Chapter 21: Headed to the Imperial City of Tiandou
After three years of preparation, Bibi Dong had devised a very feasible plan to subdue Dugu Bo.
This plan was actually very simple.
It involved using Dugu Bo's weaknesses to achieve the goal of making him surrender.
Speaking of Dugu Bo's weaknesses, Bibi Dong knew that his personality was extremely eccentric—he was soft-hearted rather than tough.
In her previous life, when Dugu Bo had been promoted to Title Douluo, she had someone try to recruit him.
But Dugu Bo refused.
At that time, although he rejected the offer, Dugu Bo was an extremely rare Title Douluo who specialized in poison, and if she could subdue him, he would greatly benefit her future plans.
So she didn't give up on the idea of recruiting him and instead sent people to threaten him, attempting to force him into submission.
Even so, Dugu Bo remained unmoved and extremely stubborn. He even mocked the Spirit Hall, which led to conflict, and he was nearly hunted to death by Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan, whom she had sent.
At the time, Bibi Dong believed Dugu Bo to be naturally arrogant and unwilling to submit to others.
But later, she suddenly discovered that Dugu Bo had actually surrendered to Tang San.
Bibi Dong was puzzled and simply couldn't understand why he gave in.
It wasn't until she sent people to investigate that she found out Tang San had apparently helped Dugu Bo and his granddaughter eliminate the hidden dangers of the Green Phosphorus Poison inherited by their family.
That—was Dugu Bo's weakness!
In Bibi Dong's view, Dugu Bo was too proud to be forced into submission.
But by taking a different approach—offering kindness, like saving his family—she might very well succeed in getting him to surrender.
After all, this method had already been proven by Tang San in her previous life.
Compared to the former Tang San, Bibi Dong now considered herself much stronger—whether in talent, strength, or status.
As long as she could find a way to remove the Green Phosphorus Poison from the Dugu family, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes would be within her reach!
In fact, during the past three years, Bibi Dong's main method to subdue Dugu Bo had been to find a way to eliminate the Green Phosphorus Poison from his family.
After much reflection, repeatedly consulting the various medical texts collected by Spirit Hall, and verifying all the methods Tang San had used in his past life to remove the poison from Dugu Bo's family,
Bibi Dong finally managed to figure out Tang San's method.
It was through a soul bone!
Or to be more precise, it was to allow the members of the Green Phosphorus family to transfer the poison that had infected them into the soul bone within their body in order to eliminate it.
And this method could even allow members of the Green Phosphorus family to use the poison within their bodies to greatly enhance their combat power.
After discovering this method, Bibi Dong spent the past three years trying to obtain a soul bone.
It turned out that Bibi Dong was quite lucky.
Although soul bones were incredibly rare treasures on the Douluo Continent, they weren't hard to find within Spirit Hall.
Soul bones over ten thousand years old might be rare, but Spirit Hall could still offer 100- or 1,000-year-old soul bones as rewards to motivate the geniuses of the Hall.
Thanks to her deep knowledge of Spirit Hall from her past life and her current identity as a saintess, Bibi Dong easily obtained a reward of a thousand-year soul bone.
Once she had the soul bone, Bibi Dong knew her plan to subdue Dugu Bo was close to success.
Now, she just needed an excuse to go to the Imperial City of Tiandou.
And that was far too easy to come up with.
Bibi Dong used the excuse that she was curious about the Imperial City of Tiandou and wanted to take Su Mo along to have some fun.
So she set out with Saras, who was about to assume the role of Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall in the Tiandou Imperial City.
Of course, although Qianxunji reluctantly agreed to Bibi Dong's request, for safety, he sent Yueguan and Guimei to secretly follow and protect her.
But this, of course, didn't affect anything…
"Is that the Imperial City of Tiandou up ahead?"
It was midday, and the sun was high in the sky. In a forest near the Imperial City of Tiandou, a group of luxurious, magnificent carriages made their way through the woods.
In one of the carriages, Bibi Dong lifted the curtains. Looking at the majestic city in the distance, she couldn't help but ask:
"Yes, Your Highness the Saintess, the Imperial City of Tiandou is just ahead!"
The carriage driver answered her with great respect.
"Imperial City of Tiandou? Haha, I've never been here in my life. I've heard it's a very prosperous city. I wonder how it compares to our Spirit City."
"Xiao Mo, we're about to enter the Imperial City of Tiandou. Are you excited?"
Looking at the city from afar, a smile spread across Bibi Dong's beautiful face.
She turned around, hugged Su Mo, gently stroked his little face, and asked:
"It's fine," he replied.
Although Bibi Dong had been doting on him for three years, he had gotten somewhat used to it.
But every time she hugged him tightly, feeling the warmth of her heart, Su Mo couldn't help but blush a little, trying to maintain his cool demeanor as he responded coldly.
"Alright then, what's the matter?"
"Don't worry. Once we enter the Imperial City of Tiandou, I'll take you everywhere to have fun. After all, this is the capital of the Tiandou Empire, and with its large population, there must be lots of interesting things."
"This time, I've finally brought you out—I'll definitely make sure you have a great time!"
Seeing that Su Mo was a little shy and trying to act distant, Bibi Dong felt a surge of affection for him and couldn't help but pinch his cheek gently and give him a kiss.
Soon, the convoy neared the Imperial City of Tiandou and entered the city.
Once inside the city, the convoy mainly served as an honor guard escorting Saras to take up his post as Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall's Tiandou branch.
Therefore, after entering the city, Bibi Dong didn't plan to stay with the convoy.
Instead, she got off the carriage with Su Mo and prepared to find an inn in the city to stay in.
Then, she would look for an opportunity to visit Dugu Bo.
Naturally, Yueguan and Guimei continued to follow and protect Bibi Dong and Su Mo from the shadows.
However, after stepping off the carriage with Su Mo, Bibi Dong was in no rush to find a hotel, as it was still early.
Instead, she took him around the city, trying various foods and strolling through pedestrian streets, browsing shops and small stalls.
During this time, Bibi Dong completely shed her identity as a Pope and acted like an innocent, romantic girl, laughing and playing with Su Mo the whole time.
Su Mo couldn't help but lose himself for a moment.
But good times don't last long, and the afternoon quickly came to an end.
(End of this chapter)