Bibi Dong smiled gently as she took over the task of changing clothes from Ling Yuan.
At the same time, she ordered,
"Xiao Xue, Ghost Douluo, prepare for our departure to Spirit Hall."
"Got it, Mom," Qian Renxue replied, her gaze lingering on Qian Renjue.
"As you command," Ghost Douluo responded, pushing aside his companion and bowing in respect.
"Xiao Xue, let's begin," Bibi Dong said, holding Qian Renjue's hand while looking mischievously at Qian Renxue.
"Whatever it is, wait until we're inside," she added.
"Alright, Mom," Qian Renxue replied knowingly, glancing at Qian Renjue with a smile, then pulling out the Life Ring.
She stored Bibi Dong, her son, Ling Yuan, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and herself within it.
Ghost Douluo grabbed the ring and turned into a shadow, swiftly departing from the scorched land and heading towards Spirit Hall.
Inside the Life Ring.
Within a manor covering an area of a hundred meters, the voices of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, along with Qian Renjue's pleas for mercy, could be heard.
"Jue, weren't you acting tough earlier? How dare you bully Mom when she turned into a six-year-old girl!" Bibi Dong teased, biting Qian Renjue's shoulder while pinching his cheeks.
Qian Renxue, biting the other shoulder, grabbed and tickled him from behind.
"Still bold enough to defy us?" they taunted.
"Mom, I know I was wrong!" Qian Renjue stammered.
"Sister, I didn't mean it. How could I ever dislike you?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo, watching with a hand over his eyes, found it hard to look directly at the scene of Qian Renjue being attacked from both sides.
After venting their frustration, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue finally let him go, leaving Qian Renjue lying in the grass, covered in bite marks.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Ling Yuan Douluo asked sympathetically, poking Qian Renjue's handsome face.
"I'm fine," he replied, lying on the soft grass, feeling numb.
Seeing the slight schadenfreude on Ling Yuan's face, anger welled up in him.
He reached out and squeezed her thigh.
"Your Highness?" Ling Yuan blushed, her body tensing, letting out a soft gasp.
Qian Renjue smirked, "Sister Ling, don't get too comfortable."
He quickly withdrew his hand, sneaking a glance at Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue as if he had done something naughty.
Ling Yuan chuckled, "In front of Her Majesty, you're always like a child."
"Sister Ling Yuan!" Qian Renjue glared at her.
"Yes, Your Highness, I wasn't laughing at you," she said, gently rubbing the spot where he pinched her, thinking to herself that perhaps he was afraid of hurting her.
'Your Highness is quite gentle.'
"Xiao Xue, you didn't hurt Jue, did you?" Bibi Dong asked, linking arms with Qian Renxue.
"Of course not. I wouldn't dare," Qian Renxue laughed, glancing at Bibi Dong playfully.
"It seems Mom's revenge is more like verbal scolding," she teased.
"Hmph, of course! He dared to bully a six-year-old girl," Bibi Dong huffed.
"But you never treated me like that when you punished me, Mom," Qian Renxue said with a sigh.
Bibi Dong immediately planted a kiss on her daughter's cheek.
"Happy now?" she asked with a mock roll of her eyes.
Qian Renxue laughed heartily, glancing at Bibi Dong's embarrassed expression.
"He got more than enough, though," she remarked.
"Xiao Xue!" Bibi Dong playfully scolded, cupping Qian Renxue's face.
"Mom's making up for it now, okay?"
Qian Renxue giggled, surprised to see this childish side of her mother.
Sitting under a pavilion in the flower garden, Bibi Dong called out softly to Qian Renjue, who was still lying on the ground with his head on Ling Yuan's lap.
"Jue, come over and tell Mom about your new soul skill."
"On my way!" Qian Renjue released Ling Yuan's waist, gently removing her hand that had been adjusting his clothes.
"Sister Ling Yuan, I'll be right back," he said, and she nodded with a flushed face, watching him leave with tenderness in her eyes.
After greeting Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was enjoying the flowers, Qian Renjue sat beside Qian Renxue.
Bibi Dong handed him tea and asked gently, "Did we hurt you earlier?"
"No, not at all," Qian Renjue shook his head.
Other than feeling a bit embarrassed, he had no complaints.
"Good," Qian Renxue said with a smile, offering him some tea.
"Now, tell us, how was your reward?"
"It exceeded my expectations," Qian Renjue replied with a grin.
Before they could ask, he continued, "After replacing my first soul ring with the Dark Devilgod Tiger's, my soul skill became Time Reversal!"
"What?!" Bibi Dong exclaimed in disbelief, while Qian Renxue was stunned.
"Time Reversal?"
"It's true," Qian Renjue explained.
"But with my current level, I can only reverse time by three seconds, and only for myself. If I break through to Soul Sage, it might increase to five seconds, but I can only use it once a day."
Bibi Dong sighed in relief, though she felt it was a shame.
"Even a few seconds of time reversal is terrifying," she mused.
"Indeed, in a battle between strong opponents, it's a powerful trump card!" Qian Renxue agreed.
Three seconds might seem short, but in a deadly situation or after expending a lot of soul power, it could mean the difference between life and death.
"My son is so lucky," Bibi Dong said proudly, looking at Qian Renjue with a mother's love.
"That's all thanks to you and Sister being by my side," Qian Renjue replied with a smile.
His luck was indeed good, without both of them by his side, he wouldn't be able to defeat the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
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