"You tell me..."
"What face does a piece of trash with all his meridians severed and no talent have to come looking for you again?"
"What right does an ant who can't even break through to the Soul Saint level have to stand beside you?"
"I don't want to...become a stain on your reputation."
The words fell.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
Bibi Dong stared blankly at him, at the pain and struggle in his eyes, at his feigned strength masking his vulnerability.
So that's how it is...
So, it turns out he wasn't refusing to come looking for him.
Rather... they dare not.
She was afraid she would look down on him, afraid she would be a burden to him.
What an idiot!
The biggest idiot in the world!
"Waaah..."
An uncontrollable sob escaped from Bibi Dong's throat.
The next moment.
This empress, who reigned supreme over the world, completely collapsed.
Crystalline tears, like pearls from a broken string, rolled down her beautiful cheeks.
She no longer cared about the Pope's majesty or the attention of the masses.
Once again, she rushed forward like a madwoman, hugged Ning Lin tightly, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his chapped lips with all her might.
This time, there was no domineering, no passion.
There is only endless pity, endless heartache, and an unyielding, deep love.
She used this kiss to tell him.
I don't care.
I don't care about anything!
...
After a long while, their lips parted.
Bibi Dong leaned against Ning Lin's chest, her delicate body still trembling slightly.
But her gaze gradually became firm and sharp again.
A moment later.
She slowly straightened up.
She wiped away her tears and straightened Ning Lin's disheveled clothes.
Then she turned around.
Once again, he faced Tang San below the high platform, and the entire Heaven Dou City.
That majestic aura that belonged to the Pope, overlooking all living beings, returned to her.
Even more chilling, even more... filled with killing intent than before!
Her gaze, like two tangible divine swords, pierced straight at Tang San.
Her red lips parted slightly, and her authoritative voice resounded throughout the square, reaching the ears of everyone present.
"This is my man."
"Today, no one is allowed to touch him in the slightest!"
Bibi Dong's voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of everyone in the square.
His words silenced the world.
After a brief silence came a deafening uproar, like a volcanic eruption!
"boom--!"
The entire Tiandou City Square was in complete chaos!
The murmurs, exclamations, and gasps of tens of thousands of people merged into a terrifying sound wave that almost blew the clouds off the sky!
"My God! What did I just hear? His Holiness the Pope... admitted it himself?"
"Ning Lin...is he really the Pope's man? This...how is this possible!"
"What a joke! One is the high and mighty Pope of the Spirit Hall, and the other is a prisoner of the Heaven Dou Empire. The difference in their status is just too great!"
"No wonder! No wonder His Holiness the Pope came in person! It was to save her man!"
This shocking revelation made everyone temporarily forget about the trial and the charges, craning their necks and their eyes burning with gossip.
Below the high platform.
Tang San clenched his fists even tighter.
Everything he had meticulously planned was shattered in the face of Bibi Dong's declaration.
However, at that moment, a shrill, insane roar suddenly exploded from beside him!
"No!!"
"I don't believe it!!"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a vengeful ghost as he stared intently at the two people embracing on the trial platform.
The face of the "master" whom he once revered was now twisted beyond recognition due to extreme jealousy and resentment.
He abruptly broke free from Flander's support, staggered a few steps forward, and with all his might, pointed at Bibidon and roared hoarsely.
"Bibi Dong!!"
"You shameless woman!!"
"What right do you have to call him your man? You're no longer a virgin!"
"You're just... a dirty woman who's been used!!"
These extremely malicious words exploded like a thunderclap in the noisy square.
The once noisy crowd fell silent once more.
All eyes were focused on Yu Xiaogang.
What does that mean?
The amount of information is overwhelming!
People's eyes began to dart back and forth between Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, filled with curiosity and inquiry.
Even Tang San looked at his teacher in astonishment.
He had never seen his teacher so out of control, so...crazy.
Feeling that all eyes were on him, Yu Xiaogang's resentment and jealousy gave rise to a morbid sense of pleasure.
I can't have it.
Then destroy it!
He wanted to expose Bibi Dong's deepest wound in front of the whole world, ruining her reputation!
A sinister smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face. He straightened his back and spoke loudly and proudly in a boastful tone.
"You all don't know, do you?"
"You've all been fooled by her noble and holy appearance!"
I'll tell you the truth!
"Back then, her teacher, Qian Xunji, the previous Pope of the Spirit Hall, was a hypocritical beast!"
"He coveted his apprentice's beauty and, using despicable means, defiled her in a secret chamber!!"
Yu Xiaogang's voice echoed in the square.
"I learned about this from the very thing I overheard Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu plotting together!"
"Bibi Dong, am I right?"
"You're no longer clean! You filthy woman, what face do you have to stand here?!"
After he finished speaking...
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
I was completely dumbfounded.
The previous pope... raped his disciple?
This... this is such a heinous and appalling scandal!
The Spirit Hall actually hides such a sordid secret?
Immediately afterwards, one question after another arose from the depths of everyone's mind.
Wait a moment.
Is Qian Xunji really that twisted? To harm his own disciple?
No, the point is... how did you, Yu Xiaogang, a mere level 29 person who couldn't even get into the core of the Spirit Hall back then, know about such a secret matter?
Did you even overhear Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu plotting?
Who do you think you are?
How could a Grand Soul Master like you possibly overhear the secret conversation of a Title Douluo?
Even when you're bragging, there are some basic rules to follow!
However, when everyone's eyes were subconsciously drawn to Bibi Dong on the trial bench, their doubts began to waver.
Bibi Dong's delicate body was trembling slightly.
Her stunningly beautiful face was drained of all color, turning deathly pale.
The look in her eyes as she looked at Yu Xiaogang was filled with pain, filled with...disappointment.
That expression seemed to say...
What Yu Xiaogang said is true.
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