CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 296: I TREATED YOU AS A BROTHER, BUT YOU WANTED TO SLEEP WITH ME??!

"Please speak plainly, Your Majesty the Pope. I am truly a little confused," Shen An asked, feigning confusion.

Bibi Dong was clearly in a very good mood. With Tang Hao’s death, her authority as Pope was once again stable, and she had also brought Shen An in as a confidant. Naturally, there was nothing to hide.

"Elder Yan, look at how the major factions on this continent are all standing in great numbers. Under the peaceful surface is a turbulent undercurrent. Why not unify them? And my Spirit Hall happens to have such strength."

Bibi Dong continued to speak with high spirits, "Now that the Clear Sky Sect is cowardly and in hiding, in the world, only the Heaven Dou, Star Luo, Seven Treasure, and Blue Lightning factions have the possibility of obstructing us."

"Therefore, within three years, I will first destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. Then, relying on the soul master power I have in my hands, with the numerous kingdoms and duchies as a foundation, I will conquer the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo."

"This Emperor will conquer a great territory and become the empress who unifies all ages!"

Bibi Dong’s ambition was laid bare. A fervent light flashed in her eyes.

Shen An thought for a moment and decided to lead the topic towards the Heaven Dou Empire. But before that, he would first feign some compliments.

"Your Majesty the Pope is wise. However, compared to the more cohesive soul master power of the Seven Treasure and Blue Lightning, on the Heaven Dou and Star Luo side, can we not operate a little? After all, their power is huge, which also means that their internal factions are also chaotic and complicated."

Bibi Dong looked at Shen An with surprise. "You have a quick mind. Both of these two great empires have my secret agents. The momentum of my Spirit Hall’s unification is already unstoppable."

Shen An feigned surprise and said, "I have heard that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe has disappeared. Could this also be the work of my Spirit Hall?"

’Xue Qinghe?!’

Hearing this name, Bibi Dong’s face visibly darkened. She hated everyone from the Angel clan, even if this person was her daughter.

Shen An observed Bibi Dong’s expression and thought to himself, Sure enough, it’s related to Spirit Hall. But looking at Bibi Dong’s expression, Xue Qinghe should be fine.

Guessing that his good brother was fine, the stone in Shen An’s heart finally fell. He couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

"He is just a willful and selfish person who doesn’t prioritize the interests of Spirit Hall at all. More than ten years of effort have all gone down the drain," Bibi Dong said coldly.

The matter of Xue Qinghe, most of the elders of Spirit Hall knew about it. Thus, she was not prepared to hide it from Shen An. It was a good opportunity to trample on her a bit.

’Prioritize the interests of Spirit Hall. Xue Qinghe is a person from Spirit Hall.’ A monstrous wave was stirred up in Shen An’s heart.

"Then what is he in Spirit Hall?" Shen An said with a slightly hoarse voice.

The good brother he had thought of was actually a person from Spirit Hall. This had to be said to be a huge joke.

Although Shen An tried his best to suppress his emotions, it was still inevitable that a little leaked out.

However, Bibi Dong didn’t mind. This matter was a plot that Spirit Hall had planned for more than twenty years. It was normal for Shen An to be shocked. On the contrary, if he wasn’t shocked, that would be abnormal.

She continued to say coldly, "What position? Remember, our Spirit Hall is not a monolith. And she is our enemy."

Tell me more. Shen An was even more interested and listened with pricked ears.

"That day, the one who wanted to put you to death, the Great Priest Qian Daoliu, is precisely this person’s grandfather."

’Grandfather?’ A strange look appeared in Shen An’s heart.

In the past, when Qian Daoliu had aided him after the Soul Master Tournament, he had mentioned his granddaughter, and had even said the words ’my granddaughter likes it.’

Then thinking back to when he had been in contact with Xue Qinghe before, that faint fragrance, that soft body... Shen An’s tiger body trembled. In an instant, he had connected many things.

I treated you as a brother, but you wanted to sleep with me???

"Then where is this person now? Is he a man or a woman?"

Shen An knew that perhaps he shouldn’t ask these questions, but he couldn’t help it.

Seeing her Tenth Elder ask, although Bibi Dong was not very willing to say more about that evil spawn, in order not to affect the relationship between the two, she still answered, "Her whereabouts, I don’t know now either. She should be undergoing some kind of trial. As for her gender, just an evil daughter."

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Shen An walked out of the Pope’s Hall in a daze, only feeling that it was somewhat dreamlike.

My good brother has become a woman. And through her grandfather’s mouth, she said she likes me. But I don’t even know what you look like!

Shen An complained in his heart. Immediately, he suddenly thought of the woman who had saved him when he was attacked by a Spirit Hall Soul Sage in the past.

Although she had worn a mask, her figure and temperament undoubtedly showed that she was a peerless woman.

’Could it be her? In that case, her appearance is indeed extremely good. It seems it’s not impossible.’ Shen An continued to let his thoughts run wild.

No, we only have friendship, no love. I am not a person who is moved by lust.

Not bro... no, it’s sis. What do you like about me?

A cold and clear figure suddenly appeared in Shen An’s mind. It was Zhu Zhuqing. Immediately, it turned into a noble figure. It was Ning Rongrong.

He couldn’t help but be worried. He hadn’t even thought about how to handle the relationship between the two women, and now another one had come.

Unknowingly, he had already walked home. Tom and Jerry, who were getting along harmoniously for a rare moment, saw Shen An’s preoccupied look and were sensible enough not to disturb him.

Five days later, in the Elder Hall.

Qian Daoliu looked at his granddaughter with satisfaction. Within two years, she had actually broken through the first five trials of the Seraphim’s trial one after another.

Ahem, although he had gone easy on her, it could no longer hide his granddaughter’s excellence.

"Grandfather, why did I sense the divine power of the Seraphim before?" Qian Renxue asked with confusion.

The corner of Qian Daoliu’s mouth twitched. He thought of that unpleasant memory.

"Ahem, it’s nothing. Let’s start the sixth trial of the divine trial now. After that, grandfather will tell you another secret."

"Let’s put the secret aside for now. Grandfather, then I should be able to go out after the sixth trial, right?" Qian Renxue’s brilliant golden eyes sparkled with a look of anticipation.

What kind of person was Qian Daoliu? Naturally, he could see through his granddaughter’s thoughts. It was nothing more than thinking of a certain person.

"What if this secret is about the person you are thinking of?" Qian Daoliu teased.

"Ahem, in that case, I can still listen to it. Grandfather, is the sixth trial difficult?"

"This sixth trial, if it were someone else, it would be extremely difficult. But if it’s you, it’s simply as easy as can be."

"Grandfather, then what is the content of my sixth trial?" Qian Renxue couldn’t help but ask curiously. She had passed five trials. It seemed fast, but it was really not easy.

It was all thanks to her talent and perseverance that she had managed to get through it.

"Very simple. Last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn under my hand."

When Qian Renxue heard this, her two eyes simply lit up. Isn’t this trial a joke?

"Come!"

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Qian Renxue was completely unharmed. After all, the water her grandfather had released was almost piling up into a sea.

At the same time, she also received the reward for the sixth trial: an increase in her affinity with the Seraphim and a god-bestowed soul ring.

Three days later, Qian Renxue emerged after absorbing the soul ring. Her eighth soul ring was a hundred thousand years old!

"Grandfather, what’s the secret? Tell me quickly," Qian Renxue, whose sacred aura was overflowing, asked.

"Well, how about you pass the seventh trial first?"

"Grandfather!"

Qian Renxue was not having it. Why is my own grandfather like a riddle-maker? So annoying.

Seeing his little angel get angry, Qian Daoliu raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Alright, alright, alright. Grandfather will tell you. Shen An has come to Spirit City."

Qian Renxue’s heart suddenly thumped, a look of joy appearing in her eyes. "I’ll go find him now!"

"Then have you thought about how to face him? You were friends with him as Xue Qinghe back then. And, this time he came to Spirit City, he hid his identity. I also only discovered it by accident."

Qian Daoliu said leisurely, which made Qian Renxue’s body suddenly stiffen.

’How to face him? At worst, I’ll use force!’ Qian Renxue thought fiercely in her heart. Of course, with her own grandfather in front of her, she definitely couldn’t say it out loud.

A girl still had to have some modesty.

For more than two years, she had been accepting the divine trial, from the first to the sixth.

Although her grandfather had gone easy on her, the divine trial could definitely not be said to be as simple as drinking water.

She had also overcome all obstacles along the way. Only she herself knew the difficulties.

And every time she felt it was difficult and lonely, the figure holding a cat would always appear in the bottom of her heart.

Qian Renxue, in this day after day of longing, had also completely understood her feelings for Shen An.

So, this time, no matter what, she had to be bold.

What’s more, she was the future empress, Qian Renxue. Whatever she liked, she had to get!

Seeing his granddaughter not say a word, Qian Daoliu decided to tell her the cause and effect of these days, so as to facilitate his granddaughter’s actions.

"What! He surrendered to that woman Bibi Dong! And he can even beat the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos!"

A voice of disbelief came from the Elder Hall. She had accepted the divine trial, which was already cheating. But Shen An? On what basis? Could someone’s talent really be that high?

To this, Shen An had only one reply: No cheats.

Qian Renxue couldn’t help but feel a sense of crisis. It was true that she liked Shen An, but she was also a competitive person.

In terms of strength, she definitely couldn’t fall behind Shen An. Otherwise, what if she lost her sovereignty in the family in the future?

What’s more, Shen An had also surrendered to Bibi Dong. This was something she could not accept. Bibi Dong was the person she hated the most.

"No, I have to go find him," Qian Renx_ue said immediately.

With Bibi Dong involved, Qian Renxue didn’t care if it would be awkward to meet Shen An at this time, or what she should say.

"How about you pass the seventh trial of the Seraphim’s trial as well?"

Qian Renxue, who was just about to flash and fly away, suddenly paused. "What is the seventh trial?"

"To pull out the Angelic Holy Sword," Qian Daoliu said.

Then, he saw Qian Renxue wave her hand. The Angelic Holy Sword in the hands of the Angel statue in the Douluo Hall seemed to have sensed the summons. The huge sword body quickly became smaller, no different from a normal longsword in size.

Immediately, the Angelic Holy Sword flew straight over from the Douluo Hall, like a dazzling meteor in the dark night, and landed in his granddaughter’s hand.

"Grandfather, I have passed the seventh trial of the divine trial. I’m going to find Shen An."

Qian Daoliu, who had sensed this scene, was stunned. He knew that their clan possessed the Angelic bloodline, and pulling out the Angelic Holy Sword was not a very difficult matter.

After all, every generation of the Qian family had to produce a figure with peak combat power.

But a scene like Qian Renxue’s, this was the first time he had seen it.

"I’ve really lived long enough to see this," Qian Daoliu squeezed out such a sentence after a long while.

The strange movement of the Angelic Holy Sword, and Qian Renxue’s unconcealed actions, did not escape the notice of the experts in Spirit City.

Bibi Dong watched with her own eyes as Qian Renxue went to the courtyard of the Tenth Elder whom she had brought in as a confidant.

’What is this evil daughter going to do? Could it be that she is going to threaten and lure my Tenth Elder? No, I have to go and see.’

The contemporary Pope’s eyelids jumped. She stood up and prepared to go over.

But suddenly, a figure like a scorching sun blocked her way in front of the Pope’s Hall. It was precisely Qian Daoliu.

As a parent who wouldn’t spoil the fun, he would surely not let anyone spoil his granddaughter’s fun.

Bibi Dong, who had originally stood up, her face was covered with frost. But thinking of that one sword strike that night, she sat down again with unwillingness.

’What are they trying to do!’ the contemporary Pope shouted angrily in her heart.

At this time, in Shen An’s courtyard, a golden rainbow descended.

Shen An walked straight into the courtyard, looking up. With his perception, he had naturally easily captured this familiar aura from the past.

What’s coming will come. There’s no escaping it.

It was just that, how to face it? This was really a question that made one’s balls hurt.

The golden rainbow was dazzling, as if trying to hide itself. However, as long as Shen An opened his Azure Sword Eyes, he could see clearly. But he did not do so.

After all, he also didn’t know how to face the fact that the good brother he had thought of had suddenly become a girl, especially when this one had fallen in love with him.

He had never expected that he had just found out about "Xue Qinghe’s" whereabouts a while ago, and this one had come.

He had been preparing to run away in a couple of days. Anyway, he had found out the news, and he had also brushed up his fame. Since he didn’t know how to face it, he might as well slip away first.

Although running away was shameful, it was useful.

But now, with this situation, it was obvious that he couldn’t run away.

The thousand-meter Sword Domain was laid down. Shen An’s face had already returned to its original appearance.

Tom and Jerry, seeing this scene from the window, were abnormally excited. Here she comes, here she comes! Finally!

The two of them quietly came to the courtyard. The small stools, melon seeds, and fruits were already prepared. The good show was about to start!

But the atmosphere was somewhat solidified. After a long while, Shen An finally spoke with complexity.

"Should I call you Big Brother Xue, or how should I address you?"

The ball of golden light suddenly trembled. "My real name is Qian Renxue."

"Mmm, hello, Qian Renxue," Shen An said indifferently.

Qian Renxue, within the brilliant golden light, facing this sentence from Shen An, which was slightly distant, only felt her heart tremble fiercely.

"Although I was disguised as Xue Qinghe, from beginning to end, I have treated you with sincerity," she explained.

At the same time, the golden light dissipated, revealing her true appearance.

In her early twenties, her skin was fairer than snow, her nose was straight, her phoenix eyes were long and narrow, and her appearance was majestic. One couldn’t help but praise her as a peerless beauty.

The atmosphere became somewhat stiff again.

Shen An also didn’t know what to say. Indeed, besides deceiving him about her identity as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue had not done anything bad to him.

On the contrary, she had taken great care of him. Qian Daoliu had even helped him twice. Strictly speaking, he should be grateful to the other party.

"Why did you come to Spirit City?" Qian Renxue broke the deadlock.

"I heard in Star Luo that you had disappeared. It should be said that Xue Qinghe had disappeared, right after the Soul Master Tournament. So I guessed it might be the work of Spirit Hall, and thus I came here in disguise."

Qian Renxue was happy in her heart. At the same time, a smile bloomed on her face. This feeling of being cared for was really good, especially when this person was her beloved.

"Since you are fine, then I don’t need to stay here anymore. I have been away from Heaven Dou for too long. It’s a good time to go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Zhuqing... is still waiting for me."

The brilliant smile on Qian Renxue’s face suddenly froze.

The sound of birds and insects that had been chirping just now instantly disappeared. The whole world suddenly became completely silent.

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Author’s Note: Let me explain this. Because the protagonist currently doesn’t know how to face Qian Renxue either. After all, he used to treat her as a good buddy, only to find out she’s a girl. Saying Zhu Zhuqing’s name is not because of low EQ, but a deliberate avoidance. After all, Shen An’s template is not a pure stallion, but Qian Renxue is definitely the female lead. This is a matter for the subsequent plot development.