If the Pope Wanted a Whetstone, the Elephant Armor Sect Would Give Him a Harder One!
The Elephant Armor Sect.
Even after the Red-Robed Archbishop from Spirit Hall had left,
Huyan Zhen and his grandson were still reeling, their minds completely blank.
Even with those large chests still sitting before them, they felt as though they were dreaming.
The next moment, Huyan Zhen abruptly turned and fixed Huyan Ye with a stern stare, saying in a low voice,
"Ye, tell me everything that happened again, from start to finish!"
"Don't leave out a single detail!"
Huyan Ye hurriedly recounted the events once more.
He repeatedly confirmed that they had indeed received hints from Spirit Hall's higher-ups.
They had been told to provoke Qian Renchuan and give him a beating whenever possible.
After hearing this, Huyan Zhen began pacing around the hall with a dark expression, seemingly pondering something.
Suddenly,
he stopped short and slapped his thigh.
"I understand now! The Pope is using all of you as whetstones for the Eldest Young Master!"
At that moment, Huyan Zhen finally understood.
The Pope thought the Eldest Young Master was too lazy.
He was deliberately finding people to provoke him.
To force him to fight, to force him to cultivate!
"And from the looks of it,"
"the Elephant Armor Sect has no choice but to be this whetstone."
"Since the Pope has rewarded us, he wants us to keep doing it!"
Hearing his grandfather say that he still had to serve as Qian Renchuan's whetstone, Huyan Ye's face fell.
"Grandpa, what should I do?"
"I... I can't beat him anymore."
"He sent me flying with one punch without even releasing his martial soul. If I provoke him again, won't I just be asking for a beating?"
But Huyan Zhen glared at him.
"If you can't beat him, can't you find someone else?"
"Go find your brother!"
"Hasn't your brother broken through to Soul Elder?"
"Just tell him someone at the academy bullied you."
"Have him go to the academy and find Qian Renchuan to settle the score!"
Huyan Zhen declared loudly.
If the Pope wanted a whetstone,
then the Elephant Armor Sect would give him a harder one!
As long as they didn't beat the Eldest Young Master to death, the Pope would surely give them even more rewards!
Three days later.
Spirit Academy.
The sun shone brightly, and a gentle breeze blew.
On the academy's training grounds,
Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yuhao stood side by side.
Across from them stood Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
Yue Guan wore his usual feminine attire, while Ghost Douluo Gui Mei was shrouded in black robes, radiating an icy aura.
Looking at the three children before him, Yue Guan smiled with a feminine air.
"Eldest Young Master, Miss Xue, Third Young Master."
"The Grand Priest is currently in seclusion, so he cannot accompany you three to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts."
"His Holiness the Pope has therefore specially sent the two of us."
"We will escort you three to the Star Dou Great Forest."
Although Qian Renxue was somewhat disappointed that her grandfather had not come, Chrysanthemum and Ghost were both Titled Douluos. Taking the three of them to hunt soul beasts around a thousand years old would be just as effortless for them, so she naturally did not refuse.
"Then sorry for the trouble, Elders."
Qian Renchuan, however, asked with keen curiosity,
"Uncle Yue Guan, how long will it take us to get to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Can we stop along the way and look around? I heard the scenery along the route is pretty nice."
"We finally get to leave Spirit City for once. Of course we should take our time and enjoy the sights of the continent."
Hearing Qian Renchuan's words, both elders froze on the spot.
Staring at the Eldest Young Master before him, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan took quite a while to recover.
"Eldest Young Master, we're going to hunt soul beasts, not on an outing!"
"Who doesn't hurry as fast as possible when hunting soul beasts? Everyone wants to reach the Star Dou Great Forest early so they have more time to find a suitable soul beast!"
"Yet you want to go sightseeing along the way?"
"What if we waste time and miss a good soul beast?"
Qian Renchuan pursed his lips, utterly unconcerned.
"Uncle Yue Guan, that's not right."
"The soul beasts are staying in the Star Dou Great Forest. They haven't grown wings and flown off into the sky. What difference does it make whether we go sooner or later?"
"Besides, we've barely ever left Spirit City in our lives. Now that we finally have a chance to go out, of course we should take a good look at the world outside."
"It's settled, then. We'll have fun along the way!"
That was indeed the truth.
In the six years Qian Renchuan had spent in this world, he had rarely even left Spirit Mountain, let alone Spirit City.
In his previous life, he had spent his entire life caught in the rat race, working like a beast of burden.
Now that he had finally transmigrated,
he naturally wanted to travel around.
To see the sights.
But Yue Guan was still utterly speechless.
He could only turn toward Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao beside him, hoping that these two young masters and ladies, who normally cultivated so desperately, would voice some objection.
Yet the next moment, Yue Guan and Gui Mei discovered something shocking.
Miss Xue and the Third Young Master, who had always been at odds with the Eldest Young Master, actually offered no objections.
Although Qian Renxue still stood there with a cold expression, she said nothing.
Huo Yuhao lowered his head, his thoughts unreadable, and likewise remained silent.
Both had tacitly agreed!
The two elders were deeply astonished.
Had the sun risen in the west?
These two cultivation fanatics, who normally wished they could squeeze two minutes out of every minute, were actually willing to indulge the Eldest Young Master's antics today?
And because Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao had tacitly agreed,
the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest suddenly took on an entirely different tone.
From the moment they left Spirit City, Qian Renchuan asked to stop the carriage whenever they reached a city or encountered somewhere interesting.
Then he would excitedly take everyone around the area, buying little trinkets, sampling local specialties, and trying famous snacks.
Miss Xue, meanwhile, still stayed inside the carriage.
She seized every second to cultivate her soul power.
The Third Young Master tinkered with his metal contraptions inside the carriage, hammering and tapping away.
Still, on several occasions, the Eldest Young Master dragged Miss Xue and the Third Young Master out of the carriage with him.
Surprisingly, although the two were somewhat reluctant,
neither strongly objected in the face of the Eldest Young Master's enthusiastic invitations.
And so, after a little resistance, they agreed.
The three six-year-old children walked side by side along quaint, old-fashioned streets or strolled through beautiful countryside, looking remarkably harmonious together.
This greatly astonished Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo as they followed the three children.
But beyond their surprise, the two elders also felt relieved.
They even began to admire the Eldest Young Master's methods.
After all, comparatively speaking,
Miss Xue and the Third Young Master usually seemed far too mature and repressed, nothing like six-year-old children should be.
But now, when they were with the Eldest Young Master,
Miss Xue and the Third Young Master finally relaxed a little, showing some of the liveliness befitting their age.