Is There Really Still Hope for Xiao Xue?

"Lord Angel God, are you still there?"

"Was what happened to Xiao Xue done by you?"

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

The Angel God did not answer Qian Daoliu.

This made Qian Daoliu's heart grow even heavier. Three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, one 50,000-Year Spirit Bone, an Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that could serve as the foundation for Spirit Hall's enduring prosperity, and immortal herbs capable of creating one Titled Douluo after another.

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

So heavy that Qian Daoliu was afraid!

Was this really how a god chose an heir? What god chose an heir like this?

At first, Qian Daoliu had accepted the three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings without a second thought.

My Xiao Xue is a genius! It's perfectly normal for another god to take an interest in her!

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

It was not until Qian Renxue said she was leaving, and that she would be gone for several years, that panic suddenly seized him.

Could these things be the price paid for Xiao Xue's life?

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

Especially after hearing of the bizarre experiences she and the others had gone through this time, an additional measure of despair filled his heart.

Someone who could casually control soul beasts into sacrificing themselves and silently manipulate the fate and course of everyone in an entire soul beast forest had set their sights on her. Did Xiao Xue truly still have a way to survive?

"I hope... things are not as terrible as I imagine..."

"May... the Angel God grant her protection..."

A sorrowful murmur echoed before the Angel God Statue.

"Then this place will belong to you from now on!" Qian Renxue said happily.

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

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

"No need, no need. What's so tiring about this?" Qian Renxue said, waving her hands and shaking her head.

However, Dugu Yan seemed not to hear Qian Renxue's refusal. She immediately picked up the teapot and poured her a cup of tea.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue could not say much. She could only lift her cup and drink with Dugu Yan.

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

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

"You don't need to be so polite, Yanyan." Qian Renxue smiled. "From now on, just treat Spirit Hall as your home."

"Mm-hmm!"

Dugu Yan nodded excitedly. "By the way, Sister Xue, this place is very close to where you live. If I need to find you later, can I just go over directly?"

"You can."

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

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

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

Dugu Yan was somewhat puzzled. "Didn't they say you only need to attend school after awakening your martial soul?"

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

"No!"

Dugu Yan shook her head. "Grandpa said I was too young, and that teaching me himself was enough. There was no need for me to go to school."

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

"Oh? Senior Dugu Bo taught you while keeping you by his side?"

Qian Renxue nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face. "Then Yanyan is just like me."

"When I was three, I began studying under Grandpa. He told me that the descendants of Spirit Hall's spirit masters generally entered Spirit Master School after the age of three, where they learned some basic knowledge about soul beasts and spirit masters under the guidance of several bishops."

"After awakening their martial souls, they would transfer to Soul Master Academy for supplementary instruction."

"If Yanyan has already learned these things at Dugu Bo's side, 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 listen to Sister Xue's arrangements."

"Listen to my arrangements?" Qian Renxue was startled. So had she learned them or not?

Still, a senior with cultivation as profound as Dugu Bo's should have taught her such basic knowledge, right?

"Mm. In that case, Yanyan, you can go directly to Soul Master Academy. Besides the academy's regular courses, I'll have Grandpa arrange for a Soul Douluo teacher to personally instruct you in your future martial soul cultivation."

After thinking it over, Qian Renxue decided it would be better to send Dugu Yan directly to Soul 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 attend Soul Master Academy directly and learn more advanced knowledge.

"Alright!"

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

"Uncle Qian Jun will teach Yanyan?"

Qian Renxue had not expected that the moment she finished speaking with Grandpa, a teacher would be decided right away.

Only, it was not a Soul Douluo, but a Titled Douluo.

And it was Qian Jun, whom she knew well.

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

"Of course not. With Uncle Qian Jun's strength, he can definitely teach Yanyan well."

Qian Renxue shook her head, her eyes somewhat strange. It was just that their specialties seemed a little mismatched, didn't they?

Yanyan's martial soul was most likely the Jade Phosphor Snake, a control-type beast martial soul carrying deadly poison. Uncle Qian Jun's Coiling Dragon Staff, meanwhile, was a power-attack-type tool martial soul renowned for its fierce and domineering force!

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

Still, Qian Renxue did not dwell on the matter. Just as Qian Jun had said, with his strength, teaching Dugu Yan would be more than easy.

After arranging everything for Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue finally relaxed completely.

Everything at home had been taken care of. At last, she could contact Lord Heavenly Dao!

Taken care of...

Papal Hall.

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

"Yes. Today, the Holy Maiden accompanied that little girl in searching for a place to stay all day, eventually choosing a small courtyard not far from the Holy Maiden's residence."

"Have you found out her identity?"

"We are still investigating."

"You still haven't found out 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, that little girl was brought out of Sunset Forest by the Holy Maiden. She has yet to awaken her martial soul, so investigating her has been somewhat difficult..."

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

"We have not found out yet."

"..."

Were they toying with her?

She wanted to kill someone!