After resting on Bibi Dong's soft thighs for a while, Wang Zhong reluctantly got up.
It was so soft and comfortable, possessing a captivating magic.
This was a superb pillow!
"Are you rested?"
Bibi Dong smiled at Wang Zhong and asked gently.
"Mm."
Wang Zhong replied obediently to Bibi Dong's question, scratching his head foolishly.
"Look at your dazed expression, hurry and change your pants and put on your clothes, be careful not to get sick."
Bibi Dong poked Wang Zhong's forehead with her index finger, her voice filled with affectionate admonishment.
Wang Zhong nodded and trotted towards the wooden house. In truth, with his current physical fitness, he wouldn't have any issues standing in the cold wind all day.
However, the concern from the other party made Wang Zhong obediently get dressed.
After Wang Zhong was fully dressed and walked out, he looked at Bibi Dong and said calmly, "Your Excellency the Pope, I need to leave for a while. I won't be coming back here in the short term."
Bibi Dong frowned slightly at this and asked, "Why? Is it because I'm affecting your cultivation here? If so, then I can leave."
"No, no, no!"
Wang Zhong waved his hands repeatedly, trying desperately to explain, "It's because I've already broken through the thirtieth level and need to find Teacher Ying Yanyang to hunt soul beasts. This process might take some time."
"I'm worried that after I leave, you might still come here, and I'm worried you won't be able to find me, which is why I'm saying this."
Bibi Dong lightly touched her chin with her delicate hand, looking at Wang Zhong with a smile, and said in a playful tone, "How about I go with you!"
"This way, you won't have to find Ying Yanyang. I can also help you acquire your spirit rings!"
Surprise flashed across Wang Zhong's face, and he exclaimed, "Is that possible?"
"Why not? It just so happens that in the next few days, I want to rest and travel around. Accompanying you to hunt soul beasts would be a good way to relax."
Bibi Dong crossed her arms, her gaze towards Wang Zhong full of playful amusement.
"But, you are His Holiness the Pope, your status is noble, how can you accompany an ordinary student like me to do such a thing?"
Wang Zhong stammered, voicing his worries.
"Oh, there's no 'but.' I do whatever I want. Can anyone stop me?"
Bibi Dong shot Wang Zhong an annoyed glance, then walked up to him, took his small hand, and started walking outside.
"Besides, you have several challenges with Ying Yanyang in the future. If he helps you, wouldn't you lose the advantage of having an unknown spirit skill?"
"He is a Soul Sage. If you want to defeat him, you must be perfect in every detail."
Wang Zhong looked at Bibi Dong, who was leading him by the hand, and gently pursed his lips. At this moment, his heart felt a pang of sadness.
This concern was fake!
Seemingly sensing Wang Zhong's discomfort, Bibi Dong turned to look at him and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Facing that beautiful face full of concern, Wang Zhong blinked his eyes and said with a goofy smile, "No, it's just that I'm a bit unaccustomed and even a little flattered that Your Excellency would accompany me."
Bibi Dong gave Wang Zhong a sidelong glance, displeased. "You glib talker."
"How could Ying Yanyang, with his rigid personality, have taught such a playful young fellow like you."
Subtly withdrawing his hand, Wang Zhong placed his hands behind his head and followed Bibi Dong with a chuckle, quietly listening to her scolding.
However, after walking for a while, Wang Zhong suddenly realized that the path they were taking was not towards the outside of the academy, but deeper into the campus.
"Your Excellency, aren't we going out to find soul beasts? Why are we walking into the campus?"
Wang Zhong asked in surprise.
Bibi Dong merely smiled lightly in response and didn't answer.
As they walked, it was strange, Wang Zhong and Bibi Dong encountered no one. They continued until they reached the entrance of the simulated cultivation environment that Wang Zhong had visited before, and he was completely bewildered.
Why were they here? And why were the guards from before absent today?
Facing Wang Zhong's confusion, Bibi Dong offered no explanation, but directly walked to the entrance of the simulated cultivation environment and opened it with a surge of soul power.
She walked in first and beckoned to the still stunned Wang Zhong, signaling him to hurry and follow.
Wang Zhong, completely bewildered, followed Bibi Dong into the simulated cultivation environment. As they walked along the path and entered a dense forest, Wang Zhong suddenly paused.
Because the forest before him was the very place where he had killed the Mimic Metamorphosis Insect half a year ago to obtain his second spirit ring.
However, despite arriving here, Bibi Dong's steps did not falter. She steadily advanced towards the deepest part.
After walking for about a thousand meters, Bibi Dong suddenly stopped, then took Wang Zhong's hand and stepped forward.
In Wang Zhong's perception, it felt as if he had passed through something like a thin membrane, but when he looked back, there was nothing.
"Welcome to the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Bibi Dong stood in front of Wang Zhong, her arms spread wide, a smile on her beautiful face, and introduced him with such solemnity.
"Huh?"
Wang Zhong was utterly perplexed. He looked at the forest before him, then at the forest behind him. There was no discernible difference between the two. How could they have gone from the academy to the Star Dou Great Forest in an instant?
Taking Wang Zhong's small hand, Bibi Dong smiled and said, "What, is it a little hard to comprehend how we instantly arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest, which can be called the kingdom of soul beasts?"
"But that's the reality. There are many soul beasts here, and they are extremely ferocious. From ten years to one hundred thousand years, there are soul beasts of every age."
"You cannot stray too far from me, otherwise, if we encounter some powerful soul beasts, I might not be able to save you in time."
Wang Zhong, whose hand was being held, froze again. He looked at Bibi Dong, his eyes filled with complexity and confusion.
This concern felt real!
Wang Zhong, who had always been extremely sensitive to emotions, couldn't understand at this moment.
If it's sincere, it's sincere. If it's fake, it's fake. Why did Bibi Dong's concern for him fluctuate between sincerity and deception?
Wang Zhong couldn't understand, nor could he know.
"Okay, alright."
Firmly gripping Bibi Dong's warm, jade-like soft hand, Wang Zhong replied with a serious little face.
Although he didn't understand why Bibi Dong's concern for him shifted so much, Wang Zhong decided not to dwell on it. If it was fake before, he would just go along with it. But now that it was real, he would respond with the same sincerity.
"Perhaps, as the Pope, she also has her own troubles!"
"Her status dictates that she cannot always be genuinely sincere to everyone. Interests change, and hearts change! The Pope is noble, so noble that only one person can sit on that throne!"
Recalling words similar to this that Ying Yanyang had once told him on the arena, Wang Zhong stared at her smooth, beautiful profile and began to grasp something.
Or perhaps, it was a self-deceiving explanation!