Douluo: Peeking at Diaries, Goddesses' Personas Collapse
Chapter 40

Notoriety Spreads Far and Wide

1,376 words5 min read20 views
23d ago

Wang Jingyu gave a wicked grin, lifted his foot, and viciously kicked Yu Xiaogang in the stomach again and again.

"You worthless trash! Dong'er treated you so well. To protect you from being persecuted by His Holiness the Pope, she even took the initiative to kiss me! She never gave me the time of day before!"

"I truly feel it wasn't worth it for Dong'er. And you still dared to be unfaithful! Scum like you doesn't deserve to live."

"You bastard! Dong'er has a beauty that could stun the heavens and shake the earth—go piss in a puddle and take a look at yourself! How dare someone like you disappoint her again and again?"

"I'm warning you: don't ever appear before Dong'er again. Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll beat you up."

Wang Jingyu did his best to play the part of a man who loved Bibi Dong but could not have her.

The jealousy for Yu Xiaogang revealed in his eyes greatly comforted Yu Xiaogang, who was being kicked until he howled in pain.

He felt that the more ruthlessly Wang Jingyu beat him, the more it proved that his place in Bibi Dong's heart was unshakable.

Only then would Wang Jingyu be driven mad by jealousy and keep punching and kicking him.

Bibi Dong, who had been walking ahead, had not seen Wang Jingyu catch up for quite some time. She turned back in confusion and saw him viciously kicking Yu Xiaogang.

She rolled her eyes. Hadn't she said in the diary not to beat him to death? Otherwise, how would they make Yu Xiaogang continue living worse than death in the future?

She hurried over to Wang Jingyu and looked at Yu Xiaogang with a complicated expression. Her gaze seemed to contain hope, disappointment, hatred, and other emotions.

That single glance conveyed so much information that Yu Xiaogang felt an urge to beat his chest in grief.

Bibi Dong withdrew her complicated gaze and forcibly pulled Wang Jingyu away.

Wang Jingyu, meanwhile, acted as though he would not rest until he had kicked Yu Xiaogang to death.

Only after the two had walked some distance away did Bibi Dong complain to Wang Jingyu speechlessly.

"Were you trying to kill him? Idiot, you hit him so hard. If you beat him to death outright, where are we going to find such an entertaining toy later?"

Wang Jingyu rubbed his nose and sneered.

"Wasn't I doing it so he'd believe that your love for him was unwavering? If I hadn't gone hard enough, how could he possibly believe it?

"Honestly, Dong'er, that acting just now could win you an Academy Award on Earth. You were absolutely Best Actress material."

Bibi Dong did not understand what the Academy Awards were, nor did she know what Best Actress meant.

But being as clever as she was, she understood that Wang Jingyu was praising her acting. She covered her mouth and chuckled, her delicate brows arching.

"We're even. Yu Xiaogang is truly stupid enough to believe that I would ever fall for someone like him.

"Hmph. Is my taste really that bad? Especially with how foolish he looks—whether it's appearance, strength, or wealth, what does he have that compares to you? Right?"

"Hehe, Dong'er, can I take that as a confession?"

Wang Jingyu raised a brow and looked at her teasingly.

"Interpret it however you like. If that's how you want to take it, there's nothing I can do. As long as you aren't afraid that I'm a wicked woman who's good at acting and will leave you utterly ruined one day."

Bibi Dong was quite cunning as well, refusing to directly admit her feelings for Wang Jingyu.

"Then that's how I'll take it. I'm not afraid of being deceived by you either."

Wang Jingyu pulled her slender waist into his arms and domineeringly planted a light kiss on her forehead.

Yu Xiaogang, whose entire body ached unbearably from the beating, struggled up from the ground.

This time, he was better off than before. His arms and legs had not been broken, and neither had any ribs.

The pain made him grimace, but his heart felt warm. Thus, he had no intention of leaving Suotuo City.

He planned to find a Healing Spirit Master to treat his wounds first. Tomorrow, he could arrive early at the entrance of the Great Soul Arena and wait for his Dong'er.

He believed that Dong'er would be happy if she saw him arrive at the entrance of the spirit arena on time tomorrow.

And so, dragging his battered body, he searched all over Suotuo City for treatment, with quite a few passersby following behind him.

Whenever he found a Healing Spirit Master and offered a large sum of money to have them treat his wounds,

those bystanders would step forward and expose his "true nature." Just like that, Yu Xiaogang's vile reputation as a "pervert" quickly spread throughout Suotuo City.

As a result, Yu Xiaogang could not get his injuries treated at all and could only endure the pain throughout his body.

To keep him from fleeing without paying, even the inn where he was staying threw his belongings outside.

Wherever Yu Xiaogang went, even beggars were ashamed to associate with him and avoided him like the plague.

The word "miserable" seemed to be the truest description of Yu Xiaogang's current state, yet he did not feel that way...

That night, carrying his belongings, he slept outside Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena.

As the temperature dropped at night, he shivered from the cold, yet his resolve did not waver in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Liu Erlong, who had come from the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital, finally arrived in Suotuo City that night.

As soon as she entered the city, she found an inn to stay in. The inn clerk told her

that she absolutely should not wander around outside at night lately, because a pervert who preyed on both men and women had appeared in the city, leaving everyone in a state of panic.

If she happened to run into that person, her chastity might very well be ruined.

Liu Erlong's first reaction to the clerk's warning was that the person being described should be her cousin.

She sighed inwardly. Good news never traveled far, but bad news spread a thousand miles. Before even a day had passed, all of Suotuo City already knew of her cousin's infamy.

How embarrassing, truly embarrassing. Liu Erlong felt an intense sense of shame at sharing the same bloodline as such a cousin.

She made up her mind that she had to find evidence of this cousin bringing disgrace upon the family!

However, it was already late at night. She intended to rest properly at the inn for the night and try her luck at the Great Soul Arena tomorrow.

Since the Diary Instance said that her cousin would appear there, there could not be any mistake.

After taking a bath in the room's bathroom, she lay directly on the bed. Between closing and opening her eyes, the sun was already high in the sky.

After washing up simply, Liu Erlong left the inn, bought some food from a roadside stall, and headed toward Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena.

Meanwhile, Wang Jingyu had just opened his door and was about to head to the Great Soul Arena.

He saw a beautiful young girl standing outside his door with a sweet smile, perfectly embodying the phrase, "her charming smile was lovely, and her beautiful eyes shone brightly."

He stared at the girl in surprise and said, "Dong'er, why were you waiting for me so early? Why didn't you knock and remind me?"

Bibi Dong covered her mouth and chuckled. "It's fine. There's still plenty of time. We originally planned to go straight to the Great Soul Arena.

"But unexpectedly, Yu Xiaogang slept outside the Great Soul Arena all night with a bundle of belongings. I heard he was kicked out by the inn where he was staying. He seems pretty miserable. I'm so happy I could die, so I came to share the good news with you."

Yu Xiaogang slept outside the Great Soul Arena all night? Heh, he really has become a beggar this time.

End of Chapter
Novel
How was this translation?