Farewell, Bibi Dong

"Xu Yu, you're back?" At the apartment entrance, Sun Chuantao and Li Kai were delighted to see Xu Yu moving out. Behind them stood Zhang Ping, watching him suspiciously.

Ever since the Continental Elite Tournament, Hu Liena had gone to the City of Slaughter, while Xie Yue and Yan had gone to Death Canyon. Only the four of them remained.

Now, it seemed Xu Yu was leaving as well. The once-glorious Spirit Hall Team had been left fragmented after its defeat.

"You're leaving too?" Sun Chuantao asked with mixed emotions.

"Yes. I found a teacher and am preparing to move in with her for training and cultivation."

So he had found a teacher to cultivate under. Looks like they had all been shaken up. Li Kai and the other two felt a complicated stir in their hearts. It seemed they too needed to quickly find teachers and begin their individual cultivation.

At that moment, Zhang Ping suddenly asked from behind them, "Who is your teacher?"

"Golden Goose." Though he did not understand the feelings shared among the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team, that did not stop Xu Yu from sensing their sincere friendship. When Zhang Ping asked, he answered honestly.

Zhang Ping nodded in understanding. Li Kai asked in surprise, "Why her? With our status and talent, we could choose better elders."

Indeed, with the talent and aptitude of the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team, they could have chosen elders of a higher standing. But... it was not like he had any choice.

Bibi Dong had insisted that he choose Golden Goose. What else could he do?

Besides, to be honest, most martial soul cultivation depended on oneself. A teacher's role was mainly to help hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings.

For now, Xu Yu had a fairly good impression of his teacher. At the very least, Bibi Dong had not made him choose someone like Ghost Douluo or Ghost Douluo.

His standards were not high. She just had to be normal.

Moreover, as one of Spirit Hall's few female Titled Douluo, Golden Goose's movements would at least draw Bibi Dong's attention. That would give him a chance to get noticed by Bibi Dong, and that was the prerequisite for all his grand ambitions.

Without Bibi Dong's support, it would be difficult for him to put his plans into action.

Still, as his companions, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping naturally felt it was a pity for Xu Yu. His talent was no worse than theirs, perhaps even better.

The pity was that he was a Support System Soul Master. As one of the most difficult types of soul masters to cultivate, he had still managed to keep pace with them. If he had been an assault-type or agility-type soul master, perhaps his cultivation speed would have caught up to Hu Liena and the others. He might have reached Soul King already.

What a pity!

At that moment, Zhu Zhuyun emerged carrying the rest of Xu Yu's luggage. The three froze. Sun Chuantao and Li Kai gave the curvaceous woman in black tight-fitting clothes a strange look, then looked at the expressionless Zhang Ping.

Xu Yu had only gone out for a short while, and he had already brought back a girl? What about Zhang Ping? Was he no longer planning to pursue her?

Sun Chuantao and Li Kai were secretly delighted. Didn't that mean they had a chance now?

As the team's only two women, Zhang Ping's looks and talent were no worse than those of the other female team members. It was impossible for Sun Chuantao and Li Kai not to have some thoughts about her. Otherwise, they would not have rushed over so eagerly that morning when Zhang Ping had asked them for help.

It was just that Xu Yu had gotten to her first during the Continental Elite Tournament. To avoid hurting their friendship, they had no choice but to give up. But now that Xu Yu had voluntarily withdrawn, didn't that mean their chance had come?

"Congratulations," Zhang Ping said flatly before brushing past Xu Yu and heading upstairs.

Only after she returned to her room and shut the door did Sun Chuantao and Li Kai step forward with smiles. They asked excitedly, "Is this our sister-in-law?"

Facing their expectant gazes, Xu Yu was speechless. Catching Zhu Zhuyun off guard, he directly pulled her into his arms.

That slender waist... Xu Yu admitted that his heart had stirred. No matter how righteously he had spoken before, at this moment, he truly craved Zhu Zhuyun's body a little.

"What sister-in-law? She's your sister-in-law. But for certain special reasons, it wouldn't be convenient for her to take off her mask and let you see her."

Whether she was an older brother's wife or younger brother's wife did not matter. If Zhang Ping could not become your sister-in-law, she could become your younger brother's wife instead. Sun Chuantao and Li Kai did not care about such details. They were more curious about the girl in black leather pants. That figure... why did it seem so familiar?

Where had they seen such a distinctive, perfect figure before?

It was driving them mad! Sun Chuantao and Li Kai were certain they had seen that iconic figure somewhere. If they could see what she looked like, they would probably know, right? An idea struck them, and they teased with smiles, "Xu Yu, that's not very fair! Fine, she's our sister-in-law, but why won't you let us see her? Are you being possessive?"

"Exactly, I'm possessive as hell! This is my Yunyun. Only I get to look at her!"

Xu Yu was afraid that Sun Chuantao and Li Kai would recognize something, so he made his words as sickeningly mushy as possible. He stuffed Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping—who was upstairs with her ears pricked—with enough sweetness to make them full. They immediately wore disgusted expressions and drove him and Zhu Zhuyun away.

Xu Yu took the luggage Zhu Zhuyun had placed on the floor, grabbed her hand, and hurried off, lest they expose a flaw.

Throughout the entire process, including when he had wrapped an arm around her waist, Zhu Zhuyun had not resisted. That made Xu Yu curious.

Knowing what Xu Yu was wondering, Zhu Zhuyun did not explain. As long as it was not pointless lovey-dovey nonsense, she could accept anything that helped her stay alive, anything that allowed her to live openly in this world instead of being hunted by the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family like a rat in the street. But... to be honest, Xu Yu's words, "my Yunyun," had disgusted her.

Unable to get an explanation, Xu Yu settled Zhu Zhuyun in before beginning to consider how he should request an audience with Bibi Dong. Should he just ask to see her directly? What if Bibi Dong killed him in a fit of rage?

She had slaughtered thousands from two great sects in a single night. Xu Yu would not entrust his life to Bibi Dong's beautiful and kind appearance.

But he could not find Ninth Elder Golden Goose for the time being. So who should he seek out?

Him or her? Recalling the rumors he had heard on the way back, Xu Yu remembered that the person representing the Heaven Dou Empire in the negotiations was its crown prince, Xue Qinghe.

Others might not know, but how could Xu Yu not know that Xue Qinghe was actually Bibi Dong's biological daughter, Qian Renxue?

Not only that, Xu Yu also knew that while Bibi Dong did hate the Angel Lineage, and even hated Qian Renxue, it could not be denied that she cared for Qian Renxue as a mother. In the final battle of the three gods, Bibi Dong had died after taking a fatal blow for Qian Renxue. In all these years, the only time she had smiled was when Qian Renxue held her and called her Mother.

Perhaps Bibi Dong had not yet realized those feelings at this point. She was merely at a loss, instinctively wanting to draw close to Qian Renxue.

Xu Yu even suspected that the reason the high-level negotiations between the various powers of Douluo Continent had dragged on for so long was entirely because Bibi Dong simply wanted to see Qian Renxue a little longer, even if the face Qian Renxue wore was not her real one...

Perhaps he could start with Qian Renxue. After all, she would also play a part in his later plans. Since she had come to Spirit City, getting acquainted with her beforehand was certainly necessary.

True to his word, Xu Yu was not one to procrastinate. He glanced at the woman in leather pants cultivating on the bed, then left and headed to the guesthouse where the envoys were staying.

Xu Yu was something of a minor celebrity in Spirit City. The guards at the envoy residence knew who he was and did not stop him, allowing him to enter.

However, when he reached the door to the Heaven Dou Empire envoys' quarters, Xu Yu stopped. Cold sweat broke out over his body at the same time. He knew about Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's relationship, but Bibi Dong did not know that he knew about their relationship. If she misunderstood and thought he had betrayed Spirit Hall, that would be disastrous.

With that thought, Xu Yu no longer dared to play clever tricks. He slipped away sheepishly and obediently headed straight for Pope's Palace to meet Bibi Dong.