The Relationship Between the Holy Son and Holy Maiden-Li Qinglian Was Set Up?

"Hmph. That still won't do."

"I was dressed beautifully back then too, yet I never saw you look at me any more than usual."

Qian Renxue shot Li Qinglian a fierce glare with her beautiful eyes.

Li Qinglian was speechless.

Didn't women hate it most when men stared at them?

Why were they all asking him to look? So should he look or not?

"So, what you meant just now was that humans need to control their emotions in order to become gods more easily, while soul beasts need to cultivate their bodies..."

"That's what you meant, right?"

Qian Renxue put aside her distracting thoughts and grew serious.

She wanted to become a god.

Yet before Li Qinglian, no one had ever told her these things.

Not even the Angel God had ever mentioned them.

"That interpretation is completely correct."

"For emotional people like you, familial love and romantic love are your greatest weaknesses."

Li Qinglian sighed.

Tang San, for example, would never face such a risk, because he believed he had a clear conscience regarding everything he did. As such, he would never develop inner demons.

"Love? Li Qinglian, don't tell me you're going to make me lose once more?"

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Li Qinglian looked utterly bewildered.

He knew what Qian Renxue meant, but he did not dare agree rashly.

Obtaining the Pure Heart Eyes from the Goddess of Kindness had indeed given him an extraordinary treasure. Yet its ability to easily see through people's hearts still made him deeply uncomfortable.

Before obtaining the Pure Heart Eyes, although he had fairly high emotional intelligence, there was no way he could have seen through Qian Renxue's feelings so thoroughly.

"Then do you know why Spirit Hall's Holy Son and Holy Maiden exist?"

A hint of amusement flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

"I really don't know."

Li Qinglian froze for a moment.

"In Spirit Hall's traditions, the next pope is often its Holy Son or Holy Maiden. But Spirit Hall will also select another Holy Son or Holy Maiden to be paired with them, resolving the pope's marriage issue."

"You know this. Spirit Hall's pope can never form a marriage alliance with an outside faction. That is Spirit Hall's greatest taboo. Therefore, the pope's husband or wife will be chosen as Spirit Hall's Holy Son or Holy Maiden."

"In Spirit Hall, the Holy Son and Holy Maiden are a pair destined by birth."

Qian Renxue said with a smiling expression.

"No wonder your grandfather was so eager to recommend me as Holy Son."

"He didn't even give me time to react."

"So this was what he'd been waiting for?"

Li Qinglian was completely dumbfounded.

So he had been set up without even realizing it.

In essence, Spirit Hall's Holy Son and Holy Maiden were the future pope and consort of Spirit Hall.

No wonder that old man Qian Xunji, who had always been so composed, had insisted on making him the Holy Son in such a short time.

So this was why!

Qian Renxue had also taken his side on Pope Mountain because of this identity...

"Pfft."

"What? Am I not good enough for you? I'm the future pope, and also the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!"

"My figure and appearance are both excellent, and I definitely won't control you..."

Seeing Li Qinglian's dazed expression, Qian Renxue could not help but laugh.

She was actually somewhat embarrassed to say such things. But seeing Li Qinglian like this, she only found it amusing.

Even a great figure like Li Qinglian had fallen into the palm of her hand.

"That sounds quite reasonable."

"I'm actually speechless."

Li Qinglian was stunned.

No wonder Bibi Dong had been so rebellious in her youth. Becoming the Holy Maiden meant she would inevitably have to marry Qian Xunji.

For a moment, Li Qinglian completely understood Bibi Dong's feelings.

As a man, Li Qinglian did not care all that much.

After all, when doing that, no matter how domineering a woman was, the man ultimately took the lead at that moment. The one who got pregnant and gave birth was also the woman. No matter how he calculated it, he absolutely would not lose out.

But for a woman... some inexplicable person would have to press down on her, and that person was even her teacher.

"Wait, that's not right. Spirit Hall's current Holy Maiden isn't you, is she? Isn't it Nana?"

Li Qinglian realized this serious problem.

Qian Renxue's face darkened at once.

Generally speaking, Spirit Hall's future pope would inevitably be a legitimate son or daughter of the Qian Clan, and would also inevitably become Spirit Hall's Holy Son or Holy Maiden.

But the Spirit Hall led by Bibi Dong was an exception.

Qian Renxue, the young hall master, had been completely driven out by Bibi Dong. She had even hidden herself within the Heaven Dou Empire, unable to see the light of day. In Spirit Hall, more people knew Hu Liena than knew Qian Renxue.

Moreover, Bibi Dong had supported Hu Liena as the Holy Maiden, replacing Qian Renxue's position.

Spirit Hall's current Holy Maiden was Hu Liena.

"The grudges within your Spirit Hall really are absurd."

After sorting through the situation himself, Li Qinglian felt his head ache.

Bibi Dong had done so many things that wronged Qian Renxue. How could Qian Renxue not hate her?

He shook his head and was about to say something.

But his gaze suddenly passed over Qian Renxue's shoulder and landed on several figures who had just entered the tavern.

"Eh?"

Following his gaze, Qian Renxue turned around and saw those people as well.

Dressed in the uniforms of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a cool and aloof young girl met their eyes.

Her pupils contracted slightly.

She was currently wearing Xue Qinghe's face.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Ye Lingling stood at the entrance, staring with her cool eyes at that familiar face by the window, completely stunned.

Wasn't that Xue Qinghe, crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire?

Why was the crown prince here?

And sitting with a boy who looked only twelve or thirteen? The distance between them was close enough to seem somewhat ambiguous, and the crown prince still wore the smile she had not had time to restrain...

Ye Lingling's mind buzzed.

She suddenly remembered something.

The crown prince had never married all these years, nor had any woman ever appeared by his side. Both inside and outside the palace, rumors said that the crown prince was pure-hearted and abstinent, uninterested in women... So that was it, that was it...

Ye Lingling's gaze froze on Qian Renxue's handsome face before shifting to Li Qinglian's delicate features across from her. She looked back and forth several times.

Her expression changed from shock to sudden realization.

"Holy crap. Are we going to get silenced?"

Seeing Ye Lingling standing there foolishly, Dugu Yan followed her line of sight and was equally stunned.

Qian Renxue froze as well.

She lowered her head and looked at her current appearance.

Xue Qinghe's face, a man's attire.

Then she looked at Li Qinglian sitting opposite her. The ambiguous distance between them, along with the smiling, slightly coquettish manner she had displayed just moments ago...

Her expression instantly stiffened.

She was not afraid of rumors spreading about her and Li Qinglian. But with her practically clinging to Li Qinglian like this, in the eyes of outsiders, she was completely the passive party.

And in that sort of passive relationship, the passive party often implied...

For a moment, Qian Renxue even felt her asshole tighten.