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As night falls.
Since Xuan Ming was really not someone who could be seen by others, Hu Liena did not take him out, but instead brought him to where she used to live.
"The Pope's apartment?"
Eight years have passed, and Xuan Ming's mood is a bit complicated as he once again walks into this special palace deep in the Pope's Palace.
During that period when he had no place to live and was dragged from place to place, this was the place where he lived the longest.
"Is this the Pope's apartment?"
"Yes, you don't know?" Hu Liena tilted her head slightly, her face full of confusion.
"You lived here for several months."
"I... don't know." Xuan Ming's expression looked a little unnatural, with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.
"When I first lived here, she seemed... not to be here."
"The teacher was very busy at that time. He basically rested in the External Affairs Hall most of the time. He only came back here occasionally when he had free time." Hu Liena said.
"Plus, the teacher disappeared for so long to help you repair your martial spirit, and there were so many things that were delayed and accumulated that she was working overtime for the next few months, and she had even less time to come back."
"During that period, she always came back very late and went out very early the next day, so you could hardly see her."
"No, where do you think this is?"
"I haven't thought about it." Xuan Ming said.
He had come here to repair his martial soul problem, and spent most of his time in the Pope's exclusive training ground, only coming back for meals and rest. In his state at the time, he didn't have the energy to think about these things.
"No, why did you bring me here?" Xuan Ming finally reacted and asked with a frown.
"Are you stupid?" Hu Liena had a strange look on her face, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, with a hint of ridicule.
"Are you planning to find a crooked tree in the Pope's Palace to sleep under?"
"The Pope's Palace is so big, just find a place for me." Xuan Ming said.
"The Pope's Palace is very large, but unfortunately, each palace has its own arrangement. There is no room that can be vacated at will. Besides, there are many people in the front hall of the Pope's Palace, and you cannot show your face in public. Of course, you can only live here." Hu Liena said.
"The Pope's bedroom is located deep in the Pope's Palace. Only a few maids of the Pope's Palace can reach here. Others are not allowed to approach at will."
"When you lived here, didn't you notice that there was hardly anyone walking around here?"
"..." Xuan Ming was speechless for a moment. He really had never paid attention to these things.
"Are you... shy?" Hu Liena couldn't help laughing as she looked at Xuan Ming's uncomfortable expression.
"I just think it's not appropriate." Xuan Ming said.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Nana can take a vacation for the next period of time and live here." Bibi Dong walked over.
"Really?" Hu Liena looked surprised.
"It's rare for him to come back, so there's no rush to practice in a day or two." Bibi Dong said.
"Besides, we can't leave him here alone, why don't you stay here with him?"
"It just so happens that the training ground is not far away, you can also communicate with each other."
"Thank you, teacher!" Hu Liena excitedly stepped forward and held Bibi Dong's hand.
Bibi Dong patted Hu Liena on the head and said, "Don't smile like an idiot. It's getting late. Go get some people to clean up the side hall."
"Yeah!" Hu Liena waved her hand, turned around and ran out to greet people.
Bibi Dong likes quietness. In the Pope's bedroom, even the maids here will not walk around without instructions.
"Are you nervous?" Bibi Dong walked to the pavilion in the courtyard and sat down. She waved to Xuan Ming, motioning him to sit down as well.
"I heard that when you were in Tiandou City, weren't you surrounded by many beautiful women?"
As she spoke, Bibi Dong raised the corners of her mouth slightly with a hint of ridicule.
"You've been to Yuexuan quite a lot... Why are you so nervous?"
Xuan Ming came over and sat opposite Bibi Dong, "A little panicked."
"Panic?" Bibi Dong looked puzzled.
"Why are you panicking?"
"I'll stay here, and when I get back to Tiandou City, I'll go to Qian Renxue's place..." Xuan Ming hesitated to speak.
Bibi Dong was slightly stunned, "Are you afraid of her?"
"A little bit." Xuan Ming said.
"Sometimes I don't understand what's going on in her mind. She clearly wants me to attract people and win their hearts. Whether it's Duguyan, Ye Lingling, or Ning Rongrong, it's all her request. But if they get too close to me, she'll get angry with me for no reason."
"It's like a brain disease, with the left and right brain fighting each other."
"Is that so…" Bibi Dong's eyes looked puzzled and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
"She is indeed sick."
Qian Renxue is a person who puts interests and strength above all else. She is optimistic about Xuan Ming's potential, so she has some special feelings for him. But now Xuan Ming is weaker than her, so she naturally thinks Xuan Ming should submit to her.
In Xuan Ming's opinion, those sick operations were nothing more than the result of the contradictory thoughts and feelings in Qian Renxue's mind.
If Xuan Ming could give in a little, Qian Renxue might really humble herself, but unfortunately, this is probably impossible.
"You were almost the same just now." Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong's expression froze, and her eyebrows slightly frowned, "You're itching for trouble, aren't you?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Who made you angry with me for no reason?" Xuan Ming said.
Bibi Dong was so angry that she laughed, "You... forget it."
"Can you tell me how you could do something like that?"
"Stripping your soul bone will have a great impact on you. Even if it is an incompletely fused external soul bone, you only lost one level. You are lucky. If something unexpected happened during the stripping process, I don't know what would happen."
She fused a part of the external soul bone, and after understanding the effect, she peeled it off and gave it to others. It was the first time she saw someone do this, and it was even the first time she heard of someone doing this!
Even the storybook doesn't dare to write like this!
If someone else did this kind of thing, she would definitely think it was a self-torture tactic or had ulterior motives, but Xuan Ming...
"Didn't you help me back then?" Xuan Ming said.
"I said I would pay it back if I were still alive and if I had the chance."
Bibi Dong was stunned. "Is it because of what happened back then?"
"What else?" Xuan Ming asked puzzledly.
"…"
"What about now?" Bibi Dong lowered her head, picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea.
"Are you here to settle your scores with me?"
"Not really, I just don't like to owe others." Xuan Ming said.
"You could say I don't want to give others a handle. At least I have to make myself feel at ease, otherwise I will feel very uncomfortable."
"I know you'll think I'm childish, but that's just who I am."
"Childish..." Bibi Dong was silent for a moment, then lowered her head, and her slender fingers gently fiddled with the exquisite tea set on the table, as if she was thinking about something.
"What do you think of Nana?"
"She? What's wrong?" Xuan Ming asked puzzledly.
"What do you think of her?" Bibi Dong asked.
"For example, compared to those girls in Tiandou City, what do you think of her?"
Xuan Ming looked at Bibi Dong, not knowing how to answer this question.
"Okay, I'll be direct. Do you... like Nana?" Bibi Dong said seriously.
Xuan Ming frowned slightly, not knowing how to answer this question.
"So do you like Qian Renxue?" Bibi Dong asked.
"I don't like it." Xuan Ming blurted out.
Bibi Dong couldn't help laughing, "So decisive?"
"You should see her often. She is so beautiful. To be honest, she is prettier than Nana. You..."
"What does it have to do with me?" Xuan Ming asked doubtfully.
"I'm not a masochist. Only a fool would like a woman like her."
"…"
Bibi Dong looked puzzled and shook her head.
"It seems that after all these years, you haven't changed at all."
Stubborn, inflexible, only thinking and acting according to his own rules.
Even after so many years, I am still the same. Even though I look more mature, I am still the same inside.
No wonder Qian Renxue has not made any progress.
This is a person who cannot be changed.
When two strong people collide with each other, it's a clash of swords, and in the end either there will be a winner or both will suffer losses.