Chapter 132: The Secret Room
The usual spacious and bright atmosphere of the Supreme Pontiff Palace was gone. The entire main hall seemed to be covered in a layer of frost. Inside, there were only four people: Qian Xunji, seated on his throne; Golden Bell and Silver Hammer Douluo, his guards; and Bibi Dong, in a simple light purple dress.
The dead silence lasted for a long time. Finally, Bibi Dong spoke first. "Teacher."
"Jin Zhong, Yin Chui," Qian Xunji interrupted her, "you two go outside and guard the door. Without my command, no one is allowed to step in."
As he spoke, something in his eyes caused Bibi Dong's brows to furrow, and an inexplicable aversion arose within her.
"Yes!" the two guards responded, quickly leaving the hall. It wasn't until the door closed that they realized their palms were already cold with sweat. They were very clear about Qian Xunji's sordid nature and what he intended to do. If it were in the past, they wouldn't have cared. But ever since Jingni Douluo had emerged, a sense of panic had grown in their hearts. If Bibi Dong successfully cultivated her twin Martial Souls and sought revenge, she would inevitably target them as accomplices.
While they were sighing, Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo walked over.
"His Excellency the Supreme Pontiff is currently meeting a special guest," Golden Bell Douluo said, blocking their path.
This coincided perfectly with Qin Xuan's plan for them. To ensure no one could interfere, Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo started chatting with the two guards about the Sect Competition.
With them gone, only Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong remained. He slowly stood up and walked towards her. "Disciple, is there something you need from your teacher?"
The feeling of unease struck again. Bibi Dong gathered her courage and knelt. "Disciple has sinned and failed to live up to your heavy trust."
"What sin?" he asked, surprised by her admission of guilt.
"Disciple has fallen in love with Yu Xiaogang," she said, the words she had buried for years finally coming out. But as she spoke, she wavered. The face she thought of was not Yu Xiaogang's, but another's... someone who had grown into a person she now looked up to, in both strength and wisdom.
Perhaps Yu Xiaogang was just an obsession. But she didn't want to be a woman who fell in love with someone else. Even if everything about him was fake, as long as his feelings for her were real, that was enough.
"And then?" Qian Xunji said in a deep voice. "You should know that as the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, it's impossible for the two of you to be together. That good-for-nothing doesn't deserve you." You are destined to be mine, he added silently in his heart.
"Disciple knows Xiao Gang has no talent," she said, tears blurring her eyes. "And I know that everything I have was given by Spirit Hall. But I am unwilling to let Xiao Gang down. I humbly request that you allow me to resign from the position of Holy Maiden, and let Qin Xuan assume the position of Holy Son."
"You plan to give up the position of Holy Maiden for that good-for-nothing?" Qian Xunji was relieved, shocked, and mostly, furious. Relieved that she remembered her debt to Spirit Hall, shocked that she would voluntarily give up her position, and furious because of Yu Xiaogang.
Seeing her willing to give up the position of Supreme Pontiff's successor for that man—and even give it to Qin Xuan, another man with whom she had an ambiguous relationship—how could he not be furious?
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