Chapter 45: Qian Renxue Summons

Zhou Heng had been cultivating in his dormitory, and by the third day, it was time for class.

As soon as Zhou Heng stepped out of his dormitory, he saw quite a few people pointing and whispering at him.

Zhou Heng was puzzled by this, but relying on his extraordinary hearing, he finally learned the whole story: he was being slandered.

Faced with this matter, Zhou Heng thought it over and decided not to explain himself.

It was not only because his own explanation alone would never make people believe him, but it might even make those spreading the rumors more excited, further fueling the spread of the rumors.

Moreover, if he could rely on this rumor to make Dugu Bo come looking for him, he might have a chance to enter Dugu Bo's treasure land—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

After Zhou Heng considered this possibility, he walked toward the Heavenly Class with an expressionless face.

As soon as he walked into the classroom, everyone in the room subconsciously looked toward the door. After seeing it was Zhou Heng, most people withdrew their gazes, but Zhou Heng still noticed seven or eight people looking at him with suspicious eyes.

Zhou Heng did not care about this at all and continued to walk to his seat with an expressionless face.

A few minutes later, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling arrived in the classroom together.

After the two arrived in the classroom, they ignored the gazes of others and walked straight to Zhou Heng's side. Dugu Yan sat directly to Zhou Heng's left, and Ye Lingling sat to the left of Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan looked at Zhou Heng and asked softly, "You know about this rumor, right?"

Zhou Heng looked at Dugu Yan and said, "I do know about it. Is there something the matter?"

Dugu Yan nodded slightly and said, "I want to know if you really lured the Spirit Beast?"

The look in Zhou Heng's eyes as he looked at Dugu Yan carried a smile: "You actually believe such a rumor? If I really wanted to lure a Spirit Beast, I should have lured some stronger ones.

I would have made Gu Can and Teacher Tie Luoxi unable to care about you, and then, I would have directly drugged you, made things a reality, and then blackmailed you.

Would I have needed to save you from the mouth of a Spirit Beast, and then exhaust my own soul power to rescue you when the toxins in your body flared up?"

Zhou Heng's words caused Dugu Yan's expression to change drastically. With pupils constricted, she looked at Zhou Huan and asked anxiously, "How did you know I was poisoned?"

Zhou Heng nodded slightly and said, "Of course I knew. I knew it the moment I injected my soul power into your body.

At that time, I felt it; what was in your body was not an old injury, but the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison belonging to your martial soul.

However, I truly did not expect that the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison inherited by your family would have a backlash problem."

Dugu Yan looked at Zhou Heng, her tone carrying a hint of a request: "Zhou Heng, please do not speak of this. This is a secret of my Dugu Family."

Zhou Heng said softly, "Naturally, I will not tell others about this matter. After all, if outsiders knew about the flaws of the Bilin Snake Martial Soul, they might target the Dugu Family. This is a matter of life and death for the Dugu Family; I still know what should be done."

Dugu Yan did not fully believe Zhou Heng's words, but Zhou Heng's background was the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and he also held the title of Viscount, so she could not touch Zhou Heng right now.

It would be better to wait until her grandfather returned, discuss it with him, and inform him that Zhou Heng possessed the ability to counter the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison.

By then, with a Title Douluo taking action, whether to kill or spare him, her family would be able to hold the upper hand.

Zhou Heng also understood Dugu Yan's thoughts, but his background was significant: a Viscount title, under the Crown Prince, and he was a genius with exceptional talent. Furthermore, he had revealed the ability to counter the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison; each of these identities made him someone others could not afford to offend.

By then, even if Dugu Bo wanted to kill him, he would have to think twice. Moreover, he could tell Dugu Bo that he possessed a method to remove the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison; Dugu Bo would basically not kill him. With this connection, Dugu Bo would even have to reward him.

The conversation between Zhou Heng and Dugu Yan was unknown to outsiders, and only Ye Lingling, who was on the side, heard some of what they said.

However, Ye Lingling did not show anything on her face.

After Dugu Yan exchanged a few more words with Zhou Heng, she left with Ye Lingling and found a seat on the other side.

Everyone in the classroom was using their own methods to observe the interaction between the three, although they could not hear what Dugu Yan and Zhou Heng were saying.

However, seeing Dugu Yan's anxious expression just now, they all recalled the rumors circulating in the academy and began to doubt the authenticity of the rumors.

In the classroom, Yu Tianheng sat to one side, watching the scene of the three talking.

Seeing Dugu Yan leave, a smile had already appeared on Yu Tianheng's face, but remembering that this was a classroom, he hid this smile.

Not long after, the teacher for the Heavenly Class arrived in the classroom to give the students their lesson.

Once the lesson ended, the next class would not be for another three days.

Zhou Heng had nothing else to do, so he naturally returned to his dormitory to cultivate quietly.

Zhou Heng returned to his dormitory to cultivate, but he hadn't even been cultivating for two days when he was called out.

The person who called Zhou Heng out was none other than one of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's men.

Xue Qinghe had returned a day ago. After resting for a while, Xue Qinghe had gone to the imperial palace and had only just returned a short while ago.

As soon as he returned, he sent someone to find Zhou Heng.

Upon receiving the news of Xue Qinghe's return, Zhou Heng tidied up a bit and followed the messenger servant to a restaurant in Heaven Dou City.

This restaurant was bustling with noise and packed with customers, which showed just how popular it was.

As soon as Zhou Heng entered the restaurant, someone led the way, and Zhou Heng followed that person into a private room.

The person sitting in the private room was none other than the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

As soon as Zhou Heng entered the private room, Xue Qinghe smiled and invited Zhou Heng to sit down.

After Zhou Heng took his seat, Xue Qinghe waved away the servants who were serving nearby, telling them to leave.

Not until there was no one else around did Xue Qinghe—no, Qian Renxue—speak: "Junior brother, how did you stir up such big trouble this time?"

Qian Renxue's tone carried a hint of teasing and a touch of inquisitive curiosity.

The Qian Renxue of today did not look like the same person Zhou Heng had seen in his past life at all, which left Zhou Heng incredibly astonished.

"Is the senior sister referring to those rumors and gossip?" Zhou Heng asked.

"That's right, junior brother. Rumors are flying all over Heaven Dou City now, and there are even portraits circulating, all claiming: you lured a Spirit Beast and charged into the Heavenly Class's team.

After the team scattered, you forced yourself on Dugu Yan, and now, the Dugu Family is looking for trouble with you."

Zhou Heng widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "What? Saying I forced myself on her? How is that possible? At the time, the Spirit Beast didn't scatter the team at all, so how could I have forced myself on her!"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue said with a teasing expression: "Then, the rumors circulating among the masses—that you used unknown means to attract numerous Spirit Beasts, caused the deaths of over a dozen academy students, and molested Dugu Yan—are also fake?"

As she spoke, Qian Renxue took a portrait from her Storage Soul Guidance Device that was circulating on the market, titled .

After taking out this painting, a lingering smile appeared on Qian Renxue's face.

"The Spirit Beast was not lured by me; no students died tragically; and I certainly did not molest Dugu Yan.

At the time, I was merely detoxifying Dugu Yan."

Zhou Heng looked at the portrait in Qian Renxue's hand, his expression already extremely ugly, and he began to defend himself.

He truly had not expected that the person who made a move against him would even produce a portrait.

At the time, he had no intention of molesting Dugu Yan; he had only grabbed Dugu Yan's hand to transmit Yi Wood Power to her.

This point, Dugu Yan must have also realized after she regained consciousness, and at the time, the people present also saw it; they basically would not believe that Zhou Heng would molest Dugu Yan.

As for why those people were pointing fingers at Zhou Heng, Zhou Heng estimated it was because they also suspected that it was Zhou Heng who had attracted those five Millennium Soul Beasts.

After all, they had previously gone into the Hunting Soul Forest for practical training twice, and it was only after Zhou Heng arrived that the incident of five Millennium Soul Beasts charging occurred, so it was very normal for them to suspect Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng watched as Qian Renxue looked at him with a teasing expression, shook his head, and said helplessly, "Senior Sister, stop teasing your Junior Brother; do you have a solution?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue put away the teasing look on her face and said with a serious expression, "Rest assured, you are my person. For my sake, Emperor Xue Ye has long since begun investigating the person spreading the rumors, and now there is already a lead, so just wait for good news."