Within Zhao Ling's residence in the Heaven Dou Imperial City…
Ah Yin and Liu Erlong were playing a game of chess when they suddenly saw an update to the diary. Both immediately summoned their copies and began reading eagerly.
Seeing that their husband and Sister Saixi had safely arrived at Seagod Island, they both let out a quiet sigh of relief.
However, when they read that Zhao Ling and Saixi had run into the actual Sea god—descending from the God Realm—immediately upon arriving at the island, they weren't quite sure whether to say that Sister Saixi was lucky… or unlucky.
On the one hand, it seemed like bad luck—returning home only to run straight into the descending Sea god.
On the other hand, maybe it was good luck—arriving just in time before the Sea goddescended, and then being chosen to undergo the Sea god's Nine Trials.
From the way their husband phrased it, these Nine Trials could potentially allow Sister Saixi to become a god. What a thing to be envious of.
As for the mention of Tang San, Ah Yin was a bit puzzled. She had already decided to sever all ties with Tang Hao, so Tang San shouldn't reappear in this world… right? But why did her husband seem so convinced that he would?
She truly didn't understand.
Meanwhile, Liu Erlong's focus was on something else entirely—her husband mentioned he was going to the Star Dou Great Forest to bring back two rabbits: one named Xiao Wu, and the other, Xiao Rou.
She remembered seeing him mention Xiao Wu in the diary before—apparently, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast who hadn't yet taken human form.
And Xiao Rou… was actually Xiao Wu's mother. A hundred-thousand-year soul beast who had already taken human form, and whose mate had been killed by a savage beast. That meant Xiao Rou was now… available. A perfect candidate to be recruited into their little sisterhood.
After all, their husband was a noble man with a grand dream—to build a warm, loving home shared by all the beautiful women of the Douluo Continent.
So with that in mind, this woman named Xiao Rou absolutely had to be brought into the family. Preferably… to act as a buffer and take some of the pressure off herself.
Er… Liu Erlong realized that thought was rather uncharitable.
No, what she meant was: Xiao Rou should be brought in as a sister in arms, standing together on the same side.
After all, the woman was stunning, yet clearly very pitiful. How could she not feel compassion?
By the time Ah Yin finished reading, her lips were already curling into a faint smile as she locked her beautiful eyes on Liu Erlong.
"Sister Long'er, the past few days we've been worrying that after Sister Xi'er left, our husband would torment us like crazy. But turns out we were overthinking it—our husband had already planned a solution."
"Hmph, guess he still has a bit of conscience left. If he kept bullying just the two of us, I was really thinking of going home to hide for a while."
Liu Erlong let out a breath of relief and lightly patted her chest with her jade hand.
Ah Yin's expression changed, clearly displeased. "Sister Long'er, now that's not very nice. You were planning to just leave our husband to me alone? Are we sisters or not? Since that's how you feel, when our husband returns, I'm going to tell him what you just said."
Liu Erlong immediately realized she'd let her true thoughts slip and hastily apologized.
"S-Sorry, Sister Yin'er! I didn't mean it like that. I just… just thought…"
Her eyes rolled as she searched for an excuse. "I just thought I'd been away from home for a while, and my family might be worried. That's why I said I might go back for a bit. I wasn't trying to avoid our husband, not at all!"
"Yeah right, no one's going to believe that. What you said just now was clearly from your heart. You're finished. Just wait until our husband comes back and deals with you," Ah Yin snorted, still clearly annoyed.
"No, please don't! Sister Yin'er, you're the magnimaous person—just let Long'er off the hook, please? If not, I'll really have no choice but to run home and hide…"
Liu Erlong looked at Ah Yin pitifully, softening her tone with a half-playful threat.
"…Fine. I'll let you off this time." Ah Yin relented, a bit worried that Liu Erlong might really disappear. If that happened, Zhao Ling would definitely focus all his "attention" on her. She didn't want that fate.
Liu Erlong's face lit up, and she leaned over to give Ah Yin a kiss on the cheek, prompting an exaggerated eye-roll in response.
"Oh right, Sister Yin'er, I was thinking of going back to the academy tomorrow. My spirit power is well above level forty now, so I can officially graduate. Want to come with me?"
Liu Erlong had just remembered she hadn't graduated yet and eagerly extended the invitation.
"You don't have any Titled Douluo at your academy, do you?" Ah Yin didn't immediately refuse, but instead asked seriously.
"No way! How could there possibly be a Titled Douluo there? In the whole Heaven Dou Imperial City, you can count the Titled Douluo on one hand. My shabby little academy? Definitely not."
Liu Erlong waved her head emphatically.
Ah Yin thought it over and ultimately shook her head.
"Forget it, Sister Long'er. You go alone. With my identity, I shouldn't go out and risk causing trouble for our husband. I only went out before with you and Sister Saixi because she was strong enough to protect me. Now that she's back at Sea god Island and our husband's not in the city, the best way I can be responsible—to both myself and to him—is to stay put."
Liu Erlong nodded in agreement. "You're right, Sister Yin'er. I'll go alone tomorrow. Once our husband's back, he can take us out to have fun again."
"Mhm…" Ah Yin nodded, then moved her cannon piece on the chessboard and captured Liu Erlong's elephant from behind her line of pawns.
"Sister Long'er, if you keep getting distracted while playing chess, you're going to pay the price—check and capture."
—Spirit Hall—
Meanwhile, in Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong was diligently cultivating when she saw Zhao Ling's diary update. Her eyes lit up instantly.
She quickly flipped it open, listening to the familiar voice echoing in her heart, feeling a deep sense of comfort as her beautiful eyes scanned the contents.
The newest entry had finally mentioned her again—and Zhao Ling even said she was originally destined to inherit the position of the Rakshasa God.
Bibi Dong knew a bit about the Rakshasa God—known for cruelty and deceit, ruling over the power of extreme evil and wrathful slaughter.
She hadn't expected to inherit such a godhood, but the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.
Back then, if she had fallen in love with that idiot Yu Xiaogang, been humiliated by her teacher, and descended into darkness, her heart would've twisted beyond recognition.
In that state, inheriting the Rakshasa God's position would have been perfectly logical.
But now, thanks to her husband's redemption, she had changed completely. With her current personality, there was no way she could inherit that godhood anymore.
Zhao Ling even said he would help her fight for the Shura God's divine position, which currently resided in Tang Chen. That made Bibi Dong overjoyed—her husband truly did treat her differently. He always saved the best for her.
The only downside… was that Zhao Ling had already been away from Spirit Hall for over ten days. That meant he'd be returning soon to "discipline" her as promised.
Thinking about how she had no sisters to help her out, Bibi Dong suddenly felt like disaster was looming over her head.
Wuwuwu… so pitiful…