Inside the Lingbo Treading Snow Carriage.
"Bao'er, your master is going out for a little while. Be good and stay in the carriage. Whatever you do, don't leave, and no matter what you hear, don't pull back the curtains to peek. Understand?"
"Mm... okay!"
Xu Feng nodded, but inwardly, he felt helpless.
[You make it sound like you could get me to leave the carriage.]
[Isn't lying here nice enough?]
Hearing this, Bibi Dong's expression darkened, but she felt reassured enough to leave the carriage. At least Bao'er would not run around.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Just after Bibi Dong went out, Xu Feng heard a series of crisp sounds, like the sound of the Eight Spider Soul Bone rapidly growing in the animated series.
"That sound... Teacher must have activated her Martial Soul Avatar, right?"
Xu Feng could not suppress his curiosity. In all these years, he had never seen Bibi Dong use her Martial Soul Avatar, so he decided to sneak a peek.
But unexpectedly...
Whoosh!
"You little rascal, what are you trying to do?"
"Were you going to peek?"
Bibi Dong's lovely face suddenly appeared through the little window, blocking his view of everything outside.
"Um... well, well..."
"Bao'er~"
Bibi Dong pouted and looked at little Xu Feng with an aggrieved expression, her voice almost pleading. "Promise me you won't peek, all right?"
Bibi Dong in her Martial Soul Avatar state could only be described as sinister and terrifying. She did not want little Xu Feng to see her like that at all, especially the way she looked when she wanted to kill someone.
"Ahem. Since you've put it that way, Teacher, of course I'll stay here and behave."
Xu Feng reluctantly gave up, then took out his Pan Plus and started playing games.
"Bao'er is such a good child. I'll bring you something tasty when I get back."
Bibi Dong smiled tenderly and slowly lowered the curtain, her expression turning cold and severe in an instant.
"Third Soul Skill, Demon Spider Summoning."
As Bibi Dong murmured, a runic field abruptly appeared beneath her feet, accompanied by a spreading halo of dark green light.
Chitter! Chitter! Chitter!
The next moment, large numbers of dark green venomous spiders, each about half a meter across, surged out of it and rapidly spread in every direction.
Wherever the Poison Spiders passed, flowers and grass withered, vitality waned, and even became tainted by the most evil and yin death energy.
These Poison Spiders were formed from underground death energy in the first place. Not only were their attacks and venom extremely powerful, they could also scout the terrain and lock onto an enemy's aura.
Now, Bibi Dong intended to use these Poison Spiders, together with the Soul Power Radar's detection, to defeat Qian Xunfeng's group one by one.
Before long, Bibi Dong discovered two people separated from the others through the Soul Power Radar and secretly followed them.
"It's her?"
Bibi Dong saw a carriage with a maid sitting on it.
"So she was the spy Qian Xunfeng sent to watch me?"
Bibi Dong's expression darkened. She quickly connected this to her leaked whereabouts: the Lingbo Treading Snow Carriage she used had been prepared by that undercover maid.
"It seems you must die today."
Hardening her heart, Bibi Dong prepared to send the Poison Spiders over.
But in that brief instant...
Shnk.
A dagger suddenly thrust out from inside the carriage, stabbing the undercover maid straight in the back.
"Hu... Hu Yue!!"
"Y-you... how dare you betray His Highness!!"
The undercover maid turned her head with difficulty, her face full of resentment.
"I never wanted to follow scum like him. I was only feigning compliance, swallowing humiliation and bearing the burden. How could that count as betrayal?"
"You, on the other hand, chose to betray the Saintess for power and wealth, helping a tyrant carry out his atrocities. You're the one who deserves to die." Hu Yue stepped out of the carriage, her voice icy.
Although she had already straightened her clothes, her body still bore many traces of the violation, with countless bruises.
She stared expressionlessly at the maid, her words utterly cold and her gaze like a bone-piercing chill, making the maid tremble slightly.
"Hmph! You dared to ambush me. You're dead today."
Furious, the maid prepared to release her Martial Soul.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you."
"The dagger is poisoned. Releasing your Martial Soul will only make you die faster."
Hu Yue remained expressionless, but her words grew even more chilling.
"Trying to scare me?"
Naturally, the maid did not want to let herself be butchered and still chose to release her Martial Soul. But before she could do so, her body suddenly went numb, and she collapsed to the ground, twitching uncontrollably.
"Tell me, where is the Saintess? What has Qian Xunfeng prepared to use against her this time?"
Seeing Hu Yue's expression and sensing her deeply concealed killing intent, the maid knew she had no chance of surviving. She began laughing somewhat madly. "You want to warn the Saintess to escape, don't you? Dream on. I won't tell you! Hahaha..."
Hu Yue had been part of the Golden Generation three cohorts earlier, while the Saintess had been one cohort above Hu Yue. Both had been outstanding students at Spirit Hall Academy. By that reckoning, Hu Yue would even have to address the Saintess as her senior sister.
If Hu Yue was so desperate to learn the Saintess's whereabouts, she could think of only one possibility: Hu Yue wanted the Saintess to protect that little girl from the Hu Family.
After all, Hu Yue cared deeply about that little girl, valuing her more than her own life.
"You won't talk?"
"You forced me to do this."
Hu Yue pulled out the dagger, sending a large spray of blood splashing out. Utterly indifferent, she moved the dagger to the undercover maid's thigh, then slowly slid it upward until the blade pressed against her unmentionable parts.
"Now, this dagger is His Highness Qian Xunfeng, the man you follow. Haven't you always wanted to become his woman?"
An icy smile appeared on Hu Yue's face. "Then I'll grant your wish this way and join the two of you together."
"No..."
"Please don't..."
Feeling the cold blade, the maid shuddered.
"I'll talk! I'll talk!"
The undercover maid stared at Hu Yue in terror. Her expression was so cold that it made her heart quail. She had a feeling that if she did not confess, even death might become an unattainable luxury.
Before long, the maid told her everything she knew.
"Hu Yue, please, give me a quick death."
The maid looked pleadingly at Hu Yue. She did not beg for her life because she knew that, having chosen betrayal, Hu Yue could not possibly let her leave. After all, she had also been an accomplice in Qian Xunfeng's defilement of Hu Yue. How could Hu Yue spare her?
Whoosh!
Sure enough, the moment the maid finished speaking, she found herself flying through the air and even saw her own body. Strangely, that body had no head.
"Heh. Her death was hardly undeserved."
Hidden nearby, Bibi Dong witnessed everything. No longer intending to remain concealed, she walked straight out.
"You... you are?"
At the sight of the newcomer, Hu Yue was briefly dazed, then quickly recognized her and hurriedly knelt in greeting. "Greetings, Her Holiness the Saintess."
"Rise."
Hu Yue did not move. Instead, she kowtowed heavily three times, the impacts ringing out with loud thuds. Two trails of desperate, helpless tears soon slid down her face.
"Her Holiness the Saintess, please..."
"Please..."
Hu Yue could barely stop sobbing as she said, "Please help me."
"Help you with what?"
Clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, Hu Yue said in a trembling voice, "Save... save my little sister."
(End of chapter)
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