Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

But Lu Mingfei felt inexplicably guilty when he thought about their less-than-pleasant meeting last time. What should he do if his mother-in-law didn't seem to like him?

But there was no way around it; under Qian Renxue's persistent dragging, the ugly son-in-law finally had to visit his mother-in-law.

Bibi Dong was sitting at her desk processing memorials. After Qian Daoliu finished the meeting, the entire Spirit Hall was mobilized. As the Pope, she was naturally extremely busy. Even with Hu Liena assisting her, she was exhausted.

She frowned as she watched the two people walk in, her displeasure masking no emotion on her face.

"What are you doing here?" Bibi Dong asked coldly, as if she were speaking to two strangers.

"Mingfei and I are here to say goodbye. We'll be returning to Hanhai City tomorrow." Qian Renxue held Lu Mingfei's arm, her tone unusually soft. Deep down, she still wanted Bibi Dong's blessing.

“Go back?” Bibi Dong frowned. Qian Renxue’s words clearly indicated that she already considered that place as home, so what was this place compared to hers?

"Why tell me about this? It's none of my business," Bibi Dong said without looking up as she wrote her instructions.

"Of course I know. I'm just here to inform His Holiness the Pope." Qian Renxue gritted her teeth. She had already softened her stance, but this woman was still so indifferent. Did she really care about her?

Lu Mingfei felt a chill run down his spine as he stood there; the family dynamics were so tense that it would be safer to live near the fire station.

Hu Liena shared the same thoughts as him. How come the relationship between these two sisters is getting worse and worse?

"Let's go." Having been met with a cold shoulder, Qian Renxue suppressed her sadness and grievances, and dragged Lu Mingfei away.

"Your Holiness, we must go now," Lu Mingfei said, feeling as if his arm was no longer his own.

When the sound of the door closing rang out, Bibi Dong looked up in the direction of the door and sighed. A rare look of loneliness appeared in her eyes, and a trace of regret arose in her heart, but it was immediately suppressed by resentment.

The next morning, after bidding farewell to Qian Daoliu, the two set off back to Hanhai City.

Qian Renxue seemed more anxious than Lu Mingfei on the way, probably because of what happened last night. Lu Mingfei didn't say anything and let her go.

Before evening, the two could see the sea in the distance. Looking at the boundless sea and sky, Qian Renxue's depression dissipated considerably.

"Come on, I'll prepare a big meal to celebrate." In the past two years, Lu Mingfei's cooking skills have improved a lot.

Qian Renxue nodded, and the two of them held hands and went straight back to the courtyard.

However, as soon as they landed in the courtyard, they noticed that the gate was open and the stone tables and chairs in the courtyard were not dusty, indicating that someone had cleaned them. More importantly, there was a clear fluctuation of soul power in one of the empty rooms.

Before Lu Mingfei could figure out what was going on, the door to the room suddenly opened from the inside.

"No, what are you doing here?"

Chapter 294 Oh no! There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me.

Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!

What do you do if a hot and beautiful girl suddenly pops out of your house?

If this question had been posted on QQ Space in the past, someone would definitely have left him a message: "Go wash up and go to sleep, you can have anything in your dreams."

Some might even joke: "Such a good deal? Of course, you should grab it on the spot!"

Lu Mingfei swore that he really wanted to wash up and go to sleep without a care in the world, and he didn't want to face the scene in front of him at all.

Especially when his girlfriend is standing right next to him with a knowing smile.

Hey, hey, hey, can you stop laughing so hysterically? I feel like I can see Makoto waving at me, I'm innocent!

Qian Renxue never expected that she would run into the person she was talking about just yesterday. How interesting, so very interesting.

It just goes to show how small the world is. Don't gossip, especially about Cao Cao. As the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao and he appears.

"Zhu, Zhu Qing, what are you doing here?" Lu Mingfei felt like his brain was about to split open. Zhu Zhu Qing had traveled all the way to Hanhai City, how could this be so outrageous, that she would actually stay in his house? There must be something wrong here.

It's obvious that some treacherous subjects are trying to harm me!

"I, I." Zhu Zhuqing was also confused. She looked at Lu Mingfei and then at Qian Renxue next to her. "I came to Hanhai City to find you, and then they told me to stay here and wait for you to come back."

“Them? Them…” Lu Mingfei scratched his forehead, only then remembering that they had previously entrusted the local Spirit Hall with the management of their houses.

Are these subordinates so clueless? They're actually causing trouble for their boss! Do they even know how fierce the competition for survival is in the world of Soul Masters? They could all be fired in a heartbeat!

Qian Renxue, standing to the side, sensed something different. Even if the main hall master was stupid, he wouldn't dare make a decision for the two of them. The only person in the entire Martial Soul City who could give instructions on this matter was a single individual.

As for why, it must be revenge for the time when I belittled Yu Xiaogang.

She suddenly found it somewhat amusing. Just how much had Bibi Dong underestimated Lu Mingfei and herself?

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue smiled and looked at Zhu Zhuqing in front of her. She had an impression of her back in Tiandou City.

Looking at it again after all these years, it is indeed even more beautiful.

Her cool and refined face, the snow-white skin peeking out from her neck, and her stunningly hot figure tightly wrapped in a black leather jacket—even as a woman herself, she couldn't help but take a second look.

"We are honored to have guests from afar. We have just returned and apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality." Qian Renxue smiled slightly and greeted them with grace and poise.

With just a few words, she had already figured everything out: the news of their appearance in Hanhai City must have been leaked.

This is normal. Although they usually wear straw hats and use aliases when they go out, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. There are spies from other forces in the Spirit Hall, so it's already quite good that they were only discovered after so long.

This second young lady of the Zhu family has come looking for us from halfway across the continent.

It's not uncommon for young girls to pursue love, much like a lost moth drawn to a flame.

"I think I've caused you trouble. I'm sorry, I'll leave now." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and went back to her room to pack her things.

Qian Renxue also entered the room: "You've come from afar, and there are plenty of empty rooms here, so don't be shy."

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened in disbelief. He was already bracing himself for a cataclysmic event, but Qian Renxue was so calm and even invited Zhu Zhuqing to stay. What was going on?

“Mingfei is going to cook a big meal tonight. You’re his friend, so of course you should stay.” Qian Renxue smiled at Lu Mingfei after she finished speaking.

"Huh? Yeah." Lu Mingfei felt a little uneasy looking at Qian Renxue's meaningful smile. "Why don't we go buy groceries together and buy whatever we want to eat?"

It wasn't that he didn't want to take the opportunity to slip away; who knows what terrible things might happen if he left these two people here.

“Okay, let’s go together.” Qian Renxue nodded and then looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

So the three of them went out together to the market to buy ingredients.

Handsome men and beautiful women are always a beautiful sight, and a handsome man plus two beautiful women makes them stand out even more.

Feeling the envious gazes behind him, Lu Mingfei felt extremely uncomfortable, especially Qian Renxue's occasional beaming smile, which made his scalp tingle.

"Did you take the wrong medicine today?" Lu Mingfei really wanted to ask, but he swallowed back the annoying words.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was already completely dark. Lu Mingfei snapped his fingers, and the lights in the entire courtyard instantly turned on.

Then he went into the kitchen to get busy, while Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing sat at the stone table in the courtyard chatting.

Lu Mingfei had now come to his senses and wasn't so easily alarmed anymore. What kind of identity did Qian Renxue have? She definitely wouldn't cause any major trouble.

Zhu Zhuqing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, glanced at Lu Mingfei's busy figure in the kitchen, and turned back to meet Qian Renxue's amused smile.

Neither of them spoke, and dinner proceeded in a very subtle manner.

Qian Renxue politely kept serving food to Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing responded politely. As for Lu Mingfei, he didn't dare to say a word. Although he hadn't done anything, he just felt inexplicably guilty.

After finishing his meal, Lu Mingfei quickly cleaned up the dishes. By the time he finished cleaning, Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing had already returned to their respective rooms. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and return to his own room to continue his cultivation.

Just then, there was a knock on his door. It was Qian Renxue who came in. Lu Mingfei opened the door and his heart skipped a beat when he saw Qian Renxue's ambiguous smile.

He knew it wasn't that simple; Qian Renxue tonight was acting strangely in every way.

Lu Mingfei had already prepared his explanation in his mind.

However, after Qian Renxue entered the room and locked the door from the inside, she immediately closed it.

"It's just that old woman's trick, trying to annoy me. How childish and ridiculous."

Lu Mingfei had also realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Qian Renxue had a grudge against Bibi Dong, so this was a lucky accident.

"But aren't you tempted?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Mingfei with a quiet gaze.

"Of course I didn't touch it, you know that." Lu Mingfei said seriously, speaking from the heart.

"Oh?" Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow and slowly walked towards Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei retreated step by step until he sat on the bed. For some reason, when he looked into Qian Renxue's eyes, he felt that something was nine-tenths off.

They've been living together for almost two years, and he's never seen Qian Renxue look at him like that before.

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself: Damn it, is it really necessary to kill him for this?

Chapter 295 Teasing

"Are you kidding me?"

The room was so quiet that you could hear the hissing of the candlelight and the sound of the sea breeze blowing through the gaps in the curtains outside the window.

The melted amber flowed quietly in the dish, reflecting the light of the fire that was so close at hand, slowly gathering drop by drop.

Qian Renxue leaned forward and tapped Lu Mingfei's chest with her finger. Her phoenix eyes, which were clearly aggressive, narrowed slightly as she carefully examined Lu Mingfei's expression.

"Even if you weren't tempted, she was already. Do you think she's been locked up here all these days? She stayed willingly, do you understand?"

Lu Mingfei subconsciously shook his head, swallowed hard, and thought to himself, "What do I know? Is it her courage or his charm that makes her so brave that she's willing to risk her life?"

"No doubt about it, it's all because of your charm that you can make young girls fall head over heels for you." Qian Renxue took another step closer, her tone slightly cold.

"What the heck? Even you can read minds?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

"It's a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding. Wasn't she just about to leave? You're the one who kept her here." Lu Mingfei was sweating profusely, still making a last-ditch effort, hoping that Qian Renxue would give him some face. Since things had already come to this, couldn't they just go out and talk things out later?

This isn't some kind of battlefield or a white album; it's an execution platform, the kind where one wrong move and you're done for.

“That’s right, but I deliberately left her here.” Qian Renxue said with a smile, “That woman from Wuhun City wanted to see me make a fool of myself, to prove that her judgment was better than mine. How could I possibly let her have her way?”

Damn, Lu Mingfei finally understood why Qian Renxue's reaction was so strange today; it turned out that it involved the conflict between mother and daughter again.

So am I some kind of special play between you?

Wait, Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, did Qian Renxue mean that Bibi Dong was comparing him to the Grandmaster?

He shouldn't have committed such a serious crime, right?

"Don't worry, you've already won on this. His Holiness the Pope is practically blind." Lu Mingfei seized the opportunity to lighten the mood. When else would be a better time to change the subject?

"Hmph, is that even a question?" Qian Renxue snorted coldly, revealing a rare hint of a little girl's temper.

Lu Mingfei inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu, like two little girls in a park arguing about whose Barbie doll's hair was shinier.

Wait, he's not some Barbie doll, okay?

"Then let's wait until tomorrow to let her leave. We won't give His Holiness the Pope a chance to watch the show." Lu Mingfei continued to steer the conversation toward Bibi Dong, trying to divert Qian Renxue's attention. Otherwise, Zhu Zhuqing, a mere Soul King, really couldn't withstand Qian Renxue's antics.

Of course, Lu Mingfei couldn't withstand such torment either. Do you know how he got through today?

"Who said we were going to let her go?" Qian Renxue narrowed her beautiful eyes, and a cat-and-mouse smile appeared on her face again.

Although she knew that Lu Mingfei was acting out of kindness, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable that he was so openly pleading for her with another woman in front of her.

Could it be that in Lu Mingfei's mind, she, a dignified Angel God trainee, was the kind of person who would deliberately make things difficult for a young girl like her?

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

Qian Renxue looked at Lu Mingfei's puzzled expression and chuckled softly: "We are about to unify the entire continent. A young lady from the Zhu family has come to us of her own accord. Why should we drive her away?"

"With her around, things will be much easier, whether it's persuading people to surrender after the war starts, understanding the situation within Xingluo, or calming people's hearts after the war."

"Besides, you don't want her to get caught up in some battlefield and perish after returning to Xingluo, do you?"

Lu Mingfei blinked; he felt there was something strange about Qian Renxue's tone.

However, he couldn't refute what had been said. In fact, he had really thought about persuading Xingluo to surrender, and with Zhu Zhuqing around, there was indeed a greater chance of success.

"It's good that you have a plan." Lu Mingfei nodded. He could only try to save Zhu Zhuqing's life; there was nothing else he could do.

However, given that Zhu Zhuqing ran away from home to avoid the family trial, she probably wouldn't risk her life for Xingluo in the future.

"And you say you don't care about her." Qian Renxue glanced at Lu Mingfei with a half-smile: "You don't think this is the end of it, do you? Now it's time to talk about our problems?"

After Qian Renxue finished speaking, she leaned forward again, and this time Lu Mingfei lay completely on the bed, too afraid to move.

"What other questions do we have?" To save his life, Lu Mingfei stretched his neck back again. Qian Renxue's oppressive aura was too strong tonight, and her gaze was incredibly sharp. He felt like he was having trouble breathing.

"Of course, it's what you've been thinking all along." Qian Renxue smiled sweetly, her breath fragrant, and her nose lightly touched Lu Mingfei's earlobe.

"Oh my god." Lu Mingfei felt like half of his body went limp.

Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?