Malice

"What was it that Grandpa wanted to talk about?"

Qian Daoliu's eyes flew wide with fury.

"What did you just call me?!"

He shot to his feet, anger coloring his usually gentle features.

Qian Daoliu was so angered by Lin Feng that he nearly laughed. With an air of solemn propriety, he took both their hands and led them to their seats.

He actually dared to call him Grandpa now?

Calling him Grandpa today—would he run off with his Little Cotton-padded Jacket tomorrow?

Oh, right. He had already run off with her! And it seemed Qian Daoliu himself had been the one to send them out to travel!

"Oh, Grandpa~"

Qian Renxue released Lin Feng's hand and pressed Qian Daoliu back into his seat.

"Hmph!"

Yielding to her, Qian Daoliu glared at Lin Feng and sat down reluctantly.

Looking at Qian Renxue, the tenderness in his heart rose once more.

"Xue Er, you're being foolish. How could you let this brat have his way so easily?"

"Grandpa, this is what all of us wanted."

"You little... brat, I wasn't talking to you!"

Qian Daoliu frowned deeply and pointed at Lin Feng in indignation.

Lin Feng's mouth twitched. The Great Enshrinement had been about to call him a damn dog, hadn't he?

Ling Yuan clenched her Pearly Teeth and pressed her red lips together before raising her head for the first time.

"Great Enshrinement, Ling Yuan asks for nothing else. I only hope that you will grant us your blessing."

"You..."

Seeing the resolve in Ling Yuan's eyes, Qian Daoliu was left speechless again.

Ling Yuan, you're well over thirty already. Do you really think it's appropriate to compete with my Xue Er for a man?

"Grandpa, please grant Ling Yuan Jie your blessing. Ling Yuan Jie really is wonderful."

Qian Renxue shook Qian Daoliu's arm, speaking in a soft, coquettish tone as though acting spoiled.

"Ah—Xue Er, honestly... What is so good about this brat that you'd treat him like this?"

Under Qian Daoliu's stunned gaze, Qian Renxue flung away the arm she had been holding and spoke forcefully.

"I don't care! This is my business, and I don't want Grandpa meddling anymore."

"You..."

Qian Daoliu clutched his chest and looked at the resolute Ling Yuan, then at Qian Renxue, who pouted with an unconcerned look on her face.

It felt as though ants were crawling through his heart. He snorted coldly.

"This old man won't interfere anymore. Do whatever you want!"

With a sweep of his sleeve, he stirred up a gust of wind.

Bang!

Without a sound, Lin Feng was hurled dozens of meters by the gale and slammed into a pillar in the great hall.

The back of his head struck the pillar dead-on, letting out a duang.

He was somewhat dazed, and it hurt a little.

Yet Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan, who stood very close to Lin Feng, were completely unaffected.

Seeing Lin Feng sent flying, they hurried over to him.

Qian Renxue even glanced back midway, reproach in her eyes as she looked at Qian Daoliu.

The moment Qian Daoliu saw that, rage surged through him. Deciding that out of sight was out of mind, he simply fled, his figure vanishing from the spot.

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. She no longer looked back at where Qian Daoliu had been and focused on checking Lin Feng over.

Seeing from the shadows that Qian Renxue had turned away without even the slightest hesitation, Qian Daoliu's mouth twitched again.

He sent Lin Feng a telepathic message.

"Brat, you'd better not let Xue Er suffer any grievance. Otherwise, you'll answer for it yourself!"

As Lin Feng enjoyed Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan's concerned attentions, he finally let out a breath of relief. The sweat that had seeped down his back from nervousness eased considerably.

He called out loudly.

"Thank you, Grandpa, for granting us your blessing!"

Qian Daoliu, suspended in the air, faltered and nearly lost his footing.

He gritted his teeth. Remembering Qian Renxue's expression, he ultimately said nothing.

Only a cold snort echoed through Douluo Hall.

Ling Yuan tenderly massaged Lin Feng's injured spot and asked softly, "What was that attitude from the Great Enshrinement?"

Qian Renxue pinched Lin Feng's cheeks on both sides.

"Grandpa didn't truly lose his temper on the spot, so naturally he tacitly approved. Even if he didn't agree, so what? This is my business. I should be the one making the decision."

Ling Yuan let out a long breath, her ears flushed red.

It was not as though she had failed to notice the strange meaning in Qian Daoliu's eyes just now.

He had clearly been teasing her for being an old cow eating young grass.

With his First Soul Skill, Lin Feng quickly recovered.

Qian Daoliu had merely been teaching him a lesson and had not used any strength at all. To him, it had probably been no more than casually flicking a finger.

Qian Renxue took Lin Feng's hand. Under Ling Yuan's somewhat bashful gaze, she placed both their hands in Lin Feng's, their fingers interlocking.

"Let's go eat first. As punishment, Xiao Feng will cook personally today. We won't help."

Ling Yuan nodded with a smile in her eyes.

"But what about the report on Heaven Dou City's situation? The Great Enshrinement has already left..."

Qian Renxue said indifferently, "Grandpa was the one who didn't want to listen. What does that have to do with us? If he wants to know, he'll naturally come ask himself.

"If he really feels awkward, he'll go find Chrysanthemum Grandpa and Ghost Grandpa. We don't need to worry about it."

"...That's true."

True my ass!

Qian Daoliu, who had said he was leaving but had not actually left, had his face darken as he fixed Lin Feng with a malicious glare.

In his mind, he had already subjected Lin Feng to everything from slaps to Angel's Judgement.

"Achoo."

Lin Feng shuddered, feeling as though someone was talking about him.

Qian Daoliu helplessly closed his eyes.

"I wonder whether my choice back then was right or wrong.

"Ah—forget it. Since Xue Er agrees, what can I say?"

Could he really destroy Xue Er's choice, just as that Abomination had destroyed his disciple's relationship?

Thinking of it gave him a headache. Just which screw had come loose in Qian Xunji's head for him to do something like that?

Shaking his head, he flew gloomily toward a mountaintop and took out a jar of fine wine that had remained unopened for many years.

After taking a sip of the rich wine, Qian Daoliu took out a portrait. Within it was a Stunning Beauty.

Her white hair cascaded like a waterfall, her figure was voluptuous, and her willow brows and phoenix eyes lent her a gentle, elegant air.

"I wonder how you are now..."

A moment later, he put away the portrait and flew toward Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Naturally, he could no longer go ask Lin Feng about Heaven Dou City's situation. It would be better to directly ask the Chrysanthemum Ghost Duo instead; it was all the same.

This was entirely different from the harmonious scene of Lin Feng and the other two walking down the mountain.

At Papal Hall, on a balcony.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly. On the very first day of her daughter's return, she did not even intend to come see her?

Did that mean she had truly become completely disappointed in her and no longer wished to associate with her?

Bibi Dong gave a mocking laugh, though even she did not know what she was laughing at.

After faintly sensing that Qian Renxue's feelings toward her had cooled, for some reason, the malice in her heart had actually lessened somewhat, replaced by a trace of melancholy.

Her gaze pierced through the barriers of space and fell upon Qian Renxue and the other two traveling together.

Her breath stalled.

Her pupils contracted.

"How is this possible? That boy is level 29?

"And Ling Yuan is level 85!?

"Hm?"

After seeing through the matter of strength that concerned her most, Bibi Dong naturally shifted her attention to the three's movements and expressions.

Two slender jade hands were interlocked finger-to-finger with Lin Feng's, accompanied by the cheerful conversation and smiles shared among the three.

An unbelievable guess arose in her heart.

No way?

How could that girl possibly agree?

How was this possible...

"Heh heh."

Bibi Dong sneered.

She shot Lin Feng an unfriendly look. As expected, this guy's intentions were far from pure.

He even dared to make a move on Ling Yuan—what was there that he wouldn't dare to bite off!?

Her original plan to tempt Lin Feng with a beauty rose again. She refused to believe that Qian Renxue could tolerate this forever. Once Qian Renxue was completely disappointed, the two of them would no longer be able to stay together.

The instant she had vaguely noticed the relationship between Qian Renxue and the other two, that painful, malicious feeling had struck her again. She needed to calm herself properly.

Her gaze flickered. She did not dwell on the increase in strength of Ling Yuan and Lin Feng, instead turning and returning to the Papal Throne.

Spirit Hall's Whale Rubber collection from some days ago had also passed through her hands.

Even if this brat discovered some earth-shattering treasure again, it would not seem all that surprising.

Bibi Dong had not realized that she seemed to have long since placed Lin Feng on a very high pedestal.

A rise of more than ten levels of Soul Power in merely a few months no longer seemed enough to shock her.

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