Did Sister Xue'er Hear Me?

At that moment, Qian Renxue was walking toward the council hall.

By chance, she ran into Hu Liena, who was just coming out.

Hu Liena's face was flushed, and she looked utterly shy.

Seeing her like that, Qian Renxue could not help but freeze.

"How could it have happened so quickly...?"

"That beast actually succeeded just like that."

"He's simply inhuman!"

Inside the room.

Wu Qingkong had just taken a sip of tea and was about to swallow it.

When, for no apparent reason, his nose suddenly itched.

"Ah-choo!"

"Who is it? Someone's been badmouthing me nonstop. I don't even know how many times I've sneezed lately."

Outside, separated by only a wall.

The delighted Hu Liena had just stepped out when she happened to meet Qian Renxue approaching.

She quickly stopped, lowered her head, and bowed in greeting.

"Hello, Sister Xue."

It was true that Hu Liena was the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden.

But her status was in an extremely awkward position.

To those at the bottom, the position of Holy Maiden was indeed impossibly lofty.

Yet to the true upper ranks of Spirit Hall, her status as Holy Maiden amounted to little.

Not to mention the several worshippers—even Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo showed her little respect.

When facing Qian Renxue directly, she could only hurry forward to greet her.

Qian Renxue did not care much for such formalities. She waved her hand, signaling Hu Liena to dispense with the etiquette.

She hurried over to Hu Liena and asked anxiously, "Nana, were you bullied?!"

"I'm sorry. My willfulness is what harmed you."

"I'll go demand an explanation from him right now. I never expected the descendant of Frost Sword to be such a lecherous devil."

"He actually... did that to you..."

As she spoke, several crystalline tears slipped from Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Drip."

They fell to the ground.

"Sister Xue'er..."

Hu Liena was stunned. She had never imagined that the ordinarily lofty and untouchable young mistress of Spirit Hall could have such a side to her.

A trace of warmth rose in Hu Liena's heart.

Qian Renxue pushed past Hu Liena.

"Nana, watch me. I'm going to teach him a lesson for you right now."

As soon as the words fell, Qian Renxue summoned the Angel Sacred Sword into her hand.

Seeing her like this, Hu Liena immediately shouted, "Sister Xue'er, don't!"

"I... I did it willingly!"

"What?!"

The Angel Sacred Sword in Qian Renxue's hand fell to the ground with a clang.

"Nana, why?!"

"It isn't worth it. I may not want to get married, but I never wanted to hurt anyone..."

Hu Liena knew she had to explain herself quickly.

Otherwise, the misunderstanding would only grow worse!

"Sister Xue'er, listen to me."

"Actually, I just met the descendant of Frost Sword."

"He's a very good person."

"When I entered the room just now, I was very unhappy, but he was even willing to use things to cheer me up. He really is a good person, and he's very handsome too."

"I'm very happy when I'm with him."

"Sister Xue'er, I really want to be with him."

"I'm willing to do it for you..."

"It's just... he seems rather cold toward me."

As Hu Liena said this, tiny stars seemed to shine in her eyes.

Naturally, Qian Renxue recognized that look.

Before, when she had dressed before a mirror and murmured about the person in her heart, she had worn the same expression.

That was the look of someone in love!

"Nana, are you sure?!"

"You really can't be careless about matters of the heart."

"If you're only saying this deliberately for my sake, then I truly don't need you to do this."

Hu Liena shook her head.

"No, I truly like him. It really isn't as you think."

After Hu Liena spoke, she hesitantly added.

"Sister Xue'er, there's actually something else. I don't know whether I should tell you..."

"What is it?"

"Actually, the descendant of Frost Sword came here this time to break off the engagement."

"He didn't come to marry you. He simply wanted to break off the engagement..."

After saying that, Hu Liena lowered her head.

She did not dare look at Qian Renxue.

There was no expression on Qian Renxue's face.

"Is that so? He wants to break off the engagement too?!"

Qian Renxue was somewhat surprised. She truly had not expected this so-called descendant of Frost Sword to want to break off the engagement as well!

Why had there been so many people breaking off engagements lately?!

But thinking about it, he was Frost Sword Douluo's grandson.

Frost Sword Douluo had once been the number one Douluo in the world.

His grandson was probably a very proud person too, wasn't he?!

It seemed he was someone unwilling to be controlled by others!

A thought suddenly flashed through Qian Renxue's mind.

Qingkong had been breaking off an engagement lately as well.

Could the person breaking off the engagement be Wu Qingkong?!

But she quickly shook her head.

Impossible!

Frost Sword Douluo was the strongest person in the world, yet Grandpa Wu did not possess even a trace of soul power.

There was no way to connect the two.

"Perhaps... it's merely a coincidence!"

As Qian Renxue was pondering this, the communication token at her waist began to grow scorching hot.

This communication token was her private token, and very few people knew of it. Unless there was an urgent matter, it was rarely used to contact her.

Qian Renxue injected soul power into it, and Blood Thorn's anxious voice came from within.

"Young Mistress, Emperor Xue Ye is about to awaken."

"Please return at once!"

"I'm almost unable to keep it hidden."

Qian Renxue's expression changed upon hearing this.

"This plan has already reached its final stage. There absolutely cannot be any accidents."

Qian Renxue touched a finger to her forehead, and as light flashed.

Qian Renxue's appearance underwent a drastic change. In the blink of an eye, she became a handsome young man.

Hu Liena stood frozen in place.

"Sister Xue'er's disguise technique has actually become this terrifying..."

Xue Qinghe was extremely anxious at that moment.

"Nana, the mission requires it. I have to leave for a while."

"As for the descendant of Frost Sword, handle it as you see fit. Since he wants to break off the engagement, then let him do so. Tell Grandpa for me that I agree to the broken engagement."

"I still have important matters to attend to. I have to leave right now."

After speaking, Xue Qinghe's wings suddenly spread behind her back.

She was about to fly into the distance.

Hu Liena suddenly grabbed her.

"Sister Xue'er, he is your fiancé after all. At least go take a look at him, will you?!"

"Even if you can't become husband and wife, you can still be friends!"

Qian Renxue shook her head. "Forget it, time is urgent!"

"We'll talk about it when I have time later."

As the words fell, Xue Qinghe violently beat her wings, stirring up a fierce blast of air.

Under the surging gust, countless clouds of dust rose up, and Hu Liena's beautiful hair was blown into disarray.

She could not spare the time to straighten it out and immediately cried hoarsely in Qian Renxue's direction:

"Sister Xue'er, the descendant of Frost Sword is named Wu Qingkong. He lives beside Heaven Dou Imperial City, and he really is a very good person."

"If you truly refuse to like him, then I'll go like him instead."

"The pastries he makes are so delicious. Once I win him over, I'll bring you tasty little pastries every day!"

After Hu Liena finished speaking, she opened her eyes again.

All she saw was this.

The streetlamps along the corridor had been extinguished by the earlier blast.

The dust stirred up by the wind drifted and swirled through the air.

At that moment, she was the only one still standing there.

The surroundings were utterly empty.

"Sister Xue'er, did she hear what I just said?"