Lu Chen watched Liu Erlong's intermittent messages in the Chat Group and could not help marveling at how remarkably tough she was, in a certain sense.
Even after System Sis had electrocuted her into this state, she could still persist in connecting to the Chat Group with her thoughts. The second shock hurt ten times as much as the first...
Compared to the first time she was shocked, she was actually recovering much faster this time.
With adaptability this strong, could she have some unspeakable talent?
[Lu Chen: Going in chronological order, let's set Liu Erlong aside for now.]
When Bibi Dong saw these words, her delicate hands instinctively clenched, and her heart rose into her throat.
Those matters were secrets buried in the deepest recesses of her heart. Now, Lu Chen might very well spill every last one of them, yet she could do nothing to stop him. She did not even dare harbor ill will toward him...
The only thing she could do now was pray that Lu Chen would not reveal everything.
Meanwhile, Liu Erlong, half-reclining on the floor against the bed, nearly rolled her eyes back and passed out when she saw that line.
It was not just her soul that had been shocked numb. Now, her entire being was numb.
Why... do I have to come after that bitch Bibi Dong even in the order of spoilers?
Nooo, not this!
[Lu Chen: Bibi Dong was born in an ordinary village under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction. Her parents died early, leaving her an orphan, alone and helpless from childhood. She grew up in poverty amid the villagers' cold stares. From my observations, this experience may have laid the foundation of obsession and madness deep within her heart.
At six, she simultaneously awakened Twin Martial Souls-the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor-and possessed Innate Full Soul Power. This one-in-ten-thousand talent stirred Spirit Hall's headquarters. Qian Xunji, Spirit Hall's previous pope, personally brought her back to Spirit Hall to nurture her. He regarded her as Spirit Hall's future hope and successor and painstakingly guided her cultivation.
After coming to Spirit Hall, she displayed astonishing talent for cultivation, quickly becoming one of Spirit Hall's youngest powerhouses. She was named Saintess and had a boundless future ahead of her.
By this point, Bibi Dong's life had undergone an earth-shaking transformation. She rose from an ugly duckling into a white swan, spending every day in fulfilling cultivation and surrounded by others' care, becoming a gentle, kind, innocent, and endearing young girl...
Honestly, even I was a little shocked when I reached this part. How did that beautiful girl, who seemed like the world's most beautiful, flawless gemstone, become, step by step, that ruthless, terrifying pope who wanted to drag all of Spirit Hall and more than half the Soul Master World into the grave with her?]
At this point, Lu Chen deliberately paused for a moment. Just as he expected, Qian Renxue was already the first to launch an attack in the group.
[Angel: Heh. Innocent and endearing, gentle and kind? Does she even deserve those words?]
[Angel: Spirit Hall raised her from an orphan onto the sacred pedestal of the Saintess, sparing her from fighting stray dogs for food in garbage heaps, and later she actually wanted to drag all of Spirit Hall to its death?]
[Yanzi: Bibi Dong would actually do something so deranged later? No wonder my grandpa keeps saying there's more to that woman than meets the eye.]
[Little Princess: Heavens, both my grandpas think so highly of her. Sure enough, being powerful doesn't necessarily mean having good character...]
[Netherworld: What about your character, Little Demoness? 乛◡乛]
[Little Princess: (／‵Д′)／~╧╧?]
[Little Fox: Ahem, I think something must have happened along the way. Maybe she had her own difficulties?]
[Angel: Heh.]
[Xiao Wu: Spirit Hall, you have to hold out under Bibi Dong's demonic claws until I rescue Mom!]
[...]
Seeing Xiao Wu's message, Lu Chen nearly fell off the bed where he lay on his side.
Live long enough, and you could see anything.
You could even see Xiao Wu voicing support for Spirit Hall.
[Lu Chen: Bibi Dong must have been very happy back then, right?
Little did she know that fate's gifts had already been secretly marked with a price. Finally, at that wrong time, she met that equally wrong person.
When she was seventeen or eighteen, Bibi Dong met Gangzi, who had been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Back then, Gangzi had not yet adopted his current dejected style and was reasonably presentable. Although his Soul Power was low, his wisdom and gentleness made Bibi Dong feel warmth and respect she had never experienced before.
The two genuinely loved each other. They agreed that once Bibi Dong broke through to Soul Saint, they would ask Qian Xunji to approve their marriage and stand together at the pinnacle of the Douluo World. But when Qian Xunji learned that his disciple, Spirit Hall's Saintess, had fallen in love with an outsider and even wanted to leave Spirit Hall, he flew into a rage. He believed that Bibi Dong, who possessed Twin Martial Souls, must never be influenced by a man from outside, much less leave Spirit Hall...]
Inside the Chat Group, Qian Renxue's barrage remained fierce.
[Angel: @Little Fox, are these the difficulties you were talking about?]
[Angel: Betraying her origins and her allegiance for a man, betraying the teacher who raised and taught her?]
[Angel: If such wolf-hearted, dog-lunged betrayal can count as having difficulties, then I have nothing to say.]
[Liu Erlong: Heh~ That's Bibi Dong for you, a despicable woman full of lies. After all that, didn't she still betray Xiao Gang in the end and choose Spirit Hall?]
[Yanzi: Hiss~ That's true. Isn't Bibi Dong Spirit Hall's pope now?]
[Little Princess: So Bibi Dong was persuaded by the previous pope in the end and chose Spirit Hall?]
[Xiao Wu: So what exactly was she after?]
[Little Fox: ...]
Hu Liena tightly covered her mouth, her large eyes, usually soft and alluring as water, filled with disbelief.
She had never known her teacher had such a dark chapter in her past. In her eyes, Bibi Dong had always been that perfect woman: noble and powerful, yet exceptionally gentle and loving toward her, always affectionately calling her Nana.
And that Bibi Dong was undoubtedly her role model.
But...
[Lu Chen: How could the young Bibi Dong ever have encountered such a complicated situation before? Looking over her life up to that point, aside from struggling with all her might for a mouthful of food as a child, it had consisted of an intensive Soul Power cultivation schedule in her girlhood.
Should she choose love or repay Spirit Hall for raising her?
Faced with this dilemma, she decisively chose to charge straight ahead and fight for love to the very end.
She firmly told Qian Xunji that she would be with Gangzi no matter what. For Gangzi's sake, she would rather give up her position as Spirit Hall's Saintess.]
Lu Chen: Enraged, Qian Xunji likewise chose the path from which there was no turning back. He knocked Bibi Dong unconscious, took her into the secret chamber, and forcibly violated her.
Afterward, Bibi Dong became pregnant and, under Qian Xunji's strict surveillance, gave birth to a daughter named Qian Renxue.
When Qian Xunji threatened Gangzi's life, Bibi Dong compromised. To save Gangzi's life, she "heartlessly" broke up with him, forcing him to leave Spirit City...]
Inside the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong's delicate body shook violently. Every last illusion shattered at that moment.
The words Lu Chen wrote in the Notebook laid bare to everyone the darkest corner of her heart, the one she found most impossible to face.
In fact, Lu Chen had considered beforehand whether he should withhold some of the truth. After all, Bibi Dong was already obsessive, and the profound influence of the Rakshasa Divine Sense made her mental state extremely unstable.
But after learning that the Chat Group could remove the influence of the Rakshasa Divine Sense, he had still chosen to lay everything out.
Only by revealing everything at once would there be a chance of pulling Bibi Dong out of the abyss of her obsession!
[Angel: Lu Chen... what nonsense is he spouting?!]
[Angel: This is impossible!]
Heaven Dou Empire, the crown prince's bedchamber.
Qian Renxue abruptly rose from the bed, constantly muttering indistinct phrases such as "impossible" and "it isn't true."
Qian Xunji, Spirit Hall's previous pope, the father who stood as towering as the sun in her memories, was actually someone who had done that to his own disciple... and even...
This wasn't true!
Qian Renxue's unstable Soul Power fluctuations instantly drew the attention of the two Titled Douluo, Snake Lance and Pufferfish.
The two exchanged a glance. Finally, Snake Lance Douluo stepped forward, gently knocked on the door, and asked tentatively:
"Your Highness, has something happened?"
"Nothing, I just had a dream," Qian Renxue forced her voice to remain calm and instructed:
"Uncle Yu Long, you and Uncle Ci Xue, stand guard outside. Don't let anyone approach!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Snake Lance Douluo accepted the order. The two Titled Douluo discreetly swept their Soul Power across the entire Crown Prince's Mansion, keeping watch over everyone's movements.
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