Chapter 79: Don't Mind One More, Right?
At Heaven Dou City's North Gate, Li Tian and Qian Renxue stood atop the city wall.
The convoy transporting the Mirror Image Beast was about to arrive.
Qian Renxue said with regret, "It's only a little over eight thousand years old, a bit too low."
Li Tian chuckled, "A few hundred years doesn't matter. Besides, no one knows exactly how much over eight thousand it is. What if it's eight thousand nine hundred?"
Qian Renxue suddenly thought of something and teased, "Calling that Grandmaster over should let us know."
Li Tian: "..."
"I didn't expect Your Highness to have such a mischievous side."
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes, "A Crown Prince is also human."
Li Tian nodded, "Indeed. It's just that ordinary people rarely have the honor of seeing this side of Your Highness."
Qian Renxue said, "That's true."
To gain Li Tian's trust, Qian Renxue gradually dropped most of her disguise.
Sometimes, Qian Renxue even displayed a hint of a maidenly demeanor.
Although Li Tian often misunderstood his orientation, it was all paving the way for the future.
"Oh, right!"
Qian Renxue suddenly said, "I told you the news of Dai Mubai joining Shrek one moment, and the next, you had someone bring over his fiancée. Is that appropriate?"
Qian Renxue really didn't quite understand.
The hatred of a murdered father and a stolen wife—such an irreconcilable enmity. An outsider might think he and Dai Mubai had some insurmountable grudge.
And hadn't he already established relationships with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling?
It sounded a bit outrageous.
This guy, Qian Renxue didn't know what charm he possessed, to be able to openly date two girlfriends at the same time.
And they actually accepted it.
Li Tian said indifferently, "What's inappropriate about it? If he doesn't cherish Zhu Zhuqing, there are plenty of people who will cherish her for him."
Qian Renxue: "..."
"My point is, aren't you afraid that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo will find out and deal with you?"
Li Tian said, "My skin is thick; it's not a big problem."
Qian Renxue was speechless. Qian Renxue thought for a moment and then said, "Since there are already three, then you wouldn't mind one more, would you?"
"Hmm?"
Li Tian abruptly turned his head, sizing Qian Renxue up, "I don't do gay."
Qian Renxue's eyelid twitched, feeling an urge to hit him.
"Hmph!"
Taking a deep breath, Qian Renxue said, "My Imperial Father intends for you to marry into the imperial family."
Li Tian: "..."
A Heaven Dou princess?
He vaguely remembered one being mentioned in the original work, but he forgot her name.
A mere background character.
"Given our relationship, are you afraid I wouldn't help you if something happened?"
Although Li Tian was a scoundrel, he wasn't a scoundrel with every woman.
A Heaven Dou princess would be purely a pretty face; what use would she be?
Moreover, Qian Renxue probably wouldn't want him to marry into the imperial family either.
After all, once he married into the imperial family, the implications would change.
Currently, he was considered Qian Renxue's man.
But once he married into the imperial family, he would become the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial son-in-law.
He would be tied to the Xue family.
If someone tried to usurp the throne, could he, as the imperial son-in-law, stand by and do nothing?
"Alright, then I'll talk to Imperial Father about it later."
Qian Renxue indeed did not want him to marry into the imperial family, so Qian Renxue answered very straightforwardly.
"They're here!"
Hearing this, Li Tian looked over, only to see a fully armed team escorting a carriage covered with black cloth slowly approaching Heaven Dou City.
"Let's go."
Qian Renxue called out to Li Tian, and then the two descended the city wall together.
They waited in front of the city gate.
Not long after, the team arrived at the city gate, and the leader stepped forward to pay respects.
"This subordinate greets Crown Prince Your Highness."
Qian Renxue raised her hand and said, "Dispense with the formalities. Was this journey smooth?"
The man stood up and said, "There were no abnormalities."
Qian Renxue looked at Li Tian, "Do you want to see it now or later?"
Li Tian said, "Let's go back. It's too ostentatious here."
"Alright."
Qian Renxue looked at the man and ordered, "Command the troops to enter the city and go directly to Li Residence."
"Yes!"
The man turned and waved, "Enter the city!"
After Li Tian and Qian Renxue entered the city, they got into a carriage and headed towards Li Residence first.
Upon returning to Li Residence, Priest Glowing Feather was nowhere to be seen.
That old fellow had been up to something recently; his shadow couldn't be seen all day long.
He was being mysterious.
As for Zhu Zhuqing...
She was incredibly diligent even before consuming the Immortal Herb, and even more so after consuming it.
She wished she could spend all twenty-four hours of the day Cultivating.
Aside from eating, drinking, and using the restroom, if Li Tian didn't call her, she wouldn't come out.
Li Tian felt ashamed of his own lack of diligence compared to her.
Not just him, but everyone he knew couldn't compare to her.
So, generally, Li Tian wouldn't disturb her unless necessary.
Although Priest Glowing Feather wasn't there, his reclining chair and tea table were still present.
Wang Ming brought tea and pastries, and the two drank and waited.
A short while later, the convoy transporting the Mirror Image Beast arrived outside Li Residence.
The Mirror Image Beast was confined in a large iron cage.
Four Soul Emperors personally lifted the huge iron cage, covered by black cloth, into the courtyard.
Li Tian eagerly stepped forward and pulled off the black cloth.
The cage was empty, with nothing inside, leaving him stunned.
"The Mirror Image Beast can reflect its surroundings, effectively making it invisible."
Seeing him look at him, one of the Soul Emperors finally offered an explanation.
Li Tian then remembered this detail.
That's why the Mirror Image Beast was said to be difficult to find and kill; even if it was right in front of you, you might not notice it.
"Click."
The person speaking directly opened the cage, "Its four limbs were all severed, and its jaw was shattered. It's only being kept alive by a healing Spirit Master. You can kill it directly."
As he spoke, he threw the padlock in his hand into the cage, and the Mirror Image Beast finally revealed itself.
It was a Spirit Beast without limbs, with a shattered jawbone, and its body covered in mirror-like scales. Its gaze towards everyone held only hatred.
"I'm sorry!"
Looking at its miserable state, Li Tian apologized, then the Thousand Machine Umbrella appeared in his hand.
He thrust it fiercely into its eye socket.
"Pfft!"
The spear tip, following the eye socket, directly pierced its brain, and a purple spirit ring quickly ascended.
It died a relatively quick death.
It had suffered a lot during its captivity, but that was unavoidable.
Humans and Spirit Beasts were naturally antagonistic; this was its fate.
Just like many humans who died in the mouths of Spirit Beasts, there was no right or wrong.
Li Tian jumped onto the carriage and sat cross-legged beside it.
Under his guidance, the purple spirit ring quickly flew to the top of his head.
Spirit ring absorption officially began.
In terms of Physique strength, Li Tian could now withstand a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
One over eight thousand years old was naturally no problem.
Soon, Li Tian's Bottleneck was broken through by the immense spirit power contained within the spirit ring.
His spirit power began to soar rapidly.
However, a minor Rank advancement didn't have the same sense of progression as breaking through a Bottleneck, so he couldn't intuitively perceive exactly how many Ranks his spirit power had increased.
But it wasn't a big problem; he would know after testing it later.
The key was the Spirit Ability.
If it couldn't compensate for the Thousand Machine Umbrella's inability to replicate Beast Spirits and plant-type Spirits, then this spirit ring slot would be wasted.
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