Pope Palace The silence in the backyard seemed to have a substantial weight, pressing heavily on the stone table and between the two people sitting opposite each other.
Bibi Dong was silent for a long time, so long that Ye Qing thought she might give up or reorganize her words.
What I didn't expect was that in the end, she spoke again, and her voice was clearer than before, as if she had made some determination:
"If I succeed in ascending to the throne of the Spirit Hall Pope..."
She looked directly at Ye Qing, with a flame called power flashing in her deep purple eyes:
"I can promise that Spirit Hall and Sea God Island will be friends from generation to generation and will be allies forever. On the mainland, Spirit Hall will do whatever it takes to help Sea God Island. But for you personally..."
She paused, and her tone was almost seductively certain:
"As long as I can do it, I can satisfy you whatever you want. Soul Bone, wealth, territory, and even... any resources and secrets that Spirit Hall can touch."
This promise is not unimportant.
The future Spirit Hall is almost deeply tied to Sea God Island, and almost unlimited rewards are promised.
However, after Ye Qing listened, a calm, even a little playful smile appeared on that young face.
He shook his head slightly, and his tone reminded you that you might not be thinking too much:
"Saintess Hall, you seem... to take things for granted."
He clasped his fingers and analyzed slowly:
"First of all, whatever you say I want, you can satisfy me."
Ye Qing tilted his head and looked at Bibi Dong with clear eyes:
"But the problem is, if I really want something, with me Sea God Island God Child's identity, coupled with the strength of my sister Bo Saixi... can't I get it myself? Do I need to rely on your future papal power? For something that may not even look down on, risk offending Qian Family, who has controlled Spirit Hall for thousands of years? This account seems not worth it no matter how you calculate it, right?"
What he said was straightforward and even a bit arrogant, but it was an indisputable fact.
Bo Saixi, level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo, Sea God spokesperson, there are really not many forces in the mainland who dare not give her what she wants, or cannot afford to give it to her.
The background of Sea God Island is also by no means ordinary.
"As for the friendship you mentioned from generation to generation..."
Ye Qing smiled, and the meaning in that smile made Bibi Dong's heart sink.
"Haha, to be honest, we Sea God Island... really don't particularly care about this."
He looked at Bibi Dong's slightly changed expression and continued:
"As far as I know, since that unpleasant incident happened that year, we Sea God Island have never been very friendly towards you Spirit Hall. Being at peace with each other is the best situation. Friendship from generation to generation? Your Majesty Saintess Hall, where did you get the confidence that this is attractive enough to us to make us willing to take the risk of intervening in your internal fighting?"
He leaned forward slightly. Although he was short, the light in his eyes made Bibi Dong feel an inexplicable sense of oppression:
"Saintess Hall, you propose such an exchange condition..."
Ye Qing's tone was filled with undisguised doubt:
"Do you think I'm young and have little knowledge, so it's easy to fool me? Or..."
He deliberately prolonged his tone and glanced at Bibi Dong's beautiful face:
"Your vision and thinking... are not very good in themselves?"
He was really curious.
Putting aside the halo brought about by future achievements and tragic fate, looking at Bibi Dong at this moment, apart from her amazing talent for cultivation and stunning beauty, her abilities in political maneuvering, exchange of interests, and insight into people's hearts seem... not as outstanding as imagined.
At least, judging from the chips she just proposed, she completely missed the point and failed to identify the real needs of Sea God Island and his Ye Qing.
Bibi Dong's face instantly darkened when he heard Ye Qing's words, especially the almost mocking question at the end.
A hint of suppressed anger flashed through those originally calm purple eyes, and his voice became a bit colder:
"What do you mean?"
Ye Qing turned a blind eye to her anger and just stared back at her calmly, with a calm tone but an undoubted alienation:
"I mean, obviously."
"If your deal, your bargaining chip, is just these empty and useless promises just mentioned..."
Ye Qing picked up the completely cold tea cup, but did not drink it. He just gently shook the dark tea inside:
"Then, Saintess Hall, you can leave now."
He put down the tea cup and made a crisp sound:
"I can treat what happened today as if it never happened, and I won't mention it to anyone. We will treat it as if... we have never met."
He looked at Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes that were slightly widened due to shock and anger, and slowly said the last sentence, which was also the sentence that had the greatest impact on Bibi Dong:
"Because, as of now..."
"In my mind, it seems... more suitable for Qian Renxue to ascend to the throne of the Spirit Hall than for you in the future."
"Boom--!"
These words, like a thunder, hit Bibi Dong's heart hard!
She stood up suddenly, the legs of the chair making a screeching sound as they rubbed against the ground.
She looked condescendingly at Ye Qing, who was sitting on the stone bench with a calm face, her chest rising and falling violently due to extreme anger and a sense of complete contempt and humiliation.
For the first time, her beautiful face showed a stern look that was almost out of control, and her voice rose with excitement:
"Just her? Qian Renxue?"
Her tone was full of incredible absurdity and deep disdain:
"She is just a young girl who knows nothing! Why do you think she is more suitable than me? Have you only met her a few times? Do you know how much I paid for the Spirit Hall? Do you know what I went through? Why do you--!"
Her anger almost made her lose control, but the last bit of reason allowed her to swallow back the more vicious words.
But the anger and unwillingness in those purple eyes almost turned into substance and burst out.
Ye Qing waited quietly for her to finish venting, and then spoke unhurriedly, her voice still calm, but every word was like a knife:
"Just based on the exchange conditions just now, isn't it enough to explain the problem?"
He raised his head, and his clear eyes seemed to be able to see through all the disguise and anger of Bibi Dong:
"If the person sitting here negotiating terms with me now is the grown-up Qian Renxue, or even Qian Xunji..."
Ye Qing's tone carries a clear understanding of everything:
"Believe it or not, the first and most core bargaining chip they proposed is definitely not some empty generational friendship and satisfaction requirements."
He paused slightly and said clearly, word by word:
"They will directly set out the conditions for Qian Renxue to marry me as my wife!"