Er Bidong Would Have to Bear the Blame Again

Toji planned to check the place where Tang Hao had hidden the Blue Silver Emperor. If he could make off with her, he would. At worst, he could write "Bibi Dong was here" on the spot. Bibi Dong did all the bad things anyway. None of it had anything to do with him!

This Clone of Toji's had been placed near Holy Soul Village.

From the steadily rising death count of the Clone in Nuoding City, he could tell Tang Hao was not in Holy Soul Village.

Behind Holy Soul Village, mountains clustered together beneath a gorgeous view. After wandering for a while, Toji spotted a conspicuous, rushing waterfall.

He passed through it and found a hidden space behind the water. The entrance was a narrow passage about two meters wide and three meters high.

The cave was dark and damp. After walking inward for a dozen seconds or so, he entered a stone chamber of roughly ten square meters.

A hole in the ceiling let sunlight fall onto a small mound below. A blue-green stalk of Blue Silver Grass grew there, its edges faintly traced with gold.

Going by memory, Toji held back his strength and gently tapped the stone wall beside him.

Nothing happened. Undeterred, he tapped all around the chamber until a black box fell from the ceiling.

"Got it..." Toji grinned at the box in his hands and opened it for a look.

Inside lay a huge, crystal-clear blue Soul Bone.

The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had two abilities: "Wildfire Could Not Burn It All; Spring Winds Brought It Back to Life" and flight.

He had no plans to give it to any of his Clones yet, but taking it could not hurt. Toji was about to make off with the Blue Silver Emperor too, but the instant his hand touched her, he felt something strange.

"Is this... a Soul Power restriction?!"

"No, wait. Could the whole Stone Cave have a Soul Power restriction?"

Toji's heart skipped a beat. If Tang Hao found out someone had stolen his wife, he might come charging over with his theme music blaring and his hammer raised. Toji did not fancy taking that hit. Getting beaten was not the real problem; if it came down to it, he could fight Haozi for as long as it took. With all those hidden injuries, Tang Hao might not even win. But he was a gold mine of Emotion Points! How could Toji just kill him?

He did not want to kill Tang Hao, and he did not want to be marked by the Blue Silver Grass. That left only one choice: give up for now. Someday, he would make a villainous Clone and snatch her right in front of Tang Hao!

Before leaving, Toji simply wrote "Bibi Dong was here" on the chamber floor.

It was an obvious, downright obnoxious frame-up. But Tang Hao was none too bright, and he already hated Spirit Hall. Even if Bibi Dong had not done it, he would pin the blame on her.

Sorry, Er Bidong. You'll just have to suffer a little more!

"Who was it?!"

At the same time, Tang Hao had been quietly watching his son flirt with that hundred-thousand-year rabbit in Nuoding City when he suddenly sensed something. His eyes widened, and he roared at the sky.

"Who disturbed the Stone Cave? Who touched Ah Yin?!"

[Detected intense emotional fluctuations from Tang Hao. Emotion Points +1500]

Hei Ranbai, who was cultivating at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, froze. He had not expected Toji's actions to enrage Tang Hao so badly that he would receive Emotion Points from it too.

In that case, could he have one Clone cause trouble somewhere far away, then use another Clone to collect the Emotion Points?

Hiss... If one of my Clones did something huge, every faction would be shocked. I should plant a few ordinary Clones in each faction just to collect Emotion Points.

Heaven Dou City.

Inside the Crown Prince's Residence.

Crown Prince Xue Qinghe gently dismissed the guards attending him from the Crown Prince's Palace. Once she was certain no one would interrupt, Qian Renxue, still disguised as Xue Qinghe, quietly let out a breath and took out the letter her grandfather had sent.

She opened the envelope. The letter began by asking after her and, as usual, urging her to return to Spirit Hall instead of serving as some blasted crown prince out of spite.

Qian Renxue had no intention of listening. She knew her grandfather cared about her, but the moment that woman had assigned her this mission, she had resolved to show her what she was capable of... Or perhaps she simply longed for her mother's approval.

Further down, her grandfather mentioned a name unfamiliar to her: Bai Ranmo. He was her grandfather's disciple, which made him, in a sense, her junior martial uncle. Or perhaps her junior martial brother.

"Grandfather actually took a disciple?" Qian Renxue could hardly believe it.

Even if Bai Ranmo had Innate Full Soul Power, heirs of the Angel Lineage began at Soul Power Level eleven at the very least. Ordinary Innate Full Soul Power would never have caught her grandfather's eye.

Just what kind of extraordinary genius had persuaded her grandfather to take him as a disciple?

Curious, Qian Renxue read on. When she saw what Limitless could do, and learned that Bai Ranmo had created two Self-Created Soul Skills so soon after awakening, she was stunned.

When she read that the woman's disciple had been bested, the corners of Qian Renxue's mouth even lifted of their own accord.

That woman despised her at every turn, yet showered affection on the woman with the Sky Fox Martial Soul. Qian Renxue had resented it for a long time. She was delighted to hear of Hu Liena's setback, and it left her feeling closer to Bai Ranmo as well.

Qian Renxue picked up paper and pen and wrote a reply.

She said little beyond assuring her grandfather that she was doing well in the Heaven Dou Empire, would not end her mission, and that he need not worry. She also asked him to send her junior martial brother to Heaven Dou City if the chance arose. She wanted to observe him discreetly.

She was older than Bai Ranmo, so of course he was her junior martial brother. Was she supposed to call a child her junior martial uncle?

Qian Renxue slipped the letter into an envelope and summoned Elder Snake Lance to deliver it.

After attending to some of the crown prince's affairs, she changed clothes and set off for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Officially, she was Ning Fengzhi's disciple. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect today and would later visit the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Naturally, Xue Qinghe had to be there.

The carriage traveled quickly, reaching the sect's mountain gate in about two hours.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo had all come to greet him.

"Qinghe."

"Teacher."

Xue Qinghe exchanged a few polite words with Ning Fengzhi, had the gifts for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect brought down, then stood beside him to await the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"I heard Senior Sword Douluo took on a disciple with Innate Full Soul Power and a Sword Martial Soul," Xue Qinghe said.

Sword Douluo straightened, just about to "accidentally" mention how his troublesome disciple had been "neglecting his proper training," when Bone Douluo cut in.

"Taibai is exceptionally talented. Shame he's following that old swordsman. He'll probably end up with a face as stiff as his."

"Old Bones, what did you say? We're here to welcome guests today. I don't want to fight you!"

"Hmph. Think you're something special because you broke through to level ninety-six a few days ago? You still can't get past my defense!"

"Hmph." Sword Douluo flicked his robe. "I won't stoop to arguing with a crude brute like you."

He simply did not want to fight Old Bones at full strength. His Seven Kill Sword specialized in offense and struck even harder than the Clear Sky Hammer. He was also a level above Bone Douluo. If he went all out, how could he possibly fail to break through that defense?

Bone Douluo knew it too. That did not stop the two of them from bickering about it.