Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 84 Battlefield Experience

Should we help Qian Renxue or not?

After thinking it over, Xiao Yu finally decided to help Qian Renxue. According to his own reasoning, since the rebellion was destined to be quelled by Qian Renxue, why didn't he go in and get a share of the spoils?

In recent years, although the Heaven Dou royal family has strongly supported the development of the Nine Star Palace, the two sides have maintained a deliberate distance due to the incident involving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family. This is not conducive to Xiao Yu's future plan to seize the country. He can take this opportunity to get closer to the country and enter the political arena of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Although he decided to help, as the saying goes, "the wind leaves a trace, the wild goose plucks a feather," Xiao Yu had to get something in return for his efforts.

"Helping is not out of the question, but Your Highness, the Nine Star Palace is not a charity. What is the reward?"

Xiao Yu continued to transmit his voice using his soul power.

Qian Renxue replied, "Of course I won't let you make a wasted trip. After the rebellion is quelled, I will report your achievements to Emperor Xueye, and I will definitely grant you a title, along with other rewards."

"No, no, no, I think Your Highness has misunderstood!"

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "These are the rewards for the Heavenly Dou Empire's suppression of the rebellion. But this time, our actions are not only to help the Empire, but also to conceal Her Highness the Holy Maiden's identity. Her Highness, shouldn't you also contribute something?"

This unscrupulous businessman is trying to profit from both sides!

Qian Renxue suppressed her anger and asked, "What do you want? Tell me!"

"How about you consider becoming my concubine?"

"Don't go too far!"

Xiao Yu's mocking voice almost made Qian Renxue explode with anger. She was the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, with such a noble status, and this bastard actually wanted her to be his concubine. Where was the dignity of the Spirit Hall? Where was the dignity of the Angel Family? And where was her dignity, Qian Renxue's dignity?

Unable to contain herself, Qian Renxue slammed her hand on the table and stood up, startling the guards around her.

These guards had long known that the two were communicating telepathically using their soul power, but their cultivation levels were too low to understand what they were saying. However, none of the royal guards were pushovers. The Nine Star Palace wasn't an official institution of the empire, and they secretly guessed that the two were discussing the terms of their attack; perhaps the price was too high and the negotiations broke down?

Ye Lingling, who knew Qian Renxue's identity, felt something was off. When Xue Qinghe slammed his hand on the table and stood up, a hint of girlish shyness flashed across his face, and his suspicious gaze immediately fell on Xiao Yu.

Brother Xiao Yu, were you flirting with her just now?

Noticing Ye Lingling's gaze, Xiao Yu had a bad feeling. Just then, Qian Renxue's teasing voice rang in his ear: "If you don't help me this time, I'll tell that little girl behind you, Nine Heart Begonia, that I'm pregnant with your child. Let's see how you handle that!"

Qian Renxue also noticed the change in Ye Lingling's expression. Having infiltrated the royal family for over ten years, she had a wealth of theoretical knowledge despite not having actual experience with certain things. With just one glance, she could see through Ye Lingling's situation. This little girl, who was still a virgin in the Star Dou Great Forest, had now been completely taken advantage of by Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, shrugged indifferently, and transmitted his voice, "You can't fool Lingling with that. She's a healing-type Soul Master, most familiar with the fluctuations of life. She can tell whether you're pregnant or not without even taking your pulse!"

"Then I'll say it was a misdiagnosis by the doctor!"

Qian Renxue's voice was cunning: "I wonder if Young Master Xiao has ever heard the saying, 'A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth.' Do you think that if I whisper a few ambiguous words in her ear from time to time, this little girl might develop a grudge against you?"

"you"

Xiao Yu was somewhat speechless. After a pause, he said, "Alright, alright, it was indeed me who started it. I was in the wrong first, so please, Your Highness, don't hold it against me!"

"That's more like it."

Underneath her angelic disguise, Qian Renxue revealed a smug smile and said, "State your conditions. If they are reasonable, I can agree to them."

"My first condition is that I want my team members to participate in this suppression campaign. Also, I want to keep their identities hidden, including those of the Spirit Hall. You are not allowed to tell anyone their identities or cultivation levels."

The battlefield is the best place to hone one's skills. In the academy, everyone knows their limits in sparring, and even when using their ultimate moves, they hold back to some extent. But on the battlefield, it's a life-or-death struggle, and everyone should give 100% of their strength. This is the place where you can truly hone your combat abilities.

"Can!"

Qian Renxue nodded in agreement. She was well aware of Xiao Yu's purpose. As for not telling the Spirit Hall, she had no objection. In any case, the Spirit Hall's participating team was the golden generation that woman had been promoting, and the core figure was her good disciple. It had nothing to do with her. If she could make the woman suffer, she would be happy to see it happen.

"My second condition is that I want to borrow a batch of books from the Spirit Hall, mainly books on Spirit Master cultivation."

The teachers at Nine Star Academy are of good quality, but it's not good for every student to have to line up and ask the teachers for help whenever they encounter a problem in their cultivation or other areas. It would be better to establish a library-like facility so that students can consult resources on their own.

However, Nine Star Academy had only been established for a few years and lacked sufficient foundation to provide a massive collection of materials and books. After much deliberation, Xiao Yu realized that only the Spirit Hall possessed such a foundation, integrating theoretical knowledge from various schools and sects, and also possessing a large collection of rare and out-of-print books and manuscripts.

As for whether Qian Renxue has that much power, Xiao Yu has no doubt at all. Bibi Dong, a disciple from another family, can allow a useless person who is stuck at level 29 for life to freely browse and search, let alone the direct descendant of the Angel Family?

"The core theoretical books cannot be lent to you, as well as the knowledge materials summarized by the scholars of the Spirit Hall based on the knowledge of their predecessors."

After a moment's thought, Qian Renxue made a decision: "However, I can give you a year to copy and borrow the books from various schools and sects that I have collected. How much you can take away depends on your own ability."

"make a deal!"

Xiao Yu nodded.

Qian Renxue's reaction was exactly what Xiao Yu had expected. Not to mention the core knowledge, just the knowledge that the scholars of the Spirit Hall had summarized by reading through a huge amount of books and materials. They had worked so hard and spent so much effort on it. Why should they give it to you instead of keeping it to benefit the sect? Not everyone is Yu Xiaogang, who wants the whole world to know as soon as he achieves something.

As for the collected books, since the Spirit Hall was able to collect them, Xiao Yu could manage to get seventy or eighty percent of them if he put his mind to it. It's just that the required number of books is huge and it will take a long time.

(End of this chapter)