Qian Renxue's Visit

Qian Renxue picked up the letter in puzzlement. Once she read it, understanding dawned, followed by surprise. "So it was him. And he even killed the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape."

Snake Lance asked, "Young Master, should we tell Spirit City who this man is?"

"Tell that woman we don't have the slightest clue either," Qian Renxue said with a smile.

Snake Lance hesitated. "Young Master, wouldn't sending a reply so soon be too hasty? Why not wait a while before writing back?"

Snake Lance had been sent to protect Qian Renxue, so naturally he put her first. But he did not want to be punished because of the strange relationship between her and Bibi Dong.

Snake Lance was genuinely afraid of a reply so careless it did not even bother to make an excuse. Nothing would happen to Qian Renxue, but he would certainly face trouble when he returned to Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue gave a cold snort. "What are you afraid of? I want to make that woman miserable."

She spread a blank sheet of paper across the desk, picked up a brush, and wrote three large characters: "Don't know."

Then she handed the paper to Snake Lance. "This is the intelligence that woman asked for. Have someone deliver it straight into her hands. Put it in an envelope, and write 'Identity of the Mysterious Person Who Killed the Titan Giant Ape' on the front."

Snake Lance looked at the three large characters and listened to her instructions. He sighed helplessly and accepted the paper. "As you command."

Qian Renxue continued, "Also, clear a few days from my schedule. I'm going to visit Li Changqing in person."

"Does Young Master intend to go as Xue Qinghe, or...?"

"As Xue Qinghe, of course. With the crown prince of the empire visiting him personally, Li Changqing should have no reason to refuse."

Qian Renxue was supremely confident. It was as though she could already see Li Changqing serving her, and herself taking the entire Heaven Dou Empire without spilling a drop of blood.

Two days later, in the Papal Hall.

Gui Mei presented an envelope with both hands. "Your Holiness, a message has arrived from the young lady."

Bibi Dong took it. The words "Identity of the Mysterious Person Who Killed the Titan Giant Ape" on the envelope caught her by surprise.

"It's only been a few days. She has news already?"

Gui Mei knew that a reply sent this quickly must have been written the moment her request to investigate the mysterious expert arrived. The contents were almost certainly perfunctory, but he dared not say so. He replied respectfully, "I brought the envelope to Your Holiness as soon as I received it. I don't know what's inside."

Bibi Dong opened the envelope, still puzzled. When she saw the three large characters—"Don't know"—the air in the vast hall turned oppressive. Even the temperature seemed to drop.

Anger twisted Bibi Dong's stunning face. She breathed heavily, unable to keep the fury from her voice. "So she 'doesn't know.' She says that after barely any time at all. She can't even be bothered to pretend she tried."

"Has Spirit Hall's intelligence network uncovered anything about the mysterious expert?"

Afraid of being caught in her anger, Gui Mei answered carefully, "No useful intelligence yet. But the reports received these past few days have only come from places close to Spirit Hall. Many other regions haven't reported back."

"Go. Keep investigating, and tell me the moment any relevant news comes in," Bibi Dong said coldly.

Gui Mei left, and Bibi Dong was alone in the cavernous hall.

Her anger continued to rise. Terrifying waves of Soul Power surged around her, shredding the envelope and paper in her hands bit by bit until nothing remained.

"How dare that wretched child ignore my words!" Her furious cry echoed through the empty hall.

Three days later, an ornate carriage bearing the Heaven Dou Empire's royal emblem—a swan—left the Imperial Palace, passed through the Imperial City, and set out for Haagen-Dazs City.

Qian Renxue was inside. Snake Lance and Pufferfish accompanied her in secret; Li Changqing had the strength of a Titled Douluo, so they had to protect her.

Her purpose was to visit Li Changqing. She had told Xue Ye that working in the office every day had worn her down, and she planned to leave the Imperial City to clear her head and observe how the people of the Heaven Dou Empire lived.

The driver, of course, belonged to Spirit Hall as well.

Inside the carriage, Qian Renxue spoke calmly. "Uncle Snake Lance."

Though she called him uncle, there was no respect in her voice—only the cool detachment of a superior addressing a subordinate.

Snake Lance appeared inside the carriage at once. "What is it, Young Master?"

"Tell me what Li Changqing has been doing for the past three years."

"As you command. I never let up on investigating him during those three years. I kept it discreet, of course, changing the people assigned to watch him every so often. He never noticed a thing."

Qian Renxue frowned. That was not what she wanted to hear. A trace of anger entered her voice. "Just tell me what you found."

Snake Lance dared not waste another word. "Li Changqing hasn't taken any more commissions to help people with Soul Hunting in the past three years. He still lives at the same address in Haagen-Dazs City, and he hasn't even left the city. Apart from his residence, he frequently visits the Brothel."

"He frequently visits the Brothel?"

"Yes. Very frequently—almost every other day. Sometimes he stays there for several days straight. And he goes openly, without a care in the world. People in the area have even nicknamed him the Little Prince of the Brothel. He seems quite pleased with it."

Qian Renxue nodded. "All right. You can go."

She felt more confident about recruiting Li Changqing.

She had already decided: if Li Changqing liked women that much, she would give him as many as he wanted. And they would be several times more beautiful than the women at the Brothel.

Early that morning, Li Changqing emerged from the Brothel after an enjoyable night.

He had an arm around each of two scantily clad women. Both were beautiful and voluptuous, with enormous, pale breasts that bounced with every step, as though they might burst free of the few strips of cloth holding them in place.

Qian Renxue happened to pass by just then and saw the scene through her carriage window. A smile touched her lips. Seeing how lustful Li Changqing was made her even more certain she could win him over.

Li Changqing, naturally, sensed the sacred aura coming from the ornate carriage ahead, along with the two Titled Douluo hiding nearby. He immediately guessed that Qian Renxue was inside.

But he paid it no mind, assuming she was merely passing by.

Li Changqing gave each woman's ample breasts a few squeezes, drawing embarrassed protests from them.

"Young master, stop it! We're outside now."

"Exactly. You spent all night squeezing them. Haven't you had enough?"

"How could it be the same?" Li Changqing said with a grin. "It's more exciting out here, isn't it?" He burst out laughing.

The two scantily clad women escorted him into the street, pressing their breasts against him. "Young master, when will you visit us again?"