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

Chapter 315 321 322—A Woman with High Emotional Intelligence and Qian Renxue's Sixth Soul Skill

It was a unique aura, an aura more powerful than that of empresses or even emperors throughout history.

Would someone like this really get so angry because of other people's gossip?!

The old nanny couldn't help but ponder this.

In fact, Qian Lingyun didn't pay much attention to what others were saying.

Go ahead and curse if you want!

What good will it do to curse me?

People with shallow minds often get angry because of what others say! But these are just other people's opinions of you!

The reason she pretended to care so much was simply to take this opportunity to skip this damn royal etiquette class and go back to driving the soul-guided war chariot as soon as possible!

"Your Highness, the other princesses are all here!" The old nanny led Qian Lingyun to the front of a palace and stopped in the corridor.

"That's it?!" Qian Lingyun stroked her chin, took a deep breath, and exclaimed, "Which one is the Crown Princess?!"

"In our tradition, the right side is considered superior, and our houses face south. The Empress, as the elder, sits in the center, and the Crown Princess is the first seat on the right!" the old nanny whispered, reminding them.

"Also, the first one on the left is the Second Prince's wife, and her husband is the Second Prince..."

"I know that. Her husband, the Second Prince, was skinned alive by the Crown Prince! He must have a grudge against me!"

Then, Qian Lingyun asked a few simple questions, such as who the remaining people were, and which prince's wives they were, etc. Only then did she tidy herself up and walk in through the main gate with a generous air.

Qian Lingyun's sudden appearance instantly attracted the attention of the princesses in the room. The woman in the blue dress, sitting on the far left, carefully examined Qian Lingyun for a while, then silently put down her porcelain cup and said with dissatisfaction:

"Who are you? Don't you know where you are?!"

"..." Qian Lingyun didn't even glance at her, but instead walked confidently to the first seat on the right. Looking at this group of girls who were dressed up in a flamboyant manner but couldn't hide their immaturity, she introduced herself:

"I am the future Crown Princess, and according to seniority, I am your eldest sister-in-law. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Don't you know how to sit there like an idiot and greet your elder?!"

The princesses exclaimed, "Huh?!" My goodness, this woman is up to no good! It looks like she's here to give us a hard time!

Just as several princesses, looking rather timid, had awkwardly stood up to greet her, the second prince's widow remained unmoved, merely sitting in her chair and coldly glaring at Qian Lingyun, saying disdainfully:

"You're not a royal wife yet, so you're not officially a member of the royal family! We are princesses now, and you are not. No matter what, you should be the one bowing! What, you're about to become the crown princess, and you don't even know this basic etiquette?!"

Wow! That's interesting!

Qian Lingyun curled her lips and immediately looked at the widow of the Second Prince with a higher regard.

Thinking it over, she took out a golden token from her lower back, tossed it in her hand, and chuckled awkwardly:

"I have a token personally bestowed by His Majesty, so I don't need to kneel before him."

"What? Do you think you're more noble than His Majesty? Can I possibly bow to you?"

"..." ×n

Another silence fell, and this time, even the Second Prince's widow remained silent!

The emperor bestowed such a gift before the marriage even took place; just how much does he like this crown princess!

"Hey! Why are you so nervous? I'm not going to eat you!"

Seeing the awkward expressions on the faces of the group of young women, Qian Lingyun covered her face and chuckled a few times before putting the token away again.

Looking at the group of princesses, most of whom were in their teens or twenties, she couldn't help but tease them, "Come on, we've never met before, let's get to know each other!"

"Su Yan'er is from the Su Tianheng family, who serve the royal family."

The Second Prince's wife gave Qian Lingyun a cold look and then fell silent.

However, this is quite reasonable. Marrying into the royal family is like entering a deep sea. Even if one becomes a widow at a young age due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no option to remarry, so naturally, life is not very comfortable.

"My name is Ye Yuntian, and I am from the family of Marshal Ye Tianchou of the Northern Army Group of the Empire." The Third Prince's wife looked at Qian Lingyun cautiously. Although her voice was a little soft, it was still audible.

The subsequent princesses were in a similar situation; they were either from the families of ministers or marshals, and none of them were daughters from ordinary families.

In short, it highlights the illustrious family background and the powerful alliance.

After everyone had been introduced, only Qian Lingyun remained unintroduced. All the princesses turned their gazes to her, seemingly waiting for her to speak.

"My name is Soul Extinction, from the Bloodwing Duke's family."

"Soul Extinction? That doesn't sound like a woman's name at all!" the Seventh Prince's Consort muttered under her breath.

"Duke Bloodwing?! I've heard my grandfather mention him, you know, that...that..."

The Fourth Prince's wife pointed at Qian Lingyun in astonishment, her words slurred. The Sixth Prince's wife, completely bewildered, couldn't help but ask, "Stop saying 'that,' what?!"

"Oh dear, you don't recognize her? She's the marquis who poisoned the previous emperor's entire family on the night Father Emperor started his rebellion, killed four of his most powerful guards, and finally opened the palace gates to welcome Father Emperor into the inner city. She's the one whose fearsome reputation intimidated the other princes."

"Speaking of which, I remember that Grand Duke Bloodwing was also promoted to Grand Duke only recently!"

The Fifth Prince's wife was clearly well-informed. She couldn't help but interrupt the whispers of the others, changing her previous wait-and-see attitude and starting to curry favor with Qian Lingyun.

There was nothing she could do; her family was a relatively weak civil official family, unlike the previous princesses whose families had such powerful figures as retainers and marshals.

If she accidentally offends Qian Lingyun, Qian Lingyun will use her formidable skills to assassinate the king, kill the emperor, welcome him into the city, and purge the court of corrupt officials.

If the mother, who was granted a title based on her merits, becomes unhappy, her entire family, including nine generations of relatives, might be wiped out.

Once their family backgrounds are revealed, it becomes clear who the real powerhouses are. The young ladies who can marry into the royal family may be spoiled, arrogant, or willful, but... they are definitely not fools.

Considering that the already capable Crown Prince had such a distinguished Crown Princess, they knew that their chances of becoming Empress and ruling the country were now almost zero.

The struggle for the throne has always been brutal, often resulting in death or serious injury. Since the chances of winning are virtually nonexistent, they must decisively find a suitable way out, not only for themselves but also for their families, just like this one…

"So you're from the Bloodwing Duke's family, elder sister! My apologies for not recognizing you sooner!" The Third Prince's wife, sitting to Qian Lingyun's left, abandoned her previous caution and greeted her warmly. She transmitted her voice:

"I've heard that Marshal Lin Hai of the Southern Army Group of the Empire has obtained quite a few novel and useful soul tools through the Grand Duke's channels! I wonder if you, elder sister, could help me make a connection!"

Good heavens! The Northern Army Group! A major client has delivered himself right to our doorstep!?

Qian Lingyun was overjoyed and quickly replied, "That's easy. Marshal Ye Tianchou, who commands the Northern Heavenly Soul Realm, is truly a pillar of the nation. I can directly make the decision regarding the sale of this new type of soul tool!"

"Really?" Ye Yuntian's lips curled up, her opinion of Qian Lingyun rising even higher. She paused for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking about the price.

Originally, the Third Prince's wife, a daughter of a military family, was already somewhat reluctant to give up after learning the price of the new soul tool.

After all, these new soul tools are often five or ten times more expensive than normal soul tools of the same level, which is quite expensive, and even she felt a little pained when she heard about it.

But... Qian Lingyun directly offered her discounts and rebates:

She supports exchanging old Sun Moon military-issue soul tools for new ones and making up the price difference. Furthermore, after the transaction is completed, she can give back 10%, with 5% going to Ye Tianchou and 5% going directly to the Third Prince's Consort.

"Sister, you're so generous! I'll go back and contact my grandfather right away! I'll try to get back to you within three days. Don't worry, we'll earn this money together!"

"I'll do it, you can do whatever you want!"

With that, the Third Prince's Consort laughed heartily three times. She stood up, picked up a teacup, drank the tea in one gulp instead of wine, and then ran home, lifting her skirt.

Although it may seem like only five percent, that's five percent of at least tens of millions of transactions!

Just for the rebates that can easily reach tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, she's determined to be friends with Qian Lingyun.

As for the Third Prince... hilarious. She wouldn't even bother with him picking wildflowers outside, let alone something as good as making a fortune for herself.

If she told the Third Prince about this, she would still be worried that the bastard would steal her money!

There's no way around it; can you expect a political marriage to be better than having real money in your own hands?

What a joke! Ye Yuntian isn't some love-struck idiot. As long as Qian Lingyun's price is right, she'd even dare to package the Third Prince into a gift box and send it directly to Xu Tianran...

Just as she and the Third Prince's Consort left the house, Qian Renxue, sent by Xu Tianran, stood at the gate.

Knock knock knock~

Qian Renxue stood outside the door and whispered in a soft voice, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince requests your presence!"

However… Qian Renxue seemed to emphasize the words “Crown Princess” a little too much.

Hearing this, Qian Lingyun felt a chill run down her spine and reflexively jumped up from her chair. She waved casually to her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, leaving with a very arrogant remark: "My dear sisters, I have something to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!"

"Since you have important matters to attend to, then please go and attend to them, sister!" The understanding princesses nodded politely.

On the way to Xu Tianran's Crown Prince's palace, Qian Renxue, who was leading the way, walked faster and faster. Finally, she couldn't help but turn around and say a few sarcastic words to Qian Lingyun:

"Oh my! The Crown Princess has quite the refined taste, so quickly becoming friends with this group of princes' consorts!"

"Hehehe!" Qian Lingyun's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything. She just rested her head on her arms and whistled, pretending to be deaf.

"Xu Tianran is getting impatient and can't wait for you to bring people to install his legs!" Qian Renxue saw a group of patrolling servants walking towards her, so she used their most common method of communication—mental connection—to start a conversation with Qian Lingyun.

"Don't worry, let him enjoy a few days of good health before he dies. His wedding night after the ceremony will be the day he passes away!"

As the patrol passed by, Qian Renxue pretended to select flowers from the flowerbed for Qian Lingyun. Only after the patrol had completely disappeared from sight did she turn back and continue talking.

Seemingly tired of being lectured, and seeing that no one was around, Qian Lingyun suppressed her irritation, pinched her fingers, and suddenly launched an attack the instant Qian Renxue blinked.

She grabbed Qian Renxue's arm and shoved her against the wall behind her, pinning her against it.

"Wow~ This shower gel smells so good!"

With a rather flirtatious air, Qian Lingyun leaned close to Qian Renxue's ear and took a deep breath. Then, she extended her mouthparts and gently drew a circle on Qian Renxue's swan-like white neck, slowly saying:

"It's clear that your cultivation has fallen behind quite a bit over the past year! Perhaps... I can help you catch up sometime!"

"You!?" Qian Renxue smiled slightly with her eyes closed, seemingly not taking Qian Lingyun seriously.

"That's right! Me? If you're not convinced, you can show me the difference between us! As a humble elder, I can refrain from activating my Martial Soul!"

It's clear that Qian Lingyun is extremely confident.

After all, no matter how you look at it, level 87 versus level 67, the advantage lies with her!

In her opinion, even if she didn't activate her martial soul or use soul skills, she could still make Qian Renxue obediently admit defeat by using only the simplest soul power.

"Use your ability to see if anyone is nearby?" Qian Renxue asked with a smile.

"The nearest patrol is two bends away, 517 meters, and the soul power detector isn't in this area either! If it's just about defeating you, this amount of time should be enough!"

"Okay! I'll begin!"

Amidst the subtle fluctuations of soul power, only one red soul ring shone brightly across Qian Renxue's entire body. Qian Lingyun had no idea whether it was her fifth or sixth soul ring.

But in her opinion, it didn't matter. How could Qian Renxue, at a mere level 67, possibly kill her instantly?

If she, an 87th-level Soul Douluo, could be instantly killed by Qian Renxue, a 67th-level Soul Emperor, then she would…

In fact, the battle ended in an instant. Qian Lingyun, who hadn't activated her martial soul, didn't even have time to react before a white light appeared on her neck.

Her pupils dilated for only a moment before she felt a violent earthquake.

When her head left her body, Qian Lingyun still didn't understand what had happened.

It wasn't until Qian Renxue picked up Qian Lingyun's head from the ground and reinserted it onto the headless corpse that had collapsed powerlessly, having lost its central control, that Qian Lingyun finally came to her senses.

"Waaaah, you're bullying me! How can you play like that!"

Having finally regained consciousness from her daze, Qian Lingyun hurriedly touched her perfectly intact neck. The fear of impending death she had felt was something she had never experienced, not even when fighting the Sea Princess, who had over 600,000 years of cultivation.

The bone-chilling silence and the helplessness of losing all connection were terrifying things that Qian Lingyun had never experienced in her life.

puff!

Qian Lingyun's tears, snot, and saliva suddenly gushed out of her face uncontrollably.

"Did you see that clearly?! You're not the only one improving; I'm improving too!" Qian Renxue smiled slightly and said, "Do you still think you can defeat me now?"

Subconsciously shaking her head, Qian Lingyun shakily leaned against the wall to stand up, her legs still trembling slightly. She looked at Qian Renxue with some confusion and pressed for details:

"What kind of ability was that? Nothing happened, so why did it feel so real?!"

"My sixth soul skill, True Preview! It allows you to see the most realistic development of events!" Qian Renxue coughed a few times guiltily, her chest heaving noticeably more than before.

"In other words... if I don't activate my martial soul, and don't use my soul power and soul skills, I'm very likely to be..."

Qian Lingyun wiped her neck and made a gesture of stretching her leg and glaring.

"More or less!" Qian Renxue turned around and continued walking towards her original destination.

She wouldn't tell Qian Lingyun that she had lied to this silly girl in order to establish her authority.

In the instant she made her move, she had actually used up all her soul power.

She unleashed the full power of her sixth soul ring's two soul skills, Illusory Light and Mental Confusion, and applied them directly to Qian Lingyun.

In fact, if Qian Lingyun hadn't been so overconfident and hadn't failed to mobilize her soul power and mental strength, she might not even have been able to use her soul skills to confuse Qian Lingyun.

But... there's nothing we can do about it, Qian Lingyun's progress is just too fast!

In about two years, the Fourth Ring Road doubled in size to become the Eighth Ring Road, a bizarre speed that she had never heard of before.

When they parted ways more than a year ago, she could still somewhat suppress this foolish younger sister with her combat experience and skills.

Now, given Qian Lingyun's absurd strength, if she could withstand even an incense stick's worth of heat... she'd be thanking her lucky stars.

Looking back at Qian Lingyun, who was still deep in thought with her head down and looking depressed, Qian Renxue couldn't help but sigh: So, it's true that you should discipline children early?

Qian Lingyun, who had been following behind Qian Renxue, also walked along, seemingly at a loss.

Is she really that weak now? She was actually killed instantly by Qian Renxue, who is twenty levels lower than her!

It doesn't make sense! There's no reason for it!

Although her cultivation level is only eight rings, she now has a high chance of winning even against a level 97 Super Douluo (she is referring to those old guys in the Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion who don't have 100,000-year soul rings or soul bones).

But how did she get instantly defeated by Qian Renxue from the Sixth Ring Road?

Even if you weren't playing seriously, you shouldn't have done that!

At least... at least when they were both at the fourth or fifth ring level, it wasn't easy for Qian Renxue to beat him!

Who would have thought that Qian Renxue, who is only at the sixth ring level, is so strong that she is confident of instantly killing her, who is at the eighth ring level.

Is this high-level game even humanly possible?!

Qian Renxue could never have imagined that it was her unintentional actions that created that tiny psychological shadow in Qian Lingyun.

This caused Qian Lingyun, who was already ruthless, to suffer from severe anxiety and certain special mental problems.

(End of this chapter)