Spirit City.
A private room in a teahouse at the end of a street.
Guang Yue sat in a corner of the room, reading the letter in his hand with a strange expression. He calmly said to the new waiter the teahouse had just hired, "Alright, I understand. If my lord has no further instructions, you may withdraw!"
"Yes, I shall take my leave." The waiter standing by replied respectfully, then turned and left the room.
After the waiter withdrew, Ghostly, who was sitting beside Guang Yue, put down his teacup and asked, "What is it? It actually made you wear that peculiar expression?"
"Let me see!"
With that, Ghostly took the letter from Guang Yue. After a brief glance, his expression became as strange as Guang Yue's.
"It's actually about this matter. But how does my lord know about something that happened so many years ago?"
"Moreover, does the current Pope... Bibi Dong, truly still love that good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang? Does this person have such great charm? To make Bibi Dong still unable to forget him after more than twenty years?"
"Ju Hua Guan, what are your plans regarding this matter?"
"Helping Yu Xiaogang smoothly meet Bibi Dong, who is now the Pope of Spirit Hall, and doing so without leaving any trace of our involvement... this task is only a tad bit difficult!"
Having finished reading the letter, Ghostly, with a sense of self-awareness, handed the thinking part of the job to his old friend. He only needed to be a tool that obeyed and acted.
Guang Yue was also troubled by this matter, saying with some irritation, "According to the time Yu Xiaogang set off in the letter, he should have about half a month's journey to reach Spirit City."
"There's still ample time. Allow me to think carefully."
"Old Ghost, don't just laze around there. Help me think of a way. This is the first task my lord has given us, and failure is absolutely not permitted."
Regarding this bewildering task, the two of them tacitly did not consider why their lord had instructed them to do so.
Because over the years, having worked under Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong successively, they had long understood one thing:
A qualified subordinate only needed to obey orders and complete tasks. Everything else was unnecessary to ask about or meddle in!
They both implemented this principle very well, which was also why Bibi Dong always liked to assign tasks to them.
Several days passed.
Guang Yue and Ghostly had been unable to come up with an excellent plan for a long time, secretly feeling anxious but unable to show it to their colleagues in Spirit Hall, which greatly troubled them.
One evening.
To relax, Guang Yue picked up a watering can and began to water his beloved flowers planted in his rooftop garden.
"Flowers, sprout quickly..." Guang Yue hummed a little tune, and his anxious mood quickly eased. A sense of relaxation filled his entire body. The setting sun shone on him, as if casting a fiery red glow.
Time slowly passed.
After Guang Yue finished watering all the flowers in the garden, he naturally looked up at the sky.
A moment later, as he lowered his head, he suddenly froze. Looking at Bibi Dong standing on the Pope's Palace, overlooking Spirit City from above, a flash of inspiration struck him. He thought:
"Right, who says Yu Xiaogang must meet Bibi Dong? If this path doesn't work, we can completely change our approach."
"Yu Xiaogang's status is low, and he cannot smoothly meet Bibi Dong, but we can let Bibi Dong discover Yu Xiaogang's arrival herself."
"The location of the Pope's Palace overlooks the entire Spirit City. As long as Bibi Dong happens to be standing in front of the Pope's Palace overlooking the scenery of Spirit City when Yu Xiaogang enters the city, she will be able to see him."
"If, as the letter from my lord says, Bibi Dong's love for Yu Xiaogang is still so deep."
"Then, after being separated for more than twenty years, Bibi Dong will definitely take the initiative to find him once she sees him, and the mission will be perfectly completed."
Guang Yue was very satisfied with his plan, and the worries that had accumulated for several days vanished from his mind.
"Bibi Dong almost always overlooks the scenery of Spirit City from the front of the Pope's Palace every evening. Since that's the case, we need to find a way to time Yu Xiaogang's arrival in the city for the dusk period."
This kind of thing was not difficult for him at all; he had already figured out how to do it.
...
Several days later.
Dusk.
Because his carriage had suddenly broken down, Yu Xiaogang, who had no choice but to travel on foot, finally arrived at the city gate of the Spirit City he had longed for.
A few minutes later, at the entrance of Spirit City's gate.
The yellow crystal ball in Yu Xiaogang's hand emitted a light.
The soldier guarding the city gate said somewhat mechanically, "Soul Power level twenty-nine Grand Soul Master, cultivation meets the minimum standard for entry. That person, you may enter."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang immediately returned the yellow crystal ball to the soldier and hurried through the city gate, entering the streets of Spirit City.
"Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang has returned!"
The familiar yet unfamiliar streets brought back memories of his first arrival.
It was at the city gate entrance that he had accidentally met Bibi Dong, his first love.
"Bibi Dong, the Pope..."
Yu Xiaogang whispered, subconsciously looking up at the Pope's Palace situated halfway up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, as he looked up, he noticed a blurry figure standing in front of the Pope's Palace's main doors.
Because Yu Xiaogang's cultivation was too low, his eyesight wasn't much better than an ordinary person's, so he couldn't clearly see who the figure was standing before the Pope's Palace doors.
However, while Yu Xiaogang couldn't see clearly, Bibi Dong, with her Titled Douluo cultivation, could see perfectly.
In front of the Pope's Palace doors.
Bibi Dong habitually stood there, looking down at the minuscule buildings and people below. Suddenly, she felt a premonition and looked towards the city gates.
One glance, just one glance, and Bibi Dong spotted her lover, whom she had longed for over twenty years, amidst the vast sea of people on the street.
"Xiao, Xiao Gang..."
Yu Xiaogang's sudden appearance threw Bibi Dong's emotions into disarray, leaving her unsure of what to do.
A moment later, seeing Yu Xiaogang on the street below looking up at her, Bibi Dong immediately lowered her head, avoiding his gaze.
She had completely forgotten that with Yu Xiaogang's abilities, it was impossible for him to see her face clearly from such a distance.
Afraid to meet Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Bibi Dong released her spiritual power to observe Yu Xiaogang's movements in place of her eyes.
After a while, Yu Xiaogang withdrew his gaze from the Pope's Palace and, weaving through the crowd, strode purposefully along the circular street towards the Pope's Palace.
"This direction? Xiao Gang is coming to find me? He's looking for me!"
Bibi Dong was alone in this place, so she didn't need to maintain her dignified image as the Pope. Her face instantly turned bright red, though it wasn't very noticeable under the rendering of the setting sun.
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