Chapter 124: Bibi Dong: Little Yu Xiaogang, Easy to Handle!
Watching Bibi Dong standing in front of the carriage, determined to follow him, Yu Xiaogang felt nothing but a headache.
He hadn't received any notification from the Pope, Qian Xunji, before his departure, which meant Bibi Dong was acting on her own initiative.
Although Yu Xiaogang had only interacted with the Pope a few times, from those encounters and the information he usually gathered, he could tell the Pope was a man with an extremely strong need for control.
If the Disciple of such a person ran off to follow someone else without permission, wouldn't he go absolutely crazy?
"We're going to obtain my third spirit ring. What are you tagging along for?"
Yu Xiaogang wanted to refuse Bibi Dong.
"Of course, I want to see the process of you absorbing a Soul Ring. Don't think I'm stupid,"
"Your first spirit ring was a thousand-year one, equivalent to an ordinary Soul Master's third ring."
"Your second spirit ring is probably around four to five thousand years, perfectly matching an ordinary Soul Master's fourth ring."
"So, isn't it obvious you're planning to directly get a ten-thousand-year spirit ring for your third?"
"Especially your second spirit ring's Soul Skill, a mental-type Soul Skill."
"It couldn't be more obvious. You're definitely paving the way for your ten-thousand-year third spirit ring!"
With a look of certainty, Bibi Dong laid out Yu Xiaogang's plan.
Yu Xiaogang wasn't too surprised that Bibi Dong had guessed he intended to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring for his third.
He didn't think everyone on the Douluo Continent was a fool, although there certainly were plenty of fools.
"Fine, your reasoning is solid. But did you get permission from His Holiness the Pope? We're leaving Spirit City and heading near the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City."
"This trip will take a long time. Would His Holiness the Pope agree to you being out of his sight for so long?"
Yu Xiaogang pointed out the biggest flaw in Bibi Dong's action.
"I... I left a letter for my teacher. He'll definitely agree!"
Recalling her teacher's face, Bibi Dong hesitated slightly, but she still spoke with firm determination.
A ten-thousand-year third spirit ring—this was something she absolutely had to witness with her own eyes.
"This is acting first and reporting later! You should have gotten His Holiness the Pope's agreement first before coming. Otherwise, if you suddenly disappear, when we finish and return to Spirit City, the one His Holiness the Pope will trouble is me!"
Yu Xiaogang pointed at himself, exasperated.
As Qian Xunji's Disciple, at most, Bibi Dong would get a scolding.
But he was different. He wasn't a member of the Spirit Hall, so Qian Xunji would have no psychological pressure disciplining him.
"I... I just really want to witness this unprecedented ten-thousand-year third spirit ring in person."
"Please, please, just take me with you."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Bibi Dong immediately put on a pitiful expression.
This was something Bibi Dong had discovered while interacting with Yu Xiaogang: he responded better to softness than to force.
For example, once after a Spirit Fighting match, Yu Xiaogang bought some snacks and was eating them as he walked.
Then a group of children rushed up to beg for some.
Yu Xiaogang had already given each of them a little, but those kids actually complained it wasn't enough.
This angered Yu Xiaogang. He directly snatched back the snacks he had already given the children, leaving them with nothing.
Then he happily finished the snacks in his hand while watching the children cry.
That scene had made Bibi Dong laugh for a long time.
Another incident also involved snacks. The second time, Yu Xiaogang encountered a timid brother and sister standing by a snack stall.
They stared fixedly at the snacks on the stall, their eyes full of longing.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang gave them some. The siblings thanked him profusely, making Yu Xiaogang somewhat embarrassed, so he directly bought a large bag and stuffed it into their hands.
Based on her experiences with Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong had learned this tactic.
Looking at Bibi Dong's pitiful expression, to be honest, Yu Xiaogang almost laughed in exasperation.
Did she really think that finding one of his weaknesses meant she could get her way with anything this way?
Although this look did make him soften, using it too often would diminish its effect, girl!!!
"Alright, but let's be clear: you have to listen to Uncle Lin along the way. Don't act on every whim."
"We won't cater to the whims of you, the Spirit Hall's precious treasure."
Yu Xiaogang fell silent for a moment before speaking.
Now that he thought about it, bringing her along didn't seem like such a big deal.
As for Pope Qian Xunji causing trouble for him?
His own father was also a Titled Douluo. As the son of a Titled Douluo, could Qian Xunji really devour him?
"Yay!"
Having obtained Yu Xiaogang's agreement, Bibi Dong cheered, leaped onto the edge of the carriage, her face full of anticipation for the journey ahead.
Lin Lang, watching from the side as Yu Xiaogang agreed so easily, couldn't bear to look.
He had actually thought the young master could refuse Bibi Dong, but she had won him over with just a few words.
Come to think of it, the rumors he'd heard in the Sect said the young master had a heart of iron, didn't they?
That fellow Ye Hengchuan had even sent his daughter to be by the young master's side, hoping they would develop feelings.
But within a few days, the girl returned home crying, saying Yu Xiaogang was a big bad guy who never agreed to anything she wanted to do and never gave her anything she wanted.
So what was going on now?
Puzzled, Lin Lang shook his head and didn't dwell on it.
He signaled to the coachman, who nodded, and the carriage slowly started moving.
Thus, Yu Xiaogang and his party embarked on their journey to Heaven Dou City.
The tiring journey became much more pleasant with Bibi Dong's addition.
Although she was the Pope's Disciple and by nature not an easy person to get close to,
once you successfully became her friend, she could come up with endless topics.
Formal ones like knowledge related to Cultivation, her own understanding of Cultivation, or some interesting content she had read in a book.
And less formal topics, like recent happenings in Spirit City, students at the Spirit Master Academy fighting over someone out of jealousy, or which two people had clashed again.
Anyway, Yu Xiaogang listened to these with great interest along the way, and occasionally he could even share some information he knew.
These amusing stories often made Lin Lang, the Soul Douluo, prick up his ears, unable to wipe the smile off his face for half the day afterwards.
It must be said that gossip is human nature, and this remains true no matter how powerful one becomes.
Amidst this lively atmosphere, the party's carriage finally arrived at the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.
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