Big Ji Should Take His Medicine

"How did Ji'er die?" Qian Daoliu fixed Bibi Dong with a piercing gaze.

Bibi Dong lay sprawled over Qian Xunji's corpse, her eyes brimming with tears as she said pitifully, "He was injured in a battle with Tang Hao, damaging his heart meridians. While weakened, he forced himself to cultivate, and in the end, his blood and qi surged into his heart. He bled from all seven orifices and died."

Murderous intent flickered in Qian Daoliu's gaze as it swept over Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's excuse might fool ghosts, at best.

The puncture wounds on Qian Xunji's wrists, feet, and abdomen, along with the Spider Empress Venom flowing from his corpse—did she really think Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer could have caused those injuries?

Did she take him for a blind fool?

At that moment, Bibi Dong's heart tightened as well.

There was no helping it. Qian Daoliu had appeared too quickly, almost immediately after she killed Qian Xunji and activated the God Trial.

His gaze upon Bibi Dong was filled with hatred and complicated emotions.

His son's killer stood right before him. He wanted nothing more than to kill Bibi Dong, yet she was also Xiao Xue's mother, and he could not bring himself to strike her down.

Even if he could not kill Bibi Dong, he would make her pay for what she had done.

Just as Qian Daoliu prepared to act and cripple Bibi Dong, an evil aura surged from her body and crashed against him. The aura was faint, yet supreme beyond measure.

It was a god's aura. Qian Daoliu was shocked. This godly aura was warning him not to act rashly.

As a god's Grand Priest, Qian Daoliu was exceptionally sensitive to divine auras.

He now realized that Bibi Dong had gained a god's favor and had begun walking the path to godhood.

A trace of wariness appeared in his eyes, and his intention to cripple Bibi Dong faded away.

Qian Daoliu could not determine whether the god behind Bibi Dong valued her as an inheritor. He could not risk offending a god by touching her.

Seeing this, he could only pretend to be blind.

He walked over to Qian Xunji's corpse, reached out, and brushed his hand across it. His eyes closed.

"The current Pope, Qian Xunji, was severely wounded by Tang Hao. Not long after returning to Spirit Hall, he died suddenly. Let this be announced to the world," Qian Daoliu said.

Bibi Dong sensed Qian Daoliu's killing intent recede. Though she did not know why, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With a single sentence from Qian Daoliu, the matter was settled. Spirit Hall soon announced the Pope's death to the world and held Qian Xunji's funeral.

Tang Hao hid in the tavern of a small city, drinking while holding the young Tang San in his arms.

The conversations of Soul Masters in the tavern drifted into his ears.

"Have you heard? The current Pope is dead. They say he was killed by Tang Hao, the gifted successor of the Clear Sky Sect."

"Gasp... The Pope was a Title Douluo who had been famous for years. How could that be?"

"The Clear Sky Sect is truly formidable."

Tang Hao drank his cheap ale and sneered.

This was precisely the result he wanted.

Qian Xunji was dead, but not by his hand. Qian Daoliu knew who the true culprit was, so he would not direct all his fury at the sect.

At the same time, the world believed Qian Xunji had died by his hand, thus establishing the mighty reputation of the Clear Sky Douluo.

Qian Xunji, Qian Xunji. You did not know that your death was only the beginning. Your fall had sounded Spirit Hall's death knell.

You were dead, but our debts had yet to be settled. When my son Tang San rose against the heavens, that would be the day Spirit Hall was overturned.

A Buzz Cut was scamming food and drink around Notting City.

Yu Xiaogang had also received news of Qian Xunji's death.

With his hands behind his back, he thought, I never expected Bibi Dong to make her move so soon. Next will be the era of Dong'er becoming Spirit Hall's Pope.

His eyes gleamed as he began planning for the future.

In his previous life, Yu Xiaogang had been kept in the dark, muddling through life without knowing what to do. Only after Tang San arrived did he place all his hopes in life upon Tang San.

In the end, Tang San, whom he had held in such high hopes, did not take him to the God Realm after becoming a god.

Having been reborn, he knew many things from his previous life, and he also knew that Bibi Dong had always cared deeply about him.

Once Bibi Dong became Pope, there would be many things he could do.

Although he held considerable resentment toward this disciple, Yu Xiaogang also knew that in this life, he needed her to make a name for himself.

But he also needed a Plan B. First, the Immortal Herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

That was right. Gangzi had still not given up on stealing Tang San's opportunities.

He remembered that Dugu Bo had become a Title Douluo through the Icefire Yin Yang Well. Therefore, Dugu Bo becoming a Title Douluo meant that the Icefire Yin Yang Well had emerged.

If he seized the right moment and went to Sunset Forest, he would be able to find the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

And if he wanted to force his way in, he would need combat strength at the Title Douluo level.

His father no longer trusted him. The only Title Douluo Yu Xiaogang could contact was Bibi Dong.

As long as he made good use of Dong'er's abilities, he could break into the Icefire Yin Yang Well and obtain the Immortal Herbs he had long dreamed of.

In his previous life, he had consumed the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. That rare treasure could hardly be considered an Immortal Herb. In this life, he wanted an Immortal Herb that could transform his Luo Sanpao into a Golden Holy Dragon.

Yu Xiaogang knew nothing about Immortal Herbs, but someone did: Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan. After Bibi Dong became Pope, Yu Xiaogang would have her use the Pope's authority to force Yue Guan to hand over the Immortal Herb Catalog. Then he could figure out which Immortal Herb suited him.

Of course, before that, he had to persuade Dong'er not to leave even a sip of the broth for Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang scratched the back of his head and began pondering.

Just as Yu Xiaogang happily planned everything out, a memory he had overlooked suddenly flashed through his mind—

Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered something.

In his previous life, Bibi Dong had become Pope because Qian Xunji had been an only child. Once Qian Xunji died, and with Qian Renxue still young, Bibi Dong had smoothly ascended as Pope.

Spirit Hall in this life differed from the previous one. Besides Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu had another son—Qian Xunyi.

Could Bibi Dong still smoothly become Pope? A huge question mark arose in Yu Xiaogang's mind.

Many of the grand plans he had laid out in this life were built upon Bibi Dong becoming Pope, allowing him to freely use Spirit Hall's resources.

But if Bibi Dong failed to become Pope, how was Yu Xiaogang supposed to carry out all his subsequent plans?

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang scratched his Buzz Cut. After pondering for a long while, he could not come up with any good solution.

There was no helping it. He could only wait and see who would sit upon the Pope's throne after Qian Xunji's funeral ended.

Bibi Dong, for the grand ambitions of my life, you must become Pope. Yu Xiaogang shamelessly thought.