Please Me to Your Hearts' Content

"Do you submit or not?!"

Qian Guxing brought his hand down and felt a startling springiness.

Hu Liena was completely stunned. Her backside throbbed and tingled as blood rushed to her head, turning her face rosy pink. She stared at Qian Guxing in disbelief.

"You! You dared to hit me?!"

For the sake of the reward, Qian Guxing wasn't about to be gentle with a beauty. Once he had started, he didn't hesitate to bring his hand down again.

Hu Liena's body trembled slightly, both shy and angry.

But the vines held her firmly in place, leaving her unable to move at all.

"Do you submit or not?" Qian Guxing had found a rhythm, and he had to admit, the impact felt good.

"I submit!"

"I submit!"

Hu Liena couldn't take any more. Tears streamed down her face like rain on pear blossoms, making her a picture of pitiful beauty as she gave in, her voice hoarse from crying.

Watching in secret, Ling Yuan couldn't help clicking her tongue. She hadn't expected the usually soft and adorable Qian Guxing to have such a ferocious side.

Hearing Hu Liena admit defeat, Qian Guxing stepped in front of her and looked down at her.

"Say it: 'Senior brother, I was wrong.'"

Hu Liena clenched her teeth. Thinking of what had just happened, she felt both ashamed and angry, and the angrier she grew, the more ashamed she became. This junior brother of hers truly had the face of an angel and the heart of a devil.

Yet, for some reason, the contrast gave Hu Liena a strange sense of enjoyment instead. She widened her big, tear-filled eyes, intending to muster some semblance of defiance.

But as soon as Hu Liena met Qian Guxing's gaze, she went limp, like a docile kitten. An indistinct whimper escaped her throat, and she said in a low voice:

"S-senior brother... I was wrong..."

[Ding! Hu Liena has sincerely submitted and acknowledged you. Reward obtained: faction (Hundred Knowledge Pavilion)! Available to claim at any time!]

[Hu Liena's romantic affection has reached 60! Congratulations, you have obtained a bronze treasure chest!]

Qian Guxing glanced at Hu Liena, then down at his hand, questioning his life. Two slaps had brought her affection to sixty. Was there something wrong with me, or with you?

"C-could you... let me down now?" Hu Liena asked timidly.

Hearing that, Qian Guxing didn't make things difficult for Hu Liena any longer. It wasn't as though he had any special preferences. With a slight thought, he made the vines filling the courtyard vanish in an instant.

Seeing such exquisite control over his Martial Soul, Hu Liena's eyes filled with amazement. She recalled the trees that had previously covered the sky and earth.

Clearly, even with Innate Level 20 Soul Power, Qian Guxing couldn't have sustained the cost of a Soul Skill on that scale.

Hu Liena was therefore quite curious and couldn't help asking:

"Junior brother..."

She had barely gotten halfway through the words when a glance from Qian Guxing stopped her. Hu Liena felt her backside start to ache again and hurriedly corrected herself.

"Senior brother, what's going on with your Soul Skill? How did you use a Soul Skill on such a massive scale with level 20 Soul Power?"

"Oh, that."

Qian Guxing made a gesture that would have sent the country of sticks into a rage.

"There's no special reason. I just have a tiny bit more Soul Power than you, that's all."

"How much is a tiny bit?" Hu Liena asked in confusion.

Qian Guxing replied breezily:

"Not much. About a hundred times as much."

Hu Liena's jaw nearly hit the ground.

How was having a hundred times more Soul Power than someone else just a tiny bit more?!

Brother, did you have some misunderstanding about what a tiny bit meant?!

The amount of Soul Power Soul Masters had at the same level actually had a great deal to do with the characteristics of their Martial Souls. For example, some Martial Souls were naturally skilled with poison, fire, or ice and snow, and there were naturally also Martial Souls with great stamina.

But even having two or three times as much was already considered outrageous.

Qian Guxing had a full hundred times more than Soul Masters of the same level!

With such an outrageous amount of Soul Power, Hu Liena finally understood why Qian Guxing had dared to use a wide-area Soul Skill with a wave of his hand.

The fundamental reason was that Qian Guxing simply didn't care about the Soul Power it consumed.

With Qian Guxing's mana bar, he probably used less than he automatically recovered.

The way Hu Liena looked at Qian Guxing changed completely. At heart, she admired strength and cared about looks, and she was also severely love-brained. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fallen for Tang San in the original story.

Qian Guxing's appearance, his near-perfect looks, and his utterly overwhelming talent had struck right into Hu Liena's strike zone.

So much so that, when she recalled those slaps from Qian Guxing, Hu Liena felt a tingling sensation. It seemed an extraordinary attribute was awakening.

Just then, two figures arrived at the courtyard gate.

One had a wickedly charming face that bore some resemblance to Hu Liena's.

The other had a head of red hair and a burly build.

Seeing the two, Qian Guxing thought of the other two members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation trio from the original story, Xie Yue and Yan.

They were Hu Liena's biological older brother and her simp, respectively.

Sure enough, as soon as Yan the simp entered, he saw Hu Liena's reddened eyes and disheveled clothes. His hair immediately bristled with rage. He glared at Qian Guxing, said nothing more, and directly used Martial Soul Possession before throwing a punch.

Qian Guxing was somewhat speechless.

Love Continent really lived up to its name.

People could even throw away their brains for the sake of romance.

This was the Pope's Palace, and he was the Pope's disciple. Yan dared to attack him here. If the matter were blown up, Yan could be killed outright for it.

Just then.

A system notification popped up.

[Ding! Vicious female supporting character Yan has been detected!]

[Ding! Vicious female supporting character Xie Yue has been detected!]

[Vicious female supporting character Yan, jealous of your relationship with the male lead Hu Liena, has flown into a rage out of humiliation and attacked you without permission. Xie Yue, standing nearby, is also poised to strike.

Faced with this situation, you, as the female lead, choose:

Option one: Take a step back and the sea and sky will open wide. Choose to explain what happened. Reward: Charm +30!

Option two: The strong never need to explain themselves. As the female lead, crush Xie Yue and Yan with absolute strength! Reward: Comprehension +30!]

The corners of Qian Guxing's mouth curled up. He hadn't expected an unexpected bonus.

His comprehension had now reached 51 points, enough to put him among the ranks of geniuses.

But it was still a little short of what he needed to develop the Shadow Clone Technique. Originally, it would have taken slow, painstaking work to make up the difference with time.

Now, a reward that directly increased his comprehension had appeared, allowing him to speed up his progress on the Shadow Clone Technique.

Faced with a punch from Yan, who was possessed by the Flame Lord, Qian Guxing vanished in an instant. He activated Shave, one of the Six Powers, and appeared behind Yan. With a clean, swift roundhouse kick, he sent Yan flying, tumbling precisely to a stop at Xie Yue's feet.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena were both shocked by Qian Guxing's terrifying speed.

But Qian Guxing had no intention of stopping. He beckoned to Xie Yue and chuckled.

"Come at me together. Use your power, as insignificant as ants, to please me to your hearts' content."

All geniuses had their pride.

All the more so for Xie Yue, who in the original story was counted alongside Hu Liena as one of the Golden Generation.

He glanced at his younger sister, who had clearly been bullied, then at his good brother at his feet. Gritting his teeth, he summoned his Martial Soul, the Moon Blade, and said to Yan:

"Let's attack together!"