"Huh?"
"Why did my Reputation Points suddenly go up by 3,000?"
Having just woken up, Xue Qianren wiped away his drool and stared blankly at his panel.
His total Reputation Points had now reached almost 5,000!
That meant he would receive nearly 5,000 points every year!
"I'll go ask Qian Renxue. She ignored me after she came back yesterday."
"It probably has something to do with her."
Xue Qianren put on his shorts and T-shirt, rubbed his eyes, and headed for Qian Renxue's room.
Inside the room...
Qian Renxue lay quietly on the bed, wearing only a loose, long-sleeved top that covered her from her neck to her hips. It was unclear whether she had any shorts on underneath.
"Daddy~"
Xue Qianren pushed the door open and walked in without the slightest reserve.
"Don't call me Daddy. You're my daddy."
Without moving a muscle, Qian Renxue replied coldly.
"Oh~"
"Xue'er, what happened yesterday? Why were you ignoring me?"
Xue Qianren looked curious.
"Xue'er, my ass!"
Qian Renxue's face darkened. Unable to hold back any longer, she sat up, and her powerful Soul Power swept Xue Qianren up and pinned him facedown on the bed!
Riiip!
Xue Qianren's little shorts were instantly torn apart too!
"No!"
"I was wrong!"
"Don't you dare!"
Xue Qianren clenched his buttocks, his face filled with terror!
Smack!
As her palm came down, Xue Qianren's cries abruptly stopped.
"I... I'm no longer pure..."
Xue Qianren muttered to himself. It did not actually hurt; Qian Renxue was holding back, and he also possessed the golden dragon king bloodline...
Smack!
Xue Qianren lay facedown on the bed, his tears soaking the sheets.
Smack!
Qian Renxue's little hands are pretty soft...
With his face buried in the bed, Xue Qianren silently thought to himself.
"Congratulations!!"
Seemingly having vented her anger, Qian Renxue clenched her teeth and spoke one word at a time.
"You successfully dragged me down from my position as crown prince, successfully cut off half the connections I'd built up at court, and successfully got me confined to the Crown Prince's Residence!"
"And now you're the court's universally acknowledged heir to Heaven Dou!"
"A marriage alliance with Poison Douluo, and Xue Ye even invited Ning Fengzhi to become your teacher!"
"I really must congratulate you!"
Smack!
Qian Renxue's palm came down again!
If Xue Qianren had not been one of her own, with the meat still staying in their own pot even if it fell apart, she would have dearly loved to take out her Angel Sword and smack his backside with it!
"Huh? You got confined too?"
Xue Qianren curiously turned to look at Qian Renxue, who was gritting her teeth, her face flushed.
"How are we the same?!"
Qian Renxue glared fiercely at Xue Qianren.
Xue Qianren's confinement was merely in name, while she, Qian Renxue, was genuinely locked inside the Crown Prince's Residence!
Of course, none of this affected her very much. The crucial thing was that, because she had been stripped of her position as crown prince, more than half her retainers had left too!
The powerful nobles supporting her had also grown noncommittal. If she had not been Xue Qianren's biological father, those nobles would probably have run off long ago!
"Sorry, sorry. I got carried away, and then I was a little scared, so I used your name..."
Xue Qianren scratched his head sheepishly. Judging by the increase of nearly 3,000 Reputation Points, he did not actually regret it all that much.
"You were scared? Scared, my ass!"
"Do you know what people out there are saying about you now?"
"A living saint, flying into a crown-lifting rage for a beauty!"
As Qian Renxue spoke, she brought her palm down again!
"To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to secure a life for the common people!"
"However exalted imperial authority may be, it stands no higher than justice; however overbearing the powerful may be, they cannot override the law!"
"Killing Xue Beng to uphold justice was the first stroke of my blade to tear open Heaven Dou's rotten curtain!"
"If you're so fucking capable, then don't say I said it!"
Qian Renxue was beginning to lose her composure. The fact was that everyone at court now knew Xue Qianren had done these things, yet Xue Qinghe still had to step forward and take the blame!
Among the common people, Xue Qinghe's reputation was indeed excellent, and Xue Qianren's reputation had benefited too, but what damned use was any of that?!
In a society of Martial Souls, what use were ordinary people supporting her, however many there were?!
"Sorry, sorry. I was scared~"
"You're the only one who'll protect me~"
Xue Qianren puckered his lips, trying to act cute.
Smack!
"Do you think I'd still believe your bullshit now?"
"Xue Qianren!"
"Jin Li!"
"I'm telling you, I've already sent your grandfather a letter!"
"You'd better not have lied to me about your identity, or I'll personally lock you in a secret chamber and slice you into pieces, one sword stroke at a time!"
Qian Renxue's face flushed red with anger as she uttered those frightening words.
Even so, she did not actually have many doubts about Xue Qianren's identity. Otherwise, she would not have been making threats now, but locking him in a secret chamber outright.
"Oh, okay~"
Xue Qianren nodded obediently. That really was rather frightening.
"Qian Renxue, if I really did lie to you, but I had unavoidable reasons, would you forgive me?"
Xue Qianren spoke guiltily. He really had not cared much about Qian Renxue's thoughts before, because his goal was to gather Reputation Points and give his main body the strength to leave home without having to return as soon as possible.
But at heart, he was only a child driven stir-crazy by confinement. After spending these days together, he suddenly felt somewhat reluctant to let go of this bond.
Of course, only somewhat. To let Xue Qianren die in a blaze of glory, he still had to torment Qian Renxue one more time.
"Heh~"
"Reasons?"
"Just wait until I lock you in a secret chamber!"
Qian Renxue gave a cold laugh. This little thing could still joke at a time like this. It seemed her earlier lesson had done him no good at all!
"Fine, but if Xue Qianren lied to you, your grudge against Xue Qianren can't extend to Jin Li, okay~?"
Xue Qianren spoke quietly. He planned to toss Qian Renxue a son once Xue Qianren had eaten his fill and logged off.
It would serve nicely as sincere compensation from him, King Jin Li.
Speaking of which, he had actually considered making a "Qian Xunji" clone before!
As everyone knew, as long as he really died, his clone would be real!
Following that line of thought, he could absolutely make a Qian Xunji clone, a Tang Hao clone, a Yu Xiaogang clone, and so on...
(Bibi Dong's little skit:
Qian Xunji: At this point, I won't hide it from you anymore. I'm actually Jin Li!
The yellow-and-purple Bai'e, son of Dong and Xue: Mom, I'm actually Jin Li too.
Yu Xiaogang: Hey, hey, hey~ Surprise!)
"Hehehe~"
Xue Qianren chuckled foolishly.
"If you dare play any more tricks on me, I really won't hold back."
Qian Renxue's gaze grew dark. Just hearing that laugh told her Xue Qianren was definitely thinking of nothing good!
"No tricks, no tricks. I'm actually the nicest person~"
"When the time comes, you might even laugh along with me."
Xue Qianren pulled up his tattered shorts and spoke with a grin.
"I'll be perfectly satisfied if you just don't cause me trouble."
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at him, her tone resentful.
"Don't worry, Qian Renxue. I'll leave you even more satisfied!"
Xue Qianren patted his chest in assurance.
"Come with me. Since you've taken my position, you ought to learn something about governance too."
With her anger dissipating, Qian Renxue calmed down again.
This was fine too. After all, the imperial family had always been wary of Xue Qinghe, but they would never imagine that their newly chosen heir was also one of her Spirit Hall's people!
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