Pope Palace, back garden.
The afternoon sun shone lazily on the grass, giving the solemn palace a golden rim.
Nan Feng controlled Spider Emperor Avatar, slumped on the special wisteria rocking chair like a boneless salted fish, with his face covered with the ancient book that he hadn't turned over in the past few days, enjoying the rare tranquility.
There was no other way and he was helpless.
With the increase in power, the workaholic Bibi Dong has completely turned on the "strong woman" mode. She is either reviewing files in the Government Affairs Department or practicing in seclusion in a secret room. She is as busy as a spinning top and has no time to deal with this "idle person" like him.
And in this huge Spirit Hall, except Bibi Dong, there is no one else who can talk to him to relieve his boredom.
So boring.
"Tap tap tap..."
A burst of light footsteps came, breaking the silence of the garden.
Nan Feng didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. Based on the frequency of footsteps, he knew who was coming.
Qian Renxue.
But this time, the girl didn't carry the food box as usual, and she didn't have the aura of attacking the enemy. Her steps were very light, but there was a sense of heaviness about going far away.
"Teacher."
Qian Renxue walked to the rocking chair and called softly.
"Say." Nan Feng's voice came out muffledly from under the book.
"I'm leaving tomorrow."
Qian Renxue stood next to the rocking chair, looking at the teacher who was still out of shape even at the moment of farewell, with a trace of complicated emotions flashing in his eyes:
"I'm going to Heaven Dou City early tomorrow morning."
"Go execute that plan."
"I don't know when I can come back now."
"Oh, I won't send you away if I leave."
Nan Feng's voice came out muffledly, "I wish you a safe journey and may you ascend the throne soon."
"That's it?" Qian Renxue was a little reluctant.
"Otherwise?" Nan Feng took away the book and looked at her with raised eyebrows, "Do you want me to set up a table for you to see you off with a farewell drink? Or do you want me to cry and hug your thighs and beg you not to leave?"
"Stop making trouble, it's your choice."
Qian Renxue looked at Nan Feng's heartless look, bit his lip, and suddenly said:
"Teacher, can you... give me a hug?"
"As a parting gift."
Nan Feng was stunned for a moment, then put the book back on his face with a look of disgust:
"No hug."
"I have mysophobia and don't like cuddling with others. Besides, I didn't ask you to go, it was you who insisted on jumping into the fire pit."
"You brought this suffering on yourself, don't even think of coming to me for comfort."
"..."
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment.
Afterwards, she didn't leave as disappointedly as usual, nor did she stamp her feet in anger.
She just looked at Nan Feng quietly, and then--
Suddenly he leaned down, opened his arms, and hugged Nan Feng who was lying on the rocking chair.
"What the hell?!"
Nan Feng was startled by this sudden attack, and the book on his face fell directly to the ground.
He looked at Qian Renxue with his head buried in his arms in confusion, and his whole body froze.
"What the hell?!"
"I told you not to hug me! Don't you understand what people say?"
"Let go! Let go quickly!"
However, Qian Renxue not only did not let go, but instead buried his face deeper, sniffing the familiar scent greedily, and his voice came out muffled:
"If the teacher doesn't hug me, that's the teacher's problem and has nothing to do with me."
"I wanted to hug you, so I hugged you."
"Ha?!"
Nan Feng's eyes widened and he laughed angrily at this rogue logic:
"What kind of fallacy is this? Who taught you this?!"
"This is what the teacher taught."
Qian Renxue raised his head, his pale golden eyes flashing with cunning light:
"You said, don't always ask others if you can do something. That would be too passive."
"Do it first, and if the other party doesn't resist after doing it, it's consent; if the other party resists..."
Qian Renxue raised a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth:
"As long as you don't get beaten to death, you've made money."
"Anyway, it's not a loss if you get it."
"..."
Nan Feng was completely silent.
Looking at the little girl in front of him who was learning and applying her "rogue philosophy" to the extreme, he just felt a heart attack.
Not...
This is wrong!
He originally said this to teach her to take the initiative in political struggles and to stop her from being so rigid!
Who the hell told you to use it to act like a gangster?!
"Qian Renxue."
Nan Feng took a deep breath and his tone became dangerous:
"I'll count to three."
"One."
"Two."
"Three!"
Qian Renxue still hugged his waist tightly, like a koala. Not only did he not let go, but he hugged him tighter and even rubbed him even more.
She was sure that the teacher would not really hit her.
After all, although the teacher has a venomous mouth, he has never done anything.
However.
This time, she miscalculated.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed in the garden.
Nan Feng raised his hand unceremoniously and slapped Qian Renxue on the butt.
"Let go!"
Qian Renxue's body stiffened suddenly, and he was stunned.
She raised her head in disbelief and looked at Nan Feng with a fierce look on her face, as if she didn't expect that he would actually take action.
But only after a moment of shock.
Not only did she not let go or cry, she hugged him tighter.
He even pressed his whole body up and pressed tightly against Nan Feng, as if he was declaring his determination in this rogue way.
"No!"
"I won't let you go even if I beat you to death!"
"Kill me to death if you can!"
Faced with Qian Renxue's rogue appearance, Nan Feng's mouth twitched crazily, and in the end he could only helplessly roll his eyes and give up his struggle completely.
"I said, Miss, what do you think this is?"
"If you want maternal love and comfort, go find your biological mother! Go find Bibi Dong!"
"Why did you come to me?"
"Just because I have the same face as hers?"
"You know she won't look good on you, and you know she's an iceberg, so you just settle for the next best thing and come to me, a fake, to act like a hooligan?"
"Treat me as a substitute, right? Think of me as that woman's meal replacement, right?"
Faced with Nan Feng's merciless ridicule and questioning, Qian Renxue did not refute or let go.
She just buried her head deeper, and even rubbed Nan Feng's chest, her voice was muffled, with a sad stubbornness:
"Whatever the teacher says."
"It doesn't matter if it's a substitute or a meal replacement."
"Anyway... I want to hug you."
"The teacher can hit him if he wants, and scold him if he wants to."
"Anyway, if I don't hug you enough this time, I don't even know when the next time will be."
Listening to these somewhat sad words, Nan Feng's raised hand froze in the air, and in the end was unable to fall down.
"Tsk."
"Like mother, like daughter. They are all so difficult to deal with."
Nan Feng cursed and muttered, and simply ignored it. He directly covered his face with the book and slumped down on the rocking chair:
"Cuddle me or not! You deserve to be so hot!"
"Don't disturb my sleep!"
After saying that, he really stopped moving and allowed the little girl to tightly tighten her waist and hang on him like a pendant.
The sun is still warm, the breeze blows through the garden, and the wisteria swaying gently.
For a moment, the picture seemed strangely harmonious.
However.
Just in the shadows on the other side of the garden, in a corner obscured by dense vegetation.
A slender figure was standing there quietly.
Bibi Dong was dressed in black uniforms, without the crown symbolizing power, and his whole person seemed to blend in with the surrounding shadows.
Her pair of deep phoenix eyes were staring at the rocking chair not far away through the mottled tree shadows.
Look at Qian Renxue who curled up into a ball and hugged Nan Feng tightly without letting go.
Looking at Nan Feng who even though he was swearing a lot, he finally acquiesced to all this.
Bibi Dong's eyes are extremely complex.
There is anger, disdain, and a hint of imperceptible sadness, but more... is deep fear and suspicion.
She did not step forward, nor did she show any breath.
Nan Feng didn't find her.
This is not because of Bibi Dong's stealth skills, but because of the Soul Blood Pact that connects the two of them.
This is a secret that Bibi Dong discovered by chance only recently.
This contract that deeply connects the souls and lives of two people is not as simple as Nan Feng described it.
She discovered that not only could she unilaterally sense Nan Feng's soul fluctuations, emotional changes, and even his location through this contract.
What's even more frightening is that she can also control this feeling to reversely block Nan Feng's perception of her!
As if in the soul connection between the two, she quietly turned off her "signal transmitter" but still turned on her "receiver".
This made her become a transparent person in front of Nan Feng.
Bibi Dong gently stroked the cold stone pillar with his fingers, the doubts in his eyes getting heavier and heavier.
This Soul Blood Pact actually has such a function?
Nan Feng Do you really not know about this?
Or is this another one of his plays?
Bibi Dong couldn't help but think of the time when that bastard deceived her in order to reassure her and save her from death. As long as she wanted, she could use Soul-Eater Spider Emperor's power to take back control of her body and suppress him at any time.
What's the result?
It's all a lie!
That was a complete lie, a delaying tactic to lower her vigilance and make her cooperate obediently!
If she hadn't really had the murderous intention to try it later, I'm afraid she would still be kept in the dark until now.
And now...
Does Nan Feng really not know about this "obstruction perception" ability?
He is so shrewd and cunning that he would know nothing about this huge "loophole" in his soul contract?
Pretended.
It must be pretending again.
Just like before, he was deliberately showing weakness and pretending not to know, so that he thought he had some kind of advantage and some means of monitoring him.
Wait until the critical moment, when you think you have the chance to win.
He suddenly took off his disguise and gave himself a fatal blow!
"Nan Feng..."
"You lying bastard!"
"Do you think I will be fooled again?"
"Time and time again... you make me unable to believe a word you say!"