A Fierce Wife at Home

Ling Yuan emerged from behind Bibi Dong, extended a finger, and forcefully poked the edge of the bandage on his chest. "Stop pretending, you look much better than before."

"Hiss--" Bibi Xi gasped, clutching her chest and dramatically collapsing onto the pillow. "Grandma, this is a wound! You're so ruthless, you'll end up a widow at a young age."

"Say it again?" Ling Yuan raised an eyebrow, lifting her finger once more.

Bibi Xi immediately waved his hands in surrender, muttering "A fierce wife is as fierce as a tiger," before bursting into laughter.

Ling Yuan couldn't help but laugh, and casually tucked the blanket that had slipped off his head.

Bibi Dong looked at this scene and shook her head helplessly. "He's injured like this and still making jokes. It seems he's really not seriously hurt."

She sat down by the bed, her expression regaining some seriousness. "However, Ling Yuan said that the one who injured you was Soul Master with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Did you see that person's face clearly? What are the characteristics of their hammer techniques?"

Bibi Xi stopped chuckling and pondered, "Judging from the voice, he shouldn't be very old, but his speed was extremely fast. When the hammer came crashing down, I clearly dodged most of it, but the residual force still shattered half of my meridians."

"To be honest, I've fought several Soul Douluo during my years in Suotuo City, but the pressure this guy gives me is completely unlike anything I've experienced at the same level."

"Although I haven't reached the level of a true Titled Douluo yet, I've already got a taste of it."

After saying that, he looked up at Qian Xunji: "Sister, brother-in-law, what's the situation with the Heaven Dou Empire right now?"

Qian Xunji said in a deep voice, "We already learned about the Heaven Dou Empire on our way back."

"They've sealed off not just Suotuo City, but all the Holy Temple within the entire Heaven Dou Empire, and they're even recruiting soldiers, intending to expand."

"So we're just going to take the beating?"

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance, and Qian Xunji briefly explained the strategy decided at the Pope Palace Conference to Bibi Xi: "In the end, it all boils down to two words—establishing a nation."

"Great for the establishment of the nation!" Bibi Xi's eyes lit up, and she said indignantly, "I've been holding back this for a long time."

"When we retreated, I thought to myself, why can they just close our Holy Temple like that? Those Soul Master their royal family supports can't even beat a bishop from one of our branch temples, yet they dare to turn around and bite us... They should have established a nation long ago!"

Liu Xiulan had gone upstairs at some point. Standing at the doorway, listening to her son's words, she sighed softly, "It seems the world is not peaceful anymore."

Ling Yuan walked to her side and took her mother-in-law's arm. "Mom, why don't we have Dad take you and the children to Anping Village in the countryside for a while? It's remote there and less likely to be affected."

Qian Xunji shook his head. "That would be even more dangerous. Although Anping Village is remote, it is also isolated and helpless. If someone manages to find out there, we won't even be able to send someone to deliver a message."

His gaze was deep as he analyzed, "Xiao Xue and Xiao Xiao's identities will eventually be discovered by those with ulterior motives. Once exposed, Anping Village will be a sitting duck, with nowhere to run. Staying here, at least we're still here."

Bibi Dong continued, "Spirit City has the highest density of Soul Master on the entire continent. It has Soul Guidance Cannon on its walls and four Peak Douluo leaders stationed within its walls. But precisely because of this, it will become a thorn in everyone's side once war breaks out."

"I'm on my brother-in-law's side." Bibi Xi raised her hand. "If something really happens in Anping Village, there's nowhere to run. Even if we take a step back, with so many Titled Douluo in our Spirit Hall, are we afraid of that rabble?"

Liu Xiulan was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Xunji is right. Although there are risks here, at least you are all here."

"If something happens in the countryside, we, the old and the young, will be even less likely to survive."

She took off her apron, turned and walked towards the door. "Okay, you guys talk business, I'll go buy groceries first. Have your dad close the shop early tonight, so we can all come back and help kill the chicken."

Qian Xunji took a step forward. "Mom, why don't I go help? I'm good at buying and killing chickens."

"No need, you've all just gotten back, and Xiao Xi is injured. You should rest well. I can handle the grocery shopping and cooking." Liu Xiulan waved her hand without turning her head, her footsteps already trailing off the stairs.

After Liu Xiulan left, Bibi Xi propped herself up on the edge of the bed and sat up, puzzled. "Sister, brother-in-law, I don't understand, what makes the Heaven Dou Empire and those other forces dare to challenge the Spirit Hall?"

"We four Peak Douluo are here, any one of us could wipe out a sect. Where did they get the guts?"

Qian Xunji leaned against the window, arms crossed. "Their backing must be the Clear Sky Sect."

Bibi Xi was taken aback, then sneered disdainfully, "The Clear Sky Sect? Brother-in-law, didn't you lead an army to destroy the Clear Sky Sect back then? That news shook the entire continent; I even heard about it in Suotuo City."

"They didn't die, they disappeared."

"Disappeared? What do you mean?" Bibi Xi frowned deeply.

Qian Xunji pulled up a chair, sat down on the edge of the bed, and briefly recounted the events of the day.

Ling Yuan and Bibi Xi remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

"No wonder... I was wondering at the time, how could the Clear Sky Sect, which had clearly been destroyed by my brother-in-law, still support the Heaven Dou Empire to challenge the Spirit Hall?"

"So they weren't wiped out at all, but were relocated."

"Brother-in-law, you said you sensed an extremely strong dark aura when they disappeared?"

"The Clear Sky Sect is a purely Power Attack System sect. Their Martial Soul throughout history has been the Clear Sky Hammer. It's impossible to find anyone with dark attributes within the entire sect. The ability to absorb the dark energy transferred from thousands of people in one go couldn't have been the Clear Sky Sect's doing alone; there must be some unknown secret above."

Bibi Dong turned her gaze from the window to Qian Xunji: "Xunji, why don't we tell them about the Ninth Trial?"

Bibi Xi immediately turned her gaze to Qian Xunji and pressed, "Brother-in-law, I've wanted to ask you this for a long time, why haven't you become a god yet?"

"You inherited the God of Light Divine Position several years earlier than me. I'm almost Asura God now, so why are you still stuck at the Peak Douluo? What exactly is the Ninth Trial?"

After a moment of silence Qian Xunji confessed, "The Ninth Trial is about the Dark Turmoil, and that's what I'm most worried about."

Bibi Xi pressed further, "So the Spirit Hall's expansion of Soul Tool production in recent years is all because of this?"

Qian Xunji nodded. "Yes, all of this is to ensure that the Spirit Hall has a sufficiently strong backing before the Dark Turmoil arrives."

"However, these are all precautions. The Empire and the Clear Sky Sect are the visible adversaries; the real defense is prepared for what's hidden behind the Black Mist."