The maids outside the luxurious VIP room had already been knocked unconscious by Qian Renxue, one after another.
Inside, waves of golden light radiated out, and Qian Renxue's cries rang out from time to time.
About two hours passed, and Lin Gu had refreshed his shield twice.
Qian Renxue attacked like mad, her head drenched in sweat and her clothes soaked through, revealing every line of her slender figure.
Finally, she slumped down in collapse, put away her sword, and panted heavily. Her Soul Power had been completely exhausted, and she had calmed down considerably.
She gazed at the round moon outside the window, no longer hysterical as she had been earlier, simply staring into space.
Seeing this, Lin Gu, who sat on the floor nearby, had let her stare at him for over two hours, and she had finally settled down a little. Without his shield, he would have been hacked into eight pieces long ago. I really don't know what Bibi Dong said after I left to make Qian Renxue fall apart like this.
So he said, "Calmed down?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue merely gave a cold "Hmph!" and continued watching the moon outside the window.
Seeing how tsundere Qian Renxue was, Lin Gu smiled helplessly. He had roughly guessed what she and Bibi Dong had discussed, so he took the initiative to speak:
"Even if you don't want to go undercover, you don't have to come here and kill me, do you? Would killing me mean you wouldn't have to go undercover?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately turned her head, her eyes fixed on Lin Gu. The corners of her mouth twitched, and, still feeling deeply wronged, she said:
"Bibi Dong really does value you. She even tells you secrets like that."
Lin Gu smiled faintly and pondered for a moment. Seeing that Qian Renxue was already a Soul Emperor, wasn't talent like hers even more impressive than Tang San's?
Sending her undercover and wasting over a decade of her life was truly a pity. If she stayed at Spirit Hall, she might even become a god.
Then there probably wouldn't be anything left for Tang San to do.
Lin Gu shook his head and folded his arms across his chest. Before he could speak, he suddenly noticed Qian Renxue looking at him.
There were tears in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curved as though she was about to cry.
Lin Gu was at a loss for words. She had been so overbearing at first, so why was she on the verge of tears now?
Pursing her little lips, Qian Renxue rushed over in a flurry, grabbed Lin Gu by the shoulders, and pleaded tearfully:
"Lin Gu, help your big sister. Talk to Bibi Dong and tell her not to send me undercover. I'm almost ready to break through to Soul Saint. At such an important point, how can I go off and do something else? Mm, mm, mm, help your big sister talk to Bibi Dong, please?"
She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her eyes glistening. Her body carried an incredibly fresh fragrance, and the sight of her shedding tears was so touching that Lin Gu froze on the spot.
Is this still Qian Renxue? Didn't she want to cut me down just now?
Seeing Lin Gu staring blankly without speaking, Qian Renxue drew him into her arms and acted coy. Naturally, she regarded him as a six-year-old child, so she planned to coax him a little and see whether Bibi Dong might listen to what Lin Gu said.
And so Qian Renxue held Lin Gu in her arms and continued in a sweet, delicate voice:
"Lin Gu, help your big sister, please? From now on, I'll take you to cultivate with Grandpa. That's even better than being with Bibi Dong. My grandpa is Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, a rank ninety-nine Peerless Douluo. You could call him the strongest person in Spirit Hall. I'll have Grandpa take you as his disciple and devote himself to nurturing you. That's so much better than following Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong is very petty, let me tell you. Although I'm her daughter, she..."
Lin Gu was dumbfounded. Qian Renxue held him in her arms and said a great deal, but all Lin Gu felt was the slightly burning warmth coming from her body.
Perhaps it was from the intense fighting just now, along with her soft skin and faint, fresh fragrance.
"She doesn't love me at all. She even hates me. Now, to stop me from developing, she wants to send me undercover. Lin Gu, help your big sister. I'll tell Grandpa to nurture you as the next Pope from now on. All seven enshrined will devote themselves to nurturing you. How does that sound?"
Lin Gu swallowed. That was more than he could ask for. This really would be better than following Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong was love-brained; Spirit Hall's policies were so good, yet she had managed it into this state.
Still, it was quite rare to see Qian Renxue acting coy, so Lin Gu deliberately said:
"But weren't you trying to kill me just now?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue hurriedly laughed and hastened to explain:
"Your big sister was only playing with you just now. I knew your shield was thick, so I came to test it. I didn't expect it to be so impressive. No matter what I did, I couldn't break your shield. I'm impressed. Forgive your big sister, please? From now on, I'll cultivate with you and help you hunt Soul Beasts. How about that?"
Qian Renxue pouted her little lips and blinked her big eyes, her entire face so close to Lin Gu's that he could hear her heartbeat and her faint breathing.
"Please? Lin Gu? Help your big sister!"
Qian Renxue pursed her little lips, her two large eyes gazing fixedly at Lin Gu as she waited for his answer, looking at him tenderly with a doting expression.
Lin Gu really hadn't expected Qian Renxue to have this side to her. He thought this more or less aligned with his plans anyway, and he hadn't intended to take Bibi Dong as his master, so he nodded with a show of reluctance.
"All right, but Bibi-no, Her Holiness the Pope might not listen to me."
Seeing Lin Gu agree, Qian Renxue was utterly delighted and immediately scooped him up. Qian Renxue was fifteen, but she was already 1.7 meters tall.
She happily spun around with Lin Gu in her arms, pressed her cheek against his, then kissed him on the cheek.
"Wonderful! Lin Gu, you're so adorable. As long as you agree, that's enough. Whether Bibi Dong listens or not is up to her."
After spinning around like that, Qian Renxue set Lin Gu down, then became that composed Qian Renxue again. She slowly turned, walked to the window, and looked at the bright moon outside. Her whole demeanor grew aloof again as she said:
"As long as a genius like you stands on my side, Bibi Dong, let's see how you keep targeting me!"
Lin Gu pressed his lips together. He preferred Qian Renxue as she had been just now. He touched his cheek, where a faint, fresh fragrance still lingered.
"Ah, why do I feel like I've been played?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately changed her expression, becoming gentle and adorable again. She promptly turned around and crouched down to look at Lin Gu, touched his nose, and said:
"Not at all. Your big sister means it. Come on, I'll take you to meet my grandpa right now. With your talent, my grandpa will absolutely adore you!"
"Also, try to have as little contact with Bibi Dong as possible from now on. I'll teach you to cultivate, and Spirit Hall's seven enshrined will accompany you. This is the best treatment Spirit Hall has to offer, a thousand times better than what Bibi Dong arranged. Let's go!"
Qian Renxue took Lin Gu's hand and swaggered straight out.
Only after stepping outside did he discover that every maid out there had been knocked unconscious!
Lin Gu swallowed. All right, then. Let's meet that mysterious Peerless Douluo and see how much health I can gain by giving him a "Heartsteel" proc.
Judging by Martial Soul grades, a god-tier Martial Soul like that would surely give the most.
Lin Gu smiled, and just like that, Qian Renxue brought him to the Worship Hall!