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Bai Yu shook his head, a hint of melancholy in his eyes, and said sarcastically:
"It's not because they offended me, but because these auction houses, backed by local nobles, are acting far too recklessly!"
"They kept slave-catching teams to capture young and beautiful women or handsome men and sell them to other nobles for their pleasure."
"As for me, to be honest, I still have a little conscience, though not much. If I can't see it, I'll just let it go, but if I can see it, I always want to get involved and do something about it."
At this point, Bai Yu paused, his expression turning somewhat helpless.
"But the forces behind these auction houses are deeply entrenched and spread throughout the entire continent. Simply eliminating the auction houses is useless; they can just build another one in no time."
"As for dismantling the forces behind them, that would be tantamount to declaring war on the entire continent, including some of the parasites in our Spirit Hall."
Bai Yu's words left Qian Renxue stunned. She really didn't expect that this seemingly carefree guy actually had a strong sense of justice.
"Bai Yu, I've heard about all of this, but hasn't it always been like this?"
"Although both of the two great empires on the continent have laws in this regard, even the royal families of the two great empires themselves treat these laws as if they do not exist."
"Furthermore, you just said that there are such parasites in Spirit Hall? Then why don't you just get rid of them? Why keep them around to tarnish the Spirit Hall's reputation?"
As she spoke, a murderous glint appeared in Qian Renxue's eyes. She simply couldn't bear it any longer. How could Spirit Hall, which worshipped the Angel God, still have such people!
Bai Yu smacked its lips, thinking to himself that the little angel had oversimplified things.
"Just because something has always been true doesn't mean it has always been right! To be honest, I'm not against nobles keeping servants and maids. After all, they have money and power, shouldn't they be allowed to enjoy themselves?"
"But their methods have become distorted; they are now directly sending people to search and capture, and even worse, they are going to kill entire families."
"If they try to bribe them with money, I won't say anything, since it's a matter of mutual consent."
"As for the parasites in Spirit Hall? It's not the right time yet. We can't touch them now. If we do, people will panic and we won't have time to calm them down."
Qian Renxue's eyes were somewhat complicated. She admitted that she had underestimated Bai Yu; this guy had always had his own plans.
It wasn't like he seemed, someone who only knew how to have fun and be lewd all day long. She then whispered to Bai Yu:
"So what are your plans? Are you thinking of abolishing everything as it is now and establishing new rules for the continent?"
Bai Yu waved his hand and chuckled.
"Hehe, I don't have such lofty ideas. Besides, all of this is due to the inherent flaws of human nature. You can control it for a while, but not forever."
"When I have the ability, I might do what I can for those who are suffering. As for those thankless tasks? I'm not a saint!"
Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the entrance of a hotel while chatting. Bai Yu looked at the decorations outside and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go eat. This hotel looks nice; hopefully the food will live up to the decor."
Qian Renxue's lips twitched. She thought to herself that this guy's thinking was really unpredictable. Just a moment ago he was acting as if he had the world in his grasp, but now he's not acting all serious again!
Helplessly, she followed him inside. After the two ordered their food, Bai Yu remembered that there was something else he had to do when he came to see Qian Renxue today.
"By the way, I'm going back to Spirit City in the next couple of days. Is there anything you'd like me to tell you?"
Upon hearing Bai Yu's question, Qian Renxue was momentarily confused, then reacted and said with some surprise:
"You want to go back to Spirit City? That's really strange. You haven't been back since you left five years ago, have you? Why do you want to go back this time?"
Bai Yu scratched his mouth awkwardly. What could he say? He could only bite the bullet and make excuses.
"What are you saying? I am, after all, a Holy Son of Spirit Hall. What's so strange about me going back to Spirit City? It's just like going home!"
"After wandering around outside for so many years, can't I even go home to visit?"
Seeing Bai Yu's stubborn expression, Qian Renxue found it somewhat amusing, but this was quickly followed by sadness. She thought to herself:
"Yes, going back to Spirit City is just going home. I haven't been home since I was nine years old. I wonder if Spirit City has changed?"
Then she shook her head, trying to stop thinking about it. She had chosen this path herself, and she had to see it through to the end!
"Since you're going back, when you see my grandfather, tell him that Xiaoxue misses him very much and that he should take good care of himself!"
"As for my... my mother, please thank her for me."
When Bai Yu heard that Qian Renxue didn't call her "sister" this time, a smile appeared on her face. It seemed that she had let go of a lot of her worries, which was something to celebrate!
"Okay, I got it. I'll pass your message on. Oh, the food came out pretty quickly? It's here already?"
"Come here, little angel, sit next to me, I'll get you some food!"
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself that she wasn't without hands, why did she need someone else to serve her food? Why didn't you just feed me?
After the two finished their meal, Bai Yu took Qian Renxue around Tian Dou City for the afternoon. As night approached, he finally took her back, still wanting more.
Afterwards, Bai Yu walked back, his eyes vacant. Despite not having exerted any energy, he felt exhausted all over!
"Shopping is really not something a man can do. Goodness, I can't just walk around without buying anything, can you?"
When Bai Yu returned to the academy, she went straight to Liu Erlong's courtyard. She had been greatly excited today because of her soul ring, and she needed to make up for it!
"Bang Bang Bang!"
As Bai Yu knocked on the door, an impatient voice came from Liu Erlong's room.
"Who is it? It's so late, can't we talk about it tomorrow?"
Bai Yu didn't respond, but rushed inside the moment the door opened.
"You... Bai Yu? Why aren't you going home to sleep so late at night? What are you doing here?"
Bai Yu's actions just now startled Liu Erlong. After she recovered, her expression became somewhat complicated.
Ever since she agreed to Bai Yu's conditions, she knew this day would come sooner or later, but she felt she wasn't ready yet.
It wasn't that she wanted to back out, but the age gap between them was something she found hard to accept.
Although she, given her status, had certainly heard of many such things, if not seen them firsthand, and even more outrageous ones were not uncommon, she felt she needed to get used to it when it happened to her!
Bai Yu also noticed the change in Liu Erlong's expression, but he didn't care. She had to do it sooner or later, so she might as well get used to it sooner!
He then took out the divinely bestowed soul ring and tossed it to Liu Erlong.
"Here you go, I got you your eighth ring. It took me a lot of effort to get this."
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