What Kind of Miserable Life Had I Been Living Before?

Whether it was good or bad no longer mattered.

For a moment, Bibi Dong felt a sense of release.

Bibi Dong was not stupid. If she truly had no brains, she could never have held the Pope's throne so securely.

What had truly harmed Bibi Dong was her obsession.

Rather than saying Bibi Dong loved Yu Xiaogang, it would be more accurate to say she loved the perfect, unattainable white moonlight of her youth.

That, combined with the immense harm Qian Xunji had done to Bibi Dong and the interference of the Rakshasa evil thoughts, had trapped her in a vicious cycle: the more she hated Qian Xunji, the more she longed for Yu Xiaogang.

Now, thanks to Qian Guxing's natural breath helping Bibi Dong balance the Rakshasa evil thoughts, she had regained temporary clarity and could look back on what had happened from the objective, rational perspective of a third party.

Bibi Dong realized she had been wrong, ridiculously wrong. No matter how much she loved someone, she should never have chosen to betray the Spirit Hall that had raised her. Such conduct was no different from that of a traitor.

She also realized that Yu Xiaogang was not as perfect as she had imagined. It would not even be an exaggeration to call him a petty man who deceived the world to steal fame.

As for Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong was still full of hatred. Even if she had been wrong and was willing to accept punishment from Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji should never have humiliated her like that!

"Tea... Teacher... have you had enough fun?"

Bibi Dong held Qian Guxing in her arms, kneading his face with a pair of slender, delicate hands. He dared neither get angry nor speak out.

Seeing Qian Guxing's helpless yet adorable expression, Bibi Dong burst out laughing.

"Never mind, never mind. Let it all stay in the past. It's time I looked forward."

At that moment, Bibi Dong felt a great weight lift from her shoulders.

Yu Xiaogang's whereabouts were unknown.

Qian Xunji was dead.

All the old grievances from those days had been settled.

Compared with being bound by the past, Bibi Dong suddenly felt that raising Qian Guxing well and waiting for him to grow up seemed more important, and more interesting too.

The Divine Realm.

Rakshasa Temple.

The Rakshasa God was utterly bewildered.

Seriously, bro.

If you've come to terms with it, what am I supposed to watch for fun?

"I'd like to see who dares interfere and disrupt my god trial!"

Furious, the Rakshasa God cast a strand of divine sense down to the Douluo Continent. When she saw Qian Guxing, she froze.

The Asura God King!

The Life God King!

The Destruction God King!

The God King of Goodness!

The Evil God King!

The presences of all Five Great God Kings converged on a single person!

She had stumbled straight into the imperial family.

The Rakshasa God had come brimming with killing intent and immediately slunk away with her tail between her legs. She enjoyed watching the fun, true, but she had a brain too, and had no wish to become the entertainment herself.

After returning to Rakshasa Temple, the Rakshasa God immediately put all her wisdom to work, pondering Qian Guxing's identity.

A God King's successor?

Clearly, that was unlikely.

Qian Guxing bore the presences of all Five Great God Kings.

The Five Great God Kings cared about their dignity too. They could not possibly choose the same successor. It was utterly unrealistic.

Then what was he?

The Rakshasa God thought until her head was about to burst, but still could not figure out Qian Guxing's identity.

She did understand one thing, though: Qian Guxing was not someone she could afford to provoke.

With all Five Great God Kings protecting him, if the Rakshasa God offended Qian Guxing, she could forget about getting by in the Divine Realm.

That gave the Rakshasa God a headache.

To be honest, the god trial tasks she had previously assigned Bibi Dong had been designed purely to torment her and provide entertainment.

Now Qian Guxing and Bibi Dong had no ordinary relationship.

If Qian Guxing ascended to the Divine Realm one day and discovered the full story of the Rakshasa God Trial, the Rakshasa God would probably be hard-pressed to protect herself.

"I'm finished. I went looking for fun and ended up finding it at my own expense."

The Rakshasa God wore a bitter expression. Then a thought occurred to her: since the past could not be changed, couldn't she simply treat Bibi Dong better from now on?

Besides, she could use this god trial to curry favor with Qian Guxing.

With that thought, the Rakshasa God stirred her divine sense.

Bibi Dong, who was teasing Qian Guxing, suddenly heard a voice in her head:

[Sixth god trial passed. Reward: all Soul Rings' ages increased by five thousand years!]

[Seventh god trial now issued: become Qian Guxing's Dao protector until he becomes a Soul Saint. Rewards: a God-bestowed Soul Ring, and all Soul Rings' ages increased by ten thousand years!]

Bibi Dong froze.

What was going on?

So there were rewards for taking god trials?

Then what kind of miserable life had I been living before?!

The condition for Bibi Dong to begin the god trials had been to devour Qian Xunji, and all six previous trials had required her to endure Rakshasa evil thoughts of varying intensity.

Not only had they failed to bring Bibi Dong the slightest increase in strength, they had constantly interfered with her reason, preventing her from using her full strength.

In fact, judging purely by talent, Bibi Dong was undoubtedly the strongest in the original story. Even with the odds overwhelmingly against her, she had still become a god and killed Tang San.

Unfortunately, Tang San had a God King backing him. That was completely unreasonable: he had his health locked and could be resurrected on top of it.

Bibi Dong stood alone and unsupported. Her daughter was love-brained, her disciple was love-brained, and the Great Enshrined was a coward. How was she supposed to play that hand...?

But now, because of Qian Guxing, the Rakshasa God had changed her attitude toward Bibi Dong and given her the treatment a normal god trial participant received.

"Become Qian Guxing's Dao protector."

Bibi Dong turned the condition over in her mind and looked at Qian Guxing in her arms, a curious glint in her beautiful eyes. In an instant, she understood why the Rakshasa God had suddenly become so generous.

Clearly, Qian Guxing's identity was exceptionally special. Even in the Divine Realm, he held considerable status.

The benefits she had obtained from the stingy Rakshasa God's trial were all thanks to Qian Guxing.

Her strength had increased and the god trial had become less difficult. In a wonderful mood, Bibi Dong cupped Qian Guxing's face and planted a hard kiss on it.

Qian Guxing was terrified. He had no idea what had gotten into his teacher...

"Teacher, please calm down. I'm only six."

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes with a wealth of charm, gave Qian Guxing's bottom a hard pat, and said with a smile:

"You little lecher, what are you thinking? I'm simply in a good mood."

With that, Bibi Dong rose and went straight to her dressing table. She summoned a maid to help her change and get ready, preparing to go out and handle Spirit Hall's affairs.

Qian Guxing stayed in Bibi Dong's bedchamber, eating the breakfast she had specially ordered a maid to prepare and admiring her breathtaking beauty.

Without a trace of makeup, Bibi Dong had a little less of the Pope's sharp authority and a little more of a tender young married woman's charm.

But once Bibi Dong had put on the Pope's robes and finished dressing, she looked every inch a queen, like an unreachable mountain peak that was hard to look up at without feeling ashamed of oneself.

"Come. I happen to have time today, so I'll take you to the library to find suitable Soul Beasts for you and plan the direction of your future Soul Ring development."

Bibi Dong took Qian Guxing's hand and walked out of the Pope's bedchamber.

In truth, Qian Guxing had no need to think about Soul Ring planning at all.

His First Martial Soul, the Ancient Tree of Nature, could form Soul Rings on its own, and those rings could grow.

Therefore, he would focus on cultivating the Ancient Tree of Nature in the early stages.

Once he reached the Titled Realm, he could attach Soul Rings over a hundred thousand years old to every slot of his Second Martial Soul, the True Essence Dao Body!

However, self-formed Soul Rings were far too shocking, so Qian Guxing planned to make up some excuse once they reached the Star Dou Great Forest.

Just as Qian Guxing was thinking about what excuse to use-

Bibi Dong suddenly stopped. Qian Guxing bumped into something soft, which bounced him back several steps.

Qian Guxing looked up in confusion, and his expression immediately grew a little awkward.

Qian Renxue stood not far away, her beautiful eyes slightly red as she stared intently at Qian Guxing.