Bibi Dong's face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water. She barked sharply, "Like what? Speak!"
The Cardinal gritted his teeth and forced himself to say, "It's... it's like a pile of feces that is clearly stinking, but has had some seasoning added to it in an attempt to cover up its essential stench."
"I don't believe it! Are you lying to me?!"
With an ugly expression, Bibi Dong snatched the two theory books from his hands and began flipping through them herself.
In the blink of an eye, she also discovered numerous similarities.
She slammed the books shut and waved her hand in anger: "You, get out."
"Yes, yes, His Holiness the Pope."
The Cardinal felt as if he had been granted a grand amnesty. He scrambled out of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, his back already drenched in cold sweat.
He swore that he would resign as soon as he got back tonight.
Damn it, who said being transferred from a branch hall to the main hall as a Bishop was a good thing?
Just now, he almost thought he wouldn't see tomorrow's sun.
Once he left, Bibi Dong could no longer suppress the rage in her heart and violently swept her hand across.
She swept all the files and items on the desk, along with those two books that made her nauseous, onto the floor!
Everything shattered and scattered across the ground.
"Impossible! Impossible!"
"Xiaogang, how could you lie to me? How dare you lie to me?!"
"I trusted you so much. I treated you as the only light in my dark life. I even turned against my teacher and opposed the entire Spirit Hall for you!"
"But you? What you gave me was actually a pile of plagiarized trash that's worse than dog shit?!"
No matter how much Bibi Dong vented her emotions, she couldn't change the fact that Yu Xiaogang was a plagiarizing dog.
At this moment, the conviction that had sustained her life—that twisted love for Yu Xiaogang—completely collapsed.
"Hahahaha! Hahahahaha!!!"
Bibi Dong laughed wildly toward the sky, her laughter sickly and tinged with madness.
"Lying to me... you're all lying to me. Qian Xunji lied to me, Yu Xiaogang lied to me, the whole World is lying to me!"
"Since that's the case... then all of you can die! I will destroy this continent, I will destroy Spirit Hall, and I will make all of you be buried with me! Hahahaha!"
She had completely gone mad... Meanwhile.
Gui Mei finally received Qian Renxue's letter. Upon opening the envelope, he was so moved he almost cried.
Heavens!
Young Lord, you've finally remembered your father's two most loyal subordinates!
Gui Mei thought about how he had been following Bibi Dong all these years, living in constant fear every day.
He did the most work and received the most verbal abuse, yet got the fewest benefits. His heart was filled with frustration.
He hardly hesitated and immediately wrote a reply to express his loyalty, sending it to the Crown Princes Mansion by fast horse.
That night, Gui Mei told Yue Guan about the matter.
Yue Guan's expression changed drastically: "Old Ghost, you're muddled! How dare you act as a double-dealer right in front of His Holiness the Pope?"
He knew Bibi Dong's methods all too well; she was someone who wouldn't blink an eye while killing!
Gui Mei said indignantly, "So what if I'm muddled? Yue Guan, haven't you felt frustrated all these years?"
"Based on what? We're all Elders, yet the two of us run around behind Bibi Dong's heels all day, doing all the dirty and exhausting work, and we haven't even managed to get a single Spirit Bone until now."
"Look at those bastards in the Elder Palace. Their spirit power Ranks aren't even as high as ours, and yet?"
"Look at Ghost Leopard, Demon Bear, and those guys. Every single one of them has a Spirit Bone! Those who don't work actually have it better than those who do. What kind of bullshit logic is that?"
Hearing this, Yue Guan didn't have much else to say.
After all, after so many years, he also harbored a lot of resentment.
In terms of strength alone, among Titled Douluo, he didn't fear people like Ghost Leopard or Demon Bear at all, yet he couldn't get his hands on a Spirit Bone either.
Gui Mei patted his chest: "Look at this Spirit Bone on me. It was bestowed by the former Supreme Pontiff back then. We had only been in Spirit Hall for three years at that time."
Mentioning Qian Xunji, his eyes were full of pride.
"Besides, Yue Guan, turning to the Young Lord isn't considered being a double-dealer."
Gui Mei looked toward the Hall of Offerings and lowered his voice: "The Young Lord is, after all, that person's only granddaughter... With our strength, we'll enter that place sooner or later. Providing help when it's needed most is far better than adding flowers to a bouquet!"
Yue Guan naturally understood what Gui Mei meant.
The two of them were actually quite young among Titled Douluo. Not to mention, both of their talents were Innate Full Spirit Power.
They didn't dare say they could break through past Rank 97, but they were confident about Rank 96.
As long as they broke through to Rank 96, they could join the Hall of Offerings and become one of Spirit Hall's supreme Enshrined Priests.
Yue Guan gritted his teeth and decided to go for it: "Fine, Old Ghost, you're right. Since we'll enter the Hall of Offerings sooner or later anyway, we might as well turn to the Young Lord now!"
"That's the spirit. We've worked for Bibi Dong for so many years, we've fulfilled our obligations. Besides, when we swore our oaths before the Douluo Palace, we swore loyalty to the Qian family, not her!"
After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, reaching a consensus.
Crown Princes Mansion.
Qian Renxue was also very excited upon receiving Gui Mei's reply. She originally thought it would take some time to win over Gui Mei and Yue Guan, but who would have thought a single letter would make them agree to pledge loyalty?
This made her admire Li Yuan even more. She couldn't wait to get on the chat group to consult him again.
Private Chat Interface.
[Child Without Parents: It's amazing! Li Yuan, you really called it. Gui Mei and Yue Guan really agreed to pledge loyalty to me!]
[Child Without Parents: What do you think I should use to win them over? I don't want to rely on my father's Bloodline; I want them to be wholeheartedly convinced of my leadership.]
[Li Yuan: Give them Spirit Bones. It's that simple.]
[Child Without Parents: Giving Spirit Bones right when they join? Isn't that a bit... what if they betray me?]
[Li Yuan: Then it's even better. That way, everyone will know that I give even those who betray me a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone. In the future, those who are loyal to me will get several! Applaud if you understand!]
[Li Yuan: Think about it. As long as you have this kind of magnanimity, will there be any shortage of people wanting to serve you?]
Qian Renxue's expression was strange. Why did this sound a bit off?
But she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.
Thinking carefully about Li Yuan's words, they seemed to make a lot of sense!
Although Spirit Bones were precious, compared to the loyalty of two Titled Douluo, this small investment was nothing.
[Child Without Parents: Okay.]
On the other side, at Nuoding Academy.
Li Yuan was stunned when he saw this reply.
Wait, that's not right.
According to the procedure, shouldn't you, Qian Renxue, question me first, then I explain it to you carefully, and finally you agree after a sudden realization?
How did you just agree directly?
This isn't how it goes in Douluo at all!
I don't accept this!
...One day later.
Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong looked at the empty inner treasury and was dumbfounded.
Where are the two large ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones from my Spirit Hall's inner treasury?
They were clearly there yesterday. Why are they gone today?
She called Hu Liena over:
"Nana, what's going on? You were the only one who came to the inner treasury today."
Hu Liena lowered her head, her small hands nervously twisting the hem of her clothes as she whispered, "Teacher, it's... it's Sister Xue'er who sent someone to take the Spirit Bones."
She had already vaguely sensed that she might have done something wrong.
Bibi Dong's brow furrowed: "Why did you give them to her directly? Didn't you know to come and ask me?"
Hu Liena muttered, "But Teacher, she wanted them..."
Bibi Dong's voice rose: "She wanted them, so you just gave them?"
Hu Liena's voice became even smaller: "She insisted on having them..."
Bibi Dong was so angry her form trembled: "She insisted, so you just gave them?"
Hu Liena was almost in tears, saying with a sob, "Teacher, I said she insisted..."
She was just a little Holy Maiden. What kind of say did she have in front of Qian Renxue?
Besides, she didn't know that Qian Renxue had come to ask for the Spirit Bones without your consent.
The mother and daughter were having a spat, and in the end, she was the one caught in the middle.
She felt her life was so bitter!
Bibi Dong only felt a bout of dizziness as her blood pressure soared. She held her forehead, feeling like her hypertension was about to flare up: "..."
Seeing her pale face, Hu Liena hurriedly stepped forward to support her, asking cautiously, "Teacher, are you alright?"
Bibi Dong caught her breath and glared at Hu Liena through gritted teeth: "No, I'm fine, but you... you're definitely going to have a problem!"
Hu Liena looked bewildered: "Teacher, what problem could I have?"
Bibi Dong sneered, a flash of stern disappointment in her eyes. She suddenly picked Hu Liena up by the waist, flipped up her skirt without a word, and raised her hand to strike her fair, upturned buttocks hard.
"Because, you're about to get a Spanking!"