Chapter 353: Let's Be Strangers

"What is it... that you actually want..."

Bibi Dong froze.

She realized she had truly never thought about what Qin Jian wanted; what she had always thought about was how to grasp more power, how to improve her own strength, and how to hold the entire world in her palm.

After Qin Jian appeared, she had lived much more happily than before, and her life had much more color than before.

She secretly enjoyed these things...

But she had never once thought about what Qin Jian wanted.

Just as Hu Liena had said a year ago, the state between her and Qin Jian had always been one of Qin Jian's unilateral giving, while she had never provided any feedback.

Was it lack of understanding, was it reserve, or was it... not caring enough?

Perhaps, this was the real reason Qin Jian wanted to leave...

Who would want to continue being good to someone who once wanted to kill them? Even the most basic trust was likely no longer possible...

"Qin Jian, I..."

She thought for a long time, yet she did not know how exactly she could win him back, how exactly she could make him forgive her—forgive a woman who had once wanted to kill him.

She suddenly hated the Rakshasa God's Assessment immensely...

"If you have nothing else to say, then let's end it here..."

Qin Jian waved his hand and said softly, "I have lived these days... quite happily... but from now on, let us be strangers..."

"Stran... gers..."

Seeing Qin Jian turn and leave again, Bibi Dong could barely control herself and reached out to grab Qin Jian's wrist: "Wait... wait."

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Qin Jian looked at her calmly, as if he were truly looking at a stranger.

The greatest revenge against a person is not to hate them for a lifetime, but to gradually become indifferent, to never see them again, or if you do meet again, to have no ripples in your heart.

Bibi Dong clearly felt this alienation; this gradually fading emotion was Qin Jian's greatest punishment for her.

"You can be strangers with me..."

Bibi Dong suddenly closed her eyes, but she did not let go of Qin Jian's wrist: "But you are the Guard Commander of my Spirit Hall; even setting aside our relationship, you are still the commander..."

"Do you still not understand? I don't care about those things!"

Qin Jian shook his hand, but he could not shake her hand off.

"I know you don't care, but we in the Spirit Hall still have... still have Nana; can you stay for her sake..."

The amount of information in Bibi Dong's words was too great; the Spirit Masters on the ground could not hear clearly, but the six Title Douluo, including Yue Guan and Gui Mei, heard it clearly.

Seeing that the attempt to use Guibao Douluo as bait failed, was she now preparing to use her own disciple as a substitute?

Had this Pope gone mad...

"Nana..."

A strange look flashed across Qin Jian's face as well.

Even he had not expected Bibi Dong to bring out her own disciple as a bargaining chip.

But this really was her way of thinking; as long as the goal could be achieved, the means did not matter.

If this woman were really put into an Asura Field, she would truly be a nuclear weapon on the level of planetary devastation...

Qin Jian took a deep breath.

Since Bibi Dong had already spoken to this extent, he really did not need to be coy anymore.

After all, from this moment on, from the moment the Silver Dragon Spear could be wielded by him, he already had the ability to protect himself; even if he stayed in the Spirit Hall, he would not be as reliant on Bibi Dong's protection as before, and it would not be as dangerous.

Furthermore, the next three targets for soul power upgrades were all in the Spirit Hall; to force a departure now just to win an argument would be too irrational.

"There is really no point in entangling ourselves here, let us..."

Qin Jian opened his eyes and said indifferently: "Let us go back and talk."

Hearing him finally say these words, Bibi Dong felt a weight lift from her heart, yet she could not help but feel her eyes turn slightly red.

But she did not let the tears fall, because she had achieved what she wanted, and she would not allow herself to be weak in front of so many people.

"Then, let us go; all Title Douluo shall return with us, and you shall continue to command the Guard Army..."

Bibi Dong released his wrist and looked at Qianjun Douluo and the others: "As Elders, I will not make things too difficult for you; you will remain in the Elder Hall, but if I have orders to mobilize you, you are not allowed to disobey."

"Yes."

The situation was stronger than the people; no matter how much they had disregarded this Pope before, at a time when their lives were at stake, they still lowered their heads.

"In addition, Elder Guibao is from now on assigned to the Guard Army, to be deployed at the discretion of Commander Qin Jian."

Although Qin Jian had rejected her proposal, she still transferred Guibao Douluo into the Guard Army.

This was still her own unique way of apologizing...

"Yes..."

Guibao Douluo pinched his nose and replied, his face filled with an expression of utter hopelessness.

Qin Jian no longer paid attention to the matters in the sky; he descended directly and landed on the ground.

"The Guard Army provincial garrison shall return by the original route, and the Wuhun City detachment shall return with me; rewards for merit will be distributed during this quarter's Assessment."

His voice spread throughout the entire field.

The next moment, a mountain-shaking roar: "We will strictly follow the Commander's orders!"

This time, the response had less perfunctoriness and more fanaticism than before.

They were too far away, so naturally, they did not know exactly what had happened in the sky.

But regardless, Qin Jian using a spear to repel three Title Douluo, including their Pope, was a solid fact.

If he were not the commander, and it were someone else, these Guard Army soldiers might have been hostile toward him due to their reverence for the Pope.

But he happened to belong to the Spirit Hall, and they had long heard rumors that he was actually the Pope's consort.

Then these devout members of the Guard Army naturally would not be hostile toward him; on the contrary, they became fanatical because they had witnessed his strength.

"As for you all..."

Qin Jian looked again at the dozen or so Spirit Douluo he had controlled and waved his hand, saying, "From now on, you shall serve as my personal guards."

"Yes."

It was still that same saying: the situation is stronger than the person...

What's more, Qin Jian's strength had also cowed them, and they still felt lingering fear when thinking back to the previous attack.

Being able to survive and even follow by his side, these people already felt extremely fortunate.

A few even felt a sense of honor...

After all, anyone who wasn't blind knew that someone like Qin Jian, who could rival a Title Douluo while at the Soul Emperor realm... even a Soul Beast, would surely be an uncrowned king in the future, if not the master of the Dalu.

Following by the side of such a powerhouse, and even having the hope of becoming his core subordinates, was simply a massive blessing for this group of people.

After all, they had originally been prepared to die...

On the road back to Wuhun City, there was no longer the haste of the journey there.

Three days later, Qin Jian led the hundred-man Knight Order back to Wuhun City.

By this time, the news that the Guard Commander had personally led a team to wipe out the Evil Soul Master organization had already spread.

As for ordinary people, they naturally would not know about any high-level struggles; they only needed to know that the evil organization of Spirit Masters had been wiped out, and that there would be no more organizations of this scale to affect their lives in the future.

In this way, Qin Jian gained even more admiration in the hearts of the ordinary people of the Dalu.

Only when it involves everyone's own interests will they be grateful for it...

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