After Salas left, Ghost Leopard Douluo stood there pondering why the Grand Pontiff had done this. The Grand Pontiff's wisdom was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he must have given him this order for the benefit of the Spirit Hall.
But how could this order be in the best interests of the Spirit Hall? It tells Salas to ignore the rumors about Spider Emperor Elder. Spider Emperor Elder is fighting with a Soul Saint for a useless Soul Grandmaster from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who can never break through to the Soul Elder realm. Moreover, that Soul Saint is the useless Soul Grandmaster's cousin. This is extremely damaging to Spider Emperor Elder's reputation, and the Spirit Hall will naturally be affected as well.
Ghost Leopard Douluo suddenly had an extremely terrifying conjecture. He recalled that more than 20 years ago, when the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall was still Bibi Dong, there were indeed rumors in the Spirit Hall that Bibi Dong had close ties with a useless Soul Grandmaster.
Could that person really be Bibi Dong? And who is this one from the Spirit Hall?
Filled with confusion, Ghost Leopard Douluo headed towards the small lake he had visited earlier. Beside the lake, Bibi Dong was still smoking cigarettes at Flender and Liu Erlong.
Bibi Dong flicked the green vine in her hand, striking Liu Erlong in the abdomen. The skin on that spot was immediately torn open, and Liu Erlong screamed in agony.
"Say it, from now on, if you never bother Xiao Gang again, I'll let you go."
Bibi Dong stared coldly at Liu Erlong. Although she really wanted to kill Liu Erlong, this shameless and despicable woman, she suppressed her killing intent because of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind Liu Erlong and the family to which Yu Xiaogang belonged.
"Bibi Dong, don't even think about it! Even if Xiao Gang doesn't accept me, I will love Xiao Gang forever. Bibi Dong, go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
Liu Erlong stared at Bibi Dong with bloodshot eyes, her face showing no sign of submission. Having been sternly rejected by Yu Xiaogang in the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, she no longer wanted to bother him. She would simply watch Yu Xiaogang afar with loving eyes. She would always stand behind Yu Xiaogang, waiting for him to accept her, even if that time took forever.
Now that Bibi Dong dares to humiliate her like this, she will definitely pester Yu Xiaogang. Whenever Yu Xiaogang is with Bibi Dong, she will pop up from time to time. She will never let Bibi Dong get away with this.
"Then I'll grant your wish."
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's face grew even colder. She unleashed her Chaotic Cloak Whip Technique, lashing Liu Erlong's body with each lash, causing Liu Erlong to scream in agony.
Flender watched, his heart aching, and roared, "Erlong! Hit me Bibi Dong! It has nothing to do with Erlong; I've been trying to bring Xiao Gang and Erlong together!"
"Smack!"
The crisp sound of a whip cracked. Flender's black-rimmed glasses, which had been knocked off his nose by Bibi Dong's first slap, now bore another clear whip mark on his liver-colored face.
"You all deserve to die! It's because of you two that Xiao Gang has become a laughingstock in Heaven Dou City. You don't even deserve to be Xiao Gang's big brother."
Bibi Dong lashed Flender's body again and again with her whip, causing Flender's whole body to convulse.
Liu Erlong roared, "Don't hit Boss Fu! Bibi Dong, hit me! Hit me! It has nothing to do with Boss Fu, I took it upon myself to rush into Xiao Gang's audience seats, it's all my fault!"
Bibi Dong Flender and Liu Erlong were so badly beaten that even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them, Bibi Dong let out a sigh of relief and said, "Flender, I know you've always liked Liu Erlong. You don't want Liu Erlong to get hurt, and Liu Erlong didn't want you to get hurt or suffer for you either. How about this, why don't you two get together? It's better for everyone. Xiao Gang and I will both wish you well!"
After saying that, Flender roared angrily, "Bibi Dong, you don't understand love at all! True love is letting go, true love is fulfilling. Erlong's happiness is my greatest happiness, Erlong's wish is also my wish, Flender's wish. I know that Erlong doesn't love me! Therefore, I will only help Erlong from behind the scenes, so that Erlong can find her own happiness."
Hearing Flender's words, Liu Erlong was deeply moved. She was touched that she had found such a good older brother who cared so much for her. Her gaze then fell on Bibi Dong again, and she shouted angrily, "Did you hear that, Bibi Dong? Don't try to play matchmaker here and insult the word 'love'!"
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!"
Bibi Dong flew into a rage. With a flick of her wrist, another vine landed in her hand. Her hands became afterimages as the two vines lashed out in mid-air, striking Flender and Liu Erlong.
After an unknown amount of time, with a snap, a vine was violently broken by Bibi Dong, while Flender and Liu Erlong had already fainted, barely breathing and with not a single piece of flesh on their bodies.
Bibi Dong finally vented her anger completely, turned around and left, without even thinking of asking anyone to help put down Flender and Liu Erlong. Flender and Liu Erlong were both Soul Saint, and with the vitality of Soul Saint, such injuries were not enough to take their lives.
Anyway, it won't be long before the instructors from the Blue Tyrant Academy deliver the food, and they will find Flender and Liu Erlong and rescue them.
Having witnessed Bibi Dong's brutal beating of Flender and Liu Erlong, Ghost Leopard Douluo officially confirmed that his Spider Emperor Elder was not Bibi Dong, but someone who looked exactly like Bibi Dong, and even had the same Martial Soul.
"Is that really Bibi Dong? Your Grand Pontiff, what are you planning to do this time?"
As expected, not long after the second round of the preliminary rounds of the Elite Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition ended, rumors about a love triangle involving Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong began to circulate wildly in Heaven Dou City, with various versions of the rumors circulating.
There's a version featuring Yu Xiaogang, a man from Phoenix who abandons his wife Liu Erlong for wealth, and Titled Douluo Bibi Dong, a powerful and influential elder of the Spirit Hall who overestimates her abilities.
There's also a version where Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, two women, compete for one man Yu Xiaogang. However, this version is extremely rare, circulating only among a few dreamers who are unsuccessful in their pursuit of goddesses. Most people scoff at this rumor.
But these two rumors were quickly suppressed because a bigger and more explosive piece of information spread, putting Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong in the spotlight. Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were cousins, related within three generations.
First cousins within three generations who were once married—what does that even mean?! It's practically monstrous!
It's one thing for you to speak ill of others, but to dare to bring it to the public eye is simply inhuman. In an instant, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's names were thrust into the spotlight, facing countless verbal attacks and backbiting curses!