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Chapter 241 He died on a snowy night!

P.S. The previous chapter title was wrong, I'm an idiot, here's a chapter to make up for it!

"Where did the three deans go!?"

Inside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Renxue frowned as she looked at the empty dean's office, and questioned the pitiful Soul Sect follower beside her with a rather gloomy expression.

Facing the Crown Prince of Tiandou, how could a mere Soul Sect member dare to show the slightest disobedience? He immediately knelt down and replied, "Your Highness, I do not know where the three deans have gone. I have not seen them in the academy for the past few days!"

"In recent days!?" Qian Renxue's heart sank, and her eyes narrowed involuntarily as that ominous premonition surged into her heart again!

Since Dugu Bo was injured by the Porcupine Douluo, Qian Renxue has not seen Zhilin and the other two. At first, Qian Renxue did not care. After all, although Zhilin and the other two had submitted to her, they were also the deans of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. They usually stayed in the academy and would not enter the palace unless they had important matters to report or were summoned by Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue herself had to avoid danger due to the suspicions surrounding her from the outside world.

In addition, the recent changes in the snowy nights have left Qian Renxue overwhelmed with worries, so she has no time to care about Zhilin and the other two!

But as time went on, Qian Renxue also realized that things were not so simple.

Even if she didn't summon them, Zhilin and the other two would come to her every five or six days to report on the situation at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. But now, ten days have passed since Qian Renxue met Zhilin and the others, and she hasn't even received a message, let alone a report!

Something unusual must be going on. Years of undercover experience gave Qian Renxue an unparalleled keen sense of smell. Feeling uneasy, she took the initiative to seek out the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy!

Even though Qian Renxue searched the entire academy, she couldn't find any of the three. In fact, the students and instructors hadn't seen them for a long time!

This made Qian Renxue even more apprehensive!

"How many days has it been!? The three deans of the prestigious Royal Academy have disappeared without a trace, and no one knows anything about it!?" Qian Renxue shouted coldly, her tone accusing.

The Soul Master trembled violently, like a leaf turning from a leaf, and stammered, "Your Highness is wise! I truly did not know! The three deans are highly skilled, and we dare not approach their offices on ordinary days. Furthermore, the three deans prefer to retreat into seclusion for further study; it is common for the entire academy to go half a month without seeing them!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue felt a chill in her heart. She almost instinctively felt that Zhilin and the other two had disappeared after leaving the Crown Prince's palace last time!

Looking at the empty principal's office, Qian Renxue seemed to grasp something, yet it felt utterly aimless.

But Qian Renxue's intuition told her that the changes in the snowy night and the disappearance of Zhilin and the other two must be related!

"Go down!" After a moment of silence, Qian Renxue, having calmed herself down, spoke with a rather dry voice.

Upon hearing this, the Soul Master felt as if he had been granted a pardon. After kowtowing in gratitude, he fled as if his life depended on it. Although everyone said that the current Crown Prince had the appearance of a benevolent ruler, only those who stayed by his side knew how terrifying it could be when such a person, who never showed his emotions and always wore a smile, suddenly became gloomy!

After the attendants left, Qian Renxue no longer concealed the coldness in her eyes, her icy gaze sweeping across the entire dean's office.

"Zhi Lin and the other two wouldn't dare betray me. The entire Heaven Dou City is currently under lockdown. If they leave Heaven Dou City, I can't possibly remain completely unaware! Zhi Lin and the other two won't disappear without a trace unless they've been kidnapped..."

"Even if they're old and senile, they're still three Soul Douluos. Who could take them away without making a sound?"

Qian Renxue asked herself this question in her heart, then, as if she had thought of something, hatred flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and muttered, "Tang Hao..."

Aside from Tang Hao, who returned to Heaven Dou City with Tang San, Qian Renxue couldn't think of anyone else in Heaven Dou City who would do such a thing at this time.

Even Qian Renxue herself couldn't explain why Tang Hao did this.

"Perhaps Tang San discovered something on Xue Ye, which is why Tang Hao imprisoned Zhi Lin and the other two and questioned them about the poison?" Qian Renxue frowned. Apart from this explanation, even with Qian Renxue's brilliant mind, it was impossible to see through the mystery at a glance under such extremely scarce information!

Even so, Qian Renxue's guess is already getting closer to the truth. Perhaps if she is given a few more days, she might be able to break the deadlock!

Unfortunately, time was not on Qian Renxue's side.

Just as Qian Renxue was deep in thought, a black hole suddenly appeared in front of her.

Almost the instant she saw the black hole, Qian Renxue was startled, but quickly concealed the coldness in her eyes, replacing it with a look of bewilderment and confusion.

The next moment, the black hole opened wide, and Gu Rong's carefree face emerged. Upon seeing Qian Renxue, he laughed, "So, Your Highness was here! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Your Majesty has gone to so much trouble!" Qian Renxue adopted a respectful demeanor, her humble tone as always, leaving no room for criticism.

Immediately afterward, Qian Renxue's lowered eyes flashed, and she spoke with worry and hesitation, "It's just that Qinghe hasn't seen the three deans for a long time and misses them, so I made a special trip to visit them, but I didn't expect that all three deans were not here. At this time of turmoil, Qinghe is very worried!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, a strange look flashed in Gu Rong's weathered eyes, but being a shrewd old man, he frowned imperceptibly and asked in return, feigning ignorance, "The three deans of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy are missing? Have they gone into seclusion? Have they been gone for several days?"

Qian Renxue shook her head and said, "To be honest, Qinghe doesn't know either. However, since Your Majesty can ignore space and act recklessly, Qinghe dares to ask Your Majesty to look for them. The three elders are both teachers and friends to Qinghe, and Qinghe is truly worried about them!"

Looking at the sincere look in Qian Renxue's eyes, Gu Rong sighed inwardly. If he hadn't already known that the crown prince in front of him had been replaced, he probably would have been fooled by him!

Having already made up his mind, Gu Rong shook his head, a heavy expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid that won't work!"

Qian Renxue frowned. Although she was intimidated by Gu Rong's serious expression, she pretended to be puzzled.

Seeing that Qian Renxue didn't reveal any flaws, Gu Rong secretly clicked his tongue and said, "This kid is truly remarkable! No wonder even the sect leader was fooled for so many years. It's a pity that even the most meticulous plans can have flaws!"

"Your Highness need not look at me like that. Under normal circumstances, I would naturally not refuse!" Gu Rong's expression remained unchanged, no longer showing any trace of his playful old man demeanor, and he said solemnly, "But now, both I and Your Highness have a more important matter to attend to!"

"Something more important?" Qian Renxue frowned, though she didn't say it, a hint of dissatisfaction was already in her eyes.

These are three Soul Douluos, and the three deans of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are pillars of the Heaven Dou Empire. Now they've disappeared, and Gu Rong seems completely indifferent!

More important than that, could it be that the iron tree bloomed on a snowy night, and another of his concubines in the harem became pregnant?

Qian Renxue looked at Gu Rong and even began to suspect that the disappearance of Zhilin and the other two was actually Gu Rong's doing!

After all, Gu Rong's abilities are far more convenient than Tang Hao's!

But Gu Rong's next words made Qian Renxue tremble and her pupils dilate!

"Alas!" Gu Rong sighed sadly, his half-closed eyes gazing meaningfully at Qian Renxue, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness! His Majesty has passed away!"

"What!?" Qian Renxue exclaimed in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief and horror!

This wasn't something Qian Renxue was faking. After all, even the Porcupine Douluo said that if Xue Ye was going to die, it would take at least another month or two. If Tang San really had the ability, it wouldn't be impossible for him to delay for another six months. How could he suddenly pass away?

Gu Rong knew that such a simple sentence would easily arouse Qian Renxue's suspicion, so he explained, "This matter is also my fault. I agreed to Tang San's method of fighting poison with poison..."

"Sigh!" After saying that, Gu Rong sighed again, feigning self-reproach.

Upon hearing Gu Rong's words, Qian Renxue's first reaction was overwhelming joy!

If he died on a snowy night, then Zhilin and the other two would really be insignificant!

After eight years of undercover work, it's finally coming to an end, and I can finally retire successfully!

But Qian Renxue quickly realized what was happening and put on an expression befitting her status, looking at Gu Rong with a blank and sorrowful expression. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

"Father... really?" Qian Renxue asked tremulously, as if she couldn't believe it.

Gu Rong inwardly praised Qian Renxue's acting skills once again, shook his head, and said, "Your Highness, please come with me!"

In fact, according to Gu Rong's thinking, since they already knew that the person in front of them was not Xue Qinghe, why go through all the trouble? They could just detain him directly!

However, Xue Ye stubbornly refused to believe it, and Ning Fengzhi had no choice but to let Xue Ye see Qian Renxue one more time. After eight years of father-son relationship, if Qian Renxue had not harmed his son, if Qian Renxue had not colluded with the Spirit Hall, if Qian Renxue had not poisoned him, even knowing that Qian Renxue was not Xue Qinghe, Xue Ye would even be willing to let Qian Renxue continue to be his son!

After all, Qian Renxue is just too outstanding!

Unfortunately, all of this was just Xueye's one-sided fantasy!

(End of this chapter)