Chapter 91: Mother and Daughter Meet, Bibi Dong Bows Her Head to Admit Mistake

「How about it, Teacher Qin Ming? Are you still satisfied with our strength? 」

Luo Ye gave Qin Ming, who lay on the ground questioning his life, a playful look and fired off a soul‑searching question.

Qin Ming said nothing, just lay silently on the ground, not wanting to get up.

He now felt numb all over.

Just moments ago he kept saying he wouldn't let Luo Ye and the others get hurt, that lasting three minutes would qualify them, and he would then accept them as official members of the Royal Dou Battle Team.

Qin Ming was merely using this method to suppress the other side's arrogance, so they wouldn't dare speak ill of Shilaike Academy in front of him.

As a result, the battle gradually lasted less than a minute before ending.

Naturally, the loser was not Luo Ye, Gu Yue Na and the others, but Qin Ming, the team leader who possessed Soul Emperor‑level cultivation.

If possible, Qin Ming would dearly love to go back ten minutes earlier, so he wouldn't have proposed this so‑called test at all.

It's embarrassing, truly too embarrassing.

Qin Ming could sense that the original seven members of the Royal Dou Battle Team were looking at him with strange eyes, as if mocking him.

Just as Qin Ming stood up, took a deep breath, and was about to say something, Ning Rongrong looked at him with interest and asked.

"Teacher Qin Ming, why is your fifth soul ring purple? Normally, the best configuration for a fifth soul ring should be ten‑thousand‑year level, right?"

Without waiting for Qin Ming to answer, Ning Rongrong clenched her right fist and struck her left palm, looking suddenly enlightened as she said.

"Oh, I get it—you must have been screwed over by Shilaike Academy back then, right?"

"It seems leaving Shilaike Academy was the right choice; otherwise we might end up like you, Teacher Qin Ming, forced to absorb a low‑level soul ring."

Hearing Ning Rongrong's mocking words, Qin Ming's face flushed a mix of green and white.

He very much wanted to defend himself and Shilaike Academy, but didn't know where to begin.

The universally accepted optimal soul‑ring configuration on the Douluo Continent is yellow‑yellow‑purple‑purple‑black‑black, yet this young genius who had already reached Soul Emperor level had a fifth soul ring that was the purple of a thousand‑year rank.

Qin Ming had heard plenty of criticism about this, and each time he didn't know how to explain it.

In Qin Ming's view, this matter was absolutely not the fault of Flandre and Zhao Wuji and the others.

His fifth soul ring was merely an accident; although it left him weaker than peers of the same rank, Qin Ming never blamed Flandre or Zhao Wuji for it.

Now, hearing Ning Rongrong say to his face that Shilaike was a huge pit, Qin Ming, unable to refute, could only let out a cold snort.

"Enough, whether Shilaike is good or not—justice lies in people's hearts; there's no need to say so much."

"Since you've already passed my test, you are now officially members of the Royal Dou Battle Team. First, develop some rapport with the others; tonight I'll take you out for special training."

After saying that, Qin Ming turned and left directly, looking utterly disheveled.

Yu Tianheng still respected Qin Ming greatly; to stop Ning Rongrong and the others from continuing their mockery, he stepped forward, cleared his throat twice, and changed the subject.

"Teacher Qin Ming's words are still quite reasonable—since we'll all be teammates in the future and will compete together in the Soul Master Tournament, we of course need to build rapport beforehand."

"I'll go find two Soul Elders, then temporarily form two teams to practice against each other."

Luo Ye naturally had no objection and immediately agreed.

Yu Tianheng's original intention was to be on the same team as Gu Yue Na, so he could better observe what her martial soul was and why it made even his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon shudder.

Yet what he never expected was that Gu Yue Na and the Shilaike Three Beauties would outright refuse to team up with him.

Faced with this situation, Yu Tianheng's expression turned somewhat grim as he suppressed his anger and spoke.

"What do you mean by this? Why won't you join my team? Don't forget I'm the captain of the Royal Dou Battle Team!"

Gu Yue Na glanced at him with a calm expression and said lightly.

"Then why not just change the captain?"

Ning Rongrong was the first to respond upon hearing that.

"Exactly, I support Luo Ye as the new captain."

Zhu Zhuqing also said, expressionless.

"In the world of soul masters, strength decides everything, and I also think Luo Ye is more suited to be captain than you."

"Mocking Teacher Qin Ming wasn't enough—now you want to seize the captaincy too?"

Yu Tianheng coldly stared at Luo Ye and asked.

"Then let me see if you have the qualifications to be captain of the Royal Dou Battle Team!"

Luo Ye smiled faintly and said.

"Sure."

A so‑called captaincy meant nothing to Luo Ye; the key was not letting Yu Tianheng continue as captain.

The five of us plus Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exactly make a seven‑person squad, so why keep Yu Tianheng around to be an eyesore?

Luo Ye first needs to take his captaincy, then figure out how to kick him out of the Royal Dou Battle Team.

While Luo Ye and Yu Tianheng were deciding to settle the captaincy with strength, Bibi Dong had already sought out Qian Renxue.

This mother‑daughter pair, accustomed to being opposites, fell silent after their reunion.

Although Bibi Dong had resolved to apologize to Qian Renxue and make up for her past actions, she simply didn't know where to begin.

In the end, Qian Renxue was the first to speak, asking.

"Do you have business with me? If so, speak quickly—don't forget we're in Tian Dou City; if anyone sees me, the Tian Dou Crown Prince, together with you, the Spirit Hall Pontiff, they might expose my identity."

Bibi Dong's face flashed with guilt; after taking a deep breath, she looked at Qian Renxue sincerely and apologized.

"Qian Xue'er, I was wrong."

"I shouldn't have taken out my anger on you because of Qian Xunji's actions—that matter had nothing to do with you. Over the years I've been blinded by hatred, and having been deceived and schemed against by Yu Xiaogang, I've always treated you coldly."

"Even to avoid seeing you and being bothered, I sent you to the Tian Dou Empire to carry out the so‑called state‑usurping plot, wasting your youth and talent on something utterly meaningless."

"I know I was wrong; I don't dare ask for your forgiveness now, I only hope you'll give me a chance to make amends."

As Bibi Dong's words fell, Qian Renxue felt her breath catch and her body freeze instantly.

Actually, the moment Qian Renxue saw Bibi Dong, she had a vague sense of his purpose, thinking he had come to apologize after reading Luo Ye's diary.

However, even though she had mental preparation, when she actually faced it, it still left Qian Renxue at a loss.

(End of chapter)