Chapter 57 A fruitless return,
Bibi Dong, drunk at Tianxiang Pavilion, was overjoyed, but the next moment, Qian Xunji's words froze her smile.
Qian Xunji turned around, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
"Dong'er, there's no barrier here, and no spring with intertwined ice and fire energy. It's just a natural hot spring. The water is clear, you can see the bottom, but there's nothing else."
"How is that possible!"
Bibi Dong was shocked. She rushed forward and knelt beside the spring, only to find that, just as Qian Xunji had said, the water was crystal clear, and the surface was only a little over a meter above the bottom. Everything was clearly visible, and there was no trace of Chen Yao.
"No! It's not like that, it wasn't like this before!"
Bibi Dong collapsed to the ground, distraught, muttering frantically.
Seeing Bibi Dong's state, Qian Xunji immediately sensed something was wrong and asked anxiously.
"Dong'er, did you take some hallucinogenic drugs here? This really is just an ordinary hot spring."
But Bibi Dong ignored Qian Xunji's words, seemingly lost in thought, muttering incessantly, until finally it escalated into hysteria...
Several
days later, in Wuhun City, one of the most popular restaurants, Tianxiang Restaurant.
At this moment, on the top floor of Tianxiang Restaurant, two heavily made-up maids nervously knocked on the door of a lavishly decorated private room.
Upon entering the room, they saw a woman with snow-white hair and eerily dark purple eyes, possessing stunning beauty.
The woman's exquisite features, as if sculpted by heaven, adorned her flawless face, making it almost impossible to look away.
Two heavily made-up maids felt a deep sense of inferiority when facing this woman; they were worlds apart from her!
This woman was none other than Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall.
After her fruitless return from the Sunset Forest that day, she was shrouded in an indescribable sorrow and despair, and her hair turned white overnight!
At this moment, Bibi Dong was filling a cup on the table with wine, then staring at the cup in her hand with hazy, drunken eyes.
This was a cup specially provided for Chen Yao, a member of the Tianxiang Pavilion, and now it was Bibi Dong using it.
Her fingers slowly caressed the cup, her eyes dark and unfathomable, as if she were touching the face of that scoundrel from the past through the wine glass.
Then Bibi Dong uttered a hoarse voice.
"So this is what it feels like to be drunk. No wonder you keep coming here to drown your sorrows..."
It must be said, wine is indeed a good thing; it can make people temporarily forget their pain.
Then, Bibi Dong raised her bloodshot eyes and looked at the two women who had entered. A hint of disdain flashed in her eyes as she looked at their heavily made-up appearance, and she asked,
"When Chen Yao came here before, were you two the ones who accompanied him?"
Hearing Bibi Dong's question, the two women trembled, their lips shaking as they answered hastily,
"Yes...yes, when Lord Chen came here before, it was always us sisters who were in charge! But...however, Lord Chen usually didn't stay overnight. After drinking to his heart's content, even if he was drunk, he would leave..."
After speaking, the two women lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the oppressive Bibi Dong.
Hearing this, Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, seemingly in a slightly better mood.
But then she thought that Chen Yao was no longer there, and how ridiculous it was to investigate such matters.
Instantly, her face darkened again, and she spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Go down..."
Upon hearing this, the two women breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took their leave.
After the two women left, Bibi Dong gritted her teeth.
She didn't know why she had become like this. Before, she had wanted nothing more than to tear Chen Yao to pieces, so why did she feel such pain now that he was dead?
Since returning that day, her heart had been trembling violently, as if being gnawed at by a thousand ants, an unforgettable, excruciating pain!
The pain was unbearable!
This heart-wrenching pain, and the despair that constantly burned within her, even gave her an impulse to destroy everything, to reshape this world that had lost all hope!
"Buzz!"
The dark, chaotic emotions even affected her soul power, causing it to uncontrollably extend from within her body, beginning to surge violently, causing the room to tremble violently.
"Hoo!"
But the next moment, Bibi Dong took a deep breath, suppressing the terrifying emotions within her.
With her soul power under control, the violent tremors in the room gradually subsided.
Then Bibi Dong stood up, intending to leave; she no longer had the will to sit there.
However, when she left, she still took the wine glass from the table with her, as if it could bring her some comfort.
Just as Bibi Dong descended the stairs, a group of people entering from outside the door startled her.
It was Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and two others.
Yu Xiaogang and Flander hadn't changed much, but Liu Erlong was quite different.
Her once fiery red hair, like the blazing sun, was now a dark reddish-purple.
Her eyes were dark, her face cold, and she exuded an extremely gloomy and oppressive aura. She
was completely different from the lively Liu Erlong she had first met.
However, Bibi Dong only glanced at her briefly before looking away.
Her heart was filled with devastation, and she had no time to notice the changes in others.
Even encountering the familiar Yu Xiaogang didn't stir any emotion in Bibi Dong; she didn't want to acknowledge him and was about to leave.
But suddenly, as if remembering something, she froze, her expression changing, and she stopped in her tracks.
These past few days, she'd been so immersed in grief that she'd almost forgotten!
Knowing Chen Yao as she did, if he were truly on his deathbed, he would absolutely do anything to drag others down with him. So,
if he were truly dead, then Yu Xiaogang would have absolutely no reason to be alive!
So, could Chen Yao still be alive?
This guess immediately excited Bibi Dong; her withered heart seemed to have been revitalized.
"Xiaogang, come with me, I have something to ask you."
Impatiently, Bibi Dong stopped Yu Xiaogang and his group.
Before they could react, Yu Xiaogang was grabbed by the collar and dragged away by Bibi Dong.
Only a bewildered Flander and a slightly surprised but quickly composed Liu Erlong remained.
Taking him to the shadows of a small alley outside Tianxiang Tower, Bibi Dong suppressed her excitement, forcing herself to remain calm, and asked,
"Xiaogang, has your martial soul shown any unusual activity recently?"
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