Chapter 606: Deprived of the Saintess Position!

"Nana, if you stay in the newly formed Spirit Hall, you will still be the next Pope in the future. But if you go to the Elder Palace, what are you? You are nothing, and they will not cultivate you with all their might."

Unlike Qian Renxue, Hu Liena was almost like a daughter to Bibi Dong. Now that she heard she had turned toward the Elder Palace, Bibi Dong was also somewhat flustered.

Qin Jian, however, had remained silent the whole time, because he had guessed why Hu Liena was doing this; she was fulfilling the agreement between the two of them.

It was just that this method was a bit ruthless—was it really necessary to go this far? Causing trouble on Bibi Dong's large bed, wasn't this pushing her toward madness?

"The next Pope?"

Hu Liena leisurely pulled her dress together, covering her bare shoulders: "Teacher, oh teacher, where in your heart do you still intend to truly pass the position of the next Pope to me? All your thoughts are now on a man, and isn't everything you've laid out for him?"

Bibi Dong frowned and said nothing.

"The things that belonged to me have long been secretly planned by you to be given to him. Tell me, what is the point of a Pope who has no real power and is only a Pope in name?" Hu Liena added.

Bibi Dong raised her head: "I originally thought you wouldn't be jealous of him. Why would you, who love him so much, be jealous of him?"

Hu Liena stood up from the bed and said faintly: "Teacher, when you schemed against me for his sake, I knew that in this newly formed Spirit Hall, there was no longer a place for me..."

"The Spirit Judgment Hall only listens to him, the Guard Army only takes orders from him. Everyone knows that the Spirit Hall Chief Judge possesses the Judgment Scepter, and their power and status are equal to the Pope's..."

She sighed softly: "Who still remembers me, this Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall?"

Bibi Dong was speechless.

"Alright, say no more, Nana..."

Qin Jian saw that the look in Bibi Dong's eyes was somewhat hollow, so he couldn't help but put on his robe, stand up, and pull her toward the outside.

"I haven't finished speaking yet..."

Hu Liena turned her head back: "Teacher, this is the last time I will call you Teacher. From now on, I am me, you are you, and you are no longer my teacher."

Bibi Dong trembled all over and suddenly raised her head, the flames of anger in her eyes seemingly wanting to burn Hu Liena to ashes: "You dare?!"

"What do I not dare to do?"

Hu Liena was not intimidated at all: "You stole my man and hollowed out the power that I, as a Saintess, should have. Did you think I would still cherish your position as a disciple?!"

"Very well!"

Bibi Dong took a deep breath and suddenly raised her voice, spreading it throughout the entire Pope Palace: "Pass on my Pope's Order!"

"Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall Hu Liena has acted recklessly, offended her teacher, and refused to listen to instruction. From this day forward, she is stripped of her position as Saintess and expelled from the Spirit Hall!"

Inside and outside the Pope Palace, there was a sudden silence; everyone was digesting this piece of news.

Qin Jian thought for a moment, then added a sentence, which also spread throughout the inside and outside of the Pope Palace: "The Saintess has lost her virtue; she is expelled from the Spirit Hall and shall never be employed again!"

Bibi Dong's expression shifted, and she looked up at Qin Jian, momentarily not knowing why he had to be so resolute.

"Then, goodbye..."

Hu Liena did not linger and strode out of the bedroom.

At the same time, Qin Jian and Bibi Dong both sensed soul power fluctuations beginning to surge on her body, and her soul power level was rising rapidly.

"So that's how it is..."

Qin Jian muttered in a low voice.

It seemed that Hu Liena's break with Bibi Dong was also one of the contents of her God Trial, which was why she followed the trend and used such a shameless scene to provoke Bibi Dong.

In this way, not only was the requirement of the God Trial met, but she also completely detached herself from the Spirit Hall.

Joining the Elder Palace afterward would also allow her to gain some trust—not much, just enough so that everyone wouldn't look at her like she was an alien.

"Could it be... that Nana did this on purpose..."

Bibi Dong was incredibly intelligent; seeing the abnormal rise in Hu Liena's soul power level, she immediately guessed it was the God Trial of the Rakshasa God.

Combining this with Hu Liena's performance before and after, it was not difficult to deduce Hu Liena's intentions.

To break with her, Hu Liena originally had many plans, but she chose the one that was most insulting yet caused no real harm; there was naturally a reason for that.

After emerging from the state of burning rage, Bibi Dong noticed various anomalies.

If Hu Liena really wanted to cut ties with her completely, why would Qin Jian add that sentence? From his position, he should have been helping the two resolve their conflict.

"Qin Jian, did you do that on purpose?"

Bibi Dong looked at Qin Jian and asked: "Was this scene just now something you two agreed upon?"

"Agreed upon is a bit of a stretch. I just went with the flow. Because I had an agreement with Nana beforehand, we had a tacit understanding," Qin Jian said.

Bibi Dong was lost in thought.

"There are too many eyes watching us. I believe what happened today will spread very quickly. Even if it doesn't spread completely, as long as there are a few details, it will be enough to gain the trust of the Elder Palace," Qin Jian added.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes: "No wonder she didn't discuss it with me at all, nor did she ask me to accompany her in this act, because only this most authentic reaction could make people believe it without doubt."

Qin Jian twitched the corner of his mouth: "You're thinking too highly of it..."

"Hm?" Bibi Dong looked up.

Qin Jian shook his head lightly: "Nana didn't intend to act at all; she was just being herself... Playing a trick on you and getting a good vent of anger out—that's also what she wanted to do..."

Bibi Dong: "..."

"After all, you did such an excessive thing to her..."

Qin Jian supported his forehead and said helplessly: "You can completely treat this behavior of hers as a child's rebellion."

"A child's rebellion?"

After this reminder, Bibi Dong finally understood Hu Liena's motives completely.

Being in the middle of the situation, even she was easily misled.

"With her being so willful and reckless, can she really gain the trust of the Elder Palace?"

Bibi Dong simply didn't know what to say. She spent every day scheming and calculating, only to have her disciple show her up in the end.

"Regardless of whether Qian Daoliu believes her, at the very least, the possibility of Qian Renxue believing her is very high, after all... they are in the same boat," Qin Jian said, spreading his hands.

Bibi Dong: "..."

"Anyway, our reputation is already ruined enough; adding fuel to the fire won't feel out of place at all."

Qin Jian added, "I will have the Maid secretly spread the word about what happened today; it should provide another layer of protective camouflage for Nana."

Bibi Dong's face darkened: "Don't you think that is too shameful?"

"How is this shameful?"

Qin Jian crossed his arms: "Me, you, and Qian Renxue—the three of us having a massive brawl over Wuhun City, that would be called shameful."

Bibi Dong was speechless.

"You have now driven both your daughter and your disciple away; you must be in a good mood, right?" Qin Jian said, leaning against the headboard.

Bibi Dong propped herself up, but as soon as she moved, she was steadied by Qin Jian.

She rose slightly and leaned against the headboard with him.

"It is strange to say, but clearly this is the result I wanted, yet now I don't feel that happy, and even feel a sense of loneliness..."

She whispered: "I really did not expect Nana to leave..."

(End of chapter)