Bibi Xi's Thoughts

At that, Bibi Dong's face flushed, her heart pounding wildly as she secretly glanced at Qian Xunji.

"Auntie, I'm fine with anything."

At that moment, Bi Dashan set down his bowl of wine and coughed twice. "Well... I think Dong'er isn't married yet, after all. Qian Xunji, you'd better sleep with Xiao Xi."

"Our family may not care much for empty formalities, but the rules that should be observed still need to be observed."

He spoke righteously, but the little calculations in his heart were clicking away.

What a joke!

It was only his first day staying here, and he already wanted to sleep in the same room as my daughter?

Not a chance! I'd nail the windows shut too!

Qian Xunji looked at Bibi Dong's crimson ears and sighed inwardly.

He had indeed intended to go with the flow, but it seemed getting past this old father would not be easy.

"Uncle is right."

"I'll sleep with Xiao Xi."

Upon hearing that, the corners of Bi Dashan's mouth could not help lifting. He quickly suppressed them and nodded solemnly. "Mm, it's good for young people to be sensible."

Liu Xiulan looked at her husband, who was competing with Qian Xunji for attention, and shot him a glare.

"Then that's settled. Qian Xunji will sleep with Xiao Xi."

The moon climbed high outside the window, and Anping Village gradually quieted down for the night.

Only one old father lay on the heated bed, thinking of how his daughter was in the room next door while that brat was in his son's room. Delighted, he soon drifted off to sleep.

Bibi Xi led Qian Xunji into his room.

The room was not large, but it was neat and tidy.

A wooden bed stood against the wall, covered with blue printed bedding, while an ordinary hunting bow hung on the wall.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to sleep on the inside or the outside?" Bibi Xi asked, scratching his head.

It was his first time sharing a bed with someone, much less the Pope of Spirit Hall. Although Qian Xunji was now dressed in rough cloth like a boy next door, his faintly imposing aura still made Bibi Xi somewhat nervous.

"I'll sleep on the outside."

"Okay."

The two lay side by side as moonlight streamed through the window.

After a moment of silence, Bibi Xi turned over and lay on his side facing Qian Xunji. Lowering his voice, he asked, "Brother-in-law, can I ask you something... What kind of person do you think Miss Ling Yuan is?"

Qian Xunji opened his closed eyes to a slit. Seeing Bibi Xi's expression, a teasing smile curled across his lips. "Why are you suddenly asking about her? You... like her?"

"No, no! I just... I just think she's pretty nice and want to know more about her."

"Oh—"

"Know more about her."

Bibi Xi cleared his throat. "So... Brother-in-law, what do you think of her?"

"That girl Ling Yuan... she's innocent and carefree, without much guile, and she's straightforward by nature."

"Although she can seem rather careless at times, she's actually quite good at reading the room and is reliable when it comes to getting things done."

"Is that so?"

Bibi Xi muttered softly, "Why do I feel like she's a little scatterbrained sometimes?"

"The last time she invited me to eat, she realized halfway through that she hadn't brought enough money, so I had to pay for myself."

Qian Xunji could not help laughing. "That really does sound like her."

He paused, then suddenly asked, "Do you really want to pursue her?"

Bibi Xi fell silent for two seconds before honestly replying with a soft "Mm."

"Sure."

"I can help you."

"How?!"

"For example... once you join Spirit Hall, I can arrange some missions and assign the two of you to carry them out together."

Bibi Xi sucked in a breath, so excited that he nearly shouted before hurriedly covering his mouth.

He grabbed Qian Xunji's arm. "Brother-in-law! My dear brother-in-law! You really are my dear brother-in-law! It's settled, then!"

Qian Xunji laughed as he was shaken. "All right, all right. Keep shaking me and the bed will collapse. We'll talk about it once you've officially joined Spirit Hall."

"Definitely. Tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow, I'll tell my parents."

Bibi Xi was too excited to sleep. He was already imagining scenes of carrying out missions together with Ling Yuan.

After a while, Bibi Xi finally calmed down and lay back properly.

At that moment, Qian Xunji asked, "Xiao Xi, is Anping Village close to Sunset Forest?"

"Yeah."

"Sunset Forest is a little over ten li west of the village."

"My father often goes there to hunt. There are lots of low-level soul beasts there, and if he's lucky, he can even find some valuable medicinal herbs."

"I see..." Qian Xunji nodded thoughtfully.

Sunset Forest, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

In the original story, Tang San had obtained countless Immortal Herbs there, laying the foundation for becoming a god.

At this point in time, the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo probably had not occupied the place yet.

Those Immortal Herbs... if he could pick them for Dong'er, Xiao Xi, and even Dong'er's parents, they would not only improve their constitutions but might even enhance the quality of their martial souls.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qian Xunji fall silent, Bibi Xi asked curiously, "Do you need a Soul Ring? There are quite a few thousand-year soul beasts in Sunset Forest, and even ten-thousand-year ones, though you'd have to go deeper in."

"I don't need a Soul Ring."

"Sleep first. We'll talk tomorrow."

"Oh, okay." Bibi Xi obediently closed his eyes.

Before long, steady breathing filled the room.

Then, that breathing gradually grew heavier, turning into soft snores before escalating further...

Qian Xunji lay with his eyes closed, his brows knitting tighter and tighter.

At first, the snoring was merely a mild rhythm of "Huff... huff..."

But before long, it turned into a barrage of "Snore—ha—snorrrre—," mixed with the grinding "creak" of teeth.

"..."

Qian Xunji was speechless. Was this snoring? It was more like he had activated a soul skill, perhaps some kind of sonic attack.

Although Soul Masters could replace sleep with meditation, under the bombardment of this surround-sound snoring, even a Titled Douluo would be unable to calm his mind.

Qian Xunji opened his eyes, his head buzzing.

He turned to look at Bibi Xi, who was sleeping soundly beside him with his mouth slightly open and one arm hanging outside the blanket, utterly unaware that his snoring was torturing the nerves of one of the continent's strongest experts.

I wonder if Dong'er is asleep...

As soon as that thought arose, Qian Xunji lifted the blanket, got out of bed, and left the room.

The living room was pitch-black. Qian Xunji had just sat down in a chair and prepared to meditate with his eyes closed when he heard the creak of a door opening in another room.

A slender figure in white pajamas stepped out softly, her purple hair draped over her shoulders.

"Teacher?"

"Dong'er, why aren't you asleep?"

Bibi Dong walked over and sat in another chair beside him. In a soft voice, she said, "I'm not used to sleeping here... and I slept enough in the carriage during the day."

"What about you? Why did you come out?"

Qian Xunji sighed. "Xiao Xi snores."

He imitated the rhythm of the snoring perfectly.

Bibi Dong could not hold back her laughter, then quickly covered her mouth. "R-right, sorry, Teacher... I didn't know my brother would be like that."

Seeing how happily she was smiling, the irritation Qian Xunji had felt from the snoring instantly vanished.

He reached out and rubbed her head. "Then what should we do tonight? I can't sleep either."