[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Tsk tsk... As for her end, there are only a few possibilities. If Qian Xunji hadn't adopted her, she probably would've been snatched away by some minor clan right after awakening her Martial Soul...]
[Ice-Snow Smart: That means Bibi Dong really was quite lucky, then.]
[Single Academy-Running Housewife: The law of the jungle is the rule of this world. Treasures without protection only invite disaster. Indeed so.]
Although Liu Erlong's rose-colored glasses regarding Yu Xiaogang were shattered into a million pieces at this moment, as someone who had been through the mill, she possessed a clear understanding of the world's cruelty.
If Qian Xunji hadn't taken Bibi Dong in, her ultimate fate either would've been taken as a concubine or kept as a plaything by someone, or else she would've been reduced to a breeding machine... helping a clan improve their Martial Soul bloodline!
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Snatched away to do what? Hey, why do you guys always tell half a story? You're driving me crazy!]
[Li Yuan: Children shouldn't butt in.]
[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: I want to butt in, I'm going to butt in! Hurry up and tell me, hey, you're driving me crazy! (Curiosity bursting at the seams)]
(Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou has been muted for five minutes.)
[Li Yuan: Children shouldn't be curious about everything. Knowing too much about some things won't do you any good.]
The chat group grew quiet once more.
The system notification of Ning Rongrong's mute was exceptionally eye-catching.
Everyone could practically imagine that little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect puffing out her cheeks in helpless frustration right now.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Hey... This stuck-up Group Leader Li Yuan! Why are you muting me again?"
Ning Rongrong was so angry that she stood straight up.
"Why shouldn't I butt in? I'm going to butt in! I'm even going to butt into your mouth!"
She bared her claws at the empty air, as if Li Yuan were standing right in front of her.
"Also, why out of so many people in the group did you have to single me out as a child?"
She pouted, her face full of grievance and indignation.
Suddenly, Ning Rongrong seemed to think of something, lowering her gaze to glance down at the nearly flat expanse across her chest...
Silence.
Deathly silence.
The next second.
"Wuwu...!"
Ning Rongrong completely broke down, letting out a grief-stricken, indignant wail as she threw herself with a "thud" into her soft pillows, burying her face deep inside and leaving only a pair of red-tipped ears exposed.
"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard Li Yuan!"
She cursed incoherently, muffled inside the pillow, and kicked her little feet wildly against the quilt.
She swore a vicious oath in her heart.
From now on, no one was ever allowed to call her a "little" kid again.
Whoever called her that would no longer be on speaking terms with her!
Not even the King of Heaven himself could change that!
[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Xiao Gang and I share true love, untainted by any interests or schemes—pure true love! Do you, someone with a heart full of filth, understand what love is?]
[Li Yuan: Love? I love your mother's twisted-cruller love! Love without material backing is just loose sand, alright? Everyone, give me a round of applause if you understand!]
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong shook with rage, her exquisite face somewhat distorted.
What did he understand?
Did he know what love was?
Why claim that love without material backing was loose sand?
The feelings between her and Yu Xiaogang were the purest and most inviolable in the entire world.
Clearly, everything was Qian Xunji's fault.
That animal was the one who ruined her everything.
[Big Cat in the Night: This sentence is so true...]
The Star Luo Empire, inside a dimly lit room.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the sentence "Love without material backing is just loose sand" on the screen, her slender body trembling slightly as her eye sockets gradually grew moist.
This sentence hit the nail on the head; it was too profound.
He... understands me so well!
[Loves Eating Carrots: I don't understand, but it feels like it makes a lot of sense.]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Got a story? Can we get the details? Of course, if it's inconvenient, that's fine too. (Cat peeking out)]
[Big Cat in the Night: It's nothing all that inconvenient. To make a long story short, I ran into a scumbag in reality. Our relationship used to be very great, but to save his own skin, he abandoned me and chose to run away...]
Upon seeing this message, Li Yuan froze for a moment.
He had always assumed this "Big Cat in the Night" was Zhu Zhuyun, since she was the veritable big cat in the flesh, after all.
Who could have known that in the chat group, the big cat spoken of was actually this "big" cat Zhu Zhuqing.
[Li Yuan:@Big Cat in the Night, if you encounter any difficulties, you can talk to us. The name of this group is Mutual Aid, and its original intention is to let everyone help each other and vent their troubles.]
[Big Cat in the Night: Okay.]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Hold on... The vibe between the two of you is at least twelve parts suspicious out of ten...]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Group Leader Brother! Can I really look for you if I encounter difficulties? (Star-eyed expression)]
[Li Yuan: Of course you can.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: That's wonderful! Thank you, Group Leader Brother!]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Wait? What's going on with the three of you? Are we just part of your interaction too?]
Li Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth; agreeing to help Xiao Wu was actually mostly out of necessity.
As the group leader, after all, one had to strive for fairness.
Helping the big-chested cat while ignoring Xiao Wu would make him look biased and favor one over the other. That would ruin his lofty image in the hearts of the other group members and hinder unity.
Therefore, in order to maintain harmony within the group and promote an early upgrade of the chat group,
he would just have to silently bear this "pain" all by himself!
Sigh, it truly burdens me so!
[Child Without Parents: So, she... was actually forced by my father?]
Qian Renxue was very smart.
Tracing the chat logs upward, from Bibi Dong's bone-deep hatred toward Qian Xunji to her near-obsessive defense of her "true love" for Yu Xiaogang...
Stringing these clues together allowed her to catch a glimpse of the whole picture.
Only this answer was one she dared not confirm, or rather... was unwilling to believe.
After all, within her limited impressions, her father Qian Xunji's image had always been so upright and lofty.
[Li Yuan: Teacher's advice is ignored, love is pure and sincere, Spirit Hall must be betrayed, the Saintess is unprepared, and Gangzi must be married!]
[Li Yuan: Tell me, what else could your father Qian Xunji do?]
The answer was already laid out bare before her.
Boom!
These words were like a sudden thunderclap, exploding instantly within Qian Renxue's mind.
Pain!
Too painful!
Qian Renxue's cheeks turned deathly pale as she wore a feeble, bitter smile: "No wonder you hate me so much..."
"So I shouldn't have been born at all."
"Why did you have to give birth to me... You should've just let me die!"
She slid down powerlessly onto the cold floor, wrapping her arms tightly around her knees and burying her face deep within them.
Hot tears could no longer be restrained, gushing out like a broken levy.
"Drip! Drop!"
Her tears fell onto the floorboards.
[Loves Eating Carrots: Um, what on earth just happened? I didn't quite get it. (Scratching head)]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: You're still too innocent. Can't you guess this much? Obviously, it's that thing...]
[Li Yuan: Forget it, I'll just spell it out clearly so you guys stop letting your imaginations run wild.]
[That very night, Qian Xunji entered the Pan Si Forest, stepped into the Spider Cave, beat the spirit spider at her own game, and made Bibi Dong willingly bathe in the Light of the Angel. As the saying goes, Qian Xunji played himself as a piece on the board and won half a move against heaven!]
[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: 666, what the heck with the Pan Si Forest? Group leader, you really know how to paint a picture, and what's with this "willingly" nonsense?]
[Ice-Snow Smart: Well... how can you say it wasn't willing? Isn't a forced willingness still willingness?]
[Single Academy-Running Housewife: Unreal! Pan Si Forest, Spider Cave, pfft... Hahaha! (Failing to hold back laughter)]
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Liu Erlong had originally been in quite a heavy mood, but upon reading Li Yuan's description,
she couldn't help herself and burst out laughing.
Realizing right after that it might be inappropriate, she quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, though her shoulders continued to heave.
She couldn't hold it in—there was simply no holding it in!
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