"Yu Xiaogang himself is a very clean freak. If you don't believe me, try dirtying Liu Erlong and see."

"Level eighty..."

On the other side of the Star Dou Forest.

Bibi Dong sat cross-legged beneath a large tree, exhaling a long, stale breath. Seven spirit rings swirled around her body.

Two yellow, two purple, three black.

"Relying on this one hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, along with a thirty-thousand-year head spirit bone from my earlier years... it's not bad at all!"

Bibi Dong murmured, clenching her fist to feel the surging power within her body, a smile appearing on her face. "Two days and two nights... it's not too late yet!"

"However, to enter the Slaughter City, I still need to hunt for an eighth spirit ring..."

"Let's see if there's a suitable one around."

With these thoughts flashing through her mind, Bibi Dong rose and headed outward.

She hadn't gone far when she suddenly paused, silently concealing herself within the woods.

Before long, three figures appeared on the dirt path she had just traversed.

When she caught sight of their faces, she froze. "Xiaogang!?"

The three were none other than the Golden Iron Triangle: Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong!

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had just confirmed their relationship, walking hand-in-hand with exceptional intimacy.

Bibi Dong did not know Flender or Liu Erlong, but she certainly knew Yu Xiaogang.

Precisely because of that!

When she saw this scene, it was like a bolt from the blue, leaving her completely stunned!

In her mind, the words of Chen Fan began to echo.

'That little lover of yours, Yu Xiaogang, is probably getting hot and heavy with Liu Erlong right about now.'

'If you calculate the time, it shouldn't be long before they get married.'

'If you go in time, you might even be able to have a cup of wedding wine, or perhaps even sit at the head table!'

Was he... telling the truth!?

Xiaogang, had he really changed his affections?!

Otherwise, how could this be...

Bibi Dong's gaze locked firmly onto Yu Xiaogang.

The man she thought of day and night was currently walking hand-in-hand with Liu Erlong, side by side, laughing and talking, occasionally embracing. The intimate scene immediately made Bibi Dong's eyes turn bloodshot.

"Xiaogang..."

Bibi Dong's lips trembled, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She wanted to rush out, to throw herself into Yu Xiaogang's arms, to tell him everything she had endured during these days...

But she dared not.

She did not know if Qian Xunji had sent anyone to track her.

They were currently in the Star Dou Forest.

If Qian Xunji's men discovered her meeting with Yu Xiaogang, given Qian Xunji's personality, he would definitely kill Xiaogang.

At that point, he would just toss the corpse into the mouth of a spirit beast, and even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wouldn't be able to find a trace.

"Endure... I must endure..."

Bibi Dong bit her lip, her nails digging deep into her palms. Blood dripped between her fingers, but she remained completely unaware.

Just then.

The sound of the trio's conversation drifted into Bibi Dong's ears.

"Boss Flender, how do you think we should decorate the wedding room?"

"Need you ask? It definitely has to be decorated beautifully!"

Flender laughed heartily. "It's your and Xiaogang's big day, after all; we can't be sloppy!"

Big day?

Marriage?

Bibi Dong's head buzzed, and her mind went instantly blank.

Xiaogang was getting married?

To Liu Erlong?

No... impossible!

How could this be possible!

"Erlong, there's no need for too much trouble; just keep it simple."

Yu Xiaogang's voice drifted over, still as gentle as ever.

"That won't do!"

Liu Erlong refused to yield. "This is our wedding, a once-in-a-lifetime event. How can we keep it simple?"

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you."

Yu Xiaogang smiled dotingly, reaching out to ruffle Liu Erlong's hair.

This scene was like a blade, stabbing fiercely into Bibi Dong's heart.

Her tears gushed out, and her entire body trembled.

Xiaogang... didn't you say you would wait for me?

Didn't you say you would only love me in this lifetime?

Why... why are you marrying someone else?

Bibi Dong wanted to rush out and confront him, to tell Yu Xiaogang how much she had sacrificed for him, to let him know that everything she had done was to be with him...

But she couldn't.

She didn't dare.

She could only hide in the canopy of the tree, like a rat that couldn't see the light, watching helplessly as the man she loved prepared for a wedding with another woman.

And so.

Between being "angry" and being "cowardly," Bibi Dong chose to "stew in cowardly anger."

Looking at the two people before her who seemed like a match made in heaven, Bibi Dong's eyes gradually moistened, yet she couldn't help but think of the words Chen Fan had said earlier...

"Bibi Dong, you don't really think you're still that pure and unsullied Saintess of Spirit Hall, do you?"

"Take a look in the mirror and see for yourself. How are you any different from those women in the brothels now?"

"...A broken-down whore..."

Each word, each sentence, pierced into Bibi Dong's heart like needles, leaving her unable to catch her breath.

"That's right, I'm already dirty... so dirty that I can't even bear to look at myself!"

After a long while.

Bibi Dong finally regained her senses.

She lifted her head, her tears already dried by the air. Watching the backs of the three as they departed, she murmured, "It must be Qian Xunji!"

"It must be that beast who threatened Xiaogang!"

"Xiaogang was forced; he must have been forced!"

Xiaogang loved her so much, how could he betray her?

It had to be that beast Qian Xunji; it must have been him who threatened Xiaogang, forcing him to be with another woman just to make her give up!

The more Bibi Dong thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and the hatred in her heart for Qian Xunji deepened even further.

"This Liu Erlong, perhaps she was also brought in by Qian Xunji to put on a show!"

"But... I am already dirty. What right do I have to demand that Xiaogang..."

"Will Xiaogang despise me?"

Bibi Dong's eyes were dazed, and two voices emerged from the depths of her heart.

"Xiaogang won't despise you. He knows you were forced; he will understand you!"

"Bullshit, Bibi Dong. You are already dirty. You are no longer the Bibi Dong you once were. Why would Xiaogang want a damaged flower like you?"

"Don't listen to that. Your love is pure and flawless. Do not doubt Xiaogang; that is a desecration of him!"

"Yu Xiaogang himself is a man with a clean streak. If you don't believe it, why don't you try making Liu Erlong dirty too?"

The moment this voice rang out in Bibi Dong's heart, her entire body shuddered!

As the saying goes.

The speaker may be unintentional, but the listener is attentive.

This voice from the depths of her heart suddenly caused a flash of inspiration in Bibi Dong's mind.

That's it!

Isn't the best way to verify if Xiaogang would mind simply to make Liu Erlong dirty as well?

If Yu Xiaogang still refused to abandon her, wouldn't that implicitly prove that he held the same attitude toward her, his first love?

But if Yu Xiaogang were to abandon Liu Erlong... wouldn't that mean she, his first love, might have a chance?

What a way to kill two birds with one stone!

Thinking of this, the depths of Bibi Dong's eyes began to burn with heat, but a moment later, they dimmed slightly.

"No... I can't do this..."