"Little Su Yu, this is your new home."
Azure Luan pushed open the palace doors, and Su Yu stepped inside. The interior decoration was incomparably luxurious, featuring a soft bed, all kinds of daily necessities readily available, and a vanity...
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Su Yu wore a blank expression and looked at Azure Luan. "Why is there a vanity?"
Azure Luan gave an ah-ha laugh. "Before, we didn't know whether it was a girl or a boy, so we prepared for both."
After a short pause, Azure Luan spoke in another tone. "When you grow up, if you ever bring a girl back one day, you might be able to use it."
Teasing aside, Qian Renxue had indeed lived in this palace before.
Ever since she left for the Heaven Dou Empire, the Grand Pontiff had sent people to clean it once every week.
Now, letting Su Yu stay here was the most suitable arrangement; it was sitting empty anyway.
"Let's forget about that then."
Su Yu hurriedly waved his hand, declining to say anything further.
"Just call me Grandpa Azure in the future, no need to call me Third Offering."
Azure Luan still felt that calling him grandfather rolled off the tongue more naturally, as calling him senior all the time felt too distant and formal.
"Alright, Grandpa Azure." Su Yu nodded.
"We can chat about things tomorrow. You just awakened your Martial Soul and traveled for so long, so get some rest early. Also, maids will bring over clothes, and a maid to help comb your hair and body will come as well."
After giving his instructions, Azure Luan did not linger any longer, turning around and leaving the place.
Su Yu watched Azure Luan leave, closed the door, and walked around the palace to familiarize himself with the environment. Passing by a mirror, his gaze was caught by his reflection, and he instantly froze, quickly walking in front of the mirror.
A head of dazzling golden hair, a pair of golden eyes that were clear yet carried an arrogance inconsistent with his age, a handsome face, sharp eyebrows, and a small body faintly exuding a sacred and bright aura, his expression indifferent and self-possessed.
Only then did Su Yu understand. No wonder Azure Luan was so affectionate the moment he saw him, and Qian Daoliu looked at him like he was looking at his own son the moment they met; it turned out he looked so much like Qian Xunji.
"No wonder, no wonder."
Su Yu muttered to himself, then leaped up, flopped down onto the soft bed, and bounced his body a few times.
"Since it's like this, let's just go with it for now."
Since it was like this, he would just accept it.
Meanwhile, Golden Crocodile Douluo had already arrived at the Pope Palace.
Coming before the main doors of the Pope Palace, he saw two people walking out from inside.
One of them had a strange, enchanting, and handsome face, with fair skin, wearing a magnificent golden-patterned robe, and a demeanor carrying a bit of feminine flamboyance.
The other person had their face obscured by black fog, with only two dim green fire points flickering beneath the hood, surrounded by a cold, ethereal, and dead silence aura.
They were none other than Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
"Second Worship!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei bowed in greeting.
Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded. "The Pope is inside, right?"
"Inside." Yue Guan replied.
Golden Crocodile Douluo said nothing more, walking straight in.
The two watched Golden Crocodile Douluo's figure with great confusion. Why would he appear here at this time?
Could it be that some major event had happened?
The interior of the Pope Palace was empty, frighteningly quiet, with an atmosphere suppressed to the extreme.
After Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped inside, every step he took on the ground produced a dull sound that echoed throughout the grand hall.
Walking a certain distance, Golden Crocodile Douluo raised his head to look.
Bibi Dong sat upright upon the throne on the high platform of the Pope Palace. Her purple-gold pope robe was embroidered with intricate patterns, and she wore the Nine-Curve Purple Gold Crown on her head. Her appearance was peerless, her skin better than snow, and her purple eyes were deep and cold. One hand rested lightly on the throne's armrest, her expression indifferent with her own natural, freezing majesty of overlooking all living beings.
Golden Crocodile Douluo did not have any superfluous nonsense, going straight to the point. "Pope, where is the Former Pope's notes?"
Bibi Dong had been watching Golden Crocodile Douluo ever since he entered, but she was extremely dissatisfied with his tone. "Second Worship, why aren't you staying properly in your Worship Hall, and instead running over here to ask me for the Former Pope's notes? And why use this kind of tone?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted coldly. "Cut the crap. I give you face by calling you Pope; without my face, you are nothing."
Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold. "Second Worship, watch your words. If you can't give a valid reason, don't blame me for not handing them over."
"You won't hand them over?" Golden Crocodile Douluo's aura surged. "Try me?"
Both sides were on the verge of a confrontation. Just as Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to make a move, another voice rang out from outside the hall.
"Stop this instant, both of you!"
Hearing the voice, the two looked over, and the person who arrived was none other than Qian Daoliu.
"Big Brother." Golden Crocodile Douluo reined in his aura.
"Grand Pontiff?" Bibi Dong showed a trace of surprise.
Qian Daoliu walked to Golden Crocodile Douluo's side. Golden Crocodile Douluo still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Qian Daoliu, who looked at Bibi Dong.
"Bibi Dong, bring me my son's notes. Is it too much for me, as a father, to want my son's notes?"
"Naturally it is not too much. I will naturally give face to the Grand Pontiff."
Bibi Dong smiled faintly and immediately called for Yue Guan.
Yue Guan rushed over in a flurry, bowing in greeting. "Your Holiness the Pope, what are your orders?"
Bibi Dong instructed, "Go to that small palace and retrieve the Former Pope's notes."
"Yes!" Yue Guan accepted the order and left.
I was almost scared to death.
First Golden Crocodile Douluo, then the Grand Pontiff.
During the interval of him retrieving them, Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Grand Pontiff, the Former Pope passed away six years ago. How is it that you suddenly want his notes now?"
He hadn't wanted them in six years, yet wanted them precisely at this time; there definitely had to be a reason.
Qian Daoliu said calmly, "I want my son's notes simply out of nostalgia, nothing else."
They were both thousand-year-old foxes.
Bibi Dong knew it in her heart; Qian Daoliu certainly wouldn't state it so simply.
Of course, she did not continue to ask further.
A moment later, Yue Guan held a book with a sense of age in his hands. A layer of dust had fallen upon it, but Yue Guan had specifically wiped it clean before bringing it over.
"Your Holiness the Pope, the notes are here." Yue Guan said.
"Hand them to the Grand Pontiff!" Bibi Dong said.
Yue Guan handed the notes to Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu flipped them open to take a look, and after confirming they were correct, he left the Pope Palace with Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Bibi Dong lowered her eyelids, falling into deep thought.
After leaving the Pope Palace, Golden Crocodile Douluo asked in astonishment, "Big Brother, why did you come?"
Qian Daoliu said calmly, "I wasn't at ease. With your temper, you are prone to impulsiveness, so I came to take a look."
Golden Crocodile Douluo awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
"Big Brother, you still understand me best."
Qian Daoliu smiled helplessly. "I understand the tempers of all six of you, and that child who looks like Jili is named Su Yu."
"Su Yu, we can exclusively teach and guide him from now on."
Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to pass down all of his own skills and abilities.
Having cultivated to rank ninety-eight, he naturally had his own set of insights and experience.
"There's no rush for this. Let him obtain his first spirit ring first, and besides, Su Yu's matter cannot be hidden for long. Given Bibi Dong's mind, she will probably investigate very soon."
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