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He stared blankly at the stunningly beautiful woman before him, feeling a slight pain on his cheek. He noticed the resentment and disgust in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes, as well as a heartbreaking look of fear. He realized that he had been too impulsive and that his coercion had been too obvious, which had provoked her resistance.

Bibi Dong looked at the bright red handprint on his cheek, her jade hand, which was still raised, trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes changed, revealing panic and guilt.

She didn't mean to hit Gu Shenge, she just wanted to push him away, but his forceful, even coercive, actions stirred up the darkest and most painful memories deep in her mind, and she subconsciously hit him. She didn't mean to hurt him!

"Shengge, I'm sorry~"

"Sorry, I was impulsive."

Gu Shenge released Bibi Dong's waist, looking apologetic. He shouldn't have acted so impulsively. He apologized to her softly.

Sensing some subtle gazes focused on them, he turned and left without waiting for Bibi Dong to speak again.

"Shengge..."

Seeing that Gu Shenge left after apologizing, the beautiful pope thought he was angry. His guilt deepened, and he leaned against the gatepost, feeling very uncomfortable and bitter.

If she hadn't been so conflicted, and had closed her eyes like a young girl, quietly waiting for Gu Shenge's kiss, would the outcome have been different?

Inside the offering hall, Qian Daoliu looked at Bibi Dong leaning against the doorpost, shook his head, and a trace of guilt appeared in his eyes. In the end, it was the Qian family that had wronged her!

However, the old man also had some reservations about Gu Shenge.

Instead of properly introducing his granddaughter to you, he turns around and starts flirting with her mother. That's a bit much!

On the other side, feeling somewhat disappointed, Gu Shenge left the Spirit Hall and wandered aimlessly through the streets. He knew that his actions just now were too impulsive, but he did not expect Bibi Dong to react so strongly.

She slapped him across the face, especially her eyes, which were filled with resentment, disgust, and fear.

It's likely that his forceful actions triggered her, reminding her of unpleasant memories.

Hey

Sighing inwardly, Gu Shenge had no idea how to face Bibi Dong that night.

Just as he was thinking, a delicate figure in a white dress suddenly bumped into him. Gu Shenge easily dodged and saw that she was accelerating too fast and was about to fall. He quickly reached out and grabbed the girl's fair and smooth arm to prevent her from falling and getting hurt. Once she regained her balance, he let go of her arm.

"Rongrong, slow down."

At that moment, two figures arrived, one of whom was a middle-aged man dressed in white, with a gentle and refined demeanor, who spoke up to remind the girl in the white dress.

"Thank you for your help, young man." The refined middle-aged man also thanked Gu Shenge.

Gu Shenge simply shook her head, indicating that it was nothing and there was no need to be polite. She didn't talk to them much and left directly.

Behind the refined young man, a middle-aged man dressed in black armor, who was not particularly burly and appeared somewhat thin, stared at Gu Shenge's back with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Rongrong, don't run so fast next time. Luckily someone pulled you up just now, otherwise if you fell to the ground, people passing by would have stepped on you a few times, and that would have been bad."

The refined middle-aged man was earnestly advising the girl in the white dress when he noticed something strange about the middle-aged man behind him. He turned around and asked in confusion.

"Uncle Bone, what's wrong?"

The one called Uncle Bone was none other than Bone Douluo, one of the two titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, while the refined middle-aged man and the girl in the white dress were Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.

As Bone Douluo watched Gu Shenge's figure gradually disappear, he sensed a powerful aura just as he passed by, no less than his own. His tone was filled with a hint of solemnity and surprise as he spoke.

"That person is no ordinary person; his cultivation level is probably no lower than mine."

"Hmm?!" Upon hearing this assessment, Ning Fengzhi's eyes narrowed. Although Uncle Gu was usually a bit unreliable in front of them, he was definitely not someone who spoke recklessly.

That young man looked to be only in his early twenties, yet he was on par with Uncle Bone, a titled Douluo. Could it be him?

Ning Fengzhi instantly thought of the protagonist who would be bestowed a title tomorrow, a titled Douluo in his twenties, and that was the only one.

I never expected to run into him while out shopping.

It's a pity. If I had tried to persuade them to stay, we might have been able to build a good relationship.

"Ok?"

Gu Shenge, who was strolling along the street, suddenly stopped and was attracted by a stall. He squatted down and looked at a dozen or so red beans on the stall.

It's about the size of a regular mung bean, and its color is a bright red, but not the entire fruit is red. Two-thirds of it is red, while one-third is black. The black part is at one end of the radicle.

Its name is "Xiangsi Zi" (相思子), also known as "Xiangsi Dou" (相思豆).

The red bean is born in the southern country, and a few sprigs come out in spring.

May Jun pick more, this thing is the most acacia.

The red beans in Wang Wei's poems are these acacia seeds, but unlike red beans, they are not easily eaten because they are poisonous, and highly poisonous at that. If ingested, they can cause poisoning, and in severe cases, even death.

Of the many ailments that come with birth, aging, and death, only lovesickness is incurable.

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Shenge bought the dozen or so acacia seeds and returned to the Spirit Hall.

In a certain part of Wuhun City, a conversation broke out.

"The investiture ceremony is tomorrow. Is everything arranged?"

"Rest assured, Elder, everything has been arranged in the plaza of the investiture hall."

"Very well, tomorrow I will present the Spirit Hall with a great gift. I want to see how the Spirit Hall will have any face to stand on the continent after this!"

…………

The Spirit Hall, the Pope's bedroom.

Bibi Dong removed her wine-red gauze dress and immersed herself in a bath filled with rose petals. Steam rose up, and the scalding hot water submerged her delicate collarbone, level with her fair and rosy shoulders. Her wine-red hair was loose and floating on the surface of the water, wet and glistening.

Gradually, she sank into the boiling water, as if undergoing a baptism to wash away the filth and make her at least a little cleaner.

After an unknown amount of time, a respectful report came from outside the palace; it was a woman.

"Your Holiness, we have completed the task you instructed us to undertake."

Ripples appeared on the surface of the bathtub covered with rose petals. In an instant, water droplets bloomed, water mist filled the air, and a graceful figure appeared. She used her soul power to evaporate the water stains on her body, put on her bathrobe, and slowly walked out of the screen.

"come in."

Bibi Dong's authoritative voice rang out, the palace doors opened, and a maid respectfully carried in what she wanted and presented it to her.

"Go back."

The maid placed the item aside and left the palace. Bibi Dong's gaze fell on the item, and her beautiful eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of anticipation.

Will he like it?

(Love is so intense, is there any cure?)

Chapter 21: A Slap, a Sweet Treat (Kiss)

Under the dark night sky where the stars had disappeared and the moon was hidden by clouds, the cold night wind blew through the flowers in the courtyard. The flowers were still in full bloom, and their fragrance lingered. A figure sat quietly on the long stone bench in the courtyard, his fingers fiddling with a string of vermilion beads.

Gu Shenge looked down at the acacia seed bracelet in her palm. After being treated at high temperatures, the acacia seeds had lost their original toxicity, and their color had changed from bright red to vermilion.

It took him half a day to string these seventeen love seeds together. They're not perfect and have quite a few flaws, but at least they were made by his own hands.

Will she come back?

Silently, a trace of guilt flashed in Gu Shenge's eyes. She had been too impulsive and her methods were too coercive during the day, which must have stirred up bad memories for Bibi Dong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have looked at Bibi Dong like that.

Hey

Just as he finished sighing, a familiar fragrance wafted into his nostrils. Gu Shenge turned around abruptly, and her beautiful figure appeared in the courtyard corridor. Her gentle gaze towards him was mixed with a hint of inexplicable emotion as she walked towards him with her smooth, jade-like long legs.

"coming."

"Ah."

A simple greeting, without any extra sweet words. Gu Shenge's eyes were always full of affection and tenderness when she looked at Bibi Dong, which she enjoyed, and her heart was filled with a sweetness like honey.

Perhaps because of her guilt and regret for being too impulsive and slapping him during the day, Bibi Dong was much more proactive this time. She sat next to him, very close, so close that Gu Shenge could even hear her heartbeat and her breathing.

"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive at noon, I just couldn't control myself..."

"I'm sorry, I went a bit too far at noon. I shouldn't have forced you, I..."

In the courtyard surrounded by blooming flowers, two people sat together, almost touching, and both began to apologize to each other. But they both froze halfway through their sentences. Their eyes met, and they saw guilt, regret, and a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

This must be a case of telepathy.

However, this also put them in a delicate situation, making them both a little awkward.

"I never expected that His Holiness the Pope would apologize to someone. I am truly honored."

Gu Shenge broke the awkward silence first, teasingly saying...

Hearing his teasing, the beautiful pope's face instantly flushed red. You, Gu Shenge, how dare you make fun of me! You've really gone too far!

Perhaps it's an innate skill that every woman possesses, but under some strange impulse, Bibi Dong, enraged and embarrassed, reached out her delicate hand to pinch Gu Shenge's soft waist. With a forceful pinch and twist, the sensation was unimaginable!

"I was wrong! I was wrong! Your Majesty, spare me! Spare me!!"

Gu Shenge's face immediately contorted in pain, and she begged for mercy repeatedly.

Even with the physical body of a Title Douluo, she couldn't withstand that pinch. I seriously suspect that she secretly used the Eternal Creation technique, which made it impossible for her to stop!

Just as he was begging for mercy and crying out in pain, Bibi Dong suddenly moved closer to him. Her flawless, exquisitely beautiful face magnified in Gu Shenge's eyes, and then...

"Umm~"

Her warm, soft lips pressed against Gu Shenge's lips, and his eyes widened instantly in disbelief. He had actually been forcibly kissed by Bibi Dong?!

But the feel of his lips didn't lie; they were soft, moist, and slightly sweet, while a captivating rose scent mixed with Bibi Dong's pleasant, delicate body fragrance filled his nostrils.

He succumbed to despair.

However, this wave of benefits came suddenly and went quickly.

Before Gu Shenge could make a further move, Bibi Dong raised her head and parted her lips. Seeing a charming blush creeping onto her fair cheeks and her beautiful eyes filled with shyness, she quickly began to explain to him.

"I slapped you, so I'll give you a kiss in return. That evens things out."

This is what they call giving a slap followed by a sweet treat.

Gu Shenge, who hadn't had enough of enjoying herself, quickly made a suggestion.

"How about you slap me a few more times? I'm thick-skinned, I can take it."

"What a beautiful thought~"

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at him, exuding charm and allure. He still wanted to take advantage of her? Dream on.