Bibi Dong Was Helpless

Huang Tieyi did not stay to watch Yu Xiaogang make a fool of himself. Yu Xiaogang could never become a Grandmaster like he had in the original story—someone respected despite his lack of strength. His reputation as the Farting Pig would spread far wider than the theories he had taken from the Library Pavilion and passed off as his own.

Huang Tieyi arrived where Dugu Bo was staying and found Bibi Dong asking him about poisons. "A Yi, what brings you here?" she asked in surprise.

"Nothing in particular. I came to check on Senior Dugu and his son. I was the one who brought them into Spirit Hall, after all," Huang Tieyi said.

"A Yi, my son and I are doing quite well here. His Holiness the Pope arranged a place for us among Spirit Hall's elders. I'm waiting for my daughter and the girl from the Ye Family, so we're staying here for now," Dugu Bo said, gratitude in his voice.

"I see. Once the Ye Family has cleared the poison from Brother Sheng's body and he's shattered his rings, come find me. I'll use Dragon Qi to temper him..." Huang Tieyi suggested. "Brother Sheng, you should use Senior Dugu's Elder Token to read in the Library Pavilion. You can access the books in both the Bronze Area and the Silver Area. Find out which Soul Beasts carry dragon blood, however little, and write them down. Then decide what direction you want to take toward becoming a dragon. Poison won't work, but another attribute might..."

"Thank you. I'll remember that. I'll go to the Library Pavilion tomorrow," Dugu Sheng said gratefully.

"Saintess, did gaining your Fifth Soul Ring through Ring Fusion increase the Martial Soul Poison in your body?" Huang Tieyi asked Bibi Dong.

"Yes. Whenever I summon my Martial Soul, the Martial Soul Poison becomes active, and my hair changes color with it," Bibi Dong said with a nod. "I thought Senior Dugu would know more about poison than anyone. With your suggestion as well, there should be a better way to deal with the poison in my Soul Power—even put it to use. So I came to ask him."

"Oh, so that's it. I thought you'd taken a bad turn and started playing with poison!" Huang Tieyi teased.

"I don't need to play with poison. I only need to control it," Bibi Dong said with a smile. "If I did start playing with it, you'd be the first person I poisoned. I'd make sure your cultivation stopped advancing. You're already too far ahead of me."

"Senior Dugu, have you found a suitable Soul Bone yet?" Huang Tieyi asked.

"There are shops selling Soul Bones in Spirit City, but none are very old, and I haven't found a Torso Bone. So everything I've told the Saintess so far is theory based on your idea. I haven't been able to put it into practice," Dugu Bo said.

"Your theory is enough, Senior Dugu. When I absorbed the Crab-Claw Demon Spider, I happened to gain an External Soul Bone. With your theory, I can channel the poison in my Soul Power into it and seal it away," Bibi Dong said.

"I'm glad I could help, Saintess." Hearing this, Dugu Bo badly wanted to see her External Soul Bone, but when the question reached his lips, he swallowed it.

"Thank you, Senior Dugu." Bibi Dong stood. "We'll be going, then."

Huang Tieyi said goodbye to Dugu Bo and Dugu Sheng, then left with Bibi Dong.

Watching them walk away, Dugu Sheng asked, "Dad, do you really think my sister has a chance of becoming Huang Tieyi's woman?"

"She probably has no chance of becoming his principal wife. Golden Crocodile Douluo's great-granddaughter and Mighty Lion Douluo's great-granddaughter are both interested in him, and it looks as though the Saintess is too." Dugu Bo sighed. "Your sister is pretty, but she falls a little short beside those three. And with that explosive temper of hers, how could she accept it?"

"Dad, isn't His Holiness the Pope getting married? Could my sister have a chance there?" Dugu Sheng asked.

"Don't even think about it. Even if Spirit Hall would allow it, we should steer clear of ties to Spirit Hall's Angel Clan." Dugu Bo glared at his son and lowered his voice. "You saw on the journey how fanatical those Evil Soul Masters are, and you know about the feud between the Angel God and the Rakshasa God. If we get tangled up with the Angel Clan, we might die without ever knowing when it's coming."

"I understand." Dugu Sheng nodded. "You're right, Dad."

"Here's my Elder Token. Go read at the Library Pavilion." Dugu Bo handed it to him. "Study properly. Your own affairs matter most. Stop filling your head with other nonsense."

"Yes..." Dugu Sheng took the Elder Token and left the courtyard where they were staying, excitement on his face.

As the Pope's disciple, Bibi Dong naturally had subordinates assigned to her by Qian Xunji. Two elders had secretly guarded her during this visit to the Library Pavilion. After she left, she ordered one of them to follow Yu Xiaogang.

When Bibi Dong returned to her courtyard in Spirit Hall, the elder who had been watching Yu Xiaogang appeared at once. "Saintess, the man who deliberately bumped into you and pretended it was a chance encounter is Yu Xiaogang. He comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and he's the son of its clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen."

"So that's who he is. No wonder his name sounded familiar. His Soul Power should have reached level twenty by now, shouldn't it?" Bibi Dong said with open contempt.

"Saintess, Yu Xiaogang is level twenty-two now. His Martial Soul is Luo Sanpao, and both its Soul Skills involve farting. I don't know exactly how they differ. Young Master Hongliu had a meal with Yu Xiaogang and experienced their power firsthand. I saw the sorry state they were in afterward. I can only imagine how powerful that Farting Pig is."

"Farting Pig..." Bibi Dong murmured. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Find someone to come up with a good story about the Farting Pig. That good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang deliberately bumped into me in broad daylight, then tried to humiliate me with theories he'd made up. Since I can't kill him, I'll humiliate him with stories instead. I don't just want his reputation ruined in Spirit City. I want him to drag the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's name through the mud too."

The elder heard her order and immediately rose and left the room without hesitation.

After giving the order, Bibi Dong had her guards withdraw a good distance. She removed her outer robe and sat on the bed, following the method Dugu Bo had described for drawing out the poison in her Soul Power. Shrrk! The Eight Spider Lances burst forth and lifted her body off the bed.

Bibi Dong cultivated in silence, calming her mind as she sensed the poison hidden in her Soul Power. Slowly, she drew it out and fed it into the Eight Spider Lances, drop by drop. It was a painstaking process that demanded considerable patience.