Tang San took a deep breath and tried hard to calm his surging blood.
He turned his head and looked at Tai Tan, who stood waiting by the door.
"Elder Titan."
"At your service!"
Tai Tan immediately bowed in response.
Tang San's gaze flickered, and his tone became somewhat vague.
"Besides searching for those two women's whereabouts."
"Send a few clever disciples to investigate Yang Guifei's background as well."
"I want to know where she is, where she usually goes, and what weaknesses she has."
At this point, Tang San paused before adding righteously:
"As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles."
"This woman ranks so highly. She will surely become a great threat to my Tang Sect in the future."
"I must... gain a deeper understanding of her."
Although Tai Tan was a rough man, even he found those words somewhat strange.
However, he had never discounted an order from his sect master.
"Yes! I will see to it immediately!"
Watching Tai Tan's departing figure, Tang San sat back down in his chair.
His fingers lightly tapped the broken armrest.
Yet the fleeting image of Yang Guifei in his mind refused to fade away.
Spirit City, Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong still maintained that lazy sitting posture.
Only this time, there was less killing intent in her eyes and more amazement.
As the woman standing at the very pinnacle of power on the Douluo Continent.
Bibi Dong had always been exceedingly confident in her appearance.
Even Qian Renxue, the daughter she regarded as a disgrace, was in her eyes merely a lass who had not yet grown up.
But just now.
When she saw Yang Guifei obtain the Moonlight Pearl.
Bibi Dong experienced, for the first time, a feeling of being inferior.
It was no longer merely a matter of delicate features.
It was a kind of temperament.
A peerless grace tempered by the years, yet gently cherished by time.
"What an exquisite beauty..."
Bibi Dong gently stroked her smooth cheek, letting out a heartfelt sigh of admiration.
As a woman herself.
She could not feel even the slightest jealousy toward Yang Guifei.
On the contrary.
She even wanted to draw close to her.
She wanted to see how breathtaking that face would be if it were tinged with a few shades of blush.
"If This Seat were a man."
"I fear I would be utterly captivated by her and pay any price to possess her."
Bibi Dong chuckled softly, an inscrutable glimmer flashing through her eyes.
She suddenly felt somewhat annoyed.
Why did every good thing in this world have to be connected to Li Xin?
Those absurdly powerful twin sisters belonged to him.
And Yang Guifei, so beautiful she took one's breath away, also seemed to be his woman.
What had that man done to deserve such fortune?
"Li Xin..."
Bibi Dong murmured his name.
Originally, she had merely regarded him as a formidable enemy who had to be eliminated.
But now, she felt an unprecedented curiosity toward him.
Outside Mechanism City, dusk descended.
The sound of enormous gears turning was like the steady, powerful heartbeat of this steel beast.
Li Xin walked along the broad metal avenue.
Every paving stone here was engraved with intricate inscriptions.
Gongsun Li held an umbrella and obediently walked on his left.
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, meanwhile, each linked an arm through one of his.
If others saw such a scene of bliss with all these beauties, they would likely grind their teeth in envy.
"A Xin, A Xin!"
Xiao Qiao was like a cheerful lark, her mouth never stopping along the way.
"You have no idea, the coast of that Heaven Dou Empire was no fun at all."
"Those Soul Beasts were weak as anything. Before I could even swing my fan, they were already scared away."
"And that Vast Sea City—the dim sum they made was awful. It was fishy and salty."
As the young girl spoke, she exaggeratedly gestured with her hands.
With her movements, her pink short skirt swayed gently.
Revealing a pair of long, straight Beautiful Legs.
They were not the skinny, bony sort, but had just the right amount of soft fullness.
Her fair, delicate skin gleamed like ivory beneath the afterglow of the setting sun.
She wore a pair of exquisite wooden clogs, each step producing a crisp tap-tap sound.
A Red Rope was tied around her ankle, making her skin appear even more dazzlingly pale.
She radiated the alluring vitality of youth.
Li Xin listened to her chatter with a smile, occasionally nodding in response.
His gaze discreetly swept over Da Qiao at his side.
Unlike her lively younger sister.
Da Qiao maintained a gentle, tranquil air throughout.
She wore no shoes.
Those jade feet of hers hung bare, floating several inches above the ground.
The curve of her arches was as beautiful as the most perfect work of art in the world.
Her toes were round and adorable, tinged with a faint pink.
Her long legs were half-concealed beneath a deep blue skirt that swayed gently in the breeze, adding several layers of mysterious allure.
Intelligent and elegant, yet inadvertently revealing a deadly sensuality.
Sensing Li Xin's gaze.
Da Qiao slightly turned her head, her watery eyes meeting his.
Rather than shyly looking away, she broke into a radiant smile.
That smile was filled with the joy of reunion and profound love.
Li Xin's heart stirred.
Without drawing attention, he tightened the arm she held.
The soft sensation against his arm completely eased the tension that had built up in him over the past several days.
This was life.
Compared to all that fighting and killing, these days spent holding soft, fragrant beauties were what a God King ought to enjoy.
The group passed through the enormous city gates.
Before them stood a grand mechanical hall.
Countless mechanical arms busily moved through the air, assembling precise armored puppet after armored puppet.
At the center of the hall.
A middle-aged man clad in dark green battle armor, radiating an air of rational brilliance, frowned as he pondered over a blueprint.
He was Mozi, the master of Mechanism City.
Hearing the footsteps, Mozi raised his head.
When he saw Li Xin return, a rare hint of relief appeared on his stern face.
"You're back?"
Mozi quickly came forward.
But after merely greeting Li Xin, his gaze immediately shifted to Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.
More precisely, he was staring at the rewards in their hands.
"These are the God-Bestowed Soul Ring and Soul Bone granted by the Heavenly Curtain?"
"Quick, let me see them."
"Creations on the level of rules may offer tremendous insight for my Mechanism Arts."
A fervent light flashed in Mozi's eyes as he directly held out his hand.
He had no intention of being polite in the slightest.
Li Xin had long grown accustomed to this old scholar who cared for nothing but Mechanism Arts.
He waved his hand, signaling the two sisters to hand over the items.
"Take them."
"Just don't break them."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao obediently handed over the rewards they had just received.
Mozi treated them like priceless treasures and immediately turned to run toward the workbench.
As he ran, he muttered terms such as "energy circuits" and "spatial compression."
In an instant, he left Li Xin and the others standing there.
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