After Su Yi absorbed the soul ring, night had arrived before they knew it.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, the night sky possessed a different kind of beauty.
"Little one, would you like to hear your teacher tell you a story?"
Bibi Dong sat shoulder to shoulder with Su Yi, gazing at the beautiful starry sky that could only be seen within the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Go ahead. I'm listening."
Looking up at the stars overhead and hearing Bibi Dong's gentle voice, Su Yi spoke softly.
As she looked at Su Yi beside her, a faint smile suddenly appeared on Bibi Dong's face.
This little one sitting beside her was clearly so cold and distant. Yet he gave her a profound sense of security.
As she sat here with him, gazing at the stars above, Bibi Dong's heart was incomparably peaceful.
For some reason, she suddenly wanted to tell this little one the secret she had hidden in her heart for so many years.
The moment Bibi Dong mentioned a story, Yue Guan, who had been guarding the two of them, moved far away.
As someone who served at the Pope's side, he knew what he could hear and what he could not.
After Yue Guan left, Bibi Dong raised her head toward the starry sky and smiled faintly.
"Little one, look at the stars above us. How beautiful they are—so purely beautiful."
At this point, Bibi Dong looked at Su Yi and spoke softly. "Once, there was a girl who was like this starry sky—purely beautiful, innocent, and kind."
"A long time ago, the most talented girl in Spirit Hall's history appeared. She became Spirit Hall's Saintess, and like you, her teacher was Spirit Hall's Pope."
"That Saintess of Spirit Hall was innocent, simple, and kind. She