Brilliant as Ice and Snow

"But I..."

"Your son obeys."

"Xue Qinghe" obeyed helplessly. She still could not imagine how Xue Qinghe had left behind a child like this!

"I obey too."

Xue Qianren responded with a grin.

"Haha, my good grandson, if your father ever bullies you, you can come straight to the palace and complain to Grandpa!"

Xue Ye laughed heartily. He did not know whether his crown prince was hiding some secret.

But this dear grandson's bloodline could not have been purer!

The resonance of their bloodlines, combined with the Bloodline Crystal's verification-this was the sovereign the Heaven Dou Xue Family had been waiting for!

"He won't. Father and I haven't seen each other for six years. He'll treat me very well~"

Xue Qianren smiled, trotted over to "Xue Qinghe," and took her fair hand.

"Father, although I do not know where this child came from, I will treat him as my own."

With things having reached this point, "Xue Qinghe" no longer had the power to turn the heavens around.

"What do you mean, treat him as your own? He is your own."

"Qinghe, let me make myself clear. If anything happens to Qianren as it did to my first two children, you can stop being crown prince."

At those words, the imperial court instantly fell silent again!

Xue Ye stared sharply into Xue Qinghe's eyes. He no longer wanted to investigate what had happened before, but absolutely nothing could happen to Xue Qianren!

"Of course. Your son misspoke earlier. Since the Bloodline Crystal has verified Qianren's identity, I, Qinghe, promise that anyone who wishes to harm my child will have to step over my corpse first!"

"Xue Qinghe" spoke with righteous conviction.

"Boohoo~"

"Father, I'm so moved!"

Xue Qianren sobbed and threw himself into "Xue Qinghe's" arms.

"Please rest assured, Father!"

As "Xue Qinghe" gave Xue Ye her promise, she reached out and stroked the back of Xue Qianren's head.

For a moment, they even presented something of a picture of a loving father and a filial son.

"Points can be used not only to buy things in the Bloodline Vault, but also to improve my strength."

"The current exchange rate is one point for ten years."

"What a rip-off. I'd be better off keeping them and letting the interest compound. It's not like my main body can die anyway."

Lying on the clouds, Jin Li scratched his belly and shook his head disdainfully.

"There's nothing for the Xue Qianren clone to do for now. He just needs to make his presence felt, then die at Qian Renxue's hands."

"And there's not much to do with the Phantylia clone either. She just needs to follow Life around on visits every day."

"In that case, should I make another clone?"

Jin Li was a little torn. He was rather weak; at present, he could control no more than three bodies at once.

If he made another clone, that would mean his main body would need to enter a permanent state of sleep.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll take back the Lying Flat talent. With Lying Flat helping my main body progress while idle, I'll be able to control more clones at once once my cultivation is high enough."

After some thought, Jin Li simply retrieved the Lying Flat talent from Phantylia's panel.

As a second-generation deity, Phantylia did not really need this talent anyway. After all, this talent required its user not to cultivate in order to receive rewards.

"In that case, where should I drop my third clone?"

Jin Li sank into thought. This time, he did not rush to the Bloodline Vault to look for materials. He intended to decide on a goal first, then find a bloodline capable of achieving it.

"I don't need to consider the Heaven Dou Empire for now. I'll let Heaven Dou get better acquainted with Xue Qianren first..."

"Then my next choices are Spirit City and the Star Luo Empire..."

"Huh?"

Jin Li's eyes suddenly lit up as he thought of a certain island.

"Let's see. Xue Ye, the ruler of a nation, only has Soul Emperor-level Soul Power cultivation, and his bloodline costs just 1,000 points."

"The points needed for the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars should be around that level too!"

Jin Li swiped with his little claw, and his eyes lit up again!

"Just as I expected!"

"The costs range from 1,200 to 2,500 points. Of course I'll pick the cheapest!"

"But I'll still have to save for another couple of days to get those points..."

"And I need to exchange for another bloodline too."

Jin Li narrowed his eyes. On Sea God Island, he could not casually expose his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

Otherwise, the Divine Realm might even arrange for a couple of jailers to guard his door.

"Talk. Just what are you trying to do?!"

In the Crown Prince's Residence in Heaven Dou City, "Xue Qinghe" looked coldly at Xue Qianren after returning to her room.

That name of his was undoubtedly laying his cards faceup before her!

"I don't understand~"

"Daddy, I want something yummy."

Xue Qianren lifted his clothes and rubbed his soft little belly.

"Yummy, my foot!"

"Confess who's behind you, then pledge your loyalty to me, and I'll spare your life."

"Xue Qinghe" raised her head arrogantly, not taking Xue Qianren seriously in the slightest.

"Then beat me to death. Grandpa will come after you if I die anyway."

Xue Qianren closed his eyes with utter abandon.

"You..."

"Xue Qinghe" clenched her fists, itching to punch Xue Qianren right in the forehead!

"You're not a member of the Xue Family, are you?"

"Xue Qinghe" took a deep breath. A brilliant golden glow suddenly rose from her body!

Under Xue Qianren's appraising gaze, a breathtakingly beautiful woman suddenly appeared, dressed in an ornate, gilded palace gown, her golden hair flowing!

"Wow!"

"Daddy turned into Mommy!"

Xue Qianren exclaimed, staring at Qian Renxue's face with a grin.

"You must know who I am. Tell me, who told you?"

"You cannot hide it. I can't kill you, but if I inflict some physical punishment on you, I'm confident no one else will be able to tell."

Qian Renxue's red lips parted slightly. She arrogantly pressed a fair, jade-like finger against Xue Qianren's forehead, her gaze drifting ever so faintly toward his bottom.

"You... what are you planning to do?!"

Xue Qianren's body tensed, and he immediately looked at Qian Renxue warily.

"Since you want to play father and son with me, I'll play along."

"And it's only natural for a father to beat his child."

Qian Renxue wore a teasing expression as she waited for Xue Qianren's answer.

"I'll remember this grudge!"

Xue Qianren pressed his lips together and glared fiercely at Qian Renxue.

In truth, this clone of his was essentially his main body wrapped in a layer of human skin, so naturally, he could not possibly let Qian Renxue subject him to such humiliation!

It's only natural for a father to beat his child, is it?!

Just you wait!

"Go on, then."

Seeing Xue Qianren relent, Qian Renxue smiled in satisfaction. She leisurely sat down on the edge of the bed and even crossed her legs.

"I'm not a member of the Xue Family."

"But I can't tell you who I am."

Xue Qianren spoke gloomily. To prevent Qian Renxue from actually doing something unacceptable to him, he gave her a brief explanation anyway.

"You think I don't know?"

"There are only a handful of people who know my identity..."

"And you... have something to do with my second grandfather, don't you?"