Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Ning Fengzhi was playing chess with a strikingly beautiful woman with purple hair. The two exchanged moves, their chessboard...
The pieces moved swiftly, seemingly evenly matched. This woman was Bibi Dong, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, who had been raising her child since her abdication. Bibi Dong wore a light purple dress, the hem adorned with silver snowflakes, perfectly showcasing her nobility and Qing Ya. Her features were exquisite, exuding a subtle majesty, clearly the natural demeanor of someone who had long held a high position. Although she and Ning Fengzhi were evenly matched, she showed no tension, but rather exuded elegance and composure. The black and white pieces on the chessboard fell gracefully under their skillful hands, like soldiers on a battlefield, each fighting for their own territory, yet intertwined with one another.
" Ning Fengzhi, I didn't expect you to still be so good at chess. I still can't beat you." Bibi Dong's hand holding the black chess piece was suspended in mid-air. Looking at the chess pieces in front of her that seemed evenly matched but were actually completely defeated, she sighed slightly.
" Your His Holiness the Pope, your chess skills far surpass those of ordinary people. However, I have been playing chess since I was three years old and have immersed myself in the art of chess for many years. Has Your His Holiness the Pope forgotten that I was the one who taught you the first game of chess?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled calmly and gently placed a white piece on the chessboard. His refined and composed demeanor remained unchanged, unaffected by the outcome of the game.
"Yes, time flies, sixty years have passed just like that." Bibi Dong quietly looked at Ning Fengzhi, whose hair was beginning to turn black.
A faint sense of melancholy welled up in her heart.
"Sixty years is enough time to change many people and many things," Ning Fengzhi sighed. "We've all grown old. Fengzhi is no longer the boy who first met you in the snow. The Fengzhi of today is nothing more than a treacherous, heartless, selfish scoundrel."
Ning Fengzhi said calmly, "However, my life has been wonderful enough. I am very fortunate to have appeared in this era and watched you get to where you are today. I should be satisfied."
"Tsk, the way you're talking, it's like I'm your sweetheart, Ning Fengzhi, be normal." Bibi Dong rolled her eyes.
He glanced at them, and the atmosphere between them instantly eased.
" Fengzhi my abruptness, Your His Holiness the Pope. What brings you here today?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile.
"I'm here today to vent my anger," Bibi Dong replied.
"Vent your anger?" Ning Fengzhi looked puzzled. Before he could ask any further questions, Ning Fengzhi Bibi Dong threw a punch at him.
The punch landed on Ning Fengzhi's abdomen. "This punch was for Rong'er."
"This slap was also for Rong'er."
"This kick was all for Rong'er."
Bibi Dong punched and Ning Fengzhi Ning Fengzhi, who did not resist at all, letting Bibi Dong beat him until his face was bruised and swollen. Of course, Bibi Dong did not use any Soul Power or Divine Power at all, and she even deliberately held back her strength, just to teach Ning Fengzhi a lesson.
"You coward, why didn't you fight back?" Bibi Dong kicked Ning Fengzhi, took a few steps back, and said angrily.
Ning Fengzhi gently stroked his aching abdomen, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. "This is what you should do. If you had beaten me like this years ago, perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have survived."
Bibi Dong looked at him and used her Divine Power to heal all his injuries. "Even if you let me beat you up like this back then, I would still Destruction the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"As expected of the Great Dong Emperor, you truly keep your word," Ning Fengzhi a smile.
" Ning Fengzhi, if you mention that name again, I'll beat you until your head looks like a pig's." Bibi Dong punched Ning Fengzhi's shoulder hard again. This was Bibi Dong's answer when she, Xu Rong'er, and Ning Fengzhi were talking about what kind of people they wanted to become in the future, back in that thatched hut.
She once said that she wanted to become the Great Dong Emperor so that everyone in the world could have enough to eat, unlike her, who was always hungry.
"Yes, Great Dong Emperor."
"You!" Their words were full of teasing, yet they temporarily cast aside their sorrow. They had passed the age of youthful vigor, and now only this calm and composed demeanor remained.
"Speak, what brings you here today?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Bibi Dong and asked seriously. Bibi Dong's smile faded, and she said in a deep voice, "If Tang San returns, his strength will likely increase significantly. He will definitely seek revenge on the Elephant Armor Sect, and then you'll be like this..."
Soon, only Ning Fengzhi remained in the vast imperial study; Bibi Dong had already left. " Tang San, I'm afraid only the descent of the gods will allow you to survive."
At the gate of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San had already returned from the Divine Realm. At this moment, he was full of doubt as he sensed everything in the sect. He discovered that, apart from a group of Heaven Dou Emperor's personal guards outside the gate, there was not a single person in the entire sect.
"What happened? Where did Auntie go?"
Tang San stepped forward, puzzled, and asked the soldier, "What happened at the Clear Sky Sect? Why is there no one in the sect?"
"Huh? You are... Young Master Tang San? You're still alive?" One of the soldiers recognized Tang San's identity.
He asked incredulously, "Nonsense, of course I'm Tang San! Tell me quickly, what happened?" Tang San asked anxiously. The soldier swallowed hard and said, "Young Sect Master, you're finally back! The entire Clear Sky Sect has been wiped out by the Evil Soul Master!"
"What?" Tang San felt his head buzz, and he froze, his feet rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch.
"What did you say? How is that possible? You must have made a mistake?" Tang San said mechanically, although he had already anticipated that something might happen to the Clear Sky Sect after he left.
But he never expected that not long after he left the Clear Sky Sect, something really bad would happen, and the Clear Sky Sect would be destroyed.
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, his teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding, and his body was trembling uncontrollably. " Spirit Hall Empire, I will never let you live under the same sky!"
The soldier said, "Young Master, please accept our condolences. We are here on the Regent's orders. He still believes you are alive and said that you should go to the palace to see him when you return."
Tang San's expression shifted between light and dark, his clenched fists trembled uncontrollably, and icy mist rose from his body—a manifestation of his extreme anger.
After a long while, Tang San finally calmed down from his anger. His face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Since that's the case, then I'll go to the palace."
After saying this, he headed straight for the palace. After he left, two soldiers watched his retreating figure, a shadow crossing their faces, and said, "Inform His Majesty that Tang San has returned."
(End of this chapter)