Chapter 160: The Truth of the Matter, Qian Renxue's Heartbreak
Qian Renxue pulled away from Lin Chen's chest. Her beautiful eyes met his, carrying a firmness he had never seen before.
Lin Chen, who had been thinking of ways to comfort her, felt slightly puzzled at this scene, unsure of what his little angel was about to do.
In the next moment, Qian Renxue spoke:
"Ah Chen, I want to ask you something. Do you know about the past between the current Pope and the previous Pope? I want to know… If you do, can you tell me?"
After saying this, her gaze remained fixed on Lin Chen, longing for the answer she wished to hear.
She knew that Lin Chen definitely knew.
Hearing this, Lin Chen was stunned for a moment. His mind raced rapidly, debating whether he should tell his little angel about the events of the previous generation.
The matter between Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji, he naturally knew. He was just hesitating whether to shatter the grand image Qian Renxue held of her father.
After all, in this matter, Bibi Dong had indeed gone against all reason, and the fault lay with her first. But Qian Xunji's actions were also extremely extreme.
Lin Chen frowned slightly, unable to decide for a long time. But looking at Qian Renxue's expectant yet resolute gaze, he let out a sigh and decided to tell her the story of Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji.
Immediately after, he wrapped his arms around Qian Renxue, pulling her back into his chest, then slowly began:
"Once upon a time, there was a naive and foolish girl…"
From a third-person perspective, he narrated the entire story to Qian Renxue. The three figures in the story were the girl, the teacher, and the scum—representing Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji, and Yu Xiaogang, respectively.
As Lin Chen spoke, Qian Renxue's emotions rose and fell along with the tale. By the end, her eyes had turned hollow and lifeless, her heart unable to recover for a long time.
So this was how she had come into existence.
No wonder—no wonder that woman, every time she saw her, not only gave her no good expression but also even wanted her to disappear from this world.
In Lin Chen's story, Qian Renxue felt that everyone had made mistakes.
Bibi Dong was foolish, blinded by love, even ungrateful.
Qian Xunji's methods were too extreme. He could have simply killed Bibi Dong yet chose that way to destroy her.
After all, they were master and disciple. Over a decade of such a relationship, and he couldn't even grant her a dignified death?
But the most unforgivable was still that scum Yu Xiaogang. If not for him, things would never have developed this way.
Deceiving a young girl's feelings, being cowardly, incompetent, timid, stealing knowledge…
In short, in Qian Renxue's heart now, Yu Xiaogang had completely replaced Tang San as the person she hated the most.
"Yu Xiaogang, you deserve ten thousand deaths. Even being cut into a thousand pieces wouldn't be enough!"
The moment she thought of Yu Xiaogang, overwhelming fury surged within her heart. If not for him, things would never have turned out like this.
After finishing the story, Lin Chen held Qian Renxue even tighter, pressing her firmly into his embrace.
"Xue'er, you still have me. I will always be by your side."
After saying this, Lin Chen maintained the same posture until Qian Renxue could accept this truth.
He knew that learning the truth all at once was difficult for her to accept.
After a long while, Qian Renxue, lying in Lin Chen's arms, finally raised her head. Her eyes were no longer as hollow, but they still carried a sorrow like pear blossoms in the rain.
"Ah Chen, thank you for telling me the truth. The things I couldn't understand before, I understand now."
Looking at Lin Chen, a faint smile appeared on Qian Renxue's face as she spoke.
"Mm, Xue'er, don't bottle things up. Remember, no matter when, I'll always be by your side."
"Even if the seas dry and the rocks crumble, even if the heavens collapse and the earth shatters, as long as you need me, I will be there."
Seeing her recover somewhat, Lin Chen still felt uneasy and continued to reassure her.
Even if the whole world abandoned Qian Renxue, he, Lin Chen, would always stand by her side, becoming a brave guardian angel for her.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue nodded, grateful that the man she had met knew how to comfort her when she was hurting.
After the two finished lunch in the Crown Prince's palace, Lin Chen set off to return to his Lin Sect.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Lin Sect, Lin Chen discovered that someone actually dared to cause trouble there.
Several burly middle-aged men stood there, dressed in simple blue clothing, their faces full of arrogance and unruliness.
"Where is your Lin Sect Master? We are disciples of the Clear Sky Sect. Call your Sect Master out to receive us immediately."
The leading burly man was extremely arrogant, grabbing a Lin Sect guard by the collar and shouting, showing no regard for the Lin Sect at all.
Seeing this scene, anger rose within Lin Chen's heart. Were these Clear Sky Sect disciples here to seek death?
Not to mention bullying his Lin Sect's people, even if members of the Clear Sky Sect dared to bully the cats and dogs of his Lin Sect, he, Lin Chen, would make them pay in blood.
He had no good impression of the Clear Sky Sect at all—just a bunch of arrogant brutes with no brains. Not to mention, Tang San and Tang Hao were also his enemies.
In the next moment, golden soul power filled with light burst forth from Lin Chen's body, surging toward those arrogant Clear Sky Sect disciples in the distance.
In front of the Lin Sect, the Clear Sky Sect disciples who were oppressing the guards suddenly felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them.
In just an instant, under Lin Chen's terrifying soul power pressure, they all dropped to their knees without the slightest ability to resist.
"What audacity. Causing a scene at my Lin Sect—are you asking me, Lin Chen, to kill you?"
Lin Chen stepped forward. His figure crossed dozens of meters in a single stride, arriving before those domineering disciples, his gaze icy as he looked at them.
The bone-chilling killing intent in his eyes made the Clear Sky Sect disciples feel as if they had fallen into an icy hell.
"Wait, you can't kill us! We are representatives sent by the Clear Sky Sect to obtain the Lin Sect's ultimate techniques."
"Since your Lin Sect claims to spread its techniques across the Douluo Continent, why didn't you invite our Clear Sky Sect a few days ago?"
"You, Lin Chen, are praised as the Dao Ancestor. How can you be so narrow-minded? You should be magnanimous. Yet now you act against juniors like us. You are unworthy of being a sect master."
"Today, we came to take Lin Sect's techniques. If you refuse to hand them over, then you are unworthy of the title of Dao Ancestor. At the very least, our Clear Sky Sect does not recognize it."
Even while being forced to kneel by Lin Chen, the leading burly man remained arrogant and domineering, seemingly certain that Lin Chen would not kill them.
In fact, that was exactly what they believed. Over the decades of opposing Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect had long learned how to manipulate these self-proclaimed righteous forces.
As long as you occupied the moral high ground and placed a grand label upon others, you could gain benefits. Over the years, they had used this trick against Spirit Hall countless times.
Moreover, in their eyes, this Lin Sect was likely the same as Spirit Hall—easily constrained by so-called righteousness and morality.
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