Facing Reality, Bibi Dong's Resolve

Inside Spirit Hall's main hall, the Pope Scepter was nearly crushed.

Bibi Dong's expression was incomparably grim, and she wanted nothing more than to tear the Storybook to pieces.

She wanted to deny its contents, but a voice in her heart told her—

It was real. It could not be denied.

When she had been with Yu Xiaogang in the past, love had clouded her judgment.

There were many things she had never examined closely.

Just as the Storybook said, Yu Xiaogang had always been the most perfect version of himself in her heart.

So even now, whenever she recalled everything from the past, she never scrutinized the details.

But if she did look closely, there truly was much that warranted suspicion.

Yu Xiaogang had approached her from the very beginning with a certain purpose.

He had come for the materials in Spirit Hall's Library!

Looking back on the details of their time together, most of it had taken place in the Library.

She had suggested visiting other places, but Yu Xiaogang's excuse was always that he liked the Library's tranquility.

Thinking about it, despite spending so much time together, Yu Xiaogang had never taken her anywhere for fun.

That simply did not fit a normal romantic relationship.

Especially after gaining her help to enter the fourth and fifth floors, Yu Xiaogang had practically lived in the Library, to the point of obsession.

She knew that Yu Xiaogang's martial soul had mutated, and not in a good direction.

She had also admired his drive to improve himself.

Even when he came up with the so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, she had done everything she could to promote them.

But now, it seemed that everything had merely been her wishful thinking.

She had been used.

She knew very well where the materials for the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul had come from!

When Yu Xiaogang left, she had even thought she was not worthy of him.

She believed he had been too heartbroken.

But who could have imagined that, after leaving her, he would immediately move on to Liu Erlong?

One glance at the name Liu Longlong made it obvious who it was!

Liu Erlong!

Spirit Hall knew the Upper Three Sects very well.

Liu Longlong possessed a mutated martial soul, and it was a Fire Dragon. She was also Yu Xiaogang's cousin, so it was obvious who she was.

Now, judging by the Storybook and thinking logically—

Yu Xiaogang must have known Liu Erlong's identity from the start.

In other words, Yu Xiaogang had been using Liu Erlong to research methods of cultivating mutated martial souls.

Was Yu Xiaogang truly that cold-hearted?

Yet the ridiculous thing was that such a cold-hearted man had played the role of a devoted lover.

He had even kept up the act all these years!

That melancholy air of his had actually been a disguise.

In her youth, she had completely fallen for it and been toyed with like a fool.

Now that she knew the truth, all the details she had once refused to examine had been laid bare.

"Yu Xiaogang... Yu Xiaogang..."

Bibi Dong clenched the scepter tightly, unable to stop a tear from sliding down the corner of her eye.

Years of affection, years of expectations, and this was the ending she received.

Yu Xiaogang had known Tang Xiaochui's identity, yet he had still worked hard to cultivate him.

Did he not know that Tang Hao was Spirit Hall's enemy?

He had cultivated Spirit Hall's enemy, and even had the nerve to ask her how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls for that very purpose?

How laughable. How utterly laughable!

All her sincere feelings over the years had truly been wasted on a dog!

If she gave a dog a bone, it would at least wag its tail at her.

But Yu Xiaogang?

She had given him her heart and made enormous sacrifices, only to be stabbed in the back?

Laughable, tragic, hateful!

[Angel Without Parents: '@Spider Emperor Douluo, why have you gone quiet again? Did you really cry?']

Noticing the prompt from the Book Review Section, Bibi Dong wiped away her tears and stared at it.

[Spider Emperor Douluo: 'Say one more word and I'll lock you in solitary confinement!']

As soon as she said that, the other party fell silent.

Within the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue let out a heavy snort.

She felt somewhat satisfied, but also somewhat troubled.

Having learned some things about her mother and her past, she could not help but feel a little sympathy.

But she did not understand why Bibi Dong had always disliked her.

Why did she even hate her?

What exactly had happened between her and her father?

Her intuition told her that something extremely serious must have happened, which was why she had come into this world.

If she wanted to know what had happened back then, perhaps she would have to find the owner of the Storybook.

But how was she supposed to search?

Qian Renxue was irritated, yet she could not help rereading the story.

As she read it over and over, subtle changes gradually began taking place in her heart.

The changes were still small, and she had not noticed them herself.

[Nether Cat: 'So the Saintess was foolish, and the scumbag deserved to die!']

[Glazed Baby: 'Hiss~ That was a sharp comment from the person above. Want to add each other as friends?']

[Irritable Fire Dragon: 'It's just a story. Don't take it seriously!']

Inside Blue Tyrant Academy, veins bulged on Liu Erlong's forehead.

Fake. It was all fake!

How could someone as outstanding as Xiao Gang possibly be a scumbag?

He had approached her to research mutated martial souls? And he had known her identity all along?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

On their wedding night, he had clearly been in so much pain, clearly so heartbroken.

He had even run away in the end, and there had been no news from him for all these years.

His heart had been shattered!

As for the matter with the devoted Saintess?

She knew who the so-called devoted Saintess was: the current Pope, Bibi Dong!

But what happened between him and Bibi Dong had nothing to do with her. She only cared about the most perfect version of him.

Yu Xiaogang was also her white moonlight, the most perfect version of him in her heart!

"Xiao Gang, where exactly are you?"

Liu Erlong gazed at the moonlight outside the window, sorrow written across her face.

So many years had passed, yet she had never stopped thinking about him.

But she had never received any news of him.

She wanted to search for him, but she did not know where to begin.

"Academy... remote city."

Liu Erlong recalled the contents of the story and seemed to have found a clue.

But the scope was still far too vast.

Perhaps after some time, when the story updated again, she would have a chance to find him.

Inside Spirit Hall, Hu Liena entered the main hall once more, fear and despair written across her face.

Her teacher might silence her forever!

She had learned something so confidential that she truly wanted to slap herself several times.

Why had she been foolish enough to comment?

"Hu Liena, I have a task for you. Find Yu Xiaogang!"

Bibi Dong spoke coldly, directly assigning her a task.

"Ah? Find Yu Xiaogang?"

Hu Liena was dumbfounded.

Had her teacher still not gotten over him?

Sure enough, the devoted Saintess persona was accurate. She was even rather foolish, blind in both eyes and heart!

Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold. "Find him and ask whether what happened back then was the same as the contents of the Storybook. Do not reveal your identity!"

Hearing this, Hu Liena's heart tightened.

Her teacher wanted to confirm what had happened back then?

This task could indeed be given to her. If she used her charm ability properly, she might be able to make Yu Xiaogang voluntarily reveal what had happened.

"What if it is the same as the Storybook?"

Bibi Dong did not answer, but the look in her eyes made Hu Liena's heart pound with fear.

Her teacher treated her well, but she was still the Pope of Spirit Hall at the end of the day!

She still had the methods expected of her.

And those methods were extremely ruthless.

If it was confirmed, Yu Xiaogang probably would not have an easy life for the rest of his days.