78: Encounter, Qian Renxue

Your Highness?

Su Ye was startled. The son of a kingdom's king is called a 'prince'.

Could it be... her?

"What a coincidence!"

Staring at the elegant young man walking over, holding the little girl's hand, Su Ye had a vague guess in his heart.

Qian Renxue, inheritor of a God-level Martial Soul, with Innate Level 20 Soul Power, the future Angel God, the most talented person of this generation.

"What a pity..."

Thinking of something, Su Ye's excited mood dropped, and he sighed inwardly.

He really wanted to witness the terror of a God-level Martial Soul...

If Qian Renxue hadn't been lurking and had focused on cultivation, with her Innate Level 20 potential, she would at least be a Soul Sage by now.

If she had entered the God's Examination process when she was a Soul Emperor, she should be a Soul Douluo by now.

A Soul Douluo level Qian Renxue would be a very good opponent for Su Ye.

Swish!

The elderly Soul Sage blocked the advancing Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke, and said with a solemn expression:

"This person's strength is considerable, and he may not be here with good intentions. Please, Your Highnesses, temporarily withdraw."

"It's fine—"

Qian Renxue chuckled and waved her hand, her gaze sweeping over Su Ye's face as she looked into the distance. Her eyes flashed with an almost imperceptible look of astonishment.

"If he wanted to harm me, General Leidun would have died long ago."

"Since he didn't deliberately injure anyone, it proves that he is not an evil or bloodthirsty person. Perhaps it's a misunderstanding."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue stepped forward to the front of the military formation. That Soul Sage, along with two Soul Emperors, stood in the middle, clearly on guard.

Swish!

General Leidun, who had his life saved, also quickly returned to the ground, trembling with fear over his dereliction of duty and incompetence.

"Your Highness..."

"Step back. I will handle this matter."

Qian Renxue stared straight at Su Ye, her calm voice carrying authority, showing the full demeanor of a Crown Prince. General Leidun obeyed the order and guarded Princess Xue Ke's side.

Observing the young man before her, Qian Renxue's deep eyes couldn't help but show some interest, and she smiled gently.

"Brother, I heard you say earlier that you are here to find someone. May I know which of my subordinates offended you?"

"Brother, feel free to speak frankly about the details. Qinghe will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

If the master is insulted, the subordinate dies.

Seeing the Crown Prince treating an 'assassin' so gently and humbly, the Soldiers felt admiration, but their eyes also showed anger.

General Leidun roared even louder.

"Kid, the person before you is the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Audaciously attacking the Imperial Knight Legion's formation and threatening the safety of the two Your Highnesses is not something ten heads would be enough to pay for."

"If it weren't for the Crown Prince's benevolence, how could you be so rude and presumptuous today!"

Su Ye looked at the sword in his hand, then his gaze fell on the other party's broken chest armor, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems I was wrong—"

Hmm??

General Leidun was startled, subconsciously thinking Su Ye had realized his mistake.

Just as he was about to speak, the latter's cold voice had already sounded first.

"Just now, I should have cut down another centimeter or two."

"As a captain, you are responsible for lax discipline. You cannot escape responsibility for today's incident."

"It's not your turn yet. I will deal with you properly later!"

Upon hearing this, General Leidun was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. Just as he was about to retort, he was ordered to retreat by Qian Renxue, and only then did he dare not act rashly.

Lax discipline?

Having understood the general situation, Qian Renxue's eyes swept around the surrounding Soldiers.

"Listen to my command!"

"Just now, all those who left the camp, come forward!"

Qian Renxue's gentle expression disappeared, replaced by indifference. She was clearly genuinely angry, her eyes like an autumn knife.

Several Soldiers were about to step forward, but Su Ye spoke first.

"No need!"

The black sword in his hand lifted up, scraping against the ground at an extremely fast speed, creating sparks. The small stones on the ground were instantly propelled.

Swish!

Like bullets, they shot straight towards five of the Soldiers.

Precisely, the five people who had been causing trouble at the old man's stall!

Su Ye had also noticed those five people long ago.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Before they could even react, blood mist flew from the legs of the five.

The sturdy armor was pierced by the small broken stones, leaving bloody holes of various sizes.

"Ah—!"

"My leg, my leg!!"

"Ah—! What did you do to us?!"

The five fell to the ground, letting out heart-wrenching cries of pain, their two legs completely stained with blood.

The Soldiers did not show any fear towards this, only indignation and anger.

Xue Ke, however, covered her mouth and let out a soft gasp, likely startled by the sudden scene.

Knowing that she was the Crown Prince and still acting so unscrupulously, Qian Renxue, feeling she had lost face, frowned coldly.

"Your Excellency, having struck the Imperial Soldiers so severely, you must now give me an explanation, right?"

"If they were in the wrong first, I naturally will not show favoritism. But if Your Excellency is being unreasonable and causing trouble, then don't blame me for being impolite."

"You want an explanation, right?"

"That's simple." Su Ye chuckled and spread his hands, looking relaxed.

"Basically, I was eating by the roadside, and these few people suddenly rode past on horses, dirtying my food and affecting my appetite..."

"I wonder if this explanation satisfies the Crown Prince?"

Wow—!

Severely injuring Imperial Soldiers, and the reason was so flimsy. Yet, the young man didn't seem to care at all and acted so calmly, which infuriated everyone.

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

Spears were brought closer, longbows were drawn. At this moment, the Imperial Knight Legion only needed one order to attack Su Ye.

"Your Highness." General Leidun and the others had fierce and cruel eyes, already prepared to act, just waiting for an order.

Qian Renxue lowered her eyebrows, her narrow eyes staring at Su Ye, her gaze dark, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

"This guy... why did he have to choose to act?"

Murmuring in her heart, Qian Renxue looked at Su Ye with some confusion.

Logically, this matter could have been easily resolved.

The strength Su Ye used was not weak; even General Leidun, a Soul Emperor, suffered a loss.

According to reason, she could completely give him face and properly punish those few people, and this matter would be over.

But he chose to act anyway, completely disregarding the face of the Imperial family. This was what Qian Renxue couldn't understand the most.

Missing a screw in his head?

Naturally arrogant?

Her intuition told Qian Renxue that these were probably not the answers. His demeanor and eyes told her that.

"General Wei, take him down."

Seeing the situation like this, and considering the face of the Imperial family, Qian Renxue had to comply, but she added a sentence.

"Please don't harm his life. Leave him to me to handle!"

Staring directly at the slovenly young man in front of her, a fiery glint flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes.

Although he hadn't attached his Martial Soul earlier, Su Ye was able to make General Leidun, a Soul Emperor, suffer a great loss, showing that his cultivation and true strength were also astonishing.

Such a young prodigy, and so handsome to boot, was naturally a rare treasure.

She wanted to firmly establish herself as the Crown Prince, and even the Emperor. In the future, she would need such geniuses to assist her and help her succeed.

For example, the upcoming Soul Master Tournament...

Qian Renxue's idea was good, but she considered one thing too little.

A mere Soul Sage, wanting to take down him, Su Ye?