The funeral ceremony for Chihiro Chihiro concluded successfully.
But his passing was not the end, but the beginning of internal turmoil.
Aside from the fact that the Soul Bone was taken to the Hall of Worship by the Elders and kept by Qian Daoliu, the Spirit Hall, which appeared calm on the surface, was actually rife with undercurrents and tensions, as other resources were divided up, new masters were chosen, and so on.
Fortunately, none of this has anything to do with Qian Yuelong. The real headache is that Bibi Dong has chosen to bite off more than she can chew when it comes to the "Pope's throne."
She is currently receiving lessons from Qian Daoliu, along with Qian Renxue.
Since Bibi Dong's coronation ceremony as the new Pope, Qian Renxue was directly taken back to the Spirit Hall by Qian Daoliu. She was only nominally enrolled at the academy, and strangely, no leave of absence was processed. The teachers and many students only knew that there was such a person there.
However, Qian Yuelong's days of slacking off came to a complete end.
Cultivation should begin in childhood.
In addition to receiving theoretical lessons from Qian Daoliu along with Qian Renxue, her daily curriculum also included physical training.
Running laps, horse stance, squat jumps... After a round, even Qian Yuelong, who had mastered the mental cultivation technique, was exhausted like a stranded fish, slumped on a soft chair, not wanting to move, only looking at Qian Renxue, who was starting practical training under Qian Daoliu's guidance, with an admiring look.
Fortunately, she didn't have to attend combat training classes.
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the blazing sun, on a fifty-meter platform enclosed by only six prisms, Qian Daoliu stood proudly at the edge of the platform, one hand behind his back, the other raised, his palm condensing a ball of materialized soul power.
In the center of the platform, Qian Renxue, wielding a sharpened wooden sword, was constantly dodging the golden orbs of light that were condensing and attacking from various angles and directions.
Occasionally, when there is no time to dodge, Qian Renxue's wooden sword will strike the golden light ball while she is swinging it.
But it didn't split in two like the golden orb I had imagined under the sword.
When it was struck by the wooden sword, it exploded like gunpowder.
Panting heavily, Qian Renxue stared solemnly at the constantly emerging mobile bombs, her movements gradually slowing down.
In a moment of distraction, Qian Renxue was blasted away by the golden light that exploded countless times, causing Qian Yuelong, who was watching from the side, to drop the melon seeds in her hand.
"elder sister!"
With one hand supporting her, Qian Yuelong leaped off the soft chair and ran towards Qian Renxue. Just as she was about to be caught by Qian Daoliu, she escaped unharmed.
"Sister, are you alright?"
Meeting her sister's concerned gaze, Qian Renxue, still shaken, regained her composure, shook her head, and, with Qian Daoliu's support, steadied herself and comforted Qian Yuelong, saying, "I'm fine, just a minor injury, don't worry about me." This kind of minor injury is nothing after experiencing many things.
Even though Qian Daoliu suppressed the concentration and power of his soul force, he still managed to injure Qian Renxue's arm.
Fortunately, Qian Renxue had received medicinal baths and physical training since childhood, and now she was a Great Soul Master with a strong physique. The injury on her arm was just a minor skin break, and she didn't bleed much.
Qian Yuelong nodded trustingly, took out a clean handkerchief from her bracelet, and handed it to Qian Renxue.
It wasn't that she didn't care about Qian Renxue's injury, but rather that she understood more clearly that the path of cultivation was inherently full of hardships, and being covered in injuries was commonplace in the process of seeking the Great Dao. Both she and Qian Renxue possessed a resilient spirit in this regard.
Qian Daoliu frowned as he watched Qian Renxue clean the pebbles and dirt around her wound: "Xiaoxue, you seem a bit absent-minded these past two days. You clearly had the strength to dodge that attack just now, so why did you miss?"
Qian Renxue paused, a guilty look appearing on her face. "Um...Grandpa, you noticed..."
Qian Daoliu looked helplessly at his eldest granddaughter: "Your thoughts are too obvious, they're practically written all over your face. I think it's not just me, Yuelong must have noticed that you were distracted during training as well."
Qian Yuelong, who was being called upon, nodded and looked at her older sister with concern: "Sister, if you have something on your mind, you can tell me and Grandpa. Don't always keep it to yourself, or you'll get sick."
For example, the most typical case is depression.
Qian Renxue choked, her eyes flickering under the gaze of the two people, one big and one small. "I...I was just thinking about something..."
"What's up?"
"What's up?"
The grandfather and grandson spoke in unison.
Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Qian Daoliu, before her gaze fell on Qian Yuelong, who looked completely bewildered. She whispered, "Grandpa, can Yuelong and I leave get out of class early today?"
Qian Yuelong: "?" Is this related to her?
Qian Daoliu pondered for two seconds, then nodded: "Alright, let's stop here for today. If you two sisters have anything else you want to do, then go ahead. But remember, you must not leave the area of the sacred mountain."
Even though almost three months have passed, undercurrents are still surging within the Spirit Hall. For safety reasons, he has recently settled the two sisters in a side hall halfway up the mountain.
At this time, apart from the other elders in the Hall of Worship, he did not fully trust the others in the Spirit Hall, including several titled Douluo elders in the Elder Hall. It was even more impossible for him to place his two granddaughters in the Pope's Hall after Bibi Dong ascended the throne.
Upon receiving the pardon, Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. She took her younger sister's hand and ran towards the side hall where they were currently living, heading straight for her room.
Amid Qian Yuelong's puzzled expression, she pulled a small purple box from the bottom shelf of the bed.
"Yuelong, guess what this is!" Qian Renxue carefully placed the small purple box on the bed, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Qian Yuelong looked at the bow tied on the surface of the small purple box and guessed, "A gift?"
Qian Renxue nodded. "Yes."
"Huh?" Qian Yuelong perked up at the mention of this: "Who is this for?"
When the topic of the gift recipient came up, Qian Renxue's expression changed, becoming less expectant and more awkward.
Looking at the other person with the soul of an adult, Qian Yuelong raised an eyebrow and said with certainty, "Sister, you prepared this as a gift for Mother, right?"
Caught off guard, Qian Renxue dropped her feigned defensiveness and replied softly, "Hmm...that person's birthday is coming up...last year...I also gave her a gift last year, but she refused to accept it, so I couldn't give it to her..."
As she spoke, Qian Renxue's voice became even softer, trembling slightly.
Feeling resentful and aggrieved.
Qian Yuelong not only received a cold shoulder, but was also warned by a highly venomous spider stinging her neck.
She patted her sister's shoulder sympathetically and sincerely suggested, "Then why don't we just not send any this year?"
Although it was discouraging, she genuinely felt that the other party wouldn't accept it this year either.
"But I've already prepared!"
The stubborn Qian Renxue suddenly raised her head, and a small flame seemed to burn in her light purple eyes, which were similar to hers, telling of her unwillingness to accept defeat.
"How about we send it together this year? Her birthday is in five days. If we start preparing today, you'll definitely make it in time, little sister!"
Qian Yuelong: "......"
I see, they were planning to stick together for mutual support.
—A side note—
No second update today, my period started, so my typing speed has become incredibly slow tat
Also, the Martial Soul Awakening is tomorrow.
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