Douluo Continent: Targeted Thoughts, Winning Over Bibi Dong at the Start

The room instantly fell silent.

Qian Renxue stood gracefully to the side, arms crossed, her purple eyes scrutinizing as she waited quietly for Xiao Wu's answer.

Xiao Wu was already drenched in sweat, and her meager brain was working at a breakneck pace.

Xiao Wu's first thought was about her own situation. The woman who wanted to absorb her soul ring was only at level 69 in soul power and could not absorb her 100,000-year soul ring for the time being.

This means that if she agrees to cooperate now, she can at least live for a while longer, and as long as she lives, she will have a chance to escape.

But what if she refuses?

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Qin Heng.

Although Qin Heng wore a gentle smile, her eyes were devoid of any warmth. She had no doubt that if she dared to utter a single word of dissent, the other party would immediately kill her and extract her bones.

A 100,000-year-old soul bone—that can definitely be obtained by killing her.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu bit her lip, her rabbit ears drooped slightly, and her voice carried an indescribable emotion: "I...I promise you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Heng's lips curled into a satisfied smile. He slowly walked up to Xiao Wu and gently pressed the golden collar around her neck.

With a soft "click," he casually removed the ruby-encrusted necklace.

Xiao Wu was dumbfounded; her limited brain couldn't quite comprehend Qin Heng's actions.

She subconsciously touched her smooth neck, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This guy just took off the thing that was controlling her like that?

"You're free to move around as you please." Qin Heng casually tossed the collar onto the coffee table, his tone as nonchalant as if he were commenting on the nice weather. "Just don't leave Tiandou City. You can go wherever you want in the city, eat whatever you want, no one will stop you."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened, her pink rabbit ears standing straight up: "You...you're not afraid I'll run away?"

Qin Heng gave her a half-smile.

Xiao Wu was startled and shuddered, then seemed to understand something and lowered her head.

Seeing this, Qin Heng called out towards the door, "Salas, take her downstairs and arrange a comfortable room for her."

The door opened with a click, and Platinum Bishop Salas stood respectfully outside, gesturing for Xiao Wu to enter.

Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Qin Heng and then at Qian Renxue. Finally, she gritted her teeth and followed Salas out of the room.

The door closed again.

Qian Renxue turned around, her purple eyes filled with confusion and worry, and looked at Qin Heng: "Xiao Heng, are we just going to let her roam freely like this? What if she runs away?"

Qin Heng chuckled, sat back down on the sofa, picked up his teacup, took a leisurely sip, and then slowly said, "Xue'er, just arrange for a Title Douluo to keep an eye on her secretly."

He put down his teacup, a cold glint in his eyes: "But I can bet you, this rabbit won't run away."

"Why are you so sure?" Qian Renxue sat down opposite him, her long legs crossed, her posture elegant yet tinged with curiosity.

Qin Heng held up one finger: "First, she's not really an idiot. A 100,000-year-old soul beast that has been lurking in the human world for so many years, she still has basic intelligence."

She knew very well that if I dared to let her roam freely, I must be confident she couldn't escape. Heaven Dou City was our territory; she was just a transformed soul beast who wasn't even a Soul Saint, unable to conceal her soul beast aura. Where could she possibly run to?

He raised his second finger: "Secondly, if she runs away, it means she really has no brains, which completely breaks my patience."

By then, I won't need to use any gentle tactics with her. Once you break through level 70, just capture her, break her limbs, throw her aside, and then absorb her spirit rings directly.

Qin Heng's tone was flat, as if he were talking about a trivial matter, but the coldness in his words made Qian Renxue raise her eyebrows slightly.

"I'm only giving her one chance. If she seizes it, she'll gain immortality and a complete mind; if she doesn't, she'll just have to be a soul ring and won't even be able to leave behind a remnant soul."

Qian Renxue remained silent for a moment, then a flash of understanding appeared in her purple eyes: "So you're testing her?"

"It's not really a test," Qin Heng shrugged, his tone returning to its previous relaxed tone. "As long as she doesn't run away, it means she's already wavering. Next, we just need to gradually lower her guard and let her slowly feel our 'goodwill.' One day, she will genuinely be willing to become your spirit."

He paused, a sly glint in his eyes: "Of course, one should always be wary. When we finally sign the soul contract, I will add a master-servant clause to it."

On the surface, you treat her as an equal under the contract, but in reality, you hold all the power. That way, even if she has other ideas later, she won't be able to cause any trouble.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's red lips curved slightly upward, her purple eyes revealing appreciation and satisfaction. She nodded gently, her tone tinged with a hint of teasing: "Xiao Heng, your scheming skills are getting better and better."

Qin Heng shrugged, looking completely innocent. "I'm just being prepared. Besides, I've been merciful enough to that stupid rabbit. If it were anyone else, I would have already refined her into a soul bone. Why would I give her a chance to choose?"

Qian Renxue chuckled softly, not continuing the topic. Leaning back on the sofa, her purple eyes gazing at the night outside the window, she suddenly whispered, "Xiao Heng, thank you."

Qin Heng was slightly taken aback, then smiled and shook his head: "Why are you being so polite with me? Of course I'll prepare the best for your seventh spirit ring."

Qian Renxue turned her head, her purple eyes shimmering softly in the dim light. She didn't speak again, but the faint smile on her lips was even more captivating than the moonlight outside the window.

When Qian Renxue left the Martial Soul Temple, it was already late at night.

Along the way, the Porcupine Douluo followed her like a shadow until they entered the bedchamber. Only then did Qian Renxue turn around, a sharp glint flashing in her purple eyes.

"Uncle Porcupinefish, I need you to do something."

Upon hearing this, the Porcupine Douluo emerged from the darkness and said respectfully, "Please give your orders, Miss."

"Uncle Porcupinefish, you must know about that 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit. Qin Heng has let her roam freely within Tiandou City." Qian Renxue walked slowly to the window, the moonlight shining on her beautiful profile, revealing a cold and elegant curve. "Go and keep an eye on her, see if she will try to escape. Unless she really wants to leave the city, don't stop her. Also, whatever you do, don't let her find out."

"Understood, subordinate." The Porcupine Douluo responded, and his figure instantly disappeared from Qian Renxue's room.

Qian Renxue gazed at the dimly lit Tiandou City outside the window, a look of curiosity flashing in her eyes. She was eager to know what choice the silly rabbit Qin Heng had mentioned would make.

The next morning, Xiao Wu woke up in her room at the Spirit Temple, still feeling a little dazed.

The soft bed and the warm sunlight streaming in through the window were completely different from what she had imagined after being captured.

According to Xiao Wu's previous thinking, if she were captured, she would either be killed directly to take her soul ring and soul bone, or she would be locked in a dark dungeon, waiting for the day she would be slaughtered.

But now everything is different from what she expected.

Xiao Wu carefully pushed open the door. The corridor was empty. She tiptoed down the stairs, crossed the courtyard, and arrived at the main hall of the Martial Soul Temple.

The Soul Masters from the Spirit Temple she encountered along the way completely ignored her, and not a single one of them stopped her.

Even after she walked out of the gates of the Spirit Temple and stood on the bustling streets of Heaven Dou City, Xiao Wu still couldn't quite believe it.

It really came out like that? That was way too easy!

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and decided to test the other party's bottom line. She began to wander around Tian Dou City, from the East Market to the West Market, and from the commercial street to the common people's area.

Xiao Wu even deliberately slipped into crowded places and turned into secluded alleys, and even looked back several times. No one was following her; at least, she didn't find any signs of being followed.

This made Xiao Wu even more confused.

Are those two really that confident in me? Or are they absolutely certain I can't escape?

Before she knew it, Xiao Wu found herself at the city gate of Tian Dou City.

The massive city gates were wide open, and pedestrians and caravans came and went in an endless stream.

Once she passes through this gate, she can leave Tiandou City, escape back to Xingdou Great Forest, and return to Daming and Erming's side.

Xiao Wu stopped in her tracks, her rabbit ears trembled slightly, and her pink fists clenched involuntarily.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind at that moment, but in the end only two thoughts remained—to run or not to run?

In the shadows, the Porcupine Douluo narrowed his eyes slightly, his soul power quietly circulating, ready to strike at any moment.

Xiao Wu stood at the city gate for the full time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Her gaze passed over the city gate and landed on the distant, faintly visible green mountains.

That's the direction of the Starry Sky Forest, the place where she grew up, her true home.

Once she takes that step, given her speed, she might have a chance to escape.

But Qin Heng's ambiguous smile kept appearing in her mind.

The man's casualness when he removed the collar, his composure when he said "as long as I don't leave Tiandou City," and his eyes that seemed to see through everything.

Xiao Wu shivered, bit her lip, turned around abruptly, and walked towards the Martial Soul Temple without looking back.

The pufferfish Douluo in the shadows slowly withdrew his soul power, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, which then turned into approval.

This rabbit isn't stupid.

For the next three days, Xiao Wu did not approach the city gate again.

She spends her days eating and drinking in the Martial Soul Temple, occasionally going out for a stroll, and even planted a few carrots in the yard. It seems like she has resigned herself to her fate, or perhaps she is deliberately numbing herself.

The Porcupine Douluo reported all of this to Qian Renxue.

"Oh? She really stood at the city gate for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and then went back on her own?" Qian Renxue put down the memorial in her hand, a satisfied smile flashing in her purple eyes.

"Yes, Your Highness. For the next three days, she did not approach the city gates again."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly, her slender fingers tapping lightly on the table. After a moment, she said, "Elder Porcupine, take one hundred gold soul coins and deliver them to her."

The Porcupine Douluo was slightly taken aback: "Miss?"

"From now on, send her one hundred gold soul coins every month." Qian Renxue stood up, walked to the window, and said with a meaningful tone, "Tell her that this is my monthly allowance for her."

If there's anything you want, you can tell the people at the Spirit Temple anytime. As long as the request isn't too unreasonable, they can fulfill it.

After a moment of silence, the Porcupine Douluo replied in a low voice, "Understood, subordinate."

When the Porcupine Douluo placed a heavy bag of gold soul coins in front of Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu was completely stunned.

"This...this is for me?"

The Porcupine Douluo nodded expressionlessly: "Our young lady said that there will be a monthly allowance of one hundred gold soul coins from now on. If you need anything, you can ask anytime."

Xiao Wu held the bag of gold soul coins, her rosy face filled with complex emotions. One hundred gold soul coins.

Since she took human form, she has been struggling in the human world for so many years, and she has never seen so much money before.

Back at Notting Academy, her and Tang San's combined monthly living expenses didn't even amount to a single gold soul coin.

Xiao Wu knew very well that Qian Renxue was trying to bribe her. That woman wanted to use money and preferential treatment to wear down her will and make her willingly become a spirit.

She knew; she knew everything.

However, looking at the glittering gold soul coins in her hand, Xiao Wu couldn't resist and carefully started counting them.

One, two, three… Halfway through counting, she suddenly realized what she was doing. Her face flushed red, and she angrily threw the purse onto the bed, muttering sullenly, “I won’t be bribed by you!”

After a moment, she glanced at the bag of gold soul coins again, reached out and grabbed it back, hugged it to her chest, and muttered to herself, "Anyway...anyway, it's free if I don't take it."

A week later.

Qian Renxue returned to the Martial Soul Temple.

When she pushed open Xiaowu's door, this was the scene she saw: Xiaowu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, with a pile of newly bought clothes and snacks in front of her, and a candied hawthorn in her mouth, her cheeks bulging, looking just like a hamster that had successfully stolen some food.

When Xiao Wu saw Qian Renxue enter, she was clearly stunned for a moment, then hurriedly hid the candied hawthorn behind her back, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face.

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile flashing in her purple eyes, but said nothing, simply walking gracefully to the chair and sitting down.

"Are you settling in well?"

Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "It's...it's alright."

"Is there anything you need?"

"No...no," Xiao Wu answered subconsciously, but her gaze involuntarily drifted to the pile of snacks on the table.

Qian Renxue followed her gaze, a slight smile playing on her lips. She then took a small box from her sleeve and placed it on the table: "This is a new product from the best pastry shop in Tiandou City. I brought some along the way. Please try it."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up for a moment, but she quickly put on a cold expression again: "I won't be bought off by your little favors."

Despite saying that, her hand had already honestly reached for the box.

Qian Renxue couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at her insincere expression.

Xiao Wu felt a little embarrassed by her laughter, her face flushed slightly, and she muttered, "What are you laughing at! I just don't want to waste food."

"Yes, I know." Qian Renxue was unusually tactless, simply leaning back in her chair, her purple eyes softening slightly. "Eat slowly, there's more if you're not full."

Xiao Wu, munching on a pastry, secretly glanced at Qian Renxue.

Today, the woman wasn't wearing her usual elegant and aloof white dress. Instead, she had changed into a relatively simple casual outfit, with her long golden hair casually draped over her shoulders. She looked less sharp and more approachable.

To be honest, Xiao Wu never had a good impression of her.

After all, this woman was from the Spirit Hall, and she had a blood feud with the Spirit Hall for killing her mother.

But Xiao Wu had to admit that she had been living a very peaceful life these past few days. She didn't have to worry about her identity being discovered, and she had plenty of food, drink, and money. This kind of life was really too comfortable.

Thinking of this, Xiaowu took another bite of the pastry, the sweet and glutinous taste melting on her tongue.

This woman's pastries are really delicious.