Chapter 9: A Pitiful Girl

Chapter 9: A Pitiful Girl

[Congratulations, player, for acquiring Basic Poison Resistance]

Seated amidst a poisonous marsh, Wang Si heard the system's notification and halted his cultivation of the Hundred Refining Bone technique.

"As expected, it works!"

Wang Si was pleased.

His martial soul was his skeleton, and its greatest strength was defensive capability.

However, in this world, physical defense alone was insufficient. Elemental defense was, to a certain extent, even more important.

The principle behind the Hundred Refining Bone technique was to temper one's skeleton with energy. Wang Si thus attempted to temper his bones by infusing them with the poisonous gas from the marsh, intermixed with his own soul power.

After all, this was only a simulated training ground, and the toxicity of the marsh gas hadn't reached fatal levels.

Unexpectedly, he had truly succeeded.

As for why Wang Si wanted to gain poison resistance, it was naturally for the Yin-Yang Ice-Fire Eyes in the Sunset Forest.

He didn't want to miss the opportunity presented by the Yin-Yang Ice-Fire Eyes, nor the immortal herbs within them.

According to Yu Tianheng, each Youth Soul Master Competition was prepared for in advance. It was imaginable that the students currently at the academy would become members of the Royal Team in the future.

However, Wang Si hadn't seen Duguyuan here, and he speculated that it might be because Duguyuan wasn't yet old enough to join the academy.

There was also another possibility: Dugubo was currently searching for a solution to the Bielin snake poison with Duguyuan.

But this didn't affect Wang Si's decision to start preparing now.

If he couldn't establish a good relationship with Duguyuan in the future, he wouldn't mind paying a personal visit to the Sunset Forest.

Now that he had confirmed that he could grant himself elemental resistance by drawing elements into his body, Wang Si decided to cultivate more types of elemental resistance.

Checking the time, Wang Si realized that it had only taken him half an hour to acquire poison resistance.

He decided to continue his training in the other simulated training fields...

...

Time passed quickly, and a week had gone by in the blink of an eye.

Although they were striving towards the future Youth Soul Master Competition, it wasn't possible for them to stay at the Royal Academy day in and day out.

The students still had two days off each week.

Of course, for the students, it had been a week of training, but for Wang Si, it had only been four days since he had arrived earlier than the rest.

Nonetheless, it hadn't stopped him from gaining a certain degree of influence among this batch of students in such a short time.

After all, among these students, he was the only one who could fight Yu Tianheng to a draw.

It was precisely because of their equal strength that the two of them were always together.

"Wang Si, see you next week."

At the academy's entrance, Yu Tianheng waved goodbye to Wang Si.

As he bade farewell, he also noticed a young man who seemed not much older than him stepping out of an exquisite horse-drawn carriage. Upon seeing this, Yu Tianheng took a second glance and recognized the person's identity: the First Prince of Heaven Fighting.

Everyone else who saw the First Prince was respectful and polite, and some people weren't even qualified to know His Highness.

But that had nothing to do with him because he was from the Blue Electric Tyrant Clan. When seeing the First Prince, he didn't have to be too restrained.

Yu Tianheng merely waved casually and strode towards his carriage.

"Big... Brother Xue."

Seeing Xue Qingchuan approach, Wang Si smiled and greeted him.

Xue Qingchuan looked at Wang Si and nodded slightly.

"I thought you might be struggling at the Royal Academy, but it seems I was worrying for nothing. To think you're even on friendly terms with Yu Tianheng of the Blue Thunder Tyrant Clan, sparring together."

Xue Qingchuan had naturally seen Wang Si and Yu Tianheng walking out of the academy's gates, laughing and chatting with their arms around each other's shoulders.

He couldn't help but tease Wang Si about it.

"It's thanks to the First Prince's help. If not for his care, I probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to enter Heaven Fighting Academy."

Xue Qingchuan was unaffected by the flattery.

He pointed to the carriage and gestured for Wang Si to get in with him.

"When I returned, it was a bit rushed, so I only gave you a storage soul guide device. That's definitely not enough.

Today, I'll make up for it with more gifts. Later, if you see anything you like, just let me know.

"Your Highness, where are we headed, and what is this token for?" he inquired.

Xue Qingchuan nonchalantly waved his hand as he saw Wang Si put the token away. "That is a token from the Crown Prince's palace. With it, you can find me at the palace, and you are also entitled to choose a residence for yourself within the Crown Prince's estate.

Furthermore, as the number of students at the Royal Academy is still small, you may not have encountered any troubles yet. But once the official term begins, there will undoubtedly be those who seek to cause you problems. At that time, you can directly present this token.

Not only at the Royal Academy, but throughout the whole of Tian Dou City, this token is as good as my presence. Of course, this is on the premise that the guards of Tian Dou City recognize this token."

Hearing Xue Qingchuan's explanation, Wang Si hastily retrieved the token from his storage device. "Your Highness, this token is too precious; I cannot accept it!"

Xue Qingchuan gently pushed the token back towards him. "Just take it. Besides, I have plenty more of these."

Hearing that there were plenty of tokens, Wang Si furrowed his brows as he thought of something. "Your Highness, I've always had a doubt. If there were to be a falling out between the person issuing the token and the holder, could the token still be used to throw one's weight around?"

Upon hearing Wang Si's question, Xue Qingchuan, who had been in high spirits, paused momentarily, his expression turning thoughtful as he regarded Wang Si.

Noticing this meaningful glance, Wang Si stiffened, realizing that the other party had misunderstood something.

Just as he was about to explain, he heard Xue Qingchuan continue in an unhurried manner. "Tokens are usually only given to those one deeply trusts or is extremely close to. Giving someone a token is, to a certain extent, an affirmation of their identity and a sign of trust in their character.

Even if a rift were to develop between the two parties, the token would still be usable, as the very act of giving it signifies a willingness to acknowledge the other party's identity.

Therefore, regardless of the holder's status or situation, the token remains permanently valid."

Hearing this, Wang Si felt so embarrassed he could have kicked himself.

He had merely been thinking of a certain shameless fellow who flaunted his Pope's order; he hadn't intended to imply anything about himself. Yet, the First Prince had completely misunderstood, apparently thinking that Wang Si was referring to himself.

Wang Si could only offer an awkward smile in response.

Xue Qingchuan observed Wang Si's "guilty" expression with great interest, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

In his opinion, Wang Si must be feeling ashamed and was trying to indirectly reveal his identity as a spy.

Xue Qingchuan felt that the more magnanimous he appeared in this situation, the better.

Just as he had revealed his identity to Wang Si, he also hoped that Wang Si would divulge his identity as a spy.

"By the way..."

Just as Xue Qingchuan was about to say something, the carriage suddenly came to a halt.

It seemed that something was amiss outside.

The usually stoic Xue Qingchuan, who was inwardly delighted, opened the carriage door with an unreadable expression.

"What's going on here?" he demanded.

A cavalry captain, upon hearing the commotion from the carriage, hurried over from the front. "Your Highness, a lowly commoner dares to block your carriage! We will teach her a lesson right away!"

As the captain spoke, his men had already lifted a young girl from the ground and were preparing to drag her away into the crowd.

Witnessing this scene, Xue Qingchuan's pleasant mood instantly soured.

In broad daylight, in the heart of Tian Dou Imperial City, someone dared to stop his carriage! And the purpose of such an act could only be to appeal for justice. While he could tolerate the appeal, he would not stand for his men attempting to take the girl away.

Wasn't this telling the world that the First Prince of Tian Dou, Xue Qingchuan, was a cold and heartless person?

Wasn't this damaging his reputation?

"Stop! Bring her to me!" he ordered.

(End of Chapter)

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