Chapter 499: Hu Liena hunts Xiao Wu?

The Spirit Hall, Council Hall.

"Pope, that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast you had us monitor has emerged," said Ju Douluo.

There were not many people in the hall, only four.

Pope Bibi Dong, Saintess Hu Liena, and the two henchmen, Chrysanthemum and Ghost Dual Douluo.

"Teacher, have you found the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast?"

Hu Liena raised her head, a look of pleasant surprise on her face.

Bibi Dong glanced at her, the smile at the corner of her mouth inscrutable.

"Are you certain? Is she truly a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast?" she asked.

Ju Douluo replied in an effeminate voice: "According to our observations, she has always lived in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest; if she were a human, she certainly could not have survived."

Bibi Dong nodded and said: "It seems my initial intuition was not wrong. The first Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast aura that was exposed was far too weak; it was not Qin Jian's at all, but this girl's."

Hu Liena was confused: "Teacher, what do you mean? Does that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast have something to do with Qin Jian?"

Bibi Dong turned her head, her gaze toward Hu Liena profound: "Nana, you must have an impression of this lone Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast; she is that girl named Xiao Wu from the Shrek Team that Qin Jian was previously in."

"Shrek Team... Xiao Wu..."

Hu Liena's expression changed abruptly: "Isn't that Qin Jian's sister?"

"Correct, though not a biological sister, but a lover-sister," Bibi Dong added.

Hu Liena clenched her fists, lowered her head, and remained silent.

"So, Nana..."

Bibi Dong's eyes held a look of curiosity: "What do you intend to do? This Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, Qin Jian's lover-sister—will you kill her, or not?"

As soon as these words left her mouth, the expressions of both Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo became peculiar.

What kind of tactic is this, Pope?

Borrowing a disciple's hand to eliminate a love rival? Are you not afraid that the Empress will return and break with you?

Do you really think that if Hu Liena does it, the Empress won't vent her anger on you?

"Teacher, is it impossible to find another Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast?" Hu Liena asked, gripping her fists.

Bibi Dong rested her head on her hand and shook it, saying: "Only this one is the easiest to catch. The others are all gathered together, making it too difficult to strike."

"Can we look for more?" Hu Liena asked.

Bibi Dong continued to shake her head: "But your Assessment has a time limit. If you don't complete it within this month, you will fail."

"Or, you could give up the pursuit of power. With your talent, reaching Peak Douluo is still no problem, it will just take longer..."

Bibi Dong added: "However, the talents of the women around him are not inferior to yours. If you give up, you might be surpassed."

"I..."

Hu Liena bowed her head deeply: "His sister, the person he loves... if I kill her... I..."

"Hmm, he might break with you, or even turn around and kill you."

Bibi Dong said casually: "But if you are clean and efficient, perhaps he will never know it was you who did it."

The facial expressions of the two Douluo were becoming impossible to control.

Is it really okay for you to incite your own disciple to hunt down the Empress's woman?

"How about I give you an idea? A strategy to kill two birds with one stone," Bibi Dong suddenly said.

A dark purple light flashed in the depths of Hu Liena's eyes, but no one noticed.

Only she herself suddenly felt a sense of unwillingness and anger rising from the bottom of her heart, with a strong murderous intent surging to finish off all his women.

She slowly raised her head: "Teacher, what should I do?"

Bibi Dong rested her head on her hand, revealing a jade-white arm, and said slowly: "We have infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire well, but we have never been able to effectively infiltrate the Star Luo Empire. Starting a war does not fit our current strategy, so we can use this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Star Luo Empire..."

She began to explain the plan.

"In this way, without completely tearing off the mask or forcing them into a decisive battle, we can achieve the effect of weakening them, and besides..."

She looked at Hu Liena, smiling meaningfully: "Besides, Qin Jian will only think it was the Star Luo Empire that hunted that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, and you only went to rescue her, but the rescue failed, and so that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast gave her Soul Ring to you."

Can it really go so smoothly?

The two Douluo looked askance at their Pope.

"How about it, Nana? What is your decision?"

Bibi Dong said: "You don't have much time left, make your decision as soon as possible."

Hu Liena clenched her fists tightly and closed her eyes.

Images kept emerging in her mind, every one of them related to Qin Jian.

The initial mutual flirting, the pledge of love in Death Canyon, the time spent together in Slaughter City...

Slowly, it turned into scenes of him kissing the Teacher, him holding Shui Bing'er, and him reuniting with Huo Wu...

And the scene of the three of them sitting side by side on a hillside, watching the sunset, watching the starry sky...

"Why is it that the man I set my heart on has so many people coveting him?"

The dark light in the depths of her eyes was gradually growing stronger, but she herself did not notice it at all.

"Teacher..."

She suddenly opened her eyes: "Let's do it..."

Saying this, she did not even wait for the Teacher's reply, turned abruptly, and slowly stepped out of the Council Hall, stepping into the afterglow of the sunset, just like a well-directed finale...

After Hu Liena's figure completely disappeared, Ju Douluo finally could not help but step forward and say: "Pope, do you really want to help Nana do such a thing?"

Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze from the doorway and said faintly: "Is there a problem?"

Ju Douluo hesitated for a moment, then said: "Forgive my bluntness, the Chief Judge is as clear-minded as a mirror and extremely intelligent. Such a plan cannot deceive him; he will eventually know the truth."

"And what if he knows?"

Bibi Dong said, "It is not that I am keeping things from Nana; I have clearly told her everything involved, whether it is the identity of that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast or her relationship with Qin Jian, so all of this is merely Nana's own choice."

"But such a plan, as well as the search and surveillance of that Soul Beast, were all directed by you..."

Ju Douluo said, "Furthermore, if we were to take action, Nana alone would certainly not be enough; we would still have to send men to assist. In that case, wouldn't it still be the Spirit Hall hunting the Chief Judge's younger sister? If he finds out about all this, will he really not break ties with the Spirit Hall?"

Thump... thump... thump...

Bibi Dong rested her head on one hand and tapped the back of her chair with the other, saying leisurely, "Therefore, you two must also follow."

"We follow?"

Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo exchanged a glance.

"In that case, that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast will have no chance of survival at all," Ju Douluo said.

Bibi Dong cast a glance at him with her beautiful eyes, her expression neither smiling nor unsmiling: "Who told you to go help with the hunt? That is not your mission..."

She smiled lightly: "Your mission is to let Qin Jian see the scene of Nana about to kill that Soul Beast, and at the same time..."

After hearing her instructions, the look in Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo's eyes was one of profound admiration, as if looking at a celestial being...

(End of chapter)