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"Hmph, all of you, come out. Seize the Saintess."
Seeing that the Saintess was about to attack, Qian Xunfeng wasted no time and gave the order.
He had brought nearly ten Soul Saints with him, already lying in ambush in the shadows. They only needed the Saintess to appear before forming an encirclement formation to kill her. When that happened, never mind a Douluo like the Saintess-even if she were a Titled Douluo, he was confident he could stop her.
"Hmm?"
"Where are my men?"
Qian Xunfeng frowned, sweeping his gaze over the ambush positions. "The Saintess has appeared. Stop hiding and form the killing encirclement!"
Silence-
After several orders went unanswered, Qian Xunfeng's heart lurched, and a bad feeling arose within him. Still, he refused to give up and shouted again, "Bastards! I told you to stop hiding! Get out here!"
Silence-
Qian Xunfeng looked around but still saw no one. His expression abruptly darkened.
"Could it be..."
"That bitch secretly killed all the Soul Saints he brought?"
The thought arose in Qian Xunfeng's mind, but disbelief filled his face.
"This..."
"How is that possible?!"
Qian Xunfeng's body trembled slightly.
Those Soul Saints were exceptionally skilled at concealment and assassination. Never mind the Saintess discovering them-even a Titled Douluo might not have detected their movements.
"How could that bitch silently kill so many Soul Saints?"
"But if that's really what happened..."
Qian Xunfeng knitted his brows and clenched his fists until his bones creaked. "Damn it, I've been tricked."
Now, Qian Xunfeng finally realized that he was probably the only person left here who could deal with Bibi Dong.
"Third Soul Skill, Death Spider Web Restraint."
Opposite him, Bibi Dong murmured.
Rustle, rustle.
In an instant, great clouds of hazy purple poison gas began enveloping Qian Xunfeng. Poison Spiders emerged from the ground, constantly spitting lethally poisonous death spider webs at him.
"Hmph, even alone, I can easily subdue you."
As the bearer of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, Qian Xunfeng possessed exceptional talent and strength. Naturally, he did not fear Bibi Dong.
"Angel True Body!"
Qian Xunfeng roared. Intense golden light enveloped his entire body, and as that sacred radiance shone, his confidence actually grew considerably. He felt capable again.
After all, this was the sacred Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul!
But before Qian Xunfeng's confidence could last even a single breath, that sacred golden light instantly dimmed.
Bang!
"What?"
"What's going on?"
Before Qian Xunfeng could figure out what was happening, his Martial Soul Avatar shattered.
Pfft...
The next moment, Qian Xunfeng violently spat out a mouthful of thick black blood. It splashed onto the ground with a sizzling sound.
"Damn it..."
"It's poison."
"That bitch Hu Yue poisoned me."
Qian Xunfeng quickly realized what had happened, but before he could rage, Bibi Dong's Death Spider Web Restraint was already sweeping over him, blotting out the sky.
"Not good."
Unable to use his Martial Soul Avatar, Qian Xunfeng could only use his first six Soul Skills, effectively losing more than half his strength. He dared not hold anything back and immediately unleashed the strongest Soul Skill currently available to him.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Angel's Roar."
Boom!
Powerful sound waves collided with the sky full of spider webs, immediately unleashing an enormous blast of air.
"Hahahaha..."
"Bibi Dong, you bitch, is that all you've got?"
"If so, you can't stop me! Hahahaha..."
Having blocked the attack, Qian Xunfeng immediately burst into wild laughter.
Now, Qian Xunfeng knew very well that he certainly could not capture Bibi Dong. But if he wanted to leave, he had absolute confidence that he could escape. After all, he possessed the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul; flying through the air could not have been easier.
Boom!
At that moment, Qian Xunfeng suddenly leaped up, spreading six wings that seemed to blot out the sky and sun. Looking down at Bibi Dong, he shouted, "Bitch, this is where we part ways. You won't be so lucky next time."
"Not good."
Beside them, Hu Yue immediately cried out urgently at the sight. "Qian Xunfeng is escaping!"
Had the thing she feared most happened after all?
If Qian Xunfeng returned to Spirit Hall, her younger sister, and even her entire clan... would be finished!
"I'm sorry..."
"Nana..."
"It's all my fault. I failed to protect you. I'm sorry..."
At the thought that Qian Xunfeng would surely target Hu Liena to vent his hatred once he returned to Spirit Hall, Hu Yue's heart instantly filled with despair, helplessness, and sorrow.
But when Hu Yue saw what happened next, she froze on the spot.
"Move."
Bibi Dong remained where she stood, casting a glance at Qian Xunfeng with eyes that seemed to scorn all living beings.
The next moment, a figure that had long been poised beneath Qian Xunfeng shot into the sky.
"Spider Emperor Clone, explode!"
Bibi Dong gently closed her delicate hand. Then, with a tremendous boom in midair, a mushroom cloud instantly erupted.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The aftershocks spread, making the entire space shudder. Within a radius of dozens of li, countless Soul Beasts trembled and fled in every direction.
"Her Holiness the Saintess..."
"Such terrifying strength."
Beside her, Hu Yue witnessed the scene with utter shock on her face, standing rooted to the spot.
Feeling that terrifying shock wave that made her heart quake, Hu Yue had an intuition that even a Titled Douluo like Yue Guan would probably suffer severe injuries, if not die, from such a close-range explosion.
As for Qian Xunfeng, a poisoned Douluo who had lost half his strength, he should have been blasted to bits by now.
At that thought, Hu Yue could not help looking at Bibi Dong and asking somewhat timidly, "Y-Your Highness, is Qian Xunfeng dead?"
"No."
Bibi Dong answered with certainty, then lightly waved her sleeve, dispersing the smoke.
An enormous crater appeared.
In its center lay an extremely bedraggled figure-naturally, Qian Xunfeng, who had been blasted into the ground.
His clothes were now in tatters, and burns covered many parts of his body. Five of his six wings had been blown off, and four had been scorched, giving off a strong burnt smell. Blood could be seen constantly flowing from his wounds, which were too ghastly to look at.
"Heh, as expected of Qian Daoliu's son. You certainly have plenty of treasures. You even blocked my clone's self-detonation."
Bibi Dong walked over to Qian Xunfeng and looked down at him with her exquisitely beautiful eyes.
"Cough, cough..."
Clinging to a breath, Qian Xunfeng looked at Bibi Dong, his eyes filled with intense fear and the desire to live. "Your Highness, I was wrong. Please spare me."
"Now you know you were wrong?"
"Too late."
Bibi Dong's killing intent surged as she prepared to strike.
"Your Highness, please wait."
Bibi Dong saw Hu Yue force herself through the intense pain and walk over. Seemingly guessing something, her expression softened a little. "You want to kill him yourself?"
"Your Highness, I hope you can give me this chance."
"Very well."
Bibi Dong nodded and stepped aside.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Hu Yue clenched her pearly teeth and delicate hands, bowing deeply to Bibi Dong. Two trails of clear tears had already slipped down her fair cheeks without her realizing it.
Ever since the day she had been violated, Hu Yue had never dared imagine that she would one day take revenge with her own hands. After all...
Qian Xunfeng was the son of the Limit Douluo, Qian Daoliu.
She dared not seek revenge. If she did, the entire Hu Family might die.
Now, if she could kill Qian Xunfeng in this uninhabited mountain range, Qian Daoliu would never know. Then she... could rest easy.
"Hu Yue, don't you dare..."
Seeing Hu Yue approach, Qian Xunfeng panicked. He roared threateningly, "Have you forgotten your sister is still in my hands? If you dare touch me, your sister will certainly die."
"..." Hu Yue did not respond. Instead, she raised her dagger and walked straight to Qian Xunfeng's side.
Swish!
"Urgh..."
"Aaaargh..."
Her blade rose and fell, severing Qian Xunfeng's last wing.
"Hu Yue, you bitch, stop!"
Facing Qian Xunfeng's furious roar, Hu Yue revealed a smile that gradually twisted into something savage. "Don't rush. I'll repay all the harm you did to me... bit... by... bit."
Hu Yue spoke that last sentence one word at a time, each word filled with seething resentment and killing intent.
"Next, I'll cut off your limbs."
Hu Yue narrowed her eyes and continued, "To give those innocent girls you toyed with and hurt some justice."
"You..."
"Get away..."
"Don't come any closer!!"
Qian Xunfeng kicked his legs, constantly moving away from Hu Yue.
The look in her eyes was so terrifying that it made even his heart tremble.
"Urgh..."
"Ugh... aaaargh..."
Unfortunately, no matter how he retreated, he could not escape Hu Yue's revenge. The fingers on his hand were cut off one by one. Once she finished, she moved to his other hand and cut them off one by one as well.
"Please, let me go."
"Hehe, do you think I could possibly let you go?"
"Didn't you love using these hands to grope my body? Now I'll cut them off, one finger at a time."
"No... please... stop... urgh... aaaargh..."
Hu Yue sneered a few times. After cutting off his fingers, she hardened her heart and brought her blade down four times in succession, severing all four of Qian Xunfeng's limbs entirely. Accompanying it were his increasingly agonized howls, like the wails of an evil spirit in hell.
"Urgh... aaaargh..."
Unfortunately, the more shrilly Qian Xunfeng screamed, the more relieved Hu Yue felt, as though she were hearing not howls but the sweetest celestial music in the world.
"Hu Yue..."
Qian Xunfeng could feel her intense killing intent and hatred. No longer hoping to survive, he merely pleaded, "Please, give me a quick death."
"You want a quick death?"
Hu Yue laughed, her laughter crazed and savage.
"I asked you the same thing back then. But how did you answer me?"
"You threatened me with my sister's life, making me afraid to kill myself, forcing me to cooperate with your dual cultivation technique, letting you humiliate me and toy with me without restraint. This..."
Hu Yue's eyes were blood-red. "This was your answer to me?"
"I was wrong. I really know I was wrong."
"Please, give me a quick death."
Qian Xunfeng felt he was already miserable enough and only wanted it to end quickly. But just after he finished speaking, he saw Hu Yue aim the dagger at his crotch.
"No..."
"Don't..."
Qian Xunfeng's pupils instantly contracted.
"This stab is the retribution you deserve most for all this time you've spent abusing me. You deserve everything you're getting."
Hu Yue hardened her heart and plunged the dagger down. Of course, driven by intense resentment and the desire for revenge, she did not stop at one stab, instead stabbing the same spot again and again.
"Aaargh!!!"
"No! Don't!"
"Urgh... aaargh... urgh... aaaargh..."
Enduring pain that seemed to tear his soul apart, Qian Xunfeng wanted to roar, but after only a few cries, his throat went hoarse. His face began twitching, and his body trembled.
If Qian Xunfeng still had his limbs, he might have curled up like a shrimp. Unfortunately, all five of his legs had been destroyed, leaving him a human stump.
A short while later...
Stabbed into a bloody mess, Qian Xunfeng finally could endure no more. He died a wretched death beneath Hu Yue's blade, his eyes remaining open in death.
"Heh..."
At the sight, Hu Yue exhaled and lay straight down on the ground, her face suddenly paling further. "I've avenged the violation of my body. My sister should be safe now, and I... should be free at last."
"Junior Sister?"
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Hu Yue in this state, Bibi Dong knitted her delicate brows and hurried over to check on her, but Hu Yue refused her help.
"Your Highness, don't worry about me. The poison has already seeped into all my internal organs. There's no saving me."
"I'm very grateful you gave me a chance to take revenge. With things ending this way today, I'm already more than satisfied."
Hu Yue was very weak now, but she smiled with relief. It was a pure smile, filled with gratitude.
"I clearly told you to leave first, so why..." Bibi Dong was utterly puzzled. "Did you insist on poisoning Qian Xunfeng?"
With those support items from little Xu Feng, her strength could skyrocket. She believed defeating Qian Xunfeng wouldn't be difficult.
"Your Highness, I know you're very strong, and defeating Qian Xunfeng wouldn't be a problem at all. But he has so many tricks up his sleeve that there was still a chance he might escape. If my death could ensure that beast Qian Xunfeng wouldn't get away, then I... have absolutely no regrets."
"Besides, if Qian Xunfeng died, Qian Daoliu would inevitably trace it back to me. I truly couldn't guarantee that I could keep this secret. If I died, no one would find out about Qian Xunfeng's murder, and you and my little sister would be safe, wouldn't you?"
"So, from the moment you learned I was going to kill Qian Xunfeng, you never intended to return alive, did you? Why put yourself through this?" Bibi Dong felt a pang of regret.
"Only the dead can keep secrets. This is something I had to do." Hu Yue paused, then smiled again. "And you were willing to help me take revenge. I'm truly... already... so... so grateful."
Pfft-
As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Yue spat out a mouthful of blood. Clearly, she couldn't hold on much longer.
"Junior Sister!!"
Bibi Dong crouched down, held her hand, and said gently, "Do you have any wishes left unfulfilled? Tell me. I'll help you."
Hu Yue had a point. Qian Xunfeng did have plenty of tricks up his sleeve. Without Hu Yue's help, she couldn't have been completely certain of stopping him from escaping.
And Hu Yue hadn't even feared death to keep Qian Xunfeng's killing a secret. Bibi Dong felt she should do something for her.
"Your Highness, if possible, I hope you can take my little sister somewhere safe. As long as she can grow up healthy and happy, that's enough."
"All right. I promise."
"Th... thank you..."
After those final words, Hu Yue closed her eyes and passed away without any regrets.
Boom!
Whoosh...
Bibi Dong acted decisively, unleashing a blast of dark flames that burned the bodies of Qian Xunfeng and the others to nothing.
As for Hu Yue, Bibi Dong found a place with lovely scenery and buried her properly before heading back toward little Xu Feng.
"If Bao'er hadn't warned me, perhaps my fate would've been much like Hu Yue's. I would've been... defiled by that so-called teacher of mine too."
"If Hu Yue hadn't risked herself to poison him today, Qian Daoliu might have soon learned that I killed Qian Xunfeng. I wouldn't have escaped being dragged back. When that happened, that beast, my teacher... he'd be just like Qian Xunfeng, only wanting to toy with me and make me bear children for the Qian Family."
Hu Yue's death had left Bibi Dong somewhat unsettled, and all sorts of thoughts began running wild through her mind. She kept feeling that she owed Hu Yue a debt.
"Very well..."
"To repay this debt."
"Hu Liena, from today onward, you're my second disciple. I won't let anyone hurt you again."
Bibi Dong silently made her decision.
A short while later, Bibi Dong returned to little Xu Feng's carriage. At that moment, little Xu Feng was still holding his Pan Plus and playing a game.
"Bao'er~"
"I'm sorry. I didn't find you anything tasty to eat. You won't blame your teacher, will you?"
Bibi Dong wasn't someone prone to melancholy, but Hu Yue's death had truly shaken her, making her even more disgusted with Spirit Hall, which she had never liked to begin with.
For no other reason than that Spirit Hall belonged to the Qian Family.
With all these emotions mingling together, Bibi Dong no longer had the energy to look after Bao'er.
"It's all right, Teacher."
Xu Feng wasn't stupid. He could also tell that something was weighing on Bibi Dong's mind. He quickly put away his phone and gave her a sweet, adorable smile.
"Bao'er~"
At the sight of little Xu Feng like that, Bibi Dong's heart nearly melted. She opened her arms and asked plaintively, "Could you give your teacher a hug?"
For once, Bibi Dong didn't force little Xu Feng. It was as though she was simply a vulnerable woman feeling sad and wanting someone to care about her.
"..." Xu Feng was speechless. He didn't know what Bibi Dong was upset about, but he didn't want to see her sad either (unless he was the one who had upset her), so he walked over with tiny steps and gently hugged her.
"Bao'er~"
"I want a kiss."
Seeing Bibi Dong looking increasingly like a vulnerable woman in need of tender care, Xu Feng actually felt a little sorry for her, so he gave her pretty cheek a gentle kiss.
Smack!
Xu Feng thought that should comfort Bibi Dong.
But...
Xu Feng had never imagined...
That kiss moved Bibi Dong to an utter mess, and she lost control on the spot.
"Bao'er~"
"My Bao'er~"
"I knew you cared about your teacher the most. To show how much I care about you, I'm going to kiss you too."
"Th-that wouldn't be very appropriate, would it?"
Smack!
"Mmph, Teacher, one kiss is enough."
"How could it be? Your teacher's care for you goes far beyond this."
Smack! Smack!
"Let go already..."
Smack! Smack! Smack!
"Teacher, let go. You're going to smother me again... mmph..."
At that moment, inside Xu Feng's mind.
[I'm suffering so much.]
[I'm really fucking suffering.]
[Why did I have to provoke Teacher? I'm such a fucking glutton for punishment.]
*[〒_〒]*
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