Chapter 82: The Reason—Why Did Qian Xunji Trap Bibi Dong in the secret chamber Back Then?
The luxury carriage traveled smoothly along the level Official Road, its wheels crunching rhythmically over the gravel.
Lin Yuan had already put away his diary. Watching the scenery flash by outside the window, a meaningful curve tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"That's about enough for today's diary entry."
"If I write any more, I'm afraid Qian Renxue's tsundere little heart won't be able to take it and will shatter on the spot."
Though he still felt like he hadn't quite finished.
After all, regarding the Spirit Hall and that mother-daughter pair, there were still too many explosive secrets yet to be revealed.
For instance... the true cause of Qian Xunji's death!
Currently, the entire continent believes that the previous Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji, died of his injuries after returning to the Spirit Hall following a heavy wounding by the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
This is also the root of the irreconcilable feud between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.
Because of this, Tang Hao was branded with the crime of "murdering the Supreme Pontiff" and became a wanted man across the World.
But what is the truth?
"Heh."
Lin Yuan sneered inwardly. "In the end, Tang Hao is just a scapegoat—at most, an 'accomplice'."
"The one who truly dealt Qian Xunji the final blow, and even devoured him whole, was none other than his beloved student who hated him to the bone—Bibi Dong!"
The same secret chamber was not only Bibi Dong's nightmare but ultimately became Qian Xunji's burial place.
"If I were to expose this and tell Qian Renxue that her father's killer is actually her biological mother, she'd probably go insane on the spot, wouldn't she?"
Lin Yuan shook his head.
This secret was too massive; he had to save it to savor slowly. If he threw it all out now, it might overwhelm people.
His current strategy was: nine parts truth, one part falsehood, proceeding step by step.
Only by establishing the authority of "Lin Yuan's diary = absolute truth" would they believe him without question when he wanted to fabricate something later (like plots to win over certain female characters)... At this moment, Lin Yuan leaned against the soft couch, but Bibi Dong's figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
"If you really want to talk about who was right or wrong back then, no one's hands are clean. Qian Xunji was scum; there's no defending that."
"Forcing oneself on one's own student—such behavior is despicable in any era."
"Although in this Douluo World where strength is respected and nobles can dispose of commoners at will, such things are common occurrences within the Two Great Empires and various Sects."
"But that doesn't excuse his vileness."
Then, a flash of disdain crossed Lin Yuan's eyes. "Furthermore, what made Qian Xunji most deserving of death wasn't his evil, but his stupidity!"
"Since he had already cast aside all pretenses and committed such an act, why didn't he cut the weeds at the roots? Or at least completely cripple Bibi Dong's cultivation?"
"He actually allowed Bibi Dong to go to the Slaughter City for training? Let her obtain the Slaughter God Domain? Gave her the chance to grow strong enough to turn back and consume him?"
"That's not arrogance; that's throwing your brains into a latrine!"
"So, him dying at Bibi Dong's hands was purely well-deserved."
Lin Yuan mentally sentenced Qian Xunji to death, and then his thoughts shifted back to Bibi Dong.
As for Bibi Dong, while she was a victim, she was by no means a pure white lotus.
Think about it—how many resources did the Spirit Hall pour into her?
The position of Holy Maiden, the successor to the Supreme Pontiff—she was a favored child of heaven, nurtured with the resources of the entire continent!
Her second spirit ring was a thousand-year one. In this era, how many top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasures would it take to enhance one's Physique enough to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring beyond one's level?
(The original work had hundred-year rings in the early stages and thousand-year rings in the Late Stage—a bit of a bug. Here, I'm going with thousand-year.)
And the result?
She enjoyed the best of everything the Spirit Hall had to offer, yet for that talentless waste Yu Xiaogang, who only knew how to plagiarize, she wanted to elope?
She even wanted to leave the Spirit Hall?
How is that any different from treason?!
Any ruler would probably want to slap her to death!
Only a fool like Qian Xunji would use such a bottom-tier tactic as a 'secret chamber' to make someone stay.
Lin Yuan analyzed calmly in his mind.
For someone like him, who possessed an adult Soul and whose morals followed his aesthetics...
He didn't sympathize with Bibi Dong's plight, but that didn't stop him from coveting the woman.
A true stunner... mature, noble, cold, and elegant, plus the unique double buffs of being a 'wife' and the 'Supreme Pontiff'.
If there were a chance to have Bibi Dong, he wouldn't hesitate to act. After all, she was a stunner by any standard, with the added 'wife' buff.
Of course, being a simp was out of the question.
After thinking all this, Lin Yuan felt a bit tired.
He yawned and tilted his body, naturally resting his head on the shoulder of Xiao Wu, who was leaning against the windowsill looking at the scenery (actually lurking in the chat group).
"Mm?!"
Xiao Wu's body jolted, like a startled little rabbit.
Her attention was entirely on the bustling chat group, so she hadn't noticed when Lin Yuan finished writing in his diary.
The sudden weight and warmth made her mind go blank for a second.
Immediately after, a strong scent of male hormones wafted into her nose.
"Brother... you..."
Xiao Wu was about to speak when she felt Lin Yuan's even breathing against the crook of her neck.
It was a bit ticklish and warm.
"Is he... asleep?"
Xiao Wu turned her head to look at the handsome face just inches away.
Lin Yuan's eyes were closed, his eyelashes were long, and his sleeping face lacked his usual depth, appearing more like a well-behaved youth.
"Big badie, always taking advantage of me..."
Xiao Wu mumbled with a flushed face, but her body was honest and didn't pull away.
Instead, she carefully adjusted her posture to let Lin Yuan lean more comfortably.
Her body temperature rose, and her heart rate quickened.
But to avoid waking Lin Yuan, she could only endure the shyness and heat, shifting her attention back to the chat group in her mind.
That was her only way to "cool down" right now—gossiping!
...By this time, the chat group had already exploded.
They were originally just discussing Qian Renxue's background, but as the topic deepened, a group of "Leeuwenhoek-level" women began digging into the details of those years.
Just then.
A newcomer who had never spoken in the group, with a nickname that exuded a "big sister" vibe, suddenly raised a very sharp question.
[Queen of the Dark Night: Um... sisters, sorry to interrupt.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Although I'm not involved, there's a question I haven't been able to figure out, and it's really bothering me.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: As Bibi Dong's teacher and the Supreme Pontiff, why did Qian Xunji use such an extreme method as "rape"?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: According to the clues in Lin Yuan's diary, it seems Bibi Dong was passionately in love with Yu Xiaogang at the time?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Was it that Qian Xunji resorted to this low tactic just to stop Bibi Dong from leaving and to make her lose hope in Yu Xiaogang?]
As soon as this question was asked, the group instantly became lively...