Yu Xiaogang's Visit

The next day, early morning.

Jun Xuehan opened her eyes, glanced at Qian Renxue sleeping soundly beside her, leaned forward, and gently kissed her beautiful face. Then she tucked her in before quietly getting up, dressing herself, and walking out of the room.

Stepping out of Qian Renxue's boudoir, Jun Xuehan headed straight for the Pope's Palace without any hesitation.

It's understandable that I didn't see Bibi Dong the day I returned because I was absorbing Soul Ring. It's also understandable that I didn't see Bibi Dong yesterday because it was too late. But if I don't see Bibi Dong today, then it really won't make sense.

After all, Bibi Dong was his teacher, and it would be unreasonable, both emotionally and logically, for him not to visit her after returning from the Heaven Dou Empire.

Jun Xuehan checked the time and did not go to the study, but went directly to the Front Hall. If he was not mistaken, Bibi Dong should be handling government affairs in the Front Hall at this time, not in the study.

Upon entering the Front Hall of the Pope's Palace, one sees Bibi Dong sitting in the main seat handling state affairs, while Hu Liena stands respectfully beside Bibi Dong.

Hu Liena's eyes widened as she watched Jun Xuehan approach, her gaze sweeping over Jun Xuehan.

Jun Xuehan ignored Hu Liena's gaze, walked straight to Bibi Dong, bowed respectfully, and said, "Teacher."

Bibi Dong put down her official duties, looked up at Jun Xuehan, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "You still remember that you have a teacher like me? You've been back for five days and only now do you think of going back to the Pope's Palace to see me."

Upon hearing this, Jun Xuehan cleared her throat and said, "When I first came back, I was too busy to get away. It was too late yesterday, and I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I came to see you early this morning."

Bibi Dong nodded slightly and said, "I can see that, Xuehan, you are indeed quite busy."

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Jun Xuehan blinked, somewhat confused about what her teacher meant.

"Xuehan, go wash up first. No matter what, you are my disciple. It would be disgraceful if people saw you like this." Bibi Dong waved her hand dismissively, indicating that Jun Xuehan should go wash up first.

Jun Xuehan blinked, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. He had come to see Bibi Dong without washing up when he got up in the morning, but surely it wasn't something he was ashamed of.

Hu Liena took out a small mirror from her Soul Tool and threw it to Jun Xuehan, saying, "Junior brother, the way you are now is indeed a bit improper."

Jun Xuehan reached out and took the mirror, looking at her face. There was nothing wrong with her face, but there were several clearly visible lip prints on her fair neck.

Jun Xuehan calmly put away the mirror, gently smoothing a stray strand of hair from her forehead. At this moment, if she wasn't the one feeling awkward, then it was someone else.

"Teacher is right. It is indeed inappropriate to come to the Front Hall without washing up first," Jun Xuehan said calmly, then turned around and went back to wash up.

Hu Liena watched Jun Xuehan's departing figure, her eyes filled with curiosity. She was very curious about what Jun Xuehan had done last night, and even more curious about who had left the lipstick mark on Jun Xuehan's neck.

Bibi Dong lowered her head and continued to handle government affairs, as if she knew nothing, her eyes filled with calm.

After washing up, Jun Xuehan returned to the Pope's Palace. Just as she was about to say something, a Temple Knights guarding the palace gate walked in, knelt on one knee before Bibi Dong, who was seated in the main seat, and held up a Pope's Token with both hands.

"Your His Holiness the Pope, there is a man outside the palace who claims to be Yu Xiaogang. He is holding Pope's Token and wishes to see Your His Holiness the Pope."

Upon hearing the words of the Temple Knights, Bibi Dong immediately raised her head, the calm in her eyes instantly shattered, stirring a Sisi ripple.

Jun Xuehan's eyes turned cold instantly, and she glanced silently towards the outside of the hall.

Just as Bibi Dong was about to speak, Jun Xuehan quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully to Bibi Dong, and said, "Teacher, this Yu Xiaogang may be an old friend of yours, but I think you should not see him."

Bibi Dong looked surprised and asked, "Why?"

Jun Xuehan stood up, looked into Bibi Dong's eyes, and said softly, "Because you, Teacher, have never looked at him correctly. If I'm not mistaken, he came here this time to take advantage of his past relationship with you to get what he needs from you."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong smiled and said, "Xuehan, you may have misunderstood. I have known him for many years, and he would not do such a thing."

Jun Xuehan said softly, "That's because, teacher, you never saw through him. You just met someone who had no real skills, no sense of responsibility, and was ambitious but incompetent when you were just beginning to experience love."

"Teacher, don't rush to refute me. Let me finish speaking first. I am not just making things up. Everything I said is true."

"Teacher, do you know that he was already married, but on his wedding night, upon learning that his bride, Liu Erlong, was his cousin, he actually fled overnight, and remained there for twenty years. He claimed it was to protect Liu Erlong from the judgment and gossip of the world, but in those twenty years, did Liu Erlong endure even a fraction less judgment and gossip? A woman didn't flee on her wedding night, yet he did. Did he have even a shred of responsibility?"

"It's not an exaggeration to say that he has no real skills and is ambitious but incompetent. I admit that the Ten Great Martial Soul Theories have some use, but that's all. The things in them are completely useless to the disciples of aristocratic families and sects, and for commoners, having even one Soul Ring is already a good thing. Where do they have the strength and power to pursue the Optimal Configuration? Eighty percent of the Ten Great Martial Soul Theories are unproven, and the remaining twenty percent are useless to the disciples of aristocratic families and sects, and commoners want to use them but cannot."

"This is enough to prove that Yu Xiaogang doesn't have any real skills. He has a disciple who has Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. He wants to rely on this disciple to prove his theory and to prove that he is Grandmaster in theory."

"But what kind of training plan did he give? He had only just become Soul King, yet he had his disciple switch to cultivating Second Martial Soul. As a result, the five Soul Rings of his disciple's Second Martial Soul had a minimum age of 10,000 years and a maximum age of no more than 20,000 years. This configuration would be considered astonishing for ordinary people, but in the case of Twin Martial Souls, isn't this obviously a case of being ruined?"

"Teacher, am I wrong to say that he lacks responsibility, has no real skills, and is ambitious but incompetent?"