Clear Sky Douluo? Just a Punching Bag and Scapegoat!
"Grandfather..."
Qian Renxue's voice trembled slightly, and was unusually hoarse.
"What... what are you saying?"
She didn't believe it.
How could she possibly believe that?
She preferred to believe she was insane, that she was having an endless nightmare.
Qian Daoliu closed his eyes.
He could no longer face his granddaughter's eyes, which were filled with brokenness and helplessness.
Those eyes were once filled with respect and trust for him.
But now, all that remains is the thirst for the truth.
He fell silent.
But this silence is more powerful than any words.
That was a painful admission, a helpless presupposition.
Qian Renxue's heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
Every contraction brought excruciating pain that went deep into the bone marrow.
She slowly turned her head again, turning her empty eyes toward Bibi Dong, who was standing very close to her.
"Mom..."
That single word "Mom" made Bibi Dong's heart tremble violently.
That was the first time in her life she had heard this bastard child call out to her in such a fragile and sincere tone.
"That's not how it works, is it?"
Qian Renxue's tone carried a last glimmer of hope.
That was the last hand she reached out before she was about to fall into the abyss.
She desperately wished that the other person would reach out and pull her back to reality.
However, Bibi Dong simply looked at her.
Those beautiful amethyst eyes were filled with intense mockery and glee.
"Laugh..."
She let out a contemptuous sneer.
It pierced Qian Renxue's last illusion in an instant.
"The old man is right."
Bibi Dong spoke coldly.
She gripped the Spider Spear tightly in her hand, her amethyst eyes now filled with deep-seated hatred and mockery.
"I did kill that beast. I took advantage of his weakness and stabbed him in the heart with a spear."
"I will never forget that moment, that feeling of exhilaration."
"Not only that, I also devoured his soul as nourishment for my breakthrough to the Title Douluo!"
A sickly, almost manic smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face.
That was the thrill of revenge.
For the first time in over twenty years, she personally revealed this secret, which had been hidden deep in her heart, to the public.
Qian Renxue's world collapsed completely at this moment.
The blow was even more intense and devastating than when he first learned that his father was a "beast."
It was a sense of nihilism where faith was utterly crushed, and even the value of one's own existence was completely erased.
My father... was a beast who forcibly defiled my mother.
And the mother... was the murderer who killed the father with her own hands.
She had vowed to personally kill the "murderer" Tang Hao to avenge her father.
She once regarded that "hatred" as her mission.
Now, this mission has become a resounding slap in the face, landing hard on her own cheek.
What should she do?
Continue to hate Bibi Dong? But her father was the abuser.
Avenge his father? Avenge him against whom? Against his own mother?
Inside the hotel, you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone except the Spirit Hall was so shocked by this earth-shattering secret that their souls left their bodies and their spirits ascended to heaven.
The amount of information was so overwhelming, so terrifying, that their CPUs collectively overloaded.
A long time.
A dry voice broke the suffocating silence.
It's Dai Tianfeng.
The emperor of the Star Luo Empire, with his brain that had turned into a complete mess, struggled to ask an extremely foolish question.
"Then... what about Tang Hao?"
"Is it not just a rumor on the mainland that he killed the former Pope, and even led to the Grand Elder personally hunting him down for a period of time?"
These words caused the atmosphere in the hotel to become subtle once again.
Golden Crocodile Douluo withdrew his gaze from Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
He slowly turned his head and glanced at Dai Tianfeng with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot.
His voice was filled with disdain for this "ignorance".
"Just a useless scapegoat."
"Do you think Tang Hao could kill Qian Xunji?"
A mocking sneer curled at the corner of Golden Crocodile Douluo's mouth.
"If my Big Brother really wanted to kill him, do you think he would still be alive today?"
Upon hearing this, Dai Tianfeng froze completely.
Ah, this...
Tang Hao!
The Clear Sky Douluo shook the continent!
That man, considered a legend, who single-handedly fought against the Spirit Hall!
He's just a... scapegoat, a useless piece of trash?!
A hapless soul used as a punching bag by the Grand Elder?!
Then, his imperial face flushed red and then turned pale.
Damn, how embarrassing!
He fell silent.
Not only him, but also the other Star Luo Empire officials present, as well as Ning Fengzhi and the other two, fell silent.
Today, they witnessed a spectacular event orchestrated by the Spirit Hall.
I also heard firsthand a terrifying truth that cannot be made public.
Everyone knew the unspoken agreement.
This secret must remain a closely guarded secret.
After leaving Maple Dye Pavilion, they would never mention what had happened that day again.
In this suffocating silence, only one person stood out as an oddity.
Behind the counter, Lin Feng tilted his head back slightly, his eyes vacant.
He was having a "friendly" conversation with the noisy system in his mind.
"Have you even found a solution to this problem yet?!"
Lin Feng roared inwardly.
[Ding! Host, don't panic, it's just a minor family dispute.]
The system's cheeky voice rang out, carrying a relaxed feeling of enjoying the chaos.
[Look at these two, one has made a laughingstock out of himself, and the other has been driven insane.]
[If you ask me, the roots are rotten. Without replacing the roots, these chives won't grow strong!]
Lin Feng's lips twitched violently after hearing this.
Goodness!
This is a classic case of cutting off one's own supply lines.
"Okay, okay, we'll do it your way."
Lin Feng made his decision in his mind.
The stalemate with external forces seems to have reached its limit.
Bibi Dong's patience was about to run out. The veins on her hand, which was holding the Spider Spear, were bulging, as if she was about to forcefully stab down and end it all at once.
"Snap, snap."
But just then, two crisp claps rang out abruptly.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Lin Feng had stood up at some point and was clapping his hands slowly, his face still bearing that indifferent expression that never changed.
"Wonderful."
Lin Feng spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping over the frozen crowd. "Is the family drama over?"
Bibi Dong suddenly came to her senses.
This is Maple Dye Pavilion! This is Senior's absolute territory! How could she have almost attacked again just now?!
"Please forgive me, senior!"
Bibi Dong almost reflexively put away the venomous Spider Spear in her hand, took a half step back in a panic, bowed deeply to Lin Feng, and her voice trembled slightly.
But Lin Feng ignored her, only yawned, and looked past her to Qian Renxue, who was kneeling on the ground motionless.
"I don't care what grudges or grievances you have, but now it's Bibi Dong's lottery time."
"After she finishes drawing the prize, you can go die wherever you want, but don't disturb other people's dining in my shop."
"This has affected my business, and none of you can afford the consequences!"
Upon hearing this, Dai Tianfeng and the others at the Star Luo Empire table gaped wide-eyed, their jaws nearly dislocating.
No... that's it?
Such a shocking drama of murdering one's husband and mother and daughter killing each other, and you just dismissed it with a simple "don't let it affect business"?
Dai Weisi was so anxious he was practically scratching his head, almost shouting, "No, senior! We haven't finished watching yet!"
But seeing the bent Pope Scepter on Qian Daoliu's table, they finally gave in and obediently shut up.
Qian Renxue's empty eyes seemed to twitch slightly.
She slowly and mechanically moved her knee to the side, as if she were genuinely afraid of being in the way.
Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction and turned his gaze back to Bibi Dong.
Lottery?
She had almost forgotten about it.
After experiencing such a rollercoaster of emotions, she no longer had any expectations for the lottery.
But since her senior had spoken, she dared not disobey.
Lin Feng looked at Bibi Dong, a meaningful smile curving his lips.
"This reward..."
"You should find this somewhat familiar."