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

“But…” Qian Renxue took a deep breath, still finding it unbelievable, “How on earth did you turn such a perfectly good infiltration plan into this chaotic mess, this complete disaster?”

"I want to know too," Nan Feng shrugged. "But it's too late to dwell on it now. Everyone's just given up!"

"Perfect. Now that your identity is out in front of them, there's no need for you to keep pretending in this repulsive male form. Take off your disguise and show them what you really look like. To be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen your true appearance."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue glared at him fiercely. But then, she also felt utterly exhausted.

She took a deep breath and completely gave up. As her soul power flowed, the angel disguise soul bone attached to her head slowly lost its light.

In the distorted interplay of light and shadow, the gentle and refined Crown Prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, vanished. In his place appeared an exquisitely beautiful, fair-skinned young woman with long, cascading golden hair.

This dramatic "disappearance" left the Sea Maiden Douluo, Xiao Bai, and Purple Pearl, who were having barbecue not far away, completely dumbfounded.

Especially the Sea Maiden Douluo and Xiaobai, they possessed the mental strength of titled Douluo! Just now, they were so close, yet they couldn't detect even the slightest flaw in that "First Prince's" disguise! The grade of that disguised soul bone was simply terrifyingly high!

Once shedding her disguise, Qian Renxue was only thirteen or fourteen years old, in the prime of her youth. After shedding the false "gentle and refined" demeanor and the burden of being the crown prince, her innate noble temperament naturally revealed a very obvious air of coquettishness and arrogance that belonged to a girl of her age.

Qian Renxue paid no attention to the amazed and astonished looks from the sea maidens and the others. She slightly raised her chin, circled Nan Feng twice, and her golden eyes were full of inquiry and doubt.

“To be honest…” Qian Renxue stopped in her tracks, “I still don’t understand how you’ve turned into this monstrous man?”

In Qian Renxue's preconceived notion, Nanfeng was a part of Bibi Dong. He had always used a body similar to Bibi Dong's clone. At most, like last time, he would shrink his size and become the appearance of a six-year-old girl.

How come my gender changed after just one trip to sea?!

Nan Feng rubbed his temples, really not wanting to explain this complicated relationship. He waved his hand dismissively: "Don't ask anymore. It's just that your mother sculpted me! That's how I look, and it won't change your mind if you don't like it."

"Anyway, I'm making this clear in advance: this is how I'll act from now on when I go out. Don't expect me to go around swindling people with your mother's face like before."

Qian Renxue's expression turned extremely strange as she looked at Nan Feng's nonchalant attitude.

She looked Nan Feng up and down, his tall and slender male body, when a strange, even somewhat terrifying thought suddenly popped into her mind.

"Um..." Qian Renxue swallowed, her tone hesitant and broken, "So now... are you considered a man or a woman?"

In her past understanding, she subconsciously regarded Nanfeng, who separated from her mother's body, as her "other mother".

Now, things have gotten even worse. With this body swap, Mom has become Dad?!

Hearing Qian Renxue's somewhat distraught soul-searching question, Nan Feng simply waved his hand dismissively.

"Men and women are the same, what's there to be conflicted about?"

Nan Feng lay back down on the beach chair. "No matter what this body becomes, I will always be your father's killer."

Qian Renxue: "..."

Upon hearing this familiar, even overused, line, Qian Renxue deflated like a punctured balloon, completely abandoning any intention of continuing the argument.

Even though she had given an incredibly clear and firm stance on the matter of "father" a long time ago, this teacher, with her extremely stubborn way of thinking, always chose to be selectively deaf and simply refused to believe her.

In Nan Feng's defensive logic: she's still young and not mature enough. When she truly grows up and becomes fully independent, she will inevitably be bound by blood ties and turn against him, and she will definitely draw the Angelic Holy Sword to avenge her father.

But heaven has mercy on her, Qian Renxue swears that she really had no such thought at all!

Ever since she learned the hypocritical truth from Nan Feng, and later, after being forced to hear from her grandfather Qian Daoliu, which confirmed the despicable and vile deeds Qian Xunji had committed...

In Qian Renxue's eyes, her biological father was the greatest disgrace and stain in the history of the entire Angel Family!

How could Qian Renxue, a proud descendant of the Angel God, possibly avenge that beast who ruined her mother's life by any means necessary, driven by selfish desires?! She even felt that having such a father was a spiritual stain!

But Nanfeng just wouldn't believe it.

Or rather, he was deliberately using this excuse to distance himself.

Whenever Qian Renxue wanted to act like a normal disciple, or even a daughter, and get closer to this teacher who, despite being full of wicked schemes, had indeed taught her everything he knew…

As if triggering some kind of absolute defense mechanism, Nan Feng insisted on bringing up the sordid matter of "the murder of his father" and completely ruining the atmosphere that had just calmed down.

Aren't you annoying?!

Qian Renxue looked at Nan Feng, who was lying on the chair with his eyes closed, and roared in her heart with impotent rage.

This guy has been using this lame excuse as a shield for so many years, pushing her away time and time again.

He himself never gets tired of talking about it, but she's already thoroughly fed up with it!

Does he only feel happy if she hates him, draws her sword and kills him to avenge her father?

Are you crazy?!

Chapter 222 What if Nan Feng is just an "outsider" who killed your father?

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The atmosphere on the beach became somewhat eerie due to Qian Renxue's silence and Nan Feng's feigned death.

But for the Sea Maiden Douluo, who possesses the ability to read minds, this seemingly peaceful confrontation was nothing short of an information-packed gossip feast!

Listening to Qian Renxue's turbulent complaints and grievances, the Sea Maiden Douluo's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the scattered clues in his mind gradually began to piece together.

To confirm her crucial guess, the Sea Maiden Douluo suddenly stood up, walked to Qian Renxue's side, grabbed her arm, and pulled her further away from Nan Feng, who was lying on the chair.

"What are you doing?" Qian Renxue frowned, looking at her warily.

The Sea Maiden Douluo released her grip, staring intently into Qian Renxue's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I heard everything you were thinking about just now, about your father Qian Xunji, and all that messy stuff about the murder of your father."

Qian Renxue's face instantly turned cold, a hint of wariness flashing in her eyes: "So? What are you trying to say? Are you trying to use these to curry favor with the High Priest?"

"Don't misunderstand, I have no interest in your Spirit Hall's internal affairs." The Sea Maiden Douluo shook her head. "I brought you here just to confirm a core issue."

"Do you...do you even know Nan Feng's true identity? What exactly is he?"

Qian Renxue was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting the question. She frowned, then replied matter-of-factly, "He's part of my mother. What's wrong with that?"

Upon hearing this answer, the Sea Maiden Douluo remained silent, quietly using her mind-reading ability to capture Qian Renxue's truest subconscious thoughts.

In Qian Renxue's heart, despite Nan Feng's repeated emphasis on his "ten-thousand-year-old spider" and "parasite on Bibi Dong" claims over the years, she, Qian Renxue, never took them seriously!

In her fixed logic, it was nothing more than a clumsy and absurd excuse that Nan Feng deliberately fabricated to create distance between them and prevent her from getting closer.

Hearing these true thoughts buried deep in her subconscious, the Sea Maiden Douluo took a deep breath and suddenly realized the truth.

I understand. I understand everything!

No wonder the way this master and apprentice get along is so twisted and awkward!

Qian Renxue had no idea that Nan Feng was never Bibi Dong's clone, nor was it an excuse!

He was originally a living, breathing 100,000-year-old Death Spider King who was hunted down by Bibi Dong! He forcibly seized Bibi Dong's Death Spider King Martial Soul through sacrifice and scheming, and even operated in the outside world by manipulating Bibi Dong's clones!

Despite Nan Feng's repeated attempts to confess and emphasize that he was just a parasite, Qian Renxue's perception was already locked in by her preconceived notion of being a "mother's clone," and she simply didn't believe it!

And this is precisely the fundamental reason why Nan Feng believes that Qian Renxue will inevitably turn against him completely and draw her sword against him in the future!

The Sea Maiden Douluo quickly sorted out the logical inconsistencies in her mind:

The reason why Qian Renxue was able to calmly let go of the hatred for her father's murder and not even resent Nan Feng was not because she was really cold-blooded or completely indifferent to Qian Xunji's death.

Rather, it was because, after learning about the inhuman things Qian Xunji had done to Bibi Dong, she, as a daughter and a woman, felt deep sympathy, guilt, and pity for her mother who had suffered so much.

In Qian Renxue's mind, she also regarded Nan Feng as a part of Bibi Dong, as another personality born from her mother's extreme pain and despair.

Therefore, when Nan Feng repeatedly emphasized the "hatred of killing her father," Qian Renxue believed that it was nothing more than her mother's inability to let go of the dark past and her self-torture, which was why she was unwilling to get close to her daughter, who was considered a "sinner."

This is an understanding based on the logic of "family matters" and "compensation for kinship".

but!

What if one day, Qian Renxue really realizes she was wrong?

If one day, this warm filter is completely shattered, and Nan Feng is no longer a part of his mother, but has become a complete outsider. Even... a 100,000-year-old soul beast that stole his mother's martial soul!

The sympathy and understanding that Qian Renxue felt because of "Bibi Dong" would vanish in an instant!

The nature has completely changed!

What was originally a tragic family affair between her parents will instantly turn into—an alien, a cunning soul beast, not only parasitizing and tormenting her mother, but also taking the opportunity to kill her biological father!

Once this premise changes, Qian Renxue's perspective on the issue of "hatred for her father's murder" will definitely undergo a complete 180-degree reversal!

Nan Feng, that old fox who has lived for 100,000 years, saw through this!

He knew that Qian Renxue's current "magnanimity" and "lack of hatred" were all based on a false understanding.

Once she truly grows up, once she one day faces that truth...

This angelic successor, who is extremely proud to the core, must feel deeply humiliated by being deceived and manipulated.

At that time, she will definitely draw the Angelic Sword without hesitation and turn against him completely, until they are dead!

That's why Nan Feng is like a hedgehog, stubbornly refusing to engage in any tender master-disciple relationship with Qian Renxue.

But because of the complicated and symbiotic relationship with Bibi Dong, he couldn't really ignore this little girl.

Thus, amidst the awkwardness of defensiveness and instruction, the current bizarre situation of chaos and mutual torment has emerged.

After thoroughly untangling the convoluted logical knots, the Sea Maiden Douluo looked at Qian Renxue with a hint of complexity in her eyes.

She took a deep breath, abandoning her previous gossipy attitude, and became more serious than ever before: "Your Highness, I have a hypothetical question for you."

"What if..." The Sea Maiden Douluo stared intently into Qian Renxue's bright golden eyes and asked, word by word, "What if Nan Feng is not your mother at all, and he is truly just a complete 'outsider'?"

Seeing Qian Renxue's slightly stiffened expression, the Sea Maiden Douluo continued, "If the so-called hatred for killing your father back then was actually your mother actively seeking help from this 'outsider' to wash away the humiliation and complete her revenge, and using him to kill your biological father, Qian Xunji."

The Sea Maiden Douluo pressed on: "If this is the truth, would you still take Nan Feng for granted as you do now? Would you still call him 'teacher' so readily, without hating him or ever thinking of revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's already somewhat irritated brows furrowed tightly, and a deep sense of wariness and confusion flashed in her eyes.

"What exactly are you trying to say by asking all this?" Qian Renxue stared coldly at the mermaid before her. "Do you know something?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo did not answer her question directly, but simply smiled slightly, took half a step back, and increased the distance between the two.

"Don't be nervous, Your Highness, I'm just proposing a hypothesis."

The Sea Maiden Douluo turned her head and glanced at Nan Feng, who was still lying on the beach pretending to be dead in the distance. She sighed and said, "If you really want to understand why Nan Feng has kept his distance from you like a hedgehog all these years, and why he has repeatedly used the 'murder of his father' to push you away..."

"Then you'd better wait until you're alone and have some time to think carefully about the question I just raised."

"If one day, after you cast aside all the warm filters of being a 'mother,' you can still calmly face this assumption and still give the current answer with unwavering determination, I believe that many seemingly unsolvable issues between you will become very simple."

At this point, the Sea Maiden Douluo paused, her eyes filled with a mixture of insightful understanding and wistful reflection on human nature, and softly added:

"However, human nature has never stood up to scrutiny. This question is not one that you can easily come up with a real answer to."