(First published, then revised.)
"What? What did she say?" Zhao Zilong frowned deeply, seized by a vague sense of foreboding.
Neither Hu Liena nor Zhao Zilong knew that, in the distance, a beautiful figure was watching them from afar. It was none other than Bibi Dong.
Although Bibi Dong had sent Hu Liena to probe Zhao Zilong for an answer, her ninth trial concerned herself after all. Besides, only what she heard with her own ears felt truly real.
All right, Zilong. Let your teacher see the secrets you carry—and what you truly think of me.
Hu Liena's expression turned slightly solemn. "I don't really know where to begin, so I'll start from the beginning. At the time, I had some cultivation questions I wanted to ask Teacher about. But when I arrived at the Papal Palace, I discovered that Teacher was meeting with a guest. That person was actually Yu Xiaogang. It really shocked me, because Yu Xiaogang is Tang San's teacher. I simply couldn't understand why Teacher would meet with him, so I decided to eavesdrop and find out why Yu Xiaogang had come to see Teacher."
"Then, just as I went around to the back, I heard Yu Xiaogang asking how to use Twin Martial Souls at the same time. He even mentioned you."
Zhao Zilong's expression darkened slightly at those words. When he had encountered Yu Xiaogang earlier, he had already guessed that Yu Xiaogang had come to Spirit City to ask Bibi Dong something. He had never expected that, for his precious disciple Tang San, Yu Xiaogang would shamelessly come to ask Bibi Dong how to use Twin Martial Souls simultaneously.
"And then? Did Bibi Dong say anything?" Zhao Zilong asked coldly.
Hu Liena shook her head. "Teacher said that if Tang San joined Spirit