Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, Hu Liena's Little Thoughts

Chapter: Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, Hu Liena's Little Schemes

Hiss—

Yue Guan sucked in a sharp breath.

Qian Renyu's calm voice landed in his ears like a thunderclap.

Realizing that Qian Renyu intended to make a move against Hu Liena, every hair on his body stood on end.

Thinking about Hu Liena's situation and his own position, Yue Guan suddenly felt that bringing up Hu Liena had been a bit too much.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Seeing Yue Guan unmoving, frozen in place with a terrified expression, Qian Renyu added flatly.

Yue Guan snapped back to reality and quickly bowed to Qian Renyu: "Your subordinate accepts the order. Rest assured, Your Eminence!"

He didn't dare linger in the Pope's Palace any longer.

Delaying anyone's business was one thing, but delaying Qian Renyu's was another.

That principle had become an unspoken rule among them ever since the day all Title Douluo-level elders were summoned to the Pope's Palace.

Slipping away from the Pope's Palace like oil off a blade, Yue Guan's expression grew complicated. He cast a troubled glance toward Bibi Dong's bedchamber.

Knowing that Hu Liena was there receiving guidance from Bibi Dong at this hour, he let out a heavy sigh in his heart.

"Nana, this can't be blamed on me."

"I'm still an elder of Martial Soul Hall. These matters are what I, as an elder, ought to suggest and bring up."

Yue Guan murmured inwardly, suppressing those tangled thoughts, and headed straight for Bibi Dong's bedchamber.

Meanwhile.

Inside Bibi Dong's bedchamber.

In the quiet courtyard, Bibi Dong and Hu Liena sat together.

Hu Liena was meditating cross-legged, but her aura was noticeably unstable.

Bibi Dong observed her condition, frowning slightly: "Nana, you haven't been focused in your training lately. Are you thinking about what happened at the gates of Martial Soul City?"

Hu Liena stopped pretending and ended her meditation, a hint of indignation in her voice: "Teacher, I was thinking about the new Pope!"

"Ever since the day you were deposed, my heart hasn't been able to settle. It's completely unfair to you, Teacher!"

Bibi Dong fell silent. Hearing Hu Liena say this, her usually composed expression flickered with unease.

Hu Liena was venting on her behalf over the usurpation—how could she herself forget what happened that day?

But then...

Thinking of Qian Renyu's character, his habit of acting without a second thought, Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with a trace of unwillingness before she replied softly: "Teacher will handle these matters. You just focus on your cultivation—that's enough."

"Teacher, how do you plan to handle it?"

Hu Liena pressed on: "For years, you've worked tirelessly for Martial Soul Hall's cause. The new Pope is utterly outrageous, forcibly seizing the throne right in the Pope's Palace!"

"And the Grand Pontiff—he deliberately ignored all your years of effort and unhesitatingly backed the new Pope. He never once considered your feelings!"

Hu Liena's words grew faster, her emotions surging as she reached the end.

Having grown up in Martial Soul Hall since childhood, she had been selected in that early competition and taken as Bibi Dong's disciple.

All her 'loyalty' to Martial Soul Hall came from Bibi Dong's teachings.

If Bibi Dong were still Pope, Hu Liena knew she would never have spoken these words today.

But now that Bibi Dong had been forcefully ousted from the Pope's seat, she couldn't swallow that anger.

Feeling Hu Liena's emotional turmoil, Bibi Dong realized that her disciple truly cared about her situation.

Her nearly closed-off and frantic heart softened just a little.

"Nana, what's done is done. You don't need to dwell on it."

"I can take corresponding action on this matter, but you absolutely must not. Acting on your status would not be wise."

"Martial Soul Hall has advanced by leaps and bounds under my leadership. I brought it to where it is today—that seat belongs to me alone."

"Rest assured, I won't let him sit there for long. When I'm fully prepared, that's when I'll take it back!"

Bibi Dong's voice grew resolute.

Half a month had passed since Yu Xiaogang was hung on the city wall.

Though she hadn't done much else in that time, Bibi Dong knew that didn't mean she had given up on reclaiming the Pope's position.

She had been through similar things before. Facing something much the same again, she believed she hadn't yet reached the point of needing a full eruption.

Just like back then, when she was forcibly kept in Martial Soul City, violated against her will, and endured for years—she still found her chance for revenge in the end.

Now it's merely a replay of what happened back then.

All it takes is one perfect opportunity, and everything will return to her hands.

Calming Hu Liena's emotions, Bibi Dong let her thoughts drift for a long while before steadying herself again.

"Alright, focus on your cultivation!"

"Once I reclaim this position, I will preside over your coronation as Holy Maiden!"

"Na'na, you are the only candidate for Holy Maiden in my heart, and the future successor of Martial Soul Hall—no one else!"

Seeing that Bibi Dong was unwilling to continue, Hu Liena understood how deeply the usurpation had affected her teacher.

Forcing down her anger, a resolute gleam flashed in her eyes.

Without another word, Hu Liena gazed at Bibi Dong's profile and silently vowed: Teacher, I will get justice for you!

Making that decision in her heart, Hu Liena tried to force herself back into a cultivation state.

Just then, Yue Guan's figure entered from outside Bibi Dong's courtyard.

The moment Yue Guan stepped in, both Hu Liena and Bibi Dong turned to look at him.

Now serving under Qian Renyu, Yue Guan's sudden arrival made both their hearts skip a beat.

"Yue Guan, what are you doing here?" Bibi Dong demanded coldly.

Yue Guan wore a bitter smile, his gaze shifting to Hu Liena. "Your Eminence, I am here to deliver an order from His Holiness the Pope to Hu Liena!"

Bibi Dong frowned, and Hu Liena was equally surprised.

Suddenly, she recalled the news that had just reached them about the incident at Martial Soul City's gates.

Taking a deep breath, Hu Liena asked in a low voice, "Grandpa Yue Guan, may I ask what order you wish to convey?"

Yue Guan said softly, "His Holiness orders that Hu Liena proceed immediately to the Pope's Palace for an audience!"

Hearing this, Hu Liena immediately connected the recent events to this decree.

Thinking of the decision she had just made in her heart, she rose and bowed to Yue Guan, forming a plan.

"Grandpa Yue Guan, I've recently had a breakthrough in my cultivation and need to stay here with my teacher for further guidance."

"I cannot go to His Holiness the Pope for now."

"Please, Grandpa Yue Guan, convey my refusal."