Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 300—For such a good thing, I, Xu Tianran, will go all in!

"what!"

Xu Tianran's bewildered expression mirrored Qian Lingyun's earlier reaction. Even with his strong coping skills, he didn't know how to respond to this, and could only bite the bullet and say:

"This...this is a bit too sudden, Your Majesty, Your Majesty needs to think about it!"

"Tch, what's there to consider?" The old emperor glared at Xu Tianran with exasperation, then launched into a long, rambling account of his glorious past. Finally, he casually mentioned Yuma's role in it all:

"Grand Duchess Bloodwing is the benefactor of our lineage. Your father was able to succeed in starting a rebellion largely because of her help."

"Just for the sake of this level, we owe them a lot."

"But..." Xu Tianran wanted to say something more, but after hearing the rest of his father's words, he swallowed them back down.

"Speaking of which, the Grand Duke not only owns a large number of properties, but also has close personal relationships with the nobles in the military and civil service."

"Here, this is the Grand Duke's only daughter. You two young people can chat amongst yourselves!"

The Duke's only daughter, immensely wealthy, and with intricate connections to numerous noble families and officials...

Xu Tianran swallowed hard, and his gaze toward Qian Lingyun and Yuma became slightly more eager.

His father was reminding him that to become emperor, one not only needs to have the means and ability, but also the help of one's wife's faction.

Although he didn't care about social status, he already had someone in mind for his future wife.

After all… very few people know about his physical condition, and it wouldn’t be a good thing if his wife didn’t trust him.

For a time, Xu Tianran was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

If he listened to his father and married Qian Lingyun, it would be one thing if he didn't trust this girl he had never met before, but his own inexplicable physical condition was another matter entirely.

But if he didn't marry her, he was unwilling to hand over this powerful wife's family to his other brothers to compete with him for the throne.

He watched as the beautiful Duchess, with the strong support of her family, seemed within his grasp, yet for some reason, he was in a very difficult position.

Xu Tianran felt incredibly frustrated. If he were a healthy, normal man, he would have agreed without hesitation and lived a blissful life of being surrounded by beautiful women and wielding power over the world.

Thinking of this, his hatred for his brother, whom he had long ago torn to pieces, grew even stronger.

Sensing the subtle hatred emanating from Xu Tianran, Qian Lingyun frowned and used her mental detection to observe Xu Tianran's every move.

His emotions were running high; his fists were clenched, his back teeth were clenched, and his body trembled slightly at a very low frequency…

As someone who was once a man, Qian Lingyun naturally understands certain thoughts deep within a man's heart.

After a simple thought process, Qian Lingyun roughly guessed Xu Tianran's idea:

It's simply because he's physically disabled and lacks the ability in that area, so he's not considered a fully healthy man. And because of his special position as the crown prince, he can only suppress these things in his heart and dare not say them out loud.

Hmph! As a professional veterinarian, I can't possibly control you with my amazing skills!

Qian Lingyun thought this way and did this way. She used the special subjects she learned as a Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Church to perform a trick of forced sound into lines in a tea-like manner.

"Your Highness, why are you keeping your head down? Am I not good-looking enough to catch your eye?"

Qian Lingyun's sweet, coquettish voice reached Xu Tianran's ears, interrupting his swirling thoughts. Looking up, he saw Qian Lingyun staring at him with her large, watery eyes, which were tinged with a hazy purple hue.

Unconsciously, he had already fallen under the spell of Qian Lingyun's proud Dream Beyond, subconsciously adding a layer of mental filter to Qian Lingyun, and lowering his psychological defenses by several levels.

Out of politeness, Xu Tianran replied gently, "No, you're very beautiful, I just..."

"Just what? You think I'm a shallow person?" Qian Lingyun asked, feigning anger.

"Of course not! Why would you think that?"

Xu Tianran was astonished by this amazing way of chatting. In all his life, apart from his mother and sister Xu Tianzhen, very few women had dared to talk to him like that.

A strange sense of novelty made Xu Tianran unable to resist continuing the conversation along with Qian Lingyun's suggestion.

Yuma, who was standing to the side, saw through Qian Lingyun's scheme and, with a smirk on her face, began to help. She pulled the old emperor aside and chatted with him casually, giving the young people some space to talk.

"Hmph, because I didn't have legs before! Do you think I don't know what people think when they first see me!?"

"Huh?! What do you mean she doesn't have legs either?"

To Xu Tianran's astonishment, Qian Lingyun lifted half of her skirt, boldly revealing her thighs, which had been enhanced by illusion magic.

On the inner thigh, which looked as if it had been slashed open, a ring of fine, centipede-shaped scars instantly caught Xu Tianran's attention.

After examining it carefully for a while, Xu Tianran, having become somewhat knowledgeable from his long illness, was almost certain that the legs had been reattached after being completely broken.

But seeing Qian Lingyun's ability to shake her leg freely, it seemed as if her leg was just as flexible and free as before it was broken. For a moment, it was as if countless thunderbolts exploded in Xu Tianran's mind.

"See? My mom specially researched leg-setting techniques and had my legs set!"

Qian Lingyun generously attributed her miraculous surgical skills to Yuma, which was somewhat unfair, but there was nothing she could do about it.

After all… Xu Tianran was bewitched by her own illusion and didn’t think that a fourteen-year-old girl could solve such a problem that even the imperial physicians couldn’t solve.

Hiss...! Xu Tianran couldn't help but gasp, his heart filled with turmoil.

The method to cure his leg that he had been searching for for so many years was right in front of him, and he completely forgot about oranges and the like.

Even without legs, he could still suppress his brothers. With legs, what secrets would he have to worry about being exposed or gossip?

He was already torn between his future wife's powerful family background and the reliable and trustworthy people around him.

Now, Qian Lingyun has added the crucial factor of treating her broken leg.

Without a doubt, he sided with Qian Lingyun, who was beautiful, incredibly wealthy, and had a wonderful mother!

Originally, he intended to give Ju Zi a title and power, so that she could assist him in securing the throne. But now it seems that he has the potential to become the greatest emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, and he no longer needs Ju Zi.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

(End of this chapter)