Chapter 49: Bibi Dong: I Have Many Rumors About the Upper Three Sects Here
[Regarding the prowess of his son Yu Xiaogang, Yu Yuanzhen naturally couldn't reveal everything.]
[After all, this involved Whale Glue; if the people from Spirit Hall found out, he wouldn't be able to buy it anymore.]
[Although the various powers on the Douluo Continent had been quite harmonious lately, competitive relationships still existed between them.]
[For instance, the Upper Three Sects had relatively good relations, and they united to form a balance against Spirit Hall.]
[But no one could guarantee that this balance would last forever, so keeping one's trump cards was very important.]
[While the three Titled Douluos were talking, Bibi Dong, who was nearby, also approached Yu Xiaogang.]
["Thank you for earlier."]
[Bibi Dong thanked Yu Xiaogang with a face full of gratitude.]
[If Yu Xiaogang hadn't helped her block that Wind Baboon that suddenly appeared, she might have died at its hands.]
[The Disciple of the dignified Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall dying at the hands of a ten-year Wind Baboon—people would laugh their heads off if word got out.]
["It was just a small effort. Besides, His Eminence Dragon Scale and the others must have been watching the situation here the whole time."]
["Even without me, they would have been able to save you."]
[Yu Xiaogang said with a calm expression.]
["Let me introduce myself. My name is Bibi Dong, and I am the Disciple of the current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall."]
["Are you and His Excellency Thunder also here to obtain a spirit ring? Which spirit ring is it?"]
[After finishing her thanks, Bibi Dong introduced herself and then asked with a curious expression.]
["My name is Yu Xiaogang. I'm here to obtain my first spirit ring."]
[Yu Xiaogang raised an eyebrow and glanced at Bibi Dong.]
[The Disciple of the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, protected by two Titled Douluos when going out.]
["I reckon even with the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, this Bibi Dong's status is extraordinary."]
["True, having a second spirit ring at roughly the same age as me, how could she be an ordinary person?"]
[With a self-deprecating smile, Yu Xiaogang pulled himself together.]
[What if he was lagging behind for now? It was too early to say what the future would hold.]
["first spirit ring? Is your Spirit also the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon? I heard that your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's Spirit is the number one Beast Spirit in the world. I wonder how my Spirit compares to your Family's."]
["Also, I heard that the reason your Sect's Spirit is the number one Beast Spirit is that you often slaughter Spirit Beasts, drink their blood, and eat their meat raw. Is all of that true?"]
["If that's really the case, I have a Beast Spirit too. Do I have to do that as well?"]
[As if a chatterbox had been opened, Bibi Dong stared with her bright, large eyes and curiously pressed Yu Xiaogang for answers.]
[When asking about slaughtering Spirit Beasts and drinking blood and eating meat, Bibi Dong subconsciously glanced at Yu Xiaogang's lips, as if trying to determine if he had done such things.]
[By the end, when she mentioned having to do it herself, her pretty little face scrunched up immediately.]
[Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yu Xiaogang's face was covered in black lines.]
["Where did you hear these rumors from? Drinking blood and eating raw meat... please, even if we really were to eat Spirit Beast meat, it would be cooked first."]
["Raw meat and such—only people with very special tastes could eat that, right?"]
[Yu Xiaogang said with a frown.]
[Especially thinking about eating raw Spirit Beast meat, ugh—]
[Yu Xiaogang naturally knew some people liked eating like that, but he certainly couldn't do it.]
["There isn't any? Are you sure?"]
["I am absolutely certain. Listen to fewer rumors in the future; many things simply aren't credible."]
["But many people say so. For example, that the people of the Clear Sky Sect are all a bunch of unkempt, scruffy, sweaty, and smelly brutes."]
["That the people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School are all shifty-eyed villains who spend all day plotting against one person or another."]
["..."]
["And also, besides drinking blood and eating raw meat, the people of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect like to use Martial Soul Possession, smear Spirit Beast dung on yourselves, and then pretend to be Spirit Beasts, living just like them."]
["..."]
["A few days ago, I even heard rumors circulating that among the Spirit Masters of the Upper Three Sects, some even want to marry Spirit Beasts."]
["...Wow."]
[Yu Xiaogang watched dumbfoundedly as Bibi Dong listed the rumors about the Upper Three Sects as if they were Family treasures.]
[He hadn't had contact with the Clear Sky Sect or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, so he wouldn't comment on their situation.]
[But he had lived in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect all these years. How come he didn't know that the members of his own Sect actually had such hobbies?]
[Smearing Spirit Beast dung on themselves, pretending to be Spirit Beasts, and living like them?]
[Good heavens, the people spreading these rumors really aren't afraid of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect coming for them, are they?]
[As for the later part about marrying Spirit Beasts, it was even more ridiculous. That went against human ethics; which Sect on the continent could accept such a thing?]
[Of course, what Yu Xiaogang found even more difficult to understand was that Bibi Dong actually knew so many rumors.]
[Sister, you are the Disciple of the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall. It's one thing for these things to reach your ears, but how could you actually believe them?]
[Couldn't these things be verified just by asking your Supreme Pontiff teacher?]
["You actually believe such ridiculous rumors?"]
[Yu Xiaogang, who had too many things to complain about, could eventually only ask with a somewhat distorted expression.]
["But those people on the street said it so convincingly. They even said that if this information was false, they would write their names backward."]
["They even swore an oath; it couldn't possibly be false, right?"]
[Bibi Dong asked with a serious face.]
[Slap!]
[Yu Xiaogang slapped his own face, momentarily speechless.]
[This is just random boasting in the streets, and someone actually believed it. Just how naive are you?]
["This information is all false... wait, I can't confirm the info about the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but the info about our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect is entirely false."]
["We don't drink blood, we don't eat raw meat, and we don't like to smear Spirit Beast dung on ourselves to live with Spirit Beasts."]
["And we definitely don't have thoughts about marrying Spirit Beasts!"]
["All of this is slander against our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"]
[Yu Xiaogang said each word very seriously.]
[Seemingly to make Bibi Dong believe him, Yu Xiaogang specifically took out some snacks he carried with him from his storage soul tool.]
["Look, these are the things we eat normally. It's not raw meat or anything, right?"]
[Handing the snacks to Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang wanted her to see clearly.]
[However, what Yu Xiaogang didn't expect was that Bibi Dong took one look at the snacks in his hand and actually reached out to grab a handful.]
[Taking a piece and putting it in her mouth, after chewing a couple of times, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.]
["Delicious!"]
[As her voice fell, Bibi Dong grabbed the edge of the snack bag and directly took all the snacks.]
[Then, under Yu Xiaogang's dumbfounded gaze, she offered a word of thanks.]
["Thank you for treating me to snacks. When you come to Spirit City, I'll treat you to something delicious too."]