Bibi Dong's Breakdown

The sudden turn of events caught everyone from Spirit Hall off guard.

Jiang Nian, however, had long since sensed Bibi Dong's intentions. The only thing he hadn't anticipated was Ah Yin, that great fountain of ideas.

How could the girl possibly believe Bibi Dong could hurt him? Ah Yin had definitely put on this act on purpose.

Thoughts raced through Ah Yin's mind, and she decided she had come up with a brilliant idea.

Senior Sister Xue'er has a father who doesn't care for her and a mother who doesn't love her. Only Master dotes on her, while I'm just a cook he picked up along the way who can't even cook.

As long as I take the blow for Master today, he'll definitely dote on me too from now on.

That's my Blue Silver Emperor! Smart as hell!

But the pain never came. Instead, she heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh in front of her, accompanied by a scream.

She had barely opened her eyes when Jiang Nian flicked her on the forehead. "Idiot, stop making a spectacle of yourself!"

Ah Yin clutched her head, another ring of tears welling up in her eyes. "Ow... that hurts! Master, what was that for?!"

"Good, so you do feel pain!" Jiang Nian shot her an irritated glare before looking at Bibi Dong, who had been pinned to the ground by the Heavy Xuan Ruler.

He crouched down and asked, "Bibi Dong, I don't think I've done much to offend you, have I?"

Bibi Dong clenched her fists. At that moment, she yearned for power more than ever.

When she said nothing, Jiang Nian continued, "For Xue'er's sake, I spared your life. Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!"

As he spoke, Jiang Nian infused the Heavy Xuan Ruler with Bone Spirit Cold Flame. The flames spread downward; the moment they touched Bibi Dong, she would be reduced to ashes.

But just as murderous intent rose in Jiang Nian's heart, Qian Renxue stirred in his arms.

"Sigh, you little girl." Jiang Nian sighed. "I really do owe you."

He looked at Bibi Dong. "Give me a reason that satisfies me, or I'll cripple you."

Bibi Dong glared at Jiang Nian with hatred. "Kill me if you have the guts! After what you did to Xiaogang, I'll kill you once I recover!"

Yu Xiaogang?

Jiang Nian frowned and thought for a long while before recalling that Yu Xiaogang had been rescued by people from Suotuo City.

That guy really does haunt me like a lingering ghost.

In the distance, Qian Xunji slammed his hand against the floor in fury. "Bitch! She really is that same ungrateful bitch, betraying the people who fed her!"

Jiang Nian laughed. "Should I praise your courage or your stupidity? You're risking your life to kill me for a man like that. Do you think it's worth it?"

Bibi Dong's face twisted as she sneered, "What would someone like you understand? Do you know what love is?! For Xiaogang, there's nothing I wouldn't do!"

"Love?" Jiang Nian froze for a moment, then could barely hold himself back from bursting into laughter.

This woman says what she and Yu Xiaogang had was love?

What kind of love sends someone running away without asking why just because their lover scolded them?

Then again, Stupid Bibi Dong was famous for being love-brained. Even if Yu Xiaogang slept with another woman right in front of her, she'd convince herself he'd been forced into it.

Bibi Dong found Jiang Nian's laughter grating. "Shut up! What are you laughing at? You don't understand. Someone like you doesn't understand love at all!"

"Love?" Jiang Nian did his best to rein in his smile. "Love, my ass! If you hadn't mentioned it, I'd almost have forgotten. Since you're so certain of your love, I'll show you something good."

Jiang Nian had recorded everything Yu Xiaogang said when he broke down back then, though he had never expected it to come in handy.

Jiang Nian took out a recording stone and infused it with Dou Qi.

A holographic projection appeared overhead the next moment and began playing the recording.

Bibi Dong froze for a moment. Seeing Yu Xiaogang in the image, she felt a flash of concern for him.

Jiang Nian glanced at her. She's already feeling sorry for him? For all I know, Eunuch Yu is fencing swords with someone in Nuoding City right now.

No, wait. Gangzi doesn't seem to have a sword anymore. He can only have someone else stir his shit.

The Spirit Hall members nearby saw it too, and Qian Xunji's face turned particularly grim.

As the recording continued, everyone heard Yu Xiaogang's words.

Bibi Dong's expression froze, her concern gradually turning to surprise. Finally, she stared at the image in disbelief.

In the recording, Jiang Nian explained to Qian Renxue, "This guy got close to your mother back then. He pretended he didn't know who she was to get access to Spirit Hall's Soul Master records, and even tricked her into giving him a Spirit Hall Elder Token."

Bibi Dong shook her head. "That's not how it was. Xiaogang isn't that kind of person!"

But Yu Xiaogang's words completely shattered her illusion.

In the recording, Yu Xiaogang roared, "What do you mean, I tricked her?! Bibi Dong was the stupid one! I only regret not sleeping with her outright back then!"

Then, in the recording, Qian Renxue retorted, "Bullshit! You're trash who passed off other people's stolen academic knowledge as your own. How could my mother ever have liked you?! You're from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet you came to Spirit Hall asking for things. Pah!"

Bibi Dong shook her head over and over, her voice pleading as tears poured down like a breached dam. "That's not how it was! That's not how it was! It must be fake! Xiaogang isn't that kind of person. You lied to me. All of you lied to me!"

In the recording, Yu Xiaogang sneered, "I'm trash, yes... I'm trash. But how much better could your mother, that bitch Bibi Dong, be?!"

"She knew I was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but she shamelessly got together with me anyway. She even wanted to run away with me. If I were Spirit Hall, I'd be furious, raising an ungrateful wretch like her!"

The light vanished from Bibi Dong's eyes. Already gravely wounded, she lost all her strength and lay on the ground in a daze.

"Why... why did you all have to treat me like this..." She was no longer crying. Her voice was somewhat numb, somewhat lost. "Why did you all lie to me? Was I... was I really wrong?"

In the distance, Qian Xunji felt a sense of relief.

He knew Bibi Dong could never return to Spirit Hall, and might not even survive. Paying no mind to her feelings, he threw his head back and laughed. "Bibi Dong, this is the man you love! Hahaha! Look at the kind of thing you fell for!"

"He called you an idiot and an ungrateful wretch. If I were you, I'd have killed myself already! And you actually tried to ambush a Titled Douluo for his sake just now. How laughable!"

Bibi Dong did not argue.

She could find no reason to argue. The last hope that had kept her alive was gone.

She had struggled to stay alive because she had been certain she was not wrong, intent on taking revenge on Spirit Hall and on the world that had subjected her to endless humiliation.

But only now did she understand that everything had been wrong.

If she had listened to her teacher from the beginning and cut ties with that hypocrite Yu Xiaogang, what would her life have been like?

Bibi Dong could not imagine it. Her heart was already filled with darkness, and she had lost the ability to envision anything good.

Feeling the wound through her abdomen and her consciousness gradually fading, she looked relieved.

Death would be fine too. Let me die like this.

Jiang Nian put away the recording stone and raised an eyebrow as he watched Bibi Dong gradually become shrouded in the pall of death.

This woman isn't very resilient either, is she? She can't take it already?

Jiang Nian crouched down and sneered. "What's wrong? Not calling it love anymore? Your love is funnier than a clown at the theater."

In response, Bibi Dong merely gave a faint smile and closed her eyes for good.

Jiang Nian had not intended to concern himself with her any further. Stupid Bibi Dong deserved to be killed by her own love-brained stupidity.

But when he stood up, Qian Renxue turned to look and murmured instinctively, "Mother..."

Jiang Nian looked down at Qian Renxue. In the end, his heart softened. He swept up Bibi Dong's corpse with a wave of his sleeve and left.