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"What are you doing!?"
"I'm your aunt!"
Bai Qianxiao clutched her wound, backing away from Bibi Dong, her voice sharp as she questioned her.
"Hmph…"
"Even if you were my aunt, or even my parents—if they were fallen ones—I would still eliminate them for the sake of justice and to protect the people."
"Besides, these are just your one-sided claims. Don't think that just because our martial souls are the same, you can claim any relation to me."
"Who knows if these words are just excuses to save your own life? I know fallen ones all too well—you'll say anything to survive."
Bibi Dong's face was cold as she stepped closer to Bai Qianxiao, her tone icy and unyielding.
"You... you..."
"I'm your closest living relative!" Bai Qianxiao stammered, retreating further as she saw the killing intent in Bibi Dong's eyes.
"My closest ones are my husband, Xiao Ming, my sister Ah Yin, and my teacher who guided me. Not you, a fallen one," Bibi Dong retorted coldly, unmoved by Bai Qianxiao's words.
"Instead of avenging your parents, you stand by their enemies and want to kill me. Do you have no shame before my sister, Bai Qianxue, and your father, Bi Qiuran?" Bai Qianxiao pointed at Bibi Dong accusingly.
"If that's the case, then I'd rather not have such parents. I'd rather not have been born into this world."
"And you—for your own selfish desires, for the sake of gaining powerful soul power—do you feel no guilt for the innocent villagers and common people you've mercilessly slaughtered?"
"When I saw the mountain of corpses in your cave, I felt nothing but rage and shock. You could have cultivated your soul power through your own efforts, but instead, you chose the path of a fallen one." Bibi Dong's voice trembled with anger as she recalled the horrifying scene in the cave.
"If I didn't do this, how could I ever take revenge on Qian Xunji, the Pope of the Spirit Hall?" Before Bai Qianxiao could finish, Bibi Dong interrupted.
"Enough! For the crimes you've committed, go to hell!"
Bibi Dong summoned her six spider legs, launching them all at Bai Qianxiao.
"Damn it!" Bai Qianxiao, with only a sliver of soul power left, hastily summoned her martial soul to block Bibi Dong's attack.
With a loud bang, Bai Qianxiao, lacking sufficient soul power, was struck in the left shoulder and fell to the ground.
Seeing Bibi Dong's next attack coming, Bai Qianxiao quickly got up, her body enveloped in a dark green light.
"Soul Bone Skill: Soul Devouring Escape!" It turned out Bai Qianxiao had a left leg soul bone. After activating it, she transformed into a shadowy green figure and fled toward the mountainside.
"Huh?" Bibi Dong was momentarily stunned, not expecting Bai Qianxiao to have an escape technique.
"You're not getting away!" Bibi Dong immediately switched from her Death Spider Emperor martial soul to her first martial soul, the Death Spider Emperor, and chased after Bai Qianxiao.
"Ah Yin, let's follow!" Lin Yongming said quickly.
"Alright, but are you okay?" Blue Silver Emperor asked with concern.
"I'm fine, I can still keep going. I never expected her to be Bibi Dong's aunt," Lin Yongming replied, clearly caught off guard.
"It's definitely a shock. Dong'er must be heartbroken right now."
As they spoke, Lin Yongming and Blue Silver Emperor followed Bibi Dong's figure.
Fortunately, none of them had fully recovered their strength, so their running speed was slower than usual. The rugged terrain of the deep mountains made the chase even more difficult.
Lin Yongming hadn't anticipated encountering Bibi Dong's aunt, a situation that completely exceeded his expectations.
The three of them pursued Bai Qianxiao relentlessly, but she seemed to know the terrain well, making it hard for them to catch up.
The chase continued deep into the mountains, and by the time they emerged, it was already dusk.
But the four of them seemed oblivious to their exhaustion, continuing to run.
Bai Qianxiao was running for her life, while Lin Yongming and the others were determined not to let her escape, fearing she would harm more innocent villagers to regain her strength.
The pursuit continued into the night, driven purely by sheer willpower.
Bai Qianxiao, however, had a clear destination in mind. She ran westward, out of the mountains, across plains, and finally arrived at a desolate, barren land.
For miles, there wasn't a single household in sight.
"Xiao Ming, something's wrong. We've reached the western edge of the continent," Blue Silver Emperor said, panting, as she warned Lin Yongming.
"The western edge? Is the Spider Queen trying to escape to the City of Sin?"
"No, in our current state, if we encounter other fallen ones, we're done for. We need to catch up to Dong'er and tell her to stop chasing."
Lin Yongming, upon hearing "western edge," recalled Bibi Dong mentioning that the entrance to the City of Sin was somewhere in this region.
"Alright!"
Lin Yongming and Blue Silver Emperor pushed themselves harder and finally caught up to Bibi Dong.
"Dong'er, we've reached the western edge. In our current condition, we shouldn't keep chasing. The Spider Queen has lived here for years and probably knows the entrance to the City of Sin. She might be leading us into a trap. If we encounter other fallen ones, we're in trouble," Lin Yongming urgently warned her.
"No, even if she enters the City of Sin, I need to see her go through the entrance myself," Bibi Dong replied through gritted teeth.
"If we don't chase her, she might escape to a village and harm more innocent people." Bibi Dong's eyes remained fixed on Bai Qianxiao's fleeing figure, her determination unwavering.
"Sigh…" Lin Yongming said nothing more, simply patting Bibi Dong's shoulder before continuing the pursuit.
After two more hours of chasing, it was past 10 PM. The surroundings were pitch black and eerily silent.
But in this desolate, uninhabited area, a simple stone house suddenly appeared.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
The arrival of the four startled the crows perched on the roof, but there was no one else around.
Bai Qianxiao kicked open the makeshift door and rushed into the house.
"Stop!" Bai Qianxiao stood in the center of the stone house, gasping for breath, and turned to face Lin Yongming and the others blocking the doorway.
The stone house was empty, with nothing inside, and there was no sign of an entrance to the City of Sin.
"Keep running. Why did you stop?" Bibi Dong was drenched in sweat, as were the others, completely exhausted.
Their clothes were soaked, clinging to their backs and chests.
"Hmph, whether you admit it or not, the fact remains that I am your aunt. The blood of fallen ones flows in your veins."
"No matter how much you deny it, you can't change the fact that you've inherited your father's Death Spider Emperor and your mother's Soul Devouring Spider Emperor." Bai Qianxiao's face looked even paler in the darkness, her smile twisted and almost manic as she spoke to Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong's expression darkened. Deep down, she knew Bai Qianxiao's words held some truth, but she refused to accept it.
After all, Bibi Dong had left to train and hunt down the fallen ones she so despised.
Hearing Bai Qianxiao's words now was something Bibi Dong couldn't bring herself to acknowledge.
"No, you're wrong. My Dong'er is not a fallen one. She is the kind and righteous Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall," Lin Yongming stepped forward, defending Bibi Dong firmly.
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