"Brock, how are you?" Bi Bidong saw Yu Xiaogang spit out blood, his face full of worry.
Now, Yu Xiaogang, with his Martial Soul extracted by Xu Ran, had become even less than an ordinary person. If he didn't take good care of his body, he might not live for more than a few years. Even with the resources of the Martial Soul Hall, Yu Xiaogang shouldn't hold any hope for a good life.
It was precisely because she knew just how bad Yu Xiaogang's condition was that Bi Bidong was worried.
"Bi Bidong, don't pretend to care about me. You clearly look down on me, this good-for-nothing, so why do you keep stringing me along, tormenting me?" Yu Xiaogang roared, with tears of blood streaming from his eyes.
He thought he had been in control of Bi Bidong, but it was all a joke. Bi Bidong might have been with him to enjoy the sight of his downfall. She had long since stopped liking him and had even colluded with Xu Ran to humiliate him.
Bi Bidong and Xu Ran had reached a level of heartfelt honesty, which suggested that this wasn't the first time Xu Ran and Bi Bidong had been involved. He remembered that time he had even sent Bi Bidong to assassinate Xu Ran.
Heh, how could Bi Bidong possibly kill Xu Ran?
Even if she failed to assassinate him, she could have returned early, but instead, Bi Bidong had stayed by Xu Ran's side for over ten days. During those days, Bi Bidong might have been doing unspeakable things with Xu Ran every day.
Heh, that explained why Bi Bidong had stayed away for so long. Meeting her lover, and with Xu Ran being so powerful, Bi Bidong naturally couldn't bear to come back.
Thinking about it, that was indeed the case.
He had some doubts before but had never voiced them. Now, with a little thought, the truth surfaced.
How pathetic he, Yu Xiaogang, had been, played for a fool by others. He had even arranged for Bi Bidong to meet her lover. Ha, what a pitiable state for Yu Xiaogang.
"Brock, what are you saying? Do you truly think I am that kind of person?"
"Am I so cheap in your eyes, Bi Bidong?"
"Brock, do you really not trust me?"
Bi Bidong's beautiful eyes were misted with a layer of water. She couldn't understand how things had come to this point. She couldn't even imagine the always gentlemanly Yu Xiaogang shouting at her like this.
Was this the Yu Xiaogang she once knew?
Was this the refined and courteous Yu Xiaogang she had seen before?
At that moment, Bi Bidong felt that the man before her was a stranger. The current Yu Xiaogang contrasted sharply with the one in her memory, as if now was when his true nature had been revealed.
"There really is nothing between me and Xu Ran. Xu Ran just gave me a soul bone, and I was merely absorbing it. If you don't believe it, you can ask Xu Ran," said Bi Bidong softly, her voice filled with sadness.
"Yes, Yu Xiaogang, you must believe us. We are innocent. There's nothing between me and Bi Bidong. I have so many women by my side, I'm not a single dog, how could I possibly do such a thing?"
"Besides, I already knew about your and Bi Bidong's relationship. You know that I never covet what others love. What you just saw was all fake," said Xu Ran with a sense of righteousness.
While speaking, he took advantage of Bi Bidong's inattention to flaunt in front of Yu Xiaogang.
Xu Ran's movement was light, his palm just happened to rest on Bi Bidong, so slight that she couldn't physically sense it. Only outsiders were unaware of it.
Although Xu Ran wanted to show off to Yu Xiaogang, he didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of Bi Bidong.
He had to make sure Bi Bidong saw his good side so that he could delve deeper into flaunting Yu Xiaogang. Otherwise, if Bi Bidong knew he was intentionally flaunting to Yu Xiaogang, she certainly wouldn't bring him to meet Yu Xiaogang again.
This was such a good opportunity to put Brock on display, he couldn't miss it.
"Pfft!"
"You animal Xu Ran, enough is enough. I'd believe anyone's words but yours, if I believed you, I'd be a fucking idiot."
Brock cursed angrily, looking at Xu Ran with teeth gritted in hatred.
While touching Bi Bidong, Xu Ran claimed that nothing had happened between them. Go to hell, if he believed that, he'd be a pig.
The most crucial point was Xu Ran saying he disliked taking what belonged to others, which was even more like trying to con a ghost.
Xu Ran, this bastard, he saw through him now; he might not fancy a decent married woman, but another man's wife would be treasured for sure.
Xu Ran's favorite thing was to snatch other men's wives, a vile habit that was utterly teeth-gnashingly infuriating. Just when a couple was loving and sweet, Xu Ran shamelessly tried to snatch her!
"Brock, how could you say that? Really, nothing happened between me and Xu Ran." Bi Bidong was also starting to get angry, feeling annoyed at Brock's accusations against Xu Ran.
Xu Ran, a man generous at heart, helped her without wanting anything in return, even giving her such a precious attached soul bone. Yet, she couldn't do anything for Xu Ran, letting him suffer such unjust accusations.
For someone as proud as Xu Ran, being misunderstood must have been hard to bear. But Xu Ran didn't say anything, just stood there quietly enduring these unbearable things, which was enough to reveal his true character.
This made her feel somewhat guilty all of a sudden.
She owed Xu Ran an apology.
"Xu Ran, I'm sorry, I hope you won't take Brock's words to heart. Brock was just provoked, he didn't mean any harm," said Bi Bidong. Even she felt embarrassed by the end of it.
Whether Brock was malicious or not, she could hear it.
"It's fine." Xu Ran smiled elegantly, as carefree as the floating clouds and gentle breeze as if he hadn't taken any of it to heart.
With Xu Ran's forgiveness, Bi Bidong felt a touch of heartache. Besides being a bit lustful, Xu Ran had no other faults. Even when wronged by others, he remained magnanimous. But Brock...
"Heh, still putting on an act?"
"Or was it I, Brock, who wronged you. Ha ha, Bi Bidong, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Seeing me scolding Xu Ran, you felt bad for him, right?" Brock laughed loudly three times, finding the situation somewhat ridiculous, realizing he had misjudged Bi Bidong.
"Bi Bidong, you say nothing happened between you and Xu Ran. You say you were just absorbing the soul bone that Xu Ran gave you. Alright, I grudgingly accept your explanation. But how do you explain these shreds of clothing on the ground?" Brock's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Bi Bidong, gritting his teeth.
Just now, Bi Bidong's attached soul bone manifested, shredding her dress to pieces all over the place.
On the ground, there were the remains of Bi Bidong's Pope Ritual Dress.
And to Brock, all this was the aftermath of a not-so-normal interaction between Xu Ran and Bi Bidong, where Xu Ran, driven by lust, had torn it violently. Men like Xu Ran, fueled by their lecherous desires, loved doing this kind of thing. What they enjoyed tearing the most were stockings, followed by clothes, pants, and skirts.
With so much evidence here, he didn't understand what Bi Bidong was still arguing about?
Was the ground littered with shreds of clothing his doing? Most importantly, these were remnants of Bi Bidong's Pope Ritual Dress.
Through this, one could imagine the fierce battle Xu Ran and Bi Bidong must have gone through before.