Before they could recover from their shock, a series of knocks sounded at the door. Xue Qinghe and Qian Renyue exchanged a glance. The guards outside were Soul Masters from Spirit Hall, and both were Soul Douluos. No one in the entire Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena would be so blind as to court Spirit Hall's wrath, so whoever was knocking was most likely one of their own.
"Come in!"
The moment Xue Qinghe finished speaking, the door creaked open-
The newcomer was a tall man draped in a gray robe. His entire body was concealed beneath it; the only visible part was his left eye, covered in ice and snow, its iris like a crystalline soul of ice.
"Grandpa Guang Ling!"
Qian Renyue sprang to her feet. After confirming that the man was Guang Ling, she felt a little surprised.
Wasn't Guang Ling kept firmly under Qian Daoliu's thumb? How had he ended up here?
"Grandpa Guang Ling."
Xue Qinghe greeted him after Qian Renyue, though Guang Ling's appearance did not surprise him.
"What brings you here?"
He asked despite knowing the answer.
"To see my Xiao Yue'er, of course."
Guang Ling pulled back his hood, all smiles. He motioned with his eyes for Qian Renyue to sit, then walked over to the sofa opposite her and sat down himself.
"Xiao Xue, if you want to know anything about Xiao Yue'er, you can always ask me! Calling her out here all by herself made me run all over looking for her. I'm exhausted!"
There was something childish about Guang Ling's tone, making it difficult to tell what he really meant. He calmly opened his Soul Tool and took out a packet of tender green medicinal buds, then began brewing tea with practiced ease.
The fragrance of tea spread through