Past Events

"This matter must be traced back twenty years, to a man from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan..."

"..., and then, Bibi Dong gave birth to you..."

"..., and after that, taking advantage of the fact that Xun'er was severely wounded, she killed him."

After Qian Daoliu finished speaking, he looked at Qian Renxue, whose eyes had turned slightly red.

"So, Father forced himself upon her; no wonder she has disliked me since I was a child."

"So, Father was killed by her."

Qian Daoliu signaled with his eyes for Lin Huai to comfort Qian Renxue.

Lin Huai let out a long sigh.

"Teacher, Big Sister Xue, don't blame me for ruining the mood."

He looked at the confused expressions of the two.

"It might be the influence of your Martial Souls; you are both a bit too righteous."

"Actually, I don't think Senior Brother Qian Xunji was entirely at fault; at most, it was just an illicit affair between master and disciple." (Let it be declared here: this is a fantasy world where the strong prey on the weak. Please do not project this onto real life. By real-world standards, Qian Xunji is definitely a criminal! I must clarify this, as I truly fear the wrath of the feminists.)

"If this had happened in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I am certain that Ning Fengzhi would have squeezed every last bit of value out of Bibi Dong."

"Then he would have killed her along with Yu Xiaogang, and finally, he would have righteously blamed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for sending someone to take away their own Saintess, before demanding compensation from them."

Seeing Qian Daoliu's look of disbelief and Qian Renxue's slightly parted lips.

Lin Huai once again painted a heavy, dark stroke upon their pure hearts.

"Actually, it isn't just the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that would do this; the vast majority of powers would act the same way."

"If I were in the Senior Brother's position, I might have clarified the stakes to Bibi Dong. If she truly couldn't turn back, I would have executed her along with that scumbag, then buried one in the Far North and the other in the Star Dou Forest."

He touched his own chest and sighed.

"Sigh! Thinking about it, I am still too kind."

Qian Daoliu asked with a complex expression: "Little Huai, do you truly think that way?"

Looking at his teacher's expression, and seeing Qian Renxue quietly let go of his hand.

"What I said was actually quite restrained; reality is often even more cruel."

"Teacher, Big Sister Xue, there is nothing wrong with you insisting on truth, goodness, and beauty due to the influence of your Martial Souls."

"Teacher may not have been involved in such matters, but Big Sister Xue, during the years you spent impersonating Xue Qinghe, you must have come into contact with the dark side of the imperial family, right!"

Lin Huai stared at Qian Renxue without blinking.

Qian Renxue recalled the things she had done over the past few years to become the Crown Prince.

Her face turned somewhat ugly as she nodded.

"So, finish the game of seizing the Heaven Dou Empire as soon as possible. When you become a god, you can mold the world into the image you desire."

Hearing her years of hard work being mocked as a "game" by this little brat who spoke with such an arrogant tone.

Qian Renxue immediately retorted with agitation:

"What do you know? I have worked hard all these years, eliminating the two princes with the greatest competitive potential, step by step, to become the Crown Prince."

"Do you think it was easy?"

Lin Huai's tone was extremely calm.

"Big Sister Xue brought a Title Douluo with you, didn't you?"

Qian Renxue nodded.

"Then why not just kill all the princes directly? That way, no one would be left to fight you for the position of Crown Prince."

Qian Renxue curled her lips in disdain.

A child is a child, after all.

"If I had killed them all, Xue Ye would have suspected me, you idiot!"

Lin Huai looked into Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Wouldn't Xue Ye suspect you now?"

"Even if he suspects you, with you being the only prince left, even if you were a fool, Xue Ye would have no choice but to let you inherit the throne."

"Besides, you brought a Title Elder; if it really came to it, you could have killed Xue Ye along with them, then disguised it as a sudden death or an assassination by a Star Luo mole."

"Afterward, you could announce it to the world. Even if the ministers and nobles knew you killed Xue Ye, they would only view it as a struggle for succession between brothers and a power struggle between father and son."

Lin Huai sighed inwardly; it was only because he didn't want to manage a large power himself. Otherwise, while she wasted time in Heaven Dou, he would have secretly taken control of Martial Soul Hall and watched how she handled it.

He immediately stood on his tiptoes and patted Qian Renxue's head.

"This isn't your fault; after all, under the influence of your Martial Soul, Big Sister Xue still leans toward kindness."

"No need to think too much; I quite like this kindness of yours. If you encounter problems in the future, you can send me a letter, and your little brother will help you."

Qian Renxue's pretty face turned red in an instant. She swatted Lin Huai's hand away, pressed her palms against her cheeks, and muttered, "Who... who asked you to like me?"

Qian Daoliu stroked his chin and spoke up, "Little Huai, what is it you're trying to achieve by saying all this?"

Lin Huai's heart stirred. As expected of a centenarian, he had finally grasped the main point.

"Ahem... based on the image described by Teacher and Sister Xue, Bibi Dong will absolutely not let this rest; we just don't know what she's planning to do yet."

Qian Daoliu's mind flashed with some information. Since Bibi Dong became Pope, even more commoner spirit masters had joined Martial Soul Hall.

Although he stayed within the Worship Hall, the other titled douluo would still keep an eye on Bibi Dong's administrative achievements.

"But Bibi Dong has done quite well over these years; some of her results are even better than before."

Lin Huai shook his head.

"That's not the right way to look at it. After all, even if Bibi Dong wants to do something, it wouldn't be realistic without enough manpower."

"All of this is merely the calm before the storm."

Thinking of this, Lin Huai decided to drop a few more bombshells on the two of them.

"Furthermore, when I communicated with my martial soul earlier, it told me that there is a trace of the Evil God's aura within the Pope Palace!"

"???"

Qian Renxue had also not expected that, apart from herself, someone else could obtain a god's inheritance, and that person was her own mother!

Qian Daoliu's pupils dilated instantly.

"I knew she was inheriting a god's position, but I never expected it to be the Evil God's inheritance."

"I originally thought she would lean toward Martial Soul Hall, and even if she inherited a god's position, it would only be to expand the influence of Martial Soul Hall."

He thought about how, as the Angel High Priest, he could appropriately go easy on her during Little Xue's god trials.

"Moreover, she doesn't have a corresponding High Priest, so the difficulty of becoming a god will be far higher than it is for Little Xue."

Lin Huai wanted to retort, but he swallowed the words back down.

If there were no cheaters involved, the original trajectory would indeed have been as Qian Daoliu imagined.

But now, there was a shameless guy interfering!

Lin Huai pursed his lips.

"It's better to be prepared for a rainy day!"

"Sister Xue, I hope we meet again in Martial Soul City, rather than me having to come to Tiandou City to help you."

An indescribable expression appeared on Qian Renxue's face.

"But Mo... Bibi Dong, she..."

Lin Huai patted Qian Renxue's smooth, tender palm.

"Don't worry. Although I can't make her stop hating, I can appropriately shift that hatred elsewhere."

"As long as Teacher protects me well when the time comes, I am confident I can make her resent Yu Xiaogang instead."

Qian Daoliu felt a vague premonition that the god Bibi Dong inherited must be at odds with the Angel God.

In fact, the current situation might even be something this god wished to see.

"Little Huai, what if this god has left behind some means within Bibi Dong's body?"

It's nothing more than becoming a drinking buddy, and if I lose, my ashes get packed in a jar.

Of course, Lin Huai didn't dare say this out loud, fearing Qian Daoliu might have a stress reaction.

"I'll talk to my martial soul in a moment and see if there's a way."

Lin Huai put on a show and let out a sigh.

"One hundred-plus-year-old Archangel, one ten-plus-year-old little angel, yet the final burden falls on me, a seven-year-old brat."

Qian Renxue watched the little foster brother before her pretending to be mature.

She pulled Lin Huai into an embrace, rubbed her pretty face against his small face, and finally planted a kiss on him.

Lin Huai looked at Qian Renxue, somewhat dazed.

Damn, such smooth skin! Such warm, soft lips!