This... Isn't Quite Right, Is It?

"What are you referring to?"

"Your name is Yu Xiaogang."

"I am who I am, Yu Xiaogang. There is no doubt about that." Yu Xiaogang was probing her as well.

He still needed to observe what kind of attitude Bibi Dong in this world held toward him.

"..."

"I want to know what kind of relationship exists between you and that other Yu Xiaogang."

Bibi Dong really wanted to find out.

He indeed looked undeniably like Yu Xiaogang in his youth.

Yet that nostalgic gaze... could never appear in a child of just over six years old.

"You could understand it as two people who are the same yet different."

"Or to put it more accurately, he and I walked down different paths, and by a twist of fate, I lived my life over again."

"And came to this era."

"For reasons unknown, it resulted in him and me existing at the same time."

Bibi Dong sprang to her feet with a whoosh. "What... did you say?!"

"Lived your life over again?!"

Bibi Dong's mind felt a bit dazed.

Rebirth... did it really exist?

She found it somewhat hard to believe.

Seeing what was on her mind, Yu Xiaogang shifted the topic to an event that had happened in his past life.

Only three people had known about it.

This, too, was a test.

He wanted to figure out where exactly the starting point was that caused the fundamental divergence in their developmental trajectories between the two lives.

"Do you remember? Back then, your master clearly told you to go to the Mimicry Training Room, but you secretly ran off to the library to find me, and ended up being locked in confinement for three days."

The next instant, he saw the expression on Bibi Dong's face change again and again.

There was resentment, and there was also nostalgia.

And that resentment was not directed at him.

Combining this with the statements above, the target of this resentment clearly was, and could only be, one person--Qian Xunji.

Meanwhile, Bibi Dong's nostalgic look meant that the things which had happened during the time he and Bibi Dong spent together in their youth in his past life basically matched up.

Bibi Dong also remembered those past events and had never forgotten them.

Thus, the reason for the different developmental trajectories between the two lives lay at the juncture of what Qian Xunji had actually done to Bibi Dong during that period.

He was not a fool; given Bibi Dong's current appearance, he obviously could not just blurt out a question.

He prepared to observe Bibi Dong's ensuing reaction.

Bibi Dong suppressed the iciness on her face, replacing it instead with a gentle smile. "Xiao Gang, I didn't expect you to still remember those things."

She felt wonderful inside.

Even after transmigrating and being reborn, he still hadn't forgotten their past!

He had never forgotten her!

At that moment, emotionality punched rationality straight out of the field.

The thought that Yu Xiaogang hadn't forgotten her even through transmigration and rebirth took over her brain and the bottom of her heart.

"Also, don't mention that person in front of me again, okay?" Bibi Dong's gaze locked tightly onto Yu Xiaogang.

"If you don't like it, we won't mention him ever again." Naturally, Yu Xiaogang played along with what she said.

Bibi Dong's current mental state was somewhat poor.

Furthermore...

He sensed a familiar power coming from Bibi Dong.

Or rather, he felt very familiar with the essence of that power.

That was--Divine Power.

Had Bibi Dong of this life initiated a Divine Inheritance?

That was actually normal; with Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, and both martial souls being extremely powerful and belonging to top-tier beast martial souls, it made no sense for her to be unable to inherit a Godhood.

Yet why did this Divine Power feel so evil?

The bad news was that he wasn't sure whether this Divine Power would affect Bibi Dong; based on his speculation, there was a high probability that it would.

It was hard for anyone to think that Divine Power with this kind of attribute was unproblematic.

The good news was that the Bibi Dong before him still remembered the memories of the past. He was safe in Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong would never make a move against him.

Even if someone else wanted to make a move against him, Bibi Dong would probably wipe the opposing party out first.

Once he confirmed Bibi Dong's state, he could rest easy for the time being.

Other matters were things to consider in the future.

The most urgent task right now was to rapidly improve his own strength.

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's reply, Bibi Dong was immensely satisfied.

A scene from when Yu Xiaogang had parted ways with her in the past surfaced in her mind: 'No... it's not... he is not my Xiao Gang at all!!!'

Of course, this thought merely flashed through her mind for an instant.

Yet the seed had already been planted.

She only awaited for it to take root and sprout in the future.

"Xiao Gang, then how did you convince Yu... Sect Master to agree to let you come to Spirit City?" Bibi Dong still had many things she wanted to ask, such as whether she and him had been together in her past life?

What was the relationship between her and him like in her past life? What sorts of things had happened?

However, asking these things right now was somewhat inappropriate.

Better to wait a few days.

Xiao Gang had just rushed over from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan today, so he must already be exhausted. She would let him go and rest first in a little while.

Bibi Dong even changed her form of address for Yu Yuanzhen from his given name to Sect Master Yu.

Yu Xiaogang thought it over and still chose to tell Bibi Dong the honest truth.

Moreover, this wasn't anything that couldn't be spoken of; the Bibi Dong he understood wasn't so fragile and glassy-hearted: "To be honest, Father originally didn't agree to let me come to Spirit City."

"His plan at the start should have been to send me to Thunder Academy or Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"He doesn't trust you."

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Bibi Dong visibly wilted a little, closed her eyes, and softly said, "I can understand."

Yet her next sentence made her feel as though she had eaten honey, it was so sweet.

"But I trust you."

"That's why Father agreed to let me come to Spirit City."

"!!!" Bibi Dong froze in place.

'He trusts me... he trusts me!!!'

Reborn and returning to this era, Yu Xiaogang hadn't even met with her yet, and he still chose to believe in her!!!

Seeing Bibi Dong stunned and looking absent-minded, Yu Xiaogang felt somewhat puzzled: "Bibi Dong? Hello? Bibi Dong?"

Bibi Dong no longer cared about the form of address Yu Xiaogang used for her at this moment; whether it was Dong'er or Bibi Dong, neither mattered.

Calling her Bibi Dong was also normal; after all, Yu Xiaogang had just been reborn and they hadn't seen each other for many years in between, so it was normal!

The point was that Yu Xiaogang was still willing to trust her!

"Ah? You keep talking, I'm listening." Bibi Dong snapped back to her senses, the words slipping out.

Yu Xiaogang was completely unaware of how terrifyingly lethal his few brutally honest sentences were to Bibi Dong.

He only saw her gaze fall upon the table and desk to the side, catching sight of the documents piled high: "It seems the position of Pope isn't all that easy to sit in either; there are far more things to process than in the sect."

In Bibi Dong's ears, these words naturally transformed into—the position of Pope isn't all that easy to sit in either, processing so many things every day makes you even more tired than a sect master; you must have had it really hard these past few years, right?

"It's... it's alright." Bibi Dong gave a vague and muddy response to muddle through.

She seemed to revert to that holy maiden from back then.

"Xiao Gang, you hurried all the way to Spirit City today, so you must be tired too. I'll take you to the bedchamber first." Bibi Dong couldn't bear it anymore and only wanted to hurry and settle Yu Xiaogang in first, then calm herself down.

"Huh? Spirit Academy should have arranged a corresponding dormitory, right?"

"Um... um..." Changing her train of thought, Bibi Dong vaguely brushed it aside: "You've only just completed your admission procedures, and arranging a dormitory will still take a bit of time, so there's no need to trouble yourself with that."

Afterward, Bibi Dong brought Yu Xiaogang to the Pope's bedchamber and pointed to the doorway of a bedchamber: "This will be your bedchamber from now on."

Then, pointing to the one beside it, she said, "This one is mine. If you have any matters that need help, or anything you don't understand about cultivation, you can come and ask me at any time."

Yu Xiaogang had felt that something wasn't right along the way.

After he had fought a match against Qian Daoliu in his past life, it wasn't as if he had never stayed in Spirit Hall before. What the heck kind of guest room was this? This was the freaking Pope's bedchamber!

"This... is somewhat inappropriate, isn't it?"