Bibi Dong's Disappointment

Bibi Dong heard Jun Xuehan's words, she wanted to refute them, but she found that she could not find any reason to refute them.

"Xuehan, you are still young, you don't understand." Bibi Dong shook her head slightly and said softly.

"I don't understand? Teacher, let's make a bet. If Yu Xiaogang is simply here to see you, I will kneel and kowtow three times to apologize to him and take back what I just said. If he's not simply here to see you, then please, teacher, forget about Yu Xiaogang. What do you think, teacher?" Jun Xuehan looked directly into Bibi Dong's eyes, her tone serious and earnest.

Seeing the thoughtful look in Bibi Dong's eyes, Jun Xuehan interrupted her thoughts, saying, "Teacher, you don't need to say anything. I know you're afraid to accept reality, afraid that reality will shatter the beautiful fantasies you once held in your heart. So just pretend that what I said earlier was never said."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong looked at Jun Xuehan, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes. As the His Holiness the Pope of the Spirit Hall, everyone treated her with utmost respect. Yet today, her own disciple had looked down on her, saying she was afraid and dared not.

"Okay, I'll bet with you." Bibi Dong looked at Jun Xuehan and agreed immediately.

"Teacher, let's make a vow with a high five!" Jun Xuehan stepped forward and extended a hand.

"Okay." Bibi Dong nodded slightly and extended a hand as well.

Two palms collided in mid-air with three loud slaps, and then the two withdrew their hands.

Jun Xuehan looked at the stack of white papers on the table, put them into a file bag, and whispered something in Bibi Dong's ear.

Bibi Dong glanced at Jun Xuehan, then waved to Jun Xuehan and Hu Liena, signaling them to hide to the side.

Seeing this, Hu Liena and Jun Xuehan hid behind a large screen. The screen was large enough to completely conceal their figures, and from the angle of the doorway, the situation behind the screen was not visible.

"Junior brother, you're really bold, daring to say that your teacher is afraid and dare not, which has made your teacher angry. And aren't you afraid that if you lose the bet, you'll have to go and apologize to Yu Xiaogang kneeling and kowtowing three times?" Hu Liena glanced at Jun Xuehan beside her and said in a low voice.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's been over twenty years. If Yu Xiaogang really wanted to come find the teacher, he would have come long ago. Why wait until now? It's a very simple principle; the teacher just hasn't realized it yet," Jun Xuehan said in a low voice, seemingly unconcerned.

"Junior brother, you even dare to scheme against our teacher." Hu Liena's eyes widened as she looked at Jun Xuehan with disbelief.

"Senior sister, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. When did I ever scheme against the teacher?" Jun Xuehan said seriously, looking at Hu Liena's expression.

Who is Bibi Dong? She is his teacher and mother-in-law, so what Hu Liena said is something he absolutely cannot admit to.

Sitting in the main seat, Bibi Dong calmed herself down, waved to the Temple Knights, and said softly, "Let Yu Xiaogang in."

"Yes, Your His Holiness the Pope." The Temple Knights replied and withdrew.

After the Temple Knights left, Bibi Dong's interrupted thoughts returned to normal, and a faint look of contemplation appeared in her eyes. But soon, her heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart.

She and Yu Xiaogang had been separated for over twenty years. If Yu Xiaogang had truly come to find her, why would he have waited until now?

"I've been hunting geese all day, but I never expected to get pecked in the eye by one today. And this goose is one I trained myself. It's truly a case of the student surpassing the teacher." Bibi Dong's gaze lingered on the screen where Jun Xuehan and Hu Liena were hiding.

But now that she has agreed to the bet with Jun Xuehan, she can only place her hopes on the fact that Yu Xiaogang is simply looking for her, and not trying to use their past relationship to get what he needs from her.

Yu Xiaogang slowly walked into the main hall. His gaze softened as he looked at Bibi Dong above him, and he spoke gently, "Dong'er, I've come here to ask for your help. I hope you can help me this once, considering our past relationship."

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, Bibi Dong Yu Xiaogang's hopes for him collapsed instantly, and immense disappointment and loss filled her heart.

Bibi Dong clenched her fists to calm her disappointment and loss, and asked, "Yu Xiaogang, we haven't seen each other for over twenty years. Is it because you have something to ask of me that you've come to find me?"

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly and said, "Dong'er, I have taken in a disciple. He has Twin Martial Souls, but his cultivation of the Second Martial Soul has reached the limit that his body can withstand."

"So I wanted to ask you how you solved the problem of Soul Ring Backlash back then, and tell me the method of Soul Ring Backlash, just for the sake of our past relationship." Yu Xiaogang looked directly at Bibi Dong, his eyes full of gentle tenderness.

"Hehe...hehehe." Bibi Dong chuckled, looking down at Yu Xiaogang, and said, "Why should I tell you, Yu Xiaogang?"

Bibi Dong's voice was devoid of joy or sorrow, and her expression was calm, but her tightly clenched hands revealed that she was not as calm as she appeared.

"Dong'er, have you forgotten the bond we formed when we studied Martial Soul Theory together at the Spirit Hall?" Yu Xiaogang said softly, looking at Bibi Dong.

"Yu Xiaogang, I am now the Pope of the Spirit Hall. Please call me Your His Holiness the Pope!" Bibi Dong said, her eyes slightly closed.

"Your His Holiness the Pope, please, for the sake of our past relationship, tell me how to resolve the Soul Ring Backlash. If there is no way to resolve the Soul Ring Backlash, my disciple may not be able to cultivate Second Martial Soul." Yu Xiaogang bowed to Bibi Dong, his voice gentle and sincere.

"Hehe... What kind of past relationship do we still have?" Bibi Dong chuckled, looking at the file bag filled with white papers by Jun Xuehan in front of her. She reached out, picked up the file bag, and threw it at Yu Xiaogang.

"Yu Xiaogang, what you want is inside. I'll give you two choices: one, you can leave now and I'll pretend you were never here; two, you can pick up the file bag in front of you and we'll sever all ties from now on." Bibi Dong looked at Yu Xiaogang, still clinging to a last glimmer of hope and illusion for him.

As long as Yu Xiaogang doesn't reach for the file bag in front of him, she can find a way to invalidate the bet. But all of this depends on Yu Xiaogang not reaching for the file bag, but instead turning away.