Spirit City, Pope's Palace.
The crisp sound of footsteps stopped. Qian Renxue looked up at the solemn palace, feeling both familiar with it and estranged from it.
"Young Master, do you really want to see that woman?"
Behind her, Golden Alligator Douluo spoke up and asked.
Qian Renxue drew a slight breath, lightly bit her pearly teeth, and gazed at Pope's Palace in silence. After a long while, her eyes flickered, and she said in a tone laden with meaning, "Yes. I have to see her."
Immediately afterward, the crisp footsteps rang out again. Under the strange yet respectful gazes of the many guards, Qian Renxue slowly walked into the Pope's Palace she had not set foot in for many years.
Thud—
As the doors closed, Pope's Palace gradually dimmed.
Inside Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong sat upright upon the high imperial throne. Her two long, slender jade legs, wrapped in purple stockings, were crossed over one another, and her suspended jade feet swayed gently. One hand held the Pope's Scepter, while the other propped up her beautiful head. Her stunning face was filled with severity as she stared at the woman kneeling on the floor.
The woman was tall and graceful, with short orange-brown hair. Qian Renxue had only glanced at the woman once when a strange seductive force struck at her heart.
So she is Hu Liena?
Qian Renxue understood inwardly.
She had long heard of Hu Liena—the personal disciple of the current Pope, deeply loved by Bibi Dong, their relationship even resembling that of mother and daughter. Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong's biological daughter, and knowing that a strange girl had been treated like this by Bibi Dong naturally did not feel good.
She did not know what attitude she should use to meet Hu Liena, but unexpectedly,