Dugu Bo sighed and shook his head with some regret:

"Grandpa still hopes you can live a peaceful and safe life. This kid is too troublesome, not safe, and not suitable for you."

"Hmph! Who cares if it suits him!"

……

The next day at noon, the sun was shining brightly.

Xuan Hao had just finished a morning of meditation and stretched, feeling refreshed.

"Na'er, wake up, the sun's already high in the sky."

Xuanhao scooped Na'er up from the sofa, who was curled up like a kitten, and tidied her messy silver hair. "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

"Ugh... meat..." Na'er rubbed her eyes groggily, but the mention of food immediately perked her up.

Just as the two finished getting ready and were about to leave.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a gentle knock on the door.

Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow slightly.

Who would come at this time? Dugu Bo?

The door opened, and Xue Qinghe, dressed in a golden-red prince's robe and exuding a gentle and refined air, stood in the doorway with his signature friendly smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness?"

Xuan Hao was somewhat surprised, "Why did you come alone? Didn't Sect Leader Ning come with you?"

"There are some private things I'd like to discuss with you alone, young man."

Xue Qinghe walked into the room with a smile, gently closed the door behind her, and even locked it very naturally.

Xuan Hao watched his movements, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Your Highness, isn't it a bit inappropriate to lock the doors in broad daylight?" Xuan Hao teased with a half-smile. "I have no interest in men."

Xue Qinghe ignored his joke, turned around, and her gentle eyes suddenly deepened as she stared directly at Xuan Hao:

"An honest person doesn't beat around the bush."

"You are...that woman's disciple, aren't you?"

The air in the room instantly became quiet.

Na'er tilted her head, looking at this strange older brother with some confusion.

Xuan Hao remained calm, neither admitting nor denying anything. He simply walked to the sofa, sat down, and even poured himself a glass of water.

"Your Highness, I don't understand what you're saying. That woman? Which woman?"

"At this point, should we still pretend?"

Xue Qinghe seemed to have anticipated Xuan Hao's reaction, and was not annoyed. He simply said calmly:

"At the age of eight or nine, with a soul power of level thirty or above, possessing a top-tier dragon-type martial soul, and even making Elders Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo search the world for him..."

"Besides that close disciple of the Papacy who has been kept hidden for many years, I can't think of a second person."

As she spoke, Xue Qinghe's gaze suddenly shifted to the shadowy corner of the room, her tone resolute:

"Elder Ghost, now that you're here, why not show yourself?"

"Although I rarely return to Wuhun City, I still recognize your aura."

"..."

A deathly silence lingered for a moment in the shadows.

Then, a surge of black mist appeared, and the ghostly figure shrouded in a black robe slowly emerged.

He glanced at Xuan Hao, then at Xue Qinghe, and a rare hint of helplessness and embarrassment appeared on his perpetually unchanging zombie-like face.

What kind of situation is this?

"Greetings... Young Master."

The ghost hesitated for a moment, then bowed slightly in greeting.

"Elder Ghost, you're too kind."

Xue Qinghe nodded slightly, then looked at Xuan Hao again, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes:

"Well? Can we have a proper chat now, my... junior brother?"

Xuan Hao put down his water glass, sighed, and looked at her with an expression as if she were an idiot:

"No... Your Highness, aren't you being a little too hasty?"

There are other people in this house.

Xuan Hao pointed to Na'er, who was sitting next to him, looking blankly as she ate an apple, and asked, "Are you just giving up the act? Are you going to lay your cards on the table right now?"

"In front of an outsider, with the Pope and the Ghost Elder in charge, aren't you afraid of being overheard, or... just a child speaking without thinking?"

However, Xue Qinghe seemed completely unconcerned about Xuan Hao's reminder.

"It's alright."

He even walked over to the sofa opposite Xuan Hao and sat down, elegantly crossing his legs, his gaze sweeping over Na'er with a hint of disdain:

"She's just a five or six-year-old child. As long as you keep her in check, she won't cause any trouble."

"and……"

Xue Qinghe raised her hand and gently placed it on the edge of her cheek. Her voice suddenly softened, even taking on a hint of the crispness that was originally a woman's:

"Since we all know each other well, there's no need for me to keep talking to you with this man's face on my face."

"Wearing a mask all day is quite tiring."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Qinghe raised her hand and gently stroked her face.

A sacred and gentle golden light suddenly erupted from his body, and the refined face that originally belonged to the male "Xue Qinghe" quickly melted and reformed in the golden light.

Even the aura emanating from him instantly transformed from that of an ordinary Soul Master into a sacred, noble, and terrifying pressure that seemed to emanate from above all living beings.

The golden light dissipated.

The original "Crown Prince" has disappeared.

Instead, there was a young woman with dazzling blonde hair, stunning beauty, and snow-white skin!

She looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate features and an innate air of nobility and arrogance. Especially her golden eyes, which seemed like two small suns, shone with a light that made people afraid to look directly at them.

"Let me introduce myself."

Qian Renxue brushed a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, and her voice changed from a gentle male voice to a clear, melodious female voice with a hint of authority:

"A Thousand Blades of Snow".

"The current Pope's daughter, and also... your senior sister."

"This plan to infiltrate the Heaven Dou royal family was personally devised by your teacher, who is also the current Pope, Bibi Dong."

"So, in a sense, we are... in cahoots."

Xuan Hao: "..."

He looked at the stunningly beautiful woman who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, then glanced at Na'er, who was so shocked she had forgotten to eat her apple, and finally turned his gaze to the ghost standing in the corner.

Has this woman always been this reckless?

Chapter 49 Is this woman sick?

……

The ghostly figure keeps its eyes fixed on its nose, its nose on its heart, pretending it doesn't exist.

He dared not get involved in the affairs of this feuding mother and daughter.

"What? Are you scared stiff?"

Qian Renxue looked at Xuan Hao's stunned expression, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes, "I know this matter is somewhat shocking. Originally, I didn't plan to reveal my identity so early, after all, the risk is too great."

"but……"

Qian Renxue walked up to Xuan Hao, looking down at him with admiration in her eyes:

"Your performance in Tiandou City these past two days has impressed me greatly."

"Whether it was scheming against Dugu Bo or manipulating the royal family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the cunning, methods, and control over human nature she displayed were all astonishing. Even at your age, I couldn't do that."

"We are the same kind of people."

Qian Renxue said firmly, "Since you are that woman's disciple, you are naturally a member of the Spirit Hall. Rather than letting you wander around like a headless fly, why don't you... come and help me?"

"Help me conquer the Heaven Dou Empire and complete this great plan!"

"At that time, this merit will be enough to make you second only to the leader of the Spirit Hall, above ten thousand others!"

As Xuan Hao listened to this impassioned "recruitment speech," his expression grew increasingly strange.

He remained silent for a long while, finally unable to resist reaching out and pointing to Na'er, who had been watching the scene with wide eyes:

"Um... Senior Sister."

"I'm truly touched by your immediate honesty. But..."

"Have you overlooked something?"

“I am the master’s disciple, and Elder Ghost is an elder of the Spirit Hall. You know our identities, so it’s no problem for you to come clean with us.”

"But there's another person here who knows absolutely nothing about this and has no connection whatsoever with the Spirit Hall!"

"You just blurted out your biggest secret right in front of her?"

"Aren't you afraid she'll go around telling everyone? Or... get scared out of her wits?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue merely glanced at Na'er indifferently.

In her eyes, Na'er was just an ordinary little girl with no soul power fluctuations. Although she was pretty, she was just a porcelain doll and posed no threat at all.

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