Just as she was about to defect, Bibi Dong obtained a simulator.

Chapter 47: Every Failure Makes You Smarter

The rain was pouring down. Xia Yu stood in the cramped storage room, looking at the wet sand, feeling a little regretful.

It's been raining a lot these days, but he has never put an umbrella in his soul tool.

"This is probably what they mean by learning from one's mistakes."

Xia Yu murmured to himself, looking at the rain that wouldn't let him out anytime soon, and planned to buy an umbrella after the rain stopped.

Xie Yue sat on the neatly stacked cushions, his hands clasped together and placed under his nose. With his cold and stern face, he looked somewhat like the detective about to reveal the mystery at the end of a detective novel.

"If you want to leave, I can arrange for you to leave tonight. As long as I do it quickly, given my position, it can be done very easily."

His tone at this moment was completely devoid of the naivety of the past, and Xia Yu couldn't figure out for a moment which one was his true nature.

"Why are you leaving?"

Xia Yu countered with a question.

"But you've hidden it for so many years."

"I didn't intend to do anything to the Spirit Hall. Do you think I came to the Spirit Hall on some kind of covert mission?"

Xia Yu suddenly laughed, looking at Xie Yue who was completely bewildered. If all the spies in this world were like him, then the concept of spies would probably be abolished soon.

"You mean...?"

As soon as Xie Yue spoke, the bewilderment on his face turned into speechlessness. He had some guesses in his mind, but he felt that speaking them out would only make him more heartbroken.

Xia Yu nodded in affirmation, then slowly said, "I don't want to reveal my strength just because I'm lazy. Who wants to be like you, training like crazy every day?"

"You f***ing..."

Xie Yue's neck turned bright red, and his mouth was full of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers. He was still feeling sad about his friend's impending departure, but after only a few words, Xia Yu made him so angry that he wanted to die.

Thinking about the comfortable life Xia Yu has lived over the years, and my own hard work in cultivation year after year, I wonder how the difference between people can be so great.
"You can curse me all you want, I'm not even in a selectable state anyway."

Both of them were orphans, except that Xie Yue had an extra sister. When Xie Yue cursed, Xia Yu felt as if a gentle breeze was blowing through him.

Xia Yu felt instantly relieved when he saw Xie Yue return to normal.

If you're going to be a silly goose, then be a silly goose. But if you were to actually become a cool and handsome guy, Xia Yu said he would definitely bring back the original Xie Yue, punch by punch.

"You really aren't leaving? Let me tell you, I've already prepared the carriage for our departure."

Xie Yue, tired of cursing, saw that Xia Yu remained calm and composed, and asked again.

Xia Yu shook his head. He didn't know how Bibi Dong had discovered that he was hiding something, but if that crazy woman thought he was a threat, she certainly wouldn't have waited until now to send someone to arrest him.

Given his current ability to transform into any mask, he could easily walk around in front of Bibi Dong without being found in this situation, so why would he run?
And surely no one really thinks he would just walk into the Papal Palace without any preparation?
When the night is deep and quiet, that will be the time for him to sneak into the Papal Palace.

Xia Yu was thinking about finding an opportunity to bring Xiao Hei along. With its speed, even if it were discovered, it could get away as quickly as possible.

Xie Yue suddenly shouted.

"What the hell is your name?"

Xia Yu was startled by him, and then followed his finger to look at the thick rain outside.

Aunt Liu walked over with difficulty, carrying an extra-large black umbrella.

Although she was holding an umbrella, the mud splashed on the ground still soaked her trouser legs completely. When she saw Xia Yu and Xie Yue, she quickened her pace and went into the storage room.

"Why are you two hiding here? Just a few more steps and you'd be in the lobby. How could you be so stupid?"

Aunt Liu rolled up her trouser legs, wrung out some water, and began to berate the two of them.

Xia Yu smiled but didn't reply. After all, he had been scolded since he was a child, and now that he was so old, he was still being scolded, which even felt somewhat affectionate.

Xie Yue scratched his head, his eyes darting around, and said, "Xia Yu was telling me his worries just now, and he just pulled me in here."

"What's on your mind?"

Aunt Liu glanced at the two of them suspiciously, then exchanged a look with Xie Yue. Feeling that he didn't seem to be lying, she said, "With his carefree attitude all day, how could he have anything on his mind? He's probably thinking about what to eat tomorrow, isn't he?"

Aunt Liu's words struck Xia Yu's already fragile heart hard. He covered his face, not knowing how to refute her.

Because that's really how he usually is.
"Hahahaha!"

Xie Yue burst into laughter, feeling like he might laugh himself unconscious at any moment.

He wiped away a few tears that had welled up in his eyes from laughing, and continued his previous lie, saying, "You're mistaken. Xia Yu told me that he's fallen for a girl from another city."

Xia Yu thought to himself, "This is bad." He wanted to rush into the rain to escape, but a quick and ruthless hand grabbed his wrist.

Aunt Liu's eyes lit up as she talked about urging you to get married and gossiping—two things that female elders who are related to you love to do most.

"Xiaoyu, what's that girl's name? Where is she from? What does her family do?"

As soon as the three deadly questions were uttered, Xia Yu felt a headache starting to throb.

"Aunt Liu, I'm only eighteen years old this year."

"So what if you're eighteen? Eighteen is the perfect time to fall in love! Back in my day..."

Just as Aunt Liu began to reminisce about the glorious past, Xia Yu quickly glared at Xie Yue, who had started to watch the spectacle.

But Xie Yue stirred up trouble for this very moment, so why would she help Xia Yu out of this predicament?

He chuckled, then leaned against the wall, lying down like Xia Yu usually did.

As we all know, once a marriage-urging incident is triggered, apart from the person involved feeling embarrassed, everyone around will automatically start watching the drama unfold.

"You have no idea, back in my hometown, there was a young Zhang who got married at eighteen and had five children by the time he was twenty, including the youngest son of the Li family."

"Is Xiao Zhang a pig? He's had so many babies in just two years!"

Xia Yu chimed in, which immediately earned him a glare from Aunt Liu, who said, "What kind of talk is that? Can't people have twins at one time and triplets at another?"

"Yes, yes."

Xia Yu began to feel tormented, looking at Aunt Liu's incessant chatter with a sense of utter despair.

People in Douluo Continent do indeed develop early and quickly; he's seen people get married at sixteen before. But he never expected to experience this kind of pressure to get married, even after transmigrating into an orphan's world.

Seeing that Xie Yue was still watching with great interest, Xia Yu chuckled and quickly took Aunt Liu's hand, saying...

"Auntie, my affairs aren't urgent. I need to get to know people a bit first, right?"

Aunt Liu nodded, indicating that they did indeed need time to get to know each other.

Seeing that she had stopped, Xia Yu quickly added, "Look, Xie Yue is a year older than me. If you want to urge someone, you should urge him instead."

"no no."

Xie Yue immediately became anxious and hurriedly waved his hand.

"And you don't know, Xie Yue likes to read those storybooks and comic books while laughing like an idiot every day. I feel like he's about to lose the ability to communicate with the opposite sex."

"so serious?"

Aunt Liu was startled and quickly looked at Xie Yue, who was so anxious that he started to stutter.

"no no no"

Xia Yu added the final blow, saying, "Look at this, isn't it? He talks to you like this now, Aunt Liu."

Xie Yue saw Aunt Liu's gaze turn to her and felt despair.

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