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Watching the screen fill with insults, Yu Xiaogang felt indescribably satisfied.
He had been upset ever since he saw Yu Chen being praised by everyone. Now, he had finally found an opportunity.
At that thought, Yu Xiaogang could not help straightening up as he sneered.
"Do you see? A thankless person like him is destined to come to a bad end."
"Today, he can betray his clan. Tomorrow, he can betray anyone."
"No matter how talented someone like him is, he..."
"Oh, shut it."
Before Yu Xiaogang could finish, Ning Rongrong cut him off without the slightest courtesy.
Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened as he turned to glare fiercely at Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong glared right back without backing down and immediately fired back.
"You keep calling Yu Chen thankless, but take a look at how your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan treated him before!"
"Before his Martial Soul awakened, he was the clan leader's son. His talent had not been determined yet, so it was perfectly normal for him to receive more resources."
"But what happened after his Martial Soul awakened?"
"Other than the single Gold Soul Coin Yu Kun gave him at the start, did he ever receive even the slightest bit of resources from the clan afterward?"
"No!"
"Since the clan had already abandoned him when he was at his lowest, what was wrong with him leaving now?"
"At least he was better than certain people who were clearly trash themselves, yet cheated and swindled their way into slowly siphoning off the clan's resources."
"And then boasted about being some theory Grandmaster."
At those words, Yu Xiaogang's face turned green, then white. His lips moved, but he could not force out a single complete sentence.
"You... you..."
Just then, Tang San spoke in a deep voice.
"Rongrong, no matter what, abandoning one's clan deserves condemnation."
"A person can have grievances, but they cannot forget their roots."
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at that.
She could not be bothered to argue with Tang San any further. She simply turned away and continued looking at the Sky Screen.
[The silence lasted for a long time.] [Qian Xunji finally spoke slowly.] ["Fine."] ["I can agree to your conditions."] [With that, Qian Xunji raised a hand and took out a pitch-black token with gold-trimmed edges from his Soul Tool.] [Six kinds of Martial Souls were engraved upon the token. It was the Pope's Order.] ["Take this token."] ["With this order, many things will be more convenient for you within Spirit Hall."] ["Additionally, if you truly can fully perfect that cultivation system of yours..."] [Qian Xunji stared at Yu Chen, his voice low.] ["I will make you the Holy Son of Spirit Hall."] [At those words, Bibi Dong's pupils shrank slightly.] [Yu Chen's expression remained unchanged. He merely cupped his hands in salute.] ["Thank you, Your Holiness."] [Qian Xunji nodded, then looked toward Bibi Dong.] ["Dong'er, take him to stay in the courtyard beside your Saintess Palace."] ["Tomorrow, take him around Spirit City and let him familiarize himself with the place."] ["Yes, Teacher," Bibi Dong replied.] [Yu Chen also nodded slightly, then rose and left the private room alongside Bibi Dong.] [After the two left, the room fell silent once more.] [In the next instant, Ghost Douluo's figure silently appeared at Qian Xunji's side.] ["Your Holiness."] ["Is it really appropriate to let Her Highness the Holy Maiden have so much contact with this person?"] ["After all, his origins are rather unusual."] [Qian Xunji merely smiled faintly upon hearing that.] ["Inappropriate?"] ["If he can truly carve out a new cultivation system, then forget letting Dong'er interact with him."] ["Even marrying Dong'er to him would not be out of the question."] [Ghost Douluo was slightly startled, but did not respond.] [Qian Xunji narrowed his eyes, his gaze deep.] [He greatly recognized Yu Chen's talent, so no matter what, he had to ensure that Yu Chen would become tied to Spirit Hall in the future.] [That was why he had arranged for Bibi Dong to interact with Yu Chen.] [But that alone could not guarantee success, because he could tell that Yu Chen was the same kind of person as himself.] [For the sake of their goals, they could discard their reputation, even everything else.] [People like that generally would not be bound by something like love.]
Outside the Sky Screen, within Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong stared at the scene on the Sky Screen, completely stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Qian Xunji in the Sky Screen was actually so open-minded?
Not only had he given Yu Chen the Pope's Order, he had even taken the initiative to have her interact with Yu Chen. He had even said something like marrying her to Yu Chen.
He was practically a different person from the Qian Xunji in her memories.
Back then, Qian Xunji had obstructed her and Yu Xiaogang at every turn, pressing them step by step.
In the end, he had even committed an act worse than that of a beast.
At that thought, Bibi Dong's eyes turned bloodshot as she muttered over and over.
"That is impossible. How could that beast be like that? This Sky Screen must be fake."
Over at Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang was equally shaken.
He stared at the Sky Screen, his eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.
Back when he was in Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji had always treated him coldly and suppressed him, even driving him out directly.
Yet now, Qian Xunji was offering Yu Chen such conditions.
The Pope's Order, the position of Holy Son, and even permission for Bibi Dong to interact with Yu Chen.
Why?
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, cursing Qian Xunji thoroughly in his heart.
"You blind fool!"
"You humiliated me like that back then, yet now you treasure a clan traitor like him!"
"No wonder you died so early. It was karma."
Besides the two of them, Qian Renxue's feelings were equally complicated.
After all, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong were her parents. Yet in the Sky Screen's world, Qian Xunji actually wanted Bibi Dong to marry Yu Chen.
No matter how Qian Renxue thought about it, it felt strange!
[After leaving Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong and Yu Chen walked side by side through a corridor.] [The night breeze blew past, making the lights beneath the eaves sway softly.] [Bibi Dong suddenly spoke.] ["I am a little jealous of you."] [Yu Chen glanced at her.] ["Jealous of what?"] [Bibi Dong spoke softly.] ["The Pope's Order."] ["I have been by Teacher's side for so many years, yet he has never even let me use it!"] [Yu Chen's expression remained calm.] ["You are the Holy Maiden."] ["The Holy Maiden's status does not need a token to prove anything."] ["Besides, the Pope giving me the Pope's Order is merely a way to win me over. By accepting it, I am accepting this favor."] [Bibi Dong paused slightly, then could not help laughing softly.] ["You really are straightforward when you speak!"] ["Oh, right. Stop calling me Holy Maiden all the time from now on."] ["Just call me Bibi Dong."] [Yu Chen nodded.] ["All right."] ["You can also address me by name directly. Yu... Su Chen will do!"] [Bibi Dong looked at him and softly replied.] ["All right, Su Chen."] [After that exchange, the two had finally become familiar with each other.] [For the rest of the journey, Bibi Dong's questions hardly stopped.] [One moment, she asked what it truly felt like to have a shattered Martial Soul.] [The next, she asked how Su Chen had come up with these things.] [In short, Bibi Dong asked about nearly everything that interested her.] [Su Chen did not brush her off either. He gave detailed answers to almost all of her questions.] [Su Chen understood very clearly that Bibi Dong's status as the Holy Maiden placed her extremely high within Spirit Hall. Befriending her could only be beneficial.] [By the time the two reached the separate courtyard beside Saintess Palace, the night had grown deep.] [Su Chen stopped before the courtyard gate and cupped his hands.] ["Let us leave it here for today."] [Bibi Dong was somewhat reluctant.] [Because of her status, she had never really had any friends all these years. Now that she had finally met Su Chen and could listen to him speak of so many fresh things and novel theories, how could she be willing to leave just like that?] [Su Chen saw Bibi Dong's disappointment at a glance. After thinking for a moment, he understood the reason and spoke softly.] ["We will have plenty of time to spend together from now on, won't we? I will be staying in Spirit Hall to conduct research!"] [At those words, Bibi Dong could not help looking at Su Chen. She immediately understood what he meant, and her earlier smile returned to her face.] ["All right, then I will come find you tomorrow."] ["All right."] [Su Chen nodded in reply, and only then did Bibi Dong leave.] [The night passed without incident.] [The next morning, just as dawn broke.] [Inside the room, Su Chen sat cross-legged upon the bed, Soul Power winding around his body.] [Strands of Natural Soul Power continuously circulated through his meridians, slowly tempering his muscles, bones, and internal organs.] [Just then, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.] ["Su Chen, are you awake?"]
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