Disciple

Qian Renxue followed Chen Qi's finger and saw a little girl dressed in rags.

For some reason, Qian Renxue felt a natural repulsion toward her; in short, she simply did not like her.

Qian Renxue was somewhat agitated, pulling on Chen Qi to keep moving.

"Let's hurry back, don't pay any mind to these trivial things."

Chen Qi was stunned. Logically, Qian Renxue shouldn't be this put off by a little girl.

But there was one exception: Hu Liena.

She was Bibi Dong's disciple, and Bibi Dong poured all of her love into this student.

This made Qian Renxue, who had sought maternal love for years, extremely jealous, and as a result, she loathed Hu Liena.

Thinking of this, Chen Qi felt a flicker of suspicion. He looked toward the little girl and asked loudly.

"Hey! Little girl over there, what is your name?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena sucked on her finger and instinctively replied.

"Hu Liena."

As expected.

It really was Hu Liena.

But this left Chen Qi very confused. They shouldn't know each other yet, right?

It looked like Hu Liena was still staying at the orphanage, and Bibi Dong hadn't taken her on as a disciple yet. How could she already have a conflict with Qian Renxue?

Could this be a woman's sixth sense?

Grumble, grumble.

Hu Liena's stomach let out an uncooperative growl. She looked at Chen Qi with pleading eyes, as if saying, "Big brother, please, spare me a meal."

Seeing this, Qian Renxue felt a surge of jealousy. She quickly pulled Chen Qi away and scolded Hu Liena.

"What are you looking at? Don't look at Chen Qi with those pitiful eyes, or I'll dig them out."

With that, she didn't care how Hu Liena felt and quickened her pace to leave.

Hu Liena blinked, not understanding what had just happened.

She only knew that the big sister from just now didn't seem to like her.

"Little sister, why did you run over here? You had me worried sick looking for you."

Hu Liena's brother, Xie Yue, ran over from the other side and let out a long sigh of relief the moment he saw her.

"Brother, I'm so hungry. A very handsome big brother was going to buy me food, but he was taken away by a big sister. I'm so pitiful!"

Chen Qi: Don't spread rumors or misinformation.

On the street, Bibi Dong had rarely dressed in casual clothes, looking just like any other passerby, with no trace of her status as Pope.

She had just happened to witness Qian Renxue inexplicably losing her temper at a little girl, and a plan to spite Qian Renxue suddenly popped into her head.

She immediately walked up to the siblings and said with a smile.

"Hello there, little girl. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Even though her actions were often shocking, in a place like Douluo Continent where beauties were everywhere, Bibi Dong's appearance was still stunningly beautiful.

Xie Yue looked at Bibi Dong with vigilance, instinctively shielding his sister as he asked.

"Who are you?"

Seeing Xie Yue protect his sister at the first opportunity, Bibi Dong nodded with satisfaction and said.

"I am the Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong."

Inside the restaurant, Hu Liena picked up her bowl and began to wolf down the food. She swore this was the best thing she had ever eaten in her life.

"So satisfying."

Four or five empty bowls were piled on the table, all finished by Hu Liena.

The other guests in the restaurant couldn't help but wonder if they were hallucinating.

How could a child of only a few years old eat the portion of several adults?

Xie Yue sat on the other side of the table, staring straight at Bibi Dong.

"Don't just look at me, you should eat too."

"Your Holiness the Pope, I don't quite understand. Why would you want to treat my sister to a meal?"

Bibi Dong smiled upon hearing this and said.

"I have just ascended to the position of Pope and wish to cultivate a group of children to become the future pillars of the Pope Palace. I have taken a liking to you two, and I want to take you as my personal disciples."

After hearing Bibi Dong's words, Xie Yue was even more confused. They were just little brats who hadn't even awakened their spirits yet.

What exactly did she see in them to want to take them as disciples?

Could she be a human trafficker disguised as the Pope, trying to use this as an excuse to kidnap them?

"If I become your disciple, will I be able to eat this well every day?"

Hu Liena finished another bowl of rice and looked at Bibi Dong to ask.

"You call this good? Becoming my disciple means you'll eat fish and meat at every meal until you're sick of it."

Speaking of this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but recall the time she first arrived at Spirit Hall; the food there had completely subverted her imagination.

What was she eating back in the orphanage?

Even the pig slop at Spirit Hall was better than that.

Hearing that she could have fish and meat at every meal by becoming Bibi Dong's disciple, Hu Liena's eyes lit up.

Ignoring Xie Yue's frowning expression, she hurriedly agreed.

"I want to be your disciple. Disciple Hu Liena pays respects to Teacher."

Seeing Hu Liena accept the apprenticeship in a heartbeat, Bibi Dong couldn't stop smiling.

She had managed to win over Hu Liena, who could make Qian Renxue unhappy, with just a single meal.

If she were to shower Hu Liena with the endless maternal love that Qian Renxue had long craved, just imagining Qian Renxue's reaction was amusing.

Xie Yue saw his sister agree so readily and thought she was truly a little glutton, agreeing so rashly to Bibi Dong, who could very well be a human trafficker.

However, he soon stopped suspecting Bibi Dong of being a trafficker, because they were truly brought to the Pope Palace.

The next morning, veins bulged on Qian Renxue's face as she marched step by step toward the Pope Palace.

"Damn woman, calling me to the Pope Palace again, are you sick in the head?"

Chen Qi followed silently behind, not daring to say a single word.

Yesterday, because of the incident with Hu Liena, her favorability had dropped by ten points; if he said anything now, her favorability would likely take a rollercoaster-like nosedive.

Bang!

The doors of the Pope Palace were kicked open by Qian Renxue, and she stormed inside, cursing at Bibi Dong.

"Do you want to die for interrupting my cultivation!"

Facing such an impolite Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong forcibly suppressed her anger and spoke.

"Qian Renxue, I, the Pope, had you come today because I want to introduce someone to you."

With that, Hu Liena trotted over and threw herself into Bibi Dong's arms.

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena and smiled.

"This is Hu Liena, the disciple I just took in."

Creak, creak.

Qian Renxue clenched her fists, her bones popping under the immense pressure of her grip.

She finally understood why she felt such disgust toward Hu Liena.

It turned out that Bibi Dong had specifically sought her out to spite her.

"What are you trying to do?"

"What am I doing? I, the Pope, am taking on disciples for the future of Spirit Hall, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to handle it if certain people started causing trouble."

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, swearing that the first thing she would do upon becoming a god was to kill Bibi Dong—mother or not.

You only gave birth to me, nothing more.

"Oh, Big Brother, you're here too!"

At this moment, Hu Liena noticed Chen Qi and waved happily to greet him.

This time, Chen Qi didn't dare to be as proactive as he was yesterday.

Not to mention the drop in favorability, Hu Liena was also one of the most famous "love-struck fools."

Even knowing that Tang San was an enemy, she had resolutely fallen in love with him, even to the point of betraying Spirit Hall.

Is this some kind of curse?

Why is everyone who comes into contact with Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong so strange?

It's either "you love me" or "I love you"—the Continent of Love lives up to its name.

"Well, Bibi Dong, if there's nothing else, we'll be leaving. In the future, try not to summon the Master again, or we'll have to bring the Grand Elder along with us."

Chen Qi decided to leave; if they stayed any longer, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong would likely have a mother-daughter 1v1.

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Once Bibi Dong had achieved her goal, it didn't matter whether Qian Renxue stayed or not, so she waved her hand and let them leave.

"Bibi Dong, you just wait! Sooner or later, I will have my revenge!"

After saying this, Qian Renxue spat in anger and left the place.

Hu Liena watched Chen Qi and Bibi Dong leave, feeling somewhat confused; what had just happened, and why did they leave so suddenly?