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Chapter 17

How Irresistible Was Bibi Dong Before Anyone Else Had Her?

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Meanwhile, inside the Pope Palace...

Bibi Dong watched as Li Yuan laid bare the most secret, most shameful, bloodiest wound buried in her heart before everyone, then rubbed salt into it again and again.

Her reason finally snapped.

Her eyes turned crimson, and she descended into madness.

"Li Yuan, you deserve to die! Killing you a thousand times wouldn't be enough!"

"I'll sever your limbs! I'll pierce your soul!"

Nine Soul Rings erupted around Bibi Dong.

Terrifying pressure burst from her like a tangible black tide, sweeping through the entire Pope Palace in an instant.

The Red Cardinal who had just reached the entrance was so frightened he no longer dared to go in and deliver his report.

[Li Yuan: What really gets me is that Bibi Dong was willing to give everything for Yu Xiaogang, but what did our pretty boy Yu Xiaogang do?]

[After breaking up with Bibi Dong, he barely grieved for a few days before getting together with victim number two—his cousin Liu Erlong! Now that's on another level!]

[Li Yuan: All I can say is, Love-Brain is terrifying! It hurts everyone, including yourself!]

But in the very next second...

Bibi Dong froze.

She had always thought that, after they were forced apart, Yu Xiaogang had struggled in anguish for a long time. Only as the years passed had his wounds slowly healed, until he finally met Liu Erlong.

She had never imagined Yu Xiaogang had gone straight from one woman to the next!

Then what had all her years of pain, struggle, and hatred... meant?

A feeling of betrayal by the person closest to her welled up in Bibi Dong's heart.

I loved you so much. For you, I willingly defied the teacher who raised me.

But you found someone new so quickly. Then what was I?

A clown?

It hurts. It hurts so much!

Bibi Dong closed her eyes, devastated. Two trails of tears slid uncontrollably down her beautiful but pallid cheeks.

At that moment, she felt as though her heart had been hollowed out, leaving nothing but endless cold and absurdity.

Wait. What was this "Love-Brain" supposed to mean?

She didn't understand it, but from the context, it definitely wasn't anything good!

Bibi Dong was so furious that her ample breasts jiggled wildly.

She slammed the Pope Scepter against the floor, and a force as crushing as Mount Tai surged outward.

Outside the hall.

The Red Cardinal was steeling himself to knock and report his business. Caught off guard, he took the force head-on and flew more than ten meters.

He struck a pillar with a thud. Without so much as a grunt, he passed out cold and entered a Baby-Like Sleep.

Even a passing guard couldn't help remarking, "Ah, to be young. One hit and he's out like a light."

(Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou's mute period has ended.)

[Loves Eating Carrots: His cousin? What the hell? Do you children of great clans all get up to stuff this wild?]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Hey, hey, hey, don't lump us in with him! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has strict family values, okay? We children of great clans aren't that twisted!]

[Big Cat in the Night: Uh... not necessarily. (sweating emoji)]

[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Eww! Your circles really are a mess. Though this cousin Liu Erlong doesn't sound like a good person either. She knew he was her cousin and still got together with him.]

[Single Living Housewife Who Runs an Academy: Liu Erlong isn't actually that bad. She and Yu Xiaogang never really got together. Back then, she almost married him only because she didn't know he was her cousin.]

[Ice-Snow Smart: Hm? So that's what happened... Wait, how do you know so much about it?]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Yeah! Shouldn't something like that be a closely guarded family scandal? How do you know all these details? (curious baby)]

Blue Tyrant Academy.

Liu Erlong's heart skipped a beat. This is bad.

Damn it!

I let something slip. What if they've noticed?

Reveal who I am?

Absolutely not!

Bibi Dong is still in the group!

And yesterday, I went head-to-head with her in the group and mocked her mercilessly.

I wasn't afraid yesterday because I thought Yu Xiaogang, my "true love," was worth it.

Now?

Hah. Die for someone like him?

I'm not that stupid!

That's it. I can say I'm a "friend" of Liu Erlong's!

Liu Erlong's eyes lit up. She congratulated herself on her quick thinking.

She hurriedly calmed herself and tapped rapidly on the Brick.

[Single Academy-Running Housewife: I have a friend who knows Liu Erlong. She's actually a wonderful person—bold, loyal, generous, and especially beautiful. When she wears black leather, she looks so dashing. Absolutely gorgeous!]

[Li Yuan: Hm? Why does that sound... strange?]

A friend of mine?

Why does that sound so suspicious?

That's the classic opening for making up a friend!

Li Yuan rubbed his chin, then thought of her group nickname.

Lives alone. Single. Runs an academy. A married woman.

And there was the way she went after Bibi Dong earlier.

Well, damn. That's obviously Liu Erlong!

Six-six-six. Talk about a peddler praising her own wares.

A scene sprang unbidden into Li Yuan's mind: he faced Liu Erlong with a solemn expression and said,

"Madam, you wouldn't want the 'Yandere Crazy Beauty' in the group to learn your true identity, would you?"

Li Yuan quickly shook his head, driving away the ridiculous image.

[Li Yuan: All right, back to what we were saying. Qian Xunji's methods were despicable, but they were undeniably the most effective. First, he kept Bibi Dong in Spirit Hall. Second, he gave Spirit Hall two future gods!]

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong, still consumed by grief, saw the message. She went blank for a moment, then stared in shock.

Two gods?

I've already begun inheriting the Rakshasa God's power, but who's the other one?

Qian Daoliu?

No, impossible. That old man is the high priest of the Angel God's inheritance. He was never eligible to inherit the godhood himself.

Could it be Qian Renxue—Xue'er?

Yes. She's the only possibility.

Xue'er has the purest Angel Martial Soul and extraordinary talent. And her grandfather Qian Daoliu has trained her so carefully...

At the thought of Qian Renxue, the overwhelming grief in Bibi Dong's heart faded a little, displaced by a more complicated emotion.

She had once believed her love for Yu Xiaogang was pure and supreme.

She and Yu Xiaogang had been star-crossed lovers, forced apart.

But now, the Castle in the Air that memory and obsession had made so beautiful had collapsed completely.

Alongside her disillusionment with the past, Bibi Dong felt an inexplicable trace of guilt toward Qian Renxue.

The daughter she had always despised and ignored, whom she had even tried to kill several times.

That child, born from her most unbearable experience... perhaps she was the most real thing Bibi Dong had brought into this world.

But could she swallow her pride and face Qian Renxue?

Bibi Dong wrestled with herself.

Whenever she saw that face, which bore some resemblance to Qian Xunji's, she remembered the humiliation and despair of that night...

Just as she hesitated over whether to take that step, Li Yuan's next two messages appeared.

[Li Yuan: And honestly, Bibi Dong before anyone else had her, when she was still untouched? An absolute treasure. The taste must have been... (doge, please spare me)]

[Li Yuan: Let's be honest. Everyone says they despise Brother Xunji, but who doesn't envy him deep down?]

[Everyone curses Qian Xunji. Everyone wants to be Qian Xunji.]

[Too bad he wasn't General Yuwen, and I wasn't one of his soldiers. Otherwise, I'd definitely have said: General, I want to be first in line!]

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