The next day.
The Papal Hall.
The guards on either side pushed open the towering doors.
Chen Jin walked in alone.
Bibi Dong was not seated on the papal throne.
The Purple-Gold Scepter rested to one side, and she was not wearing her heavy papal robes.
A deep purple dress hugged her mature figure, her long purple hair tied behind her head.
Several dishes sat on the long table.
"Sit."
Chen Jin walked to the other side of the long table.
"Did the Pope invite me here just for a meal?"
"Spirit Hall can still afford to spare a meal."
Bibi Dong picked up her teacup.
"Why did Ah Yin sacrifice herself to you?"
"She wanted to."
"Tang Hao watched over her for more than a decade."
"Keeping her in a cave without sunlight counts as watching over her?"
Bibi Dong's fingertips paused on the rim of her cup.
"You've seen Ah Yin?"
"Yes."
"She has already regained consciousness?"
"The Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix possesses nirvana power."
Chen Jin picked up a piece of roast meat.
"Restoring a Blue Silver Emperor's consciousness isn't difficult."
Bibi Dong looked at the person before her.
"Tang Hao didn't take her to the Blue Silver Forest?"
"No."
"There is a Blue Silver King in that forest with nearly a hundred thousand years of cultivation."
A thoughtful look deepened in her purple eyes.
"With the Blue Silver Grass sharing its life force, Ah Yin could indeed recover faster."
"Tang Hao knew."
"He deliberately left Ah Yin in the cave?"
"At least, that's what Ah Yin believes."
Chen Jin set down his chopsticks.
"So she sacrificed herself a second time."
Silence fell beside the long table.
Bibi Dong took a sip of tea.
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast sacrificing herself twice in succession."
"Ah Yin certainly was willing