Tang Yuehua's solution had been to teach Tang San noble etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
So he would bring those things here and practice them alongside the slaughter in Slaughter City!
Practice calligraphy! Paint! Play chess! Sing!
Bibi Dong gazed at Li Pu with undisguised admiration.
Li Pu asked in confusion, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Are you really only a ten-year-old child?" Bibi Dong voiced her doubts and curiosity again.
"Children outside are nowhere near as mature as you, even the adults. And you're so wise, too."
Li Pu shrugged and smiled. "Just think of me as a born genius. Didn't they say that even close relatives have a tiny chance of producing a genius?"
It was a perfectly reasonable explanation. Bibi Dong thought about it. Perhaps there really were people born wise.
There were people born with extraordinary strength, after all. Wisdom could be the same.
Bibi Dong began to make plans for Li Pu. She would absolutely need him in the future.
From then on, whenever the two of them won a match, they would spend some time on these activities to cultivate their minds. Not only could they control their murderous aura, they could also suppress the restlessness within and stay clearheaded at all times.
Their relationship could be called that of teacher and friend.
They even fought side by side, joining forces against the Fallen Ones who targeted them.
As their number of victories grew, Bibi Dong nearly caught up with Li Pu, becoming one of the leading survivors in Slaughter City's arena. Everyone hoped the two of them would meet.
Only if they met would their chances of survival improve.
However, once they had each won fifty matches, they couldn't possibly run into each other. The King of Slaughter couldn't bear to let Li Pu go, and he didn't dare offend the Spirit Hall behind Bibi Dong, so the two of them never met.
In the blink of an eye, a year passed.
Bibi Dong was amazed to discover that this child, Li Pu, had grown so tall despite being in a place without sunlight. At first, he hadn't even been as tall as she was, but now he stood as tall as her, with a physique so muscular it was startling.
If she had to compare him to an animal from the outside world, a bullfrog was undoubtedly the best fit.
Compared to Slaughter City's Fallen Ones, his looks were on a completely different level.
Influenced by Slaughter City's environment, the Fallen Ones were mostly barely recognizable as human. Someone so handsome looked utterly out of place.
Who knew how many beautiful women wanted to throw themselves at this Martial God?
After all, who wouldn't want a powerful young man with handsome, refined features, a good temperament, and a bright future ahead of him—and who still had his pure yang energy intact?
Even though he was young, in Douluo Continent, people could actually indulge in such things.
Besides, anyone who came to Slaughter City struggled every day on the brink of death and would gradually become corrupted. Men especially needed a way to relieve and release the pressure.
All they got in response was Li Pu's icy murderous aura, along with Bibi Dong's.
As two people so utterly out of place in Slaughter City, Bibi Dong couldn't bear to let Li Pu lose his virginity to those good-for-nothings. She kept an eye on him.
With her around, no woman could get close to him.
Li Pu himself was remarkably composed. Someone else might not have been.
Even so, Bibi Dong still chose to stay with Li Pu every day.
Every day, all they did was slaughter, play chess, paint, sing, dance, rap, and play basketball. Sometimes, they even resorted to cheating.
Gradually, Bibi Dong felt as if she had rediscovered the sweet feeling of being in love.
And she had found it in a child, of all people.
Bibi Dong gave a bitter laugh. How could she possibly have romantic feelings for a child?
Li Pu naturally had no idea that Bibi Dong's feelings toward him were changing. He only felt that he had Bibi Dong right where he wanted her.
Bibi Dong would sometimes tell Li Pu stories about the world outside Slaughter City, filling in the gaps in his knowledge. Though Li Pu already knew all about the outside world, he kept pretending he didn't, while continuing to react to her seemingly normal yet actually foolish behavior.
"Imagine a beautiful young lady whom her family carefully raised. For the sake of so-called love, she betrays her family again and again, breaking their hearts. Everyone can see that the man is shameless and good for nothing, only hoping to live off her, but in her eyes, he's the best man in the world. She falls out with her parents over a bowl of plain rice, then elopes with the man and would rather live off foraged vegetables than stay with her family. Is a young lady like that even worth keeping around? If you were her parents, what would you do?"
"If that young lady were my daughter, I'd be heartbroken. Why couldn't she see what kind of man he was?" Bibi Dong answered earnestly. "If she weren't rich, beautiful, and influential, why would that man have approached her? He just wanted to take advantage of her."
"But that young lady was so easily fooled by a man. She couldn't even see why a man who'd achieved nothing wanted to get close to her. Had a donkey kicked her in the head?"
Li Pu smiled and thought, So you do know, after all. Then why did you become that young lady yourself?
"But what if that young lady were you?" Li Pu smiled at her.
"How could that be? How could I be that kind of woman..."
By the end of her sentence, Bibi Dong realized what he meant. Her eyes dimmed, and she clenched the chess piece in her hand.
"Sister Dong'er? What's wrong?" Li Pu asked, pretending not to know her story.
Bibi Dong's murderous aura surged, nearly breaking free of her control.
"Sister Dong'er, stay calm. Don't let the murderous aura affect you!" Li Pu hurriedly warned her.
Bibi Dong looked at Li Pu. If he really didn't know what had happened to her, she would have attacked him.
Then she suddenly stood up, glared at Li Pu, and left without a word.
Watching Bibi Dong walk away, Li Pu smiled and set down the chess piece in his hand.
Now Bibi Dong should have come to her senses. She must have realized that she was deceived in love. Now she shouldn't still be hung up on that lump of crap, Yu Xiaogang!
After leaving, Bibi Dong didn't bother to restrain her murderous aura as she walked. The Fallen Ones passing by fled in every direction, some even digging holes to bury themselves in. The other Fallen Ones were left bewildered.
"Did Blood Rose and the Martial God have a fight? Weren't they on good terms?"
"There are no friends in Slaughter City!"
"But weren't they heading for Hell Road? Why would they fight now..."
"Who knows? I hope they fight. Let them settle who's stronger and kill each other in the process. It'd be good for you and me!"
Bibi Dong strode toward the Hell Slaughter Arena, her murderous aura brimming.
She could understand that Li Pu had unknowingly been pointing fingers while cursing her, since he didn't know what had happened to her.
But she needed someone to bear the brunt of her anger!
The other Fallen Ones in Slaughter City were the perfect targets!
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