Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 696 Xue Qinghe and Qian Renxue

The Crown Prince's Residence, Heavenly Dou Imperial City, Heavenly Dou Empire

At this time, Emperor Xue Xueye of the Heavenly Dou Dynasty only had two children left.

Since two exceptionally talented princes had already died, the youngest fourth prince, Xue Beng, completely disguised himself as a spoiled brat. Both Emperor Xueyue and the common people in Tiandou Imperial City loathed this prince, and he had lost all popular support.

It was precisely because of this environment that Emperor Xueye had no choice but to establish Xue Qinghe as the crown prince before he grew old, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, even though the person had already been switched.

Because two princes had died in succession, killing Xue Beng would make Xue Qinghe too suspicious, so Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, had to give up her intention to kill Xue Beng.

At this moment, inside the Crown Prince's residence, Qian Renxue wasted another day of cultivation time dealing with these miscellaneous official duties and maintaining her virtuous persona by receiving all sorts of nobles and officials, acting as if she were the first heir of the Heavenly Dou Dynasty.

All these actions were fluid and graceful, as if elegance was etched into their very bones.

After seeing off the last official who came to visit, Qian Renxue collapsed wearily onto the sofa, her eyes vacant.

"Ugh, when will this plan ever end?" Qian Renxue complained.

More than a decade ago, in order to prove herself, Qian Renxue took on this undercover mission from Bibi Dong.

At the beginning, Qian Renxue was indeed full of enthusiasm and had amazing talent in imitating everything Xue Qinghe did.

But more than 10 years have passed, and even the most passionate enthusiasm has long since faded away, since this was never something Qian Renxue liked in the first place.

At this moment, Qian Renxue's heart was filled with regret, but she did not want to give up halfway because of all the years of hard work she had put in, so she was suffering from severe internal strife.

So beneath the seemingly gentle and refined face of the Crown Prince lies a stunningly beautiful face filled with exhaustion and anxiety.

Although she was burdened by worldly affairs, Qian Renxue was not truly giving up; she still had to complete a minimum amount of cultivation every day.

But just as Qian Renxue was about to head to the secret room, there was a knock on the door.

"Go in," Qian Renxue said calmly.

The person who came was not a trusted confidant that Qian Renxue brought from the Spirit Hall. After all, if there were too many such confidants, it would eventually give her away and expose her identity. This was a trusted confidant that Qian Renxue had cultivated herself after becoming the Crown Prince.

"Is there something you need?" Qian Renxue asked in a refined and gentle manner.

Although Qian Renxue was polite, the person who came over knelt down on one knee after getting close enough to her, and then took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Your Highness, this is a letter from Earl Tianxin, a person of special concern. Please read it."

Qian Renxue, who had initially been uninterested, suddenly became interested, even though the Spirit Hall was not lacking in Soul Douluo-level powerhouses.

However, Soul Douluo with a true martial soul like Huo Rui are indeed rare. Moreover, according to Qian Renxue's investigation, Huo Rui has a very good reputation in the Soul World. She is a kind-hearted and chivalrous role model, which makes Qian Renxue, who is naturally full of justice, even more fond of her and want to bring her into her camp.

However, seeing Huo Rui's neutral attitude before, Qian Renxue did not want to show it too obviously, so she only marked her as a person to pay special attention to. Now that a letter has suddenly come, Qian Renxue also wants to see why this Earl of Tianxin, who is completely unrelated to her, suddenly wrote to her.

She skillfully opened the letter, dismissed the visitor, and upon reading its contents, Qian Renxue's face darkened.

"These nobles who fought over the past few days are truly lawless. They actually kidnapped women in the street, and after being defeated, they still tried to protect each other and jointly suppress the victims."

However, Qian Renxue quickly calmed down. Having been the crown prince for so many years, she knew all too well how rotten the Heaven Dou Empire was.

If it weren't for Bibi Dong's constant procrastination, she would have already wanted to crush the Heaven Dou Empire and establish a new country.

So after her initial indignation, Qian Renxue quickly regained her composure and began to think.

"So why did Countess Tianxin send such a letter? Judging from the meaning between the lines, does she want me to uphold justice?"

"Hehe, thinking about it that way, it makes sense. After all, according to the information gathered, Countess Tianxin has this kind of personality—she hates evil as if it were her enemy. However, she also knows that she can't change anything, so she has been living in seclusion in her fiefdom, Tianxin City, for many years."

Qian Renxue's fingers began to tap lightly on the table, and a pleasant smile slowly curved her lips.

"Since that's the case, I'll play the role of a fair judge this time, and I can also go out for a walk to clear my head."

At this point, Qian Renxue couldn't help but complain about Emperor Xueye.

"Damn snowy night! Did he already sense something was wrong with me, so he dumped all his work on me and made me do it for him? What a damn bastard!"

Although Qian Renxue said this, she actually knew that Emperor Xueye couldn't see anything unusual about her at all.

After all, her acting skills were superb! And the disguised soul bone inherited from the Angel God was something that Xue Ye, who didn't even have the strength of a Soul Saint, couldn't see through, let alone a Title Douluo!

However, Qian Renxue was indeed fed up with staying cooped up in the Crown Prince's residence all day and was thinking of taking advantage of Huo Rui's letter to go out and relax.

While we were at it, we cleaned up some trash.

The thought of this made Qian Renxue's hands itch with impatience.

Because martial souls are a very mysterious thing. Although it cannot be said that they 100% affect their owners, there will be certain changes after awakening the corresponding martial soul.

For example, those who awaken the frog martial soul like to eat insects, those who awaken the snail martial soul like to be slow, and Qian Renxue's angel martial soul naturally endows her with a very strong sense of justice.

Of course, this is not absolute. Some people's temperament is inherently incompatible with their martial soul, and such people will never be able to break through to the Super Douluo realm, which requires comprehending the true meaning of their own martial soul.

For example, a certain disease or a certain philosophy.

However, these were all secondary matters; Qian Renxue was thinking much further ahead.

"Perhaps we can take this opportunity to drag Earl Tianxin down with us. Such a righteous person should be fighting for the common people under my Spirit Hall, instead of hanging out with some corrupt nobles."

Soon, chaos broke out in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.

Huo Rui, far away in Tianxin City, never expected that her simple thought that Xue Qinghe had the potential to be a wise ruler and her desire to offer him some advice would lead to her being suddenly placed on the opposite side of the entire aristocratic faction in the near future.

Even so, Huo Rui would not regret it, after all, Huo Rui did not rely on her noble status to make a living!

In an era where titled Douluo are no longer available, would a powerful Soul Douluo be unable to survive because he cannot do business?

Not to mention the chaotic power structure of the Heaven Dou Empire, where the Heaven Dou royal family was actually at odds with a group of nobles.

Therefore, Huo Rui wouldn't suffer any loss even if she sided with the royal family. As long as she didn't oppose the Spirit Hall, Huo Rui didn't care.

Moreover, although Huo Rui is a good person, she is not stupid. She would never do anything that would require her to charge into battle and risk her life.

In conclusion, although Huo Rui will outwardly side with the Heaven Dou royal family in the future, she will remain neutral and do nothing, shirking her responsibilities.

(End of this chapter)