Chapter 357: Hu Liena's Return

Bibi Dong did not get up to eat with Qin Jian; she simply instructed the Maids to deliver the meal into the room.

Yet, every Maid who went in to deliver the food had an expression of irrepressible astonishment on her face when she came out.

It was truly because the wreckage inside the room... was too hair-raising for ordinary girls like them...

Everything that could be broken was broken, even the bed had collapsed, leaving only a mattress...

Just what kind of intense battle was this...

The Maids' gazes toward their Empress Consort became filled with profound awe.

Is this the power of a Spirit Master? It truly makes us ordinary people tremble...

Eating the meal in a state of mental chaos, Qin Jian had no idea what he was thinking about.

Especially when Bibi Dong floated out slowly without her feet touching the ground, the air seemed to have frozen.

Qin Jian stood up, tilted his head slightly, and looked at her floating figure; inside, apart from embarrassment, there was only a string of ellipses...

Is it to the point where she cannot even walk anymore?

Although Bibi Dong tried hard to maintain a calm expression as she looked at him, a trace of unnaturalness still flickered across it.

One night had passed, and all their relationships had undergone an earth-shattering change.

The two people who should have made a clean break were now entangled once again.

The relationship between a man and a woman is just this complex and difficult to handle...

"Let's go, to the Council Hall."

Qin Jian's mind was a total mush, and Bibi Dong was no better off.

She had truly been very desperate yesterday, because Qin Jian had acted especially cold, looking completely like someone who could never forgive her again.

Yet, how they ended up in bed later on was simply a metaphysical mystery.

What was even more magical was that she clearly hadn't wanted to, but when resisting, she had completely forgotten to use her soul power, which had only added a few points of excitement for Qin Jian...

Bibi Dong floated in front, and Qin Jian walked behind.

Both of them were lost in their own thoughts, silent the entire way.

Their current situation was that their physical contact had completely surpassed their emotional progress; if they were only talking about desire and not love, there would be nothing to agonize over, but clearly, neither of them could think that way.

So how were they to get along from now on?

Neither of them had an answer...

"Greetings, Pope."

Before they knew it, the two had already arrived inside the Pope Palace Council Hall.

Ju Douluo, Gui Douluo, along with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, were indeed already waiting there.

Except for Hu Liena, who glanced at Qin Jian first, everyone else's gaze was almost entirely drawn to Bibi Dong, who had floated in.

Who uses flight inside the Pope Palace? Even if one wanted to show off the strength of a Title Douluo, this wasn't the way to do it...

And the way she sat down, why did it always feel like something was not quite right...

"You have returned..."

Bibi Dong acted as if she did not see their strange looks and said indifferently: "How was your training in Death Canyon?"

Ju Douluo first swept a glance at Qin Jian, then stepped forward and said: "Pope, Yan and Xie Yue have both advanced to the level seven zone, and Hu Liena has already cleared the level nine."

"Oh? Nana cleared the level nine zone in just one year?" Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised.

Hu Liena stepped forward to salute: "Yes, Teacher. In order to return as quickly as possible, I used the fastest speed to reach the ninth-level zone, and I also cleared out those evil faction leaders from back then."

"In order to return as quickly as possible..."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong suddenly felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

Although she had previously used Hu Liena's name to keep Qin Jian at the Spirit Hall, now that they had already had relations, could she still watch them together without any resentment?

"Why did you want to return as quickly as possible?"

Bibi Dong asked a question that sounded very strange to the others.

Hu Liena was also stunned; she subconsciously glanced at Qin Jian, then said: "Because I did not want to let down Teacher's cultivation, and I wanted to improve myself faster."

There is no harm without comparison; Yan and Xie Yue were instantly ashamed.

Bibi Dong was sitting somewhat... uncomfortably, so she leaned slightly to the side, supporting her head with one hand, while the other tapped lightly on the back of the chair.

"Oh? Was it to not let down my cultivation? Or... to return to see a certain man?" Bibi Dong said.

Once these words were spoken, the air immediately became stagnant.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei turned their heads away, unable to bear the sight.

They had finally figured it out: after the operation to hunt down Qin Jian had failed completely, their Pope had gone down a path of emotion from which there was no return.

The way this was said, the air in the entire Council Hall became sour...

"T... Teacher, I..."

Hu Liena's face turned slightly pink, but she still looked at Bibi Dong bravely and said: "I was indeed for..."

"Nana!"

Bibi Dong suddenly spoke to interrupt her, saying: "Since you truly want to temper yourself better and faster, and do not want to disappoint me, then you shall go to Slaughter City next."

"Ah?!"

Hu Liena was dumbfounded.

Originally, she had worked so hard to return because she didn't want to be beaten to the punch by her teacher again, which was why she wanted to rush back and confirm her relationship with Qin Jian.

But before she could even get the words out, before she could even speak a few sentences to Qin Jian, her Pope teacher was already sending her to Slaughter City?

If she could clear Death Canyon within a year, then for Slaughter City, she wasn't even sure if she could return in five years...

By that time, wouldn't her business with Qin Jian be long gone?

"She has only just returned, after all; let her rest for a month before going to Slaughter City." Qin Jian finally spoke.

Hu Liena glanced at him in surprise, only to see Qin Jian nod slightly at her, his eyes seemingly holding a deep meaning.

"She is still young, this is the very time she should be cultivating diligently, how can she slack off?!"

But Bibi Dong did not agree, instead saying: "Rest for three days, then I will personally send her to the Slaughter City."

Qin Jian, however, said: "Everyone has a Burnout Period, balancing work and rest is the true way, you shouldn't push her too hard."

This tone of his was something Yue Guan and Gui Mei were accustomed to, but to Hu Liena and the others who hadn't been in the Pope Palace for over a year, it felt slightly shocking.

To think someone would dare speak to Bibi Dong like this, are they tired of living?

But the scene that followed shattered their expectations.

Because Bibi Dong did not look angry at all; instead, as if discussing it, she said: "Then two weeks it is, but she must maintain her Killing Aura during this period, so she shall rest alone in the side hall and not have contact with anyone."

Hu Liena: "..."

She finally sensed the strange atmosphere now.

First, the aura between Qin Jian and Bibi Dong was very wrong; the two of them didn't look at each other at all, yet every word they spoke was directed at the other.

It was a bit awkward, yet also a bit intimate... why was it so strange, what on earth had happened?

The little fox revealed a suspicious look.

"No contact with people? That's fine..." Qin Jian said indifferently.

Hu Liena's feeling became increasingly strange; why was it that previously her affairs were decided by Bibi Dong alone, but now, not only had it not improved, it seemed as if there was an additional Qin Jian who could also make decisions.

"And no contact with Soul Beasts either..." Bibi Dong added.

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(End of this chapter)