Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 397 Heading to Starsea City

"If Bingxue and I decide not to cause trouble for Xu Jiujiu... but Xu Jiujiu's brother, after all, perished at our hands. Are you sure she will choose to submit to us?" Ye Xishui asked with a smile.

"There are some things she can't have just because she wants them," Qian Renxue said casually. "Some things may seem like a choice, but the choice isn't actually hers."

"There's another problem. Yan Shaozhe, as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, has been missing for so long, and they haven't come looking for him. Does kidnapping Hai Huan Douluo really work?" Ye Xishui pondered for a moment.

"However, they didn't come looking for Yan Shaozhe, probably because they guessed that the brat had fallen into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult or something. And given their connection to the Sea God, they're not worried?"

"That's possible. Otherwise, as the next dean of the Martial Soul Department, they wouldn't have let us take Ma Xiaotao away so easily." Qian Renxue stood up and walked out of the secluded room with Ye Xishui.

"You can think of it this way. When Yan Shaozhe disappeared, Shrek Academy didn't actually suffer too many losses in combat power. Mu En, Xuan Zi, Qing Ying, and other high-ranking members were still around. In addition, it was Mu En who ordered Yan Shaozhe to carry out the secret operation, so they would think it was some kind of important mission."

"Things are different now. Moon has fallen, and Xuanzi may be dead as well. Shrek Academy's high-level combat power is being eroded bit by bit. After suffering repeated setbacks, if they can still hold on—"

Qian Renxue's eyes were strange: "Then I can only say that you overestimated their determination to take over the faith of the continent."

This reminded her of a long time ago when her father, Qian Xunji, was severely injured, but the Spirit Hall did nothing about it.

In a sense, it was this incident that caused the Spirit Hall's prestige to decline, and allowed Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to unscrupulously promote the idea of ​​being of one mind with the Spirit Hall.

Ye Xishui nodded: "Actually, what I'm most curious about is how you came up with the idea of ​​orchestrating all of this behind the scenes, but somehow managed to prevent them from directly pinning the blame on you."

At this moment, Qian Renxue and Ye Xishui had arrived at a terrace of the tall building where the Silver Moon Temple was located, and they were looking towards the east of the continent together.

She reached out her hand, grabbed a handful of pupae from the side, and the power of the Life Gold surged forth, catalyzing their growth.

Then, she opened her hands, and countless butterflies flew out. They were like Qian Renxue's apostles, carrying what she had bestowed upon them, and flew away into the distance.

"I've heard it said that when a butterfly flutters its wings in the middle of a continent, it can cause a huge wave at sea. But what if it's not a butterfly that's flapping its wings, but the invisible wings of an angel?"

Qian Renxue shrugged: "Actually, when I first returned to the mainland, I encountered people from Shrek Academy. At that time, I noticed something amiss. Some of their behaviors seemed quite normal to people of this era. But I am, after all, someone from the old era, so naturally I was able to spot the loopholes or other irrationalities in their actions."

"For example, the criteria for judging evil spirit masters, the discrimination against the Sun Moon Empire, and many, many other things," Qian Renxue said in a low voice. "I've just magnified these issues in front of people, and naturally some people will notice that something is wrong."

"Then we can make some special plans targeting it, such as tampering with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes." Qian Renxue looked towards the east of the continent.

She clasped her hands together and said, "I'll be back soon, very soon."

"Impressive." Ye Xishui praised, "According to my surveillance, Haihuan Douluo is already in the Star Sea Empire. Shall we go take a look?"

"Okay, let's go. We'll head to the border first." Qian Renxue nodded.

Then, Ye Xishui, accompanied by a streak of light, flew eastward with her master.

Moonshadow City isn't too far from the border. If the southern territory of the Sun Moon Empire were divided into three equal parts, Moonshadow City would be located precisely on the dividing line near the Mingdou Mountains. Qian Renxue made a point of taking a look at the four cities along the way, including Wangjiang City.

These cities are now slowly getting back on track. The Sun and Moon Royal Family has sent some Soul Masters to help them get used to their new lives.

Currently, the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is nearing the end of his life and could die at any moment from any sudden shock. Qian Renxue's current plan is to launch a war before the old emperor passes away.

This way, Ju Zi can develop her influence within the army beforehand to restrain Xu Tianran. Otherwise, if the war is launched after Xu Tianran has taken power, Ju Zi might not get much credit, and people will only mention that the "Empress" was an excellent commander, not "Ju Zi".

Upon arriving at the Mingdou Mountains on the border, Ye Xishui concealed herself as usual. Qian Renxue, having changed her disguise, went alone to the military tent where Ju Zi was.

Little Lord?

Suddenly, a thought struck Ju Zi. Seeing the messenger appear, she dismissed everyone else and said, "You all go down first."

"Not bad, you've already become the chief strategist of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentorship in such a short time?" Qian Renxue, disguised as a messenger, was surprised.

This was the news she heard on her way here.

"She was promoted by the division commander, so naturally we can't let her down," Orange said with a slight smile.

"Have the frictions started to increase recently?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Yes. After the Star Luo Empire split, the newly born Star Sea Empire only occupied two-fifths of the original territory in the southwest. Moreover, most importantly, they did not directly border the Heavenly Soul Empire. The Divine Luo Empire has a corridor-like area between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Sea Empire." Orange nodded.

"And this corridor area is actually very chaotic! The Divine Luo Empire seems to have implemented a kind of regional autonomy over this area, letting them do whatever they want. As a result, the people there will harass the Sun and Moon, the Star Sea, and even the Heavenly Soul Empire from time to time."

"..." Qian Renxue frowned. She wasn't as good as Ju Zi at tactical planning for "how to fight this battle in detail." However, she understood this kind of formal analysis very well.

This is clearly a bait thrown out by the Holy Roman Empire. They want to turn this corridor into an autonomous gray area where anyone can come and do whatever they want without restraint, and it happens to be located in a position similar to the center of the continent.

Most importantly, by doing this, they actually blocked the Star Sea Empire from the Star Dou Great Forest, thus leaving the Star Sea Empire with few forests suitable for soul hunting. The only place that is truly suitable for soul beasts to inhabit is probably the sea.

"So, you've fought against them before?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Yes, we have them all."

Suddenly, Qian Renxue leaned forward, tiptoed slightly, and whispered in Ju Zi's ear.

"Alright, prepare for battle."

(End of this chapter)