"Young Master, you knew?"
Guang Ling looked at Xue Qinghe's expression. So he was the only one who hadn't known?
"Of course I knew."
Xue Qinghe thought, I was the one who uncovered it. How could I not know?
"What exactly happened to make Yue'er so... um... ruthless?"
Guang Ling stole a glance at Qian Renyue. Seeing that she didn't look upset, he boldly voiced his question.
Xue Qinghe and Qian Renyue met each other's eyes. He understood the message in her gaze before saying, "It wasn't much. Earlier, I investigated the connection between Yue'er's mother and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and found a box. It contained a great many letters, every one written by Yue'er's father to her mother. But Xue Ye had intercepted all of them, and Yue'er's mother never saw a single one. When we questioned Xue Ye last time, he admitted that his selfishness had kept Yue'er's mother and father from even seeing each other one last time."
"..."
So that was it.
Guang Ling nodded to show that he understood.
Xue Ye had truly brought it upon himself.
But then again...
Now that Jiu Xian'er had come up, Guang Ling couldn't help recalling Qian Renyue's earlier suspicions.
What were they going to do about Bibi Dong when the time came?
"Yue'er, your Soul Power Level is rising so quickly. Does that mean you'll become a Titled Douluo within three years?"
Xue Qinghe sensed that Qian Renyue's aura was already close to his own. They hadn't seen each other for just over two years, but this pace was truly a little too fast.
"More or less."
Qian Renyue answered without adding anything else.
"In your opinion, how much longer should we keep Xue Ye around?" Xue Qinghe asked.
"A little over a year."
Qian Renyue