"What? A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form? Are you sure?"
Bibi Dong's tone made her interest clear. Hu Liena did not dare conceal anything:
"Teacher, this information came from one of our people. He staked his life on its accuracy. I feared that acting rashly might alert our target, so I took the liberty of disturbing you to ask what we should do."
After she finished, silence fell over the chamber, but Hu Liena could hear Bibi Dong's breathing grow noticeably heavier.
A few minutes later, the chamber door opened without warning. Bibi Dong emerged, her expression cold, and glanced at Hu Liena, who was still kneeling on the floor.
"Get up. If this information proves true, I'll reward you handsomely!"
Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief. She bowed her head in thanks once more before rising to follow Bibi Dong.
After leaving the underground chamber and taking her seat on the papal throne, Bibi Dong sent her voice out on a wave of Soul Power:
"Yue Guan! Gui Mei! Come see me at once!"
In Bibi Dong's experience, these two most loyal subordinates would appear before her within half a minute.
But Hu Liena, standing nearby, looked awkward when she heard the summons.
Bibi Dong's senses were sharp. She caught the change almost instantly and asked with displeasure:
"Nana, what is that expression? What did I teach you? As Spirit Hall's Saintess, your every word and action reflects on Spirit Hall!"
Hu Liena hurriedly knelt again.
"Forgive me, Teacher. I was wrong... I looked that way because Ghost Elder and Elder Ju left Spirit Hall three years ago. No one has heard from them since..."
Bibi Dong froze.
"What did you say?"
Bibi Dong prided herself on being calm and composed, but this news shattered her composure.