Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 701 Awkwardness

The next day—

Ye Wen led a group of people to visit Pietro early in the morning, but at this moment Ye Wen was picking his toes awkwardly in front of the city lord's mansion.

Why would Qian Renxue be here blocking my way so early in the morning? Ye Wen screamed inwardly.

Qian Renxue was also a little stunned. She had only intended to routinely check Pietro's work, but she hadn't expected to bump into Ye Wen.

However, a pleasant smile quickly appeared on Qian Renxue's lips.

"What a coincidence, little brother! Are you here to visit Lord Pietro as well?"

"Yes, yes," Ye Wen replied awkwardly.

Ye Wen thought to himself that he was completely checkmated this time. There was no point in running away. As long as Qian Renxue asked the city lord Pietro in the city lord's mansion, he would know his identity.

But Ye Wen recounted his past and realized he had never done anything wrong in his life, so what was he afraid of? Therefore, he quickly and frankly replied.

"I never expected to run into His Highness the Crown Prince while just here to deal with some mundane matters. It seems I'm quite lucky today," Ye Wen said, feigning flattery.

Qian Renxue had developed an almost instinctive talent for this kind of polite pretense among nobles, and she quickly began exchanging compliments with Ye Wen.

Ye Wen's attendant was stunned for a moment before instantly realizing Qian Renxue's identity. He inwardly praised his young master for his ability to not only expand his business to other provinces but also to get involved with the Crown Prince. It seemed he would have to flatter his young master properly when he returned.

And so, a group of people, each with their own ulterior motives, entered the city lord's mansion.

When Pietro saw that Ye Wen had actually gotten involved with the Crown Prince, his original idea of ​​asking for more benefits vanished instantly. For such a "wise" future emperor, whether it was for his own future comfort or for other reasons, Pietro had to try to lower his stance as much as possible.

Encountering a stranger twice in a short period of time was quite a novel experience for Qian Renxue, so she didn't rush to handle official business with Pietro, but listened with great interest.

Although the medicine Ye Wen sold was of very low quality and could only save some ordinary poor people, the price, which was traded in copper soul coins, was truly shocking to Qian Renxue, who had been pampered since childhood.

"So it turns out that a life can be saved with such a small amount of money. This is truly a new way of thinking," Qian Renxue remarked.

Then, Pietro looked at Xue Qinghe, whose expression was becoming increasingly amiable, and felt more and more that his act of making concessions when negotiating business with Ye Wen had won the "appreciation" of this prince.

Finally, Ye Wen's tentative business expansion yielded almost all the profits thanks to Pietro's generous offer, and he also received full support from Pietro's channels. Ye Wen was truly as numb with joy as Qin Shi Huang eating peppercorns!

With Ye Wen's intelligence, he could naturally see that Pietro's constant back-and-forth between him and Qian Renxue must be a sign of deep ulterior motives, and he could also guess the filth in the big fat man's heart.

However, Ye Wen didn't point it out. Since the other party wanted to give it away for free, and it was all just his imagination, who would be a fool not to take advantage of it? Even if the other party regretted it later, it wouldn't be Ye Wen's problem at all.

Having finished his business, Ye Wen naturally took his leave politely. He also thought that he might as well take this opportunity to slip away and avoid being entangled by Qian Renxue.

But once Qian Renxue, with her extremely strong possessive nature, took an interest in Ye Wen, how could she possibly let him go so easily?

As soon as Ye Wen left the city lord's mansion, he was stopped by a middle-aged strong man.

"Boy, wait here for now. My young master has something he wants to discuss with you."

Looking at the burly man's ambiguous smile, Ye Wen felt a cold sweat trickle down his forehead. If he wasn't mistaken, this guy was probably one of the two Title Douluos secretly protecting Qian Renxue.

After all, a normal subordinate wouldn't show such an arrogant expression to him.

However, it doesn't matter if I guess wrong. Whether it's Xue Qinghe or Qian Renxue, given their noble status, how dare I, a commoner without a title, resist them?

After Ye Wen had been agonizing for a while, Qian Renxue walked out of the city lord's mansion with a gentle smile and nodded to Ye Wen.

"Come on, little brother. Let's find a place to have a good talk."

Ye Wen forced a smile. "Okay."

But inside, Ye Wen was screaming, "Help! How can I maintain a normal mindset in front of the person who ran away yesterday?!"

Although Pietro promised yesterday that he would deal with the corruption problem below, how much can be accomplished in just one day?

So Qian Renxue's visit today was just for show. However, Ye Wen's appearance was an unexpected surprise, making Qian Renxue feel as if she saw a white lotus blooming in this filthy Heaven Dou Empire.

Although the three beauties of the Spirit Hall are all a bit love-struck, Qian Renxue is the most clear-headed of them all. In the original story, when Tang San refused to submit to her, Qian Renxue was quick to kill him when necessary. If it weren't for the fact that the Asura God was secretly violating the rules of the God Realm, it's hard to say whether the two great empires would still exist on the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later.

From a young age, Qian Renxue was deeply influenced by the Angel God and the doctrines of the Spirit Hall. She was also a kind person who sincerely wanted to save the suffering people of this world.

Therefore, when Qian Renxue learned about Ye Wen's actions, she realized that Ye Wen was working in an area where she had no knowledge, yet it was a truly benevolent act that could improve the lives of ordinary people in Douluo Continent.

Well, although it has a bit of a business-like feel to it, its merits outweigh its flaws.

Moreover, making money isn't shameful. Qian Renxue, who has been pretending to be the crown prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire for so many years, knows the importance of money and is not a stubborn fool.

And so Qian Renxue was moved.

However, it wasn't the kind of attraction that exists between men and women.

Although Ye Wen had absorbed two spirit rings in succession and looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, Qian Renxue could see through him at a glance that Ye Wen was just a little kid of about ten years old.

Therefore, even though Qian Renxue is in her twenties, she would never choose Ye Wen for a relationship, because that would be too beastly.

Qian Renxue was moved because she had found someone with whom she could plot something big.

At this time, Qian Renxue was unaware that Bibi Dong's real purpose in wanting to overthrow the two great empires was to destroy the Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue still believed that she was destined to be the future emperor of the Martial Soul Empire, so she was already trying to recruit virtuous ministers and generals.

However, having been away from the Spirit Hall for a long time and surrounded by corrupt nobles from the Heaven Dou faction, Qian Renxue had never entertained such thoughts.

But with Ye Wen's appearance, Qian Renxue had a change of heart.

(End of this chapter)