Bibi Dong silently watched this scene, watching her daughter seek solace in another's embrace. Her eyes were filled with swirling emotions: complexity, guilt.
She merely turned her head slightly, her heart filled with an inexpressible sense of melancholy.
She knew that only when Qian Renxue finished crying this time would all the matters between her and Qian Xunji truly come to an end… Outside, Qian Daoliu, hearing his granddaughter's cries from within, also felt immense pain in his heart.
He had kept this secret for many years.
He was also in great agony, but he knew that he bore responsibility for this matter.
To put it plainly, in this whole affair, everyone was both a victim and an aggressor.
Except for Qian Renxue, of course.
Qian Renxue was an accident, a pitiable, unplanned child.
"Sigh…" Qian Daoliu did not linger but walked outside.
The sunlight spilled over him, and his usually straight back was fragilely bent… The sun slowly set.
Hearing a faint snore, Xiao Ze knew Qian Renxue had cried herself to sleep.
He gently picked up Qian Renxue in a princess carry, placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.
Bibi Dong's eyes widened: "This is my room."
"She is your daughter."
"How old is she? Still sleeping with me?"
"Then you can go to her room."
"Why should I!" Bibi Dong pouted, very displeased.
"Take good care of her tonight. I'm leaving." Xiao Ze did not continue to bicker with Bibi Dong.
Seeing Xiao Ze leave, Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renxue with some helplessness but slowly sat down.
"Sigh… I wonder if we'll even be able to talk face-to-face tomorrow."
Bibi Dong was still a bit worried that after everything was revealed today, her relationship with Qian Renxue would be even worse than before.
That would truly be a loss… The next day.
Qian Renxue opened her eyes and was startled to find Bibi Dong sleeping beside her pillow!
In her shock, she instinctively kicked out.
Bibi Dong, who was sound asleep, was caught off guard. With a muffled thud, she rolled off the bed, wrapped in her blanket, her elbow hitting the cold floor heavily.
"Ugh!" Bibi Dong instantly woke up in pain, clutching her sore arm and sitting up abruptly, her eyes burning with anger, "Qian Renxue! What are you doing?!"
Qian Renxue hastily pulled the blanket over herself, covering her body, her golden hair disheveled, her face filled with surprise and uncertainty: "You… how are you in my bed?!"
"Are you blind? Look closely, this is my sleeping quarters!" Bibi Dong rubbed her aching elbow.
She stood up with a cold laugh, her nightgown loosely draped over her shoulders: "I wonder who cried themselves unconscious."
"You!" Qian Renxue's cheeks suddenly flushed. A few blurry fragments flashed through her mind; she did seem to have… She stubbornly insisted: "N-nonsense! How could I possibly…"
"Since you're awake, get up." Seeing Qian Renxue like this, Bibi Dong breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed things were still much the same as before, which was already very good.
Qian Renxue got directly out of bed.
"During this time, go find Xiao Ze to get you a spirit soul. Otherwise, you'll still be like a good-for-nothing," Bibi Dong said.
Qian Renxue walked past Bibi Dong, then paused: "Mother…"
Then she quickened her pace and left.
Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled when she heard Qian Renxue call her 'Mother.' A feeling she couldn't quite place welled up in her heart.
Her lips unconsciously curved into a slight smile, "That sounds quite nice."
...After eating breakfast, Qian Renxue went directly to find Xiao Ze.
"Awake?" Xiao Ze asked.
"Yes, yesterday, I'm sorry." Qian Renxue's face flushed slightly when she saw Xiao Ze, not expecting that she had cried in his arms for so long.
"What's there to be sorry about? You really needed to vent. Look, after venting, aren't you much better now?" Xiao Ze waved his hand.
"Yes… The matter between me and her is over. We will get better in the future." Qian Renxue nodded.
"That's naturally for the best. Don't grieve over the past; you must look forward."
"Yes."
"Did you come to find me for something?" Xiao Ze asked.
"I want a spirit soul, a Holy and Fire-attribute spirit soul," Qian Renxue said.
Xiao Ze nodded: "Coincidentally, I also need to acquire my second spirit soul. Just come with me."
"Okay."
After Xiao Ze finished breakfast, the two walked directly out of Spirit City.
Qian Daoliu saw the two walking together and nodded with satisfaction.
Spending more time together like this, she wouldn't lose to Bibi Dong.
He regretted it now; he shouldn't have let Xiao Xue go to the Heaven Dou Empire. Now there was hardly any time.
The two soon arrived at a spirit soul tower in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The manager of this spirit soul tower was Bi Ji.
"Sister Bi Ji." Xiao Ze waved.
Bi Ji turned, a gentle smile on her face: "You're here."
Qian Renxue was slightly taken aback. What a gentle woman; even as a girl herself, seeing her gave her a very warm feeling.
"Is this also your little girlfriend?" Bi Ji tilted her head and asked.
"This… not yet." Xiao Ze shook his head.
"Oh, so you mean there's a possibility in the future, right?" Bi Ji smiled.
Xiao Ze did not speak, while Qian Renxue's pretty face flushed red.
Seeing this, Bi Ji knew her thoughts were correct.
"Does she also need a spirit soul?"
"That's right, for the Light Holy and Fire attributes."
"This… SeraphimSpirit?" Bi Ji had learned a great deal about human Spirits during this time, and the most powerful Spirit with these attributes was the Seraphim.
"That's right, I have the SeraphimSpirit."
"A member of the Qian family of Spirit Hall." Bi Ji knew that Spirit Hall was currently the most powerful human force. She had to admit that the person in front of her was indeed excellent, and the aura of the Angel God on her could not be completely concealed.
It was clear that she was the successor of the Angel God.
"Mm."
"Alright, judging by your spirit power now, you should only be able to absorb a tens-of-thousands-year spirit soul. Coincidentally, we have a Holy Flame Divine Steed here."
"Holy Flame Divine Steed!" Qian Renxue was a little surprised. This was a Spirit Beast known as the incarnation of holiness.
Every Holy Flame Divine Steed was proud and benevolent, never actively attacking non-evil creatures, and even protecting innocent sufferers.
Even humans had been saved many times.
However, the proud demeanor of the Holy Flame Divine Steed often made people want to hit him.
"It seems you know him, so I won't introduce him. I'll just take you to see him."
Bi Ji led the two to a small forest not far from the spirit soul tower.
At this moment, a white-gold figure appeared before them.
It was none other than the Holy Flame Divine Steed.
The Holy Flame Divine Steed was entirely white-gold, with a glassy texture.
His mane and tail were condensed from pure Holy Flame, constantly burning but not harming him in the slightest.
A spiral-shaped golden horn grew on his forehead, with an eternal, inextinguishable sacred spark condensed at its tip.
His four hooves trod through the air, and lotus-shaped flame patterns bloomed beneath his feet.
His eyes were molten gold.
(End of Chapter)
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