"Here, yours!"
With long, golden hair reaching her waist and skin as white as snow, the now graceful and elegant Qian Renxue casually handed Lin Yu a piece of melted whale glue.
Unlike the inferior products Lin Yu bought, the wealthy Qian Renxue had collected all the whale glue on the market, leaving those nobles who desired pleasure but lacked the means quite helpless lately.
The piece given to Lin Yu was a pure dark gold, at least a top-grade item of ten thousand years.
Lin Yu hadn't expected his young master to be so considerate, coming to melt him a piece of whale glue almost every few days.
A few days was just enough for Lin Yu to digest the medicinal effects of the whale glue.
Of course, the collected whale glue wasn't just for Lin Yu's consumption; Qian Renxue, who had suppressed her level for forty for half a year, was also consuming it.
However, she was still a young girl, and she was afraid of doing anything indecent while consuming the whale glue.
After inquiring with Lin Yu, she learned that cold-attribute medicine could suppress the side effects of whale glue. She then supplemented her whale glue consumption with cold-attribute medicine. After consuming the whale glue, a few alluring blushes appeared on her fair face, making her quite attractive.
Although the taste wasn't great, Lin Yu still ate the last piece of whale glue in large bites, feeling the changes in his body. He then opened his eyes, "That's about enough. The effects of whale glue are limited. Recently, I haven't felt any improvement in my physical attributes."
Qian Renxue, frowning as she struggled to eat the whale glue, nodded, "Me too. Next, I will apply to hunt soul beasts in Sunset Forest under the guise of breaking through to Soul Venerable. However, given my current status, if I tell Xue Ye, there will definitely be people from the Heaven Dou Royal Family following me, which will indeed be troublesome..."
A pair of slightly slender golden phoenix eyes couldn't help but look at Lin Yu, "I remember you're about to break through to level 20, right?"
Hearing this, Lin Yu immediately understood what Qian Renxue meant.
"Yes, I just broke through this morning. Young Master, do you mean you want to come to Sunset Forest with me?"
"That's right. Marquis Chengyang is currently considered Xue Ye's confidant. I think my invisible 'son' shouldn't encounter any obstacles if he wants to go on the Soul Hunt, right?"
Lin Zhan, who had been a hidden agent of Qian Daoliu in the Heaven Dou Empire for over thirty years, was naturally no simple character. Despite his seemingly unreliable behavior at home, Lin Yu knew his father was no pushover.
"It should be possible, but even if my father leads the team, Xue Ye will entrust a few trusted confidants with low cultivation levels, just as a symbolic gesture."
The struggles within the royal family were truly treacherous, and the intricacies were a real headache for Lin Yu.
Especially recently, Xue Luochuan, whom he had nearly killed, actually visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
But on the very day of his visit, Xue Haicang fell from his horse. Only ten years old, and not even a Great Soul Master in terms of cultivation, he broke his leg.
Fortunately, there was a healing soul master, so Xue Haicang wasn't seriously injured. However, this kid had completely broken ties with Xue Luochuan.
Lin Yu was happy to see the two of them break off relations, but he was also quite worried that the two of them would work together to kill Xue Qinghe while they were fighting!
After a long silence, Lin Yu nodded silently, "Perfect, this time they can die honorably. After all, your current big brother and little brother are the ones who want you dead the most."
The intelligent Qian Renxue naturally understood Lin Yu's meaning. Her thin, rosy lips pursed slightly, a faint smile appearing in her golden phoenix eyes. "Just what I needed, someone brought me a pillow. This is a case of using someone else to do my dirty work. Even if all the people from Xueye are dead, there's nothing to worry about. But once I officially become a Soul Master, I must leave the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. To be honest, I'm really reluctant to part with you, Little Yu'er~"
Her slender, white hand gently pinched Lin Yu's soft cheek, a playful smile appearing on her exquisite face.
(ω`) Old Li was right, rank matters. This young master is many ranks above me. I, Lin Xiaoyu, am suffering, but I won't say a word.
After tormenting him for a while, Qian Renxue finally released her only subordinate.
Using her soul bone to transform into Xue Qinghe's appearance, she boarded her prince's carriage and headed directly towards the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.
As expected, Xue Ye, at the height of his power, didn't take his seemingly insignificant son Xue Qinghe seriously. Upon hearing that she was going to hunt soul beasts in the Sunset Forest with Lin Zhan, he casually assigned a few guards, saying it was for her safety.
This news, less than half an hour later, reached the tables of the First Prince Xue Luochuan and the Third Prince Xue Haicang through the help of acquaintances.
Their goal was the same: to send their half-brother westward, never to return.
However, when they saw the name Lin Zhan, they hesitated considerably, but ultimately gritted their teeth and used all their trump cards.
Having used their trump cards, they weren't worried about their own safety. After all, they were still in Tian Dou City, and these two sons naturally wouldn't dare risk killing their brother and crossing Xue Ye's bottom line.
Xue Ye was the source of their superior status; offending their father, Xue Ye, could mean nothing the next day.
Therefore, no matter how ruthless their methods and schemes, Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang dared not directly stab each other in the back.
However, this only applied to Tiandou City. Once outside Tiandou City, their fate was truly in the hands of destiny.
Early the next morning, Lin Yu arrived at his home and immediately encountered Lin Zhan, who was engrossed in academic research.
Upon seeing Lin Yu, Lin Zhan assumed he had skipped class and, without a word, grabbed a book, intending to teach him the meaning of a father's love as vast as a mountain.
"Stop!"
Lin Yu called out to Lin Zhan abruptly, then casually added, "I've reached level 20."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhan, without waiting for Lin Yu's reaction, grabbed his arm and, after confirming, a gentle smile appeared on his usually kind face as he brushed imaginary dust off Lin Yu. "Oh, little Yu, I was just joking with you, testing your reflexes. But I didn't expect you to be so amazing, breaking through to the second ring at just over eight years old! It truly makes your father ashamed!"
If he hadn't known from birth that his father was like this, he might have thought he was some kind of master of disguise.
After having his unreliable father silence the surrounding noise, Lin Yu then explained to him that Xue Qinghe was going to join the hunt for spirit beasts.
(End of Chapter)