Faced with Ning Fengzhi's question.
A slight change crossed Bibi Dong's solemn face.
Questioning the Pope before Spirit Hall.
Nothing so absurd had ever happened since Spirit Hall's establishment.
Yet, as it happened.
Ning Fengzhi had laid an open scheme.
No matter how she answered.
Yu Xiaogang would struggle to escape that bet or evade its punishment.
"Of course I recognize it."
"Elder Ning may make decisions on Spirit Hall's behalf!"
"However, I hope that before making a decision next time, you will follow the normal procedure and enter the Elder Hall to discuss it. At the very least, inform me beforehand, lest outsiders think the elders and I disagree."
A trace of anger flashed across Bibi Dong's peerless face.
Yet she still delivered those words as calmly as possible.
Ning Fengzhi remained as genial as a spring breeze. "Naturally. I will certainly visit the Elder Hall next time. This happened so suddenly; I hope the Pope will not take offense."
"Elder Yu."
"Sorry for the trouble, but please do not leave Spirit City for the next six months. If you leave..."
Ning Fengzhi turned his words toward Yu Xiaogang.
Bibi Dong could not bear to watch any longer.
"I will stand as guarantor."
"If Elder Yu fails to honor his promise, I will take his place."
"But if Lu Ning..."
Before Bibi Dong finished, Ning Fengzhi immediately nodded in reply. "If Lu Ning fails to arrive in six months, I will bear the consequences."
They dared to say it.
The spectators in the stands scarcely dared to keep listening.
They all knew what the bet was.
If someone failed to appear in six months.
Either the Pope or Sect Master Ning would run naked... was this still a bet?
This was a fight to the death between two great