In the Papal Hall, Hu Liena fell silent.
She felt... perhaps she and Bi Shuo would never get to meet in this lifetime.
"Don't worry. Everything is under control."
Bibi Dong's expression remained unchanged. She saw nothing wrong with this.
"Besides, the me on the Celestial Screen stopped needing Soul Rings long ago. That rabbit's Soul Ring was obviously meant for Bi Shuo."
"Ultimately, it's all for his own good."
"..."
Hu Liena remained silent, wanting to speak but holding back.
Teacher... no matter how you look at it, you played this hand wrong, didn't you?
Where on earth does your confidence come from...?
Hu Liena dared not say those words aloud. She merely looked at Bibi Dong's confident face and comforted herself.
Teacher is so clever. She must have a way.
And what if? What if Junior Martial Uncle Bi Shuo really values Teacher as his older sister...?
At that thought, even Hu Liena herself laughed.
If Bi Shuo still came after learning about this, she would listen to her teacher and marry him.
[On the Celestial Screen, the Pope's icy voice was not loud, but it instantly froze what had been a fairly peaceful atmosphere.]
[Bi Shuo's exquisite face stiffened as well.]
["None of you are leaving!"]
[Bibi Dong's purple eyes swept over the little rabbit behind Li Shaobai before she glanced sideways at Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo beside Bi Shuo.]
[Her icy voice rang out again.]
["Yue Guan, Gui Mei, can you not hear my orders?!"]
["Sword Douluo lost an arm in an attack overseas. Kill them, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will be finished!"]
[Before Yue Guan and Gui Mei could react, however, Bi Shuo stepped forward first.]
[His exquisitely handsome face was expressionless, and his purple eyes reflected a face almost identical to