"I need to discuss something with you," Xuan Ming said.
"What is it?" Bibi Dong turned around.
Xuan Ming paused, then said, " Yu Xiaogang."
Bibi Dong paused slightly, her gentle gaze instantly turning complicated. "Why bring him up all of a sudden?"
"If I wanted him dead, could you accept it?" Xuan Ming asked.
Bibi Dong remained silent for a moment, then slowly stood up, walked to Xuan Ming, and looked up at him. Suddenly, she wrapped her arms tightly around Xuan Ming's neck, pulled him closer, and pressed her lips to his without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, who was about to make a move, stopped.
"You've finally shown some backbone..."
Chapter 227 Is the Pope's Blanket Still Warm?
The next day at noon, sunlight filtered through the thin curtains, dappling the room with light and shadow in Bibi Dong's bedroom.
Will they be able to get up today?
Outside the palace, Yue Guan and Gui Mei kept watch all night.
Seeing that Bibi Dong had not yet shown up, a hint of unease appeared on his Gui Mei stiff face.
Normally, Bibi Dong would already be in the council hall handling work by dawn, but today, it's already noon and she still hasn't left the house!
"I think... it's difficult." Yue Guan said seriously.
One is young and impetuous, the other is like a wolf or a tiger; if they don't know their limits, they might not be able to leave the house for the next few days!
"When did those two... happen?" Gui Mei asked, puzzled.
He knew about Xuan Ming and Hu Liena's relationship; Hu Liena had often complained to him about Xuan Ming's lack of romantic understanding.
However, ever since he arrived in Heaven Dou City, he has sensed that something is amiss between Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming.
What was just speculation before is now confirmed.
"I don't know, I also felt it was a bit abrupt," Yue Guan said.
"However, it's also understandable."
Outstanding women attract the attention of many men, and so do outstanding men.
Bibi Dong's talent is terrifying. No one in the Spirit Hall's records has ever reached her level. She reached the Soul Saint at the age of twenty, and ascended to the position of Pope with the cultivation of Titled Douluo in her thirties. In the following years, she quickly reached a level that could rival the Golden Crocodile.
Aside from Qian Renxue's biological daughter who inherited her talent, Xuan Ming is the only genius who can be compared to Bibi Dong.
"That's not right." Yue Guan's expression changed.
Hu Liena's affection for Xuan Ming is an open secret, Bibi Dong Hu Liena's matchmaking efforts between Xuan Ming.
But what he saw was that Qian Renxue seemed to have feelings for Xuan Ming as well, and now Bibi Dong was with Xuan Ming again?
"What's wrong?" Gui Mei asked, puzzled.
"That's a bit too much," Yue Guan with a strange expression.
Bibi Dong didn't care about those young girls outside, nor did she take them seriously, but Qian Renxue and Hu Liena were different.
One is my biological child, and the other is even better than my biological child!
Won't this lead to a fight?
"What do you mean by 'exciting' or 'not exciting'?" Gui Mei asked, puzzled.
What's going on?
Yue Guan hesitated, then said, "Don't ask anymore. I'd like to forget about it."
As soon as she finished speaking, the palace doors slowly opened, Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming walked out one after the other.
Bibi Dong's complexion was rosy, indicating she was in a very good mood, while Xuan Ming appeared somewhat weak, clearly exhausted!
Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance and quickly stepped forward to bow.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly. "What happened?"
" Your His Holiness the Pope, Elder Golden Crocodile summoned the bishops of the Martial Soul Holy Temple for a meeting in the council hall half an hour ago," Yue Guan said somewhat nervously.
"You've been nowhere to be found, and Elder Golden Crocodile has driven us out. We have no choice but to wait for you here."
Bibi Dong's eyes turned slightly cold. "This old bastard really has no shame whatsoever."
A meeting? If threatening her didn't work, they might as well just grab it!
"Do you need my help?" Xuan Ming asked.
"No need, I can handle it. You go and rest." With that, Bibi Dong looked at Yue Guan.
"You see him out."
Yue Guan was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what he meant and nodded.
Xuan Ming is currently in a special situation and needs to continue to muddy the waters to stabilize the situation; otherwise, some people may very well take action prematurely.
Bibi Dong and Gui Mei hurried towards the council hall, while Yue Guan led Xuan Ming toward the gate of the Martial Soul Holy Temple.
On the way, seeing the silent Xuan Ming, Yue Guan couldn't suppress his gossipy curiosity and asked in a low voice, "You guys... went crazy all night?"
Xuan Ming snapped out of his daze, "What's wrong with you?"
"You went in all night and came out so late, what could be wrong with you?" Yue Guan asked strangely.
"Look at your face, you look pale."
Xuan Ming's expression was somewhat unnatural. "She helped me stabilize my Evil attributes. What are you thinking?"
Yue Guan was slightly taken aback. "Then why are you so weak?"
"I helped her guide the condensation of her Soul Core," Xuan Ming said speechlessly.
In the end, the Ice Dragon King will help Bibi Dong cripple the Golden Crocodile, at which point there will be absolutely no reconciliation between Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu.
However, if Bibi Dong can successfully condense the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, even with the suppression of the Rakshasa God Trial, she will not be afraid of the Worship Hall after returning to Spirit City. After all, without the Golden Crocodile, Qian Daoliu will definitely not break ties with Bibi Dong again for the sake of the stability of the Spirit Hall.
Last night, Bibi Dong first helped him guide and stabilize his Evil attributes to prevent any accidents from happening to this power. Then, he handed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl to Bibi Dong and taught her the method of condensing the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, and also helped her try it out.
Condensing Soul Core is extremely taxing, and since he was assisting in guiding the Soul Power, he was naturally the one who got exhausted.
" Soul Core? What's that?" Yue Guan asked, puzzled.
Xuan Ming stopped in his tracks. "Unleash your Divine Power, and I'll give you something."
As he spoke, Xuan Ming used his Divine Power to directly transmit the method for condensing the Soul Core in his mind to Yue Guan's mind.
Yue Guan was slightly taken aback. "Condensing and compressing Soul Power and Divine Power? There's such a thing?"
"With your cultivation level, condensing Soul Core shouldn't be too difficult," Xuan Ming said.
"With this, your strength should be able to take another step forward. If Gui Mei also condenses Soul Core, the power of your two Martial Soul Fusion Skill should increase again."
"Where did you learn that from?" Yue Guan asked, puzzled.
"Don't ask about that, and don't spread rumors. Just teach the Gui Mei," Xuan Ming said.
As for the others, you can handle that.
Yue Guan raised an eyebrow slightly. "You just gave me something like this directly?"
"Didn't you give me a bunch of things before?" Xuan Ming said.
Information about the Immortal Herb, as well as many prescriptions and all sorts of other things. Yue Guan would bring Hu Liena some of these things every time he brought her to Heaven Dou City, but not directly to her. Instead, he would give them to Hu Liena because she expressed interest in them. Then, Yue Guan would teach Hu Liena how to use these things to start a conversation with her.
However, he and Hu Liena used to only see each other once every year or two, so there was really no need to force conversation with these things. Yue Guan was just worrying unnecessarily.
Leaving the Martial Soul Holy Temple through the main gate, Xuan Ming headed towards the Crown Prince's residence under the watchful eyes of countless people.
The problems with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are almost resolved. The Seven Great Families have already decided to take action, so there's no need for further discussion. Now, only the Heaven Dou Imperial Family remains to be dealt with.
I still have to say something, just to avoid Qian Renxue making a scene.
Before long, Xuan Ming arrived at the Crown Prince's Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. The guards at the gate, seeing that it was Xuan Ming, dared not stop him and quickly bowed respectfully, inviting him inside.
Having not used the main entrance for a long time, Xuan Ming was still a little unaccustomed to it.
After walking through the front yard, the path behind was deserted.
Xuan Ming stepped into the inner courtyard, where Qian Renxue was standing under a blooming peach tree. A gentle breeze blew, and pink petals fluttered down, making her figure appear even more elegant and ethereal.
Hearing footsteps, Qian Renxue slowly turned around, a hint of resentment in her eyes, "Is the Pope's blanket still warm?"
Xuan Ming was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously said, "I don't have the habit of covering myself with a blanket."
Having Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, his body has long since become beyond the realm of ordinary physique; he could even sleep in ice water without any problems.
"You..." Qian Renxue choked for a moment, "Did I mean the blanket?"
Xuan Ming then realized the jealousy in Qian Renxue's words, but he had no intention of bringing up the topic. "I want to talk to you about the Imperial Fighting Team."
Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, glared at Xuan Ming, and walked to the pavilion to sit down. "Speak."
Seeing Qian Renxue's resentful expression, Xuan Ming chose to ignore her again. "Last night, Rongrong told me that her father plans to have her join the Imperial Fighting Team to participate in this Soul Master Tournament."
"I plan to include Zhu Zhuqing as well."
Qian Renxue took a deep breath, "Should we put one more out?"
"I originally planned to let Xiao Wu in as well, but she refused," Xuan Ming said.
Ning Rongrong needed to consider the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After discussing it, Ning Fengzhi planned to arrange for her to join the Imperial Fighting Team and compete with him. As for Zhu Zhuqing, she had caused such a scene at Shrek, even getting Yu Xiaogang into trouble, and there was also the issue of Dai Mubai. He couldn't let her stay there any longer.
Moreover, he planned to have Bibi Dong take Zhu Zhuqing into the Pope's Palace, which was the safest option. To make this less abrupt, or rather, to make it seem reasonable, Zhu Zhuqing naturally had to make an appearance. Otherwise, the Pope couldn't just take a liking to a young girl out of nowhere, especially since she was the daughter of the Star Luo Zhu Family.
In the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academy, as long as Zhu Zhuqing fully demonstrates her talent and strength in this competition, Bibi Dong can rightfully recruit her into the Pope's Palace, and Star Luo Empire will not dare to say anything.
He had originally planned to have Xiao Wu come along, but the girl considered that if they all left, it would be quite awkward for Shrek Academy.
Flender and the others were aware of Ning Rongrong's situation, and given that Ning Fengzhi had just rescued Yu Xiaogang, they naturally wouldn't say anything. As for Zhu Zhuqing's situation, they were even less inclined to comment.
But Xiao Wu had no reason to leave, and Liu Erlong was still very good to Xiao Wu. This competition was more for Xiao Wu's enjoyment than anything else; the result wasn't that important to her. Just for Liu Erlong's sake, Xiao Wu felt embarrassed to leave.
Chapter 228 She's Different From You
"You!"
Qian Renxue bit her lower lip lightly, trying to keep her tone calm, but the slight tremor in her voice betrayed her inner turmoil. "Oh, you're quite the organizer, stuffing so many girls into the Imperial Fighting Team. What, are you planning to create a team of beauties so you can just sit back and watch?"
"It's not like I'm the only man," Xuan Ming said.
Qian Renxue snorted coldly, turned her head away, and glanced seemingly casually at the blooming peach blossoms beside her. She said sourly, "Hmph, who knows what you're up to? Maybe you're just using the competition as an excuse to get closer to them."
Xuan Ming was slightly taken aback, and asked with a puzzled look, "Do I need to use the competition as a pretext to get close to them?"
Qian Renxue suddenly turned her head, her beautiful eyes filled with anger, "Are you not even going to pretend anymore?"
"When did I ever pretend?" Xuan Ming asked, puzzled.
"Besides, weren't they all found for me by you?"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were somewhat unavoidable, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were both given to him by Qian Renxue!
"Me!" Qian Renxue was speechless for a moment, "Didn't I tell you to just play along? Who told you to actually... who told you to actually get so close to them!"
I just... I just didn't want you to be too lonely.
Xuan Ming quietly watched Qian Renxue. Sometimes he really wished he had a voice recorder to record what Qian Renxue was saying, so she wouldn't cause trouble here.
However, since they're being unreasonable, the recording pen will probably make her furious, which would be even more troublesome.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Qian Renxue looked at Xuan Ming, Xuan Ming was silently drinking his tea.
Xuan Ming poured another cup of tea. "Let me help you calm down."
"Do you think I can let this go?" Qian Renxue said through gritted teeth.
"That's your problem, it's not my fault." Xuan Ming gathered his Soul Power and heated up the slightly cold tea.