Bibi Dong and the Three Siblings

Qian Xun Ji left the Worship Hall and arrived at the Papal Hall. Sitting on the lofty papal throne, he closed his eyes and continuously tapped the armrest with his fingers, replaying Mr. Li as his father, Qian Daoliu, had described him.

After an unknown amount of time, Qian Xun Ji opened his eyes, looked at the maid beside him, and slowly spoke.

"Go summon the Saintess. I have something to discuss with her."

The maid beside him nodded and immediately left.

Before long, a beautiful purple-haired girl entered. Her steps were light as she slowly approached Qian Xun Ji, respectfully bowed, and softly said,

"Teacher, you summoned me?"

As Qian Xun Ji looked at this disciple he was so proud of, he recalled the time he had first met Bibi Dong.

Back then, Qian Xun Ji had followed his father's orders to eradicate a branch of the Evil Soul Masters. After destroying it, he had ordered his men to rescue all the children the Evil Soul Masters had abducted. Yet because the Evil Soul Masters had always been ruthless, they had arrived too late. Of that group of children, only Bibi Dong had survived.

At first, Qian Xun Ji had merely assumed she was an ordinary child and had not paid much attention to her. He had only ordered someone to send her to an orphanage run by Spirit Hall.

Then, not long afterward, on the day of her martial soul awakening, Qian Xun Ji heard that someone had awakened the exceedingly rare Twin Martial Souls during the ceremony, along with Innate Full Soul Power.

Upon receiving the news, Qian Xun Ji personally went to take the child as his disciple. Yet he had never expected that this child would be the one he had rescued from the Evil Soul Masters' branch.

At first, Qian Xun Ji had not recognized her. It was Bibi Dong who, upon seeing him, excitedly knelt on the ground and begged him to accept her as his disciple. She wanted to repay his life-saving grace, and she wanted revenge—revenge against the Evil Soul Masters.

Only after hearing what she had said did Qian Xun Ji recognize the girl and ask her name.

Bibi Dong excitedly told him her name.

After that, Qian Xun Ji accepted her as his disciple and sometimes even kept her by his side.

Bibi Dong had not disappointed Qian Xun Ji's expectations. She cultivated exceptionally diligently. She had broken through to level twenty and become a Soul Grandmaster at eight, reached level thirty and become a Soul Elder at twelve, and this year, at thirteen, her Soul Power Level had already reached thirty-five. Her cultivation talent was virtually unprecedented. Even Qian Xun Ji, who possessed the God-ranked Martial Soul Angel Soul, could not compare to her at the same age. If not for those from Forget Worries Pavilion who cultivated using cultivation techniques, Bibi Dong would undoubtedly have been an insurmountable mountain before every member of her generation in this era.

Moreover, over the years, Bibi Dong had frequently accepted missions to eliminate Evil Soul Masters and held them in extreme contempt. Even at such a young age, she had proposed several Spirit Hall policies to Qian Xun Ji, many of them concerning the kind treatment of orphans and free martial soul awakenings for commoners. This had greatly enhanced Qian Xun Ji's prestige in the world of soul masters.

Yet Bibi Dong was actually very kind-hearted. In private, she would sometimes bring gifts to the orphanage and visit the children there who had been harmed by Evil Soul Masters.

Qian Xun Ji placed tremendous importance on this disciple, who possessed outstanding cultivation talent, Twin Martial Souls, political aptitude, and a kind heart.

Before Qian Xun Ji became pope, whenever he had time, he would personally teach her and secretly allocate resources to her.

But after Qian Xun Ji became pope, the affairs of the entire Spirit Hall fell upon his shoulders. Every day, matters from all across the continent required his review, approval, and seal. He was endlessly busy, and gradually had less time to attend to Bibi Dong.

However, Bibi Dong had not become lax because of this. Instead, she worked even harder, because she knew she could not add to her teacher's burdens. After Qian Xun Ji became pope, Bibi Dong cultivated with even greater diligence.

At this thought, Qian Xun Ji looked warmly at the disciple before him and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Dong'er, I've neglected you these past days. You don't blame your teacher, do you?"

Bibi Dong hurriedly waved her hands. "No, no. I know Teacher is the pope now and does not have as much time to stay with me. All of Spirit Hall's affairs need Teacher to handle them. Teacher is so great—how could I possibly blame you?"

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Qian Xun Ji felt deeply gratified. This disciple had not been raised or cherished in vain. She understood her teacher so well.

Then Qian Xun Ji abruptly changed the subject and asked Bibi Dong,

"How much do you know about the Three Siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion?"

Seeing her teacher's shift in attitude, Bibi Dong answered seriously.

"Teacher, I actually know all three of the Three Siblings from Forget Worries Pavilion."

"When I was still an orphan at Spirit Hall's orphanage, those three were there as well."

Hearing that those three exceptionally talented children had once stayed at a Spirit Hall orphanage, Qian Xun Ji asked in confusion,

"Then why did they leave in the end? Did the steward responsible for awakening their martial souls not invite them to join Spirit Hall?"

Facing her teacher Qian Xun Ji's doubts, Bibi Dong calmly explained.

"It had nothing to do with the steward at the time. Their talents simply were not very good then, so Spirit Hall's awakening branch did not invite the three of them to join Spirit Hall."

"I would occasionally hear news of the three siblings from the orphanage director. I heard that after leaving the orphanage, while hunting martial souls in Star Dou Forest, they encountered a reclusive expert who took their Elder Sister as a disciple and taught them knowledge. Their cultivation speed then increased tremendously."

"I once considered asking them about their cultivation methods, but after thinking it over, their master had personally passed those methods on to them. It would not have been right to pry into how they cultivated, so I gave up on the idea."

"But a year ago, I encountered them once!"

Hearing that his disciple Bibi Dong had known the three siblings, Qian Xun Ji became interested.

"Then tell me what happened."

Bibi Dong did not speak. She merely lowered her head and fell silent. She knew that her teacher Qian Xun Ji had developed some thoughts about them, most likely regarding those mysterious cultivation techniques that had allowed them to cultivate so quickly.

Seeing this, Qian Xun Ji asked in confusion,

"What is it? Is there something you cannot say?"

"Don't worry. Your teacher has no ill intentions toward them. I may simply go there and pay them a visit later."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong relaxed.

"No, Teacher."

"The three siblings once showed me kindness. They often took care of me at the orphanage, and a year ago, they even helped me solve the cultivation problem caused by the backlash from my Twin Martial Souls. I owe them a great debt."

"I'm afraid that Teacher..." Bibi Dong said shamefully before trailing off.

Qian Xun Ji smiled. "You needn't be like this. I'm merely going there to pay them a visit."

"I will not harbor any ill intentions toward them. Rest assured."