An Encounter with Bibi Dong

Within Douluo Continent,

Bai Fan had become a hot commodity, and everyone was looking for him.

Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were looking for him because they wanted to meet the Xiao Gang they cherished most deeply.

Dugu Bo was looking for him because he wanted to ask what exactly had happened to his granddaughter.

The two great empires had joined forces to search for Bai Fan, all to eliminate this hidden danger before it could grow.

Bai Fan had no idea that his simulation had been broadcast live by the Heavenly Screen from beginning to end. Every day, he simply wandered through the Star Dou Great Forest with Little Golden Dragon.

He had no ties whatsoever to this world. No friends, no family. His only contact with this continent had been during that simulation.

Now that he had awakened from that great dream, he could only depend on his sole friend, Little Golden Dragon.

That day, Bai Fan was wandering aimlessly through the Star Dou Great Forest as usual when a white-haired man fled frantically toward him, with countless pursuers behind him.

"Zhang Jiao, you stray dog! Stop struggling in vain!"

The pursuers kept shouting as Zhang Jiao, dressed in a yellow robe, evaded them.

Without even looking back, he threw out a Faith Red Lotus. The lotus exploded behind him, blocking the pursuers' path.

Watching everything from the shadows, Bai Fan was somewhat puzzled.

"Faith Red Lotus? This Zhang Jiao has a secret."

Bai Fan followed closely behind the group.

Before they knew it, under Zhang Jiao's lead, they had reached the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

An extreme aura of darkness enveloped everyone.

The icy aura made everyone stop in their tracks, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

A sinister tiger's roar rang out. As it faded, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger stepped lightly out of the shadows.

With a single leap, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger landed behind the pursuers, cutting off their retreat and switching into buffet mode.

The pursuers had no room to resist. All of them became snacks for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Soon, the air was thick with the smell of blood, and only Zhang Jiao remained.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had deliberately saved Zhang Jiao, this delicious meal, for last, intending to savor him slowly.

Every step of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger carried immense pressure. Zhang Jiao's already unhealthy complexion turned even paler.

Bai Fan, who had been observing from the shadows, stepped out on his own. Little Golden Dragon instantly grew in size, and a sacred aura of light pressed down upon the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Little Golden Dragon now possessed the strength of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Under that pressure, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger fled in panic.

Zhang Jiao looked thoughtfully at the imposing and domineering Little Golden Dragon, then glanced at the handsome Bai Fan. A few guesses formed in his mind.

"You're Bai Fan?"

The moment Zhang Jiao spoke, Bai Fan revealed a surprised expression.

"You know me?"

"The founder of the Republic Empire, the god of faith for commoners, a genius who slew Titled Douluo and even Limit Douluo with the strength of a Soul Douluo. Perhaps there aren't many people on the entire continent who don't know you!"

"Who exactly are you? Why do you have the Faith Red Lotus? What did you mean just now? What do you mean, everyone on the continent knows me?"

Seeing that Bai Fan did not seem to be joking, Zhang Jiao directly explained the matter of the Heavenly Screen to him.

After learning everything, Bai Fan was briefly stunned. He truly had not expected that every move he made had been broadcast by the Heavenly Screen.

What he had not expected even more was that the system was so ruthless. It had taken twenty years of Zhang Jiao's lifespan, only to give him one year.

His thoughts returned to the present.

"Why were those people chasing you?"

Zhang Jiao wore a proud expression. "Those people were just desperate. I had my brothers disguise themselves as merchants and scatter across the country. I taught them how to use economics to break down a nation."

"In just one month, internal conflicts kept erupting within the two great empires, draining their national strength."

"This time, I was a little too hasty. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been discovered by those brutes from the Star Luo Empire."

Looking at the smug Zhang Jiao across from him, Bai Fan truly had not expected that he could invent economic warfare.

Those called Zhang Jiao really are extraordinary! Bai Fan sighed inwardly.

"So, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to continue following my example?"

"No, I won't imitate you. Of course, now that your precedent exists, your methods no longer work in this era. Besides, I never met brothers like Da Niu and the others."

"Since you know the times are different, then surely you have seen that this is a brilliant era, one filled with countless gifted talents. Are you truly going to persist?"

Zhang Jiao smiled disdainfully. "Of course. I know very well that this is an era where geniuses are everywhere, but doesn't that make it more interesting?"

"Those gifted talents are nothing more than flowers living beneath the old era. Protected by their sects, they have no ideas of their own, repeating the rules of the old era over and over."

"I, Zhang Jiao, am determined to build a kingdom of my own."

Bai Fan stared at Zhang Jiao, unable to respond for a moment. In his eyes, Zhang Jiao's conviction was incredibly powerful.

Perhaps Bai Fan had influenced Zhang Jiao, or perhaps Zhang Jiao had always been someone awakened. Bai Fan did not wish to interfere with him too much.

There had never been absolute right or wrong in this world. Perhaps Zhang Jiao's original intentions had long since changed, or perhaps his goal was simply to realize his own worth and create a new dynasty.

"Good luck!" Bai Fan said before turning and leaving.

Their conversation had just given him a piece of information: many people outside might be looking for him.

"Forget it. I should stay safely in the Star Dou Great Forest until I have enough strength to show myself again!"

"Qian Daoliu must really want to kill me right now!"

Bai Fan walked with his head lowered, lost in thought, while the shrunken Little Golden Dragon followed closely beside him.

Suddenly, Bai Fan bumped into something soft. He instantly came back to his senses, but before he could even raise his head, he blurted out an apology.

"Should I call you Bai Fan or Xiao Gang?"

Bibi Dong's mature, queenly voice lingered by Bai Fan's ear.

Looking at Bibi Dong, the Pope standing before him, Bai Fan was momentarily at a loss.

"I'm Bai Fan. I'm not Yu Xiaogang. You've got the wrong person." Bai Fan tried to muddle through.

"Oh? Really? So you were just acting like a hooligan in the Heavenly Screen back then? And now you're immediately turning your back on me?"

Without thinking, Bai Fan blurted out, "No, I wasn't acting like a hooligan. Yu Xiaogang already died in the Heavenly Screen. I'm just a stranger with no connection to you."

Bai Fan knew very clearly that his feelings for Bibi Dong existed only within the Heavenly Screen. The Bibi Dong he liked was only the one from the Heavenly Screen.

"So you dislike me? You think I'm filthy and unworthy of you, don't you?"

Loss showed in Bibi Dong's eyes.

Bai Fan hurriedly waved his hands. "That's not what I mean. I'm not Yu Xiaogang, I'm Bai Fan. The Yu Xiaogang you like is at Shrek Academy. Everything you saw was only a simulation. I have no connection to you whatsoever."

"No. If I say you're Xiao Gang, then you are." Bibi Dong spoke without allowing any doubt, her queenly majesty fully displayed at that moment.