100: Chapter 100 Tie Qianrenxue, Your Pectoral Muscles Are Too Exaggerated
At the Crown Princes Mansion, Qian Renxue invited many people to witness her oath of brotherhood with Su Ling this time, and even Emperor Xue Ye came in person to witness it.
Su Ling had also solidified his title as the Marquis of Divine Arrows. It was a nominal title that allowed him to enjoy the benefits without having to listen to orders or summons, giving him plenty of freedom.
After all, having become sworn brothers with Qian Renxue, Su Ling accepted this title.
After the oath, Qian Renxue's favorability toward Su Ling increased by 10 points, and he obtained 4 white treasure chests, one yellow treasure chest, and one purple treasure chest.
At this moment, Qian Renxue's favorability had reached 47 points, still some distance away from 60.
This indicated that she was still interacting with Su Ling primarily under the identity of Xue Qinghe; the superficial intimacy was far from being as high as it was in reality.
Qian Renxue was still mostly acting in front of him, and for now, she was not worthy of complete trust.
However, standing from the perspective of the interests of Xue Qinghe, she could still be trusted.
At night, after the guests had dispersed, Su Ling stayed at the Crown Princes Mansion for the night at Qian Renxue's invitation.
"Su Ling!"
"This courtyard is prepared for you. It is independent within the Crown Princes Mansion. I know that you have lived at Shrek Academy since you were young; the academy is your home."
"And now that you have graduated, you must leave the academy. Since you and I have become brothers, my mansion is also your home."
"Although this courtyard is within my Crown Princes Mansion, it is independent of it. I have ordered someone to open a gate; come and take a look." Qian Renxue pulled Su Ling along.
During the day, Qian Renxue did not bring Su Ling to see this, actually for Su Ling's own good, so as not to expose Su Ling's residence.
After walking around the courtyard, there was everything from a garden and a martial arts field to an independent Cultivate room.
There were even seven or eight servants and maids provided.
The courtyard was independent within the Crown Princes Mansion, with a door connecting them.
If Su Ling lived here, he could go directly through this door to find her.
Closing this door, Su Ling also had a mansion gate for daily entry and exit.
Although the entire courtyard was not particularly large, it was about four mu in size.
Calculated in square meters, the entire area was definitely over 2,500 square meters, certainly not small.
After looking around the courtyard, Su Ling was very satisfied.
"Su Ling, how is it? Is this okay?" Qian Renxue asked.
At first, Qian Renxue wanted to call him "Second Brother," but Su Ling didn't like the term "Second Brother," so he just let Qian Renxue call him by his name directly.
"Big Brother, it's great. I like it very much!" Su Ling responded.
"As long as you like it! From now on, this is your home!" Qian Renxue said with a smile.
In order to recruit Su Ling, Qian Renxue had gone to great lengths. She had even learned about Su Ling's past and knew that Su Ling was an orphan.
What does an orphan crave the most?
That is a home!
How could Su Ling not know Qian Renxue's intentions? Therefore, he also started acting with her, putting on a very moved appearance.
"Thank you, Big Brother. I have a home now too!"
"Big Brother, I heard that since ancient times, brothers with deep affection sleep on the same bed. Why don't you rest here tonight?" Su Ling suggested.
Recruit me?
Then pay some price!
Who told you to be a fake!
If I don't take advantage of you, who will I take advantage of!
"Su Ling, who did you hear that from?" Qian Renxue asked.
Su Ling said: "Let me think... It seems to be from a story my mother told me when I was six years old."
Speaking of this, Su Ling put on a sad expression again.
This made Qian Renxue awkward; it was neither a good idea to agree nor to refuse.
In order to recruit Su Ling, Qian Renxue went all out.
"Then let it be as you say; I will stay here tonight." Qian Renxue said.
"Thank you, Big Brother!"
Sleeping on the same bed with someone else was a first for Qian Renxue, and she even felt a little nervous inside. After all, no matter how well she disguised herself, she could not change the fact that she was a woman.
Su Ling was very casual. After washing up, he got on the bed and took off his clothes, wearing only a pair of loose shorts.
Qian Renxue was disguised after all, but at this moment, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Regardless of Su Ling's appearance, physique, or that aspect, it was impeccable.
And it seemed that something was exposed, which she discovered; it was an astonishing scale!
[Ding... Qian Renxue's favorability +3, obtained white treasure chest *1, yellow treasure chest *1]
This can still increase favorability?
Su Ling looked at Qian Renxue. He saw that she wanted to dodge her eyes at first, but thinking of her identity, she had to pretend to be calm.
"Big Brother, do you not take off your clothes when you sleep?"
"I..."
"Of course I have to take them off!"
Qian Renxue was very helpless.
She thought to herself, why did I agree to Su Ling?
Don't you know what your identity is?
And you are sleeping on the same bed with a man.
However, Su Ling was indeed different from other men.
Sigh, if I don't agree to him, it might make him feel cold-hearted.
For the sake of my recruitment target, I will endure it!
Isn't it just taking off clothes?
So Qian Renxue took them off, right under Su Ling's nose.
At this moment, Su Ling wanted to use the Eye of True Sight to look at Qian Renxue to see if he could detect her disguise, but he just thought about it and finally held back.
Qian Renxue was not an ordinary character; it would be bad if she was detected.
In a while, Qian Renxue, who had taken off her clothes and was left with only a white undergarment, was in front of Su Ling.
He didn't know until she took off her clothes; only after she took them off did Su Ling realize that Qian Renxue's disguise was so good.
The two were less than a meter apart at this time.
Suddenly, Su Ling reached out and patted Qian Renxue's chest.
This scared Qian Renxue so much that she almost jumped off the bed; she had actually been touched on the chest!
"Big Brother, what is wrong with you?"
"Su Ling, what did you just do!" Qian Renxue finally couldn't help it.
"Oh, Big Brother, don't misunderstand."
"I usually see that Big Brother's Soul Power is not high, and you look weak, but I didn't expect Big Brother's pectoral muscles to be so exaggerated. I underestimated Big Brother." Su Ling smiled and said.
"Big Brother, don't overthink it. I like women. Look at those around me; they will all be mine in the future." Su Ling explained.
Qian Renxue also quickly said: "I'm really sorry, I was overreacting just now."
Compared to ordinary people, her disguised chest muscles were indeed just a little bit bigger than normal.
She had already used all her strength in the disguise, but unfortunately, her capital was too rich, and she couldn't shrink it completely.
In fact, it was not much different from a normal man; it just looked a bit more muscular.
"Su Ling, tell me your story. I have learned a little through Flender. I heard that you also have some grudges with Spirit Hall."
The best way to end a topic is to start a new one.
Su Ling said: "Since Big Brother is interested, I will definitely tell you everything I know."
"I come from the Water Moon Clan, originally an affiliated Family of the Clear Sky Sect. I don't know how the Clear Sky Sect offended Spirit Hall, which led to our Family being on the front line of the battle."
"Everyone in the Family died, only I survived. Fortunately, I met Dean Flender at that time, and finally, he let me go to Shrek Academy, which is how I have become who I am today."
Qian Renxue said: "I have heard about that incident, but I don't know the reason."
"Then Su Ling, do you hate Spirit Hall?" Qian Renxue asked tentatively again. After all, her identity would eventually be exposed in front of Su Ling, so she wanted to see Su Ling's attitude toward Spirit Hall at this time to see if there was any room for redemption.
Su Ling said: "Of course I hate it. Not only this time when Bibi Dong wanted to capture Xiao Wu, but also the hatred of my Family."
As he spoke, a hint of anger appeared on Su Ling's face.
"However, having said that, compared to that incident, the Clear Sky Sect is even more hateful. They actually chose to run away directly. They didn't even have the courage to fight Spirit Hall head-on, mercilessly abandoning and betraying us."
"If everyone fought together, it would be fine if we died in battle, but what counts as running away?"
"In the future, I will definitely find out the reason why Spirit Hall attacked back then, and kill those Spirit Masters who killed my clansmen, as well as some cowards in the Clear Sky Sect." Su Ling said with a serious face.
Qian Renxue said: "Su Ling, you want to deal with Spirit Hall?"
"Big Brother, you misunderstood. In fact, for me, if I have the opportunity to investigate clearly in the future and take revenge for my Family, that's enough. I just need to kill those who did it; it's not like I want to destroy Spirit Hall."
Hearing Su Ling say this, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Su Ling, can I understand it this way? In the future, after the investigation is clear, you will only kill a part of the enemies in Spirit Hall, right?"
Su Ling nodded and said: "That's for sure. Why would I implicate innocent people? Isn't that right!"
Su Ling's formal recovery made Qian Renxue feel much more at ease.
So she asked again: "Su Ling, what do you think of Spirit Hall?"
Knowing the thoughts of the questioner, it was much easier to fabricate this answer.
Su Ling said: "Big Brother, then let me talk about my understanding of Spirit Hall that I have seen over the years."
"Hmm, Su Ling, tell me about it, I'm listening." Qian Renxue also put on a curious expression and said.
Su Ling pretended to think for a moment, and then said: "Actually, according to my understanding, the existence of Spirit Hall has far more benefits than harms for this continent."
"Oh? How do you say that?" Qian Renxue became interested immediately.
After all, Su Ling had just escaped from Spirit Hall, yet he could still discuss Spirit Hall with a clear distinction between grievances and grudges, which showed that Su Ling was definitely a very calm and wise person who was not blinded by hatred.
Su Ling said: "I think the existence of Spirit Hall has at least three major benefits!"
"Benefit one, the existence of Spirit Hall has avoided large-scale wars between the two major Empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo as much as possible, keeping the continent at peace for a long time."
"Benefit two, Spirit Hall awakens Spirit Masters for civilians. Look at the nobles of the two major Empires; who is willing to do such a thing?"
"Spirit Hall does all this for free. If Spirit Hall did not exist, I don't know how many people would use this to earn money from civilians?"
"Although Spirit Hall has the intention of collecting Geniuses for itself by Awakening Spirits for civilians, this is a good thing after all."
Qian Renxue said: "What about benefit three?"
"Benefit three, it is the funding that Spirit Hall gives to all Spirit Masters."
"Su Ling, this doesn't count. After all, these gold coins are all provided by the two major Empires themselves; Spirit Hall is just distributing them on their behalf." Qian Renxue said.
"Big Brother, you are right. You are the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, but what I want to say is, if Spirit Hall did not exist, would the Heaven Dou Empire distribute gold coins for free?"
"A Spirit Master gets one gold coin per month, a Spirit Grandmaster gets ten a month, and a Spirit Elder can get one hundred gold coins. This is really too important for civilian Spirit Masters. With these gold coins, everyone can enter various academies to study."
Qian Renxue said: "Su Ling, what you said makes a lot of sense. Without Spirit Hall, the Empire would definitely not distribute them for free; this amount of money is huge. In fact, our two major Empires have long wanted to stop giving it, but Spirit Hall has always insisted that our two major Empires provide the funds, and there is no way around it."
"What about the disadvantages?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Disadvantages?"
Su Ling thought for a while; the disadvantages of Spirit Hall's existence really didn't seem to be many.
"There are not many disadvantages, and compared to the benefits, they are actually insignificant, so there is no need to mention them."
"Big Brother, I also discovered some abnormalities in Spirit Hall in recent years!"
"What abnormality?" Qian Renxue asked with a curious face.
Su Ling said: "Big Brother, this is also some of my views. You can just listen to it for fun."
"Su Ling, you say it. Those three points you just made are really not visible to ordinary people. Even I only understand some of the three major benefits you mentioned at this time."
"To sum it up, it seems that the hearts of the people have all been won by Spirit Hall." Qian Renxue analyzed.
"Yes, Big Brother. Who doesn't talk about the good of Spirit Hall among the civilians now?"
"However, I see that this reputation has begun to reverse in some places."
Qian Renxue asked suspiciously: "Then why is that?"
Su Ling said: "In recent years, Spirit Hall seems to be developing rapidly, and the quality of Spirit Masters is uneven. With more of these Spirit Masters with poor character in Spirit Hall, they will always do some things that change the civilians' view of Spirit Hall."
"I feel that the current Spirit Hall seems to be developing and accumulating strength at all costs. It seems like it wants to change the situation of the continent. Otherwise, why would the already powerful Spirit Hall do these things?"
"Spirit Hall may be preparing for some earth-shattering action."
That was enough to say; he couldn't say too much.
Qian Renxue was calm on the surface, but she was shocked inside.
How could she not know the major events plotted by Spirit Hall? All of these were only known to a few high-level members of Spirit Hall.
Su Ling was actually able to discover the abnormality based on his own observations.
Su Ling was not only a Spirit Master but also had the potential to become a military strategist; his observation was too accurate.
"Big Brother, I don't know if what I said is right. You can just listen to it for fun; don't take it seriously." Su Ling reminded her again when he saw that Qian Renxue hadn't spoken for a while.
"Okay, then let's just listen to it for fun. However, what you said, Su Ling, still makes me feel deeply, and it makes a lot of sense. It is quite useful to me." Qian Renxue responded.
"As long as it is useful to Big Brother! Then I will sleep too. Big Brother, rest early." Su Ling said.
"Okay!"
Su Ling fell asleep as soon as he laid down. As for Qian Renxue, she couldn't fall asleep at all now.
What Su Ling said just now was too shocking.
If Su Ling were an enemy, she would want to kill him now to eliminate future trouble.
But Su Ling's words just now were very clear; his hatred for Spirit Hall was not the entire Spirit Hall, but only a part of the people in Spirit Hall.
Overall, Su Ling's grievances with Spirit Hall did not implicate everyone in Spirit Hall, nor did it target the power of Spirit Hall.
Even Su Ling had a lot of good feelings for Spirit Hall, at least he recognized what Spirit Hall had done.
So this gave Qian Renxue a feeling that even if her identity was exposed in the future, she would still be recognized by Su Ling, and it would even be no problem to let Su Ling do things for her.
At this time, she looked at the sleeping Su Ling a few more times, and the more she looked, the more pleasing and likable he became.
[Ding... Qian Renxue's favorability +10, obtained white treasure chest *3, yellow treasure chest *2, purple treasure chest *1]
[Ding... Qian Renxue's favorability is greater than or equal to 60, meeting the requirements for binding the goddess. Do you want to bind?]
This... so soon?
Another 10 points of favorability increased; it was really too unexpected.
But why did Su Ling say so much just now?
Wasn't it just for this moment to come sooner!
Su Ling, who had his eyes closed, turned over to avoid letting Qian Renxue see his facial expression.
"System, bind!" Su Ling thought to himself.
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