Chapter 103: Flying-Letter Friends

Returning to the academy dormitory, Nan Feihuang opened his drawer, which contained a large stack of letters.

All of them were correspondence with the Spirit Hall, but he had not joined the Spirit Hall; these were all letters exchanged with Qian Renxue.

After the "confession" back then, every time Xue Qinghe saw Nan Feihuang, she could not help but feel a flutter in her heart. Even though she knew she shouldn't interact with him too much, in the end, she still couldn't resist writing a letter to Nan Feihuang under the identity of Qian Renxue.

At the time, Nan Feihuang was very confused when he received the letter. What on earth was Qian Renxue playing at? She was clearly right by his side, yet she insisted on writing him letters; wasn't this just gilding the lily?

However, in order to maintain the persona of someone who had already fallen in love with Qian Renxue, Nan Feihuang still "ecstatically" replied to her immediately.

One thing led to another.

From then on, the two maintained a correspondence that lasted for two years, becoming "flying-letter friends."

In truth, this always made Nan Feihuang feel strange. He could clearly see her disguise, Xue Qinghe, every day, chatting and discussing state affairs with her, yet at night, he had to go over it all again with her true self.

One can only say that a woman's mind is truly hard to fathom.

Nan Feihuang had just dropped the finished letter into the mailbox when, the very next moment, a figure arrived early to retrieve it; otherwise, this letter would have been sent to Wuhun City.

After all, Nan Feihuang "did not know" that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue.

Over these two years, She Long had just like that become their exclusive courier.

"Flying General, Young Master, if you two can really get married in the future, this old man absolutely must sit at the head table, and you two might even have to kowtow to me!" She Long silently grumbled to himself. He was a dignified Title Douluo, yet he was currently moonlighting as a delivery man for them; didn't that deserve some gratitude from these two fellows?

She Long returned to the Eastern Palace and handed the letter to Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe first reverted to Qian Renxue, then opened the letter and quickly finished reading it. "Feihuang says he has already broken through to level forty and is preparing to head to the Star Dou Great Forest with the Imperial Fighting Team to hunt for his Fourth Soul Ring. Moreover, after he returns from hunting the Spirit Beast this time, he plans to leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and return to the Gu Lei Kingdom."

"Young Master, haven't you known about these things for a long time? He didn't hide his identity as Xue Qinghe from you either." Ci Xue also had a straightforward personality and completely failed to understand Qian Renxue's logic.

Every time she insisted on reverting to her original appearance to read the letters—the sense of ritual was truly sufficient. Should one say that this is worthy of the Angel Clan who plays with faith?

"Xue Qinghe is Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renxue is Qian Renxue; they are different." Qian Renxue revealed a beautiful smile. "Feihuang only feels respect and admiration for Xue Qinghe, but the one he loves is Qian Renxue. Therefore, Qian Renxue must also maintain contact with him."

"That... Uncle Ci, She Shu, don't misunderstand. I am only doing this to utilize his Innate God-Level Spirit so that he can be of use to me in the future; I have no other feelings for him."

She had a somewhat tsundere personality; every time this topic came up, she insisted on explaining it one extra time.

"Oh!" The two nodded without refuting her, but their expressions clearly wrote: Young Master, do you think we believe you?

If it were really just utilization, would you need to be so happy every time you write a letter, and every time you read one, you must revert to your original body?

Knowing full well that the content of the letter is the same as what he says directly to Xue Qinghe, you still insist on reading it solemnly again and then storing the letter away properly?

Young Master, are you very idle?

Wouldn't it be better to use that time to cultivate more? You have already been delayed quite a bit by excessive state affairs; don't waste time like this. No matter how high your talent is, it cannot withstand such squandering.

"However, since Feihuang is preparing to leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and go home, I fear we will find it difficult to meet for a long time. I want to give him a gift." Qian Renxue murmured, her heart recalling the image of Nan Feihuang wielding his halberd. "The name of that self-created soul skill is Single-Handed Eighteen Picks, right? Single-handed? Hehe, Feihuang, the path you have chosen is truly an extremely interesting one. Let me lend you a helping hand."

"Uncle Ci, She Shu, do not follow me tomorrow. I want to go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the identity of Xue Qinghe to see my teacher, Ning Fengzhi. You wait for me in the city, and then we will return to the Spirit Hall. I need to check some data in the Spirit Hall's archives!"

When Qian Renxue went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, these two Title Douluo would never accompany her.

There was no help for it; they were not confident in hiding themselves in front of the two powerhouses of the Sword and Bone Sects who had reached the strength of Super Douluo. Once they discovered that there was a Title Douluo accompanying Xue Qinghe, then with Ning Fengzhi's shrewdness, he would absolutely grow suspicious of Xue Qinghe's identity.

The two immediately accepted the order. "Yes, Young Master! But the state affairs in the country..."

"Do not worry. There are no urgent matters to handle in the near future. Besides, my father's death anniversary is approaching; no matter what, I must go back to pay my respects." The Qian Xunji in Qian Renxue's heart was a very great and very gentle father; she would find a way to go back every year for his death anniversary.

Being away from the royal palace for just two or three days—as long as no major emergency arose that required the Crown Prince to handle it—she could apply to the Great Emperor Xue Ye to go out for a private inspection under the guise of a field study, and it would not have any major impact. Xue Ye would certainly agree.

Nan Feihuang returned to the dormitory after mailing the letter. In fact, he had written another one, but he was hesitant about whether or not to send this one out.

*Knock, knock, knock! *

Suddenly, a knock on the door sounded. Nan Feihuang said, "Come in, Wenruo."

At this hour, the only person who would come to find him was Xun Yu.

The door opened, and sure enough, Xun Yu walked in. "My Lord, I just saw that you went to mail a letter to Qian Renxue again. Actually, I have a matter... oh."

Xun Yu stopped halfway through his sentence, seeing that Nan Feihuang still had an unsent letter in his hand, and immediately understood. "Never mind, My Lord, rest early."

"Come back!" Nan Feihuang barked. "Wenruo, don't tell me you came all the way here just to bid me goodnight?"

"Hehe, My Lord, of course I came to offer a suggestion, but I didn't expect My Lord to be so wise as to have already discovered it. Since that is the case, then naturally I need not say more. My Lord's decision to tell Qian Renxue about Lingqi's existence at this time is the correct one. Otherwise, your relationship would be schemed against by those with ulterior motives; although it wouldn't be destroyed so severely, it would certainly create a tiny rift." Xun Yu smiled.

"You know the content of my letter?" Nan Feihuang was somewhat puzzled; could Xun Yu guess even this?

Xun Yu nodded. "Those who have been hurt by love are the least able to bear seeing others' happiness, especially when the one obtaining happiness is the daughter of an enemy. For these past two years, hasn't My Lord been testing her? Only after confirming that that person was not sent by Qian Renxue did you intend to confess part of the truth to Qian Renxue, so as to avoid being sowed with discord by that Bibi Dong."

"As expected of Wenruo. I clearly said nothing, yet you discovered it so thoroughly." Nan Feihuang sighed. "Yes, it has reached the point where I must speak. I just didn't expect that within my Gu Lei Royal Palace, there would actually be a mole from the Spirit Hall. If not for the events of that year, I would not have been able to detect it so smoothly."

Back then, when Nan Feihuang first met Red Hare, he asked it a strange question: that was, when it was chasing Qian Renxue and the others, how did they escape?

Did they run in a straight line, or did they run in curves? If they ran in curves, was it only in places with dense forests, or did they also run in curves in open areas?

The result of Red Hare's answer was that they ran in curves, and it wasn't just in places with dense forests; even on the main road, they would turn corners.

From that moment on, Nan Feihuang knew there was a mole in the Gu Lei Kingdom.

Either Old Zhang or Xu Rong.

(End of chapter)