On the way back to the Worship Hall, Qianjun, Jiang Mo, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue were all extremely silent!
Once they reached the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu had Qianjun and Jiang Mo stand guard outside before looking at Qian Renxue with a complicated expression.
He had never expected that his little granddaughter would leave the Papal Hall, only to return to it moments later holding the Papal Token!
And after going back, she had completely broken character and fiercely humiliated her mother, the current Pope of Spirit Hall!
This development had greatly exceeded Qian Daoliu's expectations!
After all, in his memory, his granddaughter had always been obedient, sensible, sweet, and deeply loved her mother!
Today's Qian Renxue had completely overturned every impression Qian Daoliu had ever had of her!
"Grandpa, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have cursed at Mom. Punish me however you want, Xiaoxue will accept it!"
Seeing that Qian Daoliu had remained silent for so long, little Qian Renxue thought her actions had angered her grandfather and immediately lowered her head to admit her mistake!
When she cursed Bibi Dong, little Qian Renxue had indeed felt great. It had felt good!
But after she finished cursing and calmed down, she immediately realized she had been wrong!
Especially after seeing her grandfather, she had become so frightened that she barely dared to speak, afraid that he would come to dislike her as his granddaughter.
Bibi Dong was her biological mother! As her daughter, she had actually humiliated and cursed her own mother like that. It was simply unforgivable!
What she had done today had thoroughly disgraced her grandfather and the Angel Clan!
Sigh, she should never have agreed to Heavenly Dao's deal!
That 50,000-Year Spirit Bone and Heavenly Dao's promised reward had blinded her!
Little Qian Renxue reflected on herself in guilt.
"Sigh, you've suffered."
"Hm! Huh?"
To Qian Renxue's surprise, Qian Daoliu's punishment did not come. He let out a deep sigh and said with guilt written across his face:
"You did nothing wrong today. It was all Grandpa's fault! After seeing how Bibi Dong treated you, Grandpa never should have let you stay by her side! Otherwise... sigh!"
What others saw might have only been the shallow, surface-level matter of Qian Renxue cursing Bibi Dong!
But Qian Daoliu saw the deeper things behind it all!
He saw Qian Renxue's longing for maternal love over all these years, her beautiful fantasies about a mother's love, Bibi Dong's constant neglect and suppression of Qian Renxue, and the unchanging hatred she had held toward Qian Renxue for so many years!
He saw a twisted mother-daughter relationship that had lasted for years!
That conflict had led to Qian Renxue's outburst today!
As for why today?
Perhaps Qian Renxue's talent had finally been fully revealed, and she had wanted to find her mother to show off and share that joy.
Yet she had not received the result she wanted. What she got instead was still her mother's usual hatred! She had even made her mother hate her more after saying the wrong thing midway through!
She had displayed peerless talent, yet still failed to receive the maternal love she had longed for!
That enormous disparity had thrown little Qian Renxue off balance, and all the grievances she had accumulated over the years erupted completely at that moment!
So, she took the Papal Token and charged into the Papal Hall a second time!
She went to vent all her years of grievance and dissatisfaction upon Bibi Dong!
And even after doing such a thing, Qian Renxue still reflected on herself afterward and still took the initiative to admit her wrongdoing and accept punishment.
That obedience and sensibility made Qian Daoliu feel even worse!
Did his obedient, sensible granddaughter simply deserve to be bullied by Bibi Dong?
Did good people deserve to be bullied?!
What Qian Xunji had done was monstrous, so go find Qian Xunji! Besides, hadn't she already killed him?!
Why did she keep relentlessly targeting a child?!
"Grandpa, you weren't wrong. Xiaoxue was the one who did something wrong today!"
"No! Grandpa was wrong!"
Qian Daoliu shook his head and said tenderly, "Next, Grandpa will go have a proper talk with your mother!"
"Grandpa, Mom, she..."
"Xiaoxue, you're a good child, but your mother isn't a good mother! Still, Grandpa will teach her how to be a good mother!"
Qian Daoliu's gaze turned icy. Qian Renxue's outburst today had stirred anger within his once placid heart once more!
Before, because what Qian Xunji had done was too monstrous, and because Bibi Dong was Xiaoxue's mother, he had been able to endure her! He had been able to yield!
But Qian Xunji was already dead!
Qian Daoliu no longer wanted to endure it! He feared that if he continued tolerating it, his granddaughter might develop psychological problems!
The Qian Clan and Spirit Hall had wronged Bibi Dong, but Bibi Dong could not have grown to where she was today without the help of the Qian Clan and Spirit Hall!
Without them, Bibi Dong could never have become the Pope or a Title Douluo at her current age!
Considering everything she had achieved, even if Bibi Dong could not become a loving mother, she should not have hurled cruel words at Qian Renxue and suppressed her so wantonly!
"Qian Daoliu, get out here!"
At that moment, an angry voice rang out from outside the Worship Hall!
"Mom?"
"Bibi Dong!" Qian Daoliu's eyes darkened.
"Qianjun, Jiang Mo."
"Great Worshiper!"
"Take Xiaoxue back to her own chambers," Qian Daoliu said calmly.
"Grandpa!" Qian Renxue's little face was full of anxiety. She was afraid—afraid that her grandfather and mother would start fighting!
If her actions caused either her grandfather or mother to be hurt, she would truly feel guilty for a very long time!
"Don't worry. Grandpa is only going to have a talk with your mother." Qian Daoliu smiled kindly, then signaled for Qianjun to take Qian Renxue away.
"Grandpa!"
"Let's go!"
After watching the three leave, Qian Daoliu's gaze turned icy again. In a single step, he arrived outside the Worship Hall and stared coldly at Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong had possessed her martial soul and stood opposite Qian Daoliu. She said coldly, "Where's that little bastard?!"
"Bibi Dong, watch your language!"
"Heavenly Dao!"
"Heavenly Dao!"
The moment she returned to her chambers, Qian Renxue began calling out to Lu Chen, her little face filled with anxiety.
"What is it?" a lazy voice replied.
"Heavenly Dao, I don't want the Spirit Bone anymore! I don't want to know the truth either! Can you, can you stop Mom and Grandpa!"
Qian Renxue was truly terrified, terrified that the two of them would fight and get hurt.
Her grandfather and mother were the only two family members she had in this world!
She truly did not want these two people closest to her to fight each other because of her!
"Are you sure?"
Lu Chen said with a smile, "That's a 50,000-Year Spirit Bone, you know. And even if I stop them, your mother will still remember that you cursed her today!"
"I... I'm sure! Heavenly Dao, please act quickly!"
"What a filial little angel!"
Lu Chen's lips curled upward. "Unfortunately, I can't grant that wish."
"Why?! Heavenly Dao! Xiaoxue is begging you! You have to stop them! They're the two people closest to Xiaoxue!" Qian Renxue was so anxious she was nearly crying!
"Because they can't possibly fight~"
"Huh?!"
Qian Renxue's little face went blank!
"Don't forget where this is. This is Spirit Hall!" Lu Chen said with a chuckle. "Oh, and don't forget to challenge Bibi Dong once you become the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall!"
"Otherwise, you'll have cursed Mom for nothing today~"
"Oh, right. Didn't it feel great when you cursed her?"
Qian Renxue: "..."
Why was Heavenly Dao like this?
Watching the elders and worshipers fly over to break up the fight, Qian Daoliu gave Bibi Dong a deep look and ultimately chose not to attack.
But he did not refrain from attacking because the elders and worshipers had come to mediate.
Rather...
"A god's inheritance? Where did Bibi Dong obtain it?" Qian Daoliu fell into deep thought.
"Why was my Rakshasa Divine Power suddenly stirred?" Bibi Dong looked at Qian Daoliu with uncertainty. She had nearly exposed herself just now.
In the Angel God's stronghold, Bibi Dong did not dare imagine what would await her if she exposed the divine power of the Rakshasa God, the Angel God's mortal enemy.
Her mind immediately regained its clarity!
"Tsk, tsk, this Rakshasa Divine Power isn't quite pure."
Lu Chen played with the violet-black divine power in his hand, a trace of curiosity flashing through his eyes. With a grasp of his hand, a wisp of blood-red divine power fell into his palm.
It really was Asura!
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