The sun sank in the west, a buzz-cut man rode a scrawny horse!

After listening to what their boss had to say.

Qian Renxue was even more speechless.

He couldn't help but rub his temples before lowering his voice to say,

"News came this morning that my sister has been stripped of her title as Saintess by my father and is now completely confined to her Bedchamber."

"The person who triggered the Beast Tide in the Star Dou Great Forest to assassinate you was secretly appointed by her."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renchuan, who was chewing on pastries, immediately stopped.

He subconsciously looked up at Qian Renxue.

She raised an eyebrow slightly.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

But it was just a moment of surprise, and then nothing more.

Immediately afterward, Qian Renchuan picked up his teacup, took a sip of water to clear his throat, and casually nodded, saying...

"Oh, so it was someone she sent."

"I knew it! Who in the Spirit Hall would dare to try and kill me directly? Turns out there's a traitor in the Pope's Palace."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Qian Renxue was completely dumbfounded.

"You... you don't hate her?"

"Hatred?"

Qian Renchuan calmly put down his teacup, leaned back in his recliner again, and did so casually.

"What's there to hate?"

"From the day we were born until now, she has never treated us as her own children."

In her eyes, we're probably not even worth as much as the roadside weeds.

"Since she doesn't treat me like a son, I don't need to treat her like a mother either."

We were strangers to begin with.

Qian Renchuan spoke in an extremely calm tone, as if he were talking about something completely unrelated to himself.

"This time she sent someone to kill me but failed, so it's like I've repaid her for the kindness of carrying my child for ten months."

"From now on, we'll go our separate ways, and owe each other nothing."

But after hearing Qian Chuan's words, Qian Renxue was instantly stunned.

It was like a sudden awakening.

My head is buzzing.

My older brother...

Why can you be so calm?

Why can he talk about something like this so casually?

Is this the difference between how men and women view problems?

For a moment, Qian Renxue couldn't help but recall her previous life.

Her in her previous life.

Throughout, she was constantly seeking that sense of belonging, that elusive maternal love.

In order to gain a compliment from Bibi Dong.

She even went so far as to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire for so many years, enduring countless hardships.

But what did we get in return?

It was a complete and utter defeat, a total loss!

Now look at the eldest brother.

He was able to take Bibi Dong's assassination attempt so calmly!

If I had possessed the same detached mindset as my elder brother in my past life, and had seen myself and everything clearly sooner, I wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

Where would so many entanglements and pain remain?

I had rushed over today to comfort him.

As it turns out, I've been completely enlightened by my older brother's few words.

Qian Renxue laughed inwardly, feeling a sense of self-deprecation.

Yes.

Bibi Dong never treated us as her children, so what are we still hoping for?

What are you still pursuing?

This time, let's just consider it repaying her kindness in giving birth to us!

She felt somewhat relieved.

But for some reason, it felt even more bitter.

But the heavy stone that had weighed on his heart for two lifetimes shattered completely at that moment.

At the same time.

At the gate of Spirit City.

As the sun sets, a man with a buzz cut rides a skinny horse.

Yu Xiaogang rode a horse even thinner than himself, and after a long and arduous journey, he finally arrived at Spirit City, looking haggard.

He came here with a belly full of anger.

Ever since he saw his masterpiece burned like trash at the Nuoding Academy, and witnessed Qian Renchuan's two books taking over academies across the continent, Yu Xiaogang felt that Bibi Dong was deliberately humiliating him.

He was convinced that Bibi Dong's hatred stemmed from love.

They wanted to destroy his lifelong pride in this way.

So even if it costs him his life, he's determined to come to Spirit City and confront Bibi Dong to get to the bottom of things.

Ask her what she really wants to do!

However, he had only just led his horse into Spirit City.

They bumped right into several Soul Masters who were talking loudly on the street.

"Have you heard? Her Saintess Hall has completely fallen this time!"

"How could I not have heard? The Pope Token is plastered all over the city. I never imagined that the Saintess would dare to hire someone to assassinate the Eldest Young Master!"

"His Holiness the Pope didn't execute her outright; he merely revoked her Saintess and confined her to her quarters. This is already an extraordinary act of mercy, considering our past relationship!"

In an instant.

Yu Xiaogang, who was leading the horse, froze on the spot.

He felt a loud bang in his head, and he was completely dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Did Bibi Dong send someone to assassinate the Pope's eldest son?

The affair has been exposed, and now even her position as Saintess has been revoked by the Pope?

He was even completely confined and locked up?

Shocked, Yu Xiaogang subconsciously swallowed, his mind racing.

If that's the case.

The two books Qian Renchuan wrote could never have been a conspiracy orchestrated by Bibi Dong to target him!

Bibi Dong wanted to kill Qian Renchuan.

She was even stripped of her title as Saintess.

I've completely misunderstood her!

Having figured this out, Yu Xiaogang felt a weight lifted from his heart.

But what followed was extreme fear.

I looked up at the towering, majestic Pope's Palace in the distance.

If I were to go see Bibi Dong at this time...

What would be the consequences?

Qian Xunji is currently furious about his son's situation, and has even crippled his most beloved student.

At this critical juncture, wouldn't going over there to join the fun be like courting death?

Qian Xunji could see himself...

I'd definitely slap him into a pulp!

As for seeing Bibi Dong again?

Without even thinking, Yu Xiaogang completely erased the idea from his mind.

Bibi Dong is currently facing this predicament of being under house arrest, and that's all of her own doing!

Didn't she deserve it?

What does this have to do with me, Yu Xiaogang?

I didn't ask her to assassinate the Pope's own son!

She made a stupid mistake and caused such a huge problem; why should I bear the risk?

What an idiot woman!

Is there something in your head?!

Instead of being Saintess, she insisted on doing such a foolish thing!

After cursing under his breath, Yu Xiaogang pulled on the horse's reins and retreated through the city gate without looking back.

They were terrified that if they were even a step slower, they would be recognized by the Spirit Hall's Hall Guard Knights and thrown into prison.

Yu Xiaogang's actions.

It truly cemented his image as a despicable, rat-headed creature.

And it was at this moment.

Regarding the fact that the Spirit Hall will reopen its grand ceremony in half a month to select a new Saint Son and Saintess.

It is also spreading throughout the entire Douluo Continent at an extremely rapid pace.

In an instant.

This caused quite a stir in the entire Soul Master World once again.