"Finally here, is this Heaven Dou City? It's completely different from Spirit City!" Hu Liena stomped her feet on the ground, looking at the city walls before her, and said excitedly.
"Alright, get ready to enter the city." Lin Xishan paid the carriage fare, then said to Hu Liena.
Hu Liena and Yan nodded, following Lin Xishan as they walked toward Heaven Dou City.
After booking three rooms at an inn in Heaven Dou City and settling Yan and Hu Liena in, the three of them began their first meeting at a restaurant.
"So, that Shanyue Hall of yours, you've already started it without even having a basic base?" Yan said while gnawing on a chicken leg.
"This problem isn't hard to solve. I naturally have my own methods. After eating, you two go up and rest. Within two days at most, we will have a place of our own." Lin Xishan curled his lips and said.
"Fine, but if you can't do it in two days, you have to take Nana back to Spirit Hall." Yan put the chicken bone from his hand onto the table and said.
"Very well, then let's make a wager. If I succeed, you two must swear by your Spirits that you will never betray me in the slightest." Lin Xishan said calmly.
"This..." Yan hesitated, but Hu Liena nodded, agreeing first.
"Alright Brother Lin, I believe you can do it!" Hu Liena said with a smile.
"Bet it is, but if you lose, besides us leaving, you have to bet a finger!" Yan, getting carried away by his emotions, blurted out.
"Fine."
Lin Xishan knew well that they were all about the same age; naturally, he needed to display some methods for the others to be truly convinced, so he nodded and accepted the wager.
At the same time, he had already made arrangements to ensure this matter would not become a thorn in their hearts.
That night, the soldiers guarding the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, though confused as to why Lin Xishan possessed the Crown Prince's personal gold medal, still respectfully let him in.
Only then did Lin Xishan relax. He had just used Cassius's ability to sneak into the palace without alerting anyone, and he was feeling somewhat exhausted.
Although the Heaven Dou royal family was quite weak in the Douluo I environment, where even a Spirit Douluo could be called a pillar, it was still an imperial palace after all.
Trying to bypass the perception of several Spirit Douluos was still somewhat difficult for Lin Xishan.
Fortunately, he had the self-created Spirit Ability, Fiery Golden Eyes, which allowed him to foresee their range of perception in advance.
Inside the Crown Prince's bedchamber, Qian Renxue was reading a book, while an extremely beautiful woman lay on the bed behind her.
Out of caution, Qian Renxue did not remove her disguise even in her own bedchamber.
Entering through the window immediately startled Qian Renxue. After seeing clearly that it was Lin Xishan, this Young Master of Spirit Hall said with a hint of reproach: "Brother Lin, even if we are friends, barging in like this is too frightening!"
"It's because I was afraid of being seen by Xue Beng's faction. Apart from your guards who saw me, no one else discovered me." Lin Xishan casually picked up a pastry from the side, took a bite, and said.
"Hey, you!" Qian Renxue hurriedly stepped forward, "That was drugged!"
Lin Xishan sat down on the floor, "You really are an expert at playing dirty."
"This is the antidote. Eat it first and rest for a while." Qian Renxue took a porcelain bottle from her bosom, prepared to pour out the medicine, and said.
"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you." Lin Xishan stood up and then said: "My body is somewhat special; this level of hallucinogenic drug cannot harm me."
In reality, Lin Xishan currently had the medicinal power of three Immortal Herbs in his body, including the Intense Flaming Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Under the tempering of ice and fire, his body was already immune to all poisons, so naturally, he did not fear this mere hallucinogen.
When meeting and speaking, it is best to hold back three points; Lin Xishan only saying that this level of drug couldn't handle him was a form of self-protection.
"What's the situation with this woman?" Lin Xishan asked, suspiciously pointing to the woman on Qian Renxue's bed.
"My Crown Princess, the daughter of the Heaven Dou Imperial Military Minister." Qian Renxue said.
"You really are ruthless for the sake of your plan." Lin Xishan said helplessly, his gaze scanning this victim of the plan.
"If Brother Lin is interested, you can go to the next room and experience it; she's clean, you know." Qian Renxue said, "Anyway, she has taken the hallucinogen and can't tell one person from another."
"You misunderstood. I just feel a bit of pity for her. She has nothing to do with the power struggle; she is purely innocent." Lin Xishan said.
"Even if it wasn't me, she would still marry some prince. At the very least, I have given her sufficient respect. Even this hallucinogen is only given to her when I need to perform the routine of sharing a room with her." Qian Renxue seemed to care a lot about Lin Xishan's opinion and explained.
"...Forget it, forget it. I have no qualification to criticize you." Lin Xishan shrugged and said.
"No, you are qualified." Qian Renxue said seriously, "Because we are friends. Friends should speak up when a friend goes astray."
"Then that's a bit contradictory." Lin Xishan said, "Let me ask you for a favor first."
"What is it?" Qian Renxue became interested, then said: "As long as it is something I can do, I will never refuse."
"Within a day and a half, help me get a plot of land, and by the way, register a new Sect in the Heaven Dou Empire." Lin Xishan said.
"You want to establish a Sect?" The excitement in Qian Renxue's eyes faded a little, "Is there anything about Spirit Hall that you are dissatisfied with?"
"No, the seniors of the Elder Hall are very good to me. My teacher gave me his waist token to save face, and the High Priest even personally changed the name of my Sect." Lin Xishan said.
"Grandfather agreed? What do you mean by changing the name?" Qian Renxue asked, confused.
Lin Xishan told Qian Renxue about the Earth Temple and Shanyue Hall. Qian Renxue said: "That old stubborn grandfather! He really cannot tolerate even the slightest thing that profanes the Angel God. I must go and reason with him."
"Don't, don't." Lin Xishan said to Qian Renxue with a sly tone: "I don't want you two grandfather and granddaughter to fall out because of me. And I've thought about it; besides not wanting anyone to compete for incense with the Angel God, there is probably another reason. The Earth Temple is too high-profile. If you heard of a newly risen organization called a Temple, you would definitely want to spar with them, which would cause me a lot of trouble. Therefore, the High Priest might not have ill intentions toward me."
"Alright, I can get it done for you before sunset tomorrow. I can have someone give you the Sect registration certificate right now; anyway, this thing is just a formality. As for the land, there is a Sect that was wiped out because they offended Xue Beng, leaving behind a place where everything is ready. You just need to change the plaque." Qian Renxue recalled and said.
Lin Xishan smiled and then said: "Then many thanks."
Qian Renxue looked at Lin Xishan and asked...