Because I Like You—Do You Believe Me?

Jiang Chen was momentarily speechless upon hearing this. Faced with his teacher Bibi Dong's question, he did not know how to answer.

If he answered poorly and was mistaken for a spy planted by another faction, things would become troublesome.

However, Jiang Chen was not worried. No matter how his bargain-bin teacher investigated, she would only find that he came from Sacred Hun Village, had been an orphan since childhood, made a living gathering herbs, and had a spotless, uncomplicated background.

Jiang Chen put on a deeply troubled expression and sighed. "I want to change an ending—a future ending. It may sound somewhat absurd to you, Teacher, but these are all things this disciple saw in a dream..."

"Oh? What kind of ending was it?"

Bibi Dong studied Jiang Chen closely, somewhat curious as to what sort of explanation her disciple would offer.

"Teacher, there are some things I can only tell you alone."

Bibi Dong nodded slightly.

Hu Liena was furious. Jiang Chen, was the reason you did not want to say it because I was here?

By the afternoon.

"Alright, we'll stop here for today. Nana, go back first."

"Jiang Chen, come with me..."

"Yes, Teacher."

Jiang Chen watched Hu Liena glare at him before leaving. What was wrong with this girl?

Jiang Chen followed Bibi Dong to an attic within a palace chamber. They entered an antique-styled room on the second floor. With her back to Jiang Chen, Bibi Dong slowly said, "Can you tell me now?"

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said, "I want to change a future ending—a tragic ending..."

"The future?"

"You mean you saw the future in your dream?"

Bibi Dong asked with great interest.

Jiang Chen nodded. "That's right. I saw the future."

"In the future from my dream, the Wuhun Empire wanted to unify the continent, but..."

Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled slightly. She had only begun laying plans to unify the continent a year ago, and only a few of her confidants knew about it. How did Jiang Chen know?

Could it really be as Jiang Chen said—something he had seen in a dream? Then, if Jiang Chen wanted to change the tragic ending of the future, had Wuhun Hall already succeeded in unifying the continent in that future?

"Then what was the ending in your dream?!"

Bibi Dong asked at once. There was a trace of urgency in her voice, though she concealed it very well and appeared nonchalant.

Jiang Chen secretly laughed. Dear Teacher, you're getting anxious now, aren't you?

"In the end... sigh~"

"What happened in the end?!"

"The Soul Master legions of the Wuhun Empire swept through the nations of the continent with overwhelming force. In the end, only the struggling Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires remained. Victory seemed assured, but..."

"Go on!"

Bibi Dong was already going mad inside. She nearly could not resist tying Jiang Chen up and questioning him. Just say it already! You stopped every time you reached the crucial part. You're driving me crazy!

"But in the end, an unforeseen variable appeared. Those few people destroyed the Wuhun Empire's perfect game, and after the Three Gods' War, Wuhun Hall was destroyed."

"The Title Douluo all died. Everyone died! I don't think the ending should have been like this..."

Bibi Dong could no longer suppress the coldness on her face. The Three Gods' War Jiang Chen spoke of certainly involved her, but she would inherit the Godhood of a First-Level God. How could she possibly lose?

Even if she fought two opponents alone, she should not have fallen at a disadvantage. What exactly had happened?

"How many gods did the other side have?"

"One," Jiang Chen said flatly.

"One? How is that possible!"

Jiang Chen shook his head and continued, "He was a god with Dual Godhood. He went to the God Realm and became the new God King..."

Bibi Dong was deeply shaken, unable to calm herself for a long time. Her eyes lost focus as she muttered, "Dual Godhood?..."

"One wrong move at the end, and the entire game was lost. That was an inevitable outcome!"

"So I still lost in the end?"

"Do you know who that person was?"

Bibi Dong looked at Jiang Chen with a frosty expression and asked.

The Wuhun Empire had already swallowed the other nations, and the variable only appeared when the two great empires were making their last stand. That meant he had not yet become a god at the time. If he were eliminated before he could grow, would the ending not be changed?

"I don't know. I only learned part of it from the dream and did not see the whole picture." Jiang Chen shook his head.

Bibi Dong looked disappointed. If she could not find the variable, then perhaps the outcome would not change in the slightest.

"Since failure is inevitable and Wuhun Hall will be destroyed, why did you still join Wuhun Hall?"

Jiang Chen put his hands in his pockets and walked to the window, standing with his hands behind his back. The wind lifted the dark strands by his ears. He turned to look at Bibi Dong, and endless depth showed in his clear eyes.

Jiang Chen slowly said, "If I said I liked you, would you believe me?"

"Pfft~"

Jiang Chen's words delighted Bibi Dong. In her eyes, Jiang Chen was just a little kid more than ten years younger than her, yet he was pretending to be mature like an adult. He was simply too adorable.

Bibi Dong walked over with a smile and rubbed Jiang Chen's little head. In her eyes, Jiang Chen was only her disciple, nothing more.

"I believe you~"

Bibi Dong said softly, joking with him.

Jiang Chen looked utterly incredulous. Was that an indirect acceptance?

You said it yourself, alright? Don't regret it later!

Jiang Chen imagined himself ten years later, holding Bibi Dong in his arms and saying, "Actually, I also like your daughter and disciple. I wonder what expression she'll make."

"Alright, go back to Autumn Pavilion and rest first. Your teacher is leaving now..."

Jiang Chen watched Bibi Dong's departing figure, his eyes filled with light. When Bibi Dong rubbed his head, Jiang Chen's instinctive spiritual power had already swept over her entire body. He even knew that there was a mole behind her jade-like shoulder.

Drip~

Jiang Chen looked at the crimson blood on his hand. "Damn it, why am I having a nosebleed!"

"Sigh~ Being young really does mean having abundant energy!"

Jiang Chen returned to Autumn Pavilion and began studying the basic knowledge of Soul Masters. A huge stack of books sat on the wooden table, and Jiang Chen began reading them one by one.

"Guide to Soul Power Cultivation?"

"How can soul skills be combined more effectively?"

"..."

"Postpartum Care for Sows?!"

"What the hell?"

"Did Teacher pick up the wrong book?"

Jiang Chen held a book with "Soul Master Training Codex" written on its cover, yet the further he read, the stranger it seemed.

What did it mean by maintaining balanced nutrition?

He could let that slide for now, since it was still fairly normal.

The most ridiculous part was that he had to make sure the young were fed milk?... Their food was best made from grains mixed with three-eyed grass...

At the bottom right corner of the final page, Jiang Chen saw a small line of text: Postpartum Care for Sows!

What Jiang Chen did not know was that Hu Liena was grinning in a pavilion outside the palace chamber. Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen, after studying the "Soul Master Training Codex" your senior sister carefully prepared for you, would you be shocked?

"HAHAHA!"

What Hu Liena did not know was that Jiang Chen was currently holding the book as he made his way to find Bibi Dong.