Bibi Dong's fury!

In Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong lay alluringly on a spacious bed, dressed in a silk robe that exposed her long, fair legs, the curves of her body faintly visible beneath it.

Her long purple hair spilled out around her, and a captivating floral fragrance wafted from her body. A hint of anticipation shone on her exquisite face.

She gently tapped the white bedding with her fair, smooth fingers and waited.

Time ticked by, second after second.

The door remained silent. No one pushed it open.

Bibi Dong's expression began to turn cold.

"Li Tianyuan, you dare defy my orders!"

A cold, questioning smile curled at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth.

"It seems I need to punish him properly. It has been a while since I last punished him!"

Bibi Dong came up with a few special ways to punish him.

Once he arrived, she would make Li Tianyuan pay a hefty price!

Yet she waited and waited.

About half an hour later, no one had come.

Bibi Dong finally realized something was wrong.

"Could something have happened to Li Tianyuan?"

Bibi Dong rose from the bed, put on her papal robes, and picked up the gem-encrusted Pope's Scepter. She left her room and headed toward Li Tianyuan's.

A short while later, she pushed open his door, but Li Tianyuan was nowhere inside.

"Where is he?"

Furious, Bibi Dong shouted.

The nearby maids heard the commotion and hurried over.

"Your Holiness, what happened?"

A maid bowed as she asked.

"Where is Li Tianyuan?"

Bibi Dong roared.

"Your Holiness, Guard Li seemed to leave Spirit Hall an hour ago. He said he had something to do outside."

The maid answered.

"What?"

Bibi Dong's expression grew cold.

"Hmph, is he trying to escape? Li Tianyuan, a mere Soul Master with Soul Ancestor cultivation thinks he can escape the palm of my hand!"

Bibi Dong sneered.

When she caught Li Tianyuan, she would teach him a harsh lesson this time.

He would not be able to get out of bed for three days.

"Someone, summon Xie Yue and Hu Liena!"

Bibi Dong raised her hand and issued the order.

"Yes."

A maid bowed and left.

Before long, a man and a woman appeared. The man looked rather devilishly handsome, his short hair like steel needles, yet his expression was unusually composed.

The woman had black hair, a beautiful, foxlike face, and a graceful figure.

The man was named Xie Yue, a member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

The woman was Hu Liena, Bibi Dong's personal disciple.

The two were also brother and sister.

"Greetings, Your Holiness."

Both bowed respectfully, their manner humble.

"Spirit Hall guard Li Tianyuan has deserted without cause. I order you both to capture him immediately. Remember, bring him back alive!"

Bibi Dong instructed them.

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

Xie Yue and Hu Liena exchanged a somewhat surprised glance, but neither dared disobey Bibi Dong's orders.

"This is the address of his secret residence in Spirit City. Go search it immediately!"

Bibi Dong raised her hand again and swept it through the air. An address appeared—the residence Li Tianyuan had secretly purchased.

"Yes!"

Xie Yue's and Hu Liena's eyes lit up. After bowing again, they immediately headed outside.

After watching them leave, Bibi Dong's lips curved into a cold, ambiguous smile. "Li Tianyuan, could it be that you resent me?"

"Haven't I treated you well enough?!"

"Do you know how many people in this world want to be with me..."

She left the rest unsaid.

After all, she did not want those old fellows in the Worship Hall to know about her affairs.

Especially Qian Daoliu, her father-in-law. She was even less willing to let him know what she and Li Tianyuan had been getting up to.

But once she caught Li Tianyuan this time, she would tighten her control over him.

"Nana, is Li Tianyuan trying to escape?"

After leaving Spirit Hall, Xie Yue asked in some surprise.

"I don't know. Teacher treats Li Tianyuan quite well. I don't understand why he would betray Spirit Hall!"

"Let's head over first. We absolutely cannot let Li Tianyuan get away!"

Hu Liena was also somewhat surprised, but she knew nothing of what lay behind this. She could only go and see what was happening.

"All right."

Xie Yue nodded lightly.

The two immediately set off to capture him at the address Bibi Dong had given them.

A little later, they arrived at Li Tianyuan's secret residence.

They exchanged a glance and approached without a sound.

At the same time, Li Tianyuan also noticed the two uninvited guests.

He did not choose to flee. Instead, he smiled faintly.

Then he vanished into thin air.

Having mastered his Soul Skill, Li Tianyuan immediately used Temporal Concealment.

This Soul Skill allowed him to conceal himself within the surrounding space-time with ease. Even a Titled Douluo would struggle to detect him.

These two would certainly never find him.

Click.

The door opened, and two figures entered one after the other.

Xie Yue went in first. He surveyed the room warily and found no one inside.

"Brother, Li Tianyuan isn't here!"

Hu Liena had not found him either and called out to Xie Yue.

"Keep looking!"

Still unwilling to give up, Xie Yue checked the bed, the cabinets, and outside the window, but found nothing.

There was no unusual movement in the room either.

"It looks like he left!"

Hu Liena also searched around but found nothing.

"Come on, let's search the surrounding area immediately. We cannot let Li Tianyuan escape!"

Seeing that no one was in the room, Xie Yue immediately led Hu Liena outside.

Once they had left, Li Tianyuan slowly emerged.

"This Soul Skill really can conceal me. Those siblings aren't weak, yet they couldn't sense even a trace of my presence."

Li Tianyuan felt rather pleased with himself.

He had originally intended to leave Spirit City immediately, but now he felt much calmer.

He wanted to see Bibi Dong seething with fury.

Still, he would not be foolish enough to go to Spirit Hall.

"I'll stay for now and see what happens, and practice my Soul Skill while I'm at it."

Li Tianyuan remained in the room.

Not long afterward, Xie Yue and Hu Liena hurried back to Spirit Hall to meet Bibi Dong.

"Your Holiness, we searched, but found no trace of Li Tianyuan!"

"The guards at the gates didn't see Li Tianyuan leave either!"

Xie Yue bowed as he reported, a hint of fear in his voice.

The siblings had failed their mission this time and might be punished by Bibi Dong.

"What?"

"Li Tianyuan, a whole living person, just escaped?!"

Bibi Dong could hardly believe it. She knew Li Tianyuan's strength. A Soul Ancestor barely above rank forty was nothing more than small fry in Spirit City. He could not possibly escape without anyone noticing!

"He must still be hiding in Spirit City!"

"What a sly fox, playing hide-and-seek with me. Once I catch you, just see what I'll do to you!"

Bibi Dong analyzed the situation, her face brimming with fury.

Since becoming Pope, no one except her daughter Qian Renxue had ever escaped the palm of her hand!

"Someone, bring Cardinal Night Hawk here."

Bibi Dong ordered.

"Yes."

A maid bowed and withdrew.

Xie Yue's and Hu Liena's expressions shifted. Cardinal Uluo was a Soul Saint above rank seventy, with the Mysterious Eagle Martial Soul, and specialized in flight and searching!