Chapter 59: Qian Renxue Discovers Su Yan
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Heaven Dou City.
Crown Prince's Mansion.
Qian Renxue had just woken up, washed up, and was preparing to change clothes before heading to the palace.
"Young Lady."
Just as she stepped out of her room, Snake Lance Douluo hurried forward and lowered his voice.
"There is new information from Nuoding City."
"Oh?"
Qian Renxue frowned slightly and asked, "Is it about Yu Xiaogang and Tang San?"
Snake Lance Douluo nodded, then shook his head, and began explaining:
"The day before yesterday, Tang San's class graduated. Nuoding Academy held a competition—not to crown a champion or anything like that—but an unexpected person appeared."
"His name is Su Yan, the same as the person the Young Lady has been searching for. We've collected information on him before, but everything looked far too ordinary. Turns out, that was all an act. He hid himself very deeply."
"Su Yan?"
The moment Qian Renxue heard the name, her heart trembled as she immediately connected it to Su Yan of Chat Group.
Snake Lance Douluo continued:
"Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Tang San, possesses innate full soul power and is already at rank twenty-eight. Within Nuoding Academy, he should be the strongest. But in the competition, he was defeated by Su Yan in a single move. And that Su Yan's soul power is at rank thirty-eight."
"These are the reorganized documents. We conducted a deeper investigation on Su Yan."
Qian Renxue took the files, and the more she read, the more shock filled her eyes.
"Martial soul mutation of the worst type?"
"Such a low innate soul power?"
"He endured humiliation and hid his strength for six whole years, only revealing it at the very last moment to amaze everyone?"
Snake Lance Douluo nodded and added, "This boy is extremely hardworking. Even if he isn't the Su Yan you're looking for, he is definitely a top-tier genius."
"I believe we should recruit him. Based on his performance now, he undoubtedly has the potential to become a future Titled Douluo."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly, though something still felt off in her heart.
"Anything else?"
Snake Lance Douluo thought for a moment before replying, "Everything we have is in these files. Ah—right! The officer in charge of the case in Nuoding City casually mentioned that Su Yan is quite handsome."
Qian Renxue couldn't help laughing and said, "Since when does being handsome require special attention… Wait—hold on."
"Has he left yet?"
Snake Lance Douluo shook his head. "Not yet. He's waiting at the branch hall for your next instructions before returning."
Qian Renxue immediately pulled out her jade mirror, found the video Ning Rongrong had recorded, and tapped play before showing it to Snake Lance Douluo.
"Memorize this person's face. Go ask the officer whether Su Yan is him."
Snake Lance Douluo stared at the video, his expression filled with question marks.
"Young Lady?"
Qian Renxue asked doubtfully, "What's wrong? Isn't he quite distinctive? Isn't it easy to remember him?"
Snake Lance Douluo looked helpless. "I… I have no idea what you're talking about?"
"What's this stone mirror used for?"
"You can't see anything?" Qian Renxue's eyes widened in shock.
Snake Lance Douluo shook his head. "I really don't know what Young Lady means. If you're implying that you can see something inside this stone mirror, then I must tell you—I can't see a thing. To me, it's just an ordinary mirror."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly. "I understand. Don't mention this type of mirror to anyone. Have someone grind it down."
Before long—
Qian Renxue sat in her study and drew a portrait of Su Yan. It resembled him by about sixty to seventy percent.
Staring at the portrait, Snake Lance Douluo muttered, "He does look very handsome… I'd say he's probably the same person."
Qian Renxue smiled faintly. "Sixty to seventy percent similarity already counts as handsome?"
"Uncle She, take this portrait immediately and confirm whether this person is Su Yan."
"Yes, Young Lady."
Snake Lance Douluo hurried off at once.
Qian Renxue remained in the room waiting quietly. In her heart, she was already almost certain of the truth.
Not long after—
Snake Lance Douluo rushed back quickly.
"Young Lady, it's been confirmed—they're the same person."
"Heh."
This time, Qian Renxue couldn't help laughing aloud.
"The records say he's heading to Shrek Academy in Suo Tuo City?"
Snake Lance Douluo nodded. "Yes. Nuoding Academy recommended him to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy or the Spirit Hall Academy, both top institutions. But he insisted on going to Shrek with Tang San."
"We temporarily lost Tang San's trail. The personnel in charge suffered… accidents. It's likely, as Young Lady suspected—Tang Hao is secretly protecting him."
"However, only our Spirit Hall people died. The Heaven Dou Empire's personnel are still fine. Tang San and Xiao Wu should have arrived at Suo Tuo City yesterday."
"And something else quite strange—Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong, somehow knows this girl named Xiao Wu and even went with them to Suo Tuo City."
"Oh?"
Qian Renxue was genuinely surprised. "Xiao Wu? Wasn't she supposed to have stayed in Nuoding Academy the whole time, according to the information?"
"How does she know Rongrong?"
Snake Lance Douluo shook his head. "No clues at all. It's like they suddenly knew each other out of nowhere. It might have something to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's connection to the Clear Sky Sect."
Qian Renxue fell into thought.
"So that means Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong will regroup with Su Yan in Suo Tuo City. Do we have any confirmed information about Su Yan's exact destination?"
Snake Lance Douluo shook his head again. "He left two nights ago under the cover of darkness. His general direction was toward the Star Luo Empire, but nothing specific has been confirmed."
"Heh…"
Qian Renxue couldn't help but laugh softly.
Good… very good.
The truth was about to be completely unveiled.
"Uncle She, have these latest reports been sent back to Spirit City yet?"
Snake Lance Douluo thought for a moment before replying, "All previous investigations regarding Tang San and Yu Xiaogang have already been sent to Spirit City."
"The latest information concerning Su Yan and the suspicious details about Ning Rongrong have only just arrived at the Heaven Dou branch hall. They're preparing to send them to Spirit City now."
"Based on internal Spirit Hall intel, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo are the ones in charge of this case. Their main targets are Tang San, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang. They also collected information about the name Su Yan. My guess is that it's on the Pope's orders."
Qian Renxue nodded and commanded:
"Intercept the latest reports regarding Su Yan and Ning Rongrong. Block as much as you can. Next, send people under the Heaven Dou Empire's jurisdiction to Suo Tuo City to investigate them thoroughly."
"Do not let our information be shared with Spirit Hall."
"Yes, Young Lady."
Snake Lance Douluo immediately went to carry out her orders.
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End of Chapter