Inside the carriage, the three chatted casually, discussing interesting anecdotes from the continent, and were quite looking forward to this training experience.
However, after only ten minutes or so, Du Gu Yan, whose hair was gradually turning crimson, walked in from the driver's seat.
"Xiao Li, I heard from Grandpa that our first stop is Heaven Dou City? You've been assigned a mission, so you can appear openly. Grandpa is also preparing to make the news public. This time, I can finally go see Lingling, right?"
Du Gu Yan stopped excitedly in front of him, she was really looking forward to it. The last few times she returned to Heaven Dou City, due to various reasons, although she really wanted to see her best friend, she had restrained herself.
It had been more than four years, and she and Ye Lingling had only communicated through letters, and she could hardly remember what she looked like.
Han Li glared at her, who was a bit of a whirlwind. Sure enough, he heard laughter from Shui Bing'er and Xiu'er beside him.
He had just said "fate will guide us," and within ten minutes, she had exposed him.
"Of course, you could have before. There was no need for you to hide. Anyway, the Heaven Dou Empire wouldn't dare to give Grandpa a hard time."
Han Li nodded, reached out and pulled her into his arms, playing with her hair.
"It's all Grandpa's fault. He said Prince Xue Xing saved him, so he insisted on delaying until now. But now, he's finally repaid the favor."
Du Gu Yan shifted her body, changing to a more comfortable position, not caring at all that he was twirling her hair around his fingers.
Shui Bing'er and Xiu'er, on the other hand, watched this scene with normal expressions, not showing any strange expressions. There was nothing to be surprised about, they were already used to it.
Over the past four years, the few of them had lived together day and night, and with the added factor of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their relationship had long since changed.
In private, the two of them had also engaged in more intimate actions, but due to their personalities, only Du Gu Yan was so unreserved about it.
Hearing Du Gu Yan's words, Han Li couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.
Dugu Bo, how should he be described? Although his personality was more eccentric than ordinary people, he was truly stubborn when it came to repaying kindness.
He had initially agreed to go to Spirit City in half a year, but he had stubbornly delayed it until now.
The main reason was that Xue Xing was also cunning. Knowing Dugu Bo's nature, he kept him on the hook and treated him with great courtesy. He didn't need him for small matters, and there weren't many big matters either, so Dugu Bo couldn't find a way to repay him.
It was only when Han Li finally couldn't bear it anymore that, half a year ago, with the thought of helping others, he directly summoned his obedient son.
He caused a Unicorn Horse pulling a carriage to go mad unexpectedly, almost piercing Xue Xing's kidneys right through.
Fortunately, Dugu Bo was not far away at the time, and he used all his strength to rescue him, using top-quality medicinal materials to save Xue Xing's kidneys.
Otherwise, even if Xue Xing could wait for the Nine Heart Sea Tang Soul Master to arrive, his kidneys would probably be completely ruined.
Of course, after this incident, Dugu Bo considered himself even with Xue Xing, and no matter how Xue Xing tried to persuade him to stay, he still refused to continue serving as a guest elder, choosing to become a free Soul Master.
This led to Du Gu Yan's earlier statement that he was preparing to publicly join the Spirit Hall.
"Alright, anyway, once we arrive in Heaven Dou City, Grandpa's identity will be revealed. You can go find her however you want then."
"Yeah, you can bring Bing'er and Sister Xiu'er along too. Anyway, I guess you guys probably have no interest in meeting the Heaven Dou Crown Prince."
As he said the last part, he turned his head to solicit the opinions of the two women.
"The famous contemporary Nine Heart Sea Tang Soul Master? I've heard Sister Yan mention her many times. I'd also like to get to know her."
Shui Bing'er nodded. Compared to carrying out official duties with Han Li, she was indeed more interested in Ye Lingling.
"I'm fine with anything. It's up to you, Xiao Li."
Xiu'er didn't object. She wasn't very interested in either of them. Since Xiao Li wanted her to go with the two of them, then she would go.
"Aren't you going?"
Du Gu Yan wriggled in his arms, looking up at Han Li.
"Lingling is also a great beauty, but she usually wears a veil, and she's quite low-key, so she's not very well-known. You'll regret it if you don't go."
Du Gu Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes full of teasing.
"Since you say so, then I'll leave it to you. Don't forget, I'm here on a mission. Once my identity is revealed, my every move will probably be watched. I won't be as free as you guys."
Han Li's tone was clearly playful as he pinched her face.
That's right, Han Li was indeed on a mission this time, a mission with both a public and a hidden aspect.
On the surface, as the Holy Son Your Highness of the Spirit Hall, he should indeed make an appearance, and his debut stage would represent the Spirit Hall's display of friendship towards the Heaven Dou Empire.
After all, the Spirit Hall's attitude has always been to maintain stability. In recent decades, its attitude towards the two great empires has been pro-Heaven Dou and a deterrent to Star Luo.
Moreover, the excuse is also very reasonable. Han Li was originally from the Heaven Dou Empire and is also a viscount.
In addition, although a few years have passed, the Heaven Dou Empire's foolish moves at that time are still fresh in people's minds. It's normal for Holy Son Your Highness to come out and ask about it, right? Thus, this became his first task to show himself.
Of course, secretly, he also carried Qian Daoliu's instructions to meet with Qian Renxue.
This didn't have any other meaning. The main thing was that Qian Daoliu asked him to provoke Qian Renxue.
If it would be best if she could directly give up the undercover mission, it wouldn't be too late to return to full cultivation now.
Qian Daoliu had watched Han Li and the people around him rapidly break into the Soul King realm. Even though he believed that Qian Renxue would definitely become a god, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
But Qian Renxue is good at everything, except that she doesn't listen to advice and is exceptionally stubborn. Even if Qian Daoliu wrote to her mentioning the cultivation speed of Han Li and others, she still insisted on continuing her undercover work.
As for Han Li, this time he was responsible for having a fight with her.
Yes, it's that simple and crude.
His combat power has been tested by Qian Daoliu, and it is easy for him to deal with a small Qian Renxue.
Qian Daoliu also told Han Li about Qian Renxue's background, the daughter of the former Pope, including the so-called undercover plan.
Of course, he still wanted to save face, so he concealed the most critical information, not mentioning who her mother was, nor what Qian Xunji had done.
During the exchange, Han Li pretended to be extremely shocked, and also said that he had contacted Xue Qinghe before and reported a false name.
Qian Daoliu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Of course, he knew about it, and also told Han Li that the Immortal Herb that Broad Hill had asked for back then was given to Qian Renxue.
So, there is no need to hold back, just do whatever works best.
Han Li couldn't help but click his tongue. These days, the grandfathers on the continent seem to love their granddaughters very much, but they are also really ruthless.
First, there was Dugu Bo who thought his granddaughter was not worthy of an External Spirit Bone, and then there was Qian Daoliu who entrusted someone to beat his granddaughter severely. Wonderful.
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