Watching Qian Renxue's resolute back, Bibi Dong thought of her own past. They were truly too alike—equally stubborn, equally fixated on certain things.
Bibi Dong was actually satisfied with her daughter in most respects, except when it came to love.
Her judgment was truly terrible. She had actually chosen a man with such abysmal talent. It was simply a waste of life—something Bibi Dong had come to understand after experiencing that incident.
What use was a partner who was too weak to even protect his own woman...? Even now, Bibi Dong still remembered that despair.
"Strength and power are what a person should pursue above all else!"
Looking at Qian Renxue's back, Bibi Dong finally spoke softly.
"Douluo Continent has been divided for far too long. Conflict has never ceased for tens of thousands of years. What it needs is true unification, and there is no one more suited to unify Douluo Continent than our Spirit Hall!"
"We awaken Martial Souls for commoners free of charge, and our Spirit Hall provides financial support for low-level Spirit Masters, helping them grow. Unlike those two great empires, who cater only to the nobility."
"And now, Spirit Hall is the dominant force on the continent. It is an inevitable trend for Spirit Hall to unify Douluo Continent. As the future heir of Spirit Hall... you will become the true pillar of Spirit Hall in the future."
"You have the responsibility to strive toward this goal!"
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renxue. She knew Qian Renxue was listening to her at that moment. Taking a deep breath, she continued.
"Obsessing too much over romantic matters... is not what you should be doing right now. Do you understand?"
Qian Renxue finally raised her head and merely said indifferently.
"Get out!"
Bibi Dong was furious, but before she could react—
Boom... boom... boom.
Three deafening blasts suddenly came from outside, accompanied by a childish voice. Bibi Dong's heart skipped a beat. Leaving the Worship Hall, she hurriedly ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to investigate and report back.
"Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, the two of you go see who dares to cause trouble in Spirit City."
Bibi Dong gripped her scepter, her eyes filled with rage. She could hear that voice all the way here—did that not mean the entire city could hear it as well?!
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo went out, then returned very quickly.
"Reporting to Your Holiness, it is a child around six years old causing trouble outside the city. He flew up onto the city wall and has been shouting something about telling Spirit Hall to return his mother."
"Return his mother?"
Bibi Dong frowned deeply. What was this nonsense? What did his mother have to do with Spirit Hall?
Qian Renxue, who had been listening all along, twitched her brow. Was the child asking Spirit Hall to return his mother because Spirit Hall had imprisoned her?
Although Qian Renxue had never been a mother herself, she was still furious at the thought of such a thing.
"Bibi Dong... if Spirit Hall really did such a thing, return her to him immediately... Don't let the world think Spirit Hall is some organization that commits every evil and kidnaps other people's mothers for no reason!"
"This has nothing to do with you. Go cultivate in peace."
Bibi Dong impatiently tossed out those words, then left with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
As Bibi Dong walked ahead, she cursed.
"A child could climb straight onto the city wall and make trouble? Are the guards over there all useless?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged awkward smiles but did not reply.
"Spirit Hall, give me back my mother!!!"
"Spirit Hall, give me back my mother!!!"
That childish voice grew even louder, as though it wanted to shatter the heavens.
Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised. This was something that required powerful Soul Power to sustain.
"Are you sure he is only a child?"
"Certain. He appears to be a boy of around six or seven, with green leaves wrapped around his waist and a red gourd on his head. He looks utterly bizarre."
Chrysanthemum Douluo replied.
Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment before speaking.
"Although he is only a six- or seven-year-old child, he has caused such a huge commotion. This concerns Spirit Hall's dignity, so it would be best to resolve it quickly. Send a squad from the knights in that district to capture the child and bring him back... for interrogation."
"If there is a misunderstanding, resolve it if possible. But if some force simply sent a child here to cause trouble..."
A vicious glint flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes, making Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo shudder.
Spirit City, atop the main gate's city wall!
A child who looked six or seven years old stood there, wearing an apron woven from green leaves around his waist and a small red gourd atop his head.
It was Da Wa, Shi Hao. Standing at the highest point, he shouted himself hoarse!
"Spirit Hall, give me back my mother! Give me back my mother!!!"
"If you don't give me back my mother, I'll crush Spirit Hall to pieces!!!"
Shi Hao stood on the city gate with fierce momentum, while Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, who had escorted him all the way here... were completely dumbfounded.
Everyone's mouths hung wide open. They had never expected this to happen.
Hu Liena hurriedly tried to persuade him. "Da Wa, what are you doing? Come down quickly! Didn't we agree that we would take you to find your mother? If you keep this up, Spirit Hall will arrest you."
Xie Yue beside her also looked anxiously at Shi Hao. "Da Wa, stop making trouble and come down! This is Spirit City!!"
"If you get captured, how will you save your mother?"
They were practically worried to death. Shi Hao had leapt onto the city wall and started shouting before they could even react. Had they not agreed... to search for his mother slowly, together?
Yet Shi Hao looked at the three anxious people and said unhurriedly, "This is the fastest way to find Mother. I have already decided. I need to save Mother quickly—bad people must be bullying her. If Big Brother and Big Sister are scared, you can stand farther away."
"Just like Big Cat!"
Shi Hao casually pointed at the Demonic Pattern White Tiger, which had already hidden in the forest outside Spirit City. When he came to Spirit City, he had already made a plan to save Mother!
He had come in too much of a hurry, so he did not even know what Mother looked like... He definitely would not be able to find her by searching, so he might as well make a huge scene and let Mother come find him!
He had heard Father, Shi Bantian, say that Spirit Hall was very powerful, so he did not want to drag anyone else into this. He was prepared to act alone!
At that moment, countless people in Spirit City heard Shi Hao's furious roars and stepped onto the streets in shock, looking in his direction.
They wanted to see which fool was so overconfident as to shout like this. This was Spirit City, the location of Spirit Hall's headquarters.
The crowd gathered at the city gate, chatting idly.
"Whose child is that? He is so arrogant."
"He looks only around six, and his clothes are all tattered. He is probably some poor family's child."
"He was just shouting about returning his mother. He is probably here looking for her."
"Coming to Spirit Hall to look for his mother? Isn't that madness?"
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