Chapter 54: Accelerating the Plan [Yasuo with 22 Kills, in High Spirits, Extra Chapter]-Tornei-me o Rei das Rochas, mas estou realizando tarefas de todos os mundos(Quem garante, tem alma de garantia.)

Chapter 54: Accelerating the Plan

A few days later, within the courtyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion.

"Now, to what stage has your plan progressed?"

A ethereal and melodious voice beside Zhong Yan answered, "Judging by the old emperor's current physical condition, he can only last another five or six years at most before he dies. By then, I will naturally inherit the imperial throne, and this country will be successfully brought into my grasp."

"Five or six years," Zhong Yan glanced at Qian Renxue, pondering slightly. "This timeframe is too long. We have more important matters to attend to; we cannot afford to wait."

Qian Renxue keenly caught the word "we" in Zhong Yan's statement and asked with some surprise, "We? What do you want to do?"

"There are still many things to be done," Zhong Yan let out a long sigh. "For instance, the evil soul masters."

"When did this happen?"

Zhong Yan was momentarily stunned, then said, "You didn't know?"

Qian Renxue rolled her eyes. "I've been staying right here in the Crown Prince's Mansion. Why would I know about internal matters within the Spirit Hall? No one has ever mentioned this to me."

"Very well, the situation is like this..."

"The Kingdom of Ciervis," Qian Renxue muttered in a deep voice, her expression turning somewhat displeased. "That place is so close to the Spirit Hall. Three hundred and twenty-seven human lives—what were they all doing? Are they treating the Spirit Hall as a place that feeds idlers?"

"I will personally take charge of eradicating the evil soul masters from now on, but just now, I decided to drag you into it as well."

"If I leave, what will happen to the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"That's why I said your plan needs to be accelerated. Send the old emperor off as soon as possible. Once supreme power is entirely in the hands of our own people, you can just find a body double. The name Qian Renxue should finally appear before the eyes of the world."

"What about that woman? Will she agree?" Qian Renxue laughed self-deprecatingly, then continued, "Besides, isn't the Spirit Hall already enough with you and that Holy Maiden? What do you need me for?"

"I will persuade the Teacher, you don't need to worry. Furthermore," Zhong Yan shifted his gaze from the courtyard pond back to Qian Renxue and continued, "As the successor of the Angel God, have you forgotten how the very first Angel God—the ancestor of your Qian family—attained divinity?"

In an instant, a violent wave of soul power erupted from Qian Renxue, her golden eyes dyed with a noble, majestic, yet faint reddish hue. "How do you know that? Did that woman tell you?"

Zhong Yan did not reply. He merely casually conjured a crystalline shield and calmly took a sip of tea. This kind of soul power shockwave was completely nothing to him at his current level. If he hadn't been worried about spilling the tea in his hand, he wouldn't even have needed to raise the crystal shield.

Qian Renxue looked at Zhong Yan, who was calmly sipping his tea, and anger welled up inside her. *It seems the disciple that woman took in has some real ability. Aren't you asking about the gods? In that case, taste the might of a god.*

As someone with innate full soul power of level twenty, she had long since accepted divine trials. Possessing the Angel God's affinity, there was naturally a sliver of the Angel God's might within her body.

As she released a portion of her divine power, Zhong Yan, feeling the changes in Qian Renxue, still merely took another calm sip of tea. However, diamond-like shapes flickered within his golden eyes, transforming them into dragon pupils filled with divinity, adding a touch of imperial majesty.

Qian Renxue withdrew her soul power, silently sat down, and took a sip of tea. "Go on, continue."

*What on earth is wrong with this person?! The concentration of divine power is even deeper than mine! And I've been undergoing divine trials for so many years. Is there really any point in playing this fake crown prince here?*

"The first Angel God founded the Spirit Hall precisely to eradicate the evil soul masters across the continent, and then ascended to godhood after receiving the faith of the continent's people. Therefore, I do not believe that you can become a qualified Angel God simply by staying in this place and relying on the so-called divine trials."

Hearing this, Qian Renxue pondered for a moment and nodded heavily. "I think what you say makes a lot of sense. Then what do you think we should do next?"

"Aren't you using a slow-acting poison on the old emperor? Make arrangements to switch to an overt poison directly. Dugu Bo is already our man; this poison cannot take his life, and Dugu Bo must be the one to cure it. Then, take this opportunity to frame that Prince Xuexing for poisoning him. As for the old emperor, once Dugu Bo arrives, you just need to have him trigger the original latent poison you planted. No one else will be able to detect it, and the only person with the ability to discover it will still be one of our people."

Qian Renxue was dumbfounded. "When did Dugu Bo become your person?"

"The immortal herbs you ate were plucked from his medicinal garden."

"..." Qian Renxue was momentarily at a loss for words. "When can this plan be carried out?"

"Let's wait until right after the Soul Master Elite Tournament concludes. Before the tournament's grand finals, a Heaven Dou regional final will be held in Heaven Dou City. By then, a massive influx of people will have just poured into Heaven Dou City, making it a mixed crowd and much easier to operate."

"Fine."

With official business concluded, the entire courtyard lapsed back into a quiet atmosphere.

It was Qian Renxue who spoke first, breaking the silence: "Does that woman really... really care about me?"

*Huh? What's this? Has she figured things out, or what? Whatever, never mind. Since the opportunity has been delivered to my doorstep, I might as well seize it first.*

"Actually, the Teacher misses you very much. She has always felt that she failed you. Sometimes, Teacher looks at me and Na'er just like she looks at her own children. No matter what kind of conflict exists between the two of you, you are still the Teacher's daughter. Where in the world is there a mother who doesn't love her children? It's just that, due to certain reasons, she doesn't know how to face you."

"Another so-called unspeakable difficulty?" Qian Renxue muttered to herself, though this time her reaction seemed less intense than before. She raised her head, looked at Zhong Yan, and said, "Hey, do you know what that unspeakable difficulty is? Can you tell me?"

Zhong Yan said somewhat helplessly, "I am not 'hey', I have a name. My name is Zhong Yan."

Qian Renxue muttered discontentedly with a pout, "Fine, fine, fine, Zhong Yan, can you tell me now?"

"I know, but I cannot say."

"You! You're deliberately toying with me, aren't you?"

"You must find this answer yourself. I am not qualified to speak on Teacher's behalf. I can only give you a hint—your father."

Qian Renxue raised her head to look at the sky and murmured, "Father..."

[Author's Note: People always tell me she only started receiving divine trials after returning. Sigh, her disguise comes from the head bone of the angel divine gear set. That is a 99,999-year soul bone. She was seven or eight years old back then—or rather, around eleven or twelve. Do you really think she could absorb this soul bone without accepting divine trials?]

*(End of this chapter)*