Chapter 11: The Duplicity of Bibi Dong and the Stubborn Qian Renxue!
Recalling the day she was trapped in the secret room, Bibi Dong's expression immediately darkened: "Rakshasa God, do you call this not encountering any setbacks in my cultivation?"
The Rakshasa God laughed heartily: "What kind of setback is this? This is merely a node on your life's path. Besides, if not for that incident, you wouldn't have received my Legacy. One can only say this is fate."
"Aside from that incident, what else have you encountered? Twin Martial Souls, backed by Spirit Hall, have made your cultivation path extremely smooth. You can deny it, but Spirit Hall adopted and nurtured you when you were young. If you were from a commoner organization, your future fate would be unknown. This is what I mean by luck."
"Before you, I also sensed a genius with luck similar to yours, but that person only had one Martial Soul and was chosen by the Asura God."
"You mean? And who is the Asura God?" Bibi Dong was somewhat puzzled.
Mentioning the Asura God, the Rakshasa God's tone was not very good: "You will naturally know this in the future. The divine sense I left on you is limited. I appear now to remind you that this boy has good luck. Since you have taken him as your disciple, you can cultivate him well. In the future, he might become a great help to you."
After saying this, the Rakshasa God disappeared without a trace.
Bibi Dong also fell into deep thought. Luck—this thing—is truly ineffable. Bibi Dong's gaze pierced through the Supreme Pontiff Palace, looking toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
To be honest, when she took Hu Bai in, it was purely because of his talent; otherwise, she would have preferred to cultivate Hu Liena well.
Ever since the last incident, she had a physiological aversion to males, even if Hu Bai was just a child.
Her teacher's secret room, her first love's panicked escape, and betrayal made her feel that there was not a single good man in this world!
Hu Bai: ...
Especially with Hu Bai's face that exuded charm, and his seemingly good relationship with her daughter, it was enough to raise her vigilance.
Xie Yue and Hu Liena saw Bibi Dong ask, and were about to try and prevaricate, but Bibi Dong saw through their intentions and said, "You'd best tell the truth. If I find out what you said differs from what they say when they return, I will send them to Death Canyon for a month of training!"
Upon hearing this, both of them shivered involuntarily. They had never been to Death Canyon, but they had heard about it many times.
That place was said to be extremely dangerous and mysterious, with many very powerful Soul Beasts, mostly ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts. To train there for a month, then Hu Bai...
Helpless, Xie Yue glanced at Hu Liena and confessed everything.
However, he told all the facts but added some embellishments—for example, Hu Bai's Martial Soul had been briefly mentioned in ancient texts passed down in the Hu family, possessing the ability to control elements, with charm being secondary. He was afraid she, as the teacher, would not agree, so he acted on his initiative.
Xie Yue didn't know if his brother's trip was smooth, but he could only say this much.
Bibi Dong was also somewhat surprised to hear this. The power to control natural elements?
She had never heard of such a Martial Soul. Over the years, she had read many of the collected texts of Spirit Hall. Not all, but certainly sixty to seventy percent.
Except for some very ancient ones that were useless, she had read all the rest.
Now, it could be said that there was probably no one on the continent with more theoretical knowledge than her.
Oh, no—Qian Daoliu probably counted as one.
As for Yu Xiaogang... Heh heh, forget it—that theoretical grandmaster is self-proclaimed.
At this moment, Hu Liena also mustered her courage and said, "Teacher, they have been gone for half a month. With their cultivation, they should have returned by now, but there is still no news. Could you please take us to check? Please!"
Hu Liena knelt before Bibi Dong again. She only hoped her family would be safe now.
Bibi Dong was silent for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Obtaining a soul ring is not as simple as you imagine. Half a month—deducting the travel time—leaves only about five days for hunting Soul Beasts, plus the absorption time. It's not long."
"How about this—wait a few more days. If there's still no news, I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to look for them and help you find suitable Soul Beasts to hunt."
"I want to go too!" At this moment, a clear female voice came from the doorway.
She had long golden hair, wore a golden palace dress, and had a porcelain doll-like face with a hint of stubbornness.
It was Qian Renxue, now nine years old!
Coincidentally, she also wanted to come today to ask Hu Liena about Hu Bai's situation. They hadn't seen each other in half a month!
She didn't know what had happened and was very worried.
With Bibi Dong's mental power, she had already sensed Qian Renxue's arrival. As a mother, she instinctively wanted to open her mouth to greet her, but when she did, her tone was extremely cold: "Suit yourself. If you accidentally die in the Star Dou Great Forest, I won't care!"
As soon as these words came out, both Hu Liena and Xie Yue were stunned but dared not speak. This was their first time witnessing a confrontation between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
But Bibi Dong regretted it in her heart. She shouldn't have said such hurtful words, but...
Qian Renxue heard such hurtful words, and tiny pearls of tears streamed down her cheeks; her tear ducts were completely out of control.
"Why! I am your daughter, but why am I so disliked by you? I possess the best genius on the continent, yet why do you treat me like this?"
"Hmph! Die then! If that truly makes you happy, then in a few days, I will go!"
Qian Renxue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and left alone, very stubbornly, leaving behind a very lonely figure.
"I... alas..." Bibi Dong murmured in her heart. Looking at Qian Renxue like this, how could she not feel heartbroken?
If she truly wished Qian Renxue dead, Qian Renxue would have had no chance to be born at all.
At that time, when she was pregnant, the Qian family did not say they controlled her; they merely restricted her from leaving Spirit Hall, and nothing else.
In the Void, Qian Daoliu sighed silently as he watched the two of them like this. He also didn't know what to do.
He couldn't make up his mind because he knew that Bibi Dong, as Qian Renxue's mother, was also in great pain. He could see that Bibi Dong truly wanted to try and acknowledge Qian Renxue as her daughter, but she was saying one thing and meaning another.
Bibi Dong's taking Hu Bai as her last disciple did not surprise him, but why did she take Hu Liena as a disciple as well?
This was very intriguing. Wasn't it because she wanted to raise Hu Liena as a daughter?
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