She slept soundly through the night.
Two days later, Guang Ling accompanied Qian Renyue to the Heroic Souls Hall.
Qian Renyue found no clues about Xuan Ling in the Heroic Souls Hall, and Guang Ling had never heard of anyone by that name either, so they could only let the matter rest.
Guang Ling had originally wanted Qian Renyue to ask Golden Crocodile Douluo, but before they could head to the Golden Crocodile Hall, she received another invitation to a banquet from Emperor Xue Ye.
"What's his excuse this time?"
Guang Ling leaned against the doorway of the Heroic Souls Hall and stole a glance at the invitation in Qian Renyue's hand, but he couldn't make out the words.
Tsk, my eyes are getting blurry in my old age.
He grumbled inwardly.
Qian Renyue put away the invitation instead of throwing it away for once. "A birthday."
She looked at Guang Ling as she answered.
"A birthday? Whose birthday? Emperor Xue Ye's? Xue Qinghe's? Or some other royal relative?"
Guang Ling asked, though his expression was hardly friendly.
Qian Renyue blinked, seeing through him at a glance. "You don't want me to go?"
"Of course I don't."
Guang Ling snorted softly. "He was the one who issued the ban forbidding you from entering the Heaven Dou Empire in the first place, and now he's shamelessly begging you to come. What, does imperial authority make him so great? He really thinks he's somebody."
Then, seemingly remembering something, he added, "Yue'er, Spirit Hall fears no power on this continent. As long as you don't want to go, no one can force you. Understand?"
"Of course I do."
Qian Renyue tilted her head with a smile, warmth stirring in her heart. "But this isn't the time for that. There are things I really