Seeking Death and Life, Revisiting Old Grounds

Bibi Dong, dressed in casual clothes, stared in surprise at Yu Xiaogang, who looked like a beggar.

"Xiaogang, what... happened to you...?"

Bibi Dong covered her mouth lightly, her eyes brimming with tears.

She had imagined countless times what it would be like to meet Yu Xiaogang again—perhaps she would look down on him and treat him coldly, or perhaps she would mock him.

But she had never expected them to meet like this, in such a state.

In the place where they had once met and fallen in love, they reunited in such an unexpected way. Bibi Dong's love was still so deep, a single glance lasting ten thousand years.

Seeing her former lover, the man who had once abandoned her, reduced to this state, she could not help but cry for him.

Seeing Bibi Dong like this, Yu Xiaogang felt somewhat emotional for a moment. But when he remembered that this bitch had abandoned him, his gaze suddenly changed.

What is this bitch pretending for in front of me now? Is she making a mockery of me?

But remembering that he still needed her help, Yu Xiaogang suppressed his dissatisfaction and spoke with indignation.

"A few gatekeepers from Spirit Hall wouldn't let me enter Spirit City. Without even asking what happened, they beat me."

"After suffering such humiliation, how could I still cling to this world?"

"Today, I only came to the place where we first met to reminisce about the past."

"I never expected to meet you, Dong'er. You're still as beautiful as you were before."

Yu Xiaogang's expression and manner were perfectly measured, as though he had truly suffered an enormous injustice and wanted to kill himself.

And with his later words, he turned getting lost into reminiscing about the past and deliberately revisiting an old place, leaving Bibi Dong completely taken in.

"What?! Those gatekeeping dogs actually dared to beat you?"

"You didn't mention me to them?"

Yu Xiaogang thought to himself, Of course I mentioned you. But it was precisely because I mentioned you that they beat me even harder.

But he certainly could not say that aloud. After all, if he had mentioned Bibi Dong and still been beaten into this state, how humiliating would that be?

"Of course I didn't mention you. How could I dare mention you?"

"After we parted ways all those years ago, we had long since had nothing to do with each other. Why drag you into this for nothing?"

As Yu Xiaogang said this, his eyes were filled with sorrow—provided one ignored his face, which had nearly been beaten into a pig's head.

Hearing this, Bibi Dong was even more moved. She believed Yu Xiaogang had been thinking entirely of her, not wanting her to be troubled by gossip again, much less provoke Qian Xunji.

Little did she know that Yu Xiaogang knew nothing at all about her and Qian Xunji.

"Xiaogang, don't worry. I'll definitely avenge you."

"Before that, come with me. I'll take you somewhere to treat your injuries, get you cleaned up, and change you into a proper set of clothes."

Although Bibi Dong was furious, she knew this was not the time to talk about it. Treating Yu Xiaogang's injuries came first.

Bibi Dong was undoubtedly delighted inside, because she had now reached a conclusion: Yu Xiaogang still loved her. He merely harbored some resentment because of their breakup back then.

And that made Bibi Dong hate Qian Xunji even more.

"Qian Xunji! I will definitely kill you!"

Bibi Dong spoke so softly that even Yu Xiaogang beside her did not hear it. Yet the hatred that had begun to grow attracted something else.

"How interesting, how interesting... Bibi Dong... Douluo Continent really is such an interesting place. Hahahahaha..."

"Hate, keep hating. Once your hatred has accumulated enough, I will appear. Hahahahaha..."

Laughter echoed through the alternate space.

Angel Legion garrison.

Lin Mo held Qian Renxue's hand as they strolled through the military camp. The soldiers trained with intense urgency, orderly and full of vigor.

With a rough glance, Lin Mo saw that all the Angel Legion's soldiers were Soul Masters. This seemed to be because this was the core region.

The soldiers here were even more elite, with almost all of them possessing strength above Soul Elder rank.

One should not underestimate Soul Elders. During the first Douluo era, they were already a terrifying backbone force. In the original work, even the elite members of the Heaven Dou Empire's knight orders were only between Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor rank.

The commander of the Heaven Dou Empire's knight order was merely a Soul Sage who had just entered Rank 70.

More importantly, the Heaven Dou Empire's knight order did not have many people to begin with—at most, only eight hundred to a thousand.

Yet just these soldiers undergoing training were, in terms of scale, nearly comparable to the Heaven Dou Empire's knight order.

"Lin Mo, did you grow up here when you were little?"

Qian Renxue asked curiously. After all, Lin Mo had already been two years old when Qian Daoliu brought him back.

Before the age of two, Lin Mo had been cared for by an orphanage established by the Angel Legion specifically for children orphaned by war.

"Yes, I grew up in an orphanage established by the Angel Legion."

Lin Mo nodded. Since he had transmigrated here, he had memories from the moment he was born, though they were naturally fragmented.

It seemed that his infant body had been unable to bear the strength of his soul, which was why he had been extremely sleepy as a child.

Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully and tightened her grip on Lin Mo's hand, as though trying to comfort her.

"Don't be sad, Lin Mo. You'll have Xue'er from now on."

Qian Renxue blinked her big eyes, playfully stuck out her tongue, and put on the air of an adult as she consoled Lin Mo.

Seeing Qian Renxue like this, Lin Mo could not help but laugh. She flicked Qian Renxue on the forehead.

"Ow, bad Lin Mo, that hurts."

When Qian Renxue said this, her voice was soft and sweet, making her seem like an adorable little glutinous rice ball.

"You're the one comforting me now. Little Xue'er really has grown up."

As soon as those words left her mouth, Qian Renxue turned into a pufferfish again, her cheeks puffed up as she glared at Lin Mo with her little eyes.

"You're the little one. I'm older than you, okay?"

"Bad Lin Mo, stinky Lin Mo. I'm never playing with you again."

After saying that, Qian Renxue suddenly shook free of Lin Mo's hand and ran several quick steps ahead, though her pace gradually slowed.

Lin Mo simply stood there, watching Qian Renxue's retreating figure with a smile curling at the corner of her lips.

After waiting for ages without Lin Mo catching up, Qian Renxue finally could not hold back any longer and abruptly turned around to look at her.

"Stinky Lin Mo, why aren't you coming over yet?!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming."

Only then did Lin Mo nod in satisfaction, quickly catching up and taking Qian Renxue's hand again.

Along the way, the soldiers in training uniforms looked curiously at the two children, seemingly wondering why children had appeared in a place like this.

"By the way, Lin Mo, you still haven't told me what we came here for?"

At that, Lin Mo fell silent for a moment.

"Today is the anniversary of your parents' deaths, so I brought you to see them."

"While we're at it, we'll visit Lin Haosheng, the current deputy commander of the Angel Legion. He'll tell you why."

Those were Qian Daoliu's words, and also the reason Lin Mo had come here.

No matter what, her parents in this life had given birth to her. Though they had not raised her, they had still given her life.

Moreover, Lin Mo had been able to live so comfortably because of the connections and status her parents had left behind.

"To visit our parents, with you, Xue'er—my wife."