Chapter 536: The Pope's Schemes

"Anything else you want to say?"

Qin Jian laughed in spite of himself: "What else is there to say?"

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes darted: "We haven't seen each other for quite a while, don't you want to say something else?"

Qin Jian rubbed his forehead in a headache: "Do you even know you've done something wrong again? I can't be bothered to find trouble with you, yet you come seeking it yourself?"

"Done something wrong again?"

Bibi Dong asked in surprise: "What did I do wrong? The choice was made by Nana herself, it has nothing to do with me; I even sent people to hinder her."

Qin Jian tucked his hands in his sleeves and sighed: "Although the final result is acceptable, your purpose in doing this was fundamentally to separate me and Nana. Do you really think this is good?"

"I want you to belong only to me, what is wrong with that?" Bibi Dong showed no sign of guilt.

Qin Jian wanted to rub his forehead again.

This woman's methods were becoming more and more sophisticated; it was no longer pure calculation, but rather a sense of proportion. She both separated him from Hu Liena and avoided offending him, which was very difficult to deal with...

"You want me to belong only to you, there is nothing wrong with that, and I can understand it, after all, your status is noble..."

Qin Jian weighed his words and said slowly: "But you can't directly intervene in my choices, right? It was I who chose them, so you should come at me, instead of secretly pruning away other women for me."

"I can't bear to let you go, so of course I can only sow discord between them. Besides, didn't Nana get benefits from it?"

Bibi Dong exchanged a glance with Hu Liena below, and both saw sparks in each other's eyes.

"You guessed it? You guessed that her Assessment would change?" Qin Jian frowned.

Bibi Dong nodded and said: "It was bound to become related to you, and it was sure to be heart-wrenching. Now it seems my guess was correct; as long as she gave you up, she could obtain benefits."

"Are you sure she gave me up?"

Qin Jian crossed his arms.

Bibi Dong paused: "She chose to hunt the Soft Bone Rabbit and obtained this Soul Ring, isn't that achieved by hurting you? Now she still has the face to stay by your side? And, won't you separate from her?"

Qin Jian could not tell her about the Divine Power Crystal, so he could only smile: "Matters of the heart are not as simple as right and wrong. Just like you and me, a relationship that was once on the verge of shattering, isn't it... like this now..."

"It's not enough..."

Bibi Dong gently bit her lip and let go: "I want you to belong to me alone."

"So, there is still a lot to resolve between us..."

Qin Jian tucked his hands in his sleeves and sighed: "I hope one day it will be you who belongs to me, not me who belongs to you."

"Then let's see if in the end I am the Emperor and you are the Empress, or you are the Emperor and I am the Empress."

Bibi Dong put away the Scepter in her hand.

"She wants to be Empress? She is thinking of... eating!"

Na'er's voice rang out with a chuckle, full of disdain.

Qin Jian: "..."

"Don't just keep standing in the sky, you're tiring me out."

Qin Jian waved his hand, preparing to descend.

Stepping on his martial soul to act cool for a while was fine, but standing here the whole time, especially after the consecutive battles he had fought, was truly exhausting.

"Wait..."

Bibi Dong suddenly grabbed his hand.

Held by the soft, cold jade hand, Qin Jian turned his head: "What is it?"

"We haven't seen each other for so long."

Bibi Dong's slightly petulant voice made Qin Jian's heart melt halfway.

The Pope's little-woman act really had too much lethality...

"Then what do you want to do?" Qin Jian said helplessly.

Bibi Dong smiled sweetly: "I want a hug."

Qin Jian: "..."

Bibi Dong swept a glance at the crowd below and suddenly curled her red lips: "Do you want me to hug you, or do you want to hug me?"

Qin Jian rubbed his forehead.

This woman is really...

Threatening him again!

If he were forcibly hugged by her under the gaze of so many people, wouldn't that still mean she is the Emperor and he is the Empress?

What could he do with this woman... just hug.

Qin Jian pulled her hand, drawing her into his arms and wrapping them around her.

But just as she stumbled into his arms, she suddenly took the opportunity to lift her face, and a warm touch pressed against Qin Jian's lips.

He widened his eyes.

This woman... when did her schemes become so deep? Wasn't it agreed that it was just a hug?

The crowd below had expressions that were colorful and indescribably spectacular.

The little fox clenched her fists.

Now she completely distrusted her teacher; that was her greatest rival in love.

Zhu Zhuqing crossed her arms, her face cold, watching with indifference.

Xiao Wu's face, which had become cold and perfect, suddenly turned fierce and childish.

Her mother, Da Wu, on the other hand, was watching with great interest, as if watching a soap opera: "I've waited over ten years for this woman to fall; it's truly a sight to behold..."

She had been hurt so badly that she reverted to her original form and took over ten years to recover; now her only desire for revenge was to see Qin Jian take Bibi Dong.

There was no one else with such a worldview...

Mid-air, Qin Jian continued to widen his eyes.

You're actually sticking your tongue out? Do you even know how to do this?

A bit clumsy, your technique is poor, and you're holding your breath—did you learn this from a book?

Let me teach you instead!

Qin Jian held her body tightly with one hand and supported the back of her head with the other, prying open her mouth in an exceptionally skilled and fiery manner.

A complete invasion, a plunder...

Da Ming and Er Ming tilted their massive heads to watch the show, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei sat side-by-side on the hillside.

Yan, Xie Yue, and the others from the Spirit Hall were very confused; were these people enemies or friends?

Just a moment ago they were listening to the Saintess's orders to attack someone's family, and now that the Pope has arrived, she's locked in a kiss with him?

No, wait, clearly before the Pope arrived, the Saintess was also locked in an embrace with him.

So, we fought tooth and nail, and in the end, it was just your family business, is that it?

They kissed until the world went dark, kissed until the Pope went limp...

Qin Jian then held her and slowly descended to the ground by the lake, forming a triangular formation with Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.

He didn't want to stand in this position either, but holding the Pope, it seemed that getting close to either side wouldn't be very good.

"Teacher..."

Hu Liena's faint, seemingly ice-cold voice startled Bibi Dong awake.

She quickly suppressed the tenderness in her heart, and with cheeks that hadn't yet lost their flush, she released Qin Jian, turned around, and looked at Hu Liena.

Subconsciously, the Scepter appeared in her hand again, and she instantly transformed into the mode of the Pope-Teacher, awe-inspiring and majestic.

Your Pope persona has already collapsed, you know?

On the other side, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were simply speechless.

"Nana, congratulations on passing another round of the Assessment," Bibi Dong said gently.

"Is it yourself that Teacher wants to congratulate?"

Never had Hu Liena faced Bibi Dong so directly without the slightest bit of awe: "Successfully scheming against your own disciple, is Teacher feeling very proud?"

The eyes of Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and even Da Wu lit up.

This vixen is quite interesting; is she going to become the vanguard for tearing down the Pope?

"Nana, what are you saying? When has Teacher ever schemed against you?"

Bibi Dong's expression remained unchanged: "All the choices were made by you yourself; Teacher was merely helping you."

(End of chapter)