A short while later.
Inside the Council Hall of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Yu Xiaogang sipped the fragrant tea served by an attendant, but his thoughts drifted back to the past, a beautiful figure surfacing in his mind.
As he reminisced, a look of nostalgia and confidence appeared on Yu Xiaogang's Face.
He was quite certain that given Bibi Dong's feelings for him, she would definitely agree to his request.
"Wait outside. No one is allowed in without my permission."
"Yes!"
Just then, a soft voice suddenly drifted in from outside the Council Hall.
Hearing that familiar voice, Yu Xiaogang's body shuddered, and he snapped back to reality.
He subconsciously straightened his slightly hunched back and looked toward the gilded doors slowly opening in the distance.
Before long, light and shadow intertwined.
A tall and graceful woman, dressed in luxurious purple Supreme Pontiff robes, wearing a Purple-Gold Crown and holding a Scepter inlaid with a massive gemstone, walked in slowly.
Time seemed to have left few marks on her Face; instead, it had added the poise and majesty of a mature Empress.
Seeing the newcomer, a flash of excitement crossed Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
He hadn't expected Bibi Dong to become even more beautiful than before.
Their eyes met, and both fell into a period of silence.
Finally, Bibi Dong was the first to break the silence.
Her voice was soft: "Yu Xiaogang, it's been a long time. You look much older."
Yu Xiaogang forced a smile and said with some emotion, "Yes, I am old, but you still look so young."
"Have you been... well all these years?"
"Dong'er!"
He tried to use the old nickname to close the distance between them.
With Yu Xiaogang's pride, he should have waited for Bibi Dong to take the initiative and speak softly to him.
But the successive blows he had received recently told him otherwise.
This time, he had to obtain the method to resolve spirit conflict from Bibi Dong's hands.
Even if he had to set aside his so-called dignity for it!
Regardless, his dignity had already been trampled underfoot time and again.
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's address, Bibi Dong first showed a hint of nostalgia, but she quickly regained her majesty as the Supreme Pontiff.
"I have been doing very well. I am above tens of thousands; even the monarchs of the two great Empires must show me courtesy."
"Furthermore, please address me as the Supreme Pontiff, or call me Your Holiness."
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang's Face stiffened, and a flicker of dissatisfaction flashed in the depths of his eyes.
I've set aside my dignity like this, and you won't even give me any Face?
But soon, Yu Xiaogang suppressed this dissatisfaction.
He composed himself and decided to get straight to the point: "Very well, Your Holiness. I have come this time to ask for a favor."
"What is it?" Bibi Dong said indifferently, but a flash of disappointment crossed her eyes.
As expected, he only came because he has a request?
Yu Xiaogang continued, "I have taken a Disciple over the years. He is very outstanding, and just like you were, he possesses twin spirits. Therefore, I hope you can tell me how you resolved the conflict between twin spirits."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong gave a cold laugh.
"You came all this way just for this?"
Yu Xiaogang said expectantly, "Indeed. I ask Your Holiness to grant this request."
"Hahahaha, surnamed Tang, twin spirits Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer... Yu Xiaogang, oh Yu Xiaogang, I don't believe you haven't guessed your Disciple's identity."
"Do you think that given his hatred for Spirit Hall, I would possibly help you?"
During the Qualifiers, before Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others had fully recovered, Tang San had used every means possible to win, and word had eventually reached Bibi Dong's ears.
Of course.
Also possessing twin spirits and having inherited the Rakshasa God's God Position, she didn't take Tang San to heart.
But she did care about Yu Xiaogang's attitude.
Yu Xiaogang knew full well that Tang San and Spirit Hall shared a blood feud, yet he still wanted to nurture him, even going so far as to ask her to aid an enemy.
"No, that's not it!"
Yu Xiaogang hurriedly defended himself, his Face showing urgency.
"Your Holiness, although Little San is Tang Hao's son, he is kind-hearted and knows right from wrong. He has never thought of becoming an enemy of Spirit Hall."
"I can guarantee with my life that as long as Spirit Hall does not actively make things difficult for him, he will never seek revenge. Past grievances should not be passed down to the next generation!"
To make his words more persuasive, in his desperation, Yu Xiaogang dropped what he considered to be a bombshell piece of information.
"Besides, Tang Hao is already dead. Not long ago, he was killed by the joint efforts of Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. With Little San being just a child left alone, what kind of waves could he possibly stir?"
"What? Tang Hao is dead?" Bibi Dong stood up abruptly, a look of shock appearing on her beautiful Face for the first time.
Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo teamed up to kill Tang Hao?
This news was too shocking.
Tang Hao actually died just like that!
But the shock lasted only for a brief moment.
Bibi Dong quickly calmed down and sat back in her seat.
She looked at Yu Xiaogang and said indifferently, "Even so, what of it? Just because Tang Hao is dead, does the hatred between Tang San and Spirit Hall vanish? Moreover..."
Bibi Dong paused, a smile appearing on her lips as she continued:
"Even if I were willing to give you the method, I'm afraid... it's already too late."
An ominous premonition welled up in Yu Xiaogang's heart: "Too late? What do you mean?"
Bibi Dong said coldly, "Before you stepped into Spirit City, I had already sent people to the route the Heaven Dou Empire's participating teams must take. The targets, besides that Disciple of yours, include that boy named Yang Yuan."
"Such a Genius, if he cannot be used by me, then he can only be eliminated."
"What—" Yu Xiaogang's body trembled violently, his eyes nearly bursting as he looked at Bibi Dong.
His eyes were bloodshot, his breathing heavy like a bull's, as he said word by word:
"Bibi Dong, listen to me clearly. I have no children in my life; Tang San is like a son to me."
"If anything happens to Tang San, I will destroy Spirit Hall at any cost."
Feeling Yu Xiaogang's heart-wrenching rage, a look of bewilderment appeared on Bibi Dong's Face, as if she hadn't expected Yu Xiaogang to say such heartless words to her.
This vow, filled with resolve, fell upon Bibi Dong's ears and became the final straw that crushed her sanity.
In her eyes, the last trace of emotional fluctuation was completely extinguished, turning into a bottomless pit of icy coldness and madness.
"Heh, 'destroy Spirit Hall at any cost'?"
Bibi Dong laughed, a laugh so cold it made one's Soul tremble.
She slowly raised her hand and pointed toward the door, each word like an icicle:
"Get out."
"Disappear from my sight immediately."
"Today... I don't want to kill anyone!"
Bibi Dong spoke the harshest words, yet facing Yu Xiaogang, who had sworn to destroy Spirit Hall, her eyes still held no trace of killing intent despite the madness.
It was absurd, but it was indeed happening with Bibi Dong.
"Bibi Dong, you will regret this!"
Feeling no killing intent, Yu Xiaogang roared as he left in a disheveled state, his Face full of unyielding defiance.
"Yu Xiaogang, I am the Supreme Pontiff!"
Bibi Dong snorted coldly and gave a casual wave of her hand.
Boom—!!
A powerful current of Qi instantly sent Yu Xiaogang flying.
(End of Chapter)
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