Taking Great Advantage

Wang Jingyu naturally did not understand the meaning behind the exchanged looks among the Spirit Hall personnel, so he gave Bibi Dong an awkward smile and nodded.

"What a coincidence. I also think it's quite a coincidence. I originally felt that my own affairs weren't something I should trouble you with.

After all, we've only just met. If I joined you and had you help me hunt soul beasts, I'd feel bad about it."

"Really? You'd only feel bad about it? Are you sure it isn't because you don't trust me?

Hmph, I worked so hard to help you earn so many Gold Soul Coins in the arena yesterday, yet you still don't trust me. That really hurts my feelings."

Bibi Dong puffed out her cheeks in feigned displeasure, a trace of resentment in her eyes.

Wang Jingyu hurriedly took several steps back. The resentment in this girl's eyes made it seem as if he were some scumbag who had abandoned her after toying with her feelings.

There was something wrong with this girl. Wang Jingyu could now say for certain that there was definitely something wrong with her!

"Hmph, am I really that scary? Do you know how rude you're being?"

Seeing Wang Jingyu look at her as though she were a tiger, Bibi Dong felt terribly upset.

She replayed every detail Wang Jingyu had written in his diary, trying to find a way to quickly establish trust between herself and him.

Suddenly, inspiration struck her, and her eyes gradually lit up.

She gave a soft snort and said in a dissatisfied tone, "Don't think I'm some girl throwing herself at you. If I hadn't sensed a familiarity from your soul, something different from everyone else in this world, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all.

Looks like I was mistaken. Don't worry, I won't come bother you again. From now on, you'll walk your sunlit road, and I'll cross my single-plank bridge."

After saying that, Bibi Dong coldly turned her head aside and made as if to leave with her subordinates.

She was nervous to death right now. If this failed, it would become exceedingly difficult to find an excuse to approach Wang Jingyu again in the future.

All she could do was silently pray that those words would pique Wang Jingyu's interest.

Sure enough, heaven did not disappoint the determined. Wang Jingyu had already assumed Bibi Dong might be a transmigrator.

When he suddenly heard her say, "a familiarity from your soul, something different from everyone else in this world,"

his entire body jolted, and he immediately called out to stop Bibi Dong.

"W-Wait..."

Bibi Dong was ecstatic inside, but her expression remained cold.

"What is it? I'm very busy. I'm not interested in dealing with you."

Wang Jingyu rushed forward and grabbed her hand. "C-Could you also be..."

His voice abruptly stopped as he summoned the Diary System and complained on it.

Bibi Dong really does seem suspiciously like a transmigrator at the moment.

Still, I need to be wary of a trick. I remember that in transmigration novels, they usually test each other with a code phrase.

The most classic one is, "When the odd changes, the even remains; look to the quadrant for the sign."

If she really is a transmigrator from Earth, she should know it—unless she was illiterate in her previous life.

Thinking this, Wang Jingyu looked solemnly at Bibi Dong and asked probingingly, "Since you're a transmigrator, then you should know the next line of the transmigrator code phrase, 'When the odd changes, the even remains,' right? Don't tell me you don't know."

"..." Bibi Dong was instantly stumped. What did "the chicken changes, the lotus remains" even mean? What kind of nonsense was that?

I'm going to be exposed. This guy is pretty vigilant.

She hurriedly took out the Goddess Diary Instance from her Storage Spirit Tool, hoping to find the answer there. In any case, no one besides herself could see this Diary Instance.

Fortunately for her, some genius liked to write everything in his diary. After finding the answer, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly recited it.

"Such an outdated code phrase, and you're actually using it? Isn't it just, 'Look to the quadrant for the sign'?"

Although she had no idea what it meant, she knew that simply repeating it was enough.

Wang Jingyu had never imagined that the system would betray his secret.

At this moment, he was so overjoyed that he was even happier than when he had first obtained the system.

In his excitement, he immediately swept Bibi Dong into his arms by the waist.

"Ha ha, wonderful! To meet someone from my hometown here, I'm truly so lucky."

The moment Wang Jingyu pulled her into his embrace, Bibi Dong's body stiffened, and her mind went blank.

She had not expected Wang Jingyu to be so bold as to hug her outright with so many people from Spirit Hall present.

Once she came back to her senses, she realized Wang Jingyu had taken advantage of her. Although he had done so unconsciously, still...

She felt terribly frustrated, especially as all her subordinates watched. Their hushed chatter also came from behind her.

"That kid really has guts. He actually dared to hug the Saintess! I'm so jealous! If I dared do that, the Saintess would probably chop off both my hands."

"What's the point of being jealous? Haven't you heard that comparing yourself to others only makes you mad, and comparing goods makes you throw yours away?"

"It's over. My goddess has been defiled. I want to gouge out my own eyes!"

"Calm down. He's a fellow townsman of the Saintess. When fellow townsmen meet in a foreign land, their eyes fill with tears..."

The chatter of her subordinates made her pretty face turn scarlet in an instant, yet there was nothing she could do.

After all, she had eagerly come to him herself, intent on getting information out of Wang Jingyu.

Who would have thought that she would end up trapping herself instead? She had truly lost both the lady and the army.

Bibi Dong did not struggle. Her submissive appearance made Wang Jingyu unconsciously hold her a little tighter.

Among the people of Spirit Hall, aside from Ju Douluo, who was the oldest and had a rather eccentric personality,

everyone else had, to some extent, fantasized about the Saintess and regarded her as their goddess.

Seeing Wang Jingyu show signs of pushing his luck, they were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

They all wished they could swarm him and give him a savage beating.

Ideally, they would beat him until he could no longer take care of himself, then toss him into the Star Dou Great Forest to feed the soul beasts.

But the Saintess seemed to have no intention whatsoever of resisting his embrace.

Could it really be that he loved her and she loved him? No, absolutely not!

If they let this brat continue taking advantage of her, then if the Pope found out, they would all be in deep trouble.

Ju Douluo stepped forward until he stood before Wang Jingyu, raised a hand, and lightly patted his shoulder, looking at him meaningfully.

Only then did Wang Jingyu finally notice the hostile gazes of the Spirit Hall group. He could even faintly sense killing intent.

It suddenly dawned on him that he had gone a little too far. Meeting someone from his hometown in a foreign land had made him so happy that he had forgotten himself.

He hurriedly released Bibi Dong and scratched his head awkwardly.

"My apologies, everyone. I got too excited. Meeting someone from my hometown here made me so excited that I couldn't control myself."

"You can be excited, but I hope you keep yourself in check. Otherwise, be careful not to get yourself killed."

Ju Douluo smiled without warmth as he patted Wang Jingyu's shoulder several times.

Those few pats made Wang Jingyu grimace in pain, and even the ground beneath his feet sank half an inch.

Although Bibi Dong was so upset about being taken advantage of that she wanted to beat Wang Jingyu up to vent her frustration,

she could not make a move. After all, they now had the label of "fellow townsmen." She smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, I'm very happy too. It isn't easy to meet someone from my hometown for the first time since coming here."

She tried her best to speak like a transmigrator from Earth, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

She feared that if she accidentally exposed herself, then all her effort and sacrifice would have been for nothing.

Bibi Dong could only keep comforting herself inwardly.

Don't get angry. Don't get angry. At least I can tell from the diary that he likes me. He just has the heart of a thief but not the courage to act.

Now that I've taken the initiative and come right to his door, I'll definitely be able to get a handle on him.

I refuse to believe he can escape from my grasp!