Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 228 She's Different From You

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"you!"

Qian Renxue bit her lower lip lightly, trying to make her tone sound calm, but the slight tremor at the end of her voice still betrayed the turmoil in her heart: "Oh, you're quite good at arranging things, stuffing so many girls into the Royal Fighting Team. What, are you planning to form a team of beauties so you can watch to your heart's content?"

“It’s not like I’m the only man here,” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue snorted coldly, turned her head away, and glanced at the blooming peach blossoms beside her seemingly unintentionally. She said sourly, "Hmph, who knows what you're up to? Maybe you're just using the competition as an excuse to get closer to them."

Xuanming was slightly taken aback, and asked with a puzzled look, "Do I need to use the competition as a pretext to get close to them?"

Qian Renxue suddenly turned her head, her beautiful eyes filled with anger, "Are you not even going to pretend anymore?"

"When did I ever pretend?" Xuanming asked, puzzled.

"Besides, weren't they all found for me by you?"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were somewhat unavoidable, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were both given to him by Qian Renxue!

"Me!" Qian Renxue was speechless for a moment. "Didn't I tell you to just pretend? Who told you to actually... who told you to actually get so close to them!"

"I just... I just didn't want you to be too lonely."

Xuanming quietly watched Qian Renxue. Sometimes he really wished he had a voice recorder to record what Qian Renxue was saying, so she wouldn't cause trouble here.

However, since she's being unreasonable, the recording pen will probably make her furious, which would be even more troublesome.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Qian Renxue looked at Xuan Ming, who was silently drinking his tea.

Xuanming poured another cup of tea, "Let me wait until you calm down."

"Do you think I can let this go?" Qian Renxue said through gritted teeth.

"That's your problem, it's not my fault." Xuanming gathered his soul power and heated up the slightly cold tea.

Qian Renxue snatched the tea from Xuan Ming's hand, drank it down in one gulp, and glared at him through gritted teeth.

Xuanming was speechless and chose to ignore it again. "Also, I plan to switch with the Royal Fighting Team 2 and give them the seeded team spot. I will take the Royal Fighting Team 1 through the procedures."

If he goes straight to the finals, there will only be two or three matches, and the opponents will be too strong. Once he makes a move, Ning Rongrong and the others will become mere accessories, and there will be no chance for them to demonstrate their strength.

Moreover, his matter also needs to be resolved.

"You're quite the player, aren't you?" Qian Renxue said through gritted teeth.

"Your Highness, I'm talking about serious business now," Xuanming said helplessly.

“I’m talking about serious business!” Qian Renxue said.

"Then let's talk about my business first, and then yours, shall we?" Xuanming asked.

Qian Renxue took a deep breath. "Okay."

"Can you arrange what I just mentioned?" Xuanming asked.

“Okay,” Qian Renxue said.

"Perfect timing. The old emperor intends for me to be the leader of the Royal Fighting Team. These things were originally my responsibility to arrange."

Xuanming raised an eyebrow slightly, "The old emperor still doesn't intend to sever ties with me?"

Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at Xuan Ming, "You underestimate your importance in the old emperor's eyes. Even after things have come to this, he still wants to do his best to protect you."

Xuanming's current situation is indeed dangerous, but it is not truly hopeless. As long as the Heavenly Dou Royal Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School join forces, they will be able to stabilize the situation, and the seven major families will also give the Royal Family face.

The Heavenly Dou royal family, having solved this major problem, incurred a great favor from Xuanming!
In the future, the relationship between Xuanming and the Tiandou royal family will naturally become closer. As long as Xuanming can grow up, he can at least ensure the stability of the Tiandou royal family for a hundred years!

A century of peace and stability for the Heavenly Dou Empire!
How much value is this?
It's not the final moment yet; the old emperor won't easily give up this hope.

Xuanming nodded slightly, gaining a clearer understanding of the old emperor's plans. "In that case, the Royal Fighting Team will proceed according to my plan. However, since the old emperor values ​​me so much, I must reciprocate in kind."

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow. "What do you plan to do?"

“Invite any of those disobedient nobles to come during the finals, and I’ll take care of them all for you,” Xuanming said.

“I will take the blame, and you can then legitimately give other nobles a warning and strengthen the centralized power of the royal family.”

Qian Renxue was taken aback. "You're going to handle this? Are you serious?"

"You'll find out when the time comes. Just bring the people over," Xuanming said.

"Whether it's poisoning or dirty tricks, I always have a way to do it."

Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, then said, "I will convey this to the old emperor."

"By the way, there's something I need to say. Yu Tianheng has left the Royal Fighting Team." Xuan Ming nodded. "I see. He'll probably go to Shrek Academy."

Qian Renxue was taken aback. "Aren't you going to ask why?"

“I know the reason,” Xuanming said.

He crippled Yu Luomian, thus forging a blood feud with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He had just returned yesterday and then attacked Yu Xiaogang. Under these circumstances, how could Yu Tianheng possibly continue to stay in the Royal Fighting Team?
If Yu Tianheng hadn't known the absolute gap between them, they probably would have fought him to the death.

"Then I'll take my leave." Xuanming stood up.

"Wait a minute!" Qian Renxue grabbed Xuan Ming.

"Now that you've finished with your business, it's time for me to get down to business."

Xuanming was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "We are not on the same path."

Qian Renxue's hand froze instantly. "Same kind of people? What do you mean by 'same kind of people'? You and she are the same kind of people? But I'm not?"

“There are some things I shouldn’t say, and you wouldn’t believe me anyway,” Xuanming said.

"But we can't."

Qian Renxue took a step forward, almost touching Xuan Ming, "Why?"

"Because of her? Or because I am her daughter?"

“They all exist, but not only,” Xuanming said.

“We can be friends who respect each other, so there won’t be so many conflicts. But if we get too close, you won’t be able to stand me, and I won’t be able to stand you.”

"So, between her and me, you chose her?" Qian Renxue stared intently at Xuan Ming.

“This is not a multiple-choice question,” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue's eyes reddened slightly, and her voice trembled a little, "So you were the only one who decisively rejected me? Am I that bad?"

“You are very good, but I am doing this for your own good,” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue sneered, "You hurt me, and that's for my own good?"

“If I reject you, you will have a legitimate reason to hate me in the future,” Xuanming said.

“I know very well what it feels like to be caught in a dilemma. I used to have no choice, but now you have a choice and don’t have to fall into this vortex.”

Tears welled up in Qian Renxue's eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. She bit her lip, her voice choked with sobs: "Hate you? Why should I hate you? Just because you didn't choose me? Xuanming, who do you think you are, worthy of my hatred, Qian Renxue?"

Xuanming looked at her, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. "Whether you hate her or not, it's your freedom."

Qian Renxue looked up, tears finally streaming down her cheeks. "Excuses, all excuses! What do you mean by doing it for my own good, what do you mean by not wanting to involve me? You just don't care about me."

"Xuanming, look at me and tell me, don't you really feel even a little bit of attraction towards me?"

"..."

“Yes,” Xuanming said.

Upon hearing the word "yes," Qian Renxue paused slightly, her tears seemingly freezing for a moment. Her initial resentment and grievances wavered for a moment. "If you have it... why are you so cruel as to reject me?"

"Being moved is just being moved," Xuanming said.

"You can do whatever you want because you are Qian Renxue, you have the right to do so, but I can't."

"And what about her?" Qian Renxue's tears fell like broken beads. She bit her lower lip tightly, trying hard not to cry out loud.

Xuanming sighed softly, "She's not like you."

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, "Different? How are they different? What she can do for you, I can do too!"

Xuanming looked at Qian Renxue and said, "We have both embarked on a path of no return, but you can live in the light and enjoy the glory and honor that belong to you."

Qian Renxue sneered, "Light? Do you think I live in the light right now? From the moment I was born, my life has never been truly free and happy."

"Xuanming, do you think rejecting me is for my own good? You're wrong. It will only make me suffer more."

Xuanming was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Pain is only temporary; time will heal everything."

"You will meet the person who is truly right for you. He will give you the life you want and let you forget all your troubles and pain."

Qian Renxue glared angrily at Xuan Ming, "The right person for me? I don't want anyone but you!"

"Xuanming, don't think you can get rid of me so easily. I won't give up!"

(End of this chapter)