Qian Daoliu, What Exactly Do You Want?

In the study of the Pope's Palace, a woman sat quietly.

She wore a light purple court gown that outlined her perfect figure, elaborate and luxurious without sacrificing any of its majesty.

Her smooth, beautiful hair had been carefully arranged into a high, cloud-like coiffure, with several strands falling beside her cheeks, lending her an added touch of mature charm.

Her face possessed beauty enough to topple kingdoms. Her delicate features seemed meticulously carved by a divine artisan, while her skin glowed beneath the lamplight like cold jade.

Yet the most mesmerizing thing was her eyes—deep light-purple pupils like amethysts veiled by moonlight, breathtakingly beautiful yet cold and utterly detached, without a trace of warmth, as though they could swallow every gaze that tried to peer into her heart.

The aura she exuded was one of nobility that stood above the mortal world, yet it also carried a bottomless loneliness like an abyss, along with the authority of one who held everything in her grasp.

One hand held a pure white quill, its tip hovering over the open documents, while her other hand rested elegantly on the armrest. Her slender legs were crossed, and though her posture appeared languid and casual, it contained unquestionable authority.

She was focused on reviewing documents. The only sounds in the study were the soft scratching of the quill over paper and the faint crackling of candle flames.

Suddenly, the study's heavy door silently opened a crack. A figure slipped inside like a ghost and knelt on one knee in the shadows before the desk.

The newcomer wore the attire of a high-ranking member of Spirit Hall. His features were handsome and feminine. He was Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

"Your Excellency the Pope." Yue Guan's voice was extremely low and respectful.

Bibi Dong's quill did not stop, nor did she even raise her eyes. She merely let out a cold syllable through her nose. "Hm?"

"When the Great Enshrined Elder and the young lady returned, they brought two children with them," Yue Guan replied.

"Two children?"

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong stopped writing. She raised her head and looked at the man below her, her voice cold as she asked, "What children?"

"I do not know."

Yue Guan shook his head and answered, "This subordinate only learned of it just now. However, this subordinate believes that anyone who caught the Great Enshrined Elder and the young lady's attention cannot be ordinary. Just now, the young lady and the Great Enshrined Elder even gave them several tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins."

Bibi Dong narrowed her beautiful eyes, immediately intrigued. "What do they need Gold Soul Coins for?"

"They bought two ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber blocks. As for their purpose, this subordinate does not know," Yue Guan answered honestly and respectfully.

When he had witnessed it earlier, he had also been curious. After all, Whale Rubber had extremely limited uses. Otherwise, this ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber would not have remained unsold for so long.

After all, no matter the era or the world, there would never be a shortage of wealthy people. Unless something was useless, ordinary people would not merely be unable to buy it—they would not even be allowed to learn of its existence.

"Enough. I understand. You may leave." Bibi Dong lightly shook her head and waved him away.

Yue Guan respectfully bowed once more, then turned and left the study, closing the door behind him.

After Yue Guan left, Bibi Dong rose and walked to the window. With her hands behind her back, her beautiful eyes gazed toward the Worship Hall.

"Qian Daoliu, what exactly are you trying to do?"

A moment later, Bibi Dong frowned slightly. A trace of black light flashed deep within her eyes, and even the candles burning around her turned black, creating an extremely eerie sight.

The silence of three hours was finally broken.

Qian Renxue's long, thick lashes trembled lightly like butterfly wings before she suddenly opened her eyes.

Her purple eyes, as though filled with an entire galaxy, first showed a trace of confusion from just waking up, but it was instantly replaced by unprecedented clarity and a sense of power.

She sat up almost immediately and lowered her head to look at her hands. Beneath her fair, delicate skin seemed to flow a molten-gold radiance. Vast and surging Bloodline Power coursed through her limbs and bones, making her feel as though an ancient primordial beast had awakened within her nine-year-old body!

Every bone seemed to have been tempered a thousand times, emitting a faint but powerful hum.

Every meridian seemed to have been widened and reinforced, becoming unimaginably tough enough to contain even more violent torrents of Soul Power.

The density and vitality of her flesh had also increased significantly, bringing her a wondrous sensation of incomparable lightness and strength existing side by side.

"This feeling..."

Qian Renxue clenched her fists in disbelief. Her knuckles let out crisp popping sounds as a sense of power far beyond anything she had felt before welled up within her.

She tried circulating her Soul Power. It surged through her strengthened meridians like a great river, smoother and more abundant than ever before!

"Lu Jing... he didn't lie to me! The effects of this Whale Rubber... are actually this heaven-defying!" Immense surprise and excitement instantly overwhelmed her. Her lovely face flushed with excitement, and her eyes shone brilliantly.

This firsthand experience proved the authenticity of Lu Jing and Wang Dong'er's identities as visitors from the future more convincingly than any words ever could!

"Grandfather! I have to tell Grandfather!" Qian Renxue excitedly threw off the thin blanket and was about to leap from the bed barefoot, impatient to share this tremendous news with the person closest to her.

However, just as her feet touched the cold floor, an extremely discordant, even pungent sour stench suddenly rushed into her nostrils.

Qian Renxue froze instantly, and her small, delicate nose wrinkled instinctively.

She turned her head in confusion, trying to find the source of the smell—yet there was nothing unusual within the luxurious and tidy bedchamber.

Confused, she raised an arm and brought it close to sniff.

"Mm..." The next second, Qian Renxue's beautiful face instantly turned crimson, while her excited flush was swiftly replaced by shame and embarrassment.

The source was actually herself!

Body Tempering and Marrow Cleansing! While the immense essence of the Whale Rubber transformed her physique, it also acted like the most tyrannical cleanser, squeezing out every impurity, filth, and toxin that had accumulated deep within her flesh and marrow over the years!

At that moment, the surface of her once immaculate skin, which carried a faint cool fragrance, was covered in a thin, sticky layer of grayish-black sweat sludge that emitted an unbearable odor.

"Heavens..." Qian Renxue was so embarrassed she nearly jumped on the spot.

As the Young Master of Spirit Hall and a descendant of angels, she had always been the embodiment of holiness and nobility. When had she ever been in such a disheveled state?

Especially when she thought of how she had just planned to run out and see her grandfather like this, perhaps even bumping into others... she wanted nothing more than to crawl into a crack in the ground!

Her embarrassment and annoyance instantly overwhelmed her excitement.

Reporting to her grandfather, verifying the future—everything was tossed to the back of her mind!

Qian Renxue turned around without hesitation, her fingers moving swiftly as she untied the sash at her waist. Though slightly flustered, her movements remained elegant.

That costly pale-gold dress fell from her like shed butterfly wings, tossed rather hurriedly onto the carpet.

The exquisite golden high heels on her feet were casually kicked aside as well, producing crisp sounds.

At that moment, she had no time to care about anything else.

The girl's flawless, budding figure was revealed in the air. Moonlight streamed through the window, falling over her porcelain-smooth skin now stained with grime, creating a strange scene where holiness and embarrassment intertwined.

Yet Qian Renxue's gaze did not linger on her own beauty at all. Her delicate brows were tightly furrowed, and her jade-like bare feet stepped onto the chilly floor. Even that slight coolness could not dispel her urgent desire to wash herself clean at once.

The bathroom lay farther inside. Without hesitation, she strode forward on her long, shapely legs, her bare white feet carrying her swiftly toward the gem-studded bathroom door. Her steps were light and silent, yet held a trace of the disarray of someone driven away by an unpleasant stench.

"Splash—"

As the clear sound of running water arose, warm steam soon filled the air, blurring the frosted glass bathroom door.

Only a graceful silhouette could vaguely be seen hurrying beneath the shower, allowing the warm water to wash over her body and cleanse away that humiliating layer of filth and odor.