Douluo Continent: Starting with Ten Kings of Hell, Shocking Qian Renxue

Chapter 51 The Tyrannical Qin Zheng, Qian Renxue's Confusion: What am I in His Eyes? [Please Read Further]

silence.

A deathly silence!

All eyes were no longer on Qin Zheng, but on the Serpent Spear and the Porcupine, who had been doing nothing in the game.

Their gazes were all meaningful.

Snake Spear and Porcupine Douluo stared at Qin Zheng, pointing at themselves with blank expressions.

"Me? Shall we go and talk to the High Priest?"

If we're talking about who among them least wants to go back and report to Qian Daoliu, it's definitely those two.

Within the Spirit Hall, Title Douluos appear to be second only to the leader, but even among Title Douluos, there are different ranks.

Grand Elder Qian Daoliu, a level 99 Limit Douluo, is undoubtedly number one, and no one dares to disagree.

Secondly, there are the peerless and peak Douluo, led by Golden Crocodile Douluo.

The third tier consists of peak Douluo at level 96, such as Jiangmo and Qianjun.

As for the Serpent Spear and the Porcupine Douluo?

He's just a level 92 Title Douluo, the weakest and least influential among them.

That's why they were sent to protect Qian Renxue, because they had no chance of taking another step forward.

So, if news from here gets back...

"Hmm? Is there a problem?" Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng, who had been calm all along, suddenly turned cold and stared directly at the two titled Douluo, the Porcupine and the Serpent Spear, making the latter sweat profusely.

After a few moments of hesitation, the two titled Douluo, Porcupine and Serpent Spear, seemed to resign themselves to their fate.

"Yes, sir!"

Rather than going back to be beaten to death by the High Priest, they were unwilling to die here in an unclear and ambiguous manner.

It's so frustrating and humiliating.

【…】

"very good."

"Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"

"Gentlemen of Hell, release your oppressive aura!"

Only now did Qin Zheng finally show a smile, and his previous oppressive aura seemed to have disappeared.

Upon receiving the order, the remaining Yama Kings, who were eyeing the enemy with predatory intent, immediately unleashed their intimidating power against the serpent spears and porcupines.

The two, Porcupine Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo, were finally able to get up.

But they could still feel the faint gazes still falling on them—the gazes of the nine Yama Kings.

We'll strike and kill them as soon as they make any move!

Faced with the intimidation of the nine peerless Douluo, the Serpent Spear and Porcupine Douluo dared not show any abnormality and immediately expressed their opinions.

"Your Majesty, may we take the young master back now?"

Their eyes were burning with determination. As long as their young master could return with them, they would still be the esteemed Title Douluos of the Spirit Hall afterward.

They will not stay here any longer.

but……

As Qin Zheng listened to their story, he seemed to remember something and shook his head with a faint smile.

"You two have certainly reminded me."

"I have a third condition that I have not yet stated."

"What?" The eyes of the Porcupine Douluo and the Serpent Spear Douluo narrowed as they sensed something ominous.

"My third condition is that Qian Renxue must remain here," Qin Zheng said with a faint smile. "So I will trouble you two to go back and tell Qian Daoliu that I want Qian Renxue."

"Let him stay in the Spirit Hall in peace."

"I will personally go to the Spirit Hall to discuss this with him in person."

"This..." The five titled Douluo, including the Porcupine and the Serpent Spear, looked at Qian Renxue with hesitant expressions.

They wanted to say something, but since it was Qin Zheng who spoke, they dared not object.

"You all go back, I'll be fine staying here." At this moment, Qian Renxue suddenly spoke, then looked at Qin Zheng with a complicated expression, "But I want to personally escort them out of the city."

Qin Zheng gazed at her and smiled gently: "As you wish. But you are, after all, a woman. The blood corpses outside the city have not yet been dealt with, and my Demon Envoy army is still watching us with predatory eyes..."

"Fourth and Fifth Kings of Hell, you shall personally escort them away."

"Bi Yuanbin, you are responsible for taking these three people away and making sure they are imprisoned."

The Fourth Court Coroner Wang Lü Dai, the Fifth Court King Yama Bao Zheng, and the Sixth Court King Biancheng Bi Yuanbin stepped forward at the same time.

"I will obey Your Majesty's decree."

"please!"

Qian Renxue gave Qin Zheng a deep look, and then, led by the two Yama Kings, she left together with the Serpent Spear and the Porcupine Douluo.

At the same time, Jiangmo and Qianjun, along with Guangling, whose limbs were broken and who was in a coma, followed Bi Yuanbin away.

【…】

The scene was much quieter.

Only now did Qin Zheng's smile fade, his eyes sharp as blades.

"The four deans."

A voice as cold as the dead of winter slowly came out of his mouth.

The four Soul Douluo Deans trembled and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, please speak. We will do our utmost to fulfill any request you may make!"

"Regarding today's events," Qin Zheng's eyes remained cold, "I do not want anyone else to know, including Qian Renxue's identity. If I find out that anyone has uttered anything they shouldn't have."

"The four of you should understand my methods."

Qin Zheng did not want to reveal Qian Renxue's identity for the time being.

So some of the dirty work had to be done by him.

His method, of course, was to punish nine generations of relatives and have corpses floating for thousands of miles!

His previous record is enough to prove that he is capable of doing such a thing.

"Yes, sir!" The four Soul Douluo Deans, terrified, quickly agreed. "We will certainly not utter a word, and if we hear anyone discussing this, we will certainly kill them!"

Having experienced the defeat of the Spirit Hall's titled Douluo, they had completely become Qin Zheng's lackeys.

Even in death, they dared not oppose this young emperor who was protected by nine peerless Douluo.

Qin Zheng nodded, signaling them to leave.

The room fell completely silent.

Qin Zheng sat on the dragon throne, with the remaining six Yama Kings on his left and right sides.

After a long silence, he suddenly stood up and slowly walked out of the hall.

Step. Step. Step.

Along the way, he saw the shattered ruins of the imperial palace, as well as blood and corpses all over the ground. These were the imperial guards who had been killed by the Yin Ghost Envoys, but now there were also many corpses of the Yin Ghost Envoys.

"The Six Kings of Hell".

After a long silence, Qin Zheng spoke slowly.

"We are all here!" the remaining six Yama Kings said in unison.

"Issue my decree."

"For the cremation of corpses outside the city, the Imperial Treasury will allocate 50,000 gold soul coins, 100,000 silver soul coins, and 1 million copper soul coins."

"All citizens of the Imperial City are exempt from taxes for one year."

"In this way, relief will be provided to the people in the city."

【…】

Outside the city, the torrential rain gradually subsided.

As the two titled Douluo quickly departed, they soon left Heaven Dou City.

The two titled Douluo, Serpent Spear and Porcupine, had something to tell Qian Renxue.

At Qian Renxue's signal, the two Yama Kings stood not far away, quietly watching them.

"Young Master, unlike those three guys, we know that your relationship with Qin Zheng is special."

"Qin Zheng, though young, is too calculating."

"We deserve to die, yet he spared us. Does the young master know why?"

The Porcupine and Serpent Spear Douluo had already noticed Qian Renxue's gloomy mood.

They were well aware of just how strained the relationship between Qian Renxue and Qin Zheng had become during tonight's fight.

So after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke up.

"Speak." Qian Renxue looked at the two of them, her voice devoid of any emotion.

"Qin Zheng spared us only because of the young master's sake," Serpent Spear Douluo stated with certainty. "Otherwise, these conditions alone wouldn't be enough to justify his decision to let us go!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's usually calm eyes paused slightly: "Is that so?"

"Young Master, don't listen to what Serpent Spear says. You need to figure out the truth for yourself," the Porcupine Douluo interrupted at this moment. "We will delay our return and report to the Grand Elder."

"It's all up to you."

"Take care, young master!"

After saying that, they made no further attempt to stay and turned to leave.

Qian Renxue was left looking listless, watching the departing figures of the Porcupine Douluo and the Serpent Spear Douluo, her eyes swirling with many memories.

That was the scene of Qin Zhenghe's first meeting with him, and also the first time she saw Qin Zheng rebelling when he was young.

Similarly, there were scenes of Qin Zheng launching successive military campaigns and ruling the city, scenes of Qin Zheng embracing her waist and whispering in her ear about the might of the Qin Dynasty, and scenes of her watching Qin Zheng slaughtering everyone for the sake of the Qin family, leaving blood flowing for thousands of miles...

But now, these familiar memories make Qian Renxue feel an endless sense of unfamiliarity.

Because all she could hear in her mind were Qin Zheng's cold words.

"Let's get started."

"I'm tired of it."

Two cold words, devoid of any warmth, yet carrying boundless killing intent. Qian Renxue could clearly sense that Qin Zheng truly wanted to kill her at that moment!

He could say something like that...

"Who do you think I am?"

"Or rather."

"What am I to him?"

At this moment, Qian Renxue truly had no idea what kind of existence she was in Qin Zheng's eyes.

Whenever she thought of those two sentences, her cold, beautiful eyes would well up with tears, and waves of grievance would fill her heart.

"Qin Zheng..."

I posted 5,000 words today, which I guess counts as a big update? My head is spinning, and I didn't even get the chapter order right—I'm crying a lot.

(End of this chapter)