Chapter 31: Drama of the Year—Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong Face Off Live!!
Who is the most important person in Yu Xiaogang's heart?
When the blood-red question appeared before everyone's eyes, the entire livestream room fell into a momentary silence.
This had to be asking who Yu Xiaogang loved most, right?
With that thought, everyone began to ponder.
Based on the content of the livestream, if the question referred to love, the most likely answers were Bibi Dong or Liu Erlong.
However, since the question didn't explicitly state that it was about romantic love,
The term "most important" could also refer to family ties.
In that case, Yu Xiaogang's parents were possible answers as well.
So, ultimately, the three most likely answers were:
Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, or Yu Xiaogang's parents.
As soon as the question was asked, everyone eager for the livestream's reward began thinking hard about their answer.
People like Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, Emperor Xue Ye, and Dai Tianfeng—who were all shrewd and had advisors—quickly deduced that the top three possible answers were Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, or Yu Xiaogang's parents.
That would be the most comprehensive consideration.
But most viewers were misled by the question and the stream, interpreting "most important" as referring to romantic love.
Naturally, that led to the two most obvious choices: Bibi Dong or Liu Erlong.
Among them, Liu Erlong—assuming she was the second option—became ecstatic.
Even though everyone had seen in the stream that Yu Xiaogang had approached Bibi Dong with ulterior motives,
Liu Erlong didn't think that made him despicable. On the contrary, she saw him as strong-willed and unyielding.
As a soul master with a useless martial soul, Yu Xiaogang never gave up.
He chose to face the challenge head-on, striving to find a way to evolve his martial soul and shake off the title of "trash."
To that end, he risked danger by leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to join Spirit Hall.
There, he used his intellect to slowly progress toward his goal.
Even if he approached Bibi Dong with ulterior motives, that was understandable!
Besides, he never truly deceived Bibi Dong's feelings—at least not in Liu Erlong's eyes.
And now, since he hadn't used her the same way…
Didn't that mean the one Yu Xiaogang loved most was her, Liu Erlong?!
Thinking that, Liu Erlong couldn't contain her excitement.
To her, she was absolutely the most important person in Yu Xiaogang's heart—there was no doubt!
[Liu Erlong (joyful): The most important person in Xiao Gang's heart is definitely me—Liu Erlong!]
While everyone else hesitated, afraid of being punished for a wrong answer,
Liu Erlong enthusiastically typed her answer into the public chat.
Many people were stunned.
So confident?
[Liu Erlong (heartfelt): Xiao Gang, others may misunderstand you, but I never will. As long as I'm the one you love most, that's enough for me!]
Erlong...
In Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang's eyes moistened when he saw Liu Erlong's words appear on the screen.
To think that someone in this world still believed in him so deeply—he was truly moved.
If only he and Erlong weren't cousins…
Then he wouldn't have to keep avoiding her.
But... there are no "what ifs."
[Yu Xiaogang (moved): …Erlong, thank you!]
These shameless lovebirds!!
In the Pope's Hall of Spirit City, Bibi Dong's anger suddenly surged when she saw Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang being all affectionate on screen.
Even though the livestream had revealed that Yu Xiaogang had approached her with selfish intentions,
Her feelings for him were rooted in something far more complex.
Bibi Dong had long since fallen into darkness.
Yu Xiaogang had once been the only light in her life—the unattainable longing, the emotional pillar that had kept her going.
So even after realizing he was a scumbag, she still couldn't bring herself to accept it.
Because doing so would mean denying all her past suffering.
Back then, it was out of sincere love for Yu Xiaogang that she went to speak with her teacher, Qian Xunji.
Which ultimately led to her being violated and humiliated.
If Yu Xiaogang never truly loved her, then wasn't all her pain for nothing?
That would destroy the very foundation she built her will to survive on—she would collapse!
So Bibi Dong could only hypnotize herself into believing that even if Yu Xiaogang had approached her with ulterior motives, his feelings must have become real.
In this state of mind,
Seeing Liu Erlong showing off her relationship with Yu Xiaogang in front of the entire continent—whether out of jealousy, possessiveness, or pride—Bibi Dong couldn't just sit back and watch.
Even if she wasn't entirely sure of the right answer,
Driven by fury, Bibi Dong decided she had to answer too—and the answer, of course, had to be herself!
Even if she knew Yu Xiaogang had once had ulterior motives, she had truly given her all to him.
Their time together far exceeded what he had with Liu Erlong. She couldn't believe he'd place Liu Erlong above her!
[Bibi Dong (coldly): The most important person in Xiao Gang's heart should be me—Bibi Dong!]
In the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong wore a frosty expression as she entered her answer.
Seeing her respond, many Spirit Hall members—like Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei—nearly burst into tears.
Your Holiness, that man is clearly a scumbag!
How could you involve yourself in answering this question? What if it's wrong?
Spirit Hall would become the laughingstock of the continent!
But for the ordinary nobles and commoners, this was thrilling—like injecting pure excitement into their veins.
This was the drama of the year!
The reigning Pope of Spirit Hall was competing with another woman over a man! Unbelievable!
[Liu Erlong (mocking): Hmph! Bibi Dong, you're shameless. Back when Xiao Gang was in Spirit Hall, you humiliated him and called him trash—that's why he left! And now you dare claim you're the one he loves most? Disgusting!]
[Bibi Dong (furious): You bitch, shut your mouth!!]
Seeing Liu Erlong's message, Bibi Dong lost it, fury erupting inside her.
Back then, for Yu Xiaogang, she endured the darkest experience of her life.
She had only pushed Yu Xiaogang away for his own safety—not because she thought he was trash.
Everyone in Spirit City knew Yu Xiaogang was talentless.
If she cared about that, she never would've been with him in the first place.
But those events were her inner demons—she could never explain them to the public.
[Liu Erlong (scornfully): Hmph! Can't beat me with words, so you curse instead? So this is the level of Spirit Hall's Pope? Pathetic.]
Though Bibi Dong had lashed out, she soon regained her composure.
She simply ignored Liu Erlong's mockery.
She was the Pope of Spirit Hall—arguing like a common street shrew was beneath her.
Now that both of them had answered,
Once the livestream revealed the correct answer, who was right and who was wrong—and who would be humiliated—would become crystal clear.
(END CHAPTER)
Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon.
Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Canserbero10