Xiao Wu has grown up, but Ah Rou hasn't changed much over the years. Bibi Dong and the others saw her, they would definitely recognize her.
"Is this the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"Surrounded by mountains and water, it truly is a wonderful place."
Shortly after Xuan Ming and his group left, Shrek Academy's group, who had come from Suotuo City, also entered the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
However, trouble arose after only a few steps.
"Who are you? This is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy! How dare you random people just walk in here!"
A group of Soul Master who looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years old blocked the way. The student in the lead was dressed in a gorgeous academy uniform, his eyes full of arrogance. After looking the Shrek Academy students up and down, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.
Upon hearing this, the Shrek members all frowned.
Dai Mubai took a step forward, emanating a powerful aura, and coldly said, "We are students from the Shrek Academy, invited to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for exchange and study. What do you mean by this?"
Upon hearing the words " Shrek Academy," the student was first taken aback, then burst into laughter. " Shrek Academy? Never heard of it. The name sounds like some backwater academy. Does it even deserve to come to our Heaven Dou Royal Academy for exchange and study? Don't dream!"
The students behind him also burst into laughter, their laughter filled with mockery and contempt.
The Shrek Academy members glared angrily, and Xiao Wu was so furious that her eyebrows shot up. She was about to rush forward and attack when Tang San quickly reached out to stop her, shaking his head slightly to signal her not to act impulsively.
However, Dai Mubai was not known for his good temper, and he immediately rushed forward and started fighting with the group.
Meanwhile, Xuan Ming and Xue Qinghe had already arrived at the Martial Soul Holy Temple.
The hall was dimly lit. Chrysanthemum Douluo led the two along the long corridor until they finally arrived at a spacious hall.
In the center of the hall, Bibi Dong, dressed in a magnificent purple robe, leaned back on her throne with her eyes slightly closed.
" Your His Holiness the Pope Xue Qinghe and Xuan Ming have arrived," Yue Guan said.
Xuan Ming and Xue Qinghe bowed slightly in greeting.
Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the two of them before finally settling on Xuan Ming. "Your Highness, you've had a long day. Please take you to rest."
"This..." Xue Qinghe was stunned. All the carefully prepared remarks were choked back by Bibi Dong's words.
"Your Highness, please come with me." Yue Guan didn't give Xue Qinghe a chance to say anything more and led him directly out of the hall.
As the palace doors slowly closed, only Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming remained in the large conference hall, creating a somewhat awkward atmosphere.
After a moment of silence, Bibi Dong stood up, walked down from the platform, and gracefully approached Xuan Ming. Her gaze was filled with concern as she asked, "Your injury..."
"Thank you for your concern, Your His Holiness the Pope. I am now fully recovered." Xuan Ming bowed slightly and took a small step back.
"You still won't listen to my explanation?" Bibi Dong frowned slightly, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
"I wouldn't dare." Xuan Ming lowered his head, not even glancing at Bibi Dong, including the two dragons behind him.
Bibi Dong took out the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus. "If I told you that this was all the work of this thing, would you believe me?"
"I believe you," Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong was slightly taken aback. "Then why did you insist on leaving back then?"
"Does Your His Holiness the Pope think that if it's a misunderstanding, I should just laugh it off and pretend nothing happened?" Xuan Ming retorted.
"Just like back then, I was almost beaten to death in the street simply because I was mistaken for a slave."
"That's not what I meant." Bibi Dong was a little anxious and subconsciously reached out to grab Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming took another step back, his gaze calm yet distant. "I believe you."
Bibi Dong's hand froze in mid-air, her eyes filled with regret and heartache. "I... I really didn't mean that."
"I know, Your His Holiness the Pope has mistaken me for someone else." Xuan Ming's voice was calm, without the slightest ripple.
Bibi Dong's hand slowly fell to her sides, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
Xuan Ming kept his head down, silent, like a Life statue.
A deathly silence fell over the hall, broken only by the faint flickering candlelight that crackled and added to the oppressive atmosphere.
After a long silence, Bibi Dong spoke again, " Xuan Ming, give me a chance to make up for my past mistakes, okay?"
Xuan Ming finally slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on Bibi Dong. His eyes held neither anger nor resentment, only an indescribable calm. " Your His Holiness the Pope, the past is the past. What's the point of bringing it up again? I am but an insignificant person, unworthy of your concern."
Bibi Dong's heart clenched, "You're not insignificant..."
" Your His Holiness the Pope, please do not transfer your feelings for another person onto me so easily; I cannot bear it," Xuan Ming interrupted.
"I have already lost so much; I hope you will not trample on this little bit of dignity I have left."
Bibi Dong trembled slightly, her eyes welled up with tears, and her lips trembled as if she had a thousand words to say but didn't know where to begin.
After a moment, she took a deep breath and looked at Xuan Ming with a firm gaze.
What if I hadn't admitted my mistake?
"..."
What if I didn't see you as someone else?
"..."
Xuan Ming was silent for a moment, then bowed slightly. "I apologize, Your His Holiness the Pope, but I never discuss 'what ifs'."
"What a dawdling!" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox suddenly burst out from Bibi Dong's body, and a terrifying evil divine Divine Power surged out and landed on Xuan Ming.
In an instant, Xuan Ming fainted.
"What are you doing!" Bibi Dong quickly caught Xuan Ming and expelled his evil thoughts.
"Isn't it just that you want him? It's such a simple thing," the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox said calmly.
"He won't wake up anytime soon, so you can do whatever you want."
Bibi Dong glared at the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, "What do you know! Would you ever resort to such despicable means!"
"Oh, you already used it last time, didn't you?" The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox looked at Bibi Dong mockingly.
"It's just that we didn't succeed. Do you need me to help you recall?"
"You!" Bibi Dong's expression froze, and she felt somewhat guilty.
"Last time, I thought it was a dream..."
"What you think about during the day, you dream about at night; now it can be a dream too." The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox landed on Xuan Ming's shoulder.
"He won't know anyway, I can just wash it clean for him after I'm done using it."
"Roll!"
Chapter 159 I Don't Want to Gamble
The next day, at noon, the blazing, bright sunlight, like golden threads, filtered through the thin curtains and fell upon the exquisitely carved bed in the room, bathing the entire room in a warm, golden glow.
Xuan Ming slowly woke up, his head still a little dizzy. He subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to rub his temples, but found that his hand was gently held by a warm and soft hand.
Xuan Ming turned his head slightly and saw Bibi Dong lying by the bed, fast asleep. She looked tired, her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her shallow breathing, and her hair was scattered messily beside her cheeks.
A slight ripple stirred in Xuan Ming's heart, but he quickly regained his composure. He gently withdrew his hand and tried to get up.
However, this slight noise startled Bibi Dong awake.
Bibi Dong suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot. When she saw Xuan Ming wake up, her eyes flashed with surprise and joy. "You're awake! How are you feeling? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Her voice was slightly hoarse, clearly indicating that she hadn't slept all night.
Xuan Ming looked at her, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I'm fine."
"It was my fault yesterday. I didn't expect that Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox to suddenly attack you," Bibi Dong said nervously.
The resentment of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox merged into the Rakshasa Evil Thoughts, and that guy could even use her power to launch the corruption of the Rakshasa Evil Thoughts!
Even she, who was once Level 99 Peerless Douluo, was still somewhat unable to withstand that evil thought and needed a long period of secluded cultivation to stabilize her mind, let alone Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming didn't answer, but asked the Ice Dragon King in his mind, "Is everything alright?"
"No, she took care of you all night and went to great lengths to remove the Rakshasa Evil Thoughts from your body," said the Ice Dragon King.
The erosion of the Rakshasa Evil Thoughts can only be resisted by divine sense. Although she realized it yesterday, she couldn't stop it at all. If Bibi Dong hadn't intervened, she would have had to take Xuan Ming back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and use the power of the dragon bone to help him.
"That thing was dangerous. Although I've already eliminated it, you should still be careful lately," Bibi Dong said with some concern.
"What do you mean?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Your negative emotions, and those repressed feelings, thoughts, and impulses, will all be amplified," Bibi Dong said.
"Your words... might make you irritable, easily angered, or even bloodthirsty."
As the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, she has mastered a portion of the Rakshasa Divine Power. Through this power, she can sense the dark and filthy thoughts in other people's hearts. It is because of this that she finds everyone disgusting!
But Xuan Ming was different. His heart was pure. She couldn't sense even a trace of resentment in Xuan Ming's heart. But this didn't mean he was numb or had a childlike heart. It was simply because his heart was pure!
Even though the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox used the Rakshasa Evil Thoughts to circle around Xuan Ming's mind again and again, it couldn't find any trigger to stir his emotions.
There's no need for resentment, just destroy it!
No matter how you try to provoke him, Xuan Ming will only have this one thought in his mind!
Once his negative emotions are aroused, they will transform into the purest killing intent!
Xuan Ming hearing Bibi Dong's words, Xuanming's gaze sharpened slightly, but his expression remained largely unchanged. He simply nodded gently, "I understand. I will be careful."
"Losing control of bloodlust is very dangerous. Why don't you stay here for now, and I'll help you..."
"No need, I can control myself." Xuan Ming sat up.
"No need for Your His Holiness the Pope trouble yourself."
Bibi Dong's heart clenched. "You... are you still angry with me?"
Xuan Ming paused, looked up at Bibi Dong, and asked, "In your opinion, am I a petty person?"
Bibi Dong was slightly taken aback, unsure how to respond.
"If you think I'm a petty person, then you shouldn't be so cautious. It will only make me take advantage of you and become even more unreasonable," Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong's eyes reddened slightly, her lips moved as if she wanted to speak, but she hesitated, "I..."
"He's not angry with you, he just wants to be alone for a while," the Ice Dragon King couldn't help but say.
"Is that alright?" Xuan Ming asked.
"You... you're really not angry anymore?" Bibi Dong was still a little worried.
"If you keep nagging like this, he's probably going to get angry soon," the Ice Dragon King said.
Xuan Ming has a straightforward temper; he expresses his anger on the spot and then lets it pass.
I never keep anything bottled up inside.
His Bingbing image, coupled with his taciturn personality, led people to subconsciously assume that he was a deep and brooding person.
But in reality, this guy isn't cunning at all!
He doesn't have that many complicated thoughts in his head at all!
What a silly dragon!
After all, he has two brains and he can't keep up with them even if he takes turns using them. Over the years, he has basically never stopped cultivating, so he doesn't have the leisure to think about other things.
I think you should say less.
After leaving the Martial Soul Holy Temple, Xuan Ming headed towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy outside the city.
"But with her so concerned and confused demeanor, if I don't say something, you two might start arguing again, right?" the Ice Dragon King said strangely.
There weren't actually that many irreconcilable conflicts between Xuan Ming and Qian Renxue, but most of the time, Qian Renxue would overthink things and complicate Xuan Ming's situation.
Xuan Ming's focus and Qian Renxue's focus were not on the same thing at all.
Bibi Dong was the same today. Xuan Ming was focused on Bibi Dong's strange attitude, which he couldn't quite understand. However, Bibi Dong was still stuck on the incident at the Pope's Palace.
"Don't forget, we stole two sets of her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone," Xuan Ming said.