Chapter 75: Yu Xiaogang's Illness Gives Bibi Dong a Headache (Two-in-One)

Upon hearing that Yu Xiaogang had arrived, Bibi Dong felt a strange sense of nervousness in her heart, yet her mind was not filled with memories of their beautiful past, but rather with the unsightly images she had just seen.

"Bring him to the Pope Palace for me!" Bibi Dong said.

"Your Excellency, this person appears to be ill; he might be contagious, so please be careful."

Just as Bibi Dong opened the door, a Spirit Master messenger immediately warned her.

"Ill?" Bibi Dong looked coldly at the Spirit Master who had spoken, a flash of killing intent crossing her eyes.

"No, no, Your Excellency Pope, you will understand once you see him yourself!" A single glance from Bibi Dong frightened him into kneeling on the spot, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Bibi Dong thought of the images she had seen earlier and left without saying another word.

After Bibi Dong had left, the Spirit Master realized that he had already wet his pants.

He wondered who on earth this person was.

To think the Pope would hold him in such high regard.

Moreover, that illness did not look simple; it was likely one of those unspeakable diseases.

In front of the Pope Palace, Yu Xiaogang was feeling somewhat dazed at this moment, his head burning with fever.

The dozen or so days of travel, combined with the flare-up of his illness, made him look unwell, and he seemed to have aged significantly.

"Dong'er, I will be able to see you soon; this time, even if I die, I will not be separated from you," Yu Xiaogang said.

His face, full of anticipation, made Yu Xiaogang forget his pain and any physical discomfort; the fever in his head and his emotions also caused him to lose the wisdom he once possessed.

At the moment she was about to enter the Pope Palace, Bibi Dong was actually feeling a bit afraid.

She feared that the beauty she had held in her heart for years would be destroyed, and she feared that the Yu Xiaogang she would see would be just like the one in the picture book she had seen.

After all, the two had been separated for twelve or thirteen years.

After struggling internally for a long time, Bibi Dong finally convinced herself.

"No matter what you have become, you are still my Xiaogang," Bibi Dong thought to herself.

She then stepped forward, but the moment she entered the Pope Palace, she was completely stunned.

Yu Xiaogang was actually walking directly toward her in excitement.

"Dong'er, I'm here!" Yu Xiaogang said directly.

"I know that the words you said about breaking up back then were forced by someone; that was not your true intention at all."

Bibi Dong truly could not bear to look at Yu Xiaogang's state at this moment.

As Yu Xiaogang approached, Bibi Dong took two steps back and said, "Don't come any closer, wait a moment."

Bibi Dong had already discovered that there was indeed something wrong with Yu Xiaogang's body.

"Dong'er, it's me, Xiaogang; don't you recognize me?" Yu Xiaogang said.

"Someone, take him away and find someone to treat him! See exactly what kind of illness he has contracted," Bibi Dong said.

She could also see that something was wrong with Yu Xiaogang, but seeing his current state truly confirmed the saying that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment; the current Yu Xiaogang was simply not the person she held in her heart.

Added to the previous picture book, the image of Yu Xiaogang in her heart seemed to have collapsed all at once.

So, how could she speak to him now?

The guards who entered were also very disgusted by Yu Xiaogang's appearance.

Bibi Dong did not know what kind of illness Yu Xiaogang had, but they had a rough idea.

They dared not disobey the Pope's order and dragged Yu Xiaogang away.

Yet Yu Xiaogang did not understand; he did not know why Bibi Dong would act this way.

"Dong'er, I have no problems, I'm not ill!"

"I'm really not ill!" Yu Xiaogang shouted loudly as he was being dragged out.

But Bibi Dong left the Pope Palace; as she left, a tear welled up in her eyes, only to vanish in an instant.

"Someone, go investigate what Yu Xiaogang has experienced recently, and where those three items were sent from and who sent them; get to the bottom of this for me," Bibi Dong ordered.

She did not believe that Yu Xiaogang would have sent those things himself.

Someone must have learned of the relationship between her and Yu Xiaogang and was trying to deal with her.

"You can come directly at me, but you cannot lay a hand on Xiaogang! Damn it!" Bibi Dong's eyes turned a shade of crimson for a moment, but then it vanished.

At this moment, Bibi Dong felt as if she could still hear Yu Xiaogang's shouting.

But Bibi Dong had no way to face such a Yu Xiaogang.

If not for that previous picture book, Bibi Dong might have been much better off, but every time she saw Yu Xiaogang, those images would appear in her mind.

This matter was clearly aimed at her, so it had to be investigated thoroughly.

"Yue Guan, Guimei, the two of you go together to investigate this matter; also, find out where the person in this picture book was drawn and who instigated it—it must be investigated clearly," Bibi Dong ordered.

When Bibi Dong finished speaking, Yue Guan and Guimei appeared before her simultaneously.

"Respected Pope, your subordinates accept the order!" Yue Guan and Guimei said at the same time.

When Bibi Dong returned to her room to try and calm her mind to cultivate, no matter what she did, it was difficult to enter the state.

An hour later, Bibi Dong opened her eyes, and then two people arrived outside the door.

"Your Excellency Pope, the physician to treat Yu Xiaogang has been brought!"

Bibi Dong said indifferently, "Come in."

"Yes, Your Excellency Pope!"

The door opened slowly, and an old man who looked to be over seventy entered.

"Suncheng, Chief Physician of the Spirit Hall, pays his respects to the Pope!"

"Rise!" After Bibi Dong said this, she glanced at the subordinate beside him, who then bowed and retreated.

When the door was closed, Bibi Dong finally said, "Speak, how is his illness?"

Suncheng looked up at the stern-faced Pope Bibi Dong, appearing somewhat hesitant to speak.

This Suncheng is also an old hand at the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Master with the highest soul power in the Spirit Hall who specializes in healing, with soul power at level 85; at the same time, he is also proficient in pharmacology, and whether it comes to using medicine or healing soul skills, there is almost no one in the Spirit Hall who can compare to him.

Moreover, regarding what happened more than ten years ago, he also knows that Bibi Dong and this Yu Xiaogang have this kind of relationship, so it is truly difficult to say.

However, Bibi Dong frowned and said, "Speak, tell the truth."

Suncheng said, "Your Majesty the Pope, he has been infected with a total of six kinds of diseases of the kind between men and women, and they all possess extremely strong contagiousness, so Your Majesty the Pope, please keep a certain distance from him before he has fully recovered."

Bibi Dong was stunned; could it be that what was in the picture book is true?

"When can he be cured?" Bibi Dong said.

Sigh...

"Your Majesty, of the six diseases, I can cure three of them within half a month, but for the other three, one requires more than half a year, and I have no certainty about the other two; furthermore, as far as I know, once one is infected with these two diseases on the continent, they are incurable for life, and their lifespan will be as short as three to five years, or as long as twenty to thirty years."

"What?" Bibi Dong stood up and said, "There are still things you cannot cure?"

Suncheng said, "Your Majesty, please forgive my incompetence; the most I can do is let him live for a while longer, twenty years or more should not be a problem."

"This is already my greatest effort!"

Looking at the head-bowed Suncheng, Bibi Dong already knew the result and said indifferently, "Alright, I know; you may go down, treat him well, and if you need anything, just ask."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Pope, this subordinate will certainly do my best," Suncheng said.

After Suncheng left, Bibi Dong truly could not hold it together anymore.

She wanted to get close to Yu Xiaogang, but she herself had no way!

"Sigh... Xiaogang, I'm sorry, I cannot see you, but if someone wants to harm you, I will definitely not let them off," Bibi Dong said coldly.

In Heaven Dou City, at Lingxue Academy.

Qian Renxue went into Heaven Dou City and bought quite a few things that girls like, such as beautiful ornaments, clothes, and various snacks.

Taking them out to deal with a little girl around six years old, the lethality is simply not too great.

That evening, Ling Bufan also arrived at Lingxue Academy from Heaven Dou City.

The family gathered together, and after dinner, Ling Bufan spoke up, "Today I received news that Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire is going to start investigating us, and Xueye has even invited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to come and help."

"Regarding this matter, let everyone discuss how to handle it."

Actually, this still depends on Lingxu's idea.

However, Qian Renxue spoke up, "Let them investigate; we are not afraid of them checking."

"There is another matter; I received intelligence saying that someone has already united with the Ministry of Education of the Heaven Dou Empire, saying that they cannot approve our establishment of an Advanced Spirit Master Academy."

"Tomorrow is the day for the final review, and I suspect they will cause trouble in the process."

"Combined with the movements of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I suspect this is what they did."

Ling Bufan stated his thoughts; in fact, this was basically the same as what Lingxu thought.

Seeing that Lingxu did not speak, Ling Bufan continued to ask, "Son, what exactly is the secret behind Lingxue Academy?"

"You previously told us not to break in, saying that anyone below a Title Douluo has the possibility of falling; what exactly is this?" Ling Bufan said.

He had been unable to resist wanting to go in and see several times, but every time he thought of this sentence from Lingxu, that entering below a Title Douluo might mean death.

He told him never to break in, and he had always trusted Lingxu, so he did not go in.

Lingxu said, "Since that is the case, then I will not hide it from you all; most of the back mountain is the area of the Lingxue Sacred Land, isolated by four layers of arrays."

"The four arrays of Maze, Illusion, Killing, and Defense."

"The Maze Array is not fatal to ordinary people, but starting from this Illusion Array, there is a certain lethality; without being a Soul Saint, there is a certain danger."

"The Killing Array has a lethality rate of over 50% for a Spirit Douluo, and this Defense Array, let's put it this way, even the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo working together did not break it."

"Dad just said that this might be done by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; actually, that is about right."

"Because a year ago, in order to explore our Lingxue Mountain, they had two level 79 direct members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect die inside the Killing Array, along with six Spirit Douluos, and this was even done under the protection of the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo."

"Even the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were injured and needed a long time to recuperate."

"It's just that I didn't expect them to start retaliating so soon."

"Spreading rumors, founding an academy to snatch teachers, while also obstructing us from founding an academy, and at the same time joining forces with the Heaven Dou Empire to deal with us."

Lingxu explained the general course of events, and the few people were stunned listening to it.

Qian Renxue said, "Brother Lingxu, no wonder you wouldn't let us go to the back mountain and even fenced off such a large area of the back mountain."

"Yes, Young Master, fortunately we didn't go to break into that place, otherwise we wouldn't even know how we died," Luo Huo'er said.

Ling Bufan also suddenly realized, "No wonder this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wants to target us; losing these eight people is truly no small loss!"

Lingxu smiled and said, "Pufferfish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, you two come in as well; you have also broken in separately, so you should be able to have some feelings about it."

The two's mission is to protect Qian Renxue, so they could also hear Lingxu talking here.

Moreover, Lingxu did not intend to hide it from the two; in fact, he also had a purpose, to bind them firmly together.

The people in the room included Lingxu's family of six, which naturally included Qian Renxue, so this was naturally one family.

When the two Title Douluos came in, they only heard Snake Lance Douluo say, "Fortunately I am already a Title Douluo, otherwise I also would have had a great possibility of falling in the Killing Array."

"This Killing Array, I really don't want to break through it a second time after having done it once," Pufferfish Douluo said.

This can be called curiosity killed the cat; if their strength were a bit worse, they really might have died inside.

None of them knew where this array came from, but they did not ask.

Existence is reasonable; Lingxu could create it, and they had a strong sense of trust.

Luo Xingyue said, "Son, how should we deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire next?"

Unknowingly, Luo Xingyue and Ling Bufan also began to listen to Lingxu.

Lingxu is now over twelve years old, which is considered normal in this precocious Douluo World.

"Let them come; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire, could it be that we are still afraid of them?"

"Persimmons are always picked by the softest; if they are sensible, then it's nothing, and it's fine if we suffer a small loss, but if they are given face and don't want it, then don't blame us for being impolite."

"At worst, we can just stop running Lingxue Academy and establish the Lingxue Sacred Land directly," Lingxu said earnestly.

Qian Daoliu's thinking was certainly not flawed; establishing the Lingxue Sacred Land from the very beginning was indeed a bit high-profile.

But in Qian Daoliu's eyes, the two Title Douluo he left behind were meant to protect Qian Renxue, not to establish the Lingxue Sacred Land.

Therefore, Lingxu and Qian Renxue could only rely on Ling Bufan and Luo Xingyue.

And there were several major powers in the vicinity of Heaven Dou City.

The Heaven Dou Empire, and the reclusive Clear Sky Sect.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and if one really had to count, the Elephant Armor Sect barely qualified as one.

These were what Qian Daoliu could see, while what he could not see was Lingxu's true foundation.

Qian Daoliu also had not expected that he could progress so quickly, nor that Qian Renxue could improve so much after consuming an Immortal Grade Herb.

He also had not expected that Ling Bufan could possess a set of External Spirit Bone, already capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with a Title Douluo.

Of course, besides this, what was more important was that Lingxu had built the Lingxue Sacred Land through the system.

As for these four arrays, there was no power that could break through them alone.

Excluding the Clear Sky Sect, which was currently acting like a turtle hiding in its shell, perhaps Yuyuanzhen combined with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo together might have a slim chance.

But even if they could break through, so what?

The four hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts were not just for show; the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird—they could not handle any single one of them, let alone if they joined forces.

Therefore, relying on its arrays, the Lingxue Sacred Land was basically already in the top three on the Douluo Continent, at least in terms of high-end combat power.

The Spirit Hall could not compare to it yet, and it was hard to say regarding Sea God Island.

But here in the Heaven Dou Empire, no matter who it was, whether acting alone or in alliance, the Lingxue Sacred Land feared no one and no power!