In her past life, her mother revealed the truth to her before passing away: the reason she had never favored her was that her teacher—her father—had torn apart her relationship with Yu Xiaogang and forced her to give birth to her. From that moment on, her father's image in her heart began to crack.
This incident also became a romantic tale for Yu Xiaogang. After her mother's death, Yu Xiaogang smugly exaggerated the events in his biography, using what her father had done to her mother as a tool to humiliate the defeated. The Angel Clan was thus shamed and nailed to the pillar of disgrace for tens of thousands of years, unable to recover.
At first, Qian Renxue had resented her father, but she had two thousand years to reflect on everything.
Hadn't her mother made mistakes too? Why did she fall in love with Yu Xiaogang? The Spirit Hall had made her; she should never have liked him to the point of eloping. Many of Yu Xiaogang's knowledge, his position as a Title Douluo, and even secrets like the Angel Soul Bone were all revealed to him by her mother. For a saintess of a major faction, these were things she should never have done.
Her mother hadn't realized that her actions had already betrayed the Spirit Hall. Her father had justifiable reasons to punish her, but he chose the wrong way.
Mistakes couldn't be blamed on just one side.
Before her death, her mother still didn't realize her errors. In her view, she should have left the Spirit Hall and eloped with Yu Xiaogang. In her eyes, it was her father who destroyed her life, it was the Spirit Hall that trapped her.
People have two truths: one is the factual truth, and the other is the truth they need. Subconsciously, people often twist the truth to suit themselves, believing it to be true—that's the truth they need.
What her mother told her before her death was the truth she needed. But what was the factual truth? If she could do it all over again, Qian Renxue would use her own eyes to find the source of this grudge.
Once, she was a beggar in a village, her parents unknown, growing up on the charity of others.
However, at the age of six, her life took a turn. During the annual martial soul awakening ceremony, she awakened a terrifying spider martial soul with innate full soul power.
When she saw others with only one martial soul mark, but she had two, she innocently asked the attendant, "Why do I have another martial soul?"
She remembered the attendant being stunned, then grabbing her hand and excitedly asking, "What's your name?"
"I am Bibi Dong."
"Bibi Dong, do you wish to join the Spirit Hall?" The attendant's question was urgent, even tightening his grip on her hands.
Bibi Dong nodded in pain.
Thus, her martial soul awakening caused a sensation throughout the Spirit Hall. After layers of reporting, the Pope learned of her and personally ordered her to be brought to the Spirit Hall.
Escorted by Title Douluo Golden Bell, she arrived at the magnificent Spirit City and saw his figure within.
He was tall and handsome, standing beneath the Angel Sacred Statue in the Pope's Palace. Suddenly, he turned, walked up to Bibi Dong, knelt down, extended his hand, and said in a gentle tone, "Do you wish to become my disciple? I will train you to be the strongest of this era, even surpassing that step that mortals find hard to cross."
"Can being the strongest ensure I don't go hungry and have enough to eat every day?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Heh." He chuckled softly and said, "As long as you become my disciple, whatever you want to eat, servants will bring it to you."
"Alright, I am willing to become your disciple." Bibi Dong placed her hand in his.
"My name is Qian Xunji. From now on, you are my disciple and the saintess of the Spirit Hall: Bibi Dong."
Qian Renxue sat above the Angel Sacred Statue, using her Angel Head Soul Bone to conceal her presence. With her current 99th-level quasi-god strength, even the three Limit Douluo might not detect her, let alone Qian Xunji, who was only a 91st-level Title Douluo at the time.
Qian Renxue quietly watched the scene of Bibi Dong meeting Qian Xunji for the first time, the moment she became his disciple. She watched as Qian Xunji held Bibi Dong's small hand, walking through the Spirit Hall, introducing everything around her. This scene was incredibly warm; they seemed like a pair of parents.
Who would have thought that more than a decade later, her father and mother would be at odds, her father assaulting her mother, her mother killing her father, and before her death, still harboring deep hatred for him?
Could a person like Yu Xiaogang have such destructive power?
Qian Renxue couldn't understand. She looked at her young mother, seeing a flame flickering in her spiritual sea, a flame like that of a candle.
"That's..." Qian Renxue was startled.
As the possessor of the Angel Martial Soul and a divine being, Qian Renxue immediately recognized the essence of that flame. It was the spiritual fire condensed from the Angel's spiritual power, capable of interfering with one's cognition, trapping them in their environment. This was the ability of the Angel Head Soul Bone.
"This..." Qian Renxue was filled with疑惑. Although her father's actions were despicable, if this was the case, her mother couldn't have escaped her father's control. How did she finally see Yu Xiaogang...
Could it be another scheme of the Shura God?
"You saw it too." The voice of the God King came through the God Ring.
"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Qian Renxue asked.
"Rather than me telling you the factual truth, don't you think it would be better for you to discover the truth yourself and make your own choices?" The God King countered.
He continued, "To attain a corresponding divine position, whether through comprehending laws, faith, or divine trials, one must align with the divine nature's path to gain affinity. The Sea God attained divinity through the faith of the ocean; the Shura God began with slaughter, thus entering the City of Slaughter to obtain the domain of the God of Killing. As for how to become an Angel God, you know better than I. I can only remind you up to this point."
"Thank you." Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully.
"The Spirit Hall matters are for you to arrange, but I have one request. First, if Yu Xiaogang comes to the Spirit Hall in the future, treat him as you did in your past life, elevating him to the status of a master. Then, do not kill Yu Xiaogang. The rest is up to you." The God King said.
Qian Renxue replied, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will ensure the Spirit Hall fulfills your request."
Divine Realm, Eternal Divine Hall
If you'd like, I can help with further chapters or support me at https://www.patreon.com/YugiroTL