[However, implementing this plan was not easy.
After all, not only was Bibi Dong powerful herself, but her attendants and servants were also extremely strong.
For ordinary people, let alone 'conquering' Bibi Dong, even getting close to her was an extremely difficult task.
But Yu Xiaogang was not discouraged or anxious by this.
Nor did he give up.
Instead, he hid in the shadows, silently waiting for an opportunity.
He clearly remembered the curiosity and anticipation in Bibi Dong's eyes when she looked around upon first entering Yelin City.
She was like a canary that had been kept in a cage.
As long as there was an opportunity, even a tiny one, she would break free from her cage without hesitation and rush towards what she considered 'beautiful' in her heart.
Yu Xiaogang had absolute patience.
And the real-World opportunity came earlier than he had expected.
On the night of the Yelin City Lantern Festival, Bibi Dong, as expected, could not resist her curiosity for new things.
She secretly snuck out, away from the Spirit Hall members.
That day, Bibi Dong wore a pink long dress, having shed her luxurious attire.
She walked alone on the streets of Yelin City, not revealing any of her cultivation.
Her appearance was like that of a girl who had just arrived in the city, showing great longing for everything.
She thought no one knew about her secret escape this time, but she didn't know that Yu Xiaogang had been preparing for this for a long time.
He had even spent a fortune specifically to prepare a brand-new outfit.
It was a long robe specifically modified from an academic gown.
Wearing it now, it perfectly showcased his heroic demeanor while adding a touch of scholarly elegance.
Coupled with the thick, light-red notebook he constantly held in his hand, at first glance, he truly looked like a well-read scholar.
Yu Xiaogang was very satisfied with this outfit.
After getting dressed, he stepped out and very naturally created a chance encounter with Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong might have utterly crushed Yu Xiaogang in terms of cultivation and talent, leaving not even a speck of dust.
But when it came to human relations, Bibi Dong, who had grown up cultivated and protected within Spirit Hall since childhood, was not an exaggeration to call a blank slate.
One was calculating, the other inexperienced.
Breaking through Bibi Dong's psychological defenses was even easier than Yu Xiaogang had imagined.
The two had known each other for less than an hour.
Bibi Dong had already considered Yu Xiaogang her lifelong confidant.
She showed great curiosity towards this young man who had suddenly entered her World.
Although this curiosity was not enough for Bibi Dong to fall head over heels in love with him, in Yu Xiaogang's opinion, this was enough.
His plan was already more than half successful.
Because after the Yelin City Lantern Festival ended, Bibi Dong, as the Holy Maiden, would always return to Spirit Hall.
She would always return to that cold palace, like a cage.
She would once again put on her luxurious court robes and accept the reverence of her followers, becoming the supreme Holy Maiden who made all men in the World feel ashamed and bow their heads.
However, the more ornate the external appearance, the more it would reflect the emptiness and loneliness within her heart.
Behind the facade of ruling alone was a solitary individual.
Although she had respected teachers, how could a young girl's feelings be shared with her teachers?
By then, this beautiful memory of their time in Yelin City would become the only object she could confide in, to be repeatedly recalled by her during countless monotonous nights after cultivation.
And his own image and status would be continuously amplified with each of these repeated recollections.
Then, when the time was ripe, when he reappeared in Spirit Hall, in front of Bibi Dong, everything would fall into place!]
...
The heavenly curtain broadcast stopped abruptly here.
The final image remained on Yu Xiaogang's gaze as Bibi Dong left the lantern festival.
In those eyes, there was greed, excitement, and even the pleasure of a scheme about to succeed.
The only thing missing was the purity and determination that a so-called Douluo Continent theoretical Grandmaster should possess.
Looking at his gaze, it's no exaggeration to say that the entire Douluo Continent was in an uproar.
"???!!!"
"Holy crap Σ(°ロ°), what does this mean?"
"When I watched the heavenly curtain preview before, I thought the story between this Yu Xiaogang and Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong was some kind of pure love story. Now, looking at how the plot is developing, it's not quite what I imagined."
"Exactly! Yu Xiaogang here doesn't look like an ignorant man and woman falling in love at all; he's clearly a calculating pervert!"
"Too shameless! This method is clearly bullying Bibi Dong, who is an innocent young girl."
"Yeah, how could Yu Xiaogang do something like this? Using such a scheme against an inexperienced young girl, doesn't his conscience hurt?"
"Shameless!"
"Scum!"
"Yu Xiaogang, you bastard! Holy crap, you really deserve to die, holy crap..."
The crowd was furious.
In Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu and the other girls couldn't help but clench their teeth, secretly cursing Yu Xiaogang's shamelessness in their hearts.
Only now did they understand why Yu Xiaogang ran so fast when the heavenly curtain was about to broadcast this content earlier.
It truly was a case of a guilty conscience.
And Liu Erlong, who had previously always supported Yu Xiaogang, was now stunned by the content of the heavenly curtain.
She muttered to herself, her eyes filled with confusion and trance.
"Xiaogang... How could Xiaogang do such a thing...? Xiaogang..."
She suddenly felt that the elegant young man, who had always been so graceful and knowledgeable in her heart, was so unfamiliar.
It was as if she had never truly understood him.
While she still had time to ponder what kind of person Yu Xiaogang truly was, at the same time, within Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's face had truly turned pale after watching everything recorded by the heavenly curtain.
She unconsciously thought of everything in Yelin City.
...
"The Yelin City Lantern Festival is famous throughout the Douluo Continent. This is my first time here, Xiaogang, what about you...?"
"Me? Me too, I just arrived today..."
...
"Shopkeeper, this is clematis, right?"
"Nonsense! This is not clematis at all! Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"
"Nonsense? Xiaogang would never be wrong! Hmph! This must be clematis!"
"Xiaogang is the most knowledgeable person I have ever met."
...
"This means there are no useless Spirits, only useless people!"
"Xiaogang is the best!"
...
"Xiaogang, we'll meet again, right?"
...
Memories surged.
At this moment, all the beauty that once existed in Yelin City turned into sharp arrows shooting into her heart!
"Yu Xiaogang... So this is the truth of our encounter?"
"So, those beautiful memories were all fake..."
After all these years, Bibi Dong's heart had long become dilapidated.
Only her love for Yu Xiaogang and that period in Yelin City could be said to be the few beautiful times in her bleak life.
However, now, the heavenly curtain told her that this so-called color was entirely her own fantasy.
There was no beautiful love at all.
Yu Xiaogang approached her with an extremely strong purpose from the very beginning.
How could Bibi Dong accept this?
Betrayal!
Bibi Dong, who hated betrayal and being stabbed in the back the most in her life, once again felt the ruthless stab from her closest and dearest person.
Disappointment, shock, confusion, anger...
All emotions converged.
Having been in charge of Spirit Hall for more than ten years, and long accustomed to not showing her emotions, Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong finally couldn't hold on any longer and completely broke down.
The forest flowers faded, spring red, too fleeting. Helpless, the morning rain and evening wind came. Rouge tears, lingering intoxication, when will they return? Life's sorrows are like the long eastward flow of water... Alas, Bibi Dong, oh, Bibi Dong...