After a moment's thought, Yue Guan ultimately decided not to reveal the situation between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang to Qian Renxue!
Although he was loyal to the Young Master too, meddling in someone else's family disputes was the greatest taboo for a subordinate.
Yue Guan understood that distinction perfectly well!
Qian Renxue pondered for a long while, but she still could not understand why Luofan's trash martial soul being able to evolve warranted Bibi Dong coming to Heaven Dou City in person, even going so far as to snatch him away in the middle of the night.
In the end, she simply shook her head and chalked it up to Bibi Dong being a lunatic!
After all, in Qian Renxue's eyes, Bibi Dong had done plenty of crazed things. This was merely one more!
Waving a hand, Qian Renxue explained that, given her current identity as the Heaven Dou Empire's crown prince, it was inappropriate for Yue Guan to stay too close to her. Instead, he could stay with Luofan whenever he had free time.
She also issued a stern warning: she was entrusting Luofan to Yue Guan. If Luofan suffered another attack or someone tried to abduct him again, Yue Guan would be held responsible!
"Yes, Young Master. I will certainly keep Luofan safe!" Yue Guan replied, secretly delighted by Qian Renxue's orders.
For someone working for a living, what could possibly be more satisfying?
Having their work assigned to the hobby they were most interested in-that was the most satisfying thing of all!
My task now is to protect Luofan?
Perfect! I wanted to be with Luofan anyway!
After taking his leave, Yue Guan quickly found Luofan and explained the situation. He said Bibi Dong had sent him to find out whether Luofan had a second aromatic silk beauty!
He also explained that Qian Renxue had sent him to protect Luofan.
Luofan: "..."
Listening to Yue Guan, Luofan's mouth twitched, and he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Well, damn. They think my trash martial soul evolved because of an immortal-grade aromatic silk beauty?
Fine. If Yue Guan and Bibi Dong have misunderstood, let them. Luofan could hardly tell them that his martial soul had actually evolved because he had selected the Peerless Prodigy golden entry through his Three-Choice Golden Entry System, could he?
As for the immortal-grade aromatic silk beauty?
Luofan nodded, confirming that he did indeed have another one.
However, that one had not matured yet, so he was waiting as well!
Once the conversation turned to immortal-grade herbs, had they not landed on Yue Guan's favorite subject?
Yue Guan eagerly asked how many immortal-grade herbs and top-tier spirit plants Luofan had seen.
He did not probe into their location, but since Luofan had obtained and seen so many immortal-grade herbs and spirit plants, Yue Guan guessed that he must have discovered a treasure land where many of them grew!
Luofan picked out a few things he could safely discuss and told Yue Guan about them!
Once they got talking, neither could stop!
Yue Guan wanted to learn about those immortal-grade herbs and spirit plants from Luofan.
And Luofan? Naturally, he wanted to learn more about their effects from Yue Guan!
Although a relevant handbook had been written, could studying on your own with a textbook possibly compare to receiving one-on-one instruction from a top-tier teacher?
Luofan had quite a few immortal-grade herbs and spirit plants stored on his person, ready to absorb them one after another over time.
Now that Yue Guan had actually come to stay by his side, it was an unexpected delight for Luofan.
The two became so engrossed in their conversation that they even forgot to eat lunch.
It was only after Qian Renxue learned what was happening that she had someone bring food over for Luofan and Yue Guan!
She also came to take a look herself, and what she saw left her unsure whether to laugh or cry!
Sure enough, Yue Guan and Luofan seemed to get along wonderfully, as though each had found a kindred spirit.
Qian Renxue nodded to herself. It seemed Luofan had been telling the truth earlier: he and Yue Guan really did seem to hit it off!
And that was indeed good news for Qian Renxue!
If she could truly bring Yue Guan over to her camp completely, it would benefit her greatly!
He had served two successive pontiffs as a trusted right-hand man to both. In particular, his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ghost Douluo, the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, was a domain-type skill capable of large-scale crowd control, making it tremendously useful!
"Your Highness, there is a visitor at the gate!"
Just as Qian Renxue was returning from Luofan's courtyard, the estate's gatekeeper suddenly came jogging over.
"Who is it?" Qian Renxue asked casually.
As the crown prince, having people come to visit was hardly unusual.
"It is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess, Ning Rongrong!" the gatekeeper replied!
Members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had visited a few days earlier, so the gatekeeper naturally recognized Ning Rongrong!
"Ning Rongrong? Why has she come?" Qian Renxue paused in surprise, but still had someone invite Ning Rongrong inside.
"Hello, big brother Crown Prince~" Ning Rongrong came skipping in, brimming with energy!
"Rongrong, did you come out alone? Where are my teacher and Senior Sword Douluo?" Qian Renxue asked in surprise upon seeing that Ning Rongrong had arrived by herself!
"Oh, big brother Crown Prince, I'm just dropping by for a visit. Why would I need Dad and Sword Grandpa to come along?" Ning Rongrong replied.
"Dropping... dropping by...?"
Ning Rongrong's words made the corner of Qian Renxue's mouth twitch, and an ominous feeling rose in her heart.
"That's right, big brother Crown Prince. Dad said I shouldn't stay in the sect all day, building a cart behind closed doors, so he enrolled me in Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
"I'm not staying at the academy, though. Instead, I bought the house right across from yours!"
"From now on, I can come visit you every few days, big brother Crown Prince!" Ning Rongrong said with a nod, a sweet smile on her face!
Qian Renxue: "..."
Although Ning Rongrong made it sound nice, saying she would visit her every few days, how could Qian Renxue fail to realize that she really wanted to see Luofan?
And when she imagined Ning Rongrong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little hellion, turning up at her estate every few days, Qian Renxue felt her future plunge into darkness.
For one thing, this little hellion really knew how to stir up trouble!
For another, her estate held plenty of secrets. For instance, the two Titled Douluo, Yue Guan and Ci Xue, stayed there year-round. Having Ning Rongrong visit frequently was hardly a good thing!
Teacher, what a clever move! Qian Renxue could not help silently grumbling about Ning Fengzhi!
How could Qian Renxue not know what Ning Fengzhi was thinking?
But remembering how Ning Rongrong had defended Luofan to the bitter end when Ning Fengzhi tried to take him away by force a few days earlier, Qian Renxue could hardly refuse her, whether out of sentiment or reason.
"Oh, right, big brother Crown Prince, where's big brother Luofan? Where is he?" Ning Rongrong immediately asked with curiosity.
See? What did I say? Ning Rongrong made it sound so nice, claiming she came to visit me, yet we've only just met and she's already asking about Luofan.
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