Palace Intrigue Expert, Enrolling at Heaven Dou (Please Recommend)

Su Chen's words made Qian Renxue feel as though someone had squeezed her heart.

Her heart and mind filled with guilt.

Su Chen was only seven years old. All alone, he had been brought by her to Heaven Dou City, leaving behind the familiar dean, familiar academy, and familiar companions.

And now, she was going to send him to a completely unfamiliar academy.

How lonely and helpless he must have been, with no family or friends in sight.

Qian Renxue thought of herself. At nine, she had been sent to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, where she had replaced Xue Qinghe and remained ever since.

Only she knew the unease and helplessness she had felt back then.

Putting herself in his shoes!

Su Chen must have felt exactly as she had back then.

Guilt surged into Qian Renxue's heart like a tide.

She crouched down and saw Su Chen's dejected expression. That look in his eyes made her too ashamed to meet his gaze.

"Xiao Chen, I'm sorry."

"I want to stay with you and take care of you too, but I have an important mission. Heaven Dou Royal Academy is the best academy in the Heaven Dou Empire."

"If you enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy under the name of the Spirit Sacred Hall, you'll receive the best training."

"Don't worry. As soon as I have any free time, I'll come see you. Five days—no... two days. I promise I'll visit you at least once every two days."

Qian Renxue felt as though a giant hand were clutching her heart with guilt.

A thought suddenly arose in her mind. What if she built a secret chamber beneath the Crown Prince's Residence? Then she could keep Su Chen company every day when she returned.

No! No!

She immediately dismissed the thought. Locking a living person inside a secret chamber went against the kindness in her heart.

Besides, her disguised identity as Xue Qinghe concerned Spirit Hall's plan to unify the continent.

For now, it could not be exposed before Su Chen.

Su Chen remained silent, his lips pressed together as he turned his head away. His elegant, handsome face was filled with a sense of fragility, like a delicate porcelain doll that could shatter at any moment.

Qian Renxue was still an unmarried young woman and truly had no talent for comforting children.

After thinking for a moment, she took out a Gold Soul Coin Storage Card and stuffed it into Su Chen's hand.

"Xiao Chen, this is a Gold Soul Coin Storage Card. There are still one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in it, and you can withdraw them at any bank on the continent. Consider it compensation for not being able to stay with you."

One hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was unquestionably an astronomical sum for the current Su Chen.

Qian Renxue truly was generous. She was a wealthy treasure trove of a woman.

Su Chen's hand trembled as he returned the Gold Soul Coin Storage Card to Qian Renxue, as if it were burning hot.

A heartbreaking smile appeared on his little face.

"Sister Xue'er, I already really like the Storage Soul Tool you gave me. How could I accept your money too?"

"You should hurry and carry out your mission. I know I shouldn't throw a childish tantrum. I'll be fine on my own."

She Long: ...

Ci Xue: ...

Salas: ...

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Was this really a seven-year-old???

Even if children on Douluo Continent generally matured early, a seven-year-old should not have such deep scheming.

This was the legendary innate constitution for palace intrigue.

Becoming a Soul Master was truly a waste of his talent.

She Long, Ci Xue, and Salas all looked at Su Chen's little face with traces of fear in their eyes.

They absolutely could not offend Su Chen in the future. If he whispered a few words into Qian Renxue's ear, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.

Qian Renxue's heart churned violently. She stuffed the Gold Soul Coin Storage Card back into Su Chen's hand and spoke in a firm tone.

"Xiao Chen, a Storage Soul Tool is nothing. This money is for you, and you must accept it. If you don't, your sister will feel terribly guilty."

Qian Renxue tightly clasped Su Chen's hands with both of hers, preventing him from returning the Gold Soul Coin Storage Card again.

She turned her head, her tone so stern that it was nearly icy.

"Bishop Salas, Xiao Chen is in your care. Make sure his forged identity is flawless. Food, drink, clothing, and daily necessities must not be lacking in the slightest. If he suffers any grievance under your watch..."

Qian Renxue did not continue, but Salas was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

He answered loudly, "Please rest assured, Young Mistress. If Young Master Su Chen suffers even the slightest grievance, I'll quit being a Platinum Bishop."

Then, Qian Renxue smiled gently, her expression brimming with maternal warmth.

"Xiao Chen, then your sister will be leaving first."

Su Chen pulled himself together and forced a smile.

"Goodbye, Sister Xue'er."

Qian Renxue's heart ached again. After standing, she looked back every few steps as she left the Spirit Sacred Hall under the protection of She Long and Ci Xue.

Damn it, she still had to go back and play Xue Qinghe.

Only after the three of them had disappeared did Su Chen put the Gold Soul Coin Storage Card containing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins into his Storage Soul Tool.

"Bishop Salas, what are we doing now?"

Salas looked at the handsome youth before him. He was already several decades old and held a position of great authority as the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Sacred Hall.

Yet now, he kept his posture extremely low.

"Young Master Su Chen, come with me. I'll first forge an identity file for you. Once you enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, do not expose your original identity. Your talent is too outstanding and could easily attract too much attention."

Salas personally arranged Su Chen's new identity.

His name was still Su Chen. His martial soul was the Three-Legged Fire Crow, his Soul Power was level 23, he was twelve years old, and he was an orphan from some northern city. His life story from childhood to the present was all arranged beyond reproach.

With the Spirit Sacred Hall backing him, Heaven Dou Royal Academy had no choice but to accept him.

Salas even took Su Chen shopping, buying piles of food, drink, clothing, and everyday necessities.

After dressing up again, Su Chen's handsome features and otherworldly temperament, enhanced by his red-and-white robes, made him seem more aristocratic than actual nobles.

After arranging everything, Salas had a black-robed bishop take Su Chen to register at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

He was the Platinum Bishop and the highest-ranking leader of the Spirit Sacred Hall. Naturally, he could not appear in person.

Otherwise, would that not be plainly telling the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that this child was extraordinary?

Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

This was an academy funded by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, a noble academy in every sense of the word.

It was not located within Heaven Dou City, but outside it. An entire mountain range had been enclosed within the academy, and it possessed the most complete simulated training grounds in the Heaven Dou Empire.

It only accepted students recommended by nobles. As an advanced Soul Master academy, it required every student to be a Soul Master of at least level 20.

The academy was divided into three grades.

Sky Micro Grade required Soul Grandmasters below level 25.

Sky Supreme Grade required Soul Grandmasters between level 25 and level 30.

Heaven Dou Grade required Soul Elders above level 31.

Su Chen's enrollment went very smoothly. With the Spirit Sacred Hall's endorsement, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's admissions teacher completed his registration procedures that very day. He became a student of Sky Micro Grade Class One and was assigned a luxurious single room.

The next day!

As a new student, he came to his classroom for the first time.

His outstanding appearance and temperament, along with his youthful face, instantly made him the center of attention for the entire class.

The first lesson was a Soul Master class, introducing the different categories of Soul Masters: assault-type, agility attack-type, control-type, support-type... as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each type.

Su Chen patiently listened to the end.

After class, a group of eighteen- and nineteen-year-old young men and women surrounded the youthful-faced Su Chen.

They bombarded him with curious questions.

"Classmate, I'm Xue Beng, the Empire's Fourth Prince. Why haven't I seen you before? Are you really twelve?"

"I'm the second young master of the Mad Lion Duke's family. Which family are you from?"

"I'm the fourth young master of the Shadow Leopard Marquis's family..."

"..."

The noisy voices irritated Su Chen immensely, but he replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I'm an orphan. I have no family background."

The noble youths looked at one another. In an instant, their previous friendliness turned to malice, and mocking snickers rang out.

"So he's just a little nobody..."