He would not be the bird that stuck its head out.
At a time like this, he should let Brother Bai answer.
It would give Brother Bai a chance to show off his knowledge.
"Xiao Bai, do you know the properties of all these immortal herbs? Can they help me break through to Titled Douluo?"
Bibi Dong asked all her questions at once.
Actually, she thought they probably could.
How could something worthy of the name immortal herb have no effect?
She just needed Bai Guyue to answer.
"I don't know."
Bai Guyue refused outright.
He knew what Bibi Dong meant. Right now, he wanted to make her anxious. He knew perfectly well that the immortal herbs were effective, but he just would not tell her.
"You won't tell me?"
Bibi Dong frowned.
He really had some nerve, daring to keep it from her.
Go ahead and keep this up, Bai Guyue. I might be anxious now, but once we're in bed, we'll see whether you cry.
"You two, turn around."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei turned their backs.
Bibi Dong immediately came up behind Bai Guyue and wrapped both arms around his waist. She brought her mouth to his ear and blew on it.
"Tell me, Xiao Bai. If you don't, I won't hold back."
Bibi Dong parted her red lips and bit down, leaving a tooth mark.
Bai Guyue's body reacted instinctively. He tried to break free of Bibi Dong's embrace, only to find he could not get loose at all.
"Stop biting. I'll tell you."
"Honestly, what is all this?"
Bai Guyue gave in.
He had only wanted to make things difficult for Bibi Dong.
Who would have thought Bibi Dong would pull something like this?
Who could withstand that?
"Wouldn't it have been easier to say so sooner?"
Bibi Dong released him and snickered to herself.
It was her first time doing something like this.
It was beneath her dignity as Pope, but no one had seen it.
Only she knew about this seductive side of herself, yet Bai Guyue did not appreciate it.
It was truly irritating.
She could also imagine that even if they married, Bai Guyue would not pay her much attention.
Her ultimate goal was to bear Bai Guyue a child.
Once they had a child, would she still need to fear that Bai Guyue would not like her?
It was the same principle as holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords.
Bai Guyue, I, Bibi Dong, will see just how long your heart can hold out.
"Who knew you'd do that?"
Bai Guyue was truly numb.
Every time, Bibi Dong managed to come up with a different trick.
Who on earth had she learned it from?
She was truly impossible to figure out.
"Hurry up and tell me."
"I want an immortal herb that can help me break through to Titled Douluo."
Bibi Dong knew Bai Guyue knew, so her request was simple.
As long as she could break through to Titled Douluo, that was enough.
As for any other side effects, she would accept them all.
"I'll have a look."
Bai Guyue told Bibi Dong to wait and began searching the area for suitable immortal herbs.
Before long, he had picked out two immortal herbs.
The two immortal herbs grew in the same corner.
The first, the Nether Heart-Eroding Spider Ganoderma, was an umbrella-shaped lingzhi striped purple and black. Its cap was covered in spiderweb patterns, and tiny spider-leg-like protrusions grew from its stalk. It oozed a thick, dark purple sap and gave off a faint scent of decay.
The second, the Illusory Resentment Soul-Weaving Silk, was a dark red, parasol-shaped immortal herb that looked as though it had been woven from spiderwebs. Countless fine threads intertwined to form a flower bud, within which countless tiny, illusory human figures floated. It trembled gently, moving without wind.
He strode over to the two immortal herbs, cut them from their roots and picked them. It was enough to leave the roots behind; there was no need to pull them up.
After putting the immortal herbs away, he went over to Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong looked at Bai Guyue, and the more she looked, the more she liked him.
They said beauty was in the eye of the beholder. In Bibi Dong's eyes, Bai Guyue was already flawless.
"Take both of them, and they'll help you break through the bottleneck."
Bai Guyue handed the two immortal herbs to Bibi Dong, and that was that.
"Aren't you going to tell me what they do?"
Bibi Dong held the immortal herbs, clearly wanting to know their effects.
"Dream on," Bai Guyue said. He did not want to explain at all. She could take them or leave them.
She was not a three-year-old child.
She was lucky he had gotten them for her at all.
"You won't tell me, is that it?"
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly.
Just as a wicked idea was taking shape-
"Stop, stop, stop! Don't look at me like that. I'll tell you, all right?"
Bai Guyue hurriedly stopped her.
He was truly afraid of Bibi Dong when she was like this.
Whatever trick Bibi Dong came up with, it would definitely be nothing good.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei still had their backs turned.
"The first, the Nether Heart-Eroding Spider Ganoderma, can absorb nether death qi from beneath the earth, temper your body, and expand the meridians that hold the Soul Power of your Martial Soul's attribute. It can amplify the poison origin of the Death Spider Emperor and help you break through the Level 90 bottleneck.
"The second, the Illusory Resentment Soul-Weaving Silk, specializes in the divine soul and spiritual power. It nourishes the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's soul-devouring origin, strengthens your spiritual erosion ability, and breaks through the barrier between spiritual power and Soul Power. Taken together with the Nether Heart-Eroding Spider Ganoderma, it will harmonize your twin Martial Souls in sync, allowing you to cross the threshold of Titled Douluo smoothly."
After saying it all in one breath,
Bai Guyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What a difficult woman to satisfy.
If I really married you, what would life after marriage be like? Just thinking about it is frightening.
Bibi Dong was too possessive. The way she was now was already frightening enough.
If it reached that terrifying extent, what then?
But not marrying her was not realistic either, because he simply could not escape.
Bibi Dong was set on having a child and could not possibly let him go easily.
Thinking of this, Bai Guyue decided to take things one step at a time.
"I see. It seems you have great potential as a husband. You're so attentive and thorough. After we marry, I'll surely make you happy."
Bibi Dong spoke with a smile.
She was quite willing to praise Bai Guyue.
He had stayed by her side as a guard for so many years, so their relationship had a foundation of friendship, though their feelings truly were not that deep yet.
She preferred to marry first and fall in love afterward, rather than fall in love first and marry afterward.
The timing had to be right, or things could easily go wrong.
"All right, hurry up and take your immortal herbs!" Bai Guyue urged.
"As you say."
Bibi Dong shot him a flirtatious glance.
Then she calmed herself and sat down, her gaze cold and sharp as she first brought the Nether Heart-Eroding Spider Ganoderma to her lips.
The ganoderma melted the moment it entered her mouth. A cold, viscous medicinal energy carrying the chill of decay sank down her throat and straight into her dantian, where it erupted in an instant.
Purple-black evil energy surged wildly through her meridians. Everywhere it passed felt like ten thousand ants gnawing at her bones, as it steadily widened the meridians that held evil-attribute Soul Power.
The illusory form of the Death Spider Emperor silently appeared behind her. Its eight spider legs trembled slightly as it greedily absorbed the nether death qi.
After calming her roiling blood and qi somewhat, Bibi Dong took the Illusory Resentment Soul-Weaving Silk.
The petals turned into countless tiny phantoms of resentful souls as soon as they entered her mouth, rushing straight into her sea of consciousness.
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul let out a shriek in her spiritual world. Countless fragments of resentment and divine soul power intertwined, fiercely nourishing her Spiritual Origin.
One governed the body, the other the divine soul. The two medicinal energies crashed together inside her, evil force and venomous resentment intertwining and surging as they repeatedly battered the Level 89 Soul Power bottleneck.
She guided the two medicinal energies to keep washing against the barrier.
"Finally, we can talk."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei turned around. Seeing that Bibi Dong had already begun absorbing the immortal herbs, they could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
She had really kept them waiting.
Yue Guan looked at the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand. It was time for him to absorb this immortal herb too.