Chapter 104: Fight in the Secret Room
If you reveal your identity to an outsider, you must ensure that you have 100% trust in that person.
They had just met for a short time, and although there was a possibility of becoming sworn brothers, his identity as the young master of the Spirit Hall and the Tiandou undercover plan were too sensitive. Even if they became sworn brothers, there was no guarantee that there would not be betrayal.
Instead of blindly trusting someone, it is better to be safe and use poisoning to keep his life and death firmly in your hands.
Qian Renxue felt that she had done nothing wrong in threatening Xia Liang with poison. What worried her was that the value of this brother Xia lay in his martial arts fusion technique with her own.
If they force him to take poison and control him by threats, there will inevitably be a rift in their relationship. In this case, is it possible for the two of them to activate the soul fusion technique?
Using poison will hurt harmony, but not using poison will make you feel uneasy.
Not revealing your identity and waiting for others to find out will only cause more trouble.
With a dejected sigh in her heart, Qian Renxue simply gave up thinking and concentrated on meditating and cultivating her soul power.
A few days later.
late at night.
Tiandou City, Imperial Palace.
Prince's Palace.
Following the palace maid who led the way to the prince's bedroom, Xia Liang pushed open the door and walked in after getting permission.
What caught his eye was the gorgeously decorated and beautifully furnished room layout.
Right in front of the tea table in the middle of the room, Prince Xue Qinghe was sitting there.
When they came to the palace yesterday, the two of them had already become sworn brothers and are now brothers in name only.
"Brother Xue, why are you looking for me so late? Is there something urgent?" Xia Liang asked.
"My dear brother, when we became sworn brothers yesterday, weren't you curious about why my Swan Martial Soul could resonate with your Skeleton Martial Soul, but my brother Avalanche's Swan Martial Soul couldn't? Today I will tell you the truth. Follow me."
Having said that, Xue Qinghe stood up and walked towards the inner room.
Xia Liang followed behind, not knowing why.
Before entering the palace, he used his telekinetic ability to place several bone dragon daggers in some hidden corners, so that even if he encountered an emergency, he could use space transfer to evacuate in time. So he didn't have to worry about Xue Qinghe forcibly detaining him.
Now that they have become brothers and their relationship is so clear, I think Xue Qinghe will not do anything out of line to me.
After entering the inner room, a large bed covered by golden curtains appeared before our eyes.
Xue Qinghe came to the big bed and touched something. Suddenly, a gap like a door appeared on the left wall.
As Xue Qinghe's soul power was sensed, the crack in the door gradually solidified into a two-meter-high door.
"Let's go." Xue Qinghe pushed the door open and walked in.
Xia Liang still followed behind him.
The moment I walked into the gate, the gate that had just appeared suddenly disappeared like an illusion. It was as if the gate had never appeared.
The strange feeling made Xia Liang's vigilance reach the highest level. He followed Xue Qinghe in a dark corridor, and all kinds of guesses already existed in his mind.
After turning so many corners, Xia Liang saw that the dark corridor in front of him was a wall, which seemed to be the end of the corridor.
When he reached the end, Xue Qinghe put his palm against the wall next to him, and the same scene just now appeared.
A door suddenly appeared in the originally thick wall. After pushing open the door, Xue Qinghe walked in with ease.
When they walked into the gate, Xia Liang found that the gate on the wall had disappeared again, or was hidden in some way.
Glancing around, the first thing that caught my eye was a golden stone bed, followed by the impenetrable walls on all four sides.
In the corner of the wall, there are some exotic plants and a mirror.
Xia Liang suddenly realized that this room was hidden so deeply, wasn't it a secret room?
"Brother Xue, what's going on?" Xia Liang asked Xue Qinghe with a confused look on his face.
Xue Qinghe smiled slightly, but the smile on his face lost its previous approachability. Instead, it gave people a feeling of being shrewd and calculating.
"Brother, we have become brothers of the opposite sex. There are some things I am not going to hide from you."
As he spoke, Xue Qinghe's body was wrapped in a layer of golden light. He raised his left hand and reached into his lapel. With a flip of his wrist, he quickly lifted up the entire strange mask that was connected to the deep part of his hair bun.
At the same time, the golden light that enveloped his body dissipated, and as his long golden hair fell to his waist, a woman's unique body and hair fragrance suddenly spread.
Xia Liang's pupils couldn't help but shrink in surprise. Xue Qinghe, who was standing in front of him, had completely turned into a woman in both body shape and appearance.
It seemed that this woman was only in her early twenties, with skin as white as snow, and wearing a golden palace dress. Compared with Xue Qinghe's original approachable appearance, her appearance was a bit colder and more beautiful.
Compared to Xue Qinghe's original flat chest, hers was much firmer.
After being surprised, Xia Liang quickly realized that the woman with long golden hair in front of him should be Qian Renxue in disguise of Xue Qinghe.
"Brother, you are surprised, right? When I found out that our martial spirits could resonate, I was just as surprised as you. Because this means that my true martial spirit could be exposed at any time."
A pleasant female voice sounded from Qian Renxue's mouth, "I have checked your information and know that you are proficient in various theoretical knowledge. When you asked me yesterday, I guessed that you had doubts about my martial spirit. In order to avoid exposing my identity and causing unnecessary trouble, I decided to explain the situation to you in this secret room."
"As you can see, I am not a man, nor am I Xue Qinghe. My real name is Qian Renxue. I am the young master of the Spirit Hall and the daughter of the former pope. My purpose in disguising myself as Xue Qinghe is very simple. It is to inherit the throne from Emperor Xue Ye so that I can control the entire Tiandou Empire."
At this point, Qian Renxue's originally cold and beautiful face showed a hint of solemnity. "Xia Liang, now that you know my biggest secret, you should also know that you have been forced to board the pirate ship. Tell me your attitude. Do you want to continue to follow me, or do you want to uphold the righteousness in your heart and fight against me, a traitor who is plotting to usurp the throne?"
"Qian Renxue, the young master of the Spirit Hall, the daughter of the former pope, disguised as Xue Qinghe?" Xia Liang murmured, smiling in amusement, "Brother Xue, are you kidding me again?"
Qian Renxue frowned, "Do you think it's funny?"
Xia Liang shook his head, pretending to be unable to accept the truth.
"I know this is sudden, but this is the truth. My martial soul is not a swan, but an angel. What resonates with your skeleton martial soul is the top light attribute from the angel."
Qian Renxue walked in front of Xia Liang, and as the six-winged angel's martial spirit aura was intentionally released, the resonance of the martial spirits in the two people became stronger and stronger.
"You should believe it now, right?" Qian Renxue looked at Xia Liang and said, "I think you don't need to hesitate. Because whether it is my status as the young master of the Spirit Hall or the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, it is enough to help you fulfill any wish."
"Brother Xia Liang, please stay by my side and help me. With the resonance between our high-quality martial souls, if we can develop a martial soul fusion technique in the future, we will definitely be unmatched on the continent."
"As your elder brother and the object of your martial soul fusion, how could I treat you unfairly? I can give you money, beauties, status, and even any kind of spirit ring and spirit bone you need."
After hearing this, Xia Liang took two steps back, distanced himself from Qian Renxue, and said hesitantly, "Sister Xue, can you give me a few days to think about it? This is even more abrupt than when you proposed sworn brotherhood a few days ago. I really can't react."
"What do you call me?" Qian Renxue glared at Xia Liang.
"Sister Xue." Xia Liang called again.
"Do I look old?" Qian Renxue asked.
Xia Liang finally understood the ambiguity in his words and explained, "Brother Xue, you misunderstood. Big sister is just how I address you as my elder brother. It doesn't mean you are older. I don't know whether you are a man dressed as a woman or you are originally a woman?"
Qian Renxue said sternly, "I told you, I am the young master of the Spirit Hall, the daughter of the former pope."
"So from now on, should I call you Brother Xue or Sister Xue?" Xia Liang asked.
"Just call me Brother Xue. We are sworn brothers of the opposite sex."
Qian Renxue returned to the point, "Brother, you can take some time to think about it, but you must stay in this secret room. I will not let you out until I get an accurate answer."
"Actually, there's no need to think about it." Xia Liang seemed to have figured it out. He looked at Qian Renxue very seriously and said, "The person I follow is not the crown prince of the empire Xue Qinghe, nor is he the young master of the Spirit Hall Qian Renxue, but my sworn brother."
Hearing this reply, Qian Renxue smiled with satisfaction, "My dear brother, your answer is more satisfactory than I thought. Since you have decided to follow me, in order to prevent you from betraying me and exposing my identity, please take this poison."
As she spoke, she took out a blood-red poison pill from somewhere.
At this moment, Xia Liang stretched out his left hand and grabbed the blood-red poison pill in Qian Renxue's hand in his own hand.
He just squeezed his palm hard, and the blood-red poison pill was crushed into powder.
Seeing this scene, Qian Renxue frowned, "What are you doing?"
Xia Liang suddenly sneered.
"What's so funny?" Qian Renxue was puzzled.
Xia Liang said with a hint of sarcasm, "Brother Xue, how could you be so stupid as to lurk in the palace for so many years without being discovered?"
"We have become brothers, and you can give me what I want whether in the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall. Why should I expose your identity and plan when I can get close to a big brother like you?"
"Besides, our martial spirits resonate with each other. If you force me to take poison, and this leads to hatred between us, can we still work out a martial spirit fusion skill?"
After hearing this story, Qian Renxue fell silent. She had thought about this question before.
Using poison will hurt the harmony, but if you don't use poison you will worry about the other party betraying you.
Therefore, Qian Renxue thought of two countermeasures. If the poison of Thorny Porpoise Douluo could not control Xia Liang, there was still Snake Spear Douluo who was secretly executing orders as a backup.
"Brother Xue, let me remind you that once you force me to take the poison, our friendship will change. What you did to me was only my revenge, not my loyalty. In the future, we will have the benefit of communicating with each other through the martial soul fusion technique. Do we still have to worry about betrayal?"
Only when the last word came out did the trace of anger on Qian Renxue's face disappear, and she quickly said, "Do you think the pill bead just now is really poison? It is actually a cultivation resource, but you crushed it. You really can't stand a joke!"
Seeing that Qian Renxue was about to compromise, the barely perceptible viciousness in Xia Liang's eyes suddenly faded away. If he had to make friends with her by being threatened, he would rather perish together with her than be led around like a dog.
"I only have time to practice at night, and I need to apply to Emperor Xue Ye to travel far. Let's just use this secret room as a place for us to hone our martial soul fusion skills."
Qian Renxue said with a guilty conscience, turning her back to Xia Liang, "The walls of this secret room can block all auras. Every time you come to the palace to find me, you can take the gold medal I gave you to enter the Prince's Palace. I will tell you how to enter the secret room later. As you said, we are brothers, and we are also the fusion objects of martial spirits. We need to treat each other sincerely. I will not harm you."
After this compromise, the tense atmosphere between the two gradually eased. Xia Liang smiled and nodded, "Okay, Brother Xue. I won't reveal your secret either. Please rest assured."
"Do you have any other questions?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Yes. Recently I found that the cave mimicry field in the academy can no longer play a big role in my soul training. I want to find a natural mimicry field that is more suitable for the skeleton martial spirit, and later I found that Death Canyon is quite suitable. But Death Canyon is the territory of the Spirit Hall. Most of the people who come and go are Spirit Hall spirit masters."
At this point, Xia Liang asked tentatively, "Brother Xue, you are the young master of the Spirit Hall. Can you send me to the Death Canyon to practice in some way? It would be best if I can practice in it without being disturbed by other Spirit Hall spirit masters."
Qian Renxue turned around and looked at Xia Liang, smiling sarcastically, "My dear brother, you are really ambitious. You were just on edge towards me a second ago, but now you are using my identity to fight for cultivation resources for you?"
"Don't blame me, Brother Xue. If you think it's inappropriate, then I won't mention it." Xia Liang said with sympathy, "You should follow the same kind of brother as you, and eat the same kind of food as you. How can I, as a younger brother, dare to force you to do something that even the elder brother can't do."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say it can't be done."
Qian Renxue thought for a moment before agreeing, "Wait a few days. I will give you a Spirit Hall elder token. With this token, you can not only enter and exit Death Canyon freely, but also enter the Spirit Hall main hall library or other facilities in any city. If a Spirit Hall spirit master embarrasses you, just show this token and they will definitely back off."
"Brother Xue is worthy of being the young master of the Spirit Hall. Can he even get the Elder Order?" Xia Liang looked at Qian Renxue with some surprise.
Qian Renxue suddenly avoided her gaze and said calmly, "If you are alright, you can leave first. I am now at level 58 of my soul power, so it is time to practice hard. After I break through the level 60 bottleneck, we will try to hone our martial soul fusion skills. In a few days, I will go to the academy as Xue Qinghe to hand over the elder's order to you."
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. Brother Xue, I wish you can break through the level 60 bottleneck and become a Soul Emperor as soon as possible." After saying that, Xia Liang walked through the stone door on the wall.
When he walked out of the stone door, the gap in the door healed and the entire wall became airtight.
Qian Renxue sat on the golden stone bed and waited until Xia Liang left the secret room. Only then did her cold and beautiful face turn red with anger.
The poison she had just taken out was suddenly snatched away, and she was also suppressed in terms of momentum. This was the first time she felt frustrated, and also the first time she compromised with others.
After adjusting her mindset, Qian Renxue sat cross-legged on the stone bed. She calmed down as she entered a meditative state, and her resentful emotions gradually faded.
She felt that she needed to find an opportunity to have a real battle with this brother. If she didn't show overwhelming strength, the other party would think she was easy to bully.