Chapter 602: Where Does Ill-Fated Karma Come From?

After returning to the Pope Palace, Qin Jian carried Bibi Dong directly as he flew up, flew to her palace on the top floor, entered the bedroom, and laid her down on the large bed.

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go find a Spirit Master who can provide Healing..."

His hands had just been pulled out from under Bibi Dong when they were suddenly grabbed by her.

"Ordinary Spirit Masters cannot heal this kind of injury; I can only rely on my own recovery."

Her complexion was very pale, nearly transparent, but her eyes, looking at Qin Jian, were as gentle as water, wrapping him up completely.

"The wounds on my body are easy to heal and don't require a Support-type Spirit Master, but the damage to my Spirit will likely not recover well for half a year," she said softly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jian frowned: "Spirit damage..."

He recalled that moment back then.

It appeared that Bibi Dong had used her own body to block the fatal blow against him in time, but relying on her body alone clearly could not have blocked it.

The power of that sword strike had actually been completely digested by her, without causing Qin Jian the slightest bit of harm.

Therefore, the true injury came from the Spirit she had damaged due to forcing that digestion!

"If she hadn't done that at the time, then the one forced to burn their Spirit would have been me, and the final result would have been..."

Na'er's voice sounded in the depths of his heart: "Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue would be dead, and I would be completely exposed."

"In this matter, she helped a great deal; later, when I recover, I'll just spare this woman's life," she said very "magnanimously."

Qin Jian: "......"

"During this half year, I will lose my deterrent power, so the Spirit Hall will rely entirely on you," Bibi Dong said in a low voice.

Qin Jian nodded: "For the next half year, I will stay with you until you have recovered from your injuries."

Bibi Dong's eyes brightened noticeably: "You won't be leaving Wuhun City anymore?"

Ever since she had made her move that year, Qin Jian had not stayed with her for long.

"Don't worry, even if I have to leave Wuhun City for something, I will take you with me," Qin Jian said, gently stroking her face.

"Take me with you?"

Feeling the warmth of his palm, Bibi Dong blinked her beautiful eyes: "I might not even be able to use the strength of an ordinary Title Douluo for this half year; aren't you afraid I'll become a burden?"

Qin Jian shook his head, looked into her eyes, and said: "I will protect you."

This unprecedented weakness also made Bibi Dong's state of mind much more fragile.

If Qin Jian had said this before, she certainly would have felt that she did not need to be protected, but now, she felt a sense of peace she had never experienced before.

Is this what it feels like to have someone to rely on...

"Ning Rongrong has also just taken the position of Empress in the Heaven Dou Empire, right? She also has a lot to face, are you... not going to help her?"

Bibi Dong could not help but want to confirm it again.

Qin Jian's mood had been in a depressed state, but at this moment, he could not help but want to laugh at her appearance.

"She has her father to support her, but you only have me now."

He reached out to touch her hair and said softly: "Rest well and recover; you don't need to worry about anything that happens afterward."

"Mm..."

Bibi Dong responded in a low voice, finally feeling completely at ease.

"You... will you no longer hold a grudge against me for what happened back then?" she suddenly asked.

Qin Jian was stunned, and his gaze toward her slowly became gentle.

No matter what she had done, or how much she liked to stir up trouble behind his back, in the face of a crisis, in that instant when there was absolutely no time to react, her subconscious act of rushing to block the blow in front of him was enough to earn his complete trust.

Since that was the case, how could he possibly keep dwelling on what she had done in the past?

Being willing to die for one's beloved sounds simple, but how many can actually do it?

He believed that in that instant, Bibi Dong did not know whether she would die, because if that sword had been even slightly off-center, it would have pierced her heart directly.

But she had done it without even considering these things; therefore, her love was no longer about possession, and it was completely different from Qian Renxue—the current her was truly sacrificing herself for him!

"I won't anymore. Since you were willing to die for me, no matter what you did back then, I forgive you."

Qin Jian leaned down and kissed her lips lightly: "Rest well, don't think about these things anymore."

"Where are you going?"

Seeing Qin Jian stand up, Bibi Dong subconsciously grabbed his hand.

"I'm going out to get some air."

Qin Jian looked back and smiled.

Bibi Dong looked closely at his expression and suddenly realized: "You... are in a very bad mood?"

Qin Jian did not put on a front, but instead nodded: "Mm, my mood is very poor; it might take a while to recover."

"I'm sorry..."

Bibi Dong spoke, but did not know what else to say.

After all, the rift between Qin Jian and Qian Renxue could be considered directed by her, and apologizing now felt very hypocritical.

"You... don't blame me; it's really because I couldn't accept..."

Bibi Dong said in a low voice: "You saw it too, how poor my relationship with her is, and coupled with the fact that the Elder Hall she represents has a conflict of interest with us, I had to weaken her power..."

"I don't blame you," Qin Jian suddenly interrupted.

"Ah?"

Bibi Dong asked in slight surprise: "You don't blame me?"

Qin Jian nodded and sighed: "Even without your interference, she and I were destined to reach this point."

Bibi Dong perked up a little: "Really?"

If Qin Jian and Qian Renxue were truly destined to separate, then she could have a little less guilt, whether toward Qin Jian or toward Qian Renxue.

"That is indeed the case; for some reasons, I had to break up with her," Qin Jian said.

Bibi Dong heard this, and her expression stirred: "If it is because of this, you could actually treat her the same way you treated Nana and the others before—seemingly separated, but in reality, still tethered."

Qin Jian looked at her in surprise.

"No need to be surprised. For a woman who spends all day studying you, it is not difficult to guess a fraction of the truth..."

Bibi Dong smiled slightly: "And I will not point it out, nor will I probe further; I will not let you suffer a backlash."

Qin Jian's expression was very peculiar: "Then we..."

Before he could finish his words, Bibi Dong smiled and interrupted him: "Tacit understanding."

The heavy stone in Qin Jian's heart crashed to the ground, and a look of relief appeared on his face: "Good, this is our tacit understanding."

"We cannot say more about this; let us talk about Xue'er instead..."

Bibi Dong continued the previous topic: "You could have maintained a relationship with her as well, as long as you changed the pretext."

Qin Jian shook his head: "The beginning between her and me destined our ending. Matters of the heart can never be cheated; I suppose it is my own doing..."

"Your beginning?"

Bibi Dong asked curiously: "What did you do?"

Thinking that there was no harm in saying it, Qin Jian said: "Back then, I was only at level ten-something and had only one soul skill, but I used that soul skill on her for half a year..."

"Your First Soul Skill... seems to be... Charm?"

Bibi Dong's expression became very colorful.

No matter how she imagined it, she never expected that the ill-fated connection between Qin Jian and Qian Renxue had come about this way...

(End of chapter)