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Yu Xiaogang and the others explained the situation at Shemei Village, and only then did Tang Xiao and the other two realize that a Fallen Spirit Master had appeared here.
It made sense; only a Fallen Spirit Master would cause an entire village of people to die.
"Then how should this place be handled afterwards?"
Tang Xiao asked, glancing around at the corpses.
"First, gather the villagers' corpses in the village into one place and burn them, then notify the nearby towns and see if anyone is willing to come and live in this village."
"Generally speaking, villages like this are very popular."
Yue Guan said.
"Popular here? How is that possible?"
Tang Xiao was somewhat incredulous. This was a place where everyone in the village had been killed by a Fallen Spirit Master; logically, shouldn't this place be avoided?
"Tsk, what a young master from a great Sect; you have absolutely no idea of the hardships common people face."
Bibi Dong curled her lips.
Having come from a commoner background herself, she best understood the choices made by those common people.
Although people had died here, compared to fearing such ethereal things, what common people cared about more was whether they had a place to live and whether they could eat their fill.
And a village like Shemei Village, which had housing and a stable source of income, was simply a treasure trove for those commoners wandering everywhere.
Even some impoverished surrounding villages would compete for the qualifications to move into Shemei Village.
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Tang Xiao remained looking blank, as did Tang Hao. Only Ah Yin, who knew the situation throughout the Douluo Continent through the Blue Silver Grass, could slightly understand the meaning behind Bibi Dong's words.
"Alright, Brother Xiao, the subsequent matters will be handled by the surrounding towns. Shall we help gather the villagers' corpses together for now?"
Ah Yin changed the subject.
"No problem, I'll listen to you!"
Upon hearing Ah Yin's words, Tang Xiao immediately changed his previously sour expression and nodded in agreement to help.
Tang Hao was arranged by Tang Xiao to stay aside and rest; Ah Yin quite agreed with this, so Tang Hao didn't say anything more.
Consequently, everyone began to transport the corpses of the Shemei Village villagers.
Just as everyone was busy, Bibi Dong sought out Yu Xiaogang.
"You were staring at that person named Ah Yin just now; is there something unusual about her?"
Bibi Dong asked.
Looking at Bibi Dong's expression, which contained a mix of curiosity and slight unhappiness, Yu Xiaogang grinned.
"She is indeed very unusual; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she is the most special existence among the current Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent."
Yu Xiaogang's voice carried praise.
Setting aside Arou, who had already returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, unless there were other Transformed Spirit Beasts on the Douluo Continent, Ah Yin was truly the most special one.
"The most special existence..."
Bibi Dong pondered what exactly was special about her, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out.
However, it didn't matter if she couldn't figure it out; she could choose to ask directly.
"So what exactly is special about her? I want the truth!"
Bibi Dong stared into Yu Xiaogang's eyes, as if preparing to judge whether he was lying by looking through his gaze.
"Then what if the truth I tell is the kind you don't want to hear?"
Yu Xiaogang asked with interest.
"I..."
Bibi Dong fell silent because she suddenly realized she seemed to be genuinely a little afraid that the answer wouldn't be the one she wanted to hear.
"Hehe, rest assured; the reason I'm interested in that person is because she is not human."
Seeing Bibi Dong fall silent, Yu Xiaogang no longer hid it.
"Not human? You mean..."
Bibi Dong's eyes widened. If she wasn't human, she could only be a Spirit Beast.
But the other party's appearance was human, meaning this was a Hundred Thousand Year Metamorphosed Spirit Beast!
"It is exactly as you think."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but secretly glance in Ah Yin's direction. That careful look seemed as if she wanted to see through the other party's background.
It was a pity that her observation was merely with the naked eye, so naturally, she couldn't see any flaws.
"Are you sure that person is really a Spirit Beast? She looks exactly like a normal Spirit Master."
Bibi Dong, who had looked for a long time without figuring out anything, retracted her gaze.
"Ninety percent chance, if my observation is correct."
Yu Xiaogang said.
"...So, when do you plan to make a move and capture her?"
"That's not necessary. I'm just curious about her; I have no interest in her spirit ring or Spirit Bone."
Yu Xiaogang said, then looked at Bibi Dong.
"You should know my philosophy. I can be said to be the most steadfast member of the Extreme Path. For me now, basically, any spirit ring that is not of the Light or Dark Attribute will be excluded by me, even a 100,000-year soul ring is the same."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong clicked her tongue.
"You really are... difficult to evaluate."
Bibi Dong was almost amused to the point of anger.
Others would be grateful to the heavens if they could obtain a 100,000-year soul ring or Spirit Bone, yet here was Yu Xiaogang, being picky.
Yet, regarding Yu Xiaogang's persistence, no one could say he was wrong, because he had already proven the correctness of his theory with his current strength.
Even because of Yu Xiaogang's influence, Bibi Dong had also developed similar thoughts.
For example, right now, after learning that Ah Yin was a Hundred Thousand Year Metamorphosed Spirit Beast and that Yu Xiaogang had no designs on her, Bibi Dong was considering whether she could make use of her.
And the final result was that she herself had no interest in Ah Yin either.
The other party's Spirit was that strange-looking Blue Silver Grass, which meant that person was a plant-type Spirit Beast, with a Life attribute.
And her two Spirits, the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Eating Spider Emperor, did not fit with plant-type Spirit Beasts, nor did they have the Life attribute.
To a certain extent, the Life attribute was even contrary to the attributes of her two Spirits.
If she absorbed the other party's spirit ring, she feared the other party's Life attribute would reduce the strength of her two Spirits.
That would be completely not worth the loss.
After figuring this out, Bibi Dong suddenly felt that being picky about spirit rings was actually reasonable.
"So what do you plan to do? A Hundred Thousand Year Metamorphosed Spirit Beast—if this information were known to others, I fear there would be countless people hunting her down."
Not to mention anything else, Bibi Dong could guarantee that her own teacher would definitely go out personally to hunt her down.
"Do nothing."
Yu Xiaogang shrugged.
"Anyway, looking at her, she is very confident that no one can discover her true identity."
"By doing nothing, she will travel throughout the Douluo Continent as usual."
"In this way, if there is a real need in the future, we can find her at any time."
Speaking of this, Yu Xiaogang looked at Bibi Dong.
"I do not intend to use her as a spirit ring. If you have a need, it is best to wait until your strength is sufficient before speaking, although I do not really recommend you do so."
"Also, let's agree on this first: I will only tell this secret to you; don't go spreading it around."
"Especially your teacher; given his personality, I fear he would know in the morning and set off with a group of people to capture her by the afternoon."
"He might even mock me while capturing her, disparaging me as worthless."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Bibi Dong had the heart to help her teacher argue a sentence or two.
But after thinking about it, it seemed there was nothing to argue against, because her teacher really had that kind of personality.
In the end, Bibi Dong could only give up defending her teacher.
"Rest assured, I am not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for them; this secret will absolutely not be leaked from me."
"I promise this is a secret that only the two of us know."