The comparison video continued to play.
[After giving away the Destruction Violet Gold, Qian Renxue chatted with Tang Chuan for a while longer.]
[As night approached, Qian Renxue finally bid a reluctant farewell. After summoning her Seraphim Spirit to possess her, she spread her wings, soared into the sky, and flew toward the Douluo Hall.]
[On a hillside just outside the Supreme Pontiff Palace.]
[The evening breeze swept past, rustling Hu Liena's long golden dress.]
[Hu Liena sat here all alone. Instead of returning to her residence in the inner city, she gazed from afar in the direction of the Angel Hotel in the city district.]
[From the height of this hillside in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, she could perfectly see the brightly lit luxury hotel in its entirety.]
[At this moment, Hu Liena's beautiful golden eyes were filled with dejection and sadness.]
[She liked Tang Chuan.]
[She had long been unable to deny this to herself.]
[From their meeting at the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, to fighting side by side in the Slaughter City and on the Road to Hell...]
[That affection, like a seed, had already taken root deep in her heart without her realizing it.]
[Today was supposed to be the most memorable day for Tang Chuan and the Qingdi Sect.]
[The Qingdi Sect had gloriously ascended to the head of the Upper Three Sects, and Tang Chuan had achieved fame at a young age, with the name of the Azure Emperor Douluo echoing across the continent.]
[She should have gone to congratulate him, to share in his joy and happiness, and say, "I knew you could do it!"]
[But under the restrictions and constraints of her teacher, Bibi Dong, she was unable to leave the vicinity of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.]
[This brought Hu Liena immense heartache.]
[But with her beloved on one side and her teacher Bibi Dong, whom she regarded as a mother, on the other, she truly did not know what to do.]
[Just then.]
[In the sky above, a streak of golden light shot rapidly toward her.]
[Hu Liena subconsciously looked up and saw a golden figure flying in from the distant sky.]
[Looking closely, it was indeed Qian Renxue.]
[Although she didn't know about the history between Qian Renxue and Tang Chuan,]
[from the viewing platform earlier, seeing Qian Renxue looking just as excited and happy as herself after Tang Chuan's victory,]
[Hu Liena had seen through it at a glance—Qian Renxue liked Tang Chuan too.]
[Now, seeing that Qian Renxue could go to Tang Chuan and congratulate him while she herself was trapped near the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Hu Liena felt even more heartbroken and sad.]
[At this moment, Qian Renxue also noticed Hu Liena. With a stir of her heart, she folded her wings and landed not far from Hu Liena.]
["That woman won't let you see Tang Chuan?"]
[Qian Renxue asked.]
[Hearing this, Hu Liena's delicate body trembled slightly. Her beautiful eyes turned red, and she clenched her hands. Biting her lower lip, she lowered her head and said stubbornly,]
["Qian Renxue... none of this has anything to do with you!"]
["Indeed, this has nothing to do with me!"]
[Qian Renxue laughed in spite of herself and said calmly.]
["But it has everything to do with you."]
["Now, Tang Chuan leading the Qingdi Sect to the head of the Upper Three Sects is the most memorable and joyous occasion."]
["And yet, what about you? You can't even go over to say a single word of congratulations. You can only stand on this hillside, staring blankly at the distant lights. Are you really not heartbroken and sad in your heart?"]
[For a moment, Hu Liena felt a sharp pain in her heart, and she clenched her hands even tighter.]
[To this, Qian Renxue continued.]
["However, I understand that with Tang Chuan on one side and that woman on the other, it's a very difficult choice for you."]
[At this point, Qian Renxue shifted her tone.]
["But there are some things I need to tell you."]
["Otherwise, you'll remain completely in the dark, never knowing that woman's true colors."]
["I believe that once you know about this, you will definitely make a clear choice between Tang Chuan and that woman!"]
["What is it?"]
[Hu Liena furrowed her delicate brows, filled with suspicion and uncertainty.]
["Heh."]
[Qian Renxue sneered.]
["This matter happened to that woman, and it is very similar to what is happening between you and Tang Chuan."]
["But it is ten times more absurd!"]
["Roughly thirty or forty years ago, your teacher was still the Holy Maiden of our Spirit Hall."]
["She had always been deeply loved and nurtured by my grandfather and father, who regarded her as the apple of their eye, pouring the entire Spirit Hall's resources onto her alone. And yet, guess what?"]
["Just like you, she fell in love with someone—someone who could practically be called an enemy."]
["It was Yu Xiaogang, a trash whose Spirit had suffered a mutated degradation, whose Innate spirit power was only half a rank, who was plain-looking, utterly incompetent, and hailed from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"]
["A future successor to the Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, a Genius Holy Maiden with twin spirits, actually threw away a bright future just to fall in love with a piece of trash!"]
[Qian Renxue's tone was sarcastic to the extreme.]
["At that time, my grandfather and father naturally forbade it. But what about her?"]
["She actually threatened my father with her own life, saying that even if she had to leave the Spirit Hall and abandon everything, she would still elope with that trash!"]
["In the end, it was my father who stepped in to drive that trash away."]
[Qian Renxue sneered repeatedly.]
["Back then, that woman also fell in love with an enemy of the Spirit Hall."]
["She also disregarded her status, her stance, and everything else—even more excessively than you!"]
["Yet now, she is forbidding you from seeing Tang Chuan. Don't you think that's extremely double-standard and laughable?"]
["Is such a person truly fit to be your teacher? I've said all I have to say. Think about it yourself!"]
[With that, Qian Renxue turned and walked away.]
[Leaving only Hu Liena, who stood frozen in place with a blank stare.]
[Her mind felt completely blank, with only Qian Renxue's words echoing over and over again.]
[For a moment, her beautiful eyes instantly turned red. She couldn't help but clench her fists, her heart filled with immense sorrow.]
[Hu Liena had always been struggling internally.]
[Faced with her beloved Tang Chuan and her teacher Bibi Dong, she felt extremely lost and pained, not knowing who to choose.]
[But now, upon learning that her teacher Bibi Dong had been just like her back then.]
[Faced with the opposition of the previous Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness Qian Xunji, her teacher had chosen to risk everything for love.]
[Now, as the Disciple, she was facing the exact same situation.]
[Yet her teacher, who had gone through the same experience, did not see her past self in her and choose to fulfill her wishes.]
[Instead, she restricted her even more from pursuing love, which caused a trace of grief, indignation, and sorrow to rise in Hu Liena's heart.]
[Why? When both were pursuing love.]
[Back then, you could risk everything for love, even betraying the Spirit Hall to elope with that trash.]
[But now, you won't allow me to run toward my own love!]
[Is it simply because Tang Chuan offended you?!]
[For a moment, the scales in Hu Liena's heart quietly tipped, leaning toward Tang Chuan.]
(End of Chapter)
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