Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

Besides that, there's that apprentice named Purple Pearl! A female pirate who always calls me "my teacher," her worshipful and affectionate manner is just so irritating!

Hearing the heartfelt words that were pouring out like beans behind him, the Sea Maiden Douluo walking in front couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"My God!" the Sea Maiden Douluo exclaimed inwardly. "This little girl's jealousy is too strong! This possessiveness churning inside her is even more terrifying than that Purple Pearl who has a head full of dirty thoughts!"

Hearing the cheerful laughter coming from ahead, Xue Qinghe was pulled back to reality from her chaotic thoughts. She was slightly taken aback, quickly took two steps forward, and politely asked, "Why is Your Majesty laughing? Has Qinghe done something impolite?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo turned around, looked at the "handsome young man" in front of her who was putting on a serious face, and shook her head with a smile: "It's nothing, I just suddenly felt... that His Highness the First Prince is quite cute."

Xue Qinghe's smile froze slightly, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

cute?

Using such words to describe the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire, who is about to come of age, doesn't seem like a compliment at all. Such words are usually used by elders to describe ignorant and naive children.

Is this female sea goddess Douluo subtly mocking him for being immature and not composed enough?

"I'm not saying you're childish."

The Sea Maiden Douluo interrupted her suspicions directly, saying, "I really think you're quite cute. At least, compared to your two scheming and good-for-nothing brothers in the hall, you're so cute that I just want to pinch your cheeks."

Xue Qinghe was immediately shocked, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

How could she know what I was thinking?!

Seeing Xue Qinghe's forced composure but undisguised shock in her eyes, the Sea Maiden Douluo made no attempt to hide her assailant and approached her with a smile, asking in return, "What? Has Your Highness not heard that our mermaid clan is born with an extremely special mental talent—mind reading?"

"Mind reading?!"

These three words struck Xue Qinghe like a bolt from the blue, causing his expression to change drastically and even his breath to catch in his throat for a moment.

If this woman really could read minds, then all those thoughts she just had... must have been heard by her? Wouldn't her biggest secret, her identity... have been completely exposed?!

Seeing the fleeting look of extreme terror in Xue Qinghe's eyes, the Sea Maiden Douluo laughed even more unrestrainedly and arrogantly: "Your Highness, there's no need for your eyes to look so panicked. You guessed right, you've indeed been exposed."

Xue Qinghe's fingers clenched tightly beneath her sleeves, her knuckles turning white. But her instincts, honed by years of lurking in the shadows, made her grit her teeth, suppressing her shock, and managing a bitter smile: "Your Majesty's talent is truly unpredictable. Just now... I did have some wild thoughts about the relationship between Your Majesty and the Demon God, and I apologize for any offense I may have caused. I hope Your Majesty, the Sea Maiden Douluo, will forgive me and not take it seriously."

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand."

The Sea Maiden Douluo shook his head, shattering her illusion. "The so-called mind-reading ability doesn't mean I can only hear a few thoughts going through your mind right now. Its real terror lies in the fact that I can sense the depths of your spiritual sea, those subconscious thoughts that you yourself are unaware of."

"Therefore, your disguise is meaningless to me. Your true identity has already been completely exposed to me."

At this point, the Sea Maiden Douluo suddenly stepped forward, bringing her red lips close to Xue Qinghe's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Am I right? Qian Daoliu's precious granddaughter... Qian Renxue?"

Upon hearing this name, Qian Renxue's expression froze completely, as if struck by lightning, and she stood frozen in place.

She never imagined that her angelic disguise soul bone, extracted from the Angelic Divine Armor and undetectable even by a Title Douluo, and her meticulous and near-perfect infiltration over the past few years, would be completely torn apart in such an absurd and unexpected way on this deserted island in a foreign land!

After the initial shock came an uncontrollable rage, deep regret, and a chilling killing intent that felt like falling into an ice cave!

In that fraction of a second, countless plans to kill and silence her flashed through Qian Renxue's mind. She wanted to summon her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul at all costs, and draw her longsword to kill the woman before her who knew her top secrets on the spot!

However, reason was like a bucket of ice water poured over his head.

This is Purple Pearl Island! Standing before you is a genuine Title Douluo!

With her current strength, she thinks she can kill people here to silence them? That's just wishful thinking!

Chapter 220 Qian Renxue: I don't want to hear any explanations! Nan Feng: Are you being unreasonable?

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Faced with Qian Renxue's turbulent and complex thoughts and chilling killing intent, the Sea Maiden Douluo remained unusually calm, not even blinking.

"Alright, put away your pathetic killing intent." The Sea Maiden Douluo took a half step back and waved her hand casually. "Mind reading is very complicated. A person's mental sea is like a garbage dump filled with countless tangled threads. It is very troublesome and extremely mentally taxing for me to find all the useful information from those chaotic thoughts."

"So, you don't need to worry for now. I was just sensing your emotions and happened to read your deepest subconscious name and identity. I didn't completely see through you."

The Sea Maiden Douluo shrugged: "For example, as the granddaughter of the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, why did you go to the Heaven Dou Empire to impersonate Xue Qinghe? What kind of shocking purpose do you have after lurking for so many years? I find these kinds of deep questions too tiring to read."

Seeing Qian Renxue's still tense body, the Sea Maiden Douluo smiled, her tone becoming somewhat sly: "Besides, you don't need to be so nervous. I don't plan to expose your identity for the time being."

"After all, the fact that the young master of the Spirit Hall infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire to usurp the throne is a matter that involves far too much. If we were to expose it rashly, I don't know how much bloodshed it would cause on the continent. If the High Priest finds out, he will definitely be worried."

The Sea Maiden Douluo turned around and continued walking slowly forward: "So, relax. Nan Feng's villa is just ahead. We can talk calmly first."

"Maybe I'll be in a better mood in a bit... and agree to keep this a secret for you?"

"..."

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The two soon arrived at Nanfeng's seaside villa.

At this moment, on the shore, Xiaobai was comfortably soaking in a specially made large tub. After all, she was a 100,000-year-old sea spirit beast in human form, and she couldn't stay away from the seawater for long periods of time. It would be troublesome to run into the sea every now and then, and the weakness and dryness of her skin after leaving the seawater was really uncomfortable. So, she simply made herself a huge outdoor bathtub.

Nanfeng lay comfortably on the beach chair next to him, while Xiaobai lay on the edge of the bathtub, looking like a mermaid amidst the rippling water.

Meanwhile, Purple Pearl was sitting in front of the grill, completely unconcerned about her image. She was grumbling about the absent-minded and scheming princes from that morning while skillfully grilling the seafood. Once it was done, she would casually stuff a skewer into Nan Feng's and Xiao Bai's hands.

Nan Feng noticed the approach of the Sea Maiden Douluo and Qian Renxue from afar out of the corner of his eye.

Looking at Qian Renxue's face, so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water, Nan Feng immediately guessed seven or eight parts of the truth. But he wisely chose to keep quiet, lying on the chair and pretending to be dead, saying nothing. He was afraid that if he spoke, this young lady would think that he had revealed her identity, and thus transfer all her anger onto him.

But the Sea Maiden Douluo clearly didn't intend to give him this chance to protect himself.

As soon as she approached, the Sea Maiden Douluo suddenly cheered and launched a powerful lunge at Nan Feng, landing squarely on his body.

"Nan Feng! Just as you told me before! This eldest prince is an imposter; she really is Qian Daoliu's granddaughter!"

Upon hearing this, Nan Feng's previously relaxed expression instantly vanished, his face now clearly displaying "Damn it."

Qian Renxue completely lost her composure on the spot!

The panic of being seen through by her mortal enemy, coupled with the anger and grievance of being betrayed by her "ally," instantly overwhelmed her reason. Almost instinctively, she rushed forward, stood beside Nan Feng's recliner, and stared at him with a fierce look in her eyes, her eyes slightly red.

"Why did you sell me?!" Qian Renxue asked through gritted teeth, her voice trembling.

Nan Feng suddenly felt a deep sense of exhaustion. He pushed away the Sea Maiden Douluo who was lying on top of him, seemingly enjoying the drama, and helplessly rubbed his forehead: "My dear young lady, you're usually such a shrewd person, how could you actually believe such obvious sowing discord nonsense?!"

"Don't give me that!" Qian Renxue wouldn't listen to a word. She pointed at the Sea Maiden Douluo in a fit of rage and yelled at Nan Feng, "Since you've hooked up with a mermaid with mind-reading abilities, why didn't you send me a message to warn me immediately?! You made me expose my secrets without any warning!"

Qian Renxue became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her chest heaving violently: "If I had known earlier that there was such a monster on your island who could see through people's hearts, I would have just claimed to be sick in Tiandou City and never come here with the fleet!"

Faced with Qian Renxue's barrage of illogical and nonsensical remarks, Nan Feng was completely dumbfounded and retorted with a black line on his face:

"No, Miss, are you being reasonable?!"

"How was I supposed to know that your Heavenly Dou Royal Family would suddenly come here as a group today?! And how was I supposed to know that this mermaid lady would suddenly show up on my turf and squat here?!"

"I was getting yelled at in the Papal Palace in Wuhun City last night! I only rushed over this morning before dawn! How could I possibly give you advance notice?!"

Hearing Nan Feng's reasoned and well-founded rebuttal, Qian Renxue was not convinced at all; instead, her sense of grievance intensified.

"Since you knew that mind-reading monster was on the island, why didn't you secretly send me a message when you heard that our Tiandou fleet was landing?!" Qian Renxue stubbornly continued her accusation, "If you had told me even half an hour in advance, I could have pretended to be sick on the spot and gone back to the ship!"

Nan Feng was utterly speechless, rolling his eyes dramatically: "No, Miss! When you were almost at the Presidential Palace, I was still giving 'undercover training' to people in the lobby! I was already freaked out by their bizarre behavior, how could I possibly pass on any information to you?!"

After being rebuked by Nan Feng, Qian Renxue was completely speechless. But she still felt extremely wronged, so she simply abandoned all pretense of being the Crown Prince of Tiandou and stood there, glaring at him angrily, her chest heaving violently.

The way it went was exactly like a spoiled child who had suffered a great injustice outside, ran home to throw a tantrum at their parents, and had no intention of reasoning with them.

Seeing this scene, not only was Xiaobai lying by the bathtub stunned, but even the Sea Maiden Douluo who was ready to watch the show, and Zi Zhenzhu who was grilling seafood, were all dumbfounded.

What exactly is the relationship between these two?!

What happened to the promise of mutual exploitation and ruthless political alliances?

Is that pouting and whining really for real?!

Seeing Qian Renxue's aggrieved expression, almost to the point of breaking down completely, Nan Feng felt a headache coming on. He sighed helplessly, stood up from the deck chair, grabbed Qian Renxue's arm, and pulled her to a slightly quieter spot under a coconut tree on the other side of the beach.

"Alright, stop glaring at me, calm down first." Nan Feng lowered his voice, "The situation is complicated right now, and I can't explain it to you in a few words. Simply put, the Seagod Island already knows my background."

Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply, and she was about to exclaim in surprise when Nan Feng waved his hand to signal her to be quiet.

“Let me finish.” Nan Feng pointed to a spot not far away. “The little white dog soaking in the bathtub over there, and the mermaid who scared you earlier, were all personally sent by Poseidon, the High Priestess of Seagod Island, to monitor my every move. And there’s Purple Pearl grilling meat…”

Nan Feng paused for a moment, then said, "Just ten minutes before you entered, she had already been successfully recruited by that mermaid as a spy planted by Poseidon Island next to me."

"???" Qian Renxue.

"But you don't need to worry for now, everything's fine." Nan Feng patted her shoulder and reassured her, "Although Poseidon knows I'm a scheming scumbag, she's still worried about a full-scale war breaking out on the continent and doesn't plan to completely break ties with me for the time being. So, as long as we maintain a facade of peace, we can continue this charade openly."

"Even the fact that your identity was exposed today is a trivial matter in the current chaotic situation. Just go about your business and don't be so nervous."

Hearing Nan Feng's barrage of information, Qian Renxue was completely dumbfounded.

She stared blankly at the indifferent man in front of her, feeling as if her brain had completely shut down, and she had even forgotten the grievances and anger she had just felt.

Surveillance? Infiltration? All secrets exposed? Identity breach is just a minor issue?

What is all this nonsense?!

Chapter 221 Qian Renxue: My Mom Became My Dad?

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Faced with Qian Renxue's seemingly completely frozen mind and blank eyes, Nan Feng sighed helplessly.

For the next half hour, he had to patiently peel back the layers of logic, like an onion, and dissect and explain them to her bit by bit.

From how he slipped up on Poseidon Island, to why Poseidon, knowing he was a liar, still chose to openly monitor him, and then to the chaos surrounding the princes' arrival on the island today...

However, before she understood the intricacies of the situation, Qian Renxue was simply bewildered; but after she fully grasped the absurd logic behind it, she was not only even more bewildered, but her entire worldview was also severely impacted!

"No..." Qian Renxue rubbed her throbbing temples, her face full of disbelief, "Since when did undercover work, infiltration, and surveillance... become as easy as playing house with our cards laid bare?!"

She infiltrated the Heavenly Dou royal family, walking cautiously every day, fearing that she might say the wrong thing or take the wrong step.

When you get to Nanfeng, he tells you right in front of you: "Hey, I'm an undercover agent here to monitor you!"

This is the greatest insult to the word "lurking"!

"Calm down, calm down." Nan Feng patted her shoulder with a "you'll get used to it" expression. "Do you think I want to do this? But since the high priest of Seagod Island has chosen to play by their own rules, if I don't want to break off relations and start a war right now, I have no choice but to play along with them."

Nan Feng shrugged, then changed the subject: "However, it's not entirely without its advantages. On the bright side, you no longer have to worry about being exposed every day."

Qian Renxue was completely speechless.

That woman has already stripped me down to the bone, leaving me completely exposed! What am I worried about being exposed again?!