Chapter 136: I See Your Bones Are Extraordinary.
After dinner, Li Chan chatted with Qian Renxue about her family situation.
"Xue'er, do you have any relatives in your family?"
As soon as Li Chan brought this up, Qian Renxue looked a little sad.
"My father passed away when I was little, and my mother wasn't good to me, but my grandfather loved me very much."
As she spoke, Qian Renxue's eyes started to well up with tears.
Although Qian Renxue seemed to be the young master of Spirit Hall, her childhood could be described as a tragedy.
When she was little, every time Qian Renxue saw other children receiving their mother's love, she would feel sad and puzzled as to why Bibi Dong hated her so much, even though she had a biological mother but couldn't enjoy her affection.
Therefore, Qian Renxue's childhood was not pleasant. In fact, because Bibi Dong disliked her, she was even sadder than children who had no parents.
"This..."
Li Chan hadn't expected that Qian Renxue came from a single-parent family, had no fatherly love since childhood, and her mother was even bad to her? She only had a grandfather who doted on her; how pitiful.
"Oh~, Auntie said the wrong thing. Let's not talk about this. Xue'er, don't worry, from now on, I am your mother."
Li Chan hugged Qian Renxue's shoulders and began to comfort her.
"Really~?"
For Qian Renxue, who had lacked maternal love since childhood, the word 'mother' was unfamiliar, but she also longed to say it.
After all, Bibi Dong only allowed Qian Renxue to call her 'sister'~
"Mm~, anyway, you'll be calling me mother from now on, so it's no big deal to do it early!"
"Mother~!"
In Qian Renxue's view, since she had already acknowledged Wang Teng, Li Chan would be her mother in the future.
Even if the two weren't married yet, it was only a matter of time, so Qian Renxue felt at ease calling her mother.
"Yes~, my good daughter!"
"Mother, that's your daughter-in-law!"
Wang Teng reminded her from the side, he couldn't develop a sibling relationship.
"Do you need to talk nonsense? You must treat Xue'er well from now on, or I'll beat you to death!"
Li Chan glared fiercely at Wang Teng.
"Of course, even if you didn't say it, I would treat Xue'er well."
"Hmph~, at least you're sensible!"
Afterward, Wang Chengkun pulled Wang Teng aside and began to ask about Qian Renxue's situation.
"Wang Teng, which power does Xue'er come from? I see she's already a Spirit Emperor at such a young age."
Wang Chengkun was a Titled Douluo after all, so he naturally saw Qian Renxue's spirit power level at a glance. Seeing that Qian Renxue was just a young girl and already a Spirit Emperor, he figured her background must be extraordinary.
"Uh, well~."
"Hmm? Is there something you can't say?"
Wang Chengkun raised an eyebrow.
"Xue'er's Spirit is Seraphim."
Wang Teng thought about it and decided there was nothing that couldn't be said. It would be known sooner or later anyway, so he didn't hide it.
"Seraphim Spirit? Surname Qian, then isn't she from Spirit Hall?"
Wang Chengkun hadn't expected Qian Renxue to be from Spirit Hall, and with that Spirit and surname, it seemed she was related to the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji.
"That's right, Xue'er is the daughter of the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji."
"Hiss~, I hadn't expected the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall to have a daughter."
In fact, news about Qian Renxue, let alone to other powers, was quite confidential even within Spirit Hall. Without a certain status, one simply wouldn't know that the former Supreme Pontiff had a daughter.
Wang Teng secretly thought to himself: 'Xue'er is not only the daughter of the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, but also the daughter of the current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall!'
"You just need to know it yourself, don't tell anyone."
"The relationship between Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall is not good. It seems I really can't continue to stay in Heaven Dou Empire."
Wang Chengkun felt his identity was a bit awkward.
"That's fine, as long as you don't say anything, Emperor Xue Ye won't know. And if that old man dares to blabber, then we'll just change the Emperor of Heaven Dou!"
"Hiss~!"
Wang Chengkun was stunned by Wang Teng's words, calling him 'old man' left and right, and even talking about changing the emperor.
Young man, I see your bones are extraordinary, are you a rebel?
"There's a saying, 'The emperor takes turns, next year it's my turn.' Is that not allowed?"
"Why haven't I heard that saying? Also, you're just a Spirit Emperor, and you're already thinking of being emperor?"
Wang Chengkun glanced at Wang Teng, 'With your slovenly appearance, you want to be emperor? Are you still asleep?'
"We'll talk about this later. If I have the strength, it's not impossible!"
To be emperor, as long as your fist is big enough, even if there are those who don't submit, you can beat them into submission! If they still don't submit, then just eliminate them. Sitting on the throne is not difficult; what's difficult is how to sit firmly on the throne.
"..."
Wang Chengkun felt it was necessary to re-evaluate his son. Was he planning to drag his father into rebellion?
He knew that although Heaven Dou Empire lacked top-tier experts, the armies below were not as simple as they appeared.
The impression that the Heaven Dou Empire's major legions gave to other powers was that their army was weak and often owed military pay.
However, Wang Chengkun, as a high-ranking military official, knew that this was merely a disguise by Heaven Dou Empire, all for Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall to see.
Emperor Xue Ye knew that Heaven Dou Empire lacked top-tier experts, so he would naturally find ways to compensate in other areas.
If the imperial family didn't have top-tier experts to guard them, and the army was still weak, then how could his Snow Family expect to sit firmly on the throne? That's wishful thinking! So, the major legions of Heaven Dou Empire might not be stronger than Star Luo, but they would definitely not be worse than Star Luo.
Of course, Wang Teng also knew this. In the original work, after Heaven Dou Empire declared war on Spirit Empire, it quickly assembled a million elite troops, so the army was definitely not bad.
However, Wang Teng had no intention of clashing head-on, or else how much slaughter would that cause! Directly eliminating the leaders and loyalists, and inserting his own confidants, would naturally allow him to divide and conquer.
Moreover, Wang Teng was also preparing to pull in allies!
This ally was not Spirit Hall, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which had a very significant influence in Heaven Dou Empire.
As long as Wang Teng offered Ning Fengzhi an irresistible price, he believed Ning Fengzhi would 'abandon the dark and turn to the light'.
Putting aside other things, just the Immortal Herb—Qiluo Tulip—or the Cosmic Soul in Wang Teng's hands would be an irresistible temptation for Ning Fengzhi.
Qiluo Tulip could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit and enhance talent, and Cosmic Soul could also compensate for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit's flaws.
With a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, he believed Ning Fengzhi would cooperate obediently.
After all, for these Sect powers, their own heritage comes first. Ning Fengzhi is not Emperor Xue Ye's son-in-law, so he naturally wouldn't blindly follow Heaven Dou Empire's lead.
And when Wang Teng eliminates everyone surnamed Xue, with no one to lead, wouldn't they be at his mercy?
"Cough, cough, Wang Teng, let's not talk about this anymore."
Wang Chengkun didn't want to continue. After all, he was currently working in Heaven Dou Empire, so he still had to give Emperor Xue Ye some face.
"Alright~."
Wang Teng didn't intend to say much either, but looking at the situation, his father wouldn't object.
Indeed, there's a huge difference between being an employee and being a boss, there's no need to choose. Who doesn't want to be a boss? Especially after having the strength to be a boss, one naturally doesn't want to be an obedient employee.
This situation is very common on Douluo Continent.
For example, many Spirit Masters, after joining a certain power, gain many benefits, but why do they dislike joining and instead form their own Spirit Master teams?
That's because once they join, they will be restricted. How can that compare to the freedom of working alone?
"Wang Teng, when do you and Xue'er plan to get married?"
As Li Chan chatted with Qian Renxue, she brought up the topic of their marriage.
"..."
Qian Renxue's face turned beet red, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"This~, Mother, we're still early! Let's talk about it in a few years!"
To marry a girl, he naturally had to pass Qian Daoliu's test, but Wang Teng didn't plan to propose to Spirit Hall when his strength was insufficient.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be suspected of being a kept man?
If he hadn't had a cheat, Wang Teng would definitely think being a kept man was great, but since he had a cheat, that wouldn't do.
A true man cannot be a kept man!
In a few years, after he advances to Titled Douluo, plus having a group of powerful subordinates, there will be no suspicion of being a kept man, and then he can go to Spirit Hall.
Moreover, the relationship between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong also gave Wang Teng a headache.
Bibi Dong was his mother-in-law after all; he couldn't let their relationship be like enemies.
Indeed, what his father-in-law, Qian Xunji, did back then was truly improper (he did it beautifully), severely hurting his mother-in-law, otherwise it wouldn't have turned out this way.
Immediately, Wang Teng hated Yu Xiaogang even more. If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Hmm, I'll make a note of it for now and settle it all together later.
Far away at Nuo Ding Academy, Eunuch Yu inexplicably shivered, completely unaware that Wang Teng had made a note of him in his little book.
"Little San, thanks to you this time, otherwise, I would have been in big trouble."
At this moment, Eunuch Yu's face was filled with lingering fear.
Previously, Eunuch Yu took Eunuch Tang to a hunting Spirit forest to attach the first spirit ring to Eunuch Tang's Blue Silver Grass Spirit. Unexpectedly, on the way back, they encountered a Datura Snake over four hundred years old and almost lost their lives.
Unlike the original work, this Datura Snake was originally Tang San's first spirit ring for his Blue Silver Grass Spirit, but due to Panic's intervention, Tang San's time to hunt his first spirit ring was delayed significantly, causing things to change.
This time, Tang San's first spirit ring came from a four-hundred-year-old Golden Scale Snake. Although the first Spirit Ability was still Binding, it no longer had venom. After all, Spirit Beast like the Golden Scale Snake, besides having relatively tough scales, are not poisonous. It's unknown whether this change is good or bad.
'Tch, a level 29 Spirit Grandmaster can't even defeat a mere four-hundred-year-old venomous snake. As expected of someone with the reputation of being a useless person. If I hadn't intervened this time, he would probably have been poisoned to death by that Datura Snake.'
Tang San secretly despised Yu Xiaogang. If he hadn't known that Yu Xiaogang's father was the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and still had some use, he would have long since ignored Yu Xiaogang's life or death.
After all, in Tang San's view, he had been implicated by Yu Xiaogang before, which caused him to lose his little brother. He held a grudge, and this hatred could not be forgotten!
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