Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 73 The Sun and Moon Palace, Natural Oranges

"What are you doing?" Qian Renxue asked curiously as they returned to their room.

This was Shen Yuanyi's first time in Qian Renxue's bedroom. She glanced around and instantly understood why His Majesty had asked her to take care of this young lady.

"Teacher and Grandpa Long..." she said, winking and making faces.

Qian Renxue suddenly realized that they were a couple. But thinking about it, it made sense; both of them were Limit Douluo. Could it be that Elder Long, who wasn't an evil soul master, joined the Holy Spirit Cult for Elder Ye's sake?

Does this mean that people in this era also have a "love-obsessed" mentality?

"I'm just asking to become an apprentice, do you have to make such a fuss?" But she still asked anyway.

"Miss, you don't know this," Shen Yuanyi said mysteriously, "Old Master Ye, she..."

bang bang bang-

"Didn't you say you were going to sleep?" Ye Xishui's voice came.

"Ah, right away!" Shen Yuanyi was so frightened that she broke out in a sweat.

"Bang—" The door was pushed open, and Ye Xishui appeared in the doorway. She then threw a bed in, which landed steadily next to the original bed.

"Hurry up and start cultivating!" Ye Xishui closed the door.

Qian Renxue blinked. It seemed that her teacher and Elder Long did indeed have some secret.

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Sun and Moon Palace.

Crown Prince Xu Tianran was sitting in his Eastern Palace, with a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old behind him, giving him a massage with her nimble hands.

Before him knelt a maid, trembling with fear as she held up a soul tool with both hands. This soul tool was a playback device capable of copying and reproducing images from a monitoring soul tool.

The maid knew the prince's nature all too well. Although he seemed incredibly kind on ordinary days, he was actually ruthless behind the scenes, especially after he became disabled. When he was around women, he acted like a pervert.

She was one of the longest-serving maids in the Eastern Palace. She had personally witnessed His Highness the Crown Prince bring a girl back from a ball, kiss her hand and say that she was his chosen one. They then had dinner together, and everything was so wonderful.

As night fell, gunshots rang out from the Crown Prince's palace. When the guards rushed in, they found that the Crown Prince was unharmed, but the girl had been riddled with bullets by Xu Tianran.

This is just one example. When it comes to women, His Highness the Crown Prince always has an almost insane obsession. Many female prisoners in the Sun Moon Empire's prisons are not taken to the execution ground, but are always secretly executed by him.

Moreover, for some reason, His Highness the Crown Prince has been very resistant to the selection of a consort, and there are even rumors in the palace that His Highness the Crown Prince might be impotent...

Finally, the girl standing behind him appeared. Her name was easy to remember: Orange, just like her martial soul. Only in Orange's presence could Xu Tianran show a moment of relaxation.

Xu Tianran picked up the girl during an inspection trip. At that time, Ju Zi had lost her father in the war and was wandering. She always remembered the hatred and the enemy in the war, who was a general of the Star Luo Empire named Dai Hao.

Later, she stayed by Xu Tianran's side, and Xu Tianran sent her to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Until Xu Tianran lost both his legs and the ability to walk during a palace intrigue. It was also during that attack that Ju Zi took two knife wounds while protecting him.

From then on, Ju Zi became Xu Tianran's confidante. She knew Xu Tianran's secret and was willing to help him keep it a secret. As a result, Xu Tianran announced to the outside world that Ju Zi was the Crown Princess he had taken into his household, thus silencing those people.

In recent years, the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire has been on his deathbed, so his brothers have jumped out again.

If Qian Renxue knew this, she'd probably laugh her head off and say that there were fools like herself in this era. She should have killed or expelled all the other princes from the capital when she was the crown prince, and all this trouble wouldn't have happened.

However, she also took into account that Dugu Bo was by Xue Beng's side, and Xue Beng was acting quite respectable, so she relaxed her vigilance.

Even the little devil suggested to her that they should just kill that old man Dugu Bo, since it would be no problem for the pufferfish and the snake spear to assassinate him, but the little angel rejected the suggestion.

Because she saved Ye Lingling at the time, and Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan seemed to have a pretty good relationship, she thought that she could bring both families into the Spirit Hall together in the future.

As a result, a big problem arose.

"Alright, leave your things here and go," Xu Tianran said calmly.

"Yes, this servant takes her leave." The maid withdrew. A cold glint flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Ju Zi, you should know about this by now, right?" Xu Tianran asked.

"I have heard about it." Ju Zi smiled slightly, came to Xu Tianran's side, raised the soul guide player, and played the video again.

The footage was short, less than two minutes long, but it clearly recorded the entire process of Qian Renxue and Ji Juechen's fight.

Finally, as Qian Renxue unleashed her own sword intent, a sun appeared behind her. The scene ended there.

Ju Zi adjusted the soul tool and zoomed in on the image: "Your Highness, look. This is the person that Senior Shadow Douluo mentioned."

Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes: "This is... a girl with blonde hair. She does have a certain charm, and she suits the sun well. Do you know where she went?"

"Your Highness, I heard from Senior Shadow Douluo that this girl was eventually taken away by... people from there," Orange replied.

Xu Tianran's eyes narrowed suddenly. He naturally knew what the place Ju Zi was talking about was. It was the Holy Spirit Cult, the state religion of the Sun Moon Empire. His father's ascension to the throne was inseparable from their support and methods.

In a place where evil spirit masters gather, how could this sun-like girl survive?

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry." Ju Zi noticed Xu Tianran's anxiety and gently massaged his muscles again to help him relax.

"Since it's inconvenient for Senior Shadow Douluo to appear directly in your palace, he asked me to convey this message to you. The person who took this girl away was Senior Dragon, and they were chatting and laughing together. So, those people shouldn't do anything too outrageous to this girl for the time being."

Ju Zi's words gradually relaxed Xu Tianran. He knew all too well what this girl meant—the miracles she had displayed in this battle, and the fervor with which the people of the Sun Moon Empire saw her. If he could win this girl over to his side and gain her support, his position as Crown Prince would undoubtedly be even more secure.

However, there was one advantage: he had previously massacred one of his brothers' palaces, and it was precisely with the help of the Holy Spirit Cult. His decisiveness and ruthlessness also earned him the favor of a high-ranking figure within the Holy Spirit Cult, who became his godmother.

It was the dead of night, and Xu Tianran's eyes seemed to burn with will-o'-the-wisps. He looked at the golden, holy figure again, his gaze sliding down the soul-guided screen until it finally fell on his own empty legs.

His eyes suddenly turned fierce. He was the crown prince, and this girl must also have a very high status in the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Your Highness, you're hurting me!" Orange cried out in pain.

"Sorry." Xu Tianran regained his composure, then casually said, "That maid who just left, lock her in the dungeon. I saw something I shouldn't have seen in her eyes."

While writing this chapter, I looked at a timeline of the Sun Moon Empire, which took quite a bit of time. Here's a rough outline. Since Douluo Continent II doesn't have specific years, I'll use Ju Zi's age as a reference. First, the protagonist becomes a god at 26, and Ju Zi is 29 at the end.

When Huo Yuhao was 5 years old and Ju Zi was 8 years old, Dai Hao launched a war and killed Ju Zi's father.

When Ju Zi was 9 years old, Xu He's father was replaced by Xu Tianran's father, and the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire changed hands. Xu Tianran should have been made crown prince at this time.

Between the ages of 9 and 11, Xu Tianran encountered Ju Zi while he was away. He took her back to Mingdu and brought her into the Eastern Palace, and then sent her to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The exact time of Xu Tianran's assassination is unknown, but it was probably a few years before Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi met, a few years before Ju Zi turned 17, tentatively set at 12-13 years old.

Then, regarding the timeline of this chapter, Ju Zi is approximately 14 years old at this point. This is shortly after Xu Tianran's assassination attempt.

I won't go into the details of what happened next, but it was around the time I was 17 that I met Huo Yuhao.

What comes after that is not important.

Furthermore, Xu Tianran's personality should not need further explanation. He has only two wishes: to unify the continent and to restore his abilities.

However, even when he sees Wang Dong'er dressed as a man, he can still fantasize about her looking like a woman, which shows his true feelings.

(End of this chapter)