Chapter 395: Qian Renxue: The More Stubborn He Is, The More I Like Him

Qian Renxue returned to her home, the Offering Hall.

Sure enough, the Seven Great Consecrators had already learned of the sequence of events and were in the midst of a heated argument.

"Fifth, at this very moment, Nan Feihuang must already view the Spirit Hall as his mortal enemy, and his talent has grown to an uncontrollable degree. We must kill him now to ensure the future peace of our Spirit Hall," the Second Elder, Golden Crocodile Douluo, said sternly.

"But, judging from the battle reports submitted by Lingyuan and Yue Guan, there is no need to doubt the sincerity of the boy Feihuang's feelings for little Xue'er. He was willing to offer all his secrets, the Immortal Herbs that made him so strong, and even the entire Gu Lei Kingdom as a betrothal gift to propose to Xue'er. They were already in love; as long as we agree, perhaps there is still a possibility of turning hostility into friendship?" Guangling Douluo argued.

But his argument was quickly refuted by the Fourth Offering, Lion Douluo, "That was before. You also know the sequence of events; I fear Nan Feihuang now believes that Xue'er was also involved in this assassination. Do you think he will still love Xue'er?"

"The Second Elder and Fourth Offering speak the truth. Fifth, we know you have a bond of inheritance with that Nan Feihuang, but now, we must prioritize the big picture." The Sixth and Seventh Elders, Qianjun and Jiangmo, were a pair of brothers, and they naturally stood together at all times.

Listening to the situation inside, it looked like four against one, with two yet to express their stance.

Only Guangling Douluo still wanted to see if there was a chance to resolve this misunderstanding, while the majority of the others agreed to kill Nan Feihuang before he reached his limit.

The relatively calm Third Elder, Azure Phoenix Douluo, was still deep in thought.

As for the final decision-maker, the Great Elder Qian Daoliu, he had been keeping his eyes closed, wondering what he was thinking.

It was not until he sensed Qian Renxue's aura that he opened his eyes. "Xue'er, you've returned."

"Yes, Grandfather!" Qian Renxue walked into the hall, not appearing as furious as she had been in the Pope Palace.

The grandfathers here all loved her from the bottom of their hearts; she wanted to blame them, but she could not bring herself to be that cruel.

"You shouldn't have come back." Qian Daoliu sighed. Although he had known that Ci Xue could not stop his granddaughter, he had expected that even if Qian Renxue returned, it would at least be tomorrow or the day after. He had still underestimated how severe the "love-struck brain" she inherited from Bibi Dong was.

Now was the critical period for the Heaven Dou Infiltration Plan; the disappearance of Xue Qinghe would inevitably cause turmoil in the imperial court.

"Grandfather, rest assured. In recent years, I have recruited a minister with strong administrative capabilities named Zhuge Liang. Before I left, I had already entrusted the government affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire to him, and I also left the palace under the guise of inspecting the people's livelihood. As long as I return in time, it will not cause any major problems," Qian Renxue replied.

She admitted that it was impulsive to return at this time, but she was definitely not brainless; she had handled the aftermath perfectly.

Qian Daoliu nodded; he had always been confident in his granddaughter's abilities. "Xue'er, do you not blame Grandfather?"

The fact that his granddaughter spoke so calmly actually made him look at her with new eyes; he had originally thought she would be extremely angry.

In truth, Qian Renxue was of course angry, but Nan Feihuang had once told her that anger was anger, and while anger could sometimes be turned into strength, one should not let anger cloud their reason, as that would only lower one's wisdom. Qian Renxue kept these words of Nan Feihuang in mind at all times.

She shook her head. "Grandfather, I do not resent you. I know that you must have initially disagreed with Bibi Dong's plan, but you could not stop her. If you did not agree, I fear that in her madness, she would have caused even greater disaster."

After all, as someone in a position of power, Qian Renxue could well understand Qian Daoliu and could stand from his perspective to think about problems.

Qian Daoliu said with relief, "Xue'er, you have grown up."

Qian Renxue smiled. "Feihuang deserves some of the credit for that. In the years I spent with Feihuang, I learned a lot from him, whether it be internal affairs or how to conduct myself. Although he is younger than me, he has done better than I have in both. I also learned from him that a beautiful relationship is not just about sweetness; both the man and the woman can gain progress and growth together from their time spent together."

"Sigh, Nan Feihuang is indeed a good match for you. That day, I once threatened Bibi Dong to stop the plan using the Offering Hall's power to remove the Pope. But do you know what her answer was? She would rather be removed; even if she were not the Pope and could not command the Elder Group, she would still personally go to the Gu Lei Kingdom to kill Nan Feihuang. And she would not do it by assassination, but by deliberately attacking in broad daylight, destroying Nan Feihuang while also ruining the reputation of my Spirit Hall," Qian Daoliu said helplessly.

"You should understand how great the impact would be if the Pope of the Spirit Hall personally attacked the Crown Prince of a kingdom. The negative consequences would be a thousand times worse than they are now. Therefore, I could only agree and help her. This was her open scheme; she used the Spirit Hall as a threat. If I helped her, she was willing to assassinate; if I didn't help her, she would force a kill, letting the Spirit Hall's reputation and Nan Feihuang perish together. So, I had no choice."

"After that Yu Xiaogang died, she no longer had any constraints, and her actions became completely unscrupulous and ruthless."

"Grandfather, what are your plans next? Do you really intend to kill Feihuang?" Qian Renxue looked at her grandfather with sorrow in her eyes. "Can you give Feihuang another chance? You should understand that in this incident, Feihuang was not at fault at all. He was merely suffering from an unprovoked disaster. Because Ci Xue killed Yu Xiaogang, it enraged Bibi Dong. Since she couldn't touch me, she vented all her anger on Feihuang, attempting to kill him to make me suffer. Feihuang, he was simply a scapegoat for me."

Qian Daoliu was silent for a moment. How could he not know that Nan Feihuang was purely unlucky because he loved Xue'er, and Xue'er loved him?

This two-way love aroused Bibi Dong's jealousy, and coupled with the stimulation of the Master's death, she had such great murderous intent toward Nan Feihuang.

If Nan Feihuang had really died that day, he would probably have died without ever knowing why.

"Xue'er, we know Nan Feihuang is innocent, but for the sake of the great cause of our Spirit Hall, have we not killed innocent people before? Or is he, Nan Feihuang, special?" Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Qian Renxue and said sternly.

Back then, those princes of the Heaven Dou Empire were all just children, and Qian Renxue did not blink when she killed them. Strictly speaking, weren't they also innocent? They just died for the great cause of the Spirit Hall.

The current Nan Feihuang is actually in the same situation.

Lion Douluo agreed, "The Second Elder is right. And according to the intelligence on Nan Feihuang, this person's personality is very stubborn. He will insist on what he has decided to the end. For example, even after being rejected by you twice, he still wanted to risk everything to confess a third time. Once such a person decides on something, it is extremely difficult for him to turn back. Now that he thinks you no longer love him and even want to kill him, I fear it will be very difficult to explain this misunderstanding clearly."

"Grandfather Golden Crocodile, Grandfather Lion, you are both right. I have killed many innocent people, but Nan Feihuang, he is special!" Qian Renxue looked stubbornly at Golden Crocodile Douluo and Lion Douluo. "Because I like him. I, Qian Renxue, just like Nan Feihuang. The more stubborn he is, the more I like him!"

(End of chapter)