Chapter 341: Bibi Dong Flips the Table

Bibi Dong's words left Qin Jian and Hu Liena speechless.

Even if Qin Jian had confidence in his Sixth Soul Skill, he couldn't knowingly take risks when a better and more secure method existed...

"Teacher, will you really protect Qin Jian well?"

Before Qin Jian could speak, Hu Liena said without hesitation, "It was selfish of me, I didn't consider his situation. If that's the case, please take him away, Teacher."

Qin Jian's eyes suddenly softened.

Bibi Dong noticed this and couldn't help but feel a surge of frustration.

In the battle of emotions, she was truly a complete failure.

Constrained by her status and her concern for face, she could never compare to Hu Liena.

"Rest assured, he is someone I am determined to recruit into the Spirit Hall, and he is a very critical part of my future plans..."

Bibi Dong said, "Moreover, there is no conflict of interest between him and me, and we happen to be able to trust each other, so you don't need to worry."

Regardless, her goal of separating Qin Jian and Hu Liena had been achieved.

The two of them had only built their relationship over this past month; she didn't believe that once the distance increased and time passed, these feelings wouldn't fade.

This line of thinking, however, just proved that emotions were indeed her blind spot.

True feelings do not fade because of space and time. Qin Jian and Hu Liena were currently in the honeymoon phase, but if they continued to stay together, they would soon enter a Burnout Period, at which point all sorts of problems would emerge.

But by separating for a while during the honeymoon phase, they would keep the most beautiful memories in their hearts, which would slowly mellow and deepen as time went on.

When they met again in the future, even if they entered a Burnout Period or began to stumble through the process of adjustment, their tolerance would be increased by these beautiful memories, raising the possibility of staying together for the long run.

And Hu Liena and Qin Jian clearly understood this well.

So the two exchanged a tacit look and began to look forward to the days ahead.

"Then Qin Jian, come with me. You haven't done any real work while staying with Nana this past month, have you?"

Bibi Dong glanced coldly at Qin Jian, clearly disgusted by his abuse of power—claiming to be renovating Death Canyon on the surface, while secretly running off to flirt with her disciple.

"Who says I haven't done anything?!"

Qin Jian couldn't stand this and immediately tossed a stack of papers at her: "Look, I've already collected the comprehensive data on the approximate levels of the nearly ten thousand Evil Soul Masters in Death Canyon."

Bibi Dong took them and flipped through them briefly, her expression showing some surprise: "You actually finished the statistics in just one month? You didn't spend all day glued to Nana?"

Sigh... another instance of the poor Female Pope's blind spot in knowledge...

Qin Jian and Hu Liena exchanged a look, both seeing the amusement in each other's eyes.

This was why Bibi Dong believed that emotions hindered cultivation, while Qin Jian and Hu Liena did not.

Because a truly good relationship promotes mutual growth; it isn't about being glued together all day, but about each doing what they ought to do and being each other's support.

From now on, no matter the path, they would walk it together.

This is the true meaning of love!

The poor Pope still has much to learn on the path of emotions...

"What are you two still looking at!"

How could Bibi Dong not have noticed their gazes? Ignoring it the first time was one thing, but were they getting addicted to being in sync?

"Qin Jian, come with me, we're going to arrange the classification right now! You are not allowed to linger by Nana's side and affect her training anymore!"

Without another word, Bibi Dong flipped the table, grabbed Qin Jian by the shoulder, and took flight.

"Hey, hey, hey, at least give us a moment to say goodbye!"

Qin Jian was carried passively through the air.

Bibi Dong's cold snort reached his ears: "What's left to say? With your Speed, if you hadn't been staying with Nana, you would have finished the renovation by now. Did you think you could brush me off with a pile of data?"

Qin Jian cried foul: "What do you mean 'with my speed'? You weren't here, didn't I have to stay in the Knight Order to guard against assassination every day? How could I get any work done like that?"

"So you think you're justified in running off to find Nana?" Bibi Dong said.

"Of course, I killed two birds with one stone—getting work done and flirting, both without delay," Qin Jian said.

Bibi Dong took a few deep breaths.

She was very unhappy right now, extremely unhappy.

She had come in high spirits to catch them in the act, but somehow the situation had been turned around, and she had even been forced to acknowledge the relationship between Qin Jian and Hu Liena.

She couldn't deny that she wasn't without feelings for Qin Jian, but from now on, she was competing with her disciple for a man.

Such a thing... how could she, the dignified Pope, possibly do such a thing?

"Qin Jian, are you very pleased with yourself?"

They soon landed on the ground; after a month, Qin Jian had returned to the Knight Order encampment.

No one dared to approach the Pope at this moment; after all, the chill radiating from her was so obvious, so obvious that it felt as if she would freeze everyone into ice cubes.

"It's been a long time, don't keep such a cold face, it's bad for our relationship."

Qin Jian acted as if he didn't feel her anger at all, reaching out to grab her Scepter: "Come on, let me play with this, I haven't touched it in ages."

The knights turned their heads away, unable to bear the sight.

The relationship between their commander and the Pope was truly... tsk tsk tsk... dare not say, dare not say.

"You!"

Bibi Dong tried to maintain a stern and dignified expression, but she couldn't hold it, becoming unable to laugh or cry: "Do you not know how to be afraid?"

"Why should I be afraid?"

Qin Jian pried her fingers open one by one, took the Scepter, and then looked up with a puzzled expression: "Why would I be afraid of you? You aren't going to eat me."

Facing such a thick-skinned fellow, Bibi Dong truly had no way to deal with him.

Qin Jian indeed had no reason to fear her; rather than a subordinate, he was more like a partner, a partnership built on a special sense of trust.

She needed Qin Jian's help, and Qin Jian needed her protection, thus forming a relative balance.

Only when you are truly equal in mindset with someone can there be no hierarchy, and only then can you more easily reach into each other's hearts.

"Alright, time to get down to business!"

Bibi Dong took back her Scepter and said, "You have already assigned the nine ranks of Evil Soul Master; then, separate Death Canyon as soon as possible, divide it into nine zones, and then build the residences and other basic infrastructure according to your design."

Qin Jian nodded and said, "We don't need to do these things ourselves; we can just give the orders. The most troublesome part was the grading of the Evil Soul Masters, and once that is finished, there really isn't much left to do."

"In other words..."

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes shifted: "It is time for you to return with me?"

"Huh?"

Qin Jian covered his face and said, "What I actually meant was to order them to build it, so I could continue to stay in Death Canyon for a while longer..."

You scoundrel, don't even think about it!

Bibi Dong turned back: "Let's go, come back with me to see your brand-new Guard Army."

She swept her gaze over the subtle changes in the expressions of those knights, her red lips suddenly curling slightly, and when she looked at Qin Jian again, her eyes held a look of inevitable victory.

In a short time, after seeing the performance of those knights, she already knew how she would counter Hu Liena.

When everyone believes that Qin Jian is her man, then even if he isn't, he is.

Even if Hu Liena comes out later to compete, she will be seen by everyone as trying to steal her teacher's man.

Hehehe...

My dear disciple, you are still far from being able to fight your teacher!

(End of chapter)