Chapter 314: You Belong to Me Now

Inside the magnificent corridor of the Pope Palace, it was somewhat quiet.

Bibi Dong tried hard to maintain a cold and aloof expression, but the slight curve at the corners of her mouth betrayed her mood.

"How many years has it been..."

She tilted her head back and let out a soft sigh: "I've almost forgotten when the last time was that someone complimented my appearance."

"You're still young, can you not put on an expression like you've seen all the vicissitudes of the world?"

Qin Jian crossed his arms: "Maintain a youthful mindset, and you will never grow old."

"Is this the reason why you, a hundred-thousand-year-old monster, still have the mood to judge me here?"

Bibi Dong said with keen interest: "I thought that at your age of one hundred thousand years, you would have long since seen through the vanity of the world and would look at women as nothing but pink skeletons!"

"Who said I'm one hundred thousand years old? I'm only twenty-four, alright?" Qin Jian said, annoyed.

"Twenty-four?"

Bibi Dong's calm expression was about to collapse: "I have never seen such a thick-skinned and shameless... beast!"

"Before taking human form, I couldn't do anything; it was either sleeping or cultivating, and then there was the tribulation..."

Qin Jian tucked his hands into his sleeves: "I don't think it's excessive at all to count every ten thousand years as one year."

Bibi Dong suddenly felt that what he said made a lot of sense, and she was actually... speechless.

"It's really been a long time since anyone dared to talk to me so equally..." She suddenly sighed and said.

Qin Jian rolled his eyes: "Here we go again, here we go again. How can you have so many reflections every minute? You look so world-weary."

"Qin Jian, are you really not afraid that I will find an opportunity to kill you?" Bibi Dong suddenly said indifferently.

Qin Jian looked up at her expression and scoffed at her words: "Then I would definitely blow up your Wuhun City."

"I believe you can blow up Wuhun City, but I don't believe you can continuously enter that state of suppressing a Title Douluo..."

Bibi Dong suddenly stepped closer to him, her gaze fixed on his eyes, her expression imposing: "Can you still suppress me at any time now?"

"You can try."

Qin Jian puffed out his chest and held his head high: "If I happen to take advantage of you, don't blame me."

The two stared at each other in silence.

Afterwards, Bibi Dong smiled softly: "I actually couldn't see any guilty conscience in your eyes. You truly are a hundred-thousand-year-old monster; impressive."

"I already said, I'm twenty-four this year..."

Qin Jian complained casually, then let his expression become slightly more serious, and said: "Actually, you don't need to test me. After all, I am absolutely on your side; you can trust me completely."

"Oh?"

Bibi Dong's red lips curved slightly: "Why should I trust you completely?"

Qin Jian smiled and said: "Theoretically, in the Spirit Hall, you are the only one I can trust, because you wouldn't want to lose that Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. Only if I am alive can you continue to possess it."

"And the reason you can trust me completely is because everyone else might want to eat me, but you have the least motivation, as the gains and the costs are not proportional."

Qin Jian spread his hands: "I can also see that you don't have complete control over the Spirit Hall right now. Wanting to place that so-called Soul Hunting Team under the Guard Team is an attempt—an attempt to obtain a force that belongs entirely to you."

He continued: "And I, whom you can absolutely trust, am the most suitable person to command this force that truly belongs only to you."

Bibi Dong just looked at him like that, slightly lost in thought.

"I really didn't expect... that you could actually be so completely in tune with my thoughts..."

She smiled softly: "I originally thought I would need to spend some time getting along with you before you realized these things, but I didn't expect you to think the same way as me so quickly."

"In tune with thoughts? Getting along?"

Qin Jian's expression was strange: "Don't you think these terms are too ambiguous?"

Bibi Dong had originally felt a rare sense of rapport with someone, but now it was shattered again.

"When it comes down to it, you just need a blade in your hand that you can completely control, or perhaps a lone official who can offend everyone..."

Qin Jian pointed at the tip of his own nose: "And I just happen to be the most suitable one."

Bibi Dong was slightly startled, then sighed ruefully: "As expected of a hundred-thousand-year-old monster, you are also so proficient in our human political struggles."

The veins on Qin Jian's forehead throbbed: "I am twenty-four!"

"Hmph..."

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes shifted, and she suddenly shot him a glance: "Old monster!"

The stunningly beautiful Pope suddenly revealed a hint of charm, which almost made Qin Jian lose his composure.

"A big shot at the Pope level is truly impressive; one move of the Soul-Capturing and Spirit-Stealing Eye almost hooked my soul away."

He quickly recovered, folded his sleeves, and tucked his hands in as he spoke.

"Pfft..."

Bibi Dong's facial expression finally failed completely once again; the corners of her lips lifted, a smile that was fleeting, yet it inadvertently stunned the entire world.

This time, Qin Jian was truly stunned.

Bibi Dong, however, felt a bit awkward, and even more so, unaccustomed to it.

It had truly been a very, very long time since she had conversed with someone so equally, let alone being teased into laughing.

Not only Qin Jian, but even she herself was surprised by that momentary smile.

So I am still capable of smiling...

The expression that had just bloomed on her face slowly receded, and she returned to being that high and mighty Pope.

"Stop joking around. If you provoke me on purpose again, I will throw you into the Death Canyon as well."

She said this lightly and turned to leave immediately.

She was afraid that if she kept looking at Qin Jian, she would be teased into making some strange expression again...

That would be too... embarrassing!

"Actually, you really could throw me into the Death Canyon too..."

Qin Jian followed her and casually said... a thoughtless remark.

Sure enough, the next moment Bibi Dong turned around, her gaze like lightning: "Do you really have designs on Nana?!"

"Uh..."

Sweat broke out on Qin Jian's forehead, and he thought quickly: "Wasn't I just thinking of helping you assess the next Pope? Since you intend to make good use of me, then naturally I must plan for you, right?"

"Your heartbeat accelerated threefold when you said that."

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, clearly not believing his nonsense.

What's more, his words were indeed a bit too fake...

Qin Jian's mind raced, and in the end, his intuition made him overturn all seemingly reasonable answers, so he simply lowered his head and admitted his fault: "Sorry, I am indeed interested in Hu Liena."

"Hmm?"

Bibi Dong glanced at him, feeling quite surprised, yet she wasn't too displeased; instead, she felt somewhat reassured by his straightforward nature.

The two were in the initial adjustment phase of their cooperation, and a slight carelessness would break the trust that had been hard-won.

Therefore, if Qin Jian still denied it, it would only make her wary; it was better to just say it directly.

After all, the entanglement between Qin Jian and Hu Liena in the finals had already been seen by many, and a forced denial would only make people think he had ulterior motives.

Bibi Dong pressed her red lips together and suddenly said: "You belong to me now, so don't even think about Nana!"

Thanks to the big spender book friend 【Sun Wheel, Obey Death】 for the 5000 coin tip!

PS: Students, double monthly tickets have started (crazy hinting).

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