Douluo: Bibi Dong Abandons, Snow Empress Raises to Adulthood

"You think this is just anywhere?"

Qian Renxue sneered at Yu Xiaogang's pain-contorted face. "You think I'd be worried about that?"

As she spoke, she pressed down even harder on Yu Xiaogang's hand.

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed through the otherwise silent shop.

Yu Xiaogang froze for a moment. Then, when the searing pain spread through his entire hand, he realized—his fingers were broken.

"Ah!!!"

His whole face twisted in agony. "It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"Let go of me! Let go of my hand! It's going to break!"

"Hahaha, going to break?" Qian Renxue laughed. "Just breaking isn't enough!"

She suddenly raised her leg, and before Yu Xiaogang could even react, she stomped down hard.

"Waaahhh!!!!"

All color drained from Yu Xiaogang's face in an instant, leaving him as pale as a dying man.

His hand, crushed under Qian Renxue's foot, turned into a bloody mess.

If the pain from the earlier fracture had been excruciating, now, with his flesh torn apart, the agony drilled straight into his bones.

Yu Xiaogang let out a bloodcurdling wail.

Seeing his miserable state, Qian Renxue felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

Ever since she learned that all of her suffering stemmed from the man before her, a darkness had taken root in her heart, haunting her like a ghost.

For years, she had bottled up her resentment. She couldn't vent it on Bibi Dong, nor could she unleash it before Qian Daoliu. It had accumulated, festering, until it was ready to explode.

And now, Yu Xiaogang had walked right into her grasp. How could she not properly entertain him?

For so many years, other children had been able to act spoiled before their parents, their faces lit up with pure, carefree smiles.

But what about her, Qian Renxue?

To gain her mother's approval, she never dared to slack off in her sword training, not even for a moment.

And yet…

Did she ever receive a mother's love?

No.

From Bibi Dong, she received only endless blame.

No matter how diligently she trained, no matter how hard she worked, it was never enough.

Qian Renxue's nose tingled. At the thought of Bibi Dong, her eyes reddened.

For a brief moment, her vision blurred.

Why?

She had simply been born. Was that her crime?

At times, she even wondered if she should have never existed in the first place.

They say even a tiger doesn't eat its own cubs, yet the way Bibi Dong looked at her was as cold as if she were some sworn enemy…

'Hahaha…'

In the past, she hadn't understood. She thought everything was her fault.

Even though she never knew what she had done wrong, her mother was always blaming her.

But now, she finally understood.

It was all because of this man! Yu Xiaogang!

Her life's sorrow stemmed from the fact that her mother, Bibi Dong, could never let go of him!

The thought sent a surge of rage through her. She could no longer hold back. Lifting her foot, she kicked straight at Yu Xiaogang's forehead.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Yu Xiaogang had just managed to pull his hand back and hadn't even had the chance to complain before he felt a powerful force slamming into his head.

In the next second, his body flipped over, leaving him dazed.

'Did I just get a concussion…?'

"Ahhh! It hurts!"

Blood streamed down from his forehead.

Hearing his increasingly wretched screams, Qian Renxue could no longer suppress her desire for vengeance.

She grabbed his collar and delivered another fierce kick.

In the vast hall where only the two of them were present, she was going to make sure he suffered.

She wanted to take revenge.

On Bibi Dong.

Yu Xiaogang's screams echoed deep into the night.

…

"Take this dog and throw him out."

Qian Renxue ordered her men to drag the nearly lifeless Yu Xiaogang outside.

Even though his body was covered in wounds, not a single patch of skin intact, the storm inside her heart refused to calm.

Her anger had been vented.

But what remained was sorrow.

She thought of a young man, one about her age.

Xue Tianyu.

It seemed that only when she was by Xue Tianyu's side could she find a long-lost sense of peace.

She wanted to see him.

…

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was thrown outside the Martial Soul Hall's branch as if he were a dead dog.

Blood pooled around his battered body.

"Ugh… Ugh…"

Too weak to even curse, Yu Xiaogang could only groan continuously in an attempt to ease his pain.

"Xiao Wu!"

"Xiao Wu, where are you?!"

Liu Erlong's voice came from the corner of the street.

Hearing it, the heavily injured Yu Xiaogang's emotions surged.

'She's here!'

"Mmm… Mmm… Mmm!"

Summoning all of his remaining strength, he crawled toward Liu Erlong's direction.

"I… I'm here…"

Yu Xiaogang forced the words out, his voice hoarse.

It was the middle of the night. His voice was bound to carry far.

"Hm? That voice…"

Following the sound, Liu Erlong quickly arrived.

And when she saw the sight before her, she was completely stunned.

"Xiaogang! My Xiaogang!"

"What happened to you?!"

"How did you end up like this?!"

She immediately rushed forward and cradled him, frantically checking his injuries.

Yu Xiaogang felt bitter inside.

He couldn't exactly admit that, as the honorary elder of the Martial Soul Hall, he had been beaten to a pulp in a branch hall, could he?

That would be far too humiliating.

With no other choice, he sighed.

"Long story short… I got beaten up."

At least he was still alive.

He knew he had no chance of defeating that young woman.

But that didn't matter.

Later, he could go find Bibi Dong.

He would have her deal with that girl.

"For now, just take me back. I'll handle this revenge myself."

Yu Xiaogang sighed at Liu Erlong.

She didn't understand what was going on, but she had always obeyed whatever Yu Xiaogang said.

"Alright, I'll take you back."

Liu Erlong carefully helped him up, step by step, leading him toward their inn.

But before they had walked far, they ran into a slightly chubby, red-haired boy.

"Ma Hongjun?"

Yu Xiaogang blinked in surprise.

'What's going on? Didn't I tell them to wait at the inn?'

First, Liu Erlong had been out this late.

And now, Ma Hongjun as well?

Ma Hongjun, too, was caught off guard when he saw Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

"Grandmaster… You…?"

He hesitated, struggling to ask about Yu Xiaogang's injuries.

"Don't ask." Yu Xiaogang didn't want to lose face in front of his disciple. "Why are you out?"

"We decided to split up and search…"

Liu Erlong explained.

Not long after Yu Xiaogang had left, they had agreed to search separately—

Liu Erlong and Flender scoured the city's streets and alleys.

Tang San's group had gone to find someone who might have seen Xiao Wu.

"So why are you heading my way?" Yu Xiaogang asked Ma Hongjun.

"Well, someone over there… They really wanted to see you, Grandmaster…"

Ma Hongjun wasn't sure how to put it.

"Another admirer of Grandmaster?" Liu Erlong chuckled.