The Wheel of Time, the Truth Was So Cruel

Every word Chu Xuan spoke was a pearl of wisdom.

Qian Daoliu knew plenty about Yu Xiaogang, but he truly had not known that the man had deliberately approached Bibi Dong.

At first, he had simply thought their feelings were mutual.

He had never imagined there was such a story behind it.

If it was confirmed, he would have to settle the score with Yu Xiaogang.

Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind him would have to pay a price.

The other worshippers, Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo wore a remarkable variety of expressions.

They truly had not known.

Now that they had heard Chu Xuan, they found it absurd, yet it somehow made perfect sense.

He had laid out each matter with sound reasons and evidence, clearly and logically.

His final words struck straight at the soul.

If Yu Xiaogang truly cared about Bibi Dong and had feelings for her, why had he not considered her position?

At the time, she had only been the saintess, not yet the Pope.

The saintess was entitled to enter the fourth and fifth floors.

But she was not allowed to bring outsiders into them.

Some of the books on those two floors concerned Spirit Hall secrets.

Yet Bibi Dong had taken someone inside, and they had gone in and out frequently.

Bibi Dong had gone through every book on both floors.

Then Yu Xiaogang had used the library's materials to produce the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, boasting that it was his own research without ever mentioning the source of his information.

From this, it was clear that Bibi Dong was no good match.

"Bibi Dong, your love-blindness has harmed you."

"That old scumbag Yu Xiaogang would never spare a thought for your position."

"Even... after he left you, he immediately got involved with another woman."

"And she was his own paternal cousin, Liu Erlong. Do you think that, as the clan's young master, he wouldn't have known about his second uncle's illegitimate daughter?"

At those words, everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

What the hell?

There was something this scandalous too?

They truly knew nothing about Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang.

Even Qian Daoliu did not know.

But clearly, Bibi Dong knew about the relationship between the two.

By now, Bibi Dong's mind was in complete chaos.

She glared at Chu Xuan, refusing to believe a word he said.

"You, you're talking nonsense! You don't have any proof! Things weren't at all like you..."

Before she could finish, Chu Xuan raised a hand and cut her off.

"You really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. Since you want proof, take a look."

With that, he turned his palm over, and the Wheel of Time appeared in it.

"This is the Wheel of Time. It can show events of the past, present, and future."

The Wheel of Time flew upward and hovered silently in the air.

Its body was forged from half-solidified silver-white divine metal, and intricate, circular divine patterns of time were engraved upon the enormous wheel.

A faint bronze light flowed through the inner ring, reflecting the dust-covered past.

The middle ring was clear and luminous white, revealing the countless aspects of the present world.

Pale violet mist wreathed the outer ring, where phantom images of the future yet to come rose and sank.

Long streams of light wound around the crystal-clear spokes, flowing slowly around the wheel like the river of time.

A transparent divine pearl of time was set in the hub, countless scenes of mortal life flashing one after another within it.

The wheel turned slowly, and a distant, ethereal divine sound spilled out in every direction.

Ripples of time gently stirred the space around it, suffusing the air with a supreme divinity that governed the cycles of time and looked down upon past, present, and future.

At the sight of the divine artifact, Qian Daoliu could not help sucking in a cold breath, his very soul trembling.

The others' expressions grew grave, while Bibi Dong's eyes filled with terror.

Chu Xuan smiled faintly. "Now let's see what kind of trash your white moonlight is, and just how worthless your taste in men is."

The inner ring of the Wheel of Time turned, and a projected screen of light appeared.

On the screen, Yu Xiaogang was in a carriage outside Spirit City.

The carriage stopped, and he stepped down, staring at the towering city walls with fervor in his eyes.

Eventually, he entered Spirit City and went straight to the library.

He then joined Spirit Hall Academy and, later, won Bibi Dong's favor.

It matched Chu Xuan's account exactly, corroborating what he had said.

But what was the most important part?

It was Yu Xiaogang talking to himself in private, in his dormitory, at an inn, and in the library.

His words made it plain that he had tried every possible way to enter the fourth and fifth floors.

In the end, he had decided to approach Bibi Dong.

After winning Bibi Dong's heart, he even mocked her in private.

He mocked Bibi Dong for being stupid, for having no brains and not a shred of cunning.

Words like these could always be heard when Yu Xiaogang was alone.

Even the mockery and madness in his eyes could be seen clearly.

Feelings?

There were none.

It had all been a facade, nothing but a performance to achieve his goal of researching Mutated Martial Souls and changing his own fate.

Inside the Angel Temple, everyone fell silent.

Hearing Chu Xuan say it was one thing; seeing it with their own eyes was another.

The worshippers who had been quite angry with Bibi Dong now felt a little sorry for her.

Or rather, they found her pitiful.

She had thought it was a love that had been forcibly torn apart, only for it to turn out that love had never existed.

She had been deceived by an old scumbag and good-for-nothing for decades.

Even now, that old good-for-nothing still filled her heart and eyes.

She had always thought he was the best man under heaven.

After seeing what was on the screen, Bibi Dong had collapsed to the floor, as though all her strength had been drained away.

She watched the projected screen of light, silently shedding tears.

If she could still have thought Chu Xuan's words were false, that they were lies,

then the images on the screen now could not possibly have been faked.

For among them were many scenes of her time with Yu Xiaogang, scenes of the two of them alone together.

No one else could possibly have known about them.

She really had been deceived for decades.

Had she fed decades of genuine affection to a dog?

"So... was it all just my wishful thinking?"

Bibi Dong lowered her head, tears falling with a patter.

To her, the images were a public trial, an execution of her past feelings.

Spirit Hall had noticed that Yu Xiaogang's intentions were impure and had therefore expelled him from Spirit City.

Yu Xiaogang had also noticed at the time, so he had made himself scarce.

But before leaving, he had met Bibi Dong one last time.

They had put on a tragic play.

It was truly ridiculous beyond measure.

Chu Xuan sat on the throne, watching her at his leisure.

The once-lofty Pope of Spirit Hall had now had her final layer of defense torn to shreds.

If she still could not come to her senses, he would not mind replacing the Pope.

With the Worship Hall's support and the gods at his back, wouldn't replacing the Pope be a matter of a single word?

Even if some people supported Bibi Dong, the tide was on his side, and his word was the truth.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were trembling now.

The Pope had such a past, and she really did seem to be blinded by love.

Love-blindness was truly dangerous; it could get many people killed.

Unfortunately, they could say nothing, nor did they dare.

"Bibi Dong, now that you know the truth, what do you want to do next?"

"If you're still in love with Yu Xiaogang, I think you should take some time to calm down and hand the position of Pope over to someone else for now."

Chu Xuan spoke with a smile.

He dared to threaten the gods themselves, let alone Bibi Dong.

In this world, he could do whatever he wanted.

If anything went wrong, the gods would deal with it.