Journey to Heaven Dou Imperial City

After three years of preparation, Bibi Dong had come up with a highly feasible plan for how to win over Dugu Bo.

The plan itself was quite simple.

She would exploit Dugu Bo's weakness to achieve her goal of bringing him under her command.

As for Dugu Bo's weaknesses, from what Bibi Dong knew, his personality was exceedingly strange. It could be said that he responded to kindness but not coercion.

In her previous life, when Dugu Bo had advanced to become a Titled Douluo, she had once sent someone to recruit him.

But Dugu Bo had refused.

At the time, although Dugu Bo had refused, he was an extremely rare Titled Douluo skilled in poison. If she could win him over, he would be of great help to her future plans.

Thus, she had not given up on recruiting Dugu Bo. Instead, she had sent people to threaten him, intending to force him into submission.

Yet even then, Dugu Bo had remained unmoved. He had been unbelievably stubborn and had even verbally mocked Spirit Hall, resulting in a conflict that had nearly gotten him hunted to death by Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, whom she had dispatched.

At the time, Bibi Dong had once believed Dugu Bo to be a proud man by nature, unwilling to submit to anyone.

But later, Bibi Dong had suddenly discovered that Dugu Bo had actually submitted to Tang San.

Bibi Dong had been utterly baffled by this. She simply could not understand why Dugu Bo would submit to Tang San.

It was not until she sent people to investigate the reason that she learned Tang San seemed to have helped Dugu Bo and his granddaughter eliminate the hidden danger of the Blue Phosphorous Poison inherited by their family.

And that was Dugu Bo's weakness!

In Bibi Dong's view, Dugu Bo was an exceedingly proud person. It was almost impossible to force him into submission through strength.

But if she changed her approach and showed Dugu Bo kindness instead, such as making him submit in exchange for saving his family, then there was a great chance of success.

After all, Tang San had already proven this method in her previous life.

And compared to Tang San from her previous life, Bibi Dong believed that she was now far superior to him, whether in talent, strength, or status.

As long as she could find a way to resolve the Dugu Family's Blue Phosphorous Poison, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would definitely be hers!

In fact, over the past three years, the method Bibi Dong had chiefly considered for winning over Dugu Bo was finding a way to eliminate the Dugu Family's Blue Phosphorous Poison.

After thinking it over repeatedly and consulting the various medical texts stored within Spirit Hall again and again, Bibi Dong tested every method she had heard of in her memories from her previous life regarding how Tang San had resolved the Dugu family's Blue Phosphorous Poison.

Bibi Dong had finally found the method Tang San used to cure Dugu Bo's family of the Blue Phosphorous Poison.

It was through Spirit Bones!

Or, more precisely, by having members of the Azure Phosphorus Clan force the Blue Phosphorous Poison within their bodies into their Spirit Bones, thereby removing the poison from their bodies.

Moreover, this method could even allow members of the Azure Phosphorus Clan to make use of the Blue Phosphorous Poison within them, greatly increasing their combat power.

After discovering this method, Bibi Dong spent the next three years looking for a way to obtain a Spirit Bone.

The facts proved that Bibi Dong's luck was rather good.

Although Spirit Bones were incomparably precious treasures on Douluo Continent, they were not considered impossibly rare within Spirit Hall.

Perhaps Spirit Bones over ten thousand years old were like that, but Spirit Bones from a hundred or a thousand years could still be used by Spirit Hall as rewards to encourage its talented members.

With her understanding of Spirit Hall from the memories of her previous life, as well as her current status as the Saintess, Bibi Dong easily obtained a thousand-year Spirit Bone as a reward.

After obtaining this Spirit Bone, Bibi Dong knew that her plan to win over Dugu Bo could more or less be put into motion.

Now, she only needed to find an excuse to travel to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

As for an excuse to leave Spirit City and head to Heaven Dou Imperial City, that was far too easy to find.

Bibi Dong directly claimed that she was curious about Heaven Dou Imperial City and wanted to take Su Mo there for some fun. She then set off for Heaven Dou Imperial City together with Salas, who was about to take up the position of Platinum Bishop at the Heaven Dou Imperial City's Spirit Hall Branch.

Of course, although Qian Xunji reluctantly agreed to Bibi Dong's request, he still sent Yue Guan and Gui Mei along to protect them for safety's sake.

But that clearly did not affect anything.

"Is that Heaven Dou Imperial City up ahead?"

At noon, beneath the blazing sun, a grand and luxurious convoy was passing through a forest not far from Heaven Dou Imperial City. Inside one of the carriages, Bibi Dong lifted the curtain and looked toward the towering city in the distance before asking aloud.

"Yes, Her Ladyship, the Saintess. Heaven Dou Imperial City is right ahead!"

In response to Bibi Dong's question, the coachman driving the carriage answered with great respect.

"Heaven Dou Imperial City? Hehe, I've never been here in this life. I've heard it's an exceptionally prosperous city. I wonder how it compares to our Spirit City."

"Xiao Mo, we're about to enter Heaven Dou Imperial City. Are you looking forward to it?"

As she gazed at Heaven Dou Imperial City in the distance, an inexplicable smile appeared on Bibi Dong's beautiful face. She turned, pulled Su Mo into her arms, and affectionately stroked his little face as she asked.

"It's all right."

Although Su Mo had grown somewhat accustomed to Bibi Dong's various indulgences and affectionate touches over the past three years,

whenever Bibi Dong pulled him into her arms and held him tightly, letting him feel the warm embrace of his Goddess sister, Su Mo still could not help blushing slightly. He tried to keep a cold expression as he replied in a cool voice.

"It's all right? What do you mean, it's all right?"

"Don't worry. Once we're inside Heaven Dou Imperial City, your sister will take you around and let you have some fun. After all, Heaven Dou Imperial City is the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. There are so many people there that there must be plenty of interesting things."

"This time, since your sister finally managed to bring you out, I'll definitely make sure you have a wonderful time!"

Seeing that Su Mo was clearly somewhat shy yet still trying to act aloof, Bibi Dong simply adored him like this. She could not help gently pinching his little face before planting a firm kiss on it.

Very soon, the convoy approached Heaven Dou Imperial City and entered the city.

After entering Heaven Dou Imperial City, since the convoy was mainly serving as an honor guard to escort Salas as he assumed the post of Platinum Bishop at the Heaven Dou Imperial City's Spirit Hall Branch,

Bibi Dong did not plan to continue traveling with the convoy. Instead, she took Su Mo out of the carriage, intending to find an inn in Heaven Dou Imperial City and settle in.

Then, she would look for an opportunity to visit Dugu Bo.

Naturally, Yue Guan and Gui Mei followed closely after Bibi Dong and Su Mo left, hiding in the shadows to protect them.

However, after taking Su Mo out of the carriage, since it was still early, Bibi Dong was in no hurry to take him to an inn.

Instead, she took Su Mo sightseeing around Heaven Dou Imperial City. On one hand, she brought him around to sample all kinds of local delicacies; on the other, she led him through various shopping streets, browsing stores one moment and checking out different stalls the next.

During this time, Bibi Dong completely cast aside her former identity as the Pope. She truly behaved like an innocent, romantic young girl, leading Su Mo around as they played and frolicked.

It left Su Mo momentarily dazed.

But good times never lasted long. The afternoon quickly came to an end.