novelhk Chapter 183 The Hall of Offerings, Daoist School
Chapter 183 The Hall of Offerings, Daoist School
Chapter 184 The Offering Hall, Thousand Paths
Li Luochen and Qian Renxue left the Papal Palace. This time, the Papal Palace was truly a dreamlike place. First, there was the loving mother and filial daughter, and then all sorts of problems arose. Sigh, what an awkward mother and daughter.
But it was Li Luochen who got hurt, damn it! The son-in-law has no rights!
Next, it's time to go see Qian Daoliu. Actually, just now in the Papal Palace, when Li Luochen activated the Asura Blood Armor, he felt a gaze. This gaze was very powerful, and it must be Qian Daoliu.
You actually stood there watching the show? Good heavens, a clash between your daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, and you just stood there watching? No wonder no one will take care of you in your old age!
"Xue'er, I think I've figured out Mom's personality."
Li Luochen suddenly said.
"Huh? What? Oh no, she's not my mom!"
After leaving the terrifying spider mother's sight, the stubborn angel stubbornly persisted.
"Um... Our mom's personality is a bit awkward. She's a typical strong woman, very tough in her methods, but she's also very soft-hearted."
She was probably bullied by that bastard of a father of yours. Didn't you say she abused you when you were little? It's probably your father who abused her, and you just happened to be in her line of fire, so she took her anger out on you.
Li Luochen offered a "rational" analysis, but he couldn't very well just tell you directly that your father was a beast in human form who had raped your mother.
"Huh? Is that so? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
Qian Renxue's small head was full of big question marks. She was pregnant, and as the saying goes, pregnancy makes you stupid for three years. Qian Renxue had already started to become stupid, and now she was becoming more and more stubborn.
"According to rumors, your mother was once a saintess of the Spirit Hall, and your father was the Pope, right? They were actually master and disciple. As for why they had you, that's unknown."
However, the previous pope was decades older than your mother; it was like an old cow eating young grass.
Li Luochen said everything he could, and Qian Renxue suddenly understood.
Yes, Mother was Father's disciple, how could they become husband and wife? And Mother once said that the angel race are all beasts and bastards, and that the angel race should pay the price?
Li Luochen gave Qian Renxue a heads-up, leaving the rest to her imagination, so that she could accept it in advance.
"Ahem, don't overthink it. At least your mother wants to pamper you, her daughter, now that she's grown up, things from when you were little have created too much distance between you and her."
She wants to be nice to you, but she's shy and doesn't want to say it easily, afraid that if she does, you'll mock her and they'll end up arguing again.
That girl in the Papal Palace must be Hu Liena, her mother-in-law's disciple. It seems her mother-in-law dotes on her, probably treating her like an adopted daughter.
In my opinion, it's probably because the mother-in-law couldn't give her own daughter the same maternal love, so she passed it all on to her disciple—a kind of alternative release.
Li Luochen's assessment was very insightful, and Qian Renxue felt that Li Luochen was absolutely right. She couldn't refute him at all.
"Chen, you're right. If she suddenly becomes nice to me, I'll definitely think she's changed her gender, I'll definitely yell at her, and then we'll start arguing again."
Qian Renxue agreed, "Then how can I reconcile things between her and me?"
"It'll accumulate over time. Anyway, you'll be living in the Spirit Hall from now on, so she definitely won't let you out. She'll eventually get tired of caring about you and come looking for you."
You just need to wait for her to arrive. Just don't confront her, and don't speak with a sharp tongue. You should see results in a few days. See? The strategist you recruited isn't just talented in military matters; he can even offer advice on things like this.
Aren't you going to reward me?
Li Luochen pointed to his cheek with a cheeky grin, and Qian Renxue immediately kissed him.
"It's because I have good taste that you fell for me at first sight. I'm tired, Xiao Chenzi, carry me to the Hall of Offerings."
"Alright!"
Li Luochen had Qian Renxue sit directly on his shoulders, then wrapped his arms around her legs and headed straight for the Hall of Offerings. (Can a pregnant woman sit like that? I don't know, but let's just assume it's okay, since she's a Soul Master and her physical condition allows it.)
Offering Hall
Upon arriving at the entrance, the guards opened the door immediately. The guards of the Hall of Worship were members of the Angel Clan, and those who could guard the Hall of Worship required at least the cultivation level of a Soul Saint.
The guards, of course, recognized the young master of the current angelic race, so they opened the door directly. The young master's mount—no, the young master brought a man back to the Hall of Worship—it seems the young master also has someone he admires.
Li Luochen carried Qian Renxue into the Hall of Offerings. The Hall of Offerings contained very strong light and holy elements. If a light-attribute Soul Master cultivated here, he would achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Li Luochen carried Qian Renxue inside and saw seven figures. Among them, Li Luochen was most familiar with his two masters and his grandfather, Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo was the eighth elder of the Hall of Offerings, but his strength was level ninety-seven and he possessed a 100,000-year soul ring, so he could easily be the third elder. However, he felt that being eighth was fine and didn't matter.
Thousand-Pound Douluo and Demon-Subduing Douluo are the most familiar to Li Luochen. Their Panlong Staff Techniques have greatly inspired Li Luochen, and the Six Forms of Battle that Li Luochen created cannot be separated from the contributions of his two masters.
Secondly, he was familiar with Qingluan Douluo, a handsome middle-aged man with blue hair. He was the uncle of You Tianshang, a friend of Li Luochen. Li Luochen had met him several times and was quite familiar with him. It was also Qingluan who led the hunt for Li Luochen's eighth spirit ring, the Titan Giant Ape.
Opposite Azure Phoenix Douluo was a middle-aged man with orange-gold hair and an incredibly strong and burly physique, Lion Douluo. Li Luochen could sense that Lion Douluo's soul power was level 97, which was close to Azure Phoenix Douluo's aura.
He is taller than his own master.
As for the shortest one here, the white-haired boy, that's Guangling Douluo. Qian Renxue once told him that Guangling Douluo was her favorite grandfather.
Because this grandfather often takes her out to play. Other grandfathers are all rough men, but only Grandpa Guangling knows what she likes and will give her a lot of surprises. In short, Grandpa Guangling is very good at making children happy.
Truly, the Old Rascal, the Light Feather Douluo!
However, what attracted Li Luochen's attention the most was the middle-aged blond man with his back to them.
This man appeared to be only in his thirties or forties, with handsome features and a faint smile on his face. His calm and serene demeanor gave people a very comfortable feeling.
He was tall but not muscular, wearing a simple white robe, with long, neatly combed golden hair cascading down his back.
Despite his simple attire, he exuded a sense of reverence simply by standing there.
The previous Angel Douluo, now the Sky Douluo, is known as the invincible Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, who is said to be invincible in the sea, land, and air!
"grandfather!"
Qian Renxue jumped off Li Luochen and rushed towards her grandfather.
Qian Daoliu also turned around, with a gentle smile, and opened his arms to welcome his granddaughter whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Xiaoxue, be careful. You're pregnant now, don't be so reckless."
"I just missed Grandpa. Does Grandpa miss me?"
"Of course Grandpa misses you. You're pregnant and you didn't go back to the Spirit Hall sooner. Is that wretched brat afraid I'll settle scores with him?"
Qian Daoliu's eyes were very sharp at this moment as he stared at Li Luochen.
Just a few months ago, Qian Daoliu received the news that his granddaughter was pregnant!
Qian Daoliu sat up directly from the futon, then looked at the letter. It was from the disciple of the sixth and seventh brothers, who was very talented and worthy of his granddaughter. Then Qian Daoliu sat down again.
A typical case of acting out of anger!
However, Qian Daoliu was still very unhappy. This brat had gotten his lovely granddaughter pregnant! Moreover, this brat was involved with the Eighth Elder's granddaughter. How could he not be furious?
When Dugu Bo first came to the Hall of Offerings, he was naturally beaten up by Qian Daoliu, though he ostensibly to test the strength of the new offering master.
After the fight, Dugu Bo's face was covered in bruises. However, Qian Daoliu rewarded Dugu Bo with a piece of snake bone that was over 90,000 years old.
This is the highest quality snake soul bone in the collection of the Hall of Worship, a reward from Grand Master Qian Daoliu.
After absorbing the power, Dugu Bo lost more than half of the soul power that propelled him from level 97 to level 98. Moreover, he gained new insights from his battle with the Limit Douluo.
Within five years, Dugu Bo is confident that he will break through to level 98!
Qian Daoliu did go to Shrek City to secretly observe Qian Renxue and found that Li Luochen took very good care of his granddaughter, and Dugu Bo's granddaughter also took good care of Qian Renxue.
Qian Daoliu carefully observed the pregnancy-stabilizing medicine and food that Qian Renxue consumed with his spiritual power. They were all made from rare and precious natural materials with vigorous vitality and extremely high nutritional value.
Considering how good Li Luochen is to his granddaughter, we won't beat him severely; just make him bedridden for two days will suffice.
He is a magnanimous man!
(End of this chapter)