"Traveling across the continent?" Yan frowned. Really? His Holiness the Pope would actually leave Spirit City on his own initiative? And this woman called the Pope" Mother"—when did His Holiness the Pope have such a grown daughter?
Auspicious Cloud Village. Although this place is called a village, it is much, much larger than a typical town, even larger than Suotuo City, except that it has no city walls. The scale of the buildings in the village is even more luxurious than that of Suotuo City.
Because this is Auspicious Cloud Village, the hometown of the Pope of the Spirit Hall and the first emperor of the Spirit Hall Empire.
At this moment, a nineteen-year-old girl was leisurely strolling down the street. She was dressed in simple casual clothes, and her long black hair swayed gently with her steps. Her eyebrows and eyes were exquisite, exuding a faint elegance, like a lily just blooming in the morning light, fresh and serene. However, her eyes seemed somewhat dazed.
She was Ning Rongrong after Bibi Dong erased her memories, and at this moment, Bibi Dong and Jun Yi were following behind her, accompanying her as she strolled around.
" Xu Shuang'er, wait a minute, we can't keep up with you." Bibi Dong called out gently to Ning Rongrong. " Xu Shuang'er is Ning Rongrong's new name now."
" Aunt Dong, hurry up! You finally come to see me, so you have to show me around properly this time." Ning Rongrong turned around, walked directly to Bibi Dong, took her hand, and smiled sincerely.
"Okay, whatever you want, Auntie will buy it for you."
" Aunt Dong, you're so kind!" Ning Rongrong said with a smile, then turned around with great interest and continued strolling down the street.
Looking at Ning Rongrong's somewhat dazed gaze and Bibi Dong's doting smile, Jun Yi a pang of emotion. Perhaps in another time and space, the tragedy of the young girl Bibi Dong would not have happened, and Xu Rong'er would have survived. Perhaps such a situation would have truly occurred.
But this is fine too, isn't it?
That evening.
" Aunt Dong, I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go back and rest for today." Ning Rongrong yawned and said to Bibi Dong a smile.
" Shuang'er, would you like to go somewhere else?" Bibi Dong asked Ning Rongrong.
Where to go?
"Let's go to Aunt Dong's house; there are lots of fun things there."
Upon hearing about something fun, Ning Rongrong immediately became interested. "I'll talk to Grandpa about it. If he agrees, I'll go."
"I've already asked your uncle to talk to your grandfather about it; he should be back soon."
Meanwhile, in the house where Ning Rongrong lived, Jun Yi was chatting and laughing with Ning Rongrong 'Ning Rongrong grandfather, who was none other than the only Titled Douluo who survived the banquet that day, Bone Douluo.
" Xiao Yi, you've come today to take Rongrong away, haven't you?" At this moment, Bone Douluo was completely white, and he looked very old, like a true old man. This was not a disguise.
It is a true form of aging.
Jun Yi nodded. "The original idea was to let Rongrong live out her life peacefully in Auspicious Cloud Village. However, this time the situation is a little different. The enemy we are facing this time comes from the Divine Realm. Sister Dong'er is afraid that the Divine Realm will use Rongrong to threaten her, so we decided to take Rongrong back to the Spirit Hall first."
"So that's how it is. Alright, then I'll wait for you to bring Rongrong back." Bone Douluo muttered to himself.
" Grandpa Bone, aren't you afraid we'll lose to the Divine Realm?" Jun Yi asked rhetorically.
Bone Douluo paid no heed, swaying slightly as the rocking chair creaked. "This old man's life is only for Rongrong. If Rongrong really dies, then this old man will go with her."
Jun Yi remained silent, gazing at the night sky outside the window, lost in thought.
After a long silence, Bone Douluo's voice rang out again, " Xiao Yi, I know you came here this time to silence me. I don't blame you; in fact, I'm somewhat relieved."
"However, I have selfish motives. I want to see Rongrong live out her life peacefully. Now, Rongrong has lost all her Soul Power and her memories have been erased. She can only live for another hundred years at most. I want to protect her."
"So I beg you, spare my life. I swear on my Martial Soul that I will only attack Rongrong's enemies in the future." Bone Douluo's eyes were pleading, seeking Jun Yi's assurance.
"Okay, I agree." Jun Yi said calmly, then turned and left.
After his figure disappeared, Bone Douluo slowly stood up, a smile on his face, but the smile was full of bitterness.
"As long as Rongrong is happy, I don't care what happens to me."
As he spoke, he slowly walked outside, looked up at the dark night sky, and his eyes reflected a faint starlight.
Jun Yi returned to Bibi Dong's side, while Ning Rongrong asked excitedly, "Uncle, how did it go? Did my grandfather agree?"
Jun Yi didn't answer, but simply nodded silently.
"Yay! We can go out and play now!"
Ning Rongrong jumped three feet high, her little face showing excitement.
Jun Yi said calmly, " Shuang'er, get ready, we're leaving soon."
"Okay!" Ning Rongrong replied and immediately turned and ran into the house.
Jun Yi and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance, then slowly walked to the chairs in the courtyard and sat down.
"Grandpa, I'm leaving soon. Please take good care of yourself. I'll bring you a gift when I come back," Ning Rongrong's voice rang out.
"Alright, my good granddaughter, when you're with other people, don't be as unruly as you are at home. You need to be mindful of etiquette, understand?" Bone Douluo said with a smile.
"I understand, Grandpa. Although I have amnesia, I'm not stupid, so please don't worry." After packing her clothes, Ning Rongrong went to Bone Douluo's side and gave him a hug. "Grandpa, I'm leaving now!"
"Go on, go on, and remember to bring Grandpa a gift!"
"Okay, Grandpa, I won't forget! No need to see me off, Aunt Dong said she's going to fly me back to her home!"
"Okay, go ahead."
Watching Ning Rongrong's departing figure, Bone Douluo's eyes held a hint of reluctance.
At this moment, Bone Douluo's feelings were extremely complicated. He truly hoped that Ning Rongrong could live a happy and peaceful life. If possible, he even hoped that he could spend his life with Ning Rongrong.
But the reality is that Bone Douluo understands that all of this is contingent on Jun Yi and the others surviving.
In the Divine Realm, because the Destruction God King violated the rules of the Divine Realm by arbitrarily eliminating the Asura God, the Destruction God King is now confined to the temple and is not allowed to leave even for a moment, otherwise he will be regarded as an enemy by the entire Divine Realm.
At this moment, the Goddess of Life came to the Destruction Temple and discussed countermeasures with him.
" A Mie, I have done as you instructed and dispatched the Seven Deadly Sins Gods to the mortal realm to bring the Angel God and Rakshasa God from the Douluo Continent to the Divine Realm. I heard they are both women, which is perfect. I can win them over to vote for you. The weight of two First-Level God is enough to change many things."
(End of this chapter)