Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul Flowing Blade Like Fire terrifies Bibi Dong

Chapter 49 A Very Interesting Person

The hall was quiet for a moment.

Su Chen suddenly burst out laughing.

"After all that talk, it turns out you were just giving me a test."

"No." Xue Qinghe slowly shook his head. "It's not setting a test, it's inspecting the goods."

"I need to know whether the Spirit Hall has delivered a knife or a stick to cause trouble to me this time."

Su Chen looked at him, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed to himself.

You're wrong.

"I am neither a knife nor a stick."

"I am fire."

"If you dare to put me in the academy, I can burn that place to the ground."

"I just don't know if you'll be willing to part with it."

Xue Qinghe's eyes narrowed slightly under the light.

At this moment, the pressure he felt from Su Chen was no longer just from his strength and status.

It is something more fundamental.

This person does not accept being tested, manipulated, or placed on the chessboard as a pawn.

If you want to use him to do something, you must first accept a prerequisite.

He could burn the whole game at any moment.

Xue Qinghe remained silent for a long time, then suddenly asked, "What if I said I couldn't bear to part with it?"

Su Chen stood up and slowly walked to him.

The distance between the two instantly closed.

Xue Qinghe was so close that he could almost see the cold fire burning deep within those dark eyes.

Su Chen looked down at him, her voice low but clear.

"Then you won't see me tonight."

"Since you saw it, it means you were willing to part with it."

"Not only are you willing to do it, you also want to use me to smash all the things you don't want to touch."

"You're afraid I'll lose control."

"But you're even more afraid that you can't control Xue Xing and her bunch of good-for-nothings by yourself."

"So stop acting, Your Highness."

You need me.

As the last four words fell, Xue Qinghe's breathing became unsteady for the first time.

It's very light.

It's so light that ordinary people can't even notice it.

But Su Chen heard it.

It was at this moment that Su Chen became even more certain.

The person in front of me has already started to be led astray.

Qian Renxue is very strong.

Their strength lies in their patience, their strategic planning, and their ability to live as someone else entirely.

But she has one major weakness.

She's gotten so used to carrying everything on her own all these years.

If someone of the same level, or even more powerful and sharper than her, suddenly appears and forces their way into her situation, she will instinctively defend herself first, then try, and then weigh whether it is worth cooperating with.

What Su Chen is doing now is forcing her to skip the first two steps and face the result directly.

Either cooperate.

Either turn hostile or break off relations.

There is no third way.

Xue Qinghe slowly raised his head and met Su Chen's gaze.

After a long while, he suddenly whispered, "Su Chen."

This was the first time tonight that he stopped calling him "Brother Su".

Instead, they called him by his name directly.

"You are indeed different from them."

"The people in the Hall of Offerings are looking at me as they are looking at the young master."

"The people on Bibi Dong's side see me as a pawn."

"Only you see me as an opponent you can cooperate with at any time, and also as someone you can overthrow at any time."

Su Chen said calmly, "Because that's how it is."

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Xue Qinghe smiled.

This time, there was an inexplicable sense of relief in that smile.

"it is good."

"Then I'll give you a definite answer."

"I'll give you the academy as a touchstone."

"I can cooperate with any of these, including a public identity, a reason for joining, and royal endorsement if necessary."

"But if you really make a big fuss, you'll have to clean up the mess yourself."

"I won't clean up your mess."

Su Chen said calmly, "I don't need it either."

"very good."

Xue Qinghe nodded, then added a sentence.

"There's one more thing."

"Since you know so much, you should understand that it's best if you don't break the ice between us."

"At least not now, it's not the right time."

Su Chen looked at him and suddenly smiled meaningfully.

"rest assured."

I have no interest in exposing you.

"More than that, I'd like to see if Your Highness the Crown Prince can actually sit firmly on that chair."

Xue Qinghe gave him a deep look.

The guard was still there.

But it's no longer just about being on guard.

There was also a very faint hint of something unusual about her, something she herself was unwilling to admit.

She had originally thought that what she would see that night was a knife sent by Bibi Dong.

When she finally sat down at the table, she realized that the person who had come was more dangerous than she had imagined, and also more qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Su Chen.

This name, after tonight, will probably be permanently etched into her heart.

It's late at night.

Xue Qinghe took half a step back, regaining his gentle and refined demeanor as a prince.

"I'll have someone take you back."

Su Chen turned and walked out, but stopped abruptly at the door.

"No need to send it."

"Also, please pass on a message to Prince Snowstar and Avalanche."

Xue Qinghe's eyes flickered: "What did you say?"

Su Chen did not turn around, leaving only a cold and indifferent voice.

"Tell them to wash their faces clean."

"In a few days, when I enter the academy, I will draw the numbers myself."

With that, he stepped into the night.

A gust of wind suddenly rushed in from outside the main hall, causing the palace lanterns to sway from side to side.

Xue Qinghe stood there, watching the black-robed figure walk away step by step until it completely disappeared at the end of the corridor.

After a long while, a deep voice slowly rang out from the shadows.

"Young Master, this boy's talent is too overwhelming, should we—"

"Shut up."

Xue Qinghe interrupted calmly.

The voice immediately fell silent, and the person dared not utter another word.

Xue Qinghe slowly raised his hand and pressed his brow.

For the first time, a clear trace of weariness appeared on his—no, it should be said that on her—face, which had been perfectly disguised.

It's not because I'm afraid.

Rather, it was because tonight's meeting far exceeded her expectations.

Su Chen is too strong.

He's stronger than a teenager who just left Wuhun City.

It's not just about combat strength.

It is also about temperament, shrewdness, judgment, and that almost unreasonable aggression.

The scariest thing is that he knows everything, yet he says nothing.

Such people, once on the same side, become the sharpest weapon.

But if they turn against each other, it will be the most troublesome disaster.

"Young Master, should we report back what happened tonight?"

Another voice rang out from the shadows, noticeably more cautious.

Xue Qinghe remained silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"Need not."

"Tonight's matter ends with me."

"As for Su Chen—"

She walked to the window, looked at the deep night outside, and her eyes gradually turned cold.

"Let him go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy first."

"I want to see just how far this fire of his can burn."

"If he can really suppress Xue Xing's group to the point of being unable to raise his head, and subdue the three major education committees and the Royal Fighting Team, then he will be qualified to participate in the later stages of the competition."

She paused for a moment at this point.

The image of those unfathomably dark eyes and those almost domineering words, "You need me," kept flashing through my mind.

Xue Qinghe slowly exhaled, and the corners of his lips gradually curved upwards.

Bibi Dong.

"This time, you've sent over a very interesting person."

The night grew deeper.

On the other side, Su Chen had already walked out of the villa and boarded the black carriage he had come in.

The carriage curtain fell, shutting out everything outside.

Su Chen leaned back into the carriage, closed his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Tonight's trip was worth it.

Qian Renxue was more cautious and smarter than he had expected.

But the more this is the case, the more interesting the subsequent collaborations become.

Since she has already presented the academy as a litmus test, he doesn't need to be polite.

Didn't Xue Xing want to rely on the academy to build up her influence?

Wasn't Avalanche trying to use the aristocratic students to cause trouble?

He'll start by taking action against this group.

Stepping on them makes them tremble with fear.

Everyone in the entire Heaven Dou City knows that the Spirit Hall has not sent any envoys for exchange this time.

Rather, he is a true nemesis.

Su Chen opened his eyes, looked at the slightly swaying lamplight in the carriage, and gently tapped the scabbard with his fingertips.

"Heavenly Dou Royal Academy"

"I hope you can at least look a little more presentable."

"Otherwise, this scene would be too boring."

The carriage turned around in the darkness and silently headed towards the Martial Soul Temple.

Heaven Dou City, Martial Soul Temple.

The first rays of morning sunlight had just pierced through the thin mist and landed on the huge dark gold scepter sculpture on the temple dome, reflecting a cold and majestic luster.

Su Chen sat in the large armchair in the main hall, resting his chin on one hand while casually flipping through a stack of gold-embossed documents on the table with the other.

Below, Platinum Bishop Salas bowed slightly, his expression even more respectful than yesterday.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's residence has just sent an official circular."

Salas carefully handed a document bearing the seal of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family to Su Chen, holding it in both hands.

"Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, in the name of the royal family, has officially confirmed your status as the Spirit Hall's envoy and has granted you special permission to directly reside at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Not only that, the Crown Prince has also arranged for you a top-tier detached villa, as well as free access to the core area of ​​the academy."

The three education commissions even invoked their privileges, such as the privilege of using simulated cultivation sites, to sit in on the proceedings.

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As Salas spoke, a glint of light flashed in his cloudy old eyes.

"This Crown Prince usually appears gentle and refined, never vying for anything, but I never expected him to be so generous. This is tantamount to completely opening the doors of the Royal Academy to you."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen didn't even take the document, but simply chuckled.

"Generous?"

"He's not being generous; he's handing me a knife and setting up the target for me at the same time."

Su Chen casually tossed the dossier back onto the table and tapped the surface lightly with his fingertips.

"The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is nominally directly under the royal family, but in reality, it has been firmly controlled by Prince Xue Xing for the past few years."

Although the three major education commissions were aloof, they still had to rely on Xue Xing's whims for resources and funding.

"As for the students inside, they are all from wealthy and noble families, and are all direct descendants of the major noble families and sects of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"The reason why Prince Xuexing was able to rival the Crown Prince in the court was not only because of the city's defense military power he held, but more importantly, because he had used this academy to cultivate a vast network of noble connections and a solid foundation of public opinion."

Su Chen stood up, walked to the tall floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the bustling and massive Tian Dou City below.

"Military power is not to be trifled with. Once it is touched, that old man, Emperor Xueye, will fight tooth and nail to get revenge."

"But once you've trampled on your reputation, it's worthless."

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