Bibi Dong's Surprise

"So I rob you of ten copper soul coins, and you give me one gold soul coin. Is that reasonable?" Deng Tianxin retorted righteously. "One gold soul coin equals one hundred copper soul coins. You're overcharging me; if that isn't having ulterior motives, then what is?"

Bibi Dong was left speechless, choked by his words.

How did this little brat's logic sound so reasonable? No, that's complete nonsense!

"And you just said I was cute and wanted to hold me in your arms and ravage me," Deng Tianxin continued, his small face filled with seriousness. "If that isn't being a pervert, then what is?"

Bibi Dong felt her sanity collapsing at a visible rate.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and repeated to herself three times, I am the Saintess of the Spirit Hall; I cannot lower myself to the level of a child, before opening her eyes again.

"Lit-tle, friend," Bibi Dong struggled to maintain her smile, but it looked chilling no matter how one viewed it. "Big sister just thought you were cute and wanted to tease you, nothing more. If you say any more nonsense, big sister will really get angry."

Deng Tianxin sensed the reaction of the fragments within Bibi Dong growing stronger and looked at the expression on her face that suggested she wanted to spank him.

He decided to let Bibi Dong off the hook, purely out of caution.

It was definitely not because he was afraid of her spanking him; he just felt that such a thing would be incredibly embarrassing.

Deng Tianxin coughed a few times and said, "Then, as an adult, I won't hold a grudge against a child. I'll let you off today. Farewell."

"Farewell?"

Bibi Dong was stunned for a moment, then narrowed her eyes.

This little brat had sent her blood pressure soaring and veins bulging at her temples, and now he wanted to just walk away?

There was no such thing as a free lunch!

"Stop right there."

Bibi Dong's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable sense of pressure.

She remained crouched on the ground, but her entire aura had completely changed.

She was no longer the eighteen-year-old girl who had been infuriated just moments ago, but the Saintess of the Spirit Hall, who stood above ten thousand people.

Deng Tianxin's short legs, which had just taken a step forward, froze in mid-air.

A chill shot from his tailbone to the back of his head. He turned his head slowly to see Bibi Dong staring at him with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

"Wha... what? I already said I wouldn't rob you anymore, what else do you want?" Deng Tianxin held his wooden stick horizontally in front of him, trying to use it to bolster his courage.

Bibi Dong stood up, looking down at the little shrimp from above with a smile that made Deng Tianxin's scalp tingle. "You called me 'Auntie' so many times and accused me of being a pedophile and a pervert, and now you want to leave with just a 'I won't hold a grudge'?"

She leaned over toward Deng Tianxin, reached out, pinched his chubby cheeks, and pulled them outward with a slight force.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" Deng Tianxin waved his short arms, trying to break free.

But Bibi Dong pinched with great skill; she didn't hurt him, yet he couldn't escape.

"Little brat, weren't you quite the talker just a moment ago? Why aren't you saying anything now?" Bibi Dong asked with a pleasant tone while kneading his cheeks.

The texture was indeed as good as she had imagined—soft and tender, like kneading a freshly steamed bun.

Deng Tianxin glared at her with teary eyes, protesting incoherently, "Let... let go of me!"

"Call me big sister, and I'll let you go."

"I won't!"

"Then I'll keep pinching."

"You're abusing a child!"

"I'm acting on behalf of heaven," Bibi Dong said without changing her expression.

Deng Tianxin realized with grief and indignation that he, a dignified transmigrator and successor to the God of Love, was being pinched and teased by an eighteen-year-old girl with absolutely no power to fight back.

Thinking of this, he released his level 22 Great Spirit Master cultivation, hoping to shock Bibi Dong so he could run away.

He certainly couldn't win a fight, but a shock should be enough to escape.

A wave of spirit power belonging to a Great Spirit Master radiated from Deng Tianxin's body.

Feeling Deng Tianxin's spirit power fluctuations, Bibi Dong couldn't help but be stunned.

Deng Tianxin looked like he was only six years old; how could his level reach 22?

Even if Deng Tianxin were a genius, he couldn't be this monstrous.

Taking advantage of Bibi Dong's momentary distraction, Deng Tianxin hurriedly broke free from her grasp.

"Bye-bye, Auntie."

Deng Tianxin turned and ran for his life, his two short legs moving as fast as they could.

With his level 22 spirit power fully unleashed, his speed was indeed not slow.

However, just three steps after he started running, a slender hand reached out from behind and precisely grabbed the back of his collar.

"Ugh—"

Deng Tianxin's feet kicked in the air as he was lifted up, dangling and swaying like a kitten held by the scruff of its neck.

Bibi Dong held him with one hand and turned him to face her, wearing a smile that made Deng Tianxin's scalp tingle.

"Level 22?" Bibi Dong's voice carried a hint of playfulness. "A little genius at the Great Spirit Master level, where are you running to?"

Deng Tianxin turned his head stiffly, squeezing out a smile that looked worse than a cry: "Th-that, Big Sister, I just remembered I have something to take care of at home, so I'll be going now..."

"Home?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you just say you came from a village? Where is your home? Big Sister will see you back."

"N-no need, I know the way myself..."

"That won't do. It's too dangerous for such a small child to travel alone," Bibi Dong said, watching him with a beaming smile. "What if you run into a bad person?"

Deng Tianxin thought for a moment, looked at Bibi Dong, and said, "There hasn't been a bad person in this place for decades, but one appeared today."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow with interest, though her hand remained steady, holding Deng Tianxin by the back of his collar and leaving him dangling in mid-air. "Where is this bad person? Big Sister will help you deal with them."

Held by his collar, Deng Tianxin looked like a kitten being carried by the scruff of its neck. He flailed his limbs helplessly in the air for a moment before giving up, staring at Bibi Dong with the deadpan gaze of a salted fish.

"I'm talking about you."

Bibi Dong blinked, her smile growing even brighter. "Me? How am I a bad person?"

"Grabbing a child and not letting go—if that doesn't make you a bad person, what does?" Deng Tianxin accused her righteously.

"You called me 'Auntie' first."

"That's just a fact."

The corner of Bibi Dong's eye twitched, and she took a deep breath. "You also said I was a pedophile."

"That was a reasonable deduction."

"You even called me a pervert."

"That..." Deng Tianxin's eyes darted away, and he muttered under his breath, "That was also a reasonable judgment based on your behavior."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong drew out the sound, her voice laced with danger. "And now? What kind of person do you think Big Sister is?"

Deng Tianxin thought about it seriously, then spoke cautiously: "Someone who was told the truth, got embarrassed, and is now retaliating out of anger... Mmph-mmph—"

Before he could finish, his mouth was pinched shut by Bibi Dong, turning the rest of his words into incoherent muffled sounds.