Hu Liena

Hu Liena

The girl only thought for a moment before speaking.

"My name is Hu Liena. You might not have heard of me, but you should know Spirit Hall, right? I'm Spirit Hall's Saintess."

It really was her! But instead of staying in Spirit City, why had she come all the way to Fasinuo Province? Was she sightseeing?

It was time for Yin Hao to put on a performance again. His little mouth fell slightly open, his face a picture of surprise.

"Ah? You're Spirit Hall's Saintess, Sister? That's amazing!"

No one disliked being praised, even if countless people had said those words to her since childhood.

"Little brother, can you tell Sister your name? And what your martial soul is?"

Yin Hao lowered his head and hesitated, looking like a child who had never seen much of the world.

"Um... but Grandpa told me not to tell strangers my name..."

Hu Liena suddenly smiled. Two small dimples appeared on her cheeks, adding a touch of cuteness to her already charming face.

So he was a child with decent talent and strength, but no experience in the world...

After thinking for a moment, Hu Liena spoke again.

"But Sister already told you her name just now. That means we know each other now, so naturally Sister isn't a stranger anymore, right?"

Yin Hao rested his cheek in his hand and thought about it. Perhaps he felt that made sense, so he nodded.

In reality, he was frantically mobilizing his spiritual power and expanding the range of his Blue Silver Domain. Yet even after extending it to a radius of two kilometers, he found no sign of any other Spirit Hall personnel.

Even so, Yin Hao did not dare let down his guard. Since he did not know what she was here for, she could be an enemy. One must always be wary of others!

When Hu Liena saw Yin Hao nod, she felt that her sweet-talking had succeeded. This was just an easily fooled child. Thus, Hu "Human Trafficker" Liena officially went online and continued.

"Since Sister isn't a stranger anymore, little brother, doesn't that mean you can tell Sister your name now?"

As a result, after Hu Liena's round of coaxing, Yin "Inexperienced" Hao was successfully fooled and spoke.

"All right. My name is Yin Hao. I'm a sixth-year student at Notting Academy, and my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."

At that, Hu Liena's eyes suddenly lit up. She hurriedly took out a sheet of paper from her bosom, reading it while muttering to herself.

"Blue hair, Hao in his name, Blue Silver Grass martial soul... all of those match. And there's... one last thing."

Hu Liena raised her head again to look at Yin Hao, wearing a friendly smile.

"Little Brother Yin Hao, can you summon your martial soul for Sister to see?"

Yin Hao frowned slightly. What was this woman up to? Had Hu Liena really been this curious in the original story?

Still, he nodded and summoned the Blue Silver Emperor.

The instant she saw the Blue Silver Emperor, Hu Liena became excited.

"Golden patterns! The last one matches too! My more than two months in this godforsaken place weren't for nothing!"

Looking at Hu Liena's beaming face, Yin Hao suddenly recalled the expressions of human traffickers from his previous life when they saw a child alone. It seemed awfully similar to Hu Liena's current expression...

Then, without drawing attention to himself, Yin Hao slowly took several steps back, hoping to slip away without alerting Hu Liena.

But after only two steps, Hu Liena noticed him.

She did not care about that, though. She crossed the distance in a few quick strides, grabbed Yin Hao's hand, and pulled him close.

Children on Douluo Continent developed relatively quickly, and Yin Hao was no exception. At only eleven years old, he was already nearly 1.7 meters tall. Still, he was a little shorter than Hu Liena in her high heels.

"Little Brother Yin Hao, come with Sister. Sister will take you somewhere nice."

Yin Hao hurriedly shook off Hu Liena's hand. He liked beautiful women, but only when his own safety was assured.

Hu Liena looked exactly like a human trafficker right now. How could Yin Hao possibly go with her?

Perhaps realizing she had lost her composure, Hu Liena immediately adjusted her attitude and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Little Brother Yin Hao, how about coming with Sister? Sister won't hurt you..."

Yin Hao pretended to think while moving his hands behind his back to mobilize his Soul Power. If Hu Liena intended to take him away by force, he would strike first.

Just then, Hu Liena seemed to remember something. She took a black box from the bracelet on her left wrist and said, "Little Brother Yin Hao, don't be afraid. This should prove that I won't hurt you."

Yin Hao first examined the box carefully. Then he accepted it by holding the spot Hu Liena had touched, tried to pry open the lid, and failed...

He then looked at Hu Liena in confusion, not understanding why she had given him a box that would not open.

Hu Liena was stunned as well. She hurriedly took out the sheet of paper from earlier and read through it carefully once more. Then she put on an expression of sudden realization and said, "Little Brother Yin Hao, just place a drop of your blood on this box, and it will open."

Though he was somewhat puzzled, it seemed he had no right to refuse now. Leaving aside the fact that Hu Liena had evaded detection by his Blue Silver Domain, which already proved that she was likely beyond his ability to handle—

As Spirit Hall's Saintess, she had come to a place so far from Spirit City. Yin Hao simply could not believe that no Titled Douluo had accompanied her as a protector.

Following Hu Liena's instructions, Yin Hao used a Small Ice Thorn to cut his finger, then dripped a drop of blood onto the box.

With a click, the box opened.

Yin Hao looked inside. There was nothing else, only a small note. Hu Liena leaned over curiously as well, but she did not reach for it.

Yin Hao picked up the note. After only one glance, he immediately folded it shut again, leaving Hu Liena, who had wanted to take a look as well, feeling resentful.

Yin Hao looked at Hu Liena beside him. His gaze no longer held its earlier childish innocence. In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

One of them was whether he should use the Sharingan to control Hu Liena and force her to reveal where the note had come from. After all, after four years of hard work, Yin Hao had finally exchanged for the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in the System Shop. It had cost him a full one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins! More than half of his four years of savings had vanished in one go!

But that thought was extinguished the moment it appeared. Hu Liena specialized in spiritual power, so there was the question of whether he could successfully control her at all, and for how long. More importantly, once he controlled her, the protector accompanying her would never let Yin Hao off easily.

Left with no choice, Yin Hao could only force a smile and ask, "Sister Hu Liena, who gave you this box?"