Why Did Every Few Words Come Back to Spirit Hall's Collapse?

If I find you, you're dead... Bibi Dong huffed inwardly.

Her gaze was blazing as she looked at the last two people below the dais and parted her red lips:

"Tuoba Xi, what do you think about Spirit Hall's development?"

Hearing Bibi Dong's question, Tuoba Xi answered without thinking:

"Your Holiness, as for your decision, I wholeheartedly approv-"

Tuoba Xi, who had been speaking so confidently, suddenly looked stunned, and his words came to an abrupt halt halfway through.

He had been just about to recite the answer he had prepared long ago.

But then he suddenly came to his senses and realized that Bibi Dong's question seemed different.

What had she asked?

Tuoba Xi suddenly thought back.

She seemed to have asked about Spirit Hall's development...

How... how am I supposed to answer that?

Why did she suddenly change the question when it got to me?

Tuoba Xi stood there with his head slightly lowered, his mind racing.

On the throne,

Bibi Dong sat with her legs crossed, watching the people below with an intrigued expression.

She had changed the question to find out which of the last two men was the owner of that voice.

Just then, the familiar voice abruptly rang out by her ear.

What the fuck? Why did she change the question when it got here?

Damn it, I just came up with a whole bunch of perfect things to say, and you went and changed the question. Are you fucking with me?

Hearing the familiar voice, Bibi Dong smiled with interest, her gaze drifting back and forth between Tuoba Xi and Li Mubai.

Who was it?

Tuoba Xi?

Or was it Li Mubai, who had just joined Spirit Hall and become its tenth elder?

The inner voice just now had not allowed Bibi Dong to tell which of the two it belonged to.

Just then,

Tuoba Xi finally found some words.

"Your Holiness, our Spirit Hall's wealth rivals that of the two great empires, and our martial strength is not inferior to either of them. We are like the sun at high noon!"

Tuoba Xi summed up Spirit Hall's current situation, then fixed his gaze and continued:

"All signs show that Spirit Hall is flourishing ever more under your leadership, Your Holiness, which proves that your decisions are wise and mighty."

Listening to his evasive speech, even Bi Yibi could not help frowning.

What sort of nonsense is that?

I asked what you thought about Spirit Hall's development, and you're standing here flattering me?

A feeling of displeasure rose in Bibi Dong's heart.

But it quickly faded, because the inner voice rang out once again.

Development?

What development can Spirit Hall possibly have? It's nothing but a handful of yellow earth. In the end, it can't withstand the great power of time and will vanish into the long river.

Bibi Dong could not help staring in surprise at the information the inner voice had revealed this time.

Had he actually said Spirit Hall had no future?

He had even said that Spirit Hall, a towering colossus that seemed to hold up the heavens, would one day collapse and vanish. How was that possible?

It was utter nonsense!

Bibi Dong naturally chose not to believe any of it.

As things stood, Spirit Hall was in no way inferior to the two great empires.

How could such an enormous power vanish into the long river of history?

The same was true of the two great empires, which had existed for who knew how many years.

They had not vanished, so how could Spirit Hall collapse?

Hmph!

Who was it, daring to spout such wild claims!

You'd better hope I don't catch you, or I'll make you pay!!

Bibi Dong stared at the two men's faces once more, hoping to see the changes in their thoughts.

But how could it be that easy?

Both Li Mubai and Tuoba Xi were Level 90 Titled Douluo!

How could their emotions be written on their faces? Changes in their thoughts were even less likely to show!

At that moment, the two men

wore very different expressions: Tuoba Xi looked respectful,

while Li Mubai appeared calm, without the slightest trace of panic.

"Tuoba Xi, I asked what good suggestions you had for Spirit Hall's development, not for this nonsense!"

Bibi Dong's voice was icy, and the anger in it was plain to hear.

Tuoba Xi, whose facial muscles had relaxed, once again put on a respectful expression at Bibi Dong's rebuke and immediately lowered his head.

He felt bitter inside, too.

Everyone before me said the same thing, so why did I get scolded when it was my turn?

It would not have occurred to him that Bibi Dong had asked this question because she was trying to work out who the inner voice belonged to.

His answer had undoubtedly made it harder to tell.

What the fuck? That old woman actually got angry!

The thing is, that was the answer I fucking came up with too. Doesn't that mean I'll get scolded when my turn comes?

On the throne,

a wicked smile suddenly appeared on Bibi Dong's face.

Found you!

Her gaze passed straight over Tuoba Xi and snapped onto Li Mubai.

How dare you call me an old woman?

Just wait. I'll show you what I'm capable of!

Bibi Dong lowered her eyelids, narrowing her eyes slightly, and an idea for a punishment leaped into her mind.

Why is that old woman looking at me? Shouldn't he be questioning Tuoba Xi right now?

Noticing that he was being watched, Li Mubai felt uncomfortable all over.

Bibi Dong's gaze was especially venomous, as though she had him right where she wanted him.

"Your Holiness, I..."

Tuoba Xi wanted to say something more, but Bibi Dong cut him off sharply.

"Shut up!"

The sudden shout froze Tuoba Xi on the spot like a stone statue, and he did not dare utter another word.

The other elders around them all showed a trace of sympathy.

Bibi Dong's gaze remained fixed on Li Mubai, unwavering.

Just now, when she had rebuked Tuoba Xi,

the inner voice had once again rung out by her ear.

Tuoba Xi actually tried to pat the horse's rump and ended up patting its leg. He got scolded even for saying nice things. I really give up on this woman!

What is there to say about Spirit Hall's development?

It looks powerful, but it doesn't have the deep foundations of the two great empires at all.

On top of that, the people in Spirit Hall aren't united from top to bottom. And this woman is pushing things along in the midst of it all.

Its collapse is only a matter of time, not to mention that this is what destiny has decreed.

But I absolutely can't say any of that aloud. Otherwise, this crazy woman will definitely take me for a lunatic.

For now, I'd better think about how to fool him.

Since saying nice things gets you scolded, then I'll...

The voice was still echoing in Bibi Dong's ear.

But she had no attention to spare for it now.

That passage of inner thoughts had revealed far too much, and it had all been far too true.

As Pope, he naturally knew that Spirit Hall's foundations could not yet compare with those of the two great empires.

It was also true that the people in Spirit Hall were not united from top to bottom.

That was what puzzled Bibi Dong now.

By now, he was almost certain that the voice belonged to Li Mubai.

But why would Li Mubai say that Spirit Hall would be destroyed by her hand?

He had even said that its collapse and destruction were decreed by destiny.

Was Spirit Hall really that feeble?