Four people went to the Consecration Hall, but only two left. Qian Daoliu simply loved his two grandchildren too much, so he kept them at the Consecration Hall.
Qian Xunji held A Yin's hand as they walked out of the Consecration Hall, grumbling, "That old man, insisting on keeping Xiao Xue and Xiao Feng at the Consecration Hall. Fine, fine. We'll bring them back when we return."
A Yin smiled. "Isn't it good that Father likes Xiao Xue and Xiao Feng? Xiao Feng and Xiao Xue can stay by our side every day, but Father cannot."
Qian Xunji snorted. "He turns into a human trafficker whenever he sees children. The old man really is getting old."
The two chatted back and forth as they headed down Divine Mountain.
"A Yin." Qian Xunji looked at A Yin affectionately, and his sudden gaze left her somewhat flustered.
"Xunji." A Yin froze for a moment. "What kind of look is that? You're making me feel a little embarrassed."
"Just say whatever you want to say. We've been husband and wife for a year already. You know me, and I know you."
Qian Xunji smiled at that and immediately said, "A Yin, how about I make it up to you with a wedding after some time?"
"A wedding?" A Yin stood rooted to the spot, staring at Qian Xunji in disbelief. Was this real?
Though they were already husband and wife and even had children, they had never held a wedding. As a girl—and a Transformed Soul Beast at that—she still longed for one.
It was just that Qian Xunji had never mentioned it, and she had never asked.
"Xunji, is this real?" A Yin slowly lowered her head, resting it against Qian Xunji's chest as she asked softly.
"Of course it's real." Qian Xunji smiled. "I wronged you back then. Now you are the Pope's wife. You deserve a grand wedding, one that lets the whole world know that you are Qian Xunji's woman!"
"What, you don't want one?" Qian Xunji teased.
"No... it's not that. I'm just too excited. I thought you... I thought..." A Yin stammered.
"You thought that because I never mentioned it, I didn't care?" Qian Xunji raised a hand and gently stroked A Yin's cheek.
"It's not that I didn't care. Back in Yelin City, I was thinking that once we returned to Spirit City, I would definitely hold a grand wedding for you and let the whole world know!"
The Pope getting married... that was indeed a major event.
Of course, he truly had not cared about the wedding itself, but because of A Yin, he could not afford not to care. If not for himself, then for her.
"Alright... A Yin will listen to you." A Yin's eyes were soft as water as she slowly raised her head. Their gazes met.
"Get going, get going!" A voice drifted into Qian Xunji and A Yin's ears. "When the time comes, I will personally preside over your wedding. Daughter-in-law... you have suffered all these years."
It was unmistakably Qian Daoliu's voice. He truly felt that A Yin had been wronged. She had borne two children, yet had not even had a wedding?
"Father actually wants to personally..." A Yin could hardly believe it. Their father had lived in seclusion for many years.
He had only gone out once when the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was destroyed. The next time would be for her, his daughter-in-law.
"You, honestly..." Qian Xunji shook his head. "It's only that the old man will host it personally, yet you're already so easily satisfied."
"A Yin does not want much. As long as the children grow up safely, and as long as Xunji deeply loves A Yin... A Yin is already very content." A Yin spoke with deep affection.
She was a Soul Beast and did not think about so many things. Moreover, after returning to Spirit Hall, Father had accepted her identity. She was already very satisfied.
Qian Xunji smiled helplessly. A Yin truly was wonderful, whether in personality or every other respect. He had really gotten lucky, sparing her from being ruined by that brute Tang Hao.
The two left Divine Mountain and went shopping in the northern district of Spirit City. Then Qian Xunji suddenly seemed to remember something.
"A Yin, didn't you say that you always wanted to meet my precious disciple?" Qian Xunji said to A Yin.
"Xunji, are you planning to take me to see her?"
She was very curious about Bibi Dong. What kind of person was she? Why had she betrayed Spirit Hall?
"Yes." Qian Xunji held A Yin's hand and headed in another direction, winding through several alleys.
This was all his old man's doing. Bibi Dong had been far too conspicuous in the central square, so his old man had sent someone to bring Bibi Dong to an extremely secluded place and stationed guards there.
It could be said that Bibi Dong had completely faded from the sight of Spirit City's residents. And because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had already been destroyed, the residents of Spirit City had not forgotten that traitor, but they no longer paid much attention to her.
At the dead end of a dark, damp alley, two members of the security patrol stood on either side. In the corner sat someone dressed in rags, disheveled and haggard... a beggar?
Yes, one could only tell that she was a beggar. It was impossible to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
"Xunji, this is your disciple?" A Yin looked at the haggard figure dressed in tattered clothes.
For some reason, she even felt a little sorry for her.
"A Yin, put away your pity. She isn't worth it! Everything about you is good except that you're too kind." Qian Xunji said.
"She ended up like this because she brought it upon herself. She was the one who said she would return everything to Spirit Hall!"
A Yin nodded slightly, then walked toward Bibi Dong with Qian Xunji. The closer they got, the stronger the pungent stench became.
"This is the golden bowl you gave her?" A Yin looked at the gold bowl caked in filth. It was almost impossible to tell that it had once been a golden bowl.
Qian Xunji frowned as a sour, foul odor hit him head-on. How long had she gone without washing?!
Bibi Dong seemed to hear their voices. She slowly opened her clouded eyes and lifted her head, revealing her ferocious, ugly face to A Yin!
"Ah..." A Yin screamed as though she had seen a ghost and shrank into Qian Xunji's arms.
Seeing that A Yin had been frightened, Qian Xunji immediately grew angry. "Put away that ugly face of yours! Don't scare her!"
Listening to that familiar voice and looking at that familiar face, Bibi Dong thought, A year... Teacher had finally come to see me.
She had also heard about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. She had overheard it when the two security patrol members guarding her were talking.
It could only be said that this was how it should be. This was exactly how it should be!
Because of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, because of Yu Xiaogang, her life had been completely ruined. She wished she could eat Yu Xiaogang's flesh raw and drink his blood!
When she heard that news, she actually felt as though a great vengeance had been avenged. She even believed that Teacher had done this to avenge her!
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