Lin Feng's mind was a little groggy. This was the first time such a thing had happened while his cultivation was temporarily sealed throughout the entire process.
Even with Bibi Dong back then, she had released the restraint on his soul power in the latter half.
"Xue'er, when did you become like this?" Lin Feng couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He shook his head. It seemed that Xue'er had always been very forceful and proactive. It was one after another of beauties that had made the jealousy in her heart continuously rise, it just hadn't erupted.
This time, it was something Qian Renxue had deliberately done under the pretext of the divine trial. Although she herself had also quickly been overwhelmed by the tide, she had with difficulty achieved victory.
"I suddenly find that this is actually quite interesting. Xiao Feng, let's do this a few more times in the future, shall we?"
Lin Feng looked at his two hands, which were still bound by the Angel Chains from the last round, and said with a straight face, "No." With a thought, his True Qi surged, dispelling Qian Renxue's soul skill.
Qian Renxue was surprised. "You've recovered so quickly?"
"Quick?" The corner of Lin Feng's mouth twitched. "It's already been 6 shichen (12 hours). The sun is already high in the sky."
"Oh—"
She stuck out her tongue. "You clearly have a little bit of a submissive tendency, yet you insist on refusing. Tell me, did you also like it very much when you were in the secret room with Bibi Dong?!"
Lin Feng pondered. "I think we should go out. It's already not early. If Dong'er finds us here, it will be very troublesome."
"Hmph—" Seeing him change the subject, Qian Renxue wrinkled her nose with displeasure, but in the end, she compromised. She leaped lightly from the bed, and with a stretch of her hand, a long dress of gold and white was worn on her body. She bound her beautiful hair into a ponytail.
"Alright, since you're worried about Bibi Dong, then let's go out. But," she turned around, an unknown light sparkling in her eyes, "next time, don't even think of escaping so easily." Qian Renxue made a grabbing motion at Lin Feng with her right hand.
"You still want to do it again?" Lin Feng's mouth twitched.
"If she and Gu Yuena can do it, why can't I? And, Lin Xiao Feng, you wouldn't want Bibi Dong to know that we spent a night here, would you?" her earlobes were red as she said with a wandering gaze.
Lin Feng: ...
He let out a bitter laugh. With Qian Renxue's personality, once she had decided something, it was very difficult to change. Lin Feng stood up and moved his body, which had been imprisoned for a long time. Although his cultivation had already recovered, the feeling of powerlessness seemed to still remain in his memory, reminding him of this lesson.
"As you wish," Lin Feng helplessly shook his head.
Qian Renxue nodded with satisfaction, a smug smile on the corner of her mouth. She knew that although Lin Feng was unwilling on the surface, deep down in his heart, he still went along with her. Perhaps he himself was enjoying it. Who knew?
She walked to Lin Feng's side, gently patted his shoulder, her tone carrying a hint of amusement. "Don't worry, I will be very gentle."
The two of them tidied their clothes, used Lin Feng's martial soul to eliminate all the strange smells, restored the entire room, and after confirming that no traces were left, only then did they carefully withdraw.
"I was saying, why were you asking about spiders all the time in the library yesterday? So you were alluding to something."
Qian Renxue smiled radiantly. "What, was I wrong? Spider-type soul beasts like to tie up their prey and bring them to their nests to enjoy. And dragons too, they just like to hide their treasures in their own lairs and admire them wantonly."
She snorted, a whip appearing in her hand. It was a transformation of the Angel Chains. "As for angels, what they like most is to judge evil. This person, Lin Xiao Feng, is guilty of a great crime and should be punished."
Lin Feng was amused by her. "Indeed, a great crime. He should be severely punished."
The two had already walked back to the small wooden house. Ling Yuan's gaze wandered over the two of them. As if seeing some subtle atmosphere, she nodded lightly.
"You didn't come back here last night. Did you go to some good place?" she asked with a smile.
"Ahem, it's nothing. Xue'er pulled me to wander around the night market in the city last night. When we got tired, we found an inn to rest," Lin Feng coughed lightly. It was better for fewer people to know about the matter of the secret room. He was always worried that Ling Yuan and Ah Yin would also follow suit, which would not be good.
"Is that so," Ling Yuan covered her mouth and chuckled lightly. "It seems you two had a good time last night. You're glowing with health."
Qian Renxue's cheeks turned slightly red. She glared at her. "What nonsense are you talking about? We just went to the night market."
"Those who know, know," Ling Yuan had a look of knowing it all. She smiled gently. "You two have been urged by the Tributes to have great-grandchildren. It's a good thing to have some vitality."
Qian Renxue's face was blushing red. She stammered and couldn't speak. Lin Feng coughed lightly, preparing to change the subject.
"Where's Na'er?"
Ling Yuan pointed to the largest courtyard in the back. "She's talking about something with that Snow Empress and Ah Yin."
Qian Renxue pouted. "Two white-haired ones and one blue-haired one. They could have clearly stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest like that big bug. She just had to come over to be 'research material'?"
"I think she's addicted to being called 'daddy'. She just had to come and find Xiao Feng."
In fact, the Ice Empress had originally wanted to come along with the Snow Empress. It was just that the Land of the Extreme North could not be without a ferocious beast. With just a little white who had no management experience, it was hard to guarantee that no accidents would happen.
At most, only after she had taught Little White well would the Ice Empress come to find the Snow Empress.
As for the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, it was because after the Ice Empress had learned that the Snow Empress was going to abandon her and go to the human world, her heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness, which made her mood abnormally irritable. More than once, she had vented her negative emotions on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, with a look of not being a beast if she didn't beat this bug to death.
The already timid Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had decided to temporarily avoid the brunt and had run to the Star Dou Great Forest, which he had originally regarded as a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, to hide for the time being.
Lin Feng shook his head. "It's not like that. The Snow Empress's heavenly tribulation is approaching. A soul beast has a unique premonition about its own life and death. She knows that her 700,000-year thunder tribulation will be very difficult to pass, which is why she came here to find a possibility for a further breakthrough."
Qian Renxue snorted. "Then there was no need to ask Gu Yuena, you, and that big bug to find a nearly hundred-thousand-year-old snow lotus as a backup, right? She just wants to transform into a human and re-cultivate, just like Ah Yin!"
She looked at Lin Feng, her expression unknown. She pouted and hummed, "A certain someone's favorite white-haired one. I'm just afraid she's after your body, and a certain someone can't hold back."
Lin Feng put a hand to his forehead and said with a helpless smile, "This little head of yours, what are you thinking about all day? The Snow Empress's situation is special. We are helping her out of friendship. What's more, the Snow Empress herself is not only the head of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Land of the Extreme North,"
"She is also a spirit born of the Land of the Extreme North. I have received the grace of the Ice God of the Land of the Extreme North. It is only right that I lend a hand when she is facing difficulties."
"Oh, I know~"
Lin Feng looked at the color of the sky. "I'm preparing to go to the Pope's Hall. Does anyone want to come along?"
"Go on, go on."
Qian Renxue waved her hand. "It's not like she can be revived immediately. What are we going to see if we follow? But, it's really been a long time. I remember back then, Xiao Feng, you had only just advanced to Soul Ancestor, right? It's already been five or six years."
"Back then, you had Sister Ling Yuan inform Bibi Dong, to have her transmit a message to that Ah Rou. As long as she was willing to sacrifice herself and leave her soul hidden within the soul bone, she would let Xiao Wu go."
"Later, after learning what that Auspicious Beast had said, that her mother could be revived by your hand, I was shocked for a long time. I never thought it would be realized so soon."
A look of reminiscence appeared on Lin Feng's face. He sighed lightly. "Yes, time flies so fast. Back then, it was a strategy of weighing the pros and cons. Ah Rou had also thanked me. She is about to be revived. I can be considered to have fulfilled a promise."
Qian Renxue's face was gentle. She said softly, "You go over first. If Ah Rou's soul can recover its consciousness, then let us go over and see."
"Alright."
Lin Feng transmitted his voice to Gu Yuena's side. "I'm preparing to go and try to awaken Ah Rou's soul. Aren't you coming?"
Gu Yuena's voice quickly came back. "Today is just a preliminary attempt. There's no need for me."
"Fine."
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Lin Feng soon arrived at the Pope's Hall. His two hands rested on the shoulders of the Bibi Dong who was sitting on the throne, massaging for her. "You've accumulated the workload for after the empire is established in advance, just to get used to it ahead of time? Are you tired, Your Majesty the Pope?"
The two, who had already enjoyed the pleasure of fish and water who knows how many times, were well aware of each other's sensitive points. Lin Feng's fingertips used a little force on an acupoint.
"Mmm-hmm~" Bibi Dong hummed comfortably, put down the work in her hands, closed her eyes, and enjoyed Lin Feng's massage. "I am the Pope, my Lord Holy Son."
"In order to be a competent Majesty, I still have many things to learn. If not for you, I really would have wanted to just use violent means to unify the continent. The nobles are deeply rooted and complex, plus the other interests and power struggles are really a headache."
"A little harder, mmm~"
Lin Feng chuckled lightly, the force in his hands slightly increasing. "Violent means? A forced unification will bring a series of unstable factors. However, sometimes, appropriate iron-fisted means are also necessary. It's just that one must grasp the propriety. A peaceful unification does not mean a bloodless unification."
Bibi Dong opened her eyes, a sharp look flashing within. "I naturally understand propriety. It's just that sometimes, these tedious affairs are really exhausting. Fortunately, I have you, Xiao Feng, my Lord Holy Son~"
She smiled and raised her head, her fair hand stroking Lin Feng's cheek. "However, Spirit Hall has been in my hands for so many years, and in the future, I will have to manage the entire continent. My body and mind are indeed very tired."
A trace of cunning flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. "You say, how about we have a child and throw the future empire to him?"
Child: I thank you.
Lin Feng seriously thought for a moment this time and nodded lightly. "I agree."
A trace of pleasant surprise flashed in the depths of Bibi Dong's eyes, which then turned into a gentle smile. "Really? Aren't you afraid that after we have a child, it will divert our attention from each other?"
Lin Feng chuckled lightly, his fingers gently sliding through Bibi Dong's hair. "Dong'er, our love will not decrease because of anyone. It will only become richer with the addition of a new life."
Bibi Dong snuggled into Lin Feng's embrace, her face overflowing with a happy smile. "Xiao Feng, you can always make me feel at ease. Then it's settled. After Ah Rou's matter is resolved, we will start preparing."
Not long ago, she had learned that after the few Tributes in the Douluo Hall, including Qian Daoliu, had urged Lin Feng and Qian Renxue to have a child, she had also developed the thought of wanting a child.
Although at this time, the relationship between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong was already extremely harmonious, the fact that Qian Renxue had gotten Lin Feng first was still a regret in her heart.
Before, the few of them had intentionally restricted the pure yang essence and had taken protective measures. But now, with Qian Renxue's side intentionally relaxing this restriction, plus Lin Feng not opposing it...
An expectation had also quietly been born in Bibi Dong's heart. She thought that perhaps she should also follow this natural desire and be the first this time!
Although for them at this time, even if they let go of the restrictions, the difficulty of getting pregnant was not small; the higher the cultivation, the lower the chance of a successful pregnancy.
This was because as one's cultivation improved and one absorbed the primordial qi of heaven and earth, the body gradually tended towards a nearly perfect state of balance. This state of balance would, to a certain extent, inhibit the birth of a new life.
Of course, there were other reasons, such as the different "Dao" that each person cultivated, and other factors...
For someone like the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, to want a child would probably take a very long time... of course, if the number of times was increased, it might, perhaps, probably make up for some of it...
Bibi Dong's smile was radiant. What would happen if I were to get pregnant with Xiao Feng's child before Qian Renxue? Would that girl cry from anger?
"Speaking of which, today is to awaken that Ah Rou's soul, right?"
"Mmm, a preliminary attempt. If she can recover her consciousness, then the subsequent matter of her revival will also not be a problem."
"Then let's do it," as she spoke, Bibi Dong pushed Lin Feng onto the seat beside the Pope's throne. This was something she had taken out from her storage soul tool after Lin Feng had just arrived at the Pope's Hall.
The two sat opposite each other. Bibi Dong placed her fair two legs on Lin Feng's thighs. She blinked her eyes somewhat playfully, her jade-like feet restlessly moving.
"Aiya!—"
Lin Feng's eyebrow raised. In Bibi Dong's cry of surprise, he grabbed the restless jade feet with one hand, pulling Bibi Dong's entire person a little closer. His two hands were placed on her right leg.
"Mmm, Lord Holy Son, what do you think of my leg shape compared to Xue'er's?" Bibi Dong had a charming smile on her face, a provocative light sparkling in her eyes, as if she were enjoying this little sense of competition.
Lin Feng chuckled lightly, his fingers gently sliding across Bibi Dong's smooth and delicate leg skin, which drew a light tremble from her. "Dong'er's legs naturally have Dong'er's unique beauty. They are on par with Xue'er's, each with their own merits, hard to distinguish between. They are both a charm that I cannot resist."
Hearing this, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth. She gently kicked Lin Feng's calf, her tone carrying a hint of coquettishness. "You're just good with words. But, to be serious, are you really confident about Ah Rou's matter?"
"Ninety-eight percent."
"Oh, then it's stable."
The two qis of yin and yang surged in Lin Feng's hand, pouring into the soul bone at Bibi Dong's right leg. Ah Rou's soul was hidden here. With the pouring in of the two qis of yin and yang from Lin Feng's hand, the soul bone at Bibi Dong's right leg began to emit a faint fluorescent light.
Lin Feng's expression became grave and focused. He carefully guided the two qis of yin and yang, trying to awaken Ah Rou's long-sleeping soul.
In the Land of the Extreme North, when he had passed the thunder tribulation, he had comprehended the profound mystery of the power of yin and yang. Life, death, reincarnation, the physical body and strength—none were not in the category of yin and yang.
Ever since the two qis of yin and yang had gathered in his dantian, he had known what uses these two qis could have. All things in the world are divided into yin and yang. This is the way of heaven and earth.
Yin and yang transform and create, creation is myriad.
The soul is no exception. It belongs to the yang within the yin and complements the physical body, jointly building the foundation of a living being. With a thought from Lin Feng, the two qis of yin and yang penetrated deep into the soul bone like a fine stream, gently touching Ah Rou's sleeping soul.
"Mmm-hmm~" Bibi Dong hummed lightly.
"Does it hurt? It shouldn't."
The corner of Bibi Dong's mouth hooked up. "It's just a little itchy," she leaned her upper body forward, her red lips pressing against Lin Feng's, a deep kiss. She said with a smile, "It's better now."
Lin Feng chuckled lightly, gave Bibi Dong a kiss between her brows, and then once again concentrated his mind on the two qis of yin and yang in his hands. With his guidance, the faint fluorescent light gradually became brighter.
"Ah Rou, wake up," Lin Feng silently recited in his heart. His voice seemed to have crossed time and space, directly touching the depths of Ah Rou's soul.
A moment later, the fluorescent light suddenly shone greatly, and then gradually converged, returning to calm. The soul bone at Bibi Dong's right leg also returned to its original state. But Lin Feng could feel that a faint soul fluctuation was slowly awakening within.
"It's done," Lin Feng smiled. His left hand gathered the golden True Qi and poured it into the soul bone, providing a gentle nourishment for Ah Rou's soul. The soul bone bloomed with a pink light, and a phantom slowly floated out from it, stopping before the two of them.
Bibi Dong timely withdrew her jade-like feet.
Long pink hair was scattered. Her figure was tall and slender, her skin as white as snow. She was wearing a plain and elegant long dress. This was a cute-type young woman.
Ah Rou's eyelashes trembled for a moment, and then she opened her eyes, a look of confusion in them. "Didn't I die?"
She looked around, her gaze quickly landing on Bibi Dong. Her eyes widened, and the two rabbit ears of her soul body stood up. "It's you! Bibi Dong!"
Ah Rou's voice carried disbelief and a trace of anger. Her soul body trembled slightly from her emotional agitation, and her two rabbit ears involuntarily stood up. But she quickly reacted. The current situation seemed a little off?
She frowned and looked at Lin Feng again. "You are... the youth from back then?"
"It's me," Lin Feng nodded.
Seeing this, a calm smile appeared on the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth. "That's right. It's me, Bibi Dong. But now, we are no longer enemies. Your daughter, Xiao Wu, is also safe and sound. And, it was Xiao Feng who saved you, giving you a chance to be reborn."
"Reborn!? Me?"
Ah Rou's eyes widened. She looked down at her own semi-transparent body in disbelief, then looked up at Lin Feng and Bibi Dong, her eyes full of doubt and shock. "This... is this real? I... I can still live again?"
Lin Feng smiled gently and explained, "Yes, Ah Rou. Following the agreement I made with you, I have protected Xiao Wu. At the same time, for the future of the soul beasts, your revival is also a key step."
"Ha? Humans? And the future of the soul beasts?" Ah Rou tilted her head. "How long have I been dead?"
The corner of Lin Feng's mouth twitched. "Five or six years, I guess."
Bibi Dong looked at the rabbit's dumbfounded appearance and was a little amused. She deliberately teased her, "By the way, the common lord of your soul beasts is now Xiao Feng's little wife, and I am Xiao Feng's main wife."
"Ha!!!???"