

"..."

Dugu Yan thought about it. Should she go or not?

It seemed Grandpa had taught her those things...

Had he?

"I'll follow Sister Xue's arrangements."

"Follow my arrangements?" Qian Renxue froze. Had she learned them or not?

Still, a senior as powerful as Dugu Bo should have taught her such basic knowledge, right?

"Mm, in that case, Yanyan, you can go straight to the Spirit Master Academy. Besides the academy's regular classes, I'll also have Grandpa arrange a Soul Douluo teacher to specifically guide your future martial soul cultivation."

After considering it, Qian Renxue decided it would be better to send Dugu Yan directly to the Spirit Master Academy. With Dugu Bo around, Yanyan had surely learned all the basic knowledge taught at Spirit Master School long ago.

Going there would only waste time. It would be better to go directly to the Spirit Master Academy and learn more advanced knowledge.

"Alright!"

Dugu Yan nodded obediently. "I'll listen to Sister Xue in everything."

"Uncle Qianjun will teach Yanyan?"

Qian Renxue had not expected that the moment she finished speaking to Grandpa, a teacher would already be chosen.

Except it was not a Soul Douluo, but a Title Douluo.

And it was Qianjun, whom she knew well.

"What? Afraid I can't teach that little girl who hasn't even awakened her martial soul yet?" Qianjun said with a smile.

"Of course not. With Uncle Qianjun's strength, you can definitely teach Yanyan well."

Qian Renxue shook her head, her gaze somewhat strange. It was just that their specialties seemed a little mismatched.

Yanyan's martial soul was most likely the Jade Phosphor Snake, a poisonous control-type beast martial soul, while Uncle Qianjun's Coiling Dragon Staff was a power-type tool martial soul known for its fierce, domineering force!

A snake and a staff—no matter how she looked at it, the pairing seemed somewhat out of place...

Still, Qian Renxue did not dwell on the matter. As Qianjun had said, with his strength, teaching a Dugu Yan was more than easy enough.

After arranging everything for Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue finally felt completely at ease.

Everything at home had been taken care of. She could finally contact Lord Heavenly Dao!

Taken care of...

Papal Hall.

After finishing a day's worth of official affairs, Bibi Dong tiredly rubbed her forehead. "Our Holy Maiden has returned? I heard she even brought back a little girl?"

"Yes. The Holy Maiden spent the entire day today accompanying that little girl in searching for a place to live. In the end, she chose a small courtyard not far from the Holy Maiden's residence."

"Have you investigated her identity?"

"We are still investigating."

"You still haven't found anything after an entire day?" Bibi Dong frowned. What kind of trash efficiency was this? When had Spirit Hall's intelligence network become so useless?

"Your Holiness, according to our leads, the little girl was brought out of Sunset Forest by the Holy Maiden. She has not yet awakened her martial soul, so the investigation is somewhat difficult..."

"Forget it." Bibi Dong could not be bothered to say anything more. "What is her name, then?"

"We have not yet found out."

"..."

Are you playing with me?

She wanted to kill someone!