Do Not Trust Anyone

"T... Teacher?"

Because Nan Feng had taken the liberty of revealing his true form in front of Hu Liena and had even conjured up an inexplicable League of the Unrighteous—an organization against feudalism, landlords, and hegemony—Bibi Dong had no choice but to go along with his plan.

"Your Highness the Saintess, are you... serious?"

Hu Liena, who had just been woken up by Nan Feng, looked at Bibi Dong in a daze.

She wanted to take her on as a student?

"Mm." Bibi Dong nodded.

Her main purpose for coming here was precisely for this matter. It was perfect; she would let Nan Feng see if he liked Hu Liena. If he did, she would have Hu Liena look after him while she went into seclusion.

"What, you aren't willing?" Bibi Dong asked.

"No! It's not that!" Hu Liena shook her head nervously.

"I just feel... like I'm dreaming..."

First, she saw a cat that could speak human language, and immediately after, the Saintess herself wanted to take her on as a disciple... Could she be dreaming?

That's it!

It must be a daydream, and she hadn't woken up yet!

Thinking of this, Hu Liena pinched her thigh hard.

"What are you doing?" Bibi Dong looked in confusion at Hu Liena, who had pinched herself until tears welled up in her eyes.

"I..." Hu Liena bit her lip, looking up with tear-filled eyes.

It hurt! It wasn't a dream!

"It's one thing to be timid, but your brain isn't working either." Nan Feng walked over to Hu Liena with a look of disdain and gently touched her.

"Huh?" Hu Liena looked bewildered.

This cat really could talk?!

Wait, the pain was gone!

"I'll leave the proselytizing work to you; I'm going out for a stroll." With that, Nan Feng leaped out the window.

"Meow!!!"

Bibi Dong's eye twitched violently.

This is the sixth floor!

Pope Hall.

The news of Bibi Dong rushing to Martial Soul Academy to take on a disciple quickly reached the ears of Qian Xunji.

"Top-tier mental Demon Fox Martial Soul, innate level nine..." Qian Xunji looked over the files submitted by Martial Soul Academy.

"Dad, did Mom take on a disciple?" Qian Renxue curiously leaned in.

"Didn't they say Mom's Slaughter God's Domain is still unstable and she shouldn't be making contact with people?"

"Who knows..." Qian Xunji also found Bibi Dong's actions difficult to fathom.

Could it be that she finally figured things out during her three years in Slaughter City?

It made sense. A person with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power who had even overcome the difficulty of cultivating both simultaneously—such a top-tier genius shouldn't waste her life on a piece of trash.

"Let's go, we'll go see her." Qian Xunji stood up.

Qian Renxue looked hesitant. "But, Grandfather said that before Mom's killing intent stabilizes, we shouldn't go looking for her..."

"I'm taking you with me, there won't be any problems," Qian Xunji said.

"Besides, don't you want to see what kind of disciple she's taken in?"

"..."

Saintess Hall.

After successfully taking on a disciple, Bibi Dong brought Hu Liena back with her.

"From now on, you can come here whenever you aren't attending classes at Martial Soul Academy."

Bibi Dong was currently showing Hu Liena around the Saintess Hall.

The Saintess Hall, much like the Pope Hall, was not just a single palace, but a complex of palaces consisting of many large and small buildings, each serving different functions.

The Pope Hall occupied nearly one-tenth of the entire Martial Soul City, and the city's clergy all worked within its grounds.

The place everyone usually referred to as the Pope Hall was actually similar to the halls where the two great empires held their morning courts; it was the same assembly hall that Nan Feng had visited previously.

Although the Saintess Hall was not as exaggerated in scale as the Pope Hall, it was still composed of four large courtyards—East, West, South, and North—and in terms of specifications, it was comparable to the manor of a duke from the two great empires.

The West Courtyard was for logistics, and the South Courtyard served as the facade of the Saintess Hall, used for receiving guests and not for living. The place where Bibi Dong usually resided was the North Courtyard, which was also where she would be going into seclusion next.

Right now, Bibi Dong was showing Hu Liena around the East Courtyard.

"I'm not particularly familiar with this place either," Bibi Dong said.

"You should walk around more on your own when you have time later."

Hu Liena nodded. "Understood, Teacher."

"Oh, right." Bibi Dong paused in her tracks.

"Do not trust anyone in this palace."

Hu Liena was stunned. "Why?"

"I will tell you the reason in the future, but for now, you just need to remember it," Bibi Dong said.

Everyone in the Saintess Hall had been sent by Qian Xunji to monitor her, without exception.

"I will remember it." Hu Liena nodded, asking no further questions.

"Also..." Before she could finish her sentence, Bibi Dong's expression soured.

Not far ahead, Qian Xunji was walking toward them, with Qian Renxue following behind, peeking around cautiously.

"Your Holiness the Pope!" Hu Liena bowed clumsily in greeting.

"Is this the new disciple you've taken in?" Qian Xunji looked over the timid Hu Liena.

"Not bad."

"Thank you, Your Holiness." Bibi Dong's attitude was somewhat cold as she tried her best to suppress the killing intent within her.

Qian Xunji didn't seem to mind, pulling Qian Renxue out from behind him. "Xiaoxue, go play with this child. I have some things to discuss with the Saintess."

"Mm." Qian Renxue walked out, looking somewhat nervous and not daring to look at Bibi Dong.

Although Qian Renxue knew that Bibi Dong had only acted that way previously because her killing intent had spiraled out of control, it had still left quite a shadow over her.

"Your Holiness, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." Bibi Dong stepped in front of Hu Liena.

"Some things are not convenient to discuss here," Qian Xunji said.

"..."

"Nana, go ahead and play." Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena a look, signaling for her to take Qian Renxue to the garden where Nan Feng slept.

"Oh..." Hu Liena stepped forward, feeling somewhat nervous.

Watching Bibi Dong share such a close relationship with another child, Qian Renxue's eyes underwent an inexplicable change.

Why?

Could it be that his killing intent only spiraled out of control when he saw her?

Watching Qian Renxue and Hu Liena walk away, Qian Xunji withdrew his gaze and looked at Bibi Dong. "There is something I need your help with."

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. "What is it?"

"You don't want to see Qian Renxue, do you?" Qian Xunji took out the plan for the undercover mission in Heaven Dou and handed it to Bibi Dong.

"Now, there is an opportunity to make her obediently stay away from you."

Bibi Dong flipped through the document in her hands and couldn't help but laugh. "Undercover?"

"I never imagined you wouldn't even bother to put on an act anymore; you're actually capable of doing something like this."

To put it nicely, it was an undercover mission. To put it bluntly, it was sending a little girl not even ten years old to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to gain their trust, only to slaughter their entire household.

"Great achievements require disregarding minor details." Qian Xunji's expression remained unchanged.

"So, what is your choice?"

"What if I refuse?" Bibi Dong said.

Qian Xunji clasped his hands behind his back, turned to the side, and looked at the flowers and plants by the roadside. "Do you remember that abandoned child of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"

"I have a lot of information about him. Would you like to hear it?"

"..."