Even Love-Struck Fools Have Their Differences

"You're not dead?"

Seeing Nan Feng walk over suddenly, Qian Renxue also wore an expression of disbelief.

She had clearly checked just moments ago; not only was the cat not breathing, it had no heartbeat, and its body had even begun to stiffen!

Nan Feng ignored Qian Renxue and patted Bibi Dong, pointing toward the direction of the kitchen.

Those people saw that he was just a cat and refused to give him any food!

A few of them had even dangled food in their hands, waving it back and forth to taunt him!

Damn it! Was he supposed to just take that kind of disrespect?

Looking at the direction Nan Feng was pointing, Bibi Dong quickly understood what he meant.

Usually, she was the one who took Nan Feng to get food. Today, since the little guy went on his own, the people in the kitchen must have ignored him.

"Is there anything else?" Bibi Dong looked at Qian Xunji.

"No." Qian Xunji looked at Qian Renxue behind him.

"What about you?"

Meeting Bibi Dong's cold gaze, Qian Renxue silently lowered her head.

Qian Xunji did not delay any further and left the Saintess Hall with Qian Renxue.

"So, he intends for you to be the one to order Qian Renxue to go undercover?"

Inside Bibi Dong's private room, Nan Feng was finally able to transform back into his human form and eat properly.

"Pretty much," Bibi Dong said, setting down the undercover plan document in her hand.

"He needs to maintain the image of a perfect father, so he intends for me to handle anything that might tarnish that image."

Sending a nine-year-old child to infiltrate the royal family and slaughter an entire household—if such a malicious scheme were proposed by Qian Xunji himself, it would inevitably damage his glorious, righteous, saintly image. Therefore, this matter had to be proposed by her.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu didn't trust her. If Qian Renxue stayed in Martial Soul City and secretly came to visit her, only to have an accident, it would be an awkward situation.

By comparison, Heaven Dou City was safer than here.

"So, what are you going to do?" Nan Feng asked.

"What else can I do? I'll do as he says," Bibi Dong replied.

"That's perfect. I don't want to see that child either."

"But isn't she your protective charm?" Nan Feng said.

"If she leaves Martial Soul City, you'll be in danger."

The reason Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu had not taken action against Bibi Dong until now was simply to minimize the impact Bibi Dong had on Qian Renxue and Martial Soul Hall.

Qian Daoliu had undergone the Angel God Trial; he knew what might manifest within it, so he dared not gamble on whether this would become an obstacle in Qian Renxue's heart.

If they killed Bibi Dong now, and Qian Renxue could never let it go—if these truths were laid bare before her during the Angel God Trial: that her father had raped her mother to conceive her, and then her grandfather had conspired with her father to kill her mother—who knew if such a traumatic revelation would shatter Qian Renxue's mind and cause her to fail the Angel God Trial?

Therefore, Bibi Dong could not die at their hands.

In any case, the father and son practically held absolute power within Martial Soul City; they had plenty of time to resolve this matter slowly.

As for Qian Renxue's cultivation, there was no need to rush. She was destined to become a god, and since there had been no trace of gods on the Douluo Continent for twenty thousand years, how could a once-in-ten-thousand-year god-level talent appear in such quick succession?

In other words, in the minds of Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji, this was a guaranteed win!

The so-called undercover mission in Heaven Dou was merely to let Qian Renxue experience the deceit and treachery of mortals. Success would be ideal, but failure would be of no consequence; it would just be a way to accumulate life experience.

Regardless, as long as the radiance of the Angel God reappeared in the world, mortals would naturally submit.

And that was the truth. If it weren't for the appearance of that cheater Tang San, the mortal side would have had no chance of victory against the Martial Soul Hall army led by a god, whether in terms of strength or morale.

In fact, if not for Tang San, the Heaven Dou Palace Coup would never have even happened. An old fox like Ning Fengzhi was far too shrewd; he would never have resisted stubbornly if there was no chance of winning.

With the vast network of interests the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had spread across the continent, combined with the formidable military might of Martial Soul Hall...

"Are you afraid?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Afraid of what?" Nan Feng asked, puzzled.

"If Qian Renxue leaves, I'll be in danger. And since I am your backer, if I fall, your good days will be over too," Bibi Dong said.

Nan Feng wore a strange expression. "How could you have such a naive thought?"

Bibi Dong's eye twitched. "What do you mean?"

"The one thing this world doesn't lack is backers," Nan Feng said, continuing to bury his head in his meal.

"If you fall, it's not like I can't just lean on a different mountain."

Bibi Dong was stunned. "You've already found a backup plan?"

"Not yet," Nan Feng said.

"However, looking at your current situation, I feel I have to start considering the feasibility of that."

Bibi Dong's eye twitched. "You really are a realist."

"I have to be," Nan Feng shrugged.

"What, did you expect me to tell you that if you died, I'd slaughter the entire world to avenge you? Or that I'd throw my life away to join you in the afterlife?"

"I wouldn't dare say such nonsense, and you wouldn't dare believe it. I'd be too embarrassed to even voice it."

"So, take it easy. I really can't handle any more turmoil. Being a gold-digger is exhausting; do you have any idea how much effort I put in over these past three years just to finally succeed in latching onto you?"

"Now that I've finally made it and it's time to enjoy the benefits, if you suddenly collapse, you'd be done with it all, but what about me?"

"In this world, apart from you, I truly have nothing."

Bibi Dong froze, her expression turning somewhat unnatural. "Apart from me..."

"You used to fight alone, but now, I will help you. You don't have to be like you were before," Nan Feng said.

"So, listen to me, okay?"

As long as Qian Renxue maintained enough reliance on Bibi Dong, that father-son duo wouldn't make a move against her. After all, she would have no value, and the risks would be too high.

Keeping a Bibi Dong in Martial Soul City wouldn't stir up any waves at all.

As long as Bibi Dong still had value, she would remain safe.

"What do you want to do?" Bibi Dong asked.

"You said it yourself: before Qian Renxue turned six, you felt she was innocent and didn't want to drag her into this. It's the same now." Nan Feng grabbed Bibi Dong's hands and activated the Horse Talisman, maintaining a continuous, forced state of clarity to prevent her killing intent from accidentally spiraling out of control and stabbing him.

"I..." Bibi Dong averted her gaze, her expression complex.

She couldn't bring herself to ignore that aura that disgusted her. Every time she made contact, she couldn't help but recall that night! She remembered the days and nights she had been imprisoned!

"Bibi Dong!" Nan Feng frowned.

"Can you be more decisive? If you keep hesitating, you'll be the one who ends up dead!"

Damn it!

He had gone to such great lengths to talk Bibi Dong into this; if this future Female Pope fell, how was he supposed to get by in the future?

Side with Qian Renxue?

Are you kidding me?

There are levels to being a love-struck fool!

Bibi Dong loved Yu Xiaogang so much that even on the verge of death, she still couldn't stop thinking about him. She had even wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan just so Yu Xiaogang could be with the person he liked without any obstacles.

Qian Renxue loved Tang San. Even though she went easy on him many times, when it came time to strike, that woman didn't hesitate in the slightest—she was the type to pull up her pants and deny everything!

Mixing with someone like that? Who knows when she'd turn around and sell him out.

Bibi Dong was a romantic fool through and through. Once you successfully won her over, she would truly give everything for you, even if it meant going mad or losing her mind. But Qian Renxue? Winning her over was useless. As long as the benefits were sufficient, she could strike at anyone.

By comparison, the cost-effectiveness of Qian Renxue was far too low!

Besides, that woman wasn't easy to fool. The dream-weaving method he used before only worked because Bibi Dong was in the high-pressure environment of Slaughter City. Her mental state was already unstable, her emotions were shattered, her life was in ruins, and she had been tossed into Slaughter City like trash.

In that state, she was almost completely isolated and helpless.

Even then, it had taken him nearly three years to finally win her over.

Qian Renxue?

Damn it! If he tried to pull a dream stunt on her tonight, she'd probably run straight to Qian Daoliu that very same night!

Furthermore, his dreamscapes were fabricated; the person caught in them might be blinded by the illusion, but others weren't.

If Qian Daoliu figured it out, would he still be able to continue his conquest?

Conquest my ass!

Once a problem was discovered, Qian Daoliu would likely activate his Martial Soul Avatar in a heartbeat and come after him, brandishing his Flash Greatsword to hack him to pieces!