In Xu Feng's timeline, inside the Spirit Hall's Worship Hall.
The more Qian Daoliu looked at Xu Feng, the more pleased he became. He could hardly keep the corners of his mouth from rising.
A Limit Douluo in his twenties! Such talent was utterly unheard of and unseen. If things went smoothly in the future, he had a very good chance of inheriting a god's position and entering the Divine Realm.
Add the Spirit Hall's Angel God inheritance to that, and there would be two gods under one roof!
How could he possibly keep from smiling?
"Sea God Island..." Qian Daoliu began to look forward to it. He wanted the Spirit Hall and Sea God Island to join forces as soon as possible.
A young Limit Douluo who can sweep unimpeded across the continent came to join us of his own accord. It seems our Spirit Hall's fortune truly defies the heavens, Qian Daoliu thought excitedly. The Spirit Hall was destined to flourish in this era!
Then,
he gave Qian Xunji a look, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Bibi Dong and Xu Feng, before he left with Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Qian Xunji understood his father's look. After his father and Golden Crocodile Douluo had left, he put on a kindly expression and said gently, "Dong'er, take Xu Feng around the Spirit Hall. Be a good host, and don't neglect him."
With that, he tactfully left the hall, giving Bibi Dong and Xu Feng a chance to spend some time alone together.
After hearing her teacher's words, Bibi Dong's delicate, fair face grew a little downcast. As the Holy Maiden, she naturally knew that the Spirit Hall had to come first in everything, and she also knew that Xu Feng was the best choice for a marriage alliance.
But...
She simply didn't want to be sacrificed for others' interests.
Even though she had to admit that she had developed a little affection for Xu Feng, she wanted a purer relationship, not one wrapped in the guise of a "marriage alliance for mutual benefit."
She felt as though she had been sold off.
After all, she had displayed peerless talent and understanding from childhood, and she even had a hidden Second Martial Soul that had yet to be revealed. She was confident that she was no weaker than anyone of the younger generation, and she had ambitions that reached incomparably far.
Otherwise, she would never have been taken as a disciple by the current Pope, much less risen to the position of the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden.
But even so, she had no choice but to bow to reality and become a sacrifice in an exchange of interests.
She clenched her fists, her chest tight. Soul Power circulated slowly through her body, suppressing her complicated emotions.
"Xu Feng, may I ask you a question?" Bibi Dong asked, a hint of curiosity in her beautiful eyes.
"Oh? What is it?" Xu Feng hadn't expected Qian Daoliu and the others to leave the hall so abruptly, leaving him alone with Bibi Dong. It made the atmosphere a little awkward. Old Qian really does trust me, huh? Isn't he afraid I might do something outrageous? he thought, at a loss for words.
"With your talent and strength, you could roam the wide world unhindered. Why did you choose to come here and enter a marriage alliance with me?" Bibi Dong asked. She was very curious why Xu Feng would enter a marriage alliance with her. Was her charm so great that Xu Feng couldn't resist it?
But when Xu Feng had first seen her, his gaze had clearly been perfectly clear, without the slightest trace of infatuation. That puzzled her somewhat.
"I have a magnificent bearing and a handsome appearance, while your beauty is peerless, your looks fit for an immortal."
"The two of us are a match made in heaven. What's so strange about that?"
Xu Feng spoke as though it were the most natural thing in the world.
Bibi Dong couldn't help rolling her eyes. Do you have to boast so much? Can't you be a little less thick-skinned?
The people she usually met were nobles of high status, with impeccable manners and extraordinary eloquence. This was the first time she had met someone as free and unrestrained as Xu Feng. She had to admit, it was rather novel.
"Can't you be a little more modest?" Bibi Dong couldn't help urging him. Still, hearing Xu Feng praise her charm made her feel a little happy and pleased.
"By the way, could you take me somewhere?" Xu Feng asked.
"Where?" Bibi Dong asked curiously. Her teacher had told her to show Xu Feng around the Spirit Hall, so they could go there while they were at it.
"Into your heart," Xu Feng said with a perfectly serious expression.
"Huh?" Bibi Dong froze, unable to process his words. "Into... into my heart?" she stammered, stumbling over the words.
Thump, thump, thump.
For some reason, her heart was beating faster, as though it were about to leap out of her chest. A faint pink quietly spread across her fair ears.
"You!" Bibi Dong exclaimed, embarrassed and annoyed, glaring at Xu Feng. Only then did she realize that he had been flirting with her.
But to her surprise, she wasn't angry. Instead, she found it a little thrilling, as though the doors to her tightly shut heart had been brutally smashed open.
"I'm a little thirsty. Is there anything to drink in the Spirit Hall?" Xu Feng asked again.
"Something to drink? What do you want?" Bibi Dong suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and answered.
"To drink in the chance to cherish you," Xu Feng said, once again looking perfectly serious.
"Cherish me?" Bibi Dong froze again. This time, her mind went almost blank. She felt dizzy, as though she were about to fall, her legs barely able to support her. "Y-you, stop it," she said in a fluster. She was afraid she would make a spectacle of herself.
How can this lecher say such embarrassing things so bluntly, without any regard for his image?
It's simply outrageous! He hasn't a shred of manners!
She glared at Xu Feng in a huff.
"I've prepared a dress for you. I hope you'll accept it," Xu Feng said, looking slightly apologetic.
"A dress for me?" Bibi Dong's huffy expression softened. Though he seemed a little reckless and roguish, he at least had some manners, knowing to bring her a dress when they first met.
"That's more like it. Let me see what kind of dress it is." She put on an air. She hadn't decided whether to accept it yet. In a moment, she would deliberately refuse the dress to his face and make him look foolish too. The thought alone was amusing.
"I'm dressed to surrender to you," Xu Feng said, stressing each word as he put on what he thought was a very handsome expression.
"You, you, you..." Bibi Dong's emotions, which had only just settled, were stirred up again.
In a flash,
a rosy blush appeared on her fair, stunning face, making her look radiant and captivating. Her breathing grew uneven, and her head swam as though deprived of air.
The young Soul Masters she usually met couldn't wait to present a flawless image before her and leave her with a good impression. She had never met anyone as bold and unusual as Xu Feng.
Her heart was in turmoil.
Xu Feng looked at Bibi Dong's flustered state, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly.
In his previous life, he had been so bored that he'd read plenty of cheesy pickup lines. Well, now they were coming in handy.
Three cheesy pickup lines in a row had left the usually lofty Holy Maiden unable to maintain her composure.
At the entrance to the Worship Hall's main hall, Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Golden Crocodile Douluo hadn't left. They were hiding by the door and peeking in, their heads stacked one above the other. When they heard Xu Feng's three cheesy pickup lines in a row, they froze.
"Holy crap, this young man..."