Bibi Dong's Proposal

Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, Yu Xiaogang, battered black and blue, limped inside.

Even now, he still could not believe that Bibi Dong, who had once been as gentle as water and held such strong affection for him, had actually ordered someone to beat him.

He felt there had to be some special reason, or perhaps someone was maliciously driving a wedge between them.

Otherwise, how could someone as kind as Bibi Dong do something so cruel?

When he saw the two of them chatting and laughing together with his own eyes, he suddenly seemed to understand something!

Especially when he saw her smiling sweetly at Wang Jingyu from time to time, he felt jealousy and disgust toward the man before him.

He instinctively realized that perhaps it was because this man had appeared that Dong'er, who had once been so gentle toward him, had suddenly turned ice-cold.

As long as this man was gone, Dong'er would surely change her mind. So he pricked up his ears, intending to listen to their conversation so he could find the right remedy.

"You're going alone to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest? Surely not? The Star Dou Great Forest is full of dangers and all kinds of ferocious beasts."

Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she tried to persuade Wang Jingyu not to act rashly.

"With your strength, going alone to the Star Dou Great Forest—even just the outskirts—you'll likely face grave danger."

Wang Jingyu sighed helplessly. "There's no other way. I have no friends or teammates here in Suotuo City.

"I've always been a lone wolf. If I don't go by myself, am I supposed to spend Gold Soul Coins hiring an adventure team?"

Bibi Dong's brows knit even tighter. Wang Jingyu was a key figure who knew her future fate.

No matter what, she could not just watch him head into the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his own death.

But Wang Jingyu was already level 20. It was impossible for him not to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring.

After a brief silence, she tentatively invited Wang Jingyu.

"How about joining my team? Tomorrow, I'll lead the team and take you to the Star Dou Great Forest.

"You should understand that with my strength, protecting you in the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest shouldn't be a problem. Besides, we also have..."

Bibi Dong did not continue. She merely glanced at Ju Douluo in the distance, wearing a meaningful expression.

What the hell? This girl had actually invited him to join Spirit Hall's team and was even going to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts?

What was going on? Had this girl really taken a liking to him? Otherwise, why would she care so much about his affairs?

With that thought, Wang Jingyu fixed his starry eyes on Bibi Dong, trying to discern what exactly she was after.

Bibi Dong, too, was made slightly flustered by Wang Jingyu's stare. Only then did she realize how improper her proposal sounded, and she stammered.

"Y-you, don't misunderstand. Th-this young lady has conditions. This time, you bet on this young lady to win and earned so much money.

"This young lady's entire fortune isn't even a fraction of yours. You have to give this young lady half of all the money you earned!"

"Damn!" Wang Jingyu cried inwardly. So after all that, this girl just wanted to take half of his hard-earned cash.

In the original work, it did not seem to say that Bibi Dong was such a money-grubber. Why did she now seem like she had fallen into a pile of money?

After careful consideration, Wang Jingyu directly rejected Bibi Dong's proposal.

"Forget it. I'm used to doing things my own way and don't like teaming up with others. Thank you for your kindness, miss."

Of course, Wang Jingyu had not rejected Bibi Dong simply because of the money.

The key was that his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was not merely to obtain one Soul Ring, but three.

(Important: Wang Jingyu was originally level 47. He is now level 20 because he only has one Soul Ring.

Now that he replenishes the three missing Soul Rings, his strength can immediately recover. I hope all you readers won't nitpick.)

Hunting three Soul Rings that were each several thousand years old in succession was already extremely abnormal.

If Spirit Hall personnel learned of it, they would surely report the matter to Spirit Hall's higher-ups. He would likely face considerable trouble.

Though Bibi Dong said nothing further after her invitation was rejected to her face, her expression turned very unpleasant.

She rarely took the initiative to invite anyone. Now, after finally making an invitation for once, she had been directly rejected. It would have been a lie to say she was not angry.

Still, she did not want to completely fall out with Wang Jingyu over this matter, since she still wanted to pry information out of him.

She said nothing, but Yu Xiaogang, standing nearby, could no longer sit still.

In his view, Wang Jingyu was five years older than him, yet his strength had only reached level 20. In terms of talent, he was even inferior to Yu Xiaogang.

Dong'er was kind-hearted and instinctively sympathized with the weak. Seeing Wang Jingyu as pitiful, she had proposed taking him into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts.

By all rights, Wang Jingyu should have been overwhelmed with gratitude and eagerly accepted Dong'er's favor.

Yet he failed to appreciate it and instead rejected her kindness. Filled with righteous indignation, Yu Xiaogang strode up to Wang Jingyu and immediately started berating him.

"Dong'er sincerely invited you to join the team, yet you're so oblivious to what's good for you. What kind of behavior is that?

"A piece of trash like you ought to gratefully accept Dong'er's favor and be thankful to her!"

Wang Jingyu looked at Yu Xiaogang with a strange expression as he was berated, while also sensing the disgust and jealousy in the man's eyes.

He really wanted to laugh. It seemed that after Bibi Dong started acting strangely, Yu Xiaogang had become abnormal as well.

According to the original work, this period should have been when Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang went from meeting each other to rapidly growing closer.

But for some unknown reason, after Bibi Dong changed, she had become ice-cold toward Yu Xiaogang and even loathed him intensely.

Yu Xiaogang had just seen Bibi Dong chatting and laughing with Wang Jingyu, which stirred up his jealousy and made him maliciously pick a fight.

But Wang Jingyu had no intention of indulging him.

Wang Jingyu had already despised Yu Xiaogang for abandoning Bibi Dong after getting involved with her in the original story. Now, Yu Xiaogang actually dared to come at him right from the start.

He did not care what consequences there might be for fighting in the Great Soul Arena. Swiftly raising his leg, he lashed a roundhouse kick straight at Yu Xiaogang's face.

Yu Xiaogang had already been beaten black and blue by Bibi Dong's subordinates, limping with wounds all over his body.

Now that Wang Jingyu's kick had struck him in the face, he immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Still not satisfied, Wang Jingyu kicked him in the stomach several times.

Yu Xiaogang's anger also flared up. He had already been beaten more than once by Bibi Dong and her subordinates today, and he had been bottling up his rage the entire time.

And now this useless trash, who was older than him yet had less Soul Power, actually dared to attack him first.

Jealousy and fury completely robbed him of his reason as he climbed to his feet.

"Luo Sanpao, come out! Today, I'm going to teach this brat who doesn't know his place a lesson!"

Following his furious roar, a strange soul beast appeared. It looked like a dog, had the build of a pig, stood over one and a half meters tall, and was covered in purple fur, looking quite imposing.

But he failed to notice that, after he had forcibly inserted himself into their conversation, monstrous fury was steadily gathering in Bibi Dong's eyes as she stared at his back...