Heaven Dou City

It was three days later when Bibi Dong received the letter Xu Yu had sent back.

After taking the letter into her hands, Bibi Dong was still surprised by Xu Yu's speed. How had he gotten news of Tang Hao so quickly?

Who would have thought that when she opened it, it would be full of useless flattering nonsense—things like "one glance topples a city, a second topples a kingdom." Even with no one around, it made her blush.

"Asking her about that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. That did pique her curiosity.

Still, she wrote him a reply: Not dead.

It truly was not dead.

Bibi Dong discovered that when she prepared to kill that Hundred-Thousand-Year rabbit that had slipped through the net, the 100,000-year Spirit Ring she had absorbed previously began to tremble violently. If she truly made a move, the Spirit Ring from the previous Hundred-Thousand-Year rabbit was very likely to collapse.

She had not expected that.

There could not possibly be records of such a thing in history. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were already rare to begin with, and even fewer had both parents alive—let alone having them absorbed by the same Spirit Master.

Could she forgo the Spirit Ring and only take the soul bone?

That was far too unwilling.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong arrived at an underground prison.

Inside the dim cell, a girl with a scorpion braid was squinting as she dozed.

Sensing the familiar aura at the door, her eyes snapped open, with irrepressible hatred flowing through their depths.

Seven soul rings—black, black, black, black, black, red, red—emanated terrifying pressure. When Bibi Dong approached Xiao Wu, the moment she harbored killing intent, one of the red soul rings would tremble violently, as though it were about to explode.

"Mom, is that you?" Xiao Wu cried out in agony.

What was this? Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. The lingering remnant consciousness of that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

She withdrew her martial soul and looked down from above at the helpless girl lying on the ground and crying. Bibi Dong sneered. "Stop pretending. Who are you putting on this act for?"

"The continent has always been a place where the strong devour the weak. You must have slaughtered countless human Spirit Masters while growing up, right? Otherwise, your mother must have killed people and seized their treasures to feed your growth. How else could you have reached the level of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? And now you're pretending to be pitiful before me? Believe it or not, I'll slaughter you right now."

This sort of false benevolence, one face in public and another behind the scenes, was what Bibi Dong hated most. She would never forget that hypocritical teacher of hers.

"But I am curious. Pretending to be young in order to blend into human society is perfectly normal, but you knew Spirit City was filled with experts and still came here to compete. Why? Last time, your mother died to save you. This time, who are you planning to get killed? Those teachers or classmates of yours?"

Bibi Dong chuckled mockingly.

She was not deliberately trying to mock her. She truly was curious.

You were a perfectly good Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, yet you ran to the Holy Land of Spirit Masters. Did you expect us all to pretend not to see you?

Xiao Wu looked at her coldly without speaking.

Yet another boy appeared in her mind. He had said he would protect her. He would come to save her sooner or later.

Why had he not come yet?

Ignorance. That was Bibi Dong's assessment of Xiao Wu. Then she left. The Rakshasa God's God Assessment was extremely dangerous, and she had to make careful preparations every time.

As for this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had delivered herself to her door, she was troubled as well. How could she absorb Xiao Wu's Spirit Ring?

Her soul bones were already full, so she had no need for another one. But she was still missing two Spirit Rings, and she had to find 100,000-year Spirit Rings whenever possible. To deal with the Rakshasa God Assessment, she would not pass up even the slightest opportunity to increase her strength.

As for being judged vicious and ruthless? When had Bibi Dong ever cared about other people's opinions?

Meanwhile, when Xu Yu arrived at Heaven Dou City, he happened to receive Bibi Dong's reply. To be honest, the reply was rather rambling.

But after confirming that Xiao Wu was not dead, he had a plan.

That plan could wait. First, he would go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to improve his strength, then see whether there was a suitable Spirit Ring to equip as his sixth Spirit Ring.

If the journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well went smoothly, both the Chaos Ancient Tree and A Lan would see a major improvement.

"Lord Envoy, everything has been arranged."

At the gates of Heaven Dou City, two Soul Elders nodded and bowed. Xu Yu looked at them with great satisfaction. These two seemed to be the guards who had previously watched the gates of the Pope's Palace. Why had they been kicked all the way out here?

That made no sense! These two handled matters quite efficiently and left no loose ends.

It seemed Bibi Dong did not like glib-tongued people. She preferred practical, hardworking subordinates like him.

"What are your names?" The two were fairly clever, and Xu Yu did not mind asking about their backgrounds. They could be kept around to run errands in the future.

The two were overjoyed. After laying on so much flattery, they finally knew it had worked. The pleasant-looking one on the left spoke first. "Lord Envoy, I'm Zhang Sheng, and this is my brother Li Si."

"I'm Li Si, and this here is my brother Zhang Sheng."

If Zhang Sheng looked rather comical, then Li Si looked thoroughly unlucky.

But Zhang Sheng and Li Si... damn it. Xu Yu rubbed his chin, frowning as he stared at them. Why did it feel like they were messing with him?

"Lord Envoy, we're not messing with you. There's a reason we're called Zhang Sheng and Li Si."

Noticing Xu Yu's displeasure, Zhang Sheng and Li Si each hugged one of Xu Yu's legs and began to speak in tearful voices. Xu Yu's face turned blacker than charcoal.

If two mature beauties or lovely married women were hugging him, he might have enjoyed it. But with two burly men clinging to him, he wanted nothing more than to beat them to death.

It was utterly disgusting.

"Lord Envoy, you have to believe me. I took my mother's surname. My mother's surname was Zhang, and she was still alive when I was born, so I was named Zhang Sheng."

"Lord Envoy, I'm the same!"

"I can't take it anymore." When Li Si cried out, "Same here," Xu Yu nearly couldn't stop himself from hitting him. There was a ninety-percent chance the man was lying to him.

That excuse was way too far-fetched! What did he mean, his mother was still alive when he was born, so he was called Zhang Sheng? Then shouldn't I be called Xu Sheng?

No, it should be Xu Si.

Wait. Xu Yu's face darkened further as he stared at Li Si menacingly. In a sinister tone, he said, "Don't tell me your mother's surname was Li, so you took her surname, and because she wasn't alive when you were born, you were named Li Si."

"Your Excellency the Envoy, you truly see through everything. My admiration for you is like the surging Yangtze, flowing on without end."

"And like the Yellow River in flood, once it starts, it can't be stopped." Zhang Sheng picked up where Li Si left off and continued buttering him up.

Xu Yu cursed inwardly. For the sake of flattering someone, he had never seen anyone so shameless. They could say absolutely anything.

"Enough. Get up. You did well. As expected of the Pope's Palace gatekeepers. I just wonder whether the Pope knows the two of you eavesdropped while she was holding a meeting."

"Your Excellency the Envoy, we've been wronged!"

They muttered quietly that they had only heard it by accident.

Hmph. As long as you don't eavesdrop on me. If you overhear any secrets in the future, remember to report them to me. Otherwise... hehehe.

"Yes, yes." The two exchanged knowing, sly grins, understanding that the matter had been smoothed over.

Golden Goose watched from beside the wheel hub as the two men clung to Xu Yu's legs, wondering what they were doing.

After Xu Yu finished lecturing the two and came over, Golden Goose asked, "What were you doing?"

"Nothing. Those two guys' martial spirits are pretty good at spying. They might be useful someday. But you should be careful—don't let them eavesdrop while you're bathing. They can use the sound of flowing water to draw a picture."

As he spoke, Xu Yu used his hand to trace the outline of her body in demonstration.

"Enter the city." Golden Goose knocked Xu Yu on the head in embarrassment and anger. He even dared to tease his teacher.

If she had not mentioned it, Xu Yu would have forgotten that she was still his teacher.