Tang San and the others joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy didn't cause any trouble for Li Qing and his group; the second team, busy cultivating their teamwork, didn't challenge the first team to a fight.
As for Li Qing.
Li Qing and Ye Lengleng, fresh from their first taste of intimacy, were full of novelty; every day they were either cultivating or exploring the mysteries of life, and as their research deepened, Ye Lingling gradually became immersed in it.
Her desire grew stronger, and her courage gradually increased.
To better explore the mysteries of life, Li Qing taught her many unique skills; although she was a bit clumsy at first, her learning ability was outstanding, and she quickly mastered their essence.
Time passed day by day.
Spirit City, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"Supreme Pontiff!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei walked in from outside the hall, their eyes a bit evasive as they looked at Bibi Dong, several times wanting to speak but hesitating.
Bibi Dong unconsciously frowned deeply.
"Speak!"
From their expressions, Bibi Dong could tell that something had definitely happened, but she hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem, thinking it was just some trivial matter.
"Hmph!"
Gui Mei took a deep breath and said, "A corpse was sent back from Heaven Dou City."
"A corpse?"
Bibi Dong frowned slightly; whose corpse could it be that would make Yue Guan and Gui Mei act this way?
Salas?
Yu Long?
It couldn't be Qian Renxue, could it?
Thinking of this possibility, Bibi Dong couldn't help but become nervous; although she had always shown a very disgusted attitude towards Qian Renxue.
But that was her daughter after all.
Moreover, Qian Renxue's mission of lurking in the Heaven Dou Empire was related to Spirit Hall's grand plan; if it failed now, her future plans would also be greatly affected.
"Speak!"
Bibi Dong stood up, her voice gradually turning cold.
"Bring him in!"
Yue Guan didn't know how to speak, so he simply shouted outside.
As Yue Guan's voice fell, two palace knights carried a stretcher into the hall, and Yu Xiaogang, whose head had been stitched back on, lay quietly on it.
"Who is he?"
Yu Xiaogang's changes were already significant, and coupled with his death, his facial muscles had changed a bit to help him close his eyes, so Bibi Dong didn't recognize him for a moment.
Gui Mei said, "Yu— — — — Yu Xiaogang."
"Bang!"
Bibi Dong's scepter slipped from her hand and fell to the ground; she looked at Gui Mei in disbelief, "Who did you say he is?"
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Gui Mei remained silent.
Bibi Dong's figure flashed, instantly arriving close; upon closer inspection, she felt as if the sky had fallen, and her body swayed, almost falling down.
"Supreme—"
"Get out!"
Bibi Dong suppressed the grief in her heart and reprimanded coldly, but her already reddened eyes and the tears welling up in them had already betrayed her state of mind.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei dared not say more, and hurriedly left with the two palace knights, closing the palace doors behind them.
The moment the palace doors closed, Bibi Dong's legs went soft, and she directly collapsed beside Yu Xiaogang's corpse, tears unconsciously flowing out.
"Xiao— — — Xiaogang— —"
Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled incessantly; she reached out her right hand to touch Yu Xiaogang, but she never dared to let it fall.
Because she refused to believe this was real.
She was afraid that once her hand fell, the real touch would tell her the truth.
"This isn't real, this definitely isn't real, this is a dream, I must not be fully awake, that's right, that's how it is, how could Xiaogang die?"
"A small dream, yet it wants to disturb my Dao heart? Break!"
Bibi Dong reached out to grab Yu Xiaogang's head, wanting to crush it to break the dream, but she froze the moment her hand touched Yu Xiaogang's face.
"No!"
Bibi Dong's sorrowful cry echoed throughout the entire Supreme Pontiff Mountain, and terrifying spirit power fluctuations swept out from the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Startling many nearby knights who knelt towards the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Hall of Offerings.
Qian Daoliu finished reading the letter from Qian Renxue, just as he heard Bibi Dong's heartbreaking cry, and his eyes unconsciously turned cold.
Before that good-for-nothing came to Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong still greatly admired his little junior.
If nothing unexpected had happened, even if she wouldn't have fallen in love with his little junior, she would definitely not have refused him, so how could a series of subsequent events have occurred?
All of this, in the end, was because of that good-for-nothing.
And now, that good-for-nothing was dead.
Without expressing any thanks to Li Qing, at the very least, he could not allow Bibi Dong to bring the entire Spirit Hall into dire straits because of that good-for-nothing.
Unifying the continent?
Heh heh.
The purpose of Spirit Hall's existence was never unification; if Spirit Hall wanted to unify the continent, it would have done so long ago, and it wouldn't be Bibi Dong's turn now.
Qian Daoliu called Gold Crocodile Douluo.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei re-entered the hall at Bibi Dong's summons; by this time, Bibi Dong had already adjusted her emotions, but her still reddened eyes and the killing intent contained within them could not be concealed.
"Who did it?"
Bibi Dong was very direct, her voice very cold, a chilling cold that even Yue Guan and Gui Mei, two Title Douluo, felt to the bone.
Gui Mei said, "Li Qing!"
"Good, good, good!"
Bibi Dong said coldly, "Issue a command: Elder Palace, Red-robed Bishops, Supreme Pontiff Knights, everyone follow me to Heaven Dou City; anyone who dares to obstruct will be killed without mercy."
"Yes!"
How could Yue Guan and Gui Mei dare to disobey Bibi Dong at this moment, even if they knew it was irrational and not worth it?
They dared not say no.
However, the moment they turned around, their steps, which had not yet begun, instantly retracted.
"Is the Hall of Offerings going to stop me?"
Bibi Dong stared at Gold Crocodile Douluo, who had walked into the Supreme Pontiff Palace, with eyes like a viper, as if she would mercilessly strike and kill him if he dared to say yes.
Gold Crocodile Douluo said indifferently, "The High Priest has ordered the temporary stripping of all the Supreme Pontiff's rights; they will be restored when you come to your senses."
Bibi Dong suddenly stood up and said coldly, "Your responsibility as the Hall of Offerings is to protect Spirit Hall and the Angel God's inheritance; you have no right to interfere with the Supreme Pontiff's decisions."
Gold Crocodile Douluo glanced at her.
"As the Supreme Pontiff, you wish to drag the entire Spirit Hall into dire straits because of a good-for-nothing; for such irrational behavior,
Our Hall of Offerings has the right to remove you."
"Right now, we are only temporarily stripping your rights; if you don't come to your senses, this position of Supreme Pontiff is not indispensable to you."
After speaking, Gold Crocodile Douluo looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei: "Remember what I said, whoever dares to go crazy with her, I will kill them, and that includes the two of you."
Gold Crocodile Douluo turned and left directly, as if he didn't put Bibi Dong in his eyes at all.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei cautiously glanced at Bibi Dong, only to see her face terribly gloomy, her aura like a volcano about to erupt.
"I don't care what method you use, I want to see Li Qing's head."
Bibi Dong had gone mad, not taking Gold Crocodile Douluo's threat to heart at all, but she no longer intended to act personally, instead entrusting the task to Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
Yue Guan: "???"
Gui Mei: "???"
No, did you not hear what the Second Priest said, or what? Isn't this just sending us to our deaths? You don't treat us as people at all.