Teacher, Dong'er Truly Knows She Was Wrong. Please Forgive Dong'er.

That was right. Her teacher had definitely destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for her sake. Her teacher definitely still cared about her.

Everything she had endured over the past year had merely been atonement for that matter. Her teacher had already forgiven what she had done back then.

"Teacher, Dong'er was truly wrong. You've already forgiven Dong'er, haven't you?" Bibi Dong looked at Qian Xunji hopefully and slowly stretched out her hands, which were covered in wrinkles.

Qian Xunji frowned as he looked at Bibi Dong. What exactly had Bibi Dong gone through over the past year?

"Teacher, please forgive Dong'er. Dong'er has truly realized her mistake. Dong'er has been atoning all this past year."

"Teacher, Dong'er truly knows she was wrong. She really, really knows she was wrong. As long as she can go back, Dong'er would willingly serve as your slave or maid."

As Bibi Dong spoke, tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. Only she knew what she had gone through over the past year.

She regretted it. Without her status as the Holy Maiden, without her cultivation talent and beauty, she was nothing. The residents of Spirit City, once they learned what she had done, had wanted nothing more than to tear her apart alive.

If her teacher had not had the Security Team watch over her, she would have long since been torn to pieces by those enraged residents.

At the time, she had been terrified. For the first time, she had realized that the residents of Spirit City could be so frightening, so powerful.

"Xunji..." A Yin looked at Bibi Dong. Seeing her in such a miserable state, she could not bear it.

Miserable—she was truly too miserable. Xunji was far too ruthless. Who could have imagined that this beggar, whose gender could not even be distinguished, was actually the former Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong?

Who could have imagined that the person before them was only in her twenties? What had she gone through over the past year?

"A Yin, I told you long ago that you are simply too kind. Put away that ridiculous kindness of yours. She isn't worth it!"

Qian Xunji gently shook his head, glanced at A Yin in his arms, and said, "She brought all of this upon herself. She had a perfectly good position as the Holy Maiden, yet she insisted on going to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect with a piece of trash."

"She was the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall. She represented Spirit Hall's future. If I let her off so easily, what would everyone else think of this? Wouldn't that mean anyone could betray Spirit Hall whenever they pleased?"

"She is an example, and someone I am using to warn the others!" Qian Xunji said.

Although he had not thought that much about it at the time, everyone now believed there had been profound meaning behind his actions. They had even come up with reasons for him. Since that was the case, then so be it.

"I..." A Yin's brows drew together slightly, but she said nothing more. She could not help Qian Xunji, nor could she cause him trouble.

"Xunji, I won't cause you trouble. I was merely moved by what I saw just now. I hope you won't blame me."

"How could I blame you?" Qian Xunji raised his hand and stroked A Yin's head with a smile. "Kindness is a noble virtue."

"Let's go." Qian Xunji spoke indifferently. He glanced at Bibi Dong. Let her rot here.

As for forgiving Bibi Dong? What a joke. If he truly forgave Bibi Dong, then what had the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect been for?

If he truly forgave Bibi Dong, how would everyone in Spirit Hall view him as Pope? How would they view Spirit Hall?!

"Teacher, don't go... Don't go..." Bibi Dong cried hysterically as she watched Qian Xunji turn away.

"Teacher, Dong'er truly knows she was wrong. Dong'er has realized her mistake. Why can't you give Dong'er another chance?"

"Teacher..." Bibi Dong watched Qian Xunji walk farther and farther away, and she completely lost her mind. "Teacher, you broke your promise! You said you would always protect Dong'er!"

"Teacher... Teacher... Qian Xunji! Everything I have suffered was because of you. I hate you! Qian Xunji, I hate you! I hate Spirit Hall!"

Qian Xunji held A Yin's hand. Hearing Bibi Dong's venomous curses behind him, he did not stop walking and led A Yin out of the alley.

"Qian Xunji..." Bibi Dong watched Qian Xunji disappear and cursed furiously, "Qian Xunji, you beast! Why are you so heartless? Why can't you give me a chance?!"

"Fuck you! You think you have the right to blame His Holiness the Pope? His Holiness the Pope was merciful enough to spare your life, yet you don't even know gratitude? You still dare curse His Holiness the Pope here?!"

A Security Team member stepped forward and viciously kicked Bibi Dong, sending her tumbling aside.

"You brought this outcome upon yourself. Who can you blame? If you must blame someone, blame yourself! You had a perfectly good position as the Holy Maiden, yet you wanted to betray Spirit Hall and defect to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"

"Pah!" The Security Team member spat directly onto Bibi Dong, his eyes full of disgust.

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He was about to continue beating and cursing her when another man grabbed him and began to persuade him.

"That's enough, that's enough. Don't beat her to death. His Holiness the Pope hasn't said she can die yet. If she dies in our hands, we'll be in serious trouble."

"I was just too angry. That ungrateful, beastly wretch dared to insult our respected His Holiness the Pope. She is truly detestable!"

A sharp pain shot through Bibi Dong's lower abdomen. Her entire body convulsed and curled into a ball as she whimpered, listening to the two men curse her.

Memories of her life flashed through her mind. When she was six, her village had been attacked by Fallen Soul Masters. Qian Xunji had arrived and saved her life, and she had sworn to eliminate every Fallen Soul Master in the world.

After becoming Qian Xunji's disciple, those had been her happiest days. Qian Xunji had loved and cared for her like a father.

She vaguely remembered that it had been one summer, in the back garden of the Papal Palace, with Qian Xunji holding her.

"Dong'er, from today onward, you are my disciple. I will not let anyone harm you. In the future, you will also become the Pope of Spirit Hall, understand? You must always remember Spirit Hall's duty. Spirit Hall's duty is to protect the continent..."

"Why does Spirit Hall have to protect the continent? Spirit Hall is obviously so powerful, so why can't it..."

Qian Xunji patiently explained, "Because Spirit Hall was founded by our ancestor, the Angel God. That was an era of chaos, and Spirit Hall was born because of it. Its duty was to protect the continent..."

"Don't worry, Teacher. Dong'er will protect the continent well and eliminate every Fallen Soul Master in the world! Dong'er will make that her goal!"

Happy moments from the past flashed through Bibi Dong's mind.

"You are disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and unrighteous, disregarding Spirit Hall's grace in raising you and your master's grace in saving your life!"

"Today, I will cripple you!" In the Papal Palace, Qian Xunji had been furious beyond measure as he destroyed her cultivation and shattered her martial soul.

"Why?" Bibi Dong curled up in the corner. "Why did things become like this? Back then, I was so..."