Affection! Poison Mist! (Fourth Update! Please Vote! Please Bookmark!)

"Bibi Dong, do you need to rest for a while?"

Du Bai asked courteously.

"No, let's keep going."

Bibi Dong shook her head and replied gently.

"Alright."

Du Bai nodded.

Then—

Du Bai and Bibi Dong set off again, heading deeper into Sunset Forest.

Although Du Bai and Bibi Dong did not talk much along the way, their relationship was quite harmonious.

Du Bai also noticed that Bibi Dong's attitude toward him had changed considerably. She was no longer as cold as she had been when they first met.

Naturally, Du Bai responded to Bibi Dong's gentle attitude with even greater gentleness.

Du Bai was the kind of person who treated others the way they treated him.

If Bibi Dong had remained icy and distant, disregarding everything Du Bai did for her—

Then Du Bai would not have treated Bibi Dong kindly either.

Even if Bibi Dong was the goddess in Du Bai's heart, he would have treated her coldly.

Though Du Bai truly liked Bibi Dong in his heart and wanted to be with her—

If you paid him no attention and showed no interest whatsoever—

Then why should he press his warm face against a cold backside and make a fool of himself?

Love was a two-way journey. It required mutual respect and mutual affection.

In real life, everyone had, more or less, someone they deeply liked who did not like them back.

Someone they loved but could never have.

For such a person, their hearts were filled with dreams of a future together, and they wanted to brave mountains of blades and seas of fire for them.

But if their efforts received no return—

A rational person would cut their losses in time, regard that affection as a beautiful feeling, continue living optimistically, and meet someone more suitable in the future.

An irrational person, however, would not know how to walk away. They would keep doing things the other person never asked for and giving gifts the other person did not care to receive.

They poured themselves out one-sidedly while constantly claiming how earth-shatteringly they loved.

But that kind of devotion was not called giving. It was called being a simp.

Du Bai was a rational person. His inner voice revealed his fondness for Bibi Dong, but throughout this period, his words and actions had reasonably maintained a distance.

If you gave me a peach blossom branch, I would give you an entire peach grove.

If you gave me a wisp of fireworks, I would give you a sky full of stars.

If you held my hand, I would give you a future.

That was also why Bibi Dong had gradually developed a favorable impression of Du Bai.

If Bibi Dong could not hear Du Bai's inner voice, they might not have ended up together, or they might have gone through even more twists and turns.

But now, Bibi Dong could hear Du Bai's inner voice.

Together with the exhilaration they felt while hunting Soul Beasts and fighting Soul Masters, where they could battle without holding back—

Bibi Dong had already begun to slowly accept Du Bai.

Back to the point.

At this moment—

Du Bai and Bibi Dong had already traveled quite some distance.

They now stopped and observed the dense forest blocking the path ahead.

"There's a trace of poison behind this. It seems like there's a large-scale poisonous mist. Should we take a look?"

Bibi Dong spoke to Du Bai.

Bibi Dong's Martial Soul was the Death Spider Emperor, and she possessed poison-attributed Soul Rings, making her especially sensitive to poison.

Du Bai had mentioned the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo in his inner voice.

Therefore, Bibi Dong vaguely guessed that this was the path leading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

However, Bibi Dong pretended not to know and asked Du Bai instead.

If she did not put on an act, Du Bai would definitely notice that she could hear his inner voice.

"Poison?"

Du Bai's heart jolted upon hearing that.

A poisonous place—did that not mean they had arrived in the territory of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

"Let's go. If there's poison here, something must be going on. Let's take a look."

Du Bai spoke calmly, concealing the joy in his heart.

Bringing my wife Xiao Dong Dong along really was a wise choice!

If it weren't for my wife Dong Dong, I never would've noticed that poisonous mist was hidden behind this ordinary forest!

Du Bai felt exhilarated inside.

"Alright."

Bibi Dong replied impassively.

Yet she could not help but laugh inwardly.

Being able to hear Du Bai's inner voice made Bibi Dong feel as though she had a god's-eye view, allowing her to know every one of Du Bai's actions.

Then, when she saw Du Bai desperately trying to conceal those actions while putting on an expression of ignorance, she found it amusing and interesting.

Then—

Du Bai and Bibi Dong worked together to clear away the dense forest ahead, opening up a path.

Beyond that path lay a thick forest, with a small mountain faintly visible in the distance.

The moment Du Bai saw that small mountain, he grew excited.

"There's a concave, inverted cone-shaped valley on that mountain. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is there!"

Du Bai analyzed inwardly.

Naturally, Bibi Dong heard those thoughts.

So the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is hidden atop that mountain.

Bibi Dong thought to herself, yet she had no intention of exposing him or snatching it away.

Although Bibi Dong knew in advance, she still cooperated with Du Bai and pretended to know nothing.

"Bibi Dong, don't you think this forest is strange?"

"Look at the purple poisonous mist ahead. It's like a wall used in battle, blocking our path, and there isn't a single bird or beast nearby."

"I suspect there may be a terrifying Soul Beast living inside, perhaps one that's over a hundred thousand years old. Should we go in and take a look?"

Du Bai spoke as though he were merely speculating, revealing a hint of vigilance.

"Exactly what I had in mind. Perhaps there's a Soul Ring inside that suits you!"

Bibi Dong cooperated with Du Bai, pretending to know nothing.

In truth, Bibi Dong knew everything in her heart.

Haha, Du Bai is so adorable. If I hadn't known beforehand that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Immortal Flower Immortal Grass were inside—

I almost would have been fooled by him. I nearly believed there really were fifty-thousand-year or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in there!

Bibi Dong thought inwardly. Being able to hear Du Bai's inner voice truly felt too wondrous.

"Still, we should be careful. If there really is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast inside, it won't be easy to deal with."

"And this poisonous mist is rather troublesome. Du Bai, stay behind me later. I can break through it."

Bibi Dong spoke with a serious expression, as though she truly believed Du Bai's speculation.

"Alright, Bibi Dong. I'll have to trouble you."

"If anything feels wrong, we'll retreat."

"Also, if you get poisoned, take the Great Returning Pill immediately. It can instantly restore Soul Power and injuries, including poison!"

Du Bai spoke with concern in his voice.

"Alright."

Bibi Dong nodded.

Afterward, Bibi Dong summoned her First Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor.

At the same time, Bibi Dong activated her Seventh Soul Skill, Death Spider Emperor True Body!

In an instant, eight Soul Rings—yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, and black—surrounded Bibi Dong, pulsing up and down.

Dark purple Soul Power surged around Bibi Dong's body, and her aura was majestic.

Her once holy body became covered in purple Spider Emperor armor, mixed with an evil aura—beautiful and terrifying.

"Stay close."

Bibi Dong coolly tossed out those three words before walking toward the poisonous mist.

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