Pope Hall!
The moment he received the intelligence, Gui Mei immediately sought out Bi Bidong...
"Your Holiness, we have news from our people planted in the Worship Hall!"
The words carried a few strands of complex meaning...
Hearing these words, Bi Bidong, sitting on the Pope's Chair, slowly opened her eyes, seemingly unsurprised...
"The news arrived so quickly, it seems Xu Sheng's judgment was not wrong after all!"
He had already consulted Xu Sheng about this beforehand, so he was mentally prepared...
Gui Mei was somewhat surprised, "Your Holiness, you... already knew the news??"
He had rushed back to report as soon as he had the news, but it seemed that His Holiness was already aware!
Bi Bidong shook her head, denying the former's question, "No, I didn't know, but I could guess some of it!"
Gui Mei suddenly realized, "I see, as expected of Your Holiness!"
Bi Bidong didn't like the flattery, waved her hand and urged, "Alright, stop saying these meaningless words, let me hear what happened in the Worship Hall!"
More than these pointless words, she wanted to know the situation!
Gui Mei didn't waste words either and immediately got to the point...
"Your Holiness, it's like this, just this morning, Tang Hao and the Elders of the Hao Tian Clan arrived at the Worship Hall, and declared that if the Grand Elder did not hand over Tang San immediately, they would declare war on the Worship Hall!!!!"
Bi Bidong scoffed, "Heh, with Qian Dao Liu's personality, threatening him with the Hao Tian Clan is clearly impossible!!"
Although she despised this guy, there was no doubt that his strength was at the pinnacle of the entire continent!
How could he be scared by such tactics!
Gui Mei affirmed this, "Yes, Your Holiness, the Grand Elder decisively rejected this proposal!"
Bi Bidong continued, "If that's the case, as Tang San's father, Tang Hao surely couldn't accept this outcome, so did they battle with those from the Worship Hall?"
She could even imagine the scene of a great battle between both sides!
The former was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Your Holiness, that's not the case, including Tang Hao, the Hao Tian Clan and others did not battle with the Grand Elder, but instead escaped from the Worship Hall!"
Bi Bidong suddenly stood up in astonishment, "What?? How is this possible, wasn't Qian Dao Liu's purpose in capturing Tang San to lure the strong from the Hao Tian Clan and then capture them all at once?"
"He actually allowed them to leave!"
She was obviously finding it hard to believe that Qian Dao Liu would let them all leave!
Gui Mei covered his mouth and coughed lightly, "Your Holiness, this news has been confirmed multiple times by me; there's no mistake, Tang Hao and the others indeed left the Worship Hall unscathed!"
Hearing this, Bi Bidong seemed to realize something and suddenly sat back down...
In a deep voice, she said, "Since he's willing to let them leave, Qian Dao Liu must have another purpose!!"
Gui Mei pursed his lips, not daring to speculate without authorization...
"Your Holiness, regarding this, I am not clear!"
"However, from the conversations between both parties, it can be known that Qian Dao Liu seems to have repeatedly mentioned that Tang San has already pledged allegiance to the Worship Hall!"
"This hit the Hao Tian Clan and others hard!!"
At this point, Bi Bidong immediately sensed something amiss...
She squinted her eyes and pondered, "Wait... Qian Dao Liu proactively brought up Tang San's allegiance to the Worship Hall, this is obviously to deliberately provoke Tang Hao and the others!!"
But what's the point of doing this??
Could it be...
Her mind conjured a terrible thought...
Qian Dao Liu intends to create a rift between Tang San and Tang Hao...
Then, use one to kill the other!!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but take a sharp breath...
Clearly, he could have directly killed Tang Hao and the Hao Tian Clan Elders, yet for the dark thrill, he resorted to such means!!
She really underestimated the opponent!
Gui Mei naturally noticed that the former's mood was somewhat off, and cautiously said, "Your Holiness, your expression looks quite troubled!"
Bi Bidong came back to her senses, taking a deep breath to calm herself, "It's nothing, apart from this, is there anything else you need to report?"
Gui Mei answered truthfully, "No, but Your Holiness, if Tang San indeed pledged allegiance to the Worship Hall, could it have some impact on you..."
In an instant, Bi Bidong's eyes sharpened, seemingly displeased with this statement...
"Gui Mei, are you suggesting that should Tang San pledge allegiance to the Worship Hall, I, the Pope, won't be secure in my position?"
Gui Mei sensed trouble, quickly shaking his head in denial, "Your Holiness, that's not what I meant, I just think Tang San might become a variable."
That guy, no matter what, has Innate full soul power!
Even within the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, such talent has never appeared!
Cultivate him and he would surely become a great asset!
Bi Bidong stared at the former for a few seconds, then mocked, "A variable?? No, since he was captured by the Worship Hall, he has already become a puppet of Qian Dao Liu!"
"Once he gets what he wishes for, what awaits him is only a dead end!"
Gui Mei was still somewhat skeptical, "But, the Worship Hall seems to be putting in a lot of effort to cultivate Tang San, this might..."
Bi Bidong harshly stopped him, "Enough, Gui Mei, you seem to be placing too much hope on this Tang San!"
"No matter how talented he is, he still needs time to grow!!"
Gui Mei immediately lowered his head, "Your Holiness, forgive me!!"
Damn it, Your Holiness is right, I really have been overly worrying!
Tang San, even though he has Innate full soul power, at present, he is just an ant that can be crushed easily!
Bi Bidong obviously didn't want to continue this discussion, "You may leave, I need some time alone!"
.....
Several days later!
The Elders of the Hao Tian Clan returned to the sect!
Tang Xiao personally came to greet them, looking at the unharmed Elders in front of him, his expression filled with joy, "Elders, you have returned!"
However, he quickly noticed that everyone's expressions were extremely dark, as if they had swallowed a durian...
Then came a bout of scolding...
"Sect Master, look at the trouble you've caused, we shouldn't have listened to Tang Hao's instigations back then!!"
"Damn it, we went to great lengths to try and rescue Tang San, only for this mess to happen!"
"I suggest we immediately expel Tang Hao from the Hao Tian Clan territory; he and Tang San are simply a curse!"
Tang Xiao felt somewhat bewildered, "Elders, what exactly happened??"
What had happened to make the Elders so furious?
It was expected that if Qian Dao Liu disagreed to release Tang San, that too should have been anticipated!
One of the Elders, extremely angry, laughed mockingly, "What happened?? Ha, that Tang San had already become a lapdog of the Worship Hall, such a guy doesn't deserve to be a clansman of our Hao Tian Clan!"
Tang Xiao felt a bit lost, but still wanted to ease the atmosphere...
"Could there be some misunderstanding, Brother Hao's child shouldn't..."