Chapter 577: The

"I've really been screwed over by Ning Dalao..."

Qin Jian was on the verge of tears.

He could roughly guess Ning Fengzhi's intentions; it was nothing more than helping him break up with Qian Renxue, but there was one crucial point Ning Fengzhi had likely forgotten, and that was...

He was only at level 79 right now!

His soul power had already begun to fluctuate; it looked like Qian Renxue's trust in him was plummeting at high speed...

"Qin Jian..."

In an instant, her emotions plummeted into an abyss of despair, her expression cold and frozen like ice.

"Have you really... been plotting against me all this time?"

The voice came through, yet it was as if she had returned to the shell of Xue Qinghe, so gentle that... Qin Jian could not feel a trace of her inner attachment.

Too desperate, so she chose to wrap herself in a mask, did she...

"I..."

Qin Jian's scalp tingled.

"No! It wasn't you!"

Qian Renxue suddenly spoke, the mask on her face shattering with a boom, as if she had found that ray of sunlight in her despair, and she grasped it tightly: "You couldn't possibly know how to break the disguise of my Angel Set torso bone!"

His soul power stopped fluctuating and stabilized at level 79.

Qin Jian: "......"

"Although he doesn't know how, couldn't the person behind him know?" Ning Fengzhi added, choosing a terrible moment to speak.

Qin Jian almost knelt before him.

"Is that so..."

Qian Renxue closed her eyes, hiding the hatred in their depths, and when she opened them again, only her faint, smiling expression could be seen: "That woman doing this not only ruined the relationship between me and Qin Jian but also blocked the expansion of the Elder Palace; it was indeed a good scheme."

Ning Fengzhi: "......"

This could not be blamed on him; he had already tried his best, but who could have known that Qian Renxue would still pin all the blame on Bibi Dong.

Although that wasn't even blame, it was the truth.

However, the seeds of doubt should have been planted by now...

That would be enough...

"Things have reached this point, does it still matter who exposed you?" Ning Fengzhi said calmly.

The anger in the depths of Qian Renxue's heart slowly subsided, her eyes lowered, and she said faintly: "That is true. Winners are kings and losers are villains; this time, I have lost completely..."

This exchange of dialogue left the entire palace square in dead silence.

No one had expected that this Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe, whom most people were very familiar with, would actually be a person from the Spirit Hall... or rather, the Elder Palace, and had been infiltrating for twenty years.

Then, with her background and strength, how much could she have accomplished in twenty years?

Many people stole glances at Ning Fengzhi; they knew clearly that given the capabilities Xue Qinghe had displayed over so many years, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hadn't been behind the scenes to contend with and infiltrate each other, the Heaven Dou Empire would surely be under Xue Qinghe's sole control by now.

But did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect not have ambitions of its own?

Discerning people looked at Ning Rongrong again.

They finally understood: of the two people currently possessing the right of succession to the Heaven Dou Royal family, neither was a legitimate descendant!

Of the only two legitimate descendants, Xue Beng had been thrown into Slaughter City, and Xue Ke had also gone missing a few days ago...

Now, in their eyes, there were clearly two factions before the palace, the collision between the Spirit Hall Elder Palace and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; at this moment, the Heaven Dou Empire had nothing to do with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Over there, the imperial clansmen were ashen-faced, with nothing but despair in their hearts...

Others, besides stealing glances at Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, were also looking at Qin Jian.

According to what Ning Fengzhi had just said, he represented the Spirit Hall Pope Palace side, and in this confrontation, he had pretended to stand with Xue Qinghe, but in reality, he was standing with Ning Rongrong.

This maneuver was quite divine...

However, thinking of his relationship with Ning Rongrong, many people showed looks of realization.

Although Xue Qinghe's true form was a woman, and a woman beautiful enough to topple cities and countries, she was still quite inferior to his fiancée, right?

No matter how fragrant a wild flower is, it is still just a fleeting romance; a smart person would at most have a secret affair, but would never actually bring it home.

Thinking of this, the gazes directed at Qin Jian were filled with a bit of admiration.

Pretending to flirt with a wild flower, then stabbing a sword in the back at the critical moment—this Spirit Hall Chief Judge played the game quite skillfully...

Looking at it this way, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Qin Jian were clearly in a three-way game; the succession of the Heaven Dou Empire had long since ceased to have anything to do with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family...

"Qin Jian..."

Qian Renxue suddenly turned her head to face Qin Jian, her eyes and brows becoming gentle bit by bit: "I know it wasn't you who betrayed me, so, can you... help me once?"

How do you expect me to help?

Qin Jian thought, his head aching.

It was fortunate that he hadn't participated in the game between the two sides beforehand; otherwise, just the issue of picking a side would have been enough to make him go bald.

"Qin Jian, this is a matter agreed upon by your Pope Palace and my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with the condition that the future Heaven Dou Emperor accepts the coronation of the Pope Palace in exchange for your full support," Ning Fengzhi suddenly said.

"So... that's how it is..."

Before Qin Jian could speak, a flash of realization crossed Qian Renxue's eyes: "This is the strategy the Pope Palace has been pushing, right? You mentioned it before: establishing the transcendent status of the Spirit Hall without shedding blood."

She was still looking at Qin Jian, and beneath her slowly trembling eyelashes, the expression in her eyes shifted: "Qin Jian... although I know you are in a difficult position... but women are always unreasonable... so... can you really not help me?"

"How do you want me to help you?"

Qin Jian looked up at her and said: "Xue'er, you should know that now that your identity has been exposed, the situation is lost."

After the conversation between Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, he had already figured out what had happened behind the scenes.

Just like the incident with Hu Liena before, the Great Demon King Bibi Dong had struck again, and this time, the target of her scheme was her own daughter.

The most amazing thing was that in both of these schemes, Bibi Dong had not touched Qin Jian's bottom line; she had been extremely measured while simultaneously advancing the strategy of the Spirit Hall.

Hu Liena weakened the Star Luo Empire that time, while this time Qian Renxue simply delivered the Heaven Dou Empire into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and did it in one fell swoop, completing the Spirit Hall's coronation plan.

Since the Elder Palace and the Pope Palace were becoming increasingly incompatible, she would rather unite with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind Qin Jian.

This line of thinking is very Bibi Dong.

Moreover, giving benefits to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Ning Rongrong meant that Qin Jian had no way to be angry with her at all.

After all, given her relationship with Qian Renxue, it was normal that she found it difficult to accept Qin Jian being with Qian Renxue.

It's just that she always likes to stir up trouble behind the scenes.

This is the top-tier palace intrigue skill; achieving one's own goals without making Qin Jian angry.

Compared to her, Ning Rongrong's antics are all child's play; there will be headaches in the backyard in the future...

Qian Renxue looked at Qin Jian, then looked at Ning Fengzhi, her gaze turning cold: "Very well, this time I miscalculated her; a leaf before the eye, I subconsciously felt that the Elder Palace and the Pope Palace were still a community of interests, so I did not anticipate her move in advance. I lost..."

A lesson in life taught by one's own mother...

Ning Fengzhi gave Ning Rongrong a wink.

Ning Rongrong understood, stepped forward, and shouted: "Where are the guards? Why haven't you taken down this person impersonating the Crown Prince!"

In the current Heaven Dou Imperial Family, on the surface, she has the highest status.

Because when Xue Ye conferred the title back then, he clearly adopted her as his foster daughter, which is the rank of a legitimate princess.

"You want to capture me?"

The Angel Spirit behind Qian Renxue bloomed with golden light, her three pairs of iridescent wings flashed, her figure vanished instantly, and when she appeared again, she had already arrived in front of Ning Rongrong.

Her right hand reached directly for Ning Rongrong's neck: "It's not certain who will capture whom!"

(End of this chapter)