Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 14 Qian Renxue

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Cheng turned and left.

Qian Renxue stood there blankly, watching his figure walk further and further away.

Are you coming or not?

Hearing the sound ahead, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed.

There is a dedicated office area in Wuhun City, and each elder has his own room.

Although Su Cheng has not officially joined the Spirit Hall yet, Bibi Dong has already arranged one for him in advance to facilitate his research.

Qian Renxue followed him into the house. Looking up, she saw that the table and several chairs next to it were filled with all kinds of books.

Several of these books were ones she had borrowed from the library before, such as "Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beast Illustrated Guide", "Sunset Forest Soul Beast Illustrated Guide", "Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Characteristics Interpretation", and "Analysis of the Source of Beast Martial Soul Power", etc.

There were several stacks of papers covered with writing on the side of the table. The paper in the middle had only a few lines of text, and the top sentence was "Theoretical Feasibility of the Fourth Soul Ring Absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring".

"This is...?" She looked at the manuscript on the table in surprise, then glanced at Su Cheng, who was casually tidying up his things.

"Oh, I've almost finished researching the method for absorbing a spirit ring across time limits for the fourth spirit ring. The question now is whether this time limit can directly reach more than ten thousand years."

"Gulp..." Qian Renxue glanced at Su Cheng's back with awe.

A thousand-year soul ring and a ten-thousand-year soul ring are completely different things; it's a qualitative leap.

He couldn't believe he could succeed, yet he had no choice but to believe it, after all, Su Cheng had created too many miracles so far.

"The contents inside aren't fully complete yet, let's talk about it another time." As he spoke, Su Cheng poured two cups of tea and placed them on the table, indicating that Qian Renxue could sit wherever she wanted.

"You haven't answered yet. The Pope said he wanted to recommend someone to be my apprentice. Was it you?"

"..." After a moment of silence, Qian Renxue nodded in agreement, "Yes."

By now, she had calmed down and dared not underestimate Su Cheng. The reason she hesitated slightly in her words was because she felt that her performance today had been too embarrassing.

Sitting opposite Su Cheng, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous, their long, phoenix-shaped eyes slightly darting away.

This kind of emotion had never appeared in her before.

"Who was your teacher before?" Su Cheng picked up his water glass, took a sip of tea, and asked casually.

Qian Renxue naturally had teachers in the past; the Spirit Hall has no shortage of powerful resources.

Whether it was the former Pope Qian Xunji, the seven elders of the Hall of Worship, or the ordinary elders of the Hall of Elders, they all gave this little princess of the Spirit Hall a lot of guidance.

But at this moment, she found herself unable to say it.

Seeing her remain silent, Su Cheng didn't press further, but casually chuckled, "Is it because your talent is too great that no one dares to teach you?"

Then he looked up at her again and said, "By the way, you are the daughter of the former Pope Qian Xunji, right? What is your name?"

"My name is Qian Renxue."

"Qian Renxue... Come to think of it, we really do have some kind of connection."

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"Didn't Bibi Dong tell you? My biological father, Wufengjian Su Shan, died at the hands of Qian Xunji."

Upon hearing this, she trembled slightly, and her pretty face turned pale.

"Don't worry, the affairs of the previous generation have nothing to do with you and me. Now that Qian Xunji is dead, all grudges are naturally wiped clean. In fact, what I want to ask is, would you be willing to become my disciple? As my successor?"

Qian Renxue was somewhat incredulous.

Her pride and arrogance were shattered in the previous battle.

However, her opinions and will were crushed by Su Cheng's relentless verbal attacks.

In her current mindset, whether or not to become an apprentice is not a matter of whether she is willing or not, but whether she is truly worthy.

Not to mention, his own father had killed him.

Hearing Su Cheng say this again, he was momentarily flattered.

"I don't really care about your talent. The reason I told the Pope that I wanted top-tier talent was just to set a high bar and avoid giving me any mediocre candidates. Even if you give me a child with average talent, I'm confident I can train him to become a peak Douluo or even a limit Douluo."

At this point, Su Cheng scoffed, "I understand your kind of thinking all too well, and I never expected you to actually find me a disciple with exceptional talent."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Renxue felt even more ashamed.

"However, it's quite interesting that the Pope would actually send you, the successor of the Angelic Martial Soul, to me." Su Cheng said this with a playful smile, seemingly implying something.

He immediately composed himself, adjusted his posture, and leaned slightly forward while sitting upright in the armchair, his ten fingers interlaced on the table.

He stared directly at Qian Renxue with a serious expression, but the words he spoke were unusually gentle and soft.

"Today I want to take you as my disciple, regardless of your status or talent. There is only one reason: I can feel your loneliness and understand your pursuit. Seeing you is like seeing my younger self. If you are willing, then you will be my first and only disciple."

Qian Renxue suddenly looked up and met his gaze, her eyes momentarily glazed over.

"I don't know what happened to you in the past. Logically speaking, you are exceptionally talented and born into a privileged family as the daughter of the Pope. But I can sense that your heart is tightly closed off."

"However, I can tell you about my past, although it's not complicated."

"From the time I can remember, I have lived in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and I don't even know what my biological father looks like."

"For more than ten years, I've lived under someone else's roof, and with my lack of talent, I've endured countless cold stares and ridicule. Even if I had lofty ambitions and achieved many results, what's the use? In the end, no one can understand me."

Qian Renxue unconsciously clenched her fists.

The image of Bibi Dong's cold and disgusted gaze flashed before his eyes, along with Qian Xunji's gentle and encouraging laughter, a sight he would never see again in his life.

Most of the ordinary elders had long since sided with Bibi Dong and distanced themselves from her.

To avoid suspicion, Grandpa Qian Daoliu stayed in the ancestral hall most of the year, and only had the opportunity to meet him occasionally.

Qian Renxue, who had never lost her composure before, whether losing a match or facing Su Cheng's sarcastic remarks, now had a hint of tears welling up in her eyes.

"No matter how cunning and shrewd he is, he's still just a child at heart." Su Cheng thought to himself, feeling guilty. "I'm really sorry, Father Chenxin, but I have no choice but to take the blame for now."

His previous words were mostly nonsense, intended to create an emotional connection with Qian Renxue.

Actually, he did quite well in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Chen Xin wasn't the kind of person who particularly valued talent; he valued the so-called heart of a strong person more.

Although there were many rumors and gossip, no one dared to confront him directly, not to mention that later even Ning Fengzhi became his backer, and he could obtain all kinds of resources at will.

As for the exclusion before leaving the sect, it was all pre-arranged and naturally wouldn't affect their mindset.

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