Huo Yuhao went to the bathroom.
As it turned out, even his shit stank, future Angel God though he was.
Huo Yuhao sat down in front of the mirror. Seeing his pale face and the dark circles under his eyes, his desireless heart could not help but fill with self-reproach.
Last night was far too degenerate!
Starting today, no more lust!
Still, being a woman felt really good!
If I were still a man, I might have fucked myself to death on the spot in a single night. As it was, I was merely dehydrated, a little dizzy, with sore hands, weak legs, and no strength in my body.
A minor problem.
Huo Yuhao put on his disguise and walked out of the secret chamber. Seeing Pufferfish, who was on duty, he greeted him with a smile.
"Uncle Pufferfish."
"Young Master!"
The Young Master called me uncle too!
Let's see how that fellow Snake Lance can keep showing off now!
Excitement appeared on Pufferfish's chubby face. His only regret was that Snake Lance Douluo had returned to Spirit City, so he couldn't show off in return.
Huo Yuhao said, "Uncle Pufferfish, I'm not feeling well today. Sorry for the trouble, but please pass word along that I caught a cold yesterday and am feeling unwell. I need to rest for two days, so I won't be attending to state affairs."
"Yes!"
Meanwhile, outside Spirit City, Snake Lance Douluo gazed at the towering city, his face full of melancholy.
In the end, he had failed to hoodwink Pufferfish into coming to Spirit City in his place.
Pufferfish: I'm not stupid.
Snake Lance Douluo felt that a small part of him might have died today.
But when he thought of the change in the Young Master yesterday, he walked into Spirit City with the look of a man marching to his death.
The Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong sat at a desk in a side hall, handling Spirit Hall's affairs.
She wore purple-and-gold papal robes, their luxurious, close-fitting fabric outlining her mature curves. Her long purple hair was loosely pinned up and fell down her back. Her nose was high and straight, and her brows carried a natural air of majesty and nobility. Her dark brows furrowed slightly from time to time, and a thoughtful look flashed through her purple phoenix eyes.
Just then, a soft, feminine voice rang out. Chrysanthemum Douluo sashayed into the side hall and bowed respectfully.
"Your Holiness, Snake Lance Douluo has returned. He has something important to discuss with you."
Bibi Dong looked up. Thinking of Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, she frowned slightly.
Could something have gone wrong over there? Xiao-that wretched child hasn't come to any harm, has she?
"Bring him in."
Bibi Dong set aside the documents in her hands.
"Greetings, Your Holiness."
Snake Lance Douluo entered the hall and bowed to Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly and asked indifferently, "You've returned this time because something has gone wrong with the plan?"
Snake Lance Douluo kept his head lowered as he replied, "The Young Master said the plan in the Heaven Dou Empire can be brought to a close. She wants to deploy Elders Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to help complete it."
Bibi Dong's beautiful face went cold. She stared at Snake Lance and said with authority in her voice, "According to the plan, it isn't time to act yet. Tell her to remain undercover!"
Snake Lance Douluo glanced up and hesitated before gritting his teeth. Looking like a man marching to his death, he said:
"The Young Master said, 'Your Holiness, you're not the one undercover in Heaven Dou City, so what gives you the right to decide when to act? Opportunities are made, not waited for. If you don't agree, then I quit!'"
"How dare she!"
Bibi Dong's delicate brows shot up, and she let out a cold shout as she sprang to her feet. A presence as deep as an abyss and as dreadful as hell erupted from her, powerful and frenzied.
Snake Lance Douluo's face turned pale.
The Bibi Dong before him was stronger than ever. Now, perhaps only the Great Enshrined could suppress this woman.
Purple light swirled in Bibi Dong's eyes, filled with fury and coldness. She stared at Snake Lance Douluo, her voice chilling to the bone.
"Tell her to continue carrying out the mission according to plan! I don't believe she'll abandon the effort she's poured into ten years undercover."
Resisting Bibi Dong's imposing presence, Snake Lance Douluo looked her in the eye. Like a man marching to his death, he spoke in a voice neither yielding nor defiant:
"The Young Master also said she heard there was a woman in Heaven Dou City named Liu Erlong, who has been searching for Yu Xiaogang. If you don't agree, she'll reunite them."
At that moment, Bibi Dong's presence erupted in full, and a powerful surge of Soul Power shook the entire Pope's Palace.
Snake Lance Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo both stepped back several paces, straining to withstand her presence.
Bibi Dong's face was covered in frost, and the venom in her eyes threatened to swallow Snake Lance Douluo whole.
Snake Lance Douluo felt immense pressure, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. But he did not yield in the slightest, merely standing there in silence, facing Bibi Dong.
"Good! Very good! Excellent!"
Bibi Dong's voice was low and repressed, each word almost spoken separately, showing that her anger had reached its peak.
"Tell that wretched child I agree, but there's no way I'm letting Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo go. She can deploy people from the Elder Hall and Worship Hall. If she can't complete the mission, she'd better not come back to see me!"
In the end, Bibi Dong gave way.
Alongside her anger, she felt some panic that Qian Renxue knew about her past.
"The Young Master wants Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo specifically."
Snake Lance Douluo gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak. With every word, he felt as though he were dancing on the road to the Yellow Springs.
"Does that wretched child think they're the only two I have at my disposal?"
Bibi Dong sneered.
Snake Lance Douluo said nothing, merely lowering his head.
Wasn't that exactly the case? In all of Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were currently the only ones Bibi Dong could directly deploy.
Deploying any other Titled Douluo required the approval of both the Worship Hall and the Elder Hall.
Bibi Dong looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo, who stood below with his hands at his sides, and Ghost Douluo, who was hidden in the shadows. She asked coldly:
"Are you willing to go to Heaven Dou City and complete the plan?"
Ghost Douluo appeared and bowed respectfully alongside Chrysanthemum Douluo. "We will obey Your Holiness's command."
Bibi Dong remained silent for a long time, her face cold. At last, she suppressed her anger and said, "Fine. Go to Heaven Dou City and help that wretched child complete the plan!"
She had agreed after all. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo would only be gone for a month or two, and it wasn't as though they weren't coming back. Could she really end up a Pope without a single follower?
For that month or two, the Soul Douluo would do well enough.
"Yes!" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo remained expressionless, as though they had seen none of this farce.
Snake Lance Douluo finally let out a long breath. He felt as though his entire body were drenched in sweat.
Next came the second hurdle.
The Worship Hall.
The statue of the Angel God was both majestic and compassionate. Beneath the angel's wings, Qian Daoliu and several other enshrined sat at a long round table.
Snake Lance Douluo bowed to each of the enshrined in turn.
"Great Enshrined, I returned this time on the Young Master's orders to tell you that she wants to complete the plan ahead of schedule. She would therefore like to transfer some people from the Worship Hall and Elder Hall to help."
"Xiao Xue is finally ready to come back?"
A smile appeared on Qian Daoliu's face.
He had disagreed with the plan from the start, but Bibi Dong had insisted on sending Xiao Xue'er, and Xiao Xue'er had also wanted to prove herself.
On top of that, he had worried that Bibi Dong might go mad and hurt Xiao Xue'er at any moment, so he had been left with no choice but to agree.
Now that the plan was being brought forward and Xiao Xue'er would soon return, Qian Daoliu was delighted.