Chapter 387: The Damaged Bedroom

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The meal was eaten amidst surging undercurrents; it appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, waves were crashing violently.

Qin Jian felt like a small boat tossed in a tsunami, with a typhoon on each side, and he was right in the middle, shivering...

Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, teacher and student, were separated by him, trading verbal barbs and hidden arrows, praising on the surface while disparaging in reality, with all sorts of overt and covert hints making for a lively scene.

In the end, Qin Jian could only eat faster and faster, hoping to escape this atmosphere of a teacher and student fighting over a man as soon as possible.

"Thank you for the hospitality, Teacher, we shall take our leave now."

Finally finishing the meal, Hu Liena couldn't wait to pull Qin Jian to his feet.

She could no longer care about respecting her teacher; she just wanted to take Qin Jian away, find a bed, stuff him in, and hide him!

"Don't be in such a rush, Nana..."

Bibi Dong stood up unhurriedly and said, "Qin Jian once said that one shouldn't rush to do things after a meal; it's best to stand and digest for a while, it's good for the body."

Hu Liena glanced at Qin Jian with emotionless eyes, the meaning in her gaze very clear: "What else have you said?"

Qin Jian: "..."

"The scenery from this terrace is quite nice..."

Bibi Dong led them to the railing, her beautiful eyes filled with memories: "I remember the first time I watched the scenery here with you, Qin Jian, you even said that a person's hands aren't just for controlling the world..."

Are you addicted to reminiscing...

Qin Jian: "..."

Hu Liena remained expressionless, not intending to give her stinky teacher a step to continue.

But Bibi Dong herself wasn't embarrassed at all, turning her head to say: "Nana, what do you think our hands can do besides controlling the world?"

Hu Liena's tone was devoid of ripples: "Eat."

"That's not it..."

Bibi Dong still wasn't embarrassed; she suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Jian's left hand, a smile touching the corners of her mouth: "It's holding hands."

The same routine, are you sure it's okay to copy it like this?

Qin Jian: "..."

Hu Liena's face turned three shades darker: "Qin Jian, you really know how to play..."

Facing Bibi Dong like this now, Qin Jian didn't know how to respond.

After all, three years had passed, and although there were still knots in his heart, at least it wasn't like back then when they couldn't get along at all.

What's more, looking at these things one by one now, one could see her sincerity.

As Pope, while it wasn't difficult to do these things, the fact that she was willing to put in such effort was her greatest progress...

"By the way, Qin Jian, don't you like my Scepter? I'll give this to you."

Bibi Dong suddenly remembered something, wiped her Soul Guidance Device, and handed a gorgeous Scepter before his eyes.

"Ah, this, don't you want it yourself?" Qin Jian asked in surprise.

This Scepter was exactly the one she had always been using.

Bibi Dong smiled lightly, took out another Scepter, and said: "Look, I have a brand new one."

Qin Jian looked and discovered that the two Scepters were almost identical; the only difference was that the one Bibi Dong originally had, the one now given to Qin Jian, had a gem the size of a peck, while the new one did not.

This naturally couldn't be because the dignified Spirit Hall couldn't find another gem, but rather it was intentionally left off.

Thus, the two identical Scepters now had a distinction in status.

Was she making a statement? Did it mean that in her eyes, she was giving up this Scepter that originally symbolized the highest power, and could even let it fall into his hands?

Qin Jian slowly took the Scepter, held it horizontally in his hands, and looked at it, his expression very complex.

"I have already told everyone that your Scepter symbolizes the Supreme Ruling Power of the Spirit Hall, possessing the authority to supervise everyone," Bibi Dong said suddenly.

"Supreme Ruling Power?!"

Hu Liena covered her lips and exclaimed: "Wouldn't such power be comparable to the Pope? Would the Elder Hall agree to this?"

"They have to agree even if they don't."

Bibi Dong gave a cold snort: "Nearly half of them are already my people; even if it came to a vote, I wouldn't necessarily lose, not to mention that I am, after all, the Pope."

At this moment, looking like this, she finally had a bit of the dignified air of a Pope again.

"And Nana, I'm also preparing to finalize your position as Saintess; although the Great Pontiff doesn't approve at all, he is currently unwilling to tear his face with me..."

She looked at Hu Liena, her eyes carrying deep meaning: "You must stabilize your position as quickly as possible this year so that the Elder Hall has nothing to say, otherwise..."

She turned her head and looked at Qin Jian again, a flash of tenderness in her eyes: "Otherwise, I might be unable to provide you with protection."

"Huh?"

Hu Liena truly didn't understand this sentence.

Qin Jian also frowned slightly, unable to understand what Bibi Dong meant by this.

After all, Qian Daoliu would be wary of the aura of Divine Power on her now, and would be in the future too, so why would she say she couldn't protect him?

But Bibi Dong clearly didn't want to explain further...

The meal lasted a long time, and with the wind blowing on the terrace, by the time Bibi Dong was finally willing to let them leave, it was already afternoon.

"Teacher, then we'll be going first."

Walking to the entrance of Bibi Dong's bedchamber, Hu Liena still politely pulled Qin Jian to bow.

But her Pope teacher accepted her bow as a matter of course, yet pointedly dodged Qin Jian's.

Hu Liena: "..."

"Nana, you are still staying in the Left Side Hall; I've already had the Maids tidy it up in advance, go on," Bibi Dong said with a kind expression.

But just as Hu Liena pulled Qin Jian and wanted to head to the right together, Bibi Dong suddenly grabbed Qin Jian's wrist: "Wait a moment, Qin Jian is staying in the Left Side Hall."

"Ah? But Teacher, we have been living together for these three years, haven't we?" Hu Liena looked back, very confused.

"Wasn't that a matter of expediency? Now that you've returned, you're safe. Besides, one of you is a Saintess and the other is a Guard Commander with the power of adjudication; with such high status, surely you don't lack a private residence," Bibi Dong said calmly.

Hu Liena blinked, speechless.

If she had known, she should have stayed outside for a few more years and had a baby before coming back...

With deep resentment, she separated from Qin Jian and walked toward the Right Side Hall.

Halfway there, Hu Liena suddenly remembered something and turned her head back, only to see Bibi Dong following Qin Jian toward the Left Side Hall.

Her eyes widened instantly, and she blurted out, "Teacher, why are you going that way too?"

Bibi Dong's figure paused slightly, then she looked back and smiled: "My bedroom was destroyed for some reason and hasn't been repaired yet, so I have been living in the Left Side Hall for these past three years."

"The destroyed bedroom..."

Qin Jian was covered in cold sweat.

Hu Liena: "..."

It had been three years since she last saw this teacher, and she was truly astonishing; playing these schemes so smoothly that the little fox had no way to parry.

"Since Teacher is living in the Left Side Hall now, and Teacher is the person with the highest status in our Spirit Hall, no one should be living with you. Why don't you let Qin Jian live with me?" Hu Liena turned her body back and said.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes were indifferent: "That won't do..."

(End of this chapter)