Chapter 411: Should Face Her, Starting From Returning To Spirit City

Since things have reached this point, there is nothing left to hide.

Lin Qingmo looked at Qian Renxue, who was slumped against the wall.

The sharpness and anger in those golden eyes were gone, leaving only a shattered sense of bewilderment.

He knew that what he was about to say next would be even more cruel than the last sentence.

But when it comes to the truth, once you start uncovering it, there is no reason to stop halfway.

"You asked me why Bibi Dong hates you."

Lin Qingmo sat back down: "Now I can answer that question completely."

Qian Renxue’s pupils shifted slightly, focusing on his face.

"When Bibi Dong was young, she was the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall."

"Back then, she was just as dazzling as you are now."

"With twin spirits, exceptional talent, and outstanding beauty, she was the pearl of the entire Spirit Hall."

Lin Qingmo’s tone was calm, but every word made Qian Renxue’s heart sink a little further.

"At that time, she fell in love with someone: Yu Xiaogang."

"Bibi Dong wanted to be with Yu Xiaogang, which was absolutely not allowed at that time."

"The Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall could not marry, and more importantly..."

Lin Qingmo paused: "Your father, Qian Xunji, the previous Supreme Pontiff, would absolutely not allow it."

Upon hearing her father’s name, Qian Renxue’s body instinctively tensed up.

"Qian Xunji did not allow the Holy Maiden to marry someone who possessed a trash Spirit, but the methods he used were not persuasion or orders."

"He drugged Bibi Dong, locked her in a secret room, and forcibly defiled her."

The air in the secret room completely froze in that instant.

Qian Renxue’s lips parted, but no sound came out.

"This is the reason for your birth."

Lin Qingmo’s voice was very soft, as light as a weightless blade.

"You are not the crystallization of love, nor were you your mother’s willing choice."

"You are the product of that atrocity."

"Qian Xunji used violence to leave you within Bibi Dong, and in doing so, planted an unresolvable hatred in her towards you."

Qian Renxue’s body began to tremble violently.

She wanted to say no, wanted to say this was impossible, but she could feel that this was the truth.

She finally understood the emotion in the way Bibi Dong looked at her.

It wasn’t disgust, nor was it disdain.

It was the instinctive recoil of someone looking at their most painful scar.

Every time she saw her face, she was likely not seeing her daughter.

But that secret room, that man, and everything that had been destroyed within her.

"Later, Tang Hao and Qian Xunji clashed in a battle, and Qian Xunji was severely injured."

Lin Qingmo did not stop because of her breakdown.

"Bibi Dong took this opportunity to kill him, taking revenge in her own way."

"Your grandfather, Qian Daoliu, investigated afterward and learned the entire sequence of events. He knew what Qian Xunji had done to Bibi Dong, and he also knew Bibi Dong’s motive for killing Qian Xunji."

"He chose to remain silent."

"He publicly claimed that Qian Xunji was killed by Tang Hao, pushing all the blame onto Tang Hao."

"As for Bibi Dong, he did not pursue it, and instead let her inherit the position of Supreme Pontiff."

He paused, giving Qian Renxue a moment to process it.

"Of course, it was also because of you."

"Because although Qian Xunji was a beast, you were innocent."

"Out of guilt for his son’s crimes, and also to protect you, Qian Daoliu spared Bibi Dong’s life, allowing her to continue being your mother and the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall."

"This is the entire truth."

Only the sound of Qian Renxue’s heavy breathing remained in the secret room.

She no longer spoke, nor did she tremble.

She just leaned against the cold stone wall like that.

Her eyes were open, but her pupils had lost their focus like a shattered mirror.

Lin Qingmo waited for a moment.

Confirming that she had fallen into some kind of dazed state where she could not communicate, he said no more.

"I hope you can still be okay."

This sentence was spoken very softly, like talking to himself, or perhaps like a sigh.

Suddenly, two sharp ripples of spirit power struck from the shadows.

Lin Qingmo did not change his expression.

He had long sensed that those two outside the door had been eavesdropping.

They just hadn’t dared to barge in because of Qian Renxue’s previous order.

"Young Lord!"

Porcupinefish Douluo was the first to rush into the secret room, his burly figure stirring up a gust of wind.

Snake Lance Douluo followed closely behind.

Both of them saw Qian Renxue slumped against the wall at a glance.

And simultaneously locked their murderous gazes onto Lin Qingmo.

"What did you do to the Young Lord, you brat?!"

Porcupinefish Douluo curled his fingers into claws, and the pressure of a Titled Douluo pressed down on Lin Qingmo like a tsunami.

Snake Lance Douluo was even more direct, a jade-green Snake Lance already in his hand, its tip pointing straight at Lin Qingmo’s throat.

"If the Young Lord suffers any mishap, you won’t be leaving this Crown Prince’s Residence today."

Lin Qingmo did not retreat, nor did he explain.

He just turned his head slightly to look in Qian Renxue’s direction.

"Stop."

An extremely hoarse voice came from the depths of the secret room.

Porcupinefish and Snake Lance both froze simultaneously.

Looking back, Qian Renxue had stood up at some point.

She was holding onto the wall, her legs still trembling slightly.

But there were no tears or bewilderment left in those golden eyes.

Replaced by a coldness that made both Titled Douluo feel a chill in their hearts.

"Young Lord... are you alright?"

Snake Lance Douluo asked tentatively, but the lance in his hand was not immediately put away.

"I am fine."

Qian Renxue’s voice was hoarse and cold.

She raised her hand and wiped the remaining tear stains from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.

Her movements were slow and forceful, as if she were wiping away something superfluous.

"Go investigate someone now."

She paused.

"Yu Xiaogang."

"Investigate all information, from childhood to adulthood, every single thing from his birth until now, investigate it all clearly."

"Within three days, I want to see a complete report."

Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat confused.

They had vaguely heard of the name Yu Xiaogang; he was a trash theorist and seemed to have some connection with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Why did the Young Lord suddenly want to investigate this person?

But they had followed Qian Renxue for many years and knew well that her tone at this moment allowed for no questioning.

They immediately clasped their fists to accept the order, and their figures flashed and disappeared from the secret room.

The secret room became quiet again.

Qian Renxue slowly turned around, her stunningly beautiful face now covered with a bleak smile.

She looked at Lin Qingmo with a sense of desolation, as if all her emotions had been drained away.

"Lin Qingmo, tell me—"

Her voice was as dry as sandpaper: "Is my life a joke from the very beginning?"

Standing from the perspective of being a woman herself, she sympathized with Bibi Dong’s plight.

That woman’s life had been completely destroyed by a beast, while she herself served as the ironclad proof of that crime, a living brand of shame.

Every time she appeared before Bibi Dong.

It was a reminder of that past she least wanted to recall.

She had once hated Bibi Dong for not giving her motherly love.

Now she understood, it wasn’t that she wouldn’t give it, it was that whenever that woman saw her, she needed so much strength just to keep from breaking down.

The hatred for Bibi Dong turned into a dazed void at this moment.

"An illegitimate child born from rape, sitting ostensibly in the position of the Young Master of Spirit Hall, clamoring for revenge, only to find that the true enemy, the beastly sinner, was actually my own biological father."

"And the mother I have hated for over a decade is the very person whose life was destroyed by that beast."

She laughed as tears streamed down again: "If this isn’t a joke, then what is it?"

Lin Qingmo looked at her.

He had seen many faces of Qian Renxue.

The gentle and jade-like Xue Qinghe in the Crown Prince’s Residence.

The stubborn yet soft-hearted "Golden Angel" in the Chat Group.

The Young Master of Spirit Hall who had just slammed the table and told him to "tell the truth."

But standing before him now was a naked Qian Renxue, stripped of all identities by the truth.

Her arrogance, her pride, all the bricks and stones she used to build her walls, had all crumbled into dust.

"You have not yet fallen to the point of being evaluated as a joke."

Lin Qingmo spoke, his tone calm: "At the very least, your birth was not something you could choose."

"And Qian Xunji’s crimes should not be borne by you."

Qian Renxue did not speak, just lowered her head to look at her own hands.

"Now that you know the truth, what are your plans next?"

Qian Renxue was silent for a long time.

So long that only the faint humming of the soul tool lamp remained in the secret room.

"I don’t know."

Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.

"I don’t even know how to face that wom... how to face my mother now."

She subconsciously corrected herself. She used to call her "that woman."

Now she called her "mother."

This subtle change was probably something even she noticed.

"Why didn’t she tell me? Why did she have to carry it all alone?"

Lin Qingmo walked up to her and stood still three steps away.

He did not get too close; this distance was just right.

It allowed her to feel his presence without making her feel oppressed.

"Instead of asking me these questions, you should ask her yourself."

"Sit down face to face and say everything that needs to be said."

"For over a decade, the things that have built up between you and her can no longer be resolved by any intermediary passing messages."

Qian Renxue looked up at him, her lips moved, but in the end, only a few words were squeezed out.

"I... don’t know how to face her."

"Then start by returning to Spirit City."

(End of Chapter)

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