Of the four hundred-thousand-year soul beasts living in the Star Dou Great Forest, only Xiao Wu, who had chosen to take human form, could be considered easy to deal with.
The other three soul beasts were far beyond what Bibi Dong could handle at present.
At that thought, Zhao Su hesitated no longer. He stood and slipped silently out of the Soul Fighting Arena.
The Grand Hotel of Suotuo City.
Inside a lavish suite, Bibi Dong sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating.
"Don't go hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. The time isn't right yet!"
Hearing Zhao Su's somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes and looked at him.
Although Zhao Su was only sixteen, he already stood at 1.8 meters tall. His face still held a trace of youth, but determination showed through it.
"So you really did leave a spy at my side."
Bibi Dong's voice was cold and aloof, without a trace of emotion.
"I left someone there to protect you, not to watch you."
"Hmph. I, Bibi Dong, need no one's protection."
"Sigh. You're far too stubborn, and that's bad for your cultivation. I think you should try to forget some of the unpleasant things in your past."
"What do you mean?"
At Zhao Su's words, a flicker of panic appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes. Her composure faltered.
"Don't you know what I mean?"
"How would I know?"
Bibi Dong frowned, and a trace of pain appeared amid the panic in her eyes.
She seemed to have recalled something from the past that she wished never to remember.
In that dark, damp secret chamber.
That night, she had not only lost her most precious possession; her pride and kindness had also been torn to shreds.
"You shouldn't live only in the past. You have to learn to forget. There's boundless beauty waiting in your future. Besides, Qian Xunji is already dead. You've had your revenge!"
"Shut up!"
Zhao Su's words thoroughly enraged Bibi Dong. A powerful surge of soul power swept toward him.
She had no idea how Zhao Su knew any of this.
But it was a secret she needed to keep buried in her heart forever, a pain that could never be erased.
Zhao Su acted as well, sealing the turbulent soul power within Bibi Dong. At the same time, an aura brimming with immense vitality flowed into her body.
That powerful vitality carried a restorative force that could bring all things back to life.
Under that warm current, Bibi Dong gradually calmed down.
The domineering, icy gaze with which she surveyed everything softened as well. Tears spilled from her eyes, and she began to cry.
That warm current, with its power to revive all things, brought back memories of her childhood.
She had been born in an ordinary little village, but the entire village was later destroyed by evil soul masters.
Qian Xunji had found her and brought her back to Spirit Hall.
He had even taken her as his disciple and taught her personally.
In the beginning, Qian Xunji had been the person she respected and admired most.
Yet it was also Qian Xunji who had destroyed her love and ruined her life.
"There, don't cry. Forget the past. I'll help you get everything you want. All you need to do is keep yourself safe!"
Zhao Su stepped forward and comforted Bibi Dong softly.
"Why are you helping me?"
Bibi Dong raised her head and looked at Zhao Su's youthful yet resolute face as she asked softly.
"There's no reason. I wanted to, so I did!"
Bibi Dong smiled. Her stunning face took on a soul-stealing allure as she leaned toward Zhao Su.
A woman who was always seductive could grow tiresome to look at.
But when an icy, aloof beauty like Bibi Dong suddenly turned seductive, she could make a person's very bones melt.
Zhao Su instinctively took a step back.
Bibi Dong followed him again, her whole body almost pressing against his as she reached out to stroke his cheek.
His heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.
"Or do you want my body too?"
Her soul-stealing gaze, her blunt yet suggestive words, her figure with its peaks rising one after another, and her faint fragrance all battered Zhao Su's soul.
He nearly lost control.
He wanted to push Bibi Dong down right then and love her thoroughly.
In the end, Zhao Su held himself back. He admitted that young girls held no appeal for him, while he had no resistance to a mature woman like Bibi Dong.
But Zhao Su also understood that even if he wanted to make Bibi Dong his own,
now was not the time.
If he wanted her right now, he could have her.
But that would cast an even deeper shadow over Bibi Dong's heart. After all, she had a painful past she refused to recall.
Most importantly, Zhao Su knew perfectly well which to choose between pleasure once and pleasure time after time, between reluctant submission and willing initiative.
"Don't do anything foolish. If you want a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, I'll help you."
With that, Zhao Su hurried away.
He dared not stay any longer. If this continued, he feared he would be unable to restrain his restless soul.
Watching Zhao Su leave, Bibi Dong's seductive gaze gradually turned cold again.
She had not expected Zhao Su to withstand her temptation.
Bibi Dong was extremely confident in her looks and figure.
Although she believed her strength meant she had no need to trade her body for anything,
his refusal still made her regard Zhao Su differently from everyone else.
Of course, to Bibi Dong, Zhao Su was currently nothing more than a pawn on her path to the summit.
In fact, she had never truly considered Zhao Su her disciple.
All she valued was his powerful martial soul and strength.
Zhao Su had planted spies around Bibi Dong and even throughout Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong likewise had people watching Zhao Su.
She could claim to know everything he had done over the past ten years.
What Bibi Dong did not know, however, was that she knew only what Zhao Su wanted her to know.
That, too, was one of Zhao Su's methods.
He wanted to conquer Bibi Dong, but he did not want to be held in check by her. In other words, he had no desire to become her lapdog.
After leaving the hotel, Zhao Su took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the evil fire in his heart.
He turned to look up at Bibi Dong's hotel room, the corners of his mouth lifting into a wicked smile. "Little temptress!"
"Master!"
Just then, Shadow's aura appeared around Zhao Su.
Having learned her lesson last time, she now released a trace of her aura whenever she appeared, allowing Zhao Su to notice her first.
"Stay by her side. If necessary, you have my permission to act against her, but remember not to truly hurt her!"
As Zhao Su walked toward the Great Soul Arena, he spoke to Shadow, who remained concealed in the darkness.
"Yes. Shadow understands!"
Shadow answered and did not continue following Zhao Su. Once he disappeared around the corner,
her figure gradually emerged from the darkness.
Her eyes held a hint of resentment and an unwillingness to accept things.
She did not understand why Zhao Su cared so much about Bibi Dong, yet never even gave her a proper glance.
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