"I told you I didn't kill the wrong person; Yu Xiaogang was indeed the direct executor of Bibi Dong's death."
Watching Qian Renxue's shocked expression, Yun Ming answered her once more. As he spoke, Yun Ming raised his hands to form seals, and the light and shadows within the room shifted, the sun and moon rotated, and everything began to revert to its original state.
"This is?!!"
Qian Renxue stared at the reappearance of Bibi Dong on the bed, her pupils trembling violently.
"You'll understand once you've seen it."
Yun Ming replied casually, his hand seals shifting, and everything he had witnessed before began to replay.
From Bibi Dong's Awakening, to Yu Xiaogang beginning to deliver medicine and whispering sweet nothings, to Bibi Dong falling into deep sorrow and her heart turning to ash.
After watching the initial scenes, Qian Renxue understood that this was a temporal regression. Having watched the first day, she roughly grasped the origin of the knot in Bibi Dong's heart; although she wasn't entirely sure what was in that bowl of medicine, it was clearly the cause of her despair.
"If you don't control your divine power, the projection will break."
Yun Ming reminded Qian Renxue, who was losing control of her power due to her rising anger.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue calmed her power and continued to watch.
The events of the following days were relatively simple. Yu Xiaogang delivered the decoction for several more days; Bibi Dong stopped speaking to him, yet she accepted the medicine every time. As she consumed the decoction day after day, her complexion grew worse with each passing day, eventually becoming the sight they had seen earlier today.
Until the scene reached the moment where "Yun Ming arrived and Qian Renxue drew her sword," Yun Ming stopped channeling his power, and everything in the room returned to its original state.
"You understand now, right?"
Looking at the silent Qian Renxue, Yun Ming asked.
Qian Renxue nodded. Understand? How could she not!
Those who have experienced the world's greatest evils but cannot walk out of them either undergo a drastic change in personality to take revenge on society, or they become listless and give up on themselves. Although she didn't know where Yu Xiaogang had learned how to deal with her, Qian Renxue had already confirmed that Yu Xiaogang was not being controlled by outsiders and was acting of his own volition. Bibi Dong, who was already barely clinging to life due to her obsession, had completely lost the will to live after realizing this. She never actively healed her wounds again, and combined with what Yu Xiaogang fed her, it created the situation they saw today.
Qian Renxue walked to the spot where Yu Xiaogang's medicine bowl had previously fallen.
In the earlier projection, Yu Xiaogang causing Bibi Dong to be utterly disappointed and lose the will to live was one aspect. But merely losing the will to live could not extinguish a divine soul, so there must be something they didn't know about in the medicine Yu Xiaogang delivered.
Looking at the floor that had been scorched dry by her Holy Light, leaving only a water stain, Qian Renxue frowned slightly before turning to leave the room.
Yun Ming knew what she was doing—she wanted to find the mastermind! To be honest, he already had a few clues, but he hadn't decided whether to tell Qian Renxue yet.
Forget it, let's see how she handles it herself!
Watching Qian Renxue walk away, Yun Ming made up his mind and took Ya Li with him to follow.
Led by Qian Renxue, the three of them arrived with a clear purpose at the small kitchen in Bibi Dong's courtyard. It didn't matter that the medicine was gone; they could find the dregs left behind from the brewing process and still get the answers they wanted.
Qian Renxue was not well-versed in pharmacology, so she could only hand the medicine pot to Yun Ming. Yun Ming took it, examined it, and shook his head.
"It's just a tonic. Although it contains some rare medicinal herbs, there is nothing special about it."
"So the medicine is just a carrier. What truly caused the problem for Bibi Dong is a Divine Skill cast by another god through Yu Xiaogang."
Only a god would know how to deal with a god. Ya Li thought of the scene she had seen earlier and made a conjecture.
"That should be it," Yun Ming acknowledged Ya Li's theory. If a god had taken action, Qian Renxue, who was also in Martial Soul City, would not have failed to notice. If the medicine itself was fine, this had to be the reason.
But knowing it was a god was too broad a scope; there were a whole host of them in the God Realm above their heads!
"Do you know who it is?"
Looking at the calm and composed Yun Ming, Qian Renxue asked. Now that the trail had gone cold, she could only try to find a way through the unfathomable Yun Ming.
Yu Xiaogang, the one responsible for the execution on the surface, was dead, but Qian Renxue would not let the god behind him go either.
Seeing Qian Renxue, eyes filled with murderous intent, take the initiative to ask, Yun Ming responded.
"I know a little."
Seeing that Yun Ming really knew, Qian Renxue stepped forward, grabbed Yun Ming's right hand, and asked excitedly.
"Who is it? Tell me!"
Yun Ming didn't mind Qian Renxue's excitement or lack of decorum, and said calmly.
"I can tell you, but only after your injuries have healed."
"As you are now, you are too weak in front of them."
If it were before he knew Qian Renxue's background, Yun Ming might have helped her, as she was half a friend to him, but not anymore. The relationships between them were too messy! Qian Daoliu had been kind to Ya Li, while Bibi Dong had a grudge against him; the debts and grievances were tangled, and he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of this mother and daughter anymore. He would let her handle it herself once she recovered.
"My injuries are fine, tell me."
Qian Renxue was not satisfied with this answer and stubbornly continued to press him.
"Is that so?"
Yun Ming's divine power surged, breaking free from Qian Renxue's grip. He raised his left hand toward her face, and a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, instantly forcing Qian Renxue's knees to buckle, unable to stand straight.
Facing Yun Ming's sudden attack, Qian Renxue naturally wouldn't give up easily; she immediately stirred her Angel divine power, trying to break free from the restraint. The Holy Light flickered, wantonly striking the invisible force above her head, but the effect was poor. Once it moved half a foot beyond her body, the Holy Light could advance no further.
"You can't even break through the spatial pressure of three percent of my power, yet you talk about being 'fine'."
Yun Ming shook his head, took Ya Li's hand, and turned to leave.
Since the Holy Light didn't work, she would stack more. Qian Renxue raised her hand to summon the Angel Holy Sword, slashed toward the sky, but was met by a Golden Spear that appeared out of nowhere.
Clang, clang, clang—
Qian Renxue struck with her sword, and when that failed, she unleashed several more, yet all were parried one by one by that Golden Spear. Watching Yun Ming walk further and further away, she immediately shouted in anger.
"Yun Ming!"
"Your injuries are mostly healed, so naturally, you can break through. Until then, I will remain in Martial Soul City, so keep working at it."
Waving a hand behind him, Yun Ming and his companion gradually vanished from Qian Renxue's sight.
Seeing that Yun Ming had truly just walked away, Qian Renxue was furious. She swung her sword several more times, but they were still blocked by the Golden Spear, which continued to defend automatically. With no other choice, she could only sit cross-legged on the ground, silently vowing to make Yun Ming pay once she got out, while honestly meditating to recover from her injuries.
On the other side, Ya Li looked back and spoke to Yun Ming in a gentle voice.
"Brother Ming, do you really know?"
Yun Ming nodded.
"I know. I have met Him once before."
He had previously sensed a faint, familiar aura from Bibi Dong that did not belong to her. Once he realized it was related to the God Realm, how could Yun Ming not know who it was?
"Really?" Ya Li exclaimed in surprise.
"Really," Yun Ming replied with a light chuckle.
Ya Li said.
"Then you must tell me everything that happened, as well as how you became a god during this time."
"Alright, I'll tell you everything," Yun Ming responded dotingly.
The two chatted as they walked, yet they tacitly avoided mentioning Bibi Dong. Let what was finished remain finished; there was no need for unpleasant past events to affect their good mood now.
The fighting on Douluo Star had temporarily come to an end, bringing a brief moment of peace, but the God Realm was far from tranquil.
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