Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow with a hint of smugness. "I really have been working hard at cultivation. I haven't been indulging in any debauchery or revelry. If I spent my days in the lap of luxury in Tian Dou City, teasing young girls, could I have broken through to level 79 at this age?"

"At most, I would just relax by holding Na'er or Rongrong and playing some light games when I was tired from cultivation. Your Holiness, can you now give me some objective recognition of my innocence and efforts?"

Bibi Dong looked at his smug face and snorted coldly, but the last bit of anger in her heart finally dissipated completely.

Although she had to take nine out of ten of Xuan Hao's words with a grain of salt and question their veracity, the undeniable and incredibly powerful level seventy-nine cultivation level before her was absolutely genuine.

A Soul Master's cultivation cannot be faked. If he were truly indulging in women every day, even with extraordinary talent, it would be impossible for him to have grown to this level in such a short time.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong even felt a strange sense of relief that she herself didn't realize.

As soon as Xuan Hao saw that Bibi Dong's coldness softened, his shameless nature of taking advantage of the situation immediately kicked in again.

Before Bibi Dong could react, he flashed and circled behind her.

This time, he didn't use any fancy tricks. Instead, he wrapped his arms tightly around Bibi Dong from behind, pulling her into his broad and warm embrace.

"you--!"

Her body fell once again into that embrace brimming with masculine hormones and raging energy. Bibi Dong's slender waist stiffened, and she scolded him somewhat speechlessly:

"Xuanhao! You really think I can't handle you? Hasn't that knee strike taught you a lesson?!"

Chapter 368 Some Names You Should Never Say Again

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"I didn't grow up. I'm the kind of person who remembers the good times but not the bad ones."

Xuan Hao behaved quite properly this time. His hands remained obediently clasped in front of Bibi Dong's lower abdomen, unlike his usual restless wandering.

He rested his broad chin wearily on Bibi Dong's soft, fragrant shoulder, and mumbled in her ear:

"Don't worry, I'll be very well-behaved this time and I definitely won't touch you inappropriately."

"I just wanted to hug you. Teacher, it's been years since I hugged you like this. When we were under the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, we faced extreme cold or extreme heat every day. Back then, I thought about every day when I could come back and hug you again."

"I've already delivered myself right to your doorstep and been kicked, so please, for my pitiful state, let me hug you a little longer."

Hearing the somewhat cheeky yet deeply weary murmur in her ear, Bibi Dong's gathered soul power dissipated once again.

She sighed softly, letting the enormous creature, whose body was already over two meters tall, completely envelop her from behind.

To be honest, having lived for over forty years and sat in this cold and ruthless papal palace for twenty, all she ever saw was fear, obedience, and defensiveness.

Only this audacious rogue behind her dared to use such a shameless, even somewhat rogue-like, attitude to forcibly tear down all her defenses and stuff the purest, most ardent warmth into her arms.

She didn't actually dislike the feeling of being possessed so completely, even somewhat obsessively.

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The room fell into a long silence.

The warmth of the blood flowed through the silk robe, giving the government affairs hall, which was slightly cool in the early morning, a reassuring warmth.

Bibi Dong leaned against Xuan Hao's broad, wall-like chest, letting out a long sigh. Her beautiful eyes gazed into the void ahead, and she spoke in a somewhat ethereal tone:

"Xuanhao, tell me the truth. Why did you rush back like this?"

Xuan Hao tightened his grip on her waist slightly, but said nothing.

"Don't try to fool me with those silly lies like 'I miss you' or 'I'm here to see you.'"

Bibi Dong patted his right hand, which was clasped on her lower abdomen, and said, "Do you think I, as your teacher, don't know what kind of person you are?"

"Even if you really want to go back to Wuhun City to see me, according to the normal procedure, you should stay with those girls in the Heaven Dou Region to finish the preliminary and qualifying rounds. Then, when it comes to the final stage, you can lead the team back to Wuhun City legitimately and honorably."

Bibi Dong turned her head slightly, looking directly at the handsome face so close to hers: "But you, the qualifiers have only just started a few days ago, and you've already traveled over a thousand miles overnight to come here. This is definitely not like you. Tell me quickly, what happened that made you go to such lengths?"

"Nothing else."

Xuan Hao blinked. "The preliminary rounds were just child's play, and I was already banned from the tournament by the organizers. With Na'er and Rongrong leading the team, we could have easily made it to the finals with our eyes closed. I was just sleeping in the lounge in Tiandou City, which was incredibly boring. So I came back first."

Do you think I'd believe that?

Bibi Dong gave a cold laugh, somewhat speechless. "You're just beating around the bush. I know exactly what's going on in your head. Stop pretending with me! Just tell me the truth."

Xuan Hao looked into Bibi Dong's eyes, which held a questioning quality yet had regained their usual clarity and sharpness.

He was silent.

This time, he didn't weave new lies with the same glib tongue as before. He simply slowly suppressed the playful smile on his face, and his azure eyes became somewhat deep and quiet.

That's how he was; he stubbornly continued to hug her from behind, burying his head in the crook of her neck, without saying a word.

Seeing Xuan Hao's expression, Bibi Dong also fell silent.

The initial embarrassment and annoyance caused by this kid gradually dissipated in the deathly silence. She knew this student, whom she had raised since childhood, all too well.

In the eyes of the world, Xuan Hao was a complete madman and a thug. No matter what major event he faced, he could always put on a carefree and indifferent attitude.

The only thing that can truly calm him down in this world is the thing he cares about most.

Or rather, it's something he's afraid of.

Xuan Hao's quietness was never calmness.

He was afraid, so he could no longer put on that smiling mask.

The quieter Xuan Hao is, the more dangerous he often is.

This fear can transform into the most violent murderous intent in one's heart at any time.

He usually jokes around with you, which means he doesn't think it's a big deal; at worst, he'll get a beating and it won't matter.

But if he keeps his mouth tightly shut like this, and even his eyes become dark and unfathomable, then it means that he is truly afraid and truly has murderous intent.

Xuan Hao remained silent, even closing his eyes. The arm around Bibi Dong's waist was so strong it felt like he wanted to knead her into his own flesh and blood.

Bibi Dong sighed inwardly.

She turned slightly to the side, and this time, Xuan Hao did not forcibly restrain her.

Bibi Dong turned to face him, stretched out her two warm palms, and gently cupped Xuan Hao's slightly tired face.

"what happened?"

Bibi Dong's voice softened completely, carrying the tolerance characteristic of an elder, "Is there anything that even I can't tell you?"

Xuan Hao didn't open his eyes, but pressed his head firmly against her palm.

"Speak." Bibi Dong gently rubbed his cheek with her fingertips. "Or... is this matter actually related to me?"

Xuan Hao's long eyelashes trembled slightly, but he remained silent.

Bibi Dong stared at his handsome yet tense face, countless pieces of information flashing through her mind.

During his year or so in Tiandou City, Xuan Hao practically lived with impunity. Even the Tiandou royal family had to defer to him. Logically, nothing should have caused him to feel this way.

Unless, this matter is related to Wuhun City, and to Bibi Dong.

"Yu Xiaogang?"

Bibi Dong tentatively uttered these three words.

The moment the words left his mouth, Xuan Hao's eyes, which had been tightly closed, snapped open, and his handsome, sword-like eyebrows instantly furrowed into a knot.

Seeing Xuan Hao's reaction, Bibi Dong's expression stiffened, and an unnatural look flashed across her face.

It must be.

In today's world, the only person who could make a fearless student like her show such an expression is that man who is called a good-for-nothing.

"He...has come to Wuhun City?" Bibi Dong asked.

Xuan Hao remained silent, but a terrifying crimson ferocity was now surging in his azure eyes.

He didn't answer Bibi Dong's question. Instead, he suddenly reached out and pulled Bibi Dong into his arms tightly again, with such force that even this peerless Douluo felt his bones ache.

Chapter 369 The living will collapse, the dead will ascend.

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Bibi Dong felt the obsessive possessiveness emanating from him that seemed to want to destroy everything, and for a moment she was both amused and exasperated, but more than anything, she felt a deep sense of helplessness.

She raised her hand and gently patted Xuan Hao's broad back again and again, as if soothing a baby and guiding his blood and qi.

"Are you being overly sensitive?"

Bibi Dong sighed, her tone full of an elder's indulgence towards a junior's unreasonable behavior, "Do you really think I'm that useless? Do you think I would still care about him now?"

"Hard to say."

Xuan Hao finally spoke, his voice hoarse, muffled in the crook of her neck, carrying an indescribable sense of frustration and irritation.

Bibi Dong was furious at those two words, and instantly increased the force of her hand, slapping him hard on the back.

"Nonsense! If you doubt me so much and don't even have this most basic trust in me, then why did you risk your life to come all this way back? Wouldn't it have been better to stay in Tiandou City and live with your young ladies?!"

"It's precisely because I doubt you that I rushed back."

Xuan Hao suddenly raised his head and stared intently into Bibi Dong's eyes. "I'm scared."

"What are you afraid of?" Bibi Dong found it somewhat amusing.

I'm afraid of everything.

Xuan Hao said matter-of-factly, "I'm afraid that if you see him, you'll have a moment of weakness and be reminded of those ridiculous first love memories from back then. I'm afraid that you'll soften your heart and be fooled by his self-righteous nonsense!"

Looking at the man in front of her, who was usually so imposing but was now yelling at her like a vicious dog guarding its food, Bibi Dong's discomfort about the past completely dissipated.

She looked at Xuan Hao, raising an eyebrow with a hint of helplessness: "If you're really that afraid, with your current strength and skills, why don't you just find an opportunity outside the city and slap him to death?"

"With your level 79 cultivation and your unreasonable martial spirit, crushing him is easier than crushing an ant. Wouldn't killing him solve the problem once and for all?"

You're wrong.

Xuan Hao shook his head. "Killing him will not only fail to solve any problems, but will also push things to the worst possible abyss."

"I know better than anyone the power of such dead bodies."

"The image of a living person can collapse at any time. Because as long as he is alive, as long as he is still struggling in this mortal world, he will one day expose his selfish, weak, incompetent, and even disgusting side."

"But the dead are different."