Upon returning to the crown prince's residence, Qian Renxue sent away the people Xue Ye had dispatched to check on her.
After receiving their Immortal Herbs, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo entered cultivation.
In the secret chamber, Ling Yuan Douluo also took the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower under Huo Yuhao's watch.
Watching Ling Yuan enter cultivation, Huo Yuhao stretched lazily, showing off his fine figure.
His situation had already improved, and his strength would soon catch up.
Apparently, being Qian Renxue wasn't so bad. It was nowhere near as earth-shattering as he had imagined when he first transmigrated!
Smiling, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the bed, ready to cultivate.
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Fate has changed slightly. The connection between both parties' fates has increased. Returning to original body shortly.] [Current fateful connection with Qian Renxue: 10%.] [One copy of the Six-Winged Angel origin has been made. Permission to carry items has been unlocked. One item without sentience may be carried with each swap.]
Huo Yuhao was startled and hurriedly called out in his mind, System?
However, he received no response.
His consciousness began to blur, and Huo Yuhao felt himself gradually being drawn out of the body.
At the very moment he lost consciousness, he hurriedly made a choice with a thought, selecting the Soul Tool containing the Immortal Herbs to take with him.
Then he lost consciousness completely.
Meanwhile, in the world of Douluo II, Qian Renxue was cultivating in an inn in Shrek City.
She had said goodbye to Jiang Nannan that afternoon, only to run into Tang Ya.
Tang Ya was another girl the body's previous occupant had gotten involved with, and her attitude toward Qian Renxue was noticeably strange.
Afterward, the pursuers of Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya had even shown up. They were called something like One Shi and Two Bei. Despite their youth, both were already Soul Elders, and they had even wanted to challenge her.
In the end, Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya sent the two of them away with their tails between their legs.
With the sky growing dark, Qian Renxue had no choice but to make do with a night at a small inn in Shrek City and leave first thing the next morning.
While she was cultivating, a voice likewise sounded in her mind.
[Fate has changed slightly. Returning to original body shortly.] [A portion of Huo Yuhao's spiritual power talent has been copied. Permission to carry items has been unlocked. One item without sentience may be carried with each swap.]
Qian Renxue opened her eyes in astonishment and cried inwardly, Who are you?
However, no one answered her.
Then she felt her consciousness being stripped away, and Qian Renxue was overjoyed. Am I going back?
As she was about to lose consciousness, she also felt reluctant to leave, her feelings too complicated to put into words.
There was still much in this era ten thousand years later that was worth investigating.
Then her vision went dark, and she lost consciousness.
In the secret chamber, in the middle of the night.
Ling Yuan finally refined the medicinal power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Soul Power surged around her, and her cultivation broke through from level ninety-three to level ninety-four.
Turning her attention to her Martial Soul, she could clearly sense that its innate fire attribute had become purer and its temperature even hotter.
Clearly, the quality of her Martial Soul had also improved enormously.
She now had complete confidence that she could become a Super Douluo in the future.
For a moment, Ling Yuan was overcome with excitement, and she felt even more grateful to Huo Yuhao.
Opening her eyes, she looked toward the bed.
The golden-haired girl was sleeping soundly, her hair spread messily across the bed. Even in her sleep, her lovely brows were tightly knitted, her face full of worry.
Thinking of what Qian Renxue had been through, sent to a foreign land as an undercover agent at the age of nine, and how His Holiness the Pope also seemed to dislike her, Ling Yuan thought these years must have been hard on her.
The words "a mother's embrace" still echoed in her ears. Ling Yuan couldn't help sighing, her cheeks flushing slightly as she tiptoed to Qian Renxue's side and gently gathered the girl into her arms.
Early the next morning, Qian Renxue woke up feeling suffocated.
It was as though two soft, towering volcanoes loomed before her, radiating astonishing heat and leaving her unable to breathe.
Then she woke up.
Opening her eyes, she saw luxurious, elegant bed curtains rather than the pale ceiling of the little inn, and her consciousness finally cleared completely.
"I'm really back!"
Qian Renxue let out a long breath. A thousand tangled thoughts crowded her heart, and everything she had experienced these past few days seemed like a dream.
So that voice last night was real. I swapped bodies with Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years in the future? He took my place, and I took his? I wonder what Huo Yuhao did with my body? He didn't do anything stupid, did he?
From what that voice said, we'll swap again in the future.
Qian Renxue's feelings were complicated, a mixture of unease and relief.
Having sorted through the tangled thoughts in her mind, Qian Renxue finally came to herself. She turned slightly and finally noticed that something was wrong.
Lying beside her was a voluptuous woman of a thousand charms.
Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply, and something seemed to explode in her head.
Her face first turned pale, then red.
Not from shyness, but from anger.
Huo Yuhao! What on earth did you do with my body? Are you really so wanton?
I'm undercover right now! Are you trying to reduce ten years of my hard work to ashes?
Qian Renxue's vision went dark, and she felt as though the sky had collapsed.
"Young Mistress, what's wrong? Are you all right?"
Ling Yuan woke up and looked at Qian Renxue, who was frozen in place as though her soul had left her body, her face full of concern.
Hearing how Ling Yuan addressed her, Qian Renxue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She called me Young Mistress. That means she's from Spirit Hall too.
At that thought, Qian Renxue's expression turned cold. Her golden eyes radiated the authority of a superior as she stared coldly at Ling Yuan. "Why are you in my bed?"
Looking at Qian Renxue, whose expression had changed as quickly as turning a page, Ling Yuan caught her breath. It felt as though something was blocking her heart, but she answered submissively:
"Last night, I saw that you kept frowning in your sleep, Young Mistress. You said my embrace was like a mother's embrace, so I wanted to help you."
Qian Renxue's eyes widened, anger and embarrassment showing in them.
"So you actually wanted to be my mother?"
Ling Yuan froze, and for an instant her expression turned strange. She quickly got it under control, rose, and respectfully admitted her mistake. "I wouldn't dare. I only wanted to help you, Young Mistress."
Qian Renxue rubbed the spot between her brows.
That bastard Huo Yuhao, it's only been a few days! He's already managed to make the female subordinate before me willingly throw herself into his arms, and even dressed it up as "a mother's embrace."
Why do I feel nothing but suffocated?
Qian Renxue kept her face cold and waved a hand. "Enough. You may leave. Remember, you're never allowed in my bed again!"
"Yes."
Ling Yuan Douluo left the secret chamber with her head lowered. Before stepping out, she couldn't help looking back twice, her gaze resentful and somewhat puzzled.
Why does it feel as though the Young Mistress has become a different person today? Yesterday she was sweetly calling me sister, and today she's wearing a cold face, as though I'd robbed her of her innocence.
Qian Renxue went to the bathroom to wash up. When she saw how different it looked, clearly having been used, her expression changed at once. Her cheeks flushed crimson, and her eyes filled with embarrassment and anger.
Huo Yuhao must have seen every inch of my body! He's even touched it all over! Did he take the opportunity to do anything improper?
Just thinking about it made Qian Renxue's head buzz and left her dizzy. When she thought that they might have to swap again in the future, goosebumps rose all over her body.
"No! I have to set some restrictions for him!"
Qian Renxue found paper and a pen, then wrote:
"Huo Yuhao, you and I have swapped bodies for reasons unknown. This is a fortuitous opportunity for us, but swapping souls is bound to cause inconvenience. Therefore, I have specifically laid down several rules, which I hope you will be sure to follow."
"First, during each swap, both parties must write down in detail what they have done and carry the record with them so the other can review it."
"Second, neither party may use the other's body or identity to do anything against the other's wishes. You are not allowed to do improper things with my body! No bathing!"
"Third, you are not allowed to get involved with women using my identity!"
"Fourth, my identity is special, and nothing can be allowed to go wrong. I will write out a plan of action for you, and after we swap, you will follow it!"
Those were all the rules Qian Renxue could think of for now. She put down the pen and placed the paper in a conspicuous spot in her Soul Tool.