Yu Yuanzhen narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Yu Xiaogang: "Have you gone mad from all those years of studying? Are you trying to tell me that Tang Hao's son and that Soul Beast are genuinely in love?"
"Xiao San and her have been together for so many years without any issues. I believe their feelings are sincere," Yu Xiaogang replied after a moment of contemplation, not yielding to his father's reproach.
"Foolish! Do you believe that if Tang Hao had been in need of his final Spirit Ring when he encountered that Soul Beast, that girl Xiao Wu would still be around?" Yu Yuanzhen sneered.
Yu Xiaogang shook his head expressionlessly: "Your assumption doesn't hold water. Besides, Xiao Wu is still fine, isn't she?"
"That's because Tang San's cultivation isn't strong enough yet. Wait until he can absorb a 100,000 Year Soul Beast, and then see."
Yu Yuanzhen shook his head, too lazy to continue arguing with his half-wasted son: "Since this 100,000 Year Soul Beast was raised by Tang Hao for his son, I won't touch her for now. It's better to avoid conflict before gaining any benefits."
"Do you know where Tang Hao is now?"
Seeing that Yu Yuanzhen had dropped the topic of Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, his father would surely have scolded him further in his anger. He shook his head: "Tang Hao has always only contacted me unilaterally."
Yu Yuanzhen frowned, pondering for a moment: "Go ask his son later and see if you can get in touch with him. Tell him I have important matters to discuss with him."
Due to their own reasons, the Blue Lightning Tyrant School had always maintained a neutral stance among the major powers. But the rapid changes in the situation over the past few years had forced him to plan ahead.
Whether it was his last failed visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School or the frequent actions of the Heavenly Dou royal family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, all hinted at impending chaos.
Coupled with the recent events experienced by Yu Xiaogang and others, if they relied solely on the Blue Lightning Tyrant School, they would indeed be overwhelmed.
They needed to find an ally to secretly collaborate with, to better navigate the upcoming turmoil.
"Father, Tang Hao is currently a key target of the Spirit Hall. Wouldn't rashly contacting him cause unnecessary trouble?
Moreover, Xiao San is still young and needs time to grow. Drawing the Spirit Hall's attention now would be detrimental to his development," Yu Xiaogang said solemnly.
"Haha, what are you thinking at a time like this? Besides, you really don't understand the Clear Sky Sect!"
Yu Yuanzhen chuckled: "The people of the Clear Sky Sect are the most protective of their own. They are just currently weak and fear the Spirit Hall. But if Tang Hao swallows his pride and sincerely returns to the Clear Sky Sect to repent, do you think they wouldn't take him back?"
"Just like you, if you sincerely repent and return to the sect, could I really drive you away?"
Yu Yuanzhen walked up to Yu Xiaogang and scrutinized his son, who looked even older than himself: "The previous sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect was Tang Hao's father, and the current one is his elder brother. Blood ties are not so easily severed."Xiaogang, remember, making mistakes is not scary." What's scary is making mistakes and still being stubborn and unrepentant."
Feeling his father's gaze, Yu Xiaogang stiffened. Out of reverence for his father, he couldn't utter a word of rebuttal and could only lower his head in silence, hands hanging by his sides.
In the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, within Emperor Xue Ye's study, Qian Renxue was frowning as she dealt with the mountain of affairs piled up across the empire.
However, despite her furrowed brows, Qian Renxue felt unusually at ease. Because she felt that every matter she handled now was for herself, not for Emperor Xue Ye.
Serpent Spear Douluo and Thorn Blood Douluo sat quietly nearby, watching Qian Renxue write with swift strokes.
Even now, the two of them found it surreal. They hadn't expected that after years of following Qian Renxue undercover in Heavenly Dou, their greatest achievements would come in just these past ten days.
"Should I speak, or will you?" Thorn Blood Douluo nudged Serpent Spear Douluo with his elbow.
Serpent Spear Douluo crossed his arms, his eyelids slightly lowered, showing no reaction.
This, however, only fueled Thorn Blood Douluo's frustration. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I weren't weaker than you, I'd really want to kill you right now."
Seeing that Serpent Spear still didn't react, Thorn Blood had no choice but to clear his throat and turn to Qian Renxue, who was buried in her work.
"Young Master, Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng, whom you asked us to monitor, have suddenly disappeared. I suspect they might have realized something was wrong and fled Heavenly Dou City ahead of time."
Qian Renxue continued writing furiously, signing her name on the memorial and stamping it with the emperor's seal. Without looking up, she picked up another document and began reading.
After a moment, she seemed to find it unclear and set it aside, picking up another one instead. "I already know about this. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has handled it, but they only intercepted Prince Xue Xing. Xue Beng was probably transferred by Xue Xing beforehand."
"What? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Thorn Blood Douluo was stunned. Serpent Spear Douluo also stopped his aloof posture, and both looked at Qian Renxue in surprise.
They hadn't expected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to also be monitoring Xue Xing and Xue Beng's movements, and to have intercepted Prince Xue Xing without their knowledge.
But why would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School involve themselves in this matter? Could it be that they had discovered Qian Renxue's true identity?
After carefully reading the memorial, Qian Renxue directly rejected it. Just as she was about to pick up another one, she suddenly remembered something.
"Prince Xue Xing is already dead. However, some letters from his Soul Guiding Device revealed close associations with certain individuals. You two need to deal with them."
With that, Qian Renxue took out a list of names from her Soul Guiding Device and placed it on the corner of the table. "This list has already marked who should be killed and who should be closely monitored. Follow it, but don't mess up this time."
Hearing this, Thorn Blood and Serpent Spear exchanged glances, feeling a bit embarrassed.
However, since it was indeed their failure to keep an eye on Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng that led to the mission's failure, they couldn't say much.
Still, they couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.
Thorn Blood suddenly stood up and quickly walked to Qian Renxue's desk to pick up the list.
Returning to his seat, he and Serpent Spear carefully studied it. In a low voice, Thorn Blood asked, "Old Snake, don't you think the handwriting on this doesn't quite look like the Young Master's?"
Snake Lance nodded: "Indeed, Qian Renxue's handwriting is more rounded, while the writing here is strong and forceful, clearly done by someone else."
When Qian Renxue went undercover in Heavenly Dou, she only brought the two of them. Although more people from Spirit Hall had arrived over the years, when it came to such confidential matters, Qian Renxue would never trust outsiders.
As her elders and confidants, if there was something they didn't know about but someone else was involved, it certainly seemed like a sign of losing favor.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!" The two exchanged a glance, both seeing a grave expression in each other's eyes.
"Although they are now considered part of Spirit Hall, knowing Qian Renxue's identity so early could pose a danger, couldn't it?"
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