A Bloodbath Sparked by an Ungrateful Wretch

Heaven Dou City, Crown Prince's Mansion.

Qian Renxue had shed her daytime disguise as Xue Qinghe and changed into a breezy pale-yellow camisole and panties. Barefoot, she curled lazily into the soft velvet sofa, her fair feet tucked beneath her.

The blue-and-white panties stretched across her pert bottom were left exposed to the air.

This was the only time each day when she could briefly lay down every defense and mask and be herself again.

Yet a faint, disdainful sneer hung on her beautiful face.

Li Yuan's words might fool an overprotected young lady like Ning Rongrong, but fool her?

He was still too green.

[Li Yuan: How could a frog at the bottom of a well know how vast the world is?]

[Child Without Parents: What are you trying to say? Are you playing the mystic to get attention?]

[Li Yuan: A little learning really is a dangerous thing. Let me ask you: do you know how big this world is?]

At the sight of that question, Qian Renxue's sneer deepened.

He was testing her? With a question that simple?

Did he really take her for some idle, uneducated wastrel?

Her fingers danced over the screen, and she quickly sent a message.

[Child Without Parents: Douluo Continent is the center of the world. To the north lies the bitterly cold Far North. There are also several great Soul Beast forests, including Star Dou and Sunset. Across the ocean lies Sea God Island, and beyond that, endless seas.]

[Child Without Parents: Then there is the Divine Realm, beyond the reach of mortals. Ancient texts record all this. The evidence is ironclad.]

[Li Yuan: Ridiculous. Every bit of that is wrong!]

[Child Without Parents: How could it be wrong? My Qian Family ancestors recorded all of this. Could it be that you're pretending to know what you're talking about and arguing just for the sake of it?]

My Qian Family ancestors?

Li Yuan's eyes froze.

Well, well, well, little Xue. You've let the cat out of the bag!

[Li Yuan: Those records aren't wrong, but they're just as limited as your own view of the world.]

[Child Without Parents: You! Hmph. Let's see whether that dog's mouth of yours can actually spit out any ivory!]

Li Yuan curled his lip. Trying to match a transmigrator's view of the world? Watch me scare you all witless.

[Li Yuan: Fine, listen closely. Beyond Douluo Continent lies another land: Sun Moon Continent! And that's not all. This universe is vast beyond measure, practically infinite!]

[Child Without Parents: Impossible! If Sun Moon Continent really existed, how could we never have heard of it? You must be making it up!]

[Li Yuan: Because continental plates move... Forget it. Explaining it to you would be playing a lute to a cow. You have no education, after all.]

Qian Renxue's face went white with anger, and her small fists quietly clenched.

She had no education?

She had studied the classics since childhood and could summon historical allusions at will. Yet someone had called her uneducated?

And what in the world was this movement of continental plates?

Before she could demand an answer, another message from Li Yuan arrived.

[Li Yuan: Look up at the stars. I'm telling you, every single star above your heads could be an entirely new, boundless world!]

[Li Yuan: The universe is endless. That so-called Divine Realm you natives of Douluo Continent spend your entire lives trying to enter, along with the continent beneath your feet, is nothing but an insignificant speck of dust in the vast cosmos!]

[Richest Rich Girl of Heaven Dou: Oh my gosh! So the world is this big! No wonder Grandpa Sword could never pluck a star from the sky for me, no matter how much I asked.]

Chen Xin: "..."

(At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin sneezed for no apparent reason. He had the strange feeling someone was being awfully filial to him.)

[Big Cat in the Night: If I ever have the chance... I'd love to see what this "universe" the Group Leader speaks of looks like.]

[Loves Eating Carrots: +1! It sounds amazing!]!

[Yandere Crazy Beauty of Spirit Hall: Nonsense! Stars are stars. How could they be worlds? By your logic, is Douluo Continent a round ball, then?]

[Child Without Parents: Words alone prove nothing. Show me even a shred of evidence, and I'll believe you.]

At that moment, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, mother and daughter with a tangled relationship, found themselves on the same side for once: doubting Li Yuan.

[Li Yuan: You don't believe me? Then I'll have to drop something explosive.]

[Li Yuan: Bibi Dong... You haven't forgotten what happened in the secret chamber, have you? Shall I refresh everyone's memory about the details?]

[Yandere Crazy Beauty of Spirit Hall: Shut up! If you dare say another word, I'll make sure you die without a burial place, even if you flee to the Ends of the Earth. I mean it!]

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled.

Every trace of color drained from her stunning face, replaced by uncontrollable fury. The murderous intent in her eyes had almost taken solid form.

The secret chamber.

It was the nightmare and humiliation she could never escape.

The deepest scar and secret in her heart.

She had no idea how Li Yuan had learned of it.

But if he dared expose it in public...

Bibi Dong would pay any price to silence him forever!

[Li Yuan: Threatening me? You're not worthy. Qian Renxue, do you want to know what really killed your father?]

[Child Without Parents: Wasn't my father killed by Tang Hao?]

Li Yuan's question left Qian Renxue bewildered.

Everyone on Douluo Continent knew that story.

[Li Yuan: No. Tang Hao gravely wounded your father back then, but he feared your grandfather, Qian Daoliu, and held back from killing him. Your father's true fatal wound... came from elsewhere. As for the killer, think about who was closest to your father.]

Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply, as though a thunderbolt had exploded inside her head.

Her father... had been killed by someone closest to him?!

Who? Grandpa? Or... Mother?

Her mind spun. Her whole world seemed on the verge of collapse, and she could barely keep hold of the Brick in her hand.

[Yandere Crazy Beauty of Spirit Hall: Xiao Xue! Don't listen to his lies!]

Bibi Dong's expression changed drastically. Her earlier composure vanished.

No matter how much she disliked Qian Renxue.

Even though their relationship was cold, even though her heart was full of hatred for that man.

She never wanted Qian Renxue to learn... that the one who killed her father was her own mother!

[Li Yuan: Well, well. A daughter wants to know how her father died, yet her mother does everything she can to stop her. Interesting.]

[Yandere Crazy Beauty of Spirit Hall: Shut your mouth! Say one more lie, and I'll kill you!]

[Li Yuan: Suit yourself. Let's see you manage it first. But Qian Renxue, I'm sure you'd very much like to know who really killed your father, wouldn't you?]

Qian Renxue's thoughts grew even more tangled.

Who was she supposed to believe?

Why was Mother trying to keep her from the truth?

Could Grandpa be the killer?

In her desperation, she typed out a message with trembling fingers.

[Child Without Parents: I want to know. Please tell me. I'll reward you handsomely!]

[Li Yuan: No problem, but it's too late tonight, and I can't tell the whole story in a few words. I'll be here in the group on time tomorrow.]

[Li Yuan: Why did the old purple boar scream in the middle of the night? Why did a beautiful young woman break up with a young theorist? Why did a blond man die suddenly in a secret chamber late at night? Why was a newborn baby rejected by her mother? And why did an elderly man of a hundred weep bitter tears?]

[Li Yuan: Behind it all, was it a twisting of human nature or a collapse of morality?]

[Li Yuan: Group members, stay tuned tomorrow for the sprawling family-drama documentary "A Bloodbath Sparked by an Ungrateful Wretch and a Pretty Boy!" See you then!]

Meanwhile, in Spirit Hall's bedchamber.

Bibi Dong's heart had clenched at first, but then she saw those final words: "an ungrateful wretch and a pretty boy."

Her taut nerves suddenly relaxed. She almost laughed.

That was it?

An ungrateful wretch? A pretty boy?

What did any of that have to do with her, Bibi Dong? Not even half a Copper Soul Coin's worth.

It seemed Li Yuan had only heard rumors and was making dire threats based on scraps of knowledge.

Bibi Dong settled down. She even found it rather absurd, and she scoffed:

"Ridiculous. So this Group Leader Li Yuan isn't anyone formidable after all. Once I send someone to capture you, I'll let you experience what it's like in the secret chamber... unable to live, unable to die!"