Gu Wuchen stretched and leaned back in his chair.
"Now that everything's settled, let's just wait and see."
"I just finished cleaning up a huge mess, I don't have the patience to just wait around."
Qian Renxue pursed her lips, losing some of her princely composure and revealing a hint of displeasure. "As for you, after being gone for half a year, you've managed to establish the family rules flawlessly."
Gu Wuchen raised an eyebrow. "What rules did I set?"
What do you think?
Qian Renxue glared at him, annoyed.
"All the new shops your family has opened, no matter what they are, only accept your personal selection of the finest new items. I, the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, wouldn't even give you face when you went in person, saying that no one else would do it without Young Master Gu."
She grew angrier as she spoke, tapping her fingertips on the table.
"Do I need that little bit of money? I just found those new products interesting, but I got rejected. Those shopkeepers were completely unreasonable; I couldn't reason with them no matter how much I talked."
They promised me new products every month, but I haven't tasted any for seven whole months.
Gu Wuchen couldn't help but laugh.
"So that's what happened. I did give instructions before I left that the quantity of top-quality goods was limited, to prevent people from taking and reselling them, and to prevent them from falling into the hands of people with ulterior motives. I didn't expect that even you would be stopped."
"Otherwise what!" Qian Renxue snorted. "Now the Heaven Dou City knows that only Young Master Gu has the final say on the Gu Clan's good stuff. I, the Crown Prince, have absolutely no face in your shop."
"Alright, don't be angry." Gu Wuchen waved his hand with a smile. "I'll have someone send you the latest batch of top-quality goods later. You can choose whatever you like. I'll also talk to the shopkeeper later, so you can get priority when you go to pick up things in the future, and you can also try out the latest products first."
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up, and the anger on her face instantly vanished.
"That's more like it. I knew you wouldn't let me suffer."
She paused, then, as if remembering something, added:
"By the way, the Soul Master Tournament will be entering the individual competition in about three days. Shrek Academy has been particularly strong this time, sweeping all the way to now."
That Tang San is becoming increasingly strange; his strength has increased by an uncanny rate, and several Soul Master from established academies have fallen to him.
Gu Wuchen's eyes turned slightly cold.
" Tang San?"
Gu Wuchen frowned slightly, a hint of doubt rising in his heart.
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the courtyard gate.
"I'll go open the door." Ice Empress stood up and quickly walked out.
As soon as the door opened, Tang Yuehua stood outside, looking somewhat haggard.
Upon seeing Ice Empress, she bowed slightly in greeting.
Is Young Master Gu in? I need to speak with him urgently.
"Come in."
Ice Empress stepped aside to let her in.
Tang Yuehua entered the living room and, upon seeing Gu Wuchen, immediately bowed in greeting.
" Young Master Gu."
"Miss Tang, please have a seat." Gu Wuchen gestured with his hand. "It's been seven months. What brings you here all of a sudden?"
Tang Yuehua sat down, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and suppressed her anxiety.
" Young Master Gu, I've come to deliver a message to you. The Heaven Dou Empire. Prince Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing have both encountered misfortune."
Gu Wuchen's eyes narrowed.
"Something happened? What exactly happened?"
"Half a month ago, Prince Xue Xing suddenly died of a heart attack. The imperial physician examined him for a long time and could only say that it was a sudden heart ailment."
Tang Yuehua lowered her voice slightly, "Just three days ago, His Highness Xue Beng was assassinated on his way back to the manor. Although he survived, he was seriously injured and is still lying in bed unconscious."
She sighed, her face full of worry. "Now, in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, only Prince Xue Qinghe is left who can inherit the throne. The court is in a state of panic, and everyone is saying that these two things are too strange."
Gu Wuchen picked up the teacup and gently stroked the inside of it with his fingertips.
He understood instantly.
There's nothing strange about it; it's clearly Qian Renxue's doing.
Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng are Xue Qinghe's biggest rivals. If they are eliminated, Qian Renxue can ascend the throne without any obstacles.
It seems she couldn't wait any longer; taking advantage of the chaos following the beast tide, she made her move.
Ice Empress sat to the side, pursing their lips.
She had absolutely no interest in these power struggles within the royal family.
Looking at Gu Wuchen's calm expression, Tang Yuehua tentatively asked:
" Young Master Gu, do you really think... these two things were accidental?"
Gu Wuchen put down his teacup and said calmly:
Whether it was an accident or not is unimportant. What matters is that the outcome is already decided.
He had long known of Qian Renxue's ambition and knew that she would make her move sooner or later.
I just didn't expect her to choose this time, and to act so quickly and ruthlessly.
Tang Yuehua hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and then said:
"Actually, there's something else I must tell you, Tang San. Tang San's Martial Soul has changed."
Gu Wuchen raised his eyes:
"Changed? Changed in what way?"
Dark Blue Silver Grass.
Tang Yuehua's voice was filled with obvious worry.
"His current Martial Soul is the entirely black Blue Silver Grass, which carries the power of corrosion and devouring."
In this Soul Master Tournament, he relied on this Martial Soul to defeat several core players from established academies in succession.
Ah Yin, who had been sitting quietly to the side, suddenly raised her head, slamming her teacup down on the table with a clatter, spilling a few drops of tea.
" Dark Blue Silver Grass? How is that possible? Blue Silver Grass is a life-attribute Martial Soul, how could it become a dark attribute?"
Her face was filled with disbelief.
Gu Wuchen was also stunned, his brows furrowing instantly.
Tang Yuehua looked at Ah Yin's pale face and understood.
She softened her tone and said gently:
"I also asked the teachers at Shrek, and they said that Tang San obtained some special opportunity during a training session, which caused his Martial Soul to mutate. This is what Tang San told them himself."
Ah Yin clenched her fingers.
She could sense the evil aura within that dark power; it was definitely not some legitimate opportunity.
Blue Silver Grass is a symbol of life; how could it possibly be tainted by this all-consuming darkness?
Tang Yuehua sighed, a helpless expression on her face:
Shrek Academy also turned a blind eye. Tang San's strength has increased greatly, earning the academy a lot of fame.
Furthermore, although he has been ruthless in the competition so far, he has not actually killed his opponents, so the academy has not interfered much.
Gu Wuchen leaned back in his chair, his fingers lightly tapping the table.
He knew very well that there was no such thing as a stroke of luck falling from the sky.
This kind of power that can completely corrupt Martial Soul inevitably comes at a huge cost.
The more glorious Tang San is now, the more terrible the backlash will be in the future.
"However, it's not like no one can handle him."
Tang Yuehua then changed the subject and added.
"I heard that during the internal training match before the beast tide broke out, Tang San lost to Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing's Eight Spider Lances were a perfect counter to his Dark Blue Silver Grass."
"Restraint? How could that be? That was just temporary suppression."