Returning to Spirit City, Ling Yuan's Unease

Qian Renxue's sudden question caught Lin Feng somewhat off guard.

Whenever Ling Yuan was around in the past, Qian Renxue never asked questions like this.

Today was rather strange.

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes, eagerly awaiting Lin Feng's answer.

Ling Yuan Jie had dragged her along to wear clothes in this style, yet she spoke as though she were encouraging herself.

How could she possibly have no feelings about it? Perfect. She could let Xiao Feng, the culprit behind all this, suffer for a while.

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment before giving his opinion at just the right time:

"Honestly, if we're talking looks alone, Xiao Xue, you're naturally a cut above her. Your beauty is unparalleled in this world."

Ling Yuan's gaze dimmed slightly, but she continued listening closely. Knowing Xiao Feng as she did, she knew he would not end the topic like this.

Sure enough.

Lin Feng gave a light cough and continued beneath Qian Renxue's smug gaze:

"But when it comes to, well, graceful curves and charm, as well as everyday gentleness and virtue, Ling Yuan Jie is a little better."

Qian Renxue scrutinized Ling Yuan, then turned back to look at herself, pouting.

"Just wait a few more years. By then, Ling Yuan Jie definitely won't be able to compare to me."

"Hehe."

Ling Yuan covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Hmph."

"By the way, has the person replacing you in the mission not passed yet? Haven't they already started occasionally playing the role for real?"

Qian Renxue lay in Lin Feng's arms and waved her hand.

"Soon. I should be able to return to Spirit City and see Grandpa next month."

And that woman.

Qian Renxue closed her eyes. Whenever she thought of Bibi Dong, she felt irritated.

What exactly had she meant by those words in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion? The Qian Clan had wronged her?

Could Father have done something to hurt her? Was that why she had always treated us this way?

Qian Renxue frowned. Back then, Xiao Feng and she had both been suppressed by her and could not ask anything.

Even if they had asked, she probably would not have cared, much less told her.

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue felt a trace of grievance in her heart.

With a sigh, she stopped thinking about Bibi Dong and shifted her position, wrapping her arms around Lin Feng's waist.

She greedily inhaled Lin Feng's fresh scent and dozed off.

Sure enough, being beside Xiao Feng was the most comfortable. She did not want to think about that woman anymore.

Ling Yuan stared blankly at Qian Renxue, who had already closed her eyes.

The corners of her lips lifted as she leaned against Lin Feng's right arm, her two fuller mounds pressing against him.

"Ling Yuan Jie, have you thought of your title yet?"

"So soon? I'm still five levels away. How could it be that fast?"

Ling Yuan chuckled.

Lin Feng shook his head. "Ling Yuan Jie, you're still underestimating the effects of the immortal grasses. Your former aptitude cannot compare to what it is now.

With those two paths added in, you'll definitely break through to Titled Douluo within five years."

Ling Yuan softly hummed in acknowledgement.

"What title do you think I should have, Xiao Feng?"

"Ni Huang."

On the way back to Spirit City, Lin Feng felt rather emotional.

In just a few short months, so much had happened during their trip to Heaven Dou City.

After absorbing the Ice Fire Immortal Grasses and forging her golden body, Qian Renxue's cultivation speed rose to another level.

At ten years old, she was already level 39. It would not be long before she broke through to Soul Ancestor.

He himself had reached level 28 and would soon reach level 29. Within three months, he would also advance to Soul Elder.

Aside from their improvement in strength, this trip to Heaven Dou had accomplished the most important thing.

They had obtained the immortal grasses.

They had also subdued the Nine Heart Begonia Family and Dugu Bo's entire family, successfully carrying out the Heaven Dou usurpation plan. Xiao Xue no longer needed to remain there for more than ten years.

Tang San's most important opportunity had already been snatched away by him in advance.

Tang Hao should already be in Holy Soul Village by now.

However, they had only just settled down, so they probably had not relaxed yet and were still on guard.

If a level 95 Titled Douluo truly fought desperately, Tang Hao, with Explode Ring and the Great Sumeru Hammer, would indeed be difficult to deal with.

He would probably need to call several Enshrinements to take him down.

If they alerted him, or if he made preparations nearby and then slaughtered civilians in a fit of rage, things would become troublesome.

Or should he have Qian Daoliu go and capture him directly?

Lin Feng rubbed his chin as he pondered.

Against a cornered enemy like that, taking the initiative was worse than laying out the board in advance and waiting for him to take the bait.

He would soon travel the continent, and once he had sources of information, many matters could begin to unfold.

As for Tang San, Lin Feng was actually quite curious. If Tang San saw the letter Tang Hao had left behind during his first semester at Notting Academy and believed Tang Hao had merely gone out to handle something—

Only to learn later that they had been separated by death forever, what expression would he have once he learned the truth?

To Lin Feng, Tang San was no longer much of a threat.

Someone like Tang San was arrogant and self-righteous, narrow-minded, and possessed an exalted sense of independence and self.

Even after officially entering Notting Academy and receiving the Cultivation Method he had passed down,

Tang San would probably sneer at it and consider it far inferior to his own Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Or perhaps, after belittling it for a while, once he truly began cultivating it, he would sanctimoniously say:

"This Cultivation Method does have some merits, but it is still far inferior to the orthodox, supreme inner cultivation techniques of my Tang Sect.

"However, since understanding one method grants understanding of all methods, and since I must carry forward the Tang Sect's supreme arts in this foreign world, it will be just right to use it as a supplement to the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

"Just like Grandmaster, I'll take it, study it properly, and turn it into my own."

Lin Feng shook his head. That really did seem like something Tang San would do.

A month later, after stopping and going along the way to take in the scenery, Qian Renxue's group finally returned to Spirit City.

Unlike Heaven Dou City, Spirit City's grandeur and majestic aura were far beyond anything Heaven Dou City could compare to.

Spirit City alone, situated between two mountain peaks, possessed an imposing presence that surpassed other major cities.

Looking at the familiar city, both Lin Feng and Qian Renxue felt somewhat nostalgic.

Ling Yuan, however, grew somewhat uneasy at this moment.

She, Lin Feng, and Xiao Xue had gone out for several months, yet so many things had happened.

Originally, the Great Enshrinement had only assigned her to be Xiao Feng and Xiao Xue's guardian.

Because her martial soul possessed the Phoenix Origin and bore the traits of Rebirth Through Fire and the Undying Trait,

she had been sent to assist Lin Feng's research into meridian reconstruction.

Yet in truth, she could not help Lin Feng with much at all.

Instead, she was often taught by this little man younger than herself, drawn in by his insight and boldness, and then...

Even now, Ling Yuan did not know whether the Great Enshrinement knew about her relationship with Xiao Xue and Lin Feng.

After all, that Your Excellency who looked so much like a woman seemed to gossip with that taciturn Your Excellency every day.

These past days, he had even looked at her with teasing and mockery in his eyes.

Who knew whether he had told the Great Enshrinement.

Guardian, guardian—after guarding him for so long, had she become his little wife instead? And was she even fighting Xiao Xue over a man?

Feeling as though she had already landed on Qian Daoliu's Blacklist, Ling Yuan grew worried.

"Xiao Feng, Xiao Xue, when we go see the Great Enshrinement later, should I not go...?"

Ling Yuan pressed her jade-like lips together, her tone conflicted.

Qian Renxue blinked, took Ling Yuan's soft hand in hers, and patted the back of it.

"Don't worry. Even if Grandpa isn't happy, he can't refuse.

This is my choice. What can he possibly say?"

Ling Yuan nodded and smiled.

"Thank you, Xiao Xue."

From some distance away, Chrysanthemum Douluo clicked his tongue twice and used Telepathic Communication to speak to Ghost Douluo, his voice filled with excitement.

"See? Now it's confirmed. Xiao Feng really is something else—he actually won Ling Yuan over."

Ghost Douluo showed no reaction and merely replied, "Boring."