Chapter 267: 286. Xue Qinghe Ends? Qian Renxue?
"Tang San, I have something to discuss with you. Can you come with me to a place?" Ning Fengzhi said.
"Mm." Tang San nodded, vaguely guessing Ning Fengzhi's purpose in his heart.
Ning Fengzhi brought Tang San to a teahouse and met a young man there.
The youth's gaze shifted to Tang San. "This must be the Tang San brother that Uncle Ning praises so highly."
"I don't deserve such praise." Tang San slightly bowed his head to the youth, thinking inwardly: As expected.
Ning Fengzhi smiled and said: "Let me introduce you. Ah San, this is the current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, His Highness Xue Qinghe."
Tang San raised his head and carefully examined Xue Qinghe.
As a reincarnator, he naturally knew the true identity of the prince before him. Originally, that Xue Qinghe lingered among poetry and paintings, without any ambition.
According to what Dai Mubai said, Xue Qinghe's two brothers had mysteriously died one after another more than ten years ago, and he quickly became the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, enjoying a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. He had already faintly become the de facto heir to the Heaven Dou Empire.
So, this person being Qian Renxue was undeniable.
"So it's Your Highness the Crown Prince. Tang San has the honor." Slightly bowing, Tang San said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Knowing the other's identity, Tang San had no intention of exposing him, because the Heaven Dou usurpation plan was, in Tang San's eyes, an utterly foolish plan.
Qian Renxue's talent far surpassed his own. If she hadn't wasted time on palace intrigues and power struggles but focused on cultivation, pursuing the pinnacle of soul master realms, she could even become a god ten years earlier. A Qian Renxue who became a god ten years ago would pose a tremendous threat to him.
Of course, Tang San didn't believe that Qian Renxue becoming a god ten years ahead of him posed any real threat. After all, he was the child summoned by the Asura God. The Asura God's faction in the God Realm—how could they sit by and watch him die at Qian Renxue's hands before he fully grew?
In fact, Qian Renxue being sent to participate in this usurpation plan was the result of the Asura God's behind-the-scenes scheming.
The reason Qian Renxue made this decision was influenced by Bibi Dong behind the scenes, and behind Bibi Dong was the Rakshasa God. Although the Rakshasa God was ostensibly hostile to the Asura God on the surface, after becoming the Asura God, Tang San learned that these two gods had a secret affair.
Thinking of this, Tang San felt a surge of superiority. Whether Angel or Rakshasa, in this life, they were all his whetstones. Bibi Dong was the first among the three gods to contact the divine tests, yet she became the last to achieve godhood. Qian Renxue had innate talent and age advantages over him but was delayed by Heaven Dou power struggles. What was all this for—
It was all to wait for him, Tang San. Until he was about to approach godhood, the gods of the God Realm only then allowed Qian Renxue to become a god, imposing trials on him. After he became a god and suppressed Qian Renxue, they released Bibi Dong's godhood to further temper him (although it backfired; he unexpectedly died at Bibi Dong's hands. He had been careless and didn't dodge! But no matter, he could still revive.).
Oh~ The entire world, the entire era, revolved around him, Tang San. Most of this life's resources were enjoyed by him, Tang San. He ate the meat, the people around him drank the soup, and others could only watch with envy. This was the treatment of the child of destiny. Truly, sabarashi!
Xue Qinghe praised: "If Uncle Ning hadn't told me, I really wouldn't believe you are only fourteen. Back when I was fourteen, I was still just a naive boy. Nice to meet you. If you don't mind, call me Brother Xue. We can skip the 'Crown Prince' title."
Ning Fengzhi said from the side: "Alright, let's sit down and talk first. The green tea here is quite good. Ah San, you should try some too."
In this life, Tang San hadn't sought information about his father, so Ning Fengzhi introducing Xue Qinghe to him was merely to make an acquaintance and build connections.
Tang San responded to Xue Qinghe appropriately, thinking inwardly: This Ning Fengzhi is probably still being kept in the dark by Qian Renxue, the fake prince.
After bidding farewell to Ning Fengzhi, Tang San left the teahouse. He raised his head to look at the sky.
From the previous conversation, Tang San had confirmed that this life's Qian Renxue hadn't undergone any changes. Thus, Qian Renxue posed no threat to Tang San at present. On the contrary, letting her continue dreaming of usurping the Heaven Dou Empire would delay her cultivation talent. He only needed to expose Qian Renxue's conspiracy at the critical moment to make her more than twenty years of planning go down the drain.
Of course, when necessary, Qian Renxue could also serve as a hostage to threaten Spirit Hall, though it wasn't needed for now.
Qian Renxue wasn't his biggest threat at the moment. Thinking of his threat, Tang San's expression darkened.
He thought of the scenes in the illusion. The illusion's realism caused Tang San to develop cognitive distortions: I am the child summoned by the Asura God, or Xiao Wu is the Asura God's scabbard—only obtaining Xiao Wu can obtain the Asura God position. These two cognitions were confusing in the depths of Tang San's consciousness.
But regardless of which was real, for Tang San, the Asura God position was his, and Xiao Wu must also be his.
His greatest threat wasn't external but within Shrek. Yu Tianheng, that dog daring to pursue Xiao Wu, and Er Ming, that dog pretending to be a brother to get close to Xiao Wu (why couldn't you just stay honestly in the forest waiting for me to accept your sacrifice?), were both threats to him, Tang San.
They had martial soul fusion techniques with Xiao Wu. Tang San couldn't act against them before gaining Xiao Wu's love and permission, or he would only earn Xiao Wu's hatred. The only thing he could do was win Xiao Wu's love, make her love him like in the previous life, so he could then use means to eliminate these two despicable dogs.
Tang San raised his head to look at the blue silver grass soul seal and the Haotian Hammer soul seal.
Although adding soul rings to the Haotian Hammer could rapidly increase his strength and thus win Xiao Wu's favor, which was very tempting to Tang San, he had a better plan in mind. He was far from the point of adding soul rings to his second martial soul.
"For now, just elevate the blue silver grass bloodline to Blue Silver Emperor." Tang San said inwardly.
Although without the Ice and Fire Refining Body, having the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul should be enough to handle the upcoming matches, not falling too far behind Yu Tianheng and Er Ming, those two despicable dogs.
Thinking this way, Tang San's mood lightened considerably. He returned to Shrek's base.
When he returned to the Shrek Academy base, it happened to be the end of this round's matches. Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Liu Erlong, and others were announcing something.
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