Mother and Daughter Face Off (Part Two)

Qian Renxue's expression turned icy. She shouted, "Bibi Dong, you fool! He deceived you. He never loved you!"

"Shut up! You have no right to judge Xiaogang!"

Vast Soul Power erupted from Bibi Dong. The might of a Titled Douluo became a fierce wind that swept in every direction.

Bibi Dong shot to her feet and pointed her staff at Qian Renxue, burning with rage.

"Qian Renxue, get out!"

Qian Renxue neither dodged nor retreated. She met Bibi Dong's gaze, bore the crushing force of her presence, and strode forward. As she walked, she said:

"Looks like you've already guessed some of it. You just won't admit you were wrong or face the truth.

"That's all right. I'll tell you. What else are good sisters for?"

The more Bibi Dong defended Yu Xiaogang, the angrier Qian Renxue became. She was close to losing all reason.

What is that worthless man worth, that you'd defend him like this?

What have you given me in nineteen years?

Nothing but pain and suffering!

I'm your daughter!

Damn it!

"You insolent brat!" Fire nearly burst from Bibi Dong's eyes. Soul Power surged from her once more and swept toward Qian Renxue as she cursed, "I told you to get out! Are you deaf?"

If anyone else had dared slander Yu Xiaogang before her like this, she would have struck them down long ago.

But this was Qian Renxue.

Though Bibi Dong fiercely resisted her, she had never considered taking her life. She could only try to crush her with the force of her presence.

To Qian Renxue, however, that threat was nothing but impotent rage.

She neither dodged nor retreated. Her voice rang out louder still.

"That worthless man is the disgrace of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Everyone in the clan knows it.

"Do you think your meeting was a coincidence?

"He knew long before then that you were Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden. He arranged for you to meet by chance so you'd lower your guard and let him get close.

"He only approached you to prove to his family that he wasn't worthless and satisfy that pitiful pride of his.

"Think about it. If the man everyone in his family called worthless could marry Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and bring her home, who would dare call him worthless then?"

Bibi Dong's mind went blank. For an instant, even her breath stopped.

On countless nights after they parted, she had revisited her memories of Yu Xiaogang and wondered about all those coincidences.

But whenever doubt rose in her heart, she stamped it out herself in less than three seconds.

Xiaogang's feelings for me were real. He would never do that to me.

"Qian Renxue, shut up! You don't understand Xiaogang at all. He would never do that to me." Bibi Dong refused to think any further and answered on instinct.

But the panic and bewilderment in her eyes had already betrayed her.

Her obsession ran deep, but she was not beyond saving.

If Qian Renxue was the one trying to persuade her, there was a chance she would face reality.

After all, Qian Renxue held a higher place in her heart than Yu Xiaogang. She would kill anyone for his sake, but Qian Renxue was the one person she would not hurt.

"Sister, you're afraid. Afraid no one ever loved you. Afraid everything you did was a joke."

Qian Renxue climbed the steps one by one, closing in on Bibi Dong.

At the top, she came to a stop before her.

Her gaze locked onto Bibi Dong's, fierce and unyielding.

Their eyes met, and Bibi Dong felt a chill crawl over her.

Is this still my proud, distant daughter? When did she get so sharp-tongued?

"Heh. You think I'll believe you just because you made up a story?"

Bibi Dong gritted her teeth. Then, as if something had occurred to her, a wicked smile curved her lips.

She took half a step back, sat down on her throne again, and said calmly:

"Qian Renxue, your tricks are childish. Did you think this would break me?

"You can't imagine what I've been through, little girl.

"But I never expected a descendant of the Angel Lineage to stoop to such a despicable trick just to deal with me.

"I must say, you have grown."

A careless smile now rested on Bibi Dong's face. Not a trace of her earlier fury remained.

She knew one thing for certain: Yu Xiaogang held her in his heart. She could not be wrong.

More importantly, even if she was wrong, she would never bow her head to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue was a humiliation she could never wash away for as long as she lived.

Still, the fact that Qian Renxue had thought of this way to attack her made Bibi Dong regard her more highly.

She's learned to adapt. She really has grown up.

Noticing that Bibi Dong had regained her composure, Qian Renxue was thrown into doubt.

Didn't my dear grandson say that the moment she heard anything about Yu Xiaogang, her wits would fail, her eyes would turn red, and she'd pant like an ox?

How did she calm down so quickly? Did I remember it wrong?

Then insight flashed through Qian Renxue's mind. No wonder she's legendary at weathering pressure. I didn't give her a big enough dose. I need to increase it.

"Sister, you can't refute a word I've said, yet you still won't admit it. You're a dead duck with a stubborn beak."

Bibi Dong had offered no evidence to refute her from start to finish. All she did was insist Xiaogang had done nothing wrong. Qian Renxue trusted Qian Zong's judgment more than ever and prepared to press her attack.

"Why would I bother refuting you when I know you're lying?"

Bibi Dong's mind automatically shut out anything negative about Yu Xiaogang. A smile played on her lips.

"You seem awfully confident. You must have prepared well for today.

"Use whatever tricks you have. What haven't I seen over the years? Do you think I'd be afraid of a little girl still wet behind the ears?"

Bibi Dong recalled how Qian Renxue had stumbled before her time and again. Her lost confidence returned.

She could never beat me.

Qian Renxue sneered. "Sister, your skin is nearly as thick as Spirit City's walls."

Bibi Dong's mouth twitched, but she kept smiling. "You can lie to me without a twinge of conscience. Your skin is thicker than mine."

"You know in your heart whether I'm lying."

Bibi Dong's expression abruptly changed. "Out of tricks already? If so, you can get out."

Women were fickle creatures.

"If you want to hear it, I might as well tell you."

Since Bibi Dong had asked, Qian Renxue held nothing back.

"You say Yu Xiaogang is the Grandmaster, a man of vast learning. Then why doesn't he even know what his own Martial Soul is?"

"Who says Xiaogang doesn't know? His Martial Soul is called Luo Sanpao. It's a Mutated Martial Soul." Bibi Dong answered without hesitation.

Qian Renxue smiled.

"So you do know. Good!

"Then do you know Luo Sanpao is a Golden Sacred Dragon Hatchling? Keep feeding him meat from lesser dragons or true dragons, and he can evolve into a Golden Sacred Dragon.

"But that self-proclaimed Grandmaster feeds a Golden Sacred Dragon Hatchling white radishes instead, just so he'll fart more and disgust everyone else.

"Does a worthless man like that truly deserve the title of Grandmaster?"