In a certain house in Heaven Dou City.
Yu Mingxiao settled Bibi Dong onto the large bed in an upstairs bedroom.
He had casually purchased this property as a place to stay in Heaven Dou City, sparing himself the trouble of spending every night in a hotel.
After an unknown stretch of time, Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes.
She stared blearily at the ceiling. Then the memories from before she lost consciousness came flooding back. She shuddered and snarled, "Qian Xunji, you beast!"
Yu Mingxiao's gentle voice rang out. "Relax. You're safe now."
He thought little of having offended Qian Xunji by saving Bibi Dong.
Under Qian Xunji's leadership, Spirit Hall had already been bitter enemies with the Upper Three Sects.
As a politician, Qian Xunji would never fight a stronger opponent to the death if he knew he was outmatched—unless he had gone mad.
Even without any threats from Yu Mingxiao, Qian Xunji would simply swallow his anger and pretend this had never happened.
Bibi Dong froze for a moment. Realizing that apart from a throbbing headache, she felt no other discomfort, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned toward Yu Mingxiao and asked urgently, "You're... Yu Mingxiao? Why are you here with me? Where are we? Where's Qian Xunji?"
"Don't rush. Let me explain everything." Yu Mingxiao raised a hand, signaling for her to calm down and listen.
Bibi Dong nodded, waiting for him to continue.
"We're in Heaven Dou City," Yu Mingxiao said. "As you can see, I rescued you from Qian Xunji."
"As for how I discovered he'd abducted you and taken you into a secret room, there's no need to dwell on that. Qian Xunji is still back at Spirit Hall, raging helplessly."
Bibi Dong pieced together the gist of what had