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Xuan Ming, beside her, worked hard to calm the turmoil in his heart, refocusing his attention on sorting out his mental force.
As time slowly passed, he gradually felt the surging mental force become docile, operating in an orderly fashion under his control.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to his usual calm and clarity.
"Speaking of which, how long have I been absorbing the Spirit Bone?" Xuan Ming suddenly asked.
"A day and a night," Bibi Dong said. "It's faster than I expected."
Hu Liena was already a mental-attribute Spirit Master, and with her Spirit evolving into the super mental-attribute Spirit, the Nine-tailed Sky Fox, she absorbed the white Spirit Bone very quickly, stabilizing completely by midnight.
Xuan Ming shouldn't have taken so long, but the two Dragon Spirits on him seemed to be causing trouble again. The quality of this Wisdom Skull Bone had clearly been elevated to an extremely high level.
"A day and a night?" Xuan Ming was startled.
"Then now isn't it..."
"Yue Guan came half an hour ago to say that the Royal Fighting Team's match should be starting soon," Bibi Dong said.
"If you rush over now..."
"This match, the Royal Fighting Team wins!"
The host's voice penetrated the room's soundproofing; although very faint, with the hearing of the three, it was no different from being spoken right next to their ears.
Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow slightly. "Ending the fight so quickly, it seems their mood is good today."
Xuan Ming's eye twitched slightly.
Good mood?
Could a good mood make them instantly defeat their opponent?
"I've been here for so long, the people outside..." Xuan Ming hesitated.
"Don't worry, I had Yue Guan cover for you. They all think I've already taken you out of the Great Spirit Arena and back to Spirit Hall," Bibi Dong said.
"However, after being gone for so long, you should go back and show your face."
"Someone is probably about to throw a tantrum."
Xuan Ming sighed, stood up, "Then I'll go first."
"No rush, let's go together," Bibi Dong said.
"Anyway, we've both been out all night. I'll hold the fort for you, so she doesn't make a fuss."
Xuan Ming hesitated.
Are you sure she won't make more of a fuss?
...Tiandou Royal Hotel.
Because Xuan Ming missed the match and appeared with Bibi Dong, Dugu Yan and her group, who had just finished their match, felt extremely uneasy.
They used to think their biggest rival was right beside them, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were a team, having grown up together, almost like sisters. On this matter, they were on the same front.
Ning Rongrong initially tried to win over Xiao Wu and Zhuqing, also intending to gain some assistance for herself.
Until Gu Yuena appeared, they were divided into these two factions, but after Gu Yuena's appearance, they automatically merged.
And now, they suddenly felt that their biggest rival didn't seem to be right in front of them!
"Are you alright?"
Gu Yuena was the first to speak, breaking the strange atmosphere. She looked at Xuan Ming with some concern.
And this tone and gaze changed the atmosphere in the room once again.
"Are you hurt?" Ning Rongrong asked worriedly.
"No, it's just that my mental force fluctuations are still a bit unstable," Xuan Ming said.
"Mental instability? What happened?" Dugu Yan asked.
"The Supreme Pontiff gave me a head Spirit Bone. After absorbing it... my mental force is still a bit unstable," Xuan Ming rubbed his head.
His mental force increased too quickly. With the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King adding fuel to the fire, his mental force was directly raised to the Titled Douluo level.
He was still not quite adapted to such powerful mental force and needed to try his best not to think, otherwise a large amount of information would instantly explode in his mind.
"Head Spirit Bone?" Everyone's expressions changed.
Besides external Spirit Bones and torso bones, the most precious head Spirit Bone!
"Supreme Pontiff... why did he suddenly give you such a precious item?" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask.
"You all..."
"I have a private deal with her," Xuan Ming said.
"As for the specifics, don't ask too much. She didn't harm me, and don't tell anyone about this. Just pretend you don't know."
Everyone nodded, not asking further.
"Do you want me to help you?" Gu Yuena asked softly.
"You?" Xuan Ming was startled.
"If it's about mental force, I can help you," Gu Yuena said.
Xuan Ming frowned, "Is it troublesome?"
"Not troublesome, it will be quick," Gu Yuena said.
"However, it needs to be quiet."
Xuan Ming looked at everyone, and they all nodded in understanding. Dugu Yan said, "Then we'll go back to our rooms first. Call if you need anything."
Everyone filed out, leaving only Xuan Ming and Gu Yuena in the room.
Gu Yuena walked behind Xuan Ming and gently placed her hands on his temples, a soft and mysterious power slowly infusing him.
Xuan Ming felt a cool sensation spread from his temples. His originally somewhat chaotic mental World gradually calmed down, and the jumbled information no longer surged into his mind like a turbulent tide.
"Ice, you wouldn't be doing this on purpose again, would you?" Xuan Ming couldn't help but suspect.
"Why do you always suspect me?" The Ice Dragon King felt a little guilty.
"You're too unlikable, I'm not talking to you anymore."
With that, the Ice Dragon King fell silent again.
Xuan Ming also gave up struggling. Although this matter felt a bit strange, he truly had no resistance to Gu Yuena.
As a normal man, facing a woman who understood him completely, genuinely cared for him, and was perfect in every aspect, to say he had no feelings at all would be too hypocritical.
It was just that he really didn't dare to think about these things now, because the more he thought, the more he feared.
As time passed, Xuan Ming's mental force completely stabilized. He also unknowingly fell asleep. Gu Yuena moved from behind him to his side, placed his head on her lap, and gently held him.
Suddenly, a slight knock on the door sounded. Without waiting for Gu Yuena to respond, the door opened.
Xue Qinghe peered through the crack in the door. Seeing the slightly intimate scene in the room, she was slightly startled, her eyes a bit complex. "It seems I came at the wrong time. I've disturbed you."
Gu Yuena gently raised her head, her expression calm, not flustered by being caught. "It's fine, he just exhausted too much mental force and just fell asleep."
Xue Qinghe entered the room, gently closed the door, and sat on a nearby sofa. Looking at Xuan Ming, who was sleeping soundly with his head buried in Gu Yuena's embrace like a child, she unconsciously recalled a few days ago when Xuan Ming had also slept in her embrace like this.
"You two..." Xue Qinghe opened her mouth. The words she had prepared beforehand were completely forgotten the moment she met Gu Yuena's clear eyes.
"Do you like him?" Gu Yuena asked with some certainty.
Xue Qinghe subconsciously nodded, but quickly came to her senses. "Miss Gu Yuena, we..."
"I can see it," Gu Yuena said softly.
"You're very good at disguising yourself, but when you see him, your eyes can't hide anything."
Xue Qinghe's expression changed slightly. "What did he tell you?"
This scoundrel couldn't have sold her out again, could he?
It was bad enough telling Hu Liena, but now Gu Yuena knew too?
Next, was he going to reveal her identity to the public?
"Nothing, he never mentions others to me," Gu Yuena said softly.
"But I can see it. You like him, and you also hate him. It's a very complex emotion."
Xue Qinghe was silent for a moment. "Don't you hate him? Aren't you angry? He has so many people around him..."
"Is this your first day knowing him?" Gu Yuena asked softly.
"Or did he suddenly become like this?"
"As far as I know, you've known him for a long time. You met when he was very young, and you know about these things of his."
Xue Qinghe opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but Gu Yuena interrupted her again. "You didn't just find out today, and you didn't just meet him today. He didn't suddenly change, and he never lied to you. If that's the case, why do you hate him?"
"Did he force you? Or did he do anything to wrong you? He never took the initiative, and even deliberately kept his distance. You were the one who actively crossed that line."
"He doesn't owe you anything. This is just how he is, and you know that."
Xue Qinghe took a deep breath. "I..."
"If you don't understand him, then what right do you have to say you love him? What do you love about him?" Gu Yuena asked.
"If you understand him, knowing what kind of person he is, knowing you can't accept it, yet you insist on entanglement, tormenting him and yourself, you... that's not love."
"It's being cheap! You're being cheap!"
"You're demeaning yourself, and you're demeaning him! Demeaning those who love him!"
"With you like this, what right do you have to say you love him?"
Xue Qinghe's face instantly turned pale. She clenched her fists, her lips trembling slightly.
Aside from Xuan Ming, no one had ever dared to scold her like this!
But just as she couldn't refute Xuan Ming back then, she couldn't refute Gu Yuena now.
The room fell into a suffocating silence, with only Xuan Ming's even breathing echoing softly.
After a long while, Xue Qinghe slowly raised her head, complex emotions flickering in her eyes. "But, Gu Yuena, can you truly not mind at all?"
"He has so many excellent women around him. Aren't you afraid that one day he'll change his heart and leave you?"
Gu Yuena gently stroked Xuan Ming's hair. "Whether I mind or not isn't important. What's important is that I trust him. He may be unrestrained and surrounded by many confidantes, but he's always serious about relationships. He doesn't make promises lightly, but once he does, he'll definitely keep them."
"And..." Gu Yuena paused, looking into Qian Renxue's eyes.
"I'm not inferior to anyone. I have my own charm, my own abilities."
"I believe that in his heart, I hold an irreplaceable position."
"..."
Xue Qinghe was deeply shaken by Gu Yuena's words. She had never seen such a confident and resolute woman.
She lost not just the things visible to the naked eye; she lost utterly!
She even lost her self-confidence!