Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

"Xiaogang..." Bibi Dong murmured to herself. After a long silence, she squeezed the words through her teeth, "What does this have to do with Xiaogang? Are you going to use Xiaogang to threaten me too!?"

Realizing that Bibi Dong had misunderstood again, Naruto looked helpless and said softly.

"He is Tang San's master now."

"So what? Once I slaughter Tang San, Xiaogang can continue being his teacher!" Bibi Dong's reply was instantaneous; this madwoman truly thought that way from the bottom of her heart!

Naruto frowned and stopped in his tracks.

He didn't know what to do.

Even though she had indirectly caused Yu Xiaogang's ruin, Bibi Dong still clung to her old feelings.

Earlier, when Naruto mocked Yu Xiaogang in the office, he had deliberately blocked Bibi Dong's vision, fearing that this Haji-Dong would get worked up again for the sake of her lover.

In the original story, this madwoman was severely wounded by Tang San, and before she died, she specifically left a final message for Yu Xiaogang, which revealed the infamous "Secret Room Douluo" incident in the Douluo Continent.

But before that, she had massacred Yu Xiaogang's entire clan. As for how heartbroken Yu Xiaogang was upon hearing of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect's destruction—to the point of fainting—she couldn't have cared less.

She even managed to grandiosely claim to Yu Xiaogang, when questioned, that she had done it to vent his anger.

Regardless of whether those words were sincere, she was indeed the one who committed the act.

She was undoubtedly an extremely contradictory lunatic!

Naruto fell into thought, surrounded only by the noisy streets. Inside the seal space, Bibi Dong waited for a long time. Seeing no response from Naruto, she finally gritted her teeth and relented, "I understand... my affairs with Xiaogang will not affect you..."

"And if they do?"

Naruto took the opportunity to step down, deciding not to dwell on it.

He was no psychologist; he would leave this hot potato for his future self to handle.

"Then he is the enemy! Are you satisfied?"

Bibi Dong's voice was laced with fury; it was clear without thinking that this was the limit of her concession.

"Fine, fine, I accept your apology."

Hearing this flippant, cocky remark, Bibi Dong gritted her teeth for the umpteenth time. Noticing that the golden chains wrapped around her remained still, she pulled a sinister smile.

"So now... can you let me down?"

"Eh?"

Jiang Naruto snapped back to reality and looked inward with his consciousness.

Dense, golden chains illuminated the seal space, making it look magnificent.

Bibi Dong, with only her head visible, was flushed red, her entire body bound by the golden chains, hanging there like a caterpillar!

"My bad! My bad, I forgot!"

Jiang Naruto chuckled and hurriedly stepped forward to rescue her.

Clatter!

The dense golden chains retracted into the void in unison. Bibi Dong's feet touched the ground once more. Through her messy hair, she glared viciously at the brat who was playing dumb in front of her.

The next second, As her soul power circulated within her body—a body composed of pure soul power that held unique advantages—as long as her soul power wasn't stagnant from the seal, Bibi Dong only needed a single thought to make her disheveled appearance vanish without a trace.

Restoring her usual cold and sharp look, Bibi Dong suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart and narrowed her eyes at Naruto.

"You knew? You knew Tang San would attend Notting Academy?"

"I only know what I'm supposed to know."

Unable to explain, Naruto could only act like a riddle-maker. Seeing Bibi Dong lower her eyes in thought, he waved his hand and added, "Don't bother thinking about it. Unless we can track Tang Hao's movements beforehand, making a move on Tang San within these six years is just suicide."

"Hmph!"

Bibi Dong let out a muffled snort.

It was the cold, hard truth, but the fact that a man she once looked down upon as a defeated opponent had now become a stumbling block made her incredibly furious.

She had clearly returned to the past, yet she had to rely on this brat in front of her to change history. Looking at the current Jiang Naruto, who was only at level six, Bibi Dong furrowed her brows, curling her lip in disdain.

"Your current strength is too weak. If you could withstand my Soul Saint-level soul power, combined with my mental interference, that brute Tang Hao would never be able to find us!"

"I'm truly too weak, my apologies."

Jiang Naruto rolled his eyes.

This indifferent attitude caused Bibi Dong to glare at him indignantly.

"You... look down on Xiaogang?"

"What else? With his innate soul power, yet he looks down on this person and that person—isn't he just getting what he deserves for ending up in this state?" Jiang Naruto spread his hands. "I'm actually more curious, how did you even fall for a guy like that?"

"Xiaogang's talent isn't in cultivation, but in scholarship."

Naruto observed the changes in Bibi Dong's expression. Her demeanor was indifferent, her tone calm and certain. These words were undoubtedly her true feelings; she genuinely believed Yu Xiaogang was an academic genius.

As expected of the "Romance Continent"...

A sense of powerlessness welled up in Jiang Naruto's heart. The look he gave Bibi Dong was filled with pity. "Just raise a Border Collie; every household needs someone who can actually make a decision."

"You?"

Bibi Dong furrowed her brows. She didn't quite understand the flowery language Jiang Naruto was using, but she knew it wasn't anything good.

Glancing sideways at Naruto, Bibi Dong returned to the main topic.

"Tang San was able to become a god at twenty-four. Do you really think his teacher is a piece of trash?"

Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Jiang Naruto's face, Bibi Dong chuckled softly.

"The meditation method Tang San uses is flawed. His cultivation speed and the density of his soul power far exceed those of soul masters at the same level. Not only that, but Tang San also possesses a vast number of self-created soul skills. Although these skills require external objects to function, their power is astonishing..."

"Take a guess, who do you think invented all of this?"

"Uh..."

Jiang Naruto pondered for a long while, struggling to choose his words carefully. In the end, his conscience as a model student couldn't resist, and he guessed the correct answer.

"Tang San?"

"Your brain isn't even as sharp as Tang Hao's!"

Jiang Naruto was left speechless by the scolding. This woman was truly mediocre yet confident.

"How old is Tang San? Where would he find the time to invent these things? Doesn't he need to cultivate? How do you lack even this basic common sense!"

Jiang Naruto stopped arguing with this foolish woman and asked directly.

"Fine, fine, fine. Then who do you say invented them?"

"It's obviously Xiaogang!"

Bibi Dong crossed her arms, her slender fingers resting against her chin. She lowered her eyelids coldly, appearing as if she were truly thinking hard.

"Those strange hidden weapons and self-created soul skills are clearly things that only someone with insufficient soul power and a weak martial soul would research and invent. Besides Xiaogang, who else on the continent would invent such things?"

"That's not..."

"Not only that, but Xiaogang likely collected a significant number of immortal-grade medicinal herbs!"

"These immortal herbs are supreme treasures capable of stimulating a soul master's potential. Yue Guan searched for decades and found nothing. I never expected that after traveling the continent for so many years, Xiaogang would have such a fortuitous encounter."

Well, This person was beyond saving...

Jiang Naruto's expression became benevolent, like a monk who had attained enlightenment.

In reality, he was out of options. Should he ask the system to swap Haji-Dong for a Border Collie? A Husky would work too; Haji-mi's IQ was just too low.

Naruto attempted to point out the problem in a roundabout way.

"Is this a case of 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' for you?"

"What beauty?" Bibi Dong frowned, crossing her arms over her chest, growing increasingly dissatisfied with Jiang Naruto's lukewarm attitude. "If I were you, I would be scrambling to find a way to improve my strength right now!"

"Since you know the future, even if you don't become his disciple, sneaking into Shrek Academy is the fastest shortcut to increasing your strength. Otherwise, with your innate soul power of level six, I'm afraid you'll be left in the dust by Tang San for the rest of your life! How am I supposed to get my revenge then?"

"Wait... let me think..."

Jiang Naruto raised a hand to placate Bibi Dong and buried his head in thought for a moment.

"You've already formed a perfect logical loop. Without concrete evidence, it's really hard for me to refute you."

From Bibi Dong's perspective, the logic was indeed sound, especially since Yu Xiaogang had become the Imperial Preceptor of Tiandou, backed by the entire Tiandou Empire and Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

No one would believe Yu Xiaogang was a fraud, let alone Bibi Dong, who still harbored old feelings for him; it was only natural for her to reach this conclusion.

"What do you mean by 'refute'?"

Bibi Dong raised her voice. She had kindly explained for so long, and this brat hadn't heard a single word?

"I'm just asking you, are you suggesting I should become his disciple or sneak into Shrek Academy to learn that magical meditation method, those weird self-created soul skills, and freeload off those immortal herbs?"

Naruto couldn't use the fact that he had read Douluo Continent as evidence—that would mean having no proof—so he had to refute her from a different angle.

"Yes."

Bibi Dong nodded slowly, feeling that the way Jiang Naruto was looking at her had suddenly become very strange.

Jiang Naruto narrowed his eyes and tilted his head toward the Pope. "And then, once I've drained them dry, I kick them to the curb and turn around to screw them over... is that what you mean?"

"This is 'all is fair in war'—"

Bibi Dong was instantly enraged.

Jiang Naruto was faster than her. Before she could finish, he jumped up and interrupted her with a shout.

"No morals! You ungrateful wretch! I, Jiang Naruto, am a righteous man! I'm not like you little 'fairies'!"

"..."

Bibi Dong bit her lip. She had intended to rebuke this brat who had never been beaten down by society, but her pretty face suddenly turned pale, then red.

Soul power circulated through her body, and over her originally simple, plain dress, a thick, conservative winter coat manifested, covering every inch of her exposed skin. She even shrank back uneasily.

Jiang Naruto watched this scene with a face full of confusion.

He saw that Bibi Dong's gaze was distant and guarded.

"Why... why did you suddenly say something so mushy?"

"..."

"I bought a watch last year!"