Little Qian Renxue: Saintess, Who Are You Really?

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Isn't his Martial Soul the Ice-Wood Pearl?"

Li Yusong walked over and heard Zhao Wuji's words. He thought Zhao Wuji was joking.

"How could I see it wrong? Ma Hongjun and Oscar both got thrashed!"

Zhao Wuji rolled his eyes at Li Yusong and Flender.

"He's a genius now too. Boss Fu, your prized disciples got trampled underfoot, and you still aren't going to make it up to him?"

"You want me to pay him Gold Soul Coins? You're bleeding me dry. I spent plenty of money luring those little monsters here. It's your turn to contribute!"

Flender pushed up his black-framed glasses and grinned at Zhao Wuji like a scheming merchant.

"Boss Fu, have you lost your mind? If I pay, I'll tell him the money came from me. Don't regret it later!"

Zhao Wuji respected Flender, but if he paid the Gold Soul Coins, he was going to take the credit.

"Go ahead. You're a Shrek teacher anyway!"

Flender didn't care.

Zhao Wuji immediately turned and left. Li Yusong followed him.

"How old is that kid's Second Soul Ring?"

"No idea! The kid won't say how he got the Soul Ring, and he won't reveal its age!"

Zhao Wuji shook his head helplessly. "Did he sneak out and add it earlier? This is all Boss Fu's fault for squeezing Li Qiu dry!"

"Li Qiu suppressed Ma Hongjun's condition more than thirty times. Add what we owe him for treating us, and we should give him sixty Gold Soul Coins! I have forty; you put in twenty."

Zhao Wuji took out forty Gold Soul Coins, and Li Yusong took out twenty. Together, they had sixty.

They went to the dormitory together.

"Li Qiu, come out!" Zhao Wuji called.

Li Qiu was chatting with Young Bibi Dong and Little Qian Renxue.

He hadn't expected Zhao Wuji to come looking for him. "What is it?"

He stretched and walked out.

"Here are sixty Gold Soul Coins. Consider them the wages Dean Flender promised you! But this money comes from Li Yusong and me, not the dean."

Zhao Wuji patted Li Qiu on the shoulder.

"Then thank you, Teacher Zhao!"

Li Qiu accepted the Gold Soul Coins.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back to the dormitory!"

After all, he had earned those Gold Soul Coins.

"Show us your Second Soul Ring. As your teacher, I can try to get you more resources!"

Zhao Wuji spoke with earnest concern.

"You really want to see it?"

Li Qiu looked at Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong. They kept asking, and it was getting annoying.

Once he showed it, he would have to explain this and that. What a hassle.

Hum... The next moment, two Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

One yellow, one purple.

The purple Soul Ring gave off the Soul Power fluctuations of a thousand-year ring.

"Holy shit! A Thousand-Year Soul Ring!" Zhao Wuji's eyes went wide.

Li Yusong rubbed his eyes too, thinking he had seen it wrong.

A thousand-year ring as his Second Soul Ring? That was impossible!

How had his body not exploded?

Zhao Wuji stood stunned for several seconds.

"This Thousand-Year Soul Ring feels stronger than an ordinary one. Could it be two thousand years old? The color's darker too."

"Right. Two thousand years old!"

A thought occurred to Li Qiu. What if he picked the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then had Little Qian Renxue pick the ones there more than ten years ago, and Bibi Dong pick the ones there more than thirty years ago? Could he fleece the same sheep three times?

If he could, that would be amazing.

He could tell them about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and where to find it, then have them give him half the Immortal Herbs.

Wouldn't that be double the fun?

"Holy shit, how... how did you manage that?" Zhao Wuji couldn't help asking.

"Secret!" Li Qiu shook his head. He wasn't about to tell Zhao Wuji.

"All right, then!"

Seeing that Li Qiu wouldn't say, Zhao Wuji stopped asking. A two-thousand-year Second Soul Ring really was beyond anything he had imagined.

Everyone had their secrets.

[Spirit Hall Saintess: I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast and absorb my fifth Soul Ring. I don't want my teacher to know I've reached level fifty, so I wanted an Elder to take me in secret. But that Elder said taking the Saintess out had to be reported to the Pope. He's following the rules to the letter!]

Young Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Elder Lion. The old fellow really couldn't take a hint. He had made her so angry that even her curves seemed to have grown a little fuller.

"Can't we sneak out and give my teacher a surprise when we get back?"

Young Bibi Dong glared at Elder Lion in a huff.

"No. His Holiness the Pope gave me specific orders. I can't take you out without permission!"

Elder Lion shook his head.

[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Hehe. Act cute with the Elder. Tell him you're the future Pope and promise to make him a Worship Elder. Maybe his heart will soften and he'll take you.]

Li Qiu grinned mischievously. Lion would become a Worship Elder anyway, whether she promised him or not.

[Spirit Hall Saintess: Mm, I'll try. I'm planning to hunt an eighteen-thousand-year Poison Spider for my fifth Soul Ring. What do you think? @A Leaf Knows Autumn.]

Young Bibi Dong blinked and looked at Elder Lion beside her. She took his hand in both of hers and shook it. "Elder, please do me this favor! I'm the Spirit Hall Saintess, the future Pope. Listen to me, and I'll make you a Worship Elder someday."

Elder Lion's heart stirred when he heard that.

"What if your teacher blames me afterward?"

Elder Lion sounded helpless.

"I'll take the blame if my teacher gets angry. I promise you won't get in trouble!"

Young Bibi Dong spoke earnestly.

“Fine, then. We'll sneak out at nine tonight!” Elder Lion had no desire to be caught by Qian Xunji.

"Mm, nine tonight!"

Young Bibi Dong found Elder Lion rather endearing, acting as though they were thieves.

Over the past seven days, she had seen Qian Xunji only once a day and had spoken to him less than she used to.

[Spirit Hall Saintess: Hehe, it really worked! The Elder agreed. But I've been talking to my teacher less lately and asking fewer questions too. My teacher wouldn't...]

Young Bibi Dong was still a little worried.

[Love-Starved Little Angel: Who's your teacher?]

Little Qian Renxue stared at the pop-up with her big, sparkling eyes. The Spirit Hall Saintess felt familiar to her, yet somehow strange.

[Spirit Hall Saintess: @Love-Starved Little Angel, I'm not telling you. Bleh...]

[Love-Starved Little Angel: @Spirit Hall Saintess, Hmph, I'll be watching you. If I spot any clues, I can figure out who you are! Hehe... Grandpa told me that to understand someone, you have to start with her birth and her past. Bibi Dong was born in the Spirit Hall orphanage. She has Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, and you have Twin Martial Souls too. Hehe, she used to be innocent and carefree, not cold like she is now! Aren't I clever?]

[Spirit Hall Saintess: You are a little clever.]

[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Not bad, Xiao Xue. You're quite persistent. Your Grandpa really treats you well.]

[Love-Starved Little Angel: Of course! Grandpa is the best, best, best, best grandpa in the world!!]

Little Qian Renxue's heart swelled with pride as she said it. She was lucky to have a Grandpa like him.