(Posting first, revising later. Sorry.)
"Teacher..." Hu Liena soon stepped out from behind the Pope's chair as well.
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena, her mood exceptionally foul. She had originally wanted Hu Liena to see whether there was anything strange about her behavior, but she had not expected her disciple to witness such an embarrassing side of her.
"You must be very curious, aren't you? Why your teacher knew Yu Xiaogang." Bibi Dong gave a self-mocking laugh.
Hu Liena nodded lightly.
Bibi Dong had always treated Hu Liena like her own daughter. She could be said to have watched Hu Liena grow up. Even though the content of Bibi Dong's Ninth Exam had told her that Hu Liena carried the Rule of Power of the Asura God King, Bibi Dong still trusted her.
After hesitating for a moment, Bibi Dong said, "Actually, it isn't much of a secret. It's just that after I became Pope, the elders chose not to speak of many matters concerning Yu Xiaogang."
"Decades ago, when I was still the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, I met a young man. He was quite handsome, but because his martial soul had mutated, his talent was extremely poor. No matter how diligently he cultivated, he could never raise his Soul Power to level thirty."
"But I saw all of that young man's efforts. As we spent more and more time together, feelings gradually blossomed between us. So I told him that he could study theoretical knowledge and search for a way to make a breakthrough."
"After that, I brought him to Spirit Hall's library. He studied all kinds of theoretical knowledge there, and later established the Ten Great Theories of Martial Souls. In the world of soul masters, he became known as the 'Master.'"
"That was Yu