"I have nothing to tell you."
Beiming Yuan replied casually, then changed the subject. "Pope of Spirit Hall, Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall, if you two have business with me, say it. If not, please stop following me."
"An unfamiliar Peerless Douluo and Peak Douluo have appeared in the Heaven Dou Empire. As the Pope of Spirit Hall, I naturally had to confirm it for myself," Bibi Dong said calmly.
"The same goes for me." Qian Daoliu nodded. "I was curious about your identity, young friend, and those of the two fellow cultivators hidden nearby, so I came to investigate."
"Now that you've seen us, you two can leave. I don't like being followed," Beiming Yuan said.
"..."
Bibi Dong fell silent for a while, then asked, "Beiming Yuan, are you interested in joining Spirit Hall?"
"Tell me the benefits."
"Power, status, money, and cultivation resources."
"Aren't you missing one?"
"Missing one?" Bibi Dong was taken aback. "What's missing?" she asked, puzzled.
"What about beauties?"
Beiming Yuan asked bluntly.
Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong fell silent at once, inwardly speechless. Neither had expected Beiming Yuan to say something like that.
"With your outstanding qualities, many women in Spirit Hall will naturally come to like you. If you wish, you can choose one of them. I can arrange it," Bibi Dong said.
If she could use a "beauty trap" to draw Beiming Yuan into Spirit Hall's camp, it would be a small investment for a huge return.
Qian Daoliu said nothing, because he was thinking the same thing.
"Only one? Forget it, then."
Beiming Yuan waved a hand.
"..." The corners of Bibi Dong's and Qian Daoliu's mouths twitched.
Well, after all that, Beiming Yuan was no graceful gentleman as he appeared, but a fickle, lustful playboy.
The contrast... was too great!!!
"One is too few? Then how many do you want?" Bibi Dong asked.
"All of them."
Beiming Yuan chuckled.
The corners of Bibi Dong's mouth twitched. She had never been this speechless in her life, and for a moment she even suspected Beiming Yuan was joking with her.
All of them?
Beiming Yuan dared to ask, but she didn't dare agree.
She even wanted to ask: If I really gave you all of them, could you handle them?
"Young friend, you truly are quite the romantic," Qian Daoliu remarked with a bemused laugh.
"All right, enough chit-chat."
Beiming Yuan smiled. "Whatever you two want to do has nothing to do with me. Just stop following me, and we can keep our well water out of each other's river water."
"If you want to try me, I welcome it. But the consequences will be severe."
As he finished, Beiming Yuan's gaze turned slightly cold. Though his cultivation wasn't high, the pressure in his eyes was no weaker than theirs.
With the Snow Empress and Ice Empress joining forces, even without the advantage of fighting in the Far North, they were stronger than an ordinary Peerless Douluo.
Leaving aside whether Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong would temporarily join forces, even if they did, it would be useless.
Taking ten thousand steps back, if they truly pushed him too far, at worst the fish would die and the net would tear.
The Ice and Snow Empresses' heavenly tribulation, the Sea God's Divine Sense inside the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud... Heh, if they wouldn't let him live well, then none of them would.
"Until fate brings us together again."
Beiming Yuan nodded to the two of them and turned to leave.
Watching Beiming Yuan's retreating figure, Bibi Dong pondered for a moment before disappearing, still ignoring Qian Daoliu's presence.
Qian Daoliu paid it no mind.
He had already sensed that Bibi Dong's presence had vanished completely. Clearly, she had returned to Spirit Hall.
"I'll go see Xiao Xue." Qian Daoliu was in no hurry to return to Spirit Hall. Instead, he planned to see Qian Renxue and give her a few reminders while he was there.
With his strength, slipping into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace without a sound was easy.
At that moment, Qian Renxue was handling affairs in the Crown Prince's residence. After wresting power from Prince Xue Xing, she had plenty to keep her busy for some time.
"Xiao Xue."
Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded beside Qian Renxue's ear.
Her hand paused, and she instinctively looked up to see Qian Daoliu standing not far away, smiling at her.
"Grandpa!"
Qian Renxue sprang to her feet, set down the quill in her hand, and walked toward Qian Daoliu, delight on her face. "Grandpa, what brings you here?"
"I came to see you." Qian Daoliu smiled kindly and reached out to pat her head. "How have you been lately? Are you tired?" he asked gently.
"I'm all right. I'm not tired."
Qian Renxue smiled as she spoke.
"Your undercover mission is important, but you need to get some rest too. You mustn't wear yourself out..." Qian Daoliu said with concern.
"I know. Don't worry."
Qian Renxue replied, then changed the subject. "Grandpa, you must have heard about Beiming Yuan already. I imagine he's at least partly why you came this time?"
She knew that with a Peerless Douluo appearing near her, Qian Daoliu would surely be worried and would come in person.
"Yes." Qian Daoliu nodded and pondered for a moment. "Actually, she came too. She just left and went back to Spirit Hall."
Qian Renxue's gaze flickered, but quickly returned to normal. Wearing an unconcerned expression, she changed the subject. "Grandpa, did you go sound out Beiming Yuan just now? What did you find?"
"Beiming Yuan is an interesting young man. Besides a Peerless Douluo, he also has a Peak Douluo behind him. Their strength is considerable."
"Unfortunately, they went to great lengths to conceal themselves, so I couldn't learn much."
Qian Daoliu sighed, somewhat helpless.
He could only sense that the two of them had the ice attribute. He couldn't discern anything more.
They were both Peerless Douluo. If the other party deliberately concealed themselves, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't very well start a fight with them, could he?
Qian Renxue was startled. "There's a Peak Douluo behind him too? Who on earth is he?"
Qian Daoliu shook his head. "We can't determine their identities yet, but we can be certain they aren't enemies of Spirit Hall for now."
"And..."
Qian Daoliu paused, his expression suddenly turning odd.
"Grandpa, and what?" Qian Renxue looked puzzled.
After some thought, Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue about Bibi Dong's invitation to Beiming Yuan, including the part about "all of them."
As expected, Qian Renxue's face stiffened when she heard it, and she froze on the spot.
After a long while, Qian Renxue came to her senses and instinctively blurted out, "That guy is such a playboy!"
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little angry. She didn't know why herself; she just felt a little angry.
"Ahem."
Qian Daoliu cleared his throat. "But we can't rule out the possibility that he said it deliberately, just to turn down Bibi Dong's invitation."
"Is that so..." Qian Renxue nodded, the anger in her heart easing a little.
"Whether it's true or not, Xiao Xue, you must be careful whenever you deal with him from now on," Qian Daoliu cautioned.
"Grandpa, what are you saying?" Qian Renxue blushed, though she was still dressed as Xue Qinghe, which made it look a little strange.
"I meant you should be careful for your safety. What were you thinking?" Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue with an odd expression.
"..." Qian Renxue fell silent, embarrassment showing on her face.
She couldn't be blamed for that, could she? Grandpa was the one who had said it oddly.