Ning Fengzhi felt increasingly pleased in his heart.
Perhaps Chen Xin's judgment of "only strong, not weak" was influenced by his preference for sword-type spirit abilities.
But even if it were at the same strength level as the Haotian Hammer, combined with Su Cheng's ability to create his own spirit skills, his combat power in the future would already be enough to contend among the continent's top-tier experts.
In his eyes, Su Cheng came from an ordinary background, with no hidden support from any other force. This meant that as long as he could maintain this relationship properly, he would never need to worry about the next generation of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan lacking a protector Douluo.
After calming his mind slightly, Ning Fengzhi sipped his tea and casually asked,"Sword Uncle, Bone Uncle, do you think Qinghe really has a problem?"
Even without mentioning the long-standing close ties between the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan and the Tiandou royal family, just the nominal master-disciple relationship between Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe meant he could not be unaware of the recent series of changes within the imperial court.
But the recent turmoil had come too quickly, and the events had occurred suddenly, involving many forces. Amid the heavy fog, he could not clearly discern the underlying situation.
"That is a matter you should consider yourself. No need to ask us," Chen Xin said lightly.
He had no interest in political struggles. Gu Rong also showed the same lack of enthusiasm.
"You should focus more on Rongrong. Ever since she went to the Academy, even though the two places are so close, she hasn't come back to visit us once."
Ning Fengzhi smiled but said nothing.
He did not think this was a bad thing at all.
That Ning Rongrong could stay safely at the Academy only meant that there was someone there she cared about even more.
Five days later.
Tiandou Imperial Palace, the Crown Prince's study.
Qian Renxue sat upright behind the desk, eyes lowered, delicate brows tightly furrowed, fingers lightly tapping on the table.
"Who is causing trouble?"
First, Prince Xuexing suddenly made a move, pulling up a pile of old incidents to attack and accuse her.
Then, the Empire's guest Douluo, the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who had never cared about royal disputes before, stood up personally to testify about the suspicious deaths of the two princes years ago and the possibility of poison in the palace's food.
Next, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect, far in the northwest of Tiandou, suddenly joined in, constantly following Prince Xuexing among the empire's upper-class nobles.
In this situation, even Emperor Xueye began to retract much of the Crown Prince's authority.
This brought considerable pressure on her.
Indeed, in the long term, Prince Xuexing and Xuebeng posed almost no threat to her.
Over the years, Qian Renxue's work within the royal family had not been in vain, and with the Crown Prince's sense of duty, these matters could not shake her foundation.
But over the past few months, a series of incidents occurred unexpectedly, giving her considerable headache.
This was not even the most serious problem. She worried that her opponents still had hidden moves, and if her disguised identity were exposed, it would be fatal.
"Young Master, an unknown person delivered a letter at some point,"
While she was pondering how to handle the follow-up situation, the Snake Spear Douluo knocked and entered.
"Who sent it?" Qian Renxue asked, taking the letter, frowning even more tightly.
"Currently unknown, but it avoided the palace guards and was delivered silently, at least by a Douluo-level expert."
"A Douluo…"
The range was too broad to pinpoint. Just recently, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect had sent over several.
Qian Renxue opened the envelope and looked at its contents.
"Should I address you as Crown Prince, or as Young Master of the Spirit Hall?
"After investigating from multiple sources, I discovered that the former Spirit Hall Emperor Qian Xunji, though killed by Tang Hao of Haotian Sect, actually left a descendant in the world.
"Strangely, despite being a descendant of the Qian family, this person has never appeared in the Spirit Hall.
"Upon further investigation, I learned that the Spirit Hall possesses an angel set, including a soul bone that can give a spirit master perfect disguise.
"I advise you to return to your Spirit Hall and train well. In the future, inherit the Emperor's position and pass on the angel's divine will to benefit all living beings.
"Do not sink into the swamp of power, straying and wasting time.
"If you continue stubbornly attempting to seize imperial power, I will reveal to the world the Spirit Hall's wolfish ambition and ugly faces.
"Do not say you were not warned!"
The moment she finished reading the letter,
An extremely ominous aura suddenly radiated from her.
Black mist immediately filled her eyes.
The Snake Spear Douluo standing nearby felt a chill run through his body.
"Su—Cheng—!"
Qian Renxue clenched her hand bit by bit, crushing the letter in her grip.
"So it was you!"
Although the handwriting on the letter differed clearly from Su Cheng's usual writing,
One's writing habits could not be completely changed.
Having repeatedly reviewed Su Cheng's research records and manuscripts over more than ten years, even his diaries, she was extremely familiar with his handwriting habits.
At first glance, nothing seemed wrong, but the details were filled with Su Cheng's traces.
Combined with her pre-existing suspicion, she almost immediately realized who the letter came from.
Her mind churned, anger surged, and she was on the verge of exploding.
"Knock, knock, knock."
At that moment, the study door was knocked.
"Come in."
A Soul Emperor pushed the door open. "Young Master, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan's Ning Rongrong, whom you asked me to watch, left Tiandou Royal Academy today. It seems she is heading toward the Sunset Forest."
"Sunset Forest? Is anyone accompanying her?"
"Yes. That Su Cheng is also with her."
"Seeking death!" Qian Renxue could no longer suppress her anger. Her voice turned cold. "Go! Take the Porcupine and immediately follow me to the Sunset Forest."
The Snake Spear Douluo froze, "But Young Master, what about the Empire? We are already being watched by multiple forces. Making such a large move now would be easily detected."
"I abandon this mission," Qian Renxue said coldly.
This was not a decision made in a moment of anger.
Prince Xuexing's previous actions indeed could not deal a fatal blow to her.
But now, Emperor Xueye's suspicion had grown, and completing the plan would take an unknown amount of time and effort.
Now that she also knew Su Cheng was behind it, and her disguise had been seen through, continuing would be meaningless.
Moreover, after that dream, Qian Renxue's secondary personality no longer wished to waste time on a plan to usurp the throne.
Being able to exit this quagmire now was not necessarily a bad thing.
However, the Snake Spear Douluo clearly did not understand her choice.
He hurriedly comforted her, "Young Master, why rush? There is no need for us to go personally. Su Cheng is only a three-ring Soul Venerable. Sending two Soul Kings would be enough."
"Soul Kings? Hah, they are not worthy!"
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