Douluo Chat Group: They're All Addicted to Gossiping

[Single Academy-Running Housewife: LMAO! It turns out the one who destroys Martial Soul Hall is you, Bibi Dong! Hahaha!]

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong found it hard to believe.

She had heard Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone mention more than once just how formidable and terrifying a woman Bibi Dong was.

Eleven years ago, the former Pope Qian Xunji died a miserable death. Bibi Dong took up the mantle in a time of crisis, securing the position of Pope as a woman and leading Martial Soul Hall to a new pinnacle.

In the eyes of countless people in the spirit master world, this was nothing short of a legendary, inspirational story.

But now.

You are actually saying that the one who led Martial Soul Hall to its peak is Bibi Dong, and the one who destroyed Martial Soul Hall is also Bibi Dong?

What... what kind of logic is this?

Are her left and right brains fighting each other?

Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong sat blankly on the sofa, her mind completely numb.

Waking up from a dying dream, the "idiot beauty" is actually me?

An indescribable sense of absurdity and powerlessness welled up in her heart.

Logically speaking, being pointed at and called an "idiot beauty," a "love-struck fool," and the "culprit behind the destruction of Martial Soul Hall" to her face.

She should be furious; she should want to tear Li Yuan into ten thousand pieces immediately.

However... she had experienced too many storms and stresses over the past few days.

From the truth of Qian Xunji's death being exposed, to the shattering of her rose-tinted glasses regarding Yu Xiaogang, and then the recent "jade foot social death."

Bibi Dong felt that her emotional threshold had been forcibly raised to an absurd level.

At this moment, she strangely couldn't muster much anger; only a deep sense of exhaustion and... curiosity remained?

Yes, curiosity.

She didn't want to be angry anymore; she just wanted to know.

Who exactly, which bastard, or which link was it that truly led to the downfall of Martial Soul Hall?

After all, among the three "idiot beauties," there must be a "mastermind" or a "critical turning point," right?

They couldn't possibly just split the blame, each carrying one-third of the burden, could they?

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Speak clearly. Even if the three of us... well, have issues, a matter as significant as the destruction of Martial Soul Hall must have a major turning point, right?]

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Which link went wrong? Who... truly pushed Martial Soul Hall into the abyss of no return?]

[Child Without Parents: I want to know too. (Complex tone)]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Teacher... (Wants to speak but hesitates)]

At this moment, Hu Liena was a bit panicked, fearing that she might be the mastermind.

However, seeing Bibi Dong's unexpectedly "calm" questioning, the group members were stunned.

Did Bibi Dong have a change of heart today?

She didn't actually blow up?

It seems she has been beaten into... maturity?

Li Yuan looked at the screen and rubbed his chin.

Oh?

Bibi Dong didn't start cursing directly, but instead began a "rational analysis"?

Interesting!

[Li Yuan: Fine, since you asked so sincerely, I will tell you out of the kindness of my heart.]

[Li Yuan: It's hard to define who the 'mastermind' is, because the three of you... belong to a perfect closed loop where you are interlinked and complement each other; not one of you can be missing.]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: What does that mean? Why do I feel like I don't understand? (Blinks)]

[Li Yuan: I keep telling you to read more. What I mean is, among the three of them, if even one had a brain, Tang San would never have been able to defeat Martial Soul Hall!]

[Li Yuan: If you really have to rank them... Bibi Dong, you rank first, and it is well-deserved.]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Eh, Teacher, did you see that? He said you are the mastermind!]

Hu Liena patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Luckily she wasn't the mastermind, or else she would be in big trouble.

But she had no idea what kind of disaster her momentary slip of the tongue would cause.

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Scoundrel! How dare you speak of Teacher like that?]

Bibi Dong was truly trembling with rage.

What a little ingrate, daring to disguise herself as her disciple!

Chapter 27: The Primary Culprit Behind the Fall of Spirit Hall

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: I'm sorry, Teacher, I... my tongue just slipped! (aggrieved)]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Pfft... Hahaha!]

[Loves Eating Carrots: I'm dying, everyone, the student is accusing the teacher now.]

[Single Academy-Running Housewife: Bibi Dong, I have a suggestion for you. I seriously suspect your student, Hu Liena, is a mole! (smirking)]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Huh? I'm not! I didn't! Teacher, she's slandering me! She's defaming me! She is absolutely defaming me!]

Hu Liena's face turned bright red with anxiety, and she couldn't even speak clearly, terrified that her teacher might actually believe those words.

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Nana, it's fine. Don't listen to these people spouting nonsense. Teacher believes you.]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Hehe, Teacher, I knew you were the best! By the way, for tonight's bamboo shoots fried with meat, do you need me to bring the meat over?]

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Just show up yourself. As for the meat... it will naturally be provided! (secretly gritting her teeth)]

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Also, Li Yuan, I admit you might know many secrets, but could you stop spouting nonsense? How could this Empress possibly be the number one person to destroy Spirit Hall?]

Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong's molars were nearly ground to dust.

How could she be the primary culprit?

Don't let her words about wanting to destroy Spirit Hall fool anyone.

Over all these years, every single one of her decisions—which one wasn't made for the sake of Spirit Hall?

Her goal was to establish the Spirit Empire and then eliminate the influence of Spirit Hall, not to destroy it.

The others in the group chat were harboring the same doubts as Bibi Dong.

[Big Cat in the Night: Group Owner, I have a question. If Bibi Dong wants to destroy Spirit Hall, why would she make it stronger?]

[Yandere Mad Beauty of Martial Soul Hall: Exactly. If I wanted to destroy Spirit Hall, wouldn't that be a redundant effort?]

[Li Yuan: The reason is simple. You are the Pope, the highest decision-maker of Spirit Hall. Every decision you make directly impacts the future of the organization, and because of Yu Xiaogang, you made too many foolish decisions at critical moments.]

[Li Yuan: During the Spirit Master Tournament, you knew full well that Tang San could not be recruited and had to be killed, yet you showed him mercy for the sake of your old feelings for Yu Xiaogang. And what was the result? Once Tang San became a god, he not only killed you but also caused your daughter, Qian Renxue, to lose her godhood!]

[Li Yuan: As for Qian Renxue and Hu Liena... they were mostly inheriting and executing your erroneous path, and then... based on their own love-struck tendencies, they added bricks and mortar to the situation, digging the pit deeper and deeper.]

[Li Yuan: To summarize: Bibi Dong digs the pit, Qian Renxue and Hu Liena fill it with dirt, and the three of you work together in perfect harmony to finally bury the edifice of Spirit Hall. Perfect! (clapping)]

Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong stared at Li Yuan's mocking summary, her face deathly pale and looking utterly wretched.

She caused her own death, and even caused her daughter to lose her godhood?

Who exactly is this Tang San?

Does he really have such immense capability?

Although Bibi Dong hated to admit it, what Li Yuan said seemed... to have a point?

If it were the former her, facing Yu Xiaogang, she might truly have softened her heart for a moment.

Impossible!

I, Bibi Dong, am a ruler of great talent and strategy; how could I possibly...

Her heart struggled violently, with emotion and reality clashing intensely.

Crown Prince's Mansion.

Qian Renxue stared at the screen, her pearly teeth biting down hard on her lower lip, her mood complex to the extreme.

She had always thought she was the most clear-headed, rational, and burdened one of them all.

But now it seemed... in Li Yuan's eyes.

Was she nothing more than a "foolish beauty" following her mother to "fill the pit"?

Saintess Palace.

Hu Liena was struck as if by lightning, muttering to herself: "Am I... also one of the accomplices? Was I actually pushing Spirit Hall into a pit of fire?"

Li Yuan watched the eerie silence fall over the group chat and nodded with satisfaction.

Very good. It seems this group of "love-struck fools" and "foolish beauties" has finally started to reflect.

"Alright, that's enough said. I really have to log off now. Everyone, see you later!"

With that, Li Yuan decisively clicked "Offline," and his avatar instantly turned gray.

He left behind a group of "foolish beauties" and onlookers with various thoughts, all left doubting their lives.

Afterward, Li Yuan silently thought to himself: "System, claim the God-Given Soul Bone."