Qian Xunji's Illusion! The Truth Behind Bibi Dong's First Love!

Song Ye's voice was not loud, but it was steady, as though he were talking about something as ordinary as eating and drinking.

Yet merely hearing those words left Bibi Dong suddenly stunned.

"W-what?"

"Ye'er, what do you mean? What do you mean by... Qian Xunji's design?"

Bibi Dong's voice trembled. The moment she heard Qian Xunji's name, her emotions had already begun to fluctuate.

Not to mention that Song Ye's words concerned the very key to how she had fallen in love with Yu Xiaogang.

Could it be that, just as Song Ye had said, there had been something wrong with her feelings for Yu Xiaogang?

Could it be that she had never been supposed to like him in the first place?

For a moment, Bibi Dong's pupils contracted, and her entire body stiffened as she stared at Song Ye.

Seeing this, Song Ye assumed Bibi Dong was merely surprised and slowly explained, "This all began with Bibi Dong becoming a disciple."

"In the background I saw of Bibi Dong, she seemed to have been an orphan, adopted and raised by Qian Xunji from a young age before becoming his disciple."

"Of course, Qian Xunji had taken an interest in Bibi Dong because of her talent and potential."

"Under Qian Xunji and Spirit Hall's cultivation, Bibi Dong progressed at an astonishing pace. She was even named the Saintess of Spirit Hall and held immense authority."

"Yet Qian Xunji was still worried that, upon reaching adolescence, Bibi Dong's cultivation would be affected by things like love and emotion."

"So, in order to rid Bibi Dong of her desires, Qian Xunji came up with an exceedingly stupid method."

"That was to make Bibi Dong fall in love, then break off that love, hoping that after suffering the pain of desire, she would be able to focus on cultivation and assist him, Qian Xunji."

"Fall in love, break off love, and experience the pain of desire?"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong's mind grew increasingly muddled, and cold sweat even began to form on her back.

On one hand, she was shocked that her son knew so much. On the other, she was shaken by how bizarre Qian Xunji's thinking had been.

If what Song Ye said was true, then had Qian Xunji truly schemed for her to fall in love with Yu Xiaogang?

Then was her love for Yu Xiaogang real or fake? Should it have existed at all?

That was precisely what Bibi Dong feared.

She had thought that her affection for Yu Xiaogang had arisen naturally from her heart, but once that feeling became tainted by schemes and conspiracies...

It was no longer pure. It was filled with deception.

Then the very foundation of that love would collapse.

She was afraid—afraid that after pouring so much of her heart into it, what she had believed was true love would turn out to be false...

Bibi Dong swallowed and did her best to calm herself before asking in a trembling voice, "Then, Ye'er."

"What method did Qian Xunji use... to make Bibi Dong fall in love, then break off that love?"

"Was Bibi Dong's love for Yu Xiaogang really engineered?"

When Bibi Dong asked that last question, even her voice had begun to shake.

Song Ye continued explaining, "It was simple. To make a woman fall in love and then break off that love, naturally, you make her fall for a man, only for that man to abandon her."

"So Qian Xunji found Yu Xiaogang, a glib-tongued, extremely arrogant, yet utterly useless man."

"Through illusions, Qian Xunji constantly influenced Bibi Dong, making her continuously perceive Yu Xiaogang's virtues."

"For example, what we saw as Yu Xiaogang spouting empty boasts, Bibi Dong saw as lofty ambition."

"What we saw as Yu Xiaogang's rebellious defiance, Bibi Dong saw as unyielding dignity."

"What we saw as questionable character, Bibi Dong saw as unconventional charm..."

"On top of that, Yu Xiaogang could plagiarize all sorts of theories, publishing common knowledge from the Soul Master world along with his own untested theories, earning himself the reputation of a theoretical master."

"Not to mention that Bibi Dong had been young and in her formative years. Young women were most easily deceived by the disguises of blond punks."

"Under the influence of all those factors, Bibi Dong fell in love with Yu Xiaogang."

"That was why a dignified Saintess of Spirit Hall, with a boundless future ahead of her, had instead fallen for trash like Yu Xiaogang—so deeply that it reached her very bones!"

"Mother, think carefully. In a fantasy world like this!"

"If there had been no outside interference, would one of the continent's strongest women really fall for a lifelong loser like Yu Xiaogang?"

"Do you think that makes any sense?"

"This..."

"I-I don't know. I don't know..."

"How could this be? The love was fake!"

"How could my love for Yu Xiaogang be fake?!"

Listening to Song Ye's words, Bibi Dong was so frightened that she had nearly forgotten she still needed to conceal her identity.

At that moment, Bibi Dong clenched one hand into a fist while using the other to strike her own head.

It was as though heaven and man were at war within her, two tiny figures arguing and fighting in her heart.

One told her to be rational; only what Song Ye said made sense!

The other kept repeating that she loved Yu Xiaogang, that her feelings from four years ago could not have been fake!

Whom should she believe? What should she choose?

Were her feelings for Yu Xiaogang real or fake?

Should those feelings have existed at all?

All of it left Bibi Dong dizzy and disoriented. The love she had believed in for so many years was about to burst like a bubble!

How could she possibly accept that?

Noticing Bibi Dong's abnormal reaction, Song Ye was equally startled.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

"Mother, are you all right? I only talked about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang. What's wrong with you?"

"Mother, don't scare me!"

Song Ye was even more bewildered. He had merely exposed Bibi Dong's secret, so why was his mother so agitated?

It was as if the one who liked Yu Xiaogang was not Dongzi, but her.

Could it be that his mother had immersed herself too deeply, putting herself in Bibi Dong's place and developing feelings for Yu Xiaogang as well?

A lot of women were like that. They would have a dream or watch some romance movie, get too immersed in it, and then start picking fights with their husbands or boyfriends.

Could his mother have that kind of personality too?

With no other choice, Song Ye wrapped Bibi Dong in a hug, trying to use familial affection to calm her down.

"Mother, calm down! You're not Bibi Dong, you're my mother!"

"Don't get so immersed in it. It must be because that crazy woman Bibi Dong talks about Yu Xiaogang every day that she's affected you!"

"Mother, I'm here. I'm your son, don't scare me!!"

The more he spoke, the tighter Song Ye held Bibi Dong.

His arms were not yet long enough to completely encircle Bibi Dong's body.

Yet the warmth from Song Ye's body slowly passed into Bibi Dong.

Gradually, with Song Ye's reminders and cries, Bibi Dong finally came somewhat back to her senses.

Feeling herself held tightly and sensing Song Ye's worry, Bibi Dong slowly calmed down.

Her heart ached beyond measure as she completely began to doubt the feelings she had once held.

Looking at Song Ye, who still clung tightly to her, Bibi Dong finally shed a tear.

"Ye'er..."

"It's all right, Mother. Mother was just too immersed in it, so she got a little frightened."

"I'm sorry..."

The illusion created by Qian Xunji was a patch added by author Tang Sanshao in a side story, and it was also official canon...

Only this could explain it properly, and only this gave Bibi Dong a reason to stop loving him and torment Gangzi in the future...