Chapter 359: "It would be fine to just solve the source of everything, Tang San, the Tang Clan!"
Chapter 359: "It would be fine to just solve the source of everything, Tang San, the Tang Clan!"
The Chat Group fell silent for a moment.
Three messages from Hu Liena, filled with anger, trembling, and sworn oaths, collided with Lin Qingmo’s eyes.
The smile on his lips widened, curling then parting to reveal a meaningful arc.
In that arc was triumph.
There was the satisfaction of a scheme fulfilled.
And a hint of the composure a hunter feels when seeing prey walk willingly into a trap.
"Heh."
"Hooked. I hadn’t even exerted any effort, and she jumped out to confirm her identity herself."
"Hu Liena, oh Hu Liena, the title of Little White-Eyed Wolf for you wasn’t something I gave you."
Confessing without being asked.
Hu Liena had confirmed her own identity.
And just as he had expected, the others in the Chat Group realized it at the same moment.
The atmosphere in the group changed.
Although no one spoke immediately.
But that sense of tacit understanding had already permeated through the silence.
...
"It’s actually her!"
Qian Renxue’s pupils constricted slightly.
Although she had already guessed.
She had been suspicious from the moment that Little White-Eyed Wolf said her first sentence.
But Hu Liena’s own admission still gave her a shock.
That shock wasn’t surprise, but a certainty of "It really is you."
Mixed with some complex, indescribable emotion.
"Sly fox, it really is you."
"In Spirit Hall, you act dignified and virtuous; in front of the Elders, you play the part of obedient and sensible; in front of Teacher, you act filial and thoughtful."
"Now, you’ve even run to this Chat Group to keep acting."
"But you probably didn’t expect that the more you rush to deny it, the more thoroughly you expose yourself."
She sneered in her heart.
This sly fox who spent every day putting on an act in Spirit Hall had stolen everything that should have belonged to her.
Fate really likes to play these unfunny jokes.
But immediately after, another thought surfaced.
That thought was like a fishhook, precisely snagging the deepest thorn in her heart.
Since Hu Liena could join... what about that woman?
Qian Renxue’s gaze slowly moved to a name in the group member list.
A name that always felt incredibly glaring to her, one that made her heart skip a beat every time she saw it.
"The Pope Herself"!
Supreme Pontiff.
In this World, the only one who could be called the Supreme Pontiff was that woman—Bibi Dong.
Aside from Bibi Dong, who else could use this nickname?
Who would dare use this title?
Who is worthy of using this title?
But Qian Renxue wasn’t sure.
She had been lurking in this group for so long, observing for so long.
She still had no way to be one hundred percent sure of that person’s identity.
Because Hu Liena had jumped out, was pointed at by Lin Qingmo and called a Little White-Eyed Wolf, a future traitor, and the culprit behind Bibi Dong’s death.
Yet this "The Pope Herself" had absolutely no reaction.
There were no messages defending Hu Liena, no emotional fluctuations, not even a single word typed out.
This didn’t fit Bibi Dong’s personality.
Even though that woman was cold to the bone toward Qian Renxue.
She protected Hu Liena like the apple of her eye.
Furthermore, that woman was a madwoman.
If the real Bibi Dong were present and saw her beloved Disciple being humiliated and slandered like this.
She would have spoken up long ago; how could she possibly stay calm and say nothing?
And the way this person usually spoke in the group...
Qian Renxue frowned.
She recalled the statements made by this "The Pope Herself," whom Lin Qingmo addressed as Imperial Sister, which she completely failed to understand.
This person often said things that she, as a native of the Douluo Continent, couldn’t understand at all.
Yet Lin Qingmo could go back and forth with her.
The two chatted enthusiastically, like fellow countrymen from the same place.
Among the topics related to the other World that Lin Qingmo mentioned, she seemed to be the only one in the group who could pick up on them first.
She really seemed to be a person from the WorldLin Qingmo was in before coming to the Douluo Continent.
...
Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong’s aura stalled slightly, the pause being extremely subtle.
Her fingers gripping the scepter tightened for an instant.
In those eyes, deep as an abyss, a trace of imperceptible fluctuation flashed.
It wasn’t anger, not disappointment, but a complex emotion she herself couldn’t describe.
That Little White-Eyed Wolf who just joined the group was actually Nana.
Her Disciple, Hu Liena!
The child she had raised with her own hands, poured all her heart’s blood into, and treated as her own.
Was standing at the center of the Chat Group’s storm, being watched by others.
This left her not knowing what to say for a moment.
Should she first rebuke Nana’s impulsiveness, or should she first ponder the deeper meaning in Lin Qingmo’s words?
Seeing these words from Hu Liena, a part of Bibi Dong’s heart softened.
But what Bibi Dong was concerned with at this moment was not Nana’s loss of composure.
It was perfectly normal for a child to instinctively retort when being wronged.
If Nana saw these words and remained indifferent, that would truly be abnormal.
What she cared about was the core information in Lin Qingmo’s words.
"In the future, Nana will betray me multiple times because of that Transmigrator named Tang San."
This ultimately leads to the destruction of the Spirit Empire, her death on the battlefield of Jialing Pass, and the Rakshasa God position shattering into powder.
Bibi Dong distilled this sentence from that long string of messages from Lin Qingmo.
Every word was jarring, every word carried the stench of blood.
The key to everything was still that Tang San!
The person who transmigrated from another World, carrying twin spirits, the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Tang Sect martial arts, bringing knowledge and power that did not belong to this World, and would eventually step on the ruins of her Spirit Hall to ascend to the Peak.
Tang Hao’s bastard.
The remnant of the Clear Sky Sect wandering outside.
The chosen one selected by fate to end the Spirit Empire!
The murderous intent in Bibi Dong’s eyes condensed bit by bit.
That murderous intent was so intense it was almost about to solidify.
That murderous intent was not directed at Hu Liena.
Even if Lin Qingmo said Nana would betray her in the future, that was a future matter.
It was something that would only happen after being bewitched by that Tang San.
Nana herself was not at fault.
The one at fault was the person who lured her onto the wrong path.
Her murderous intent was directed more at Tang San, at Tang Hao, at the Clear Sky Sect!
Sooner or later, she would make everyone related to the Clear Sky Sect disappear!
As for Nana...
Bibi Dong’s gaze landed on the Light Screen, on those few angry messages from Hu Liena.
She really didn’t have many thoughts at this moment.
It wasn’t that she didn’t care.
It was that reason told her she could not punish an existing person for something that had not yet happened.
After all, the things Lin Qingmo spoke of had not yet occurred.
On this timeline, Nana was still her Disciple.
Loyal and devoted, having never betrayed her, respecting and loving her, serving her like a mother.
That "Teacher" she called out every morning when coming to pay respects was sweeter than anyone else’s.
This affection was real; she could feel it and had never doubted it.
If she were to blame Nana because of some things that hadn’t happened yet,
then how would she be any different from those idiots who killed because of prophecies?
Nana was not the threat; Tang San was.
Only by distinguishing the primary from the secondary could she make the correct decision.
But.
"Since I know this possibility exists in the future, I must make arrangements in advance."
Sever all paths in advance that might allow Nana to come into contact with Tang San.
She would set up all defensive lines in advance that could tightly protect Nana under her wings.
She could not give that Tang San any opportunity to approach Nana.
This wasn’t distrust; this was protection.
She absolutely would not allow that Tang Clan bastard to touch her people.
And she certainly could not allow Nana to have any possibility of wavering.
Bibi Dong slowly closed her eyes, then opened them again.
In those eyes, there was now a deep black, calm as an abyss.
All murderous intent, all schemes, all emotions were suppressed to the deepest depths.
On the surface, only an absolute calmness that allowed no one to pry remained.
She was no longer the person from the past who would be swayed by emotions.
(End of Chapter)
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