A shrill voice unique to women sounded exceptionally grating.
Chen Xing had been enjoying the comfort of being enveloped in hot water when he suddenly heard the scream, and every hair on his body stood on end.
Instinctively crossing his arms to cover his vital areas, he was so startled that he nearly sprang out of the bathtub.
In an instant, the little Soul Power he had just recovered burst forth, and his Talent Domain, Purple Imperial Bamboo Forest, unfolded.
Bamboo stalks glowing with Purple Gold light appeared out of nowhere, instantly filling the bathroom with a bamboo forest.
Only then did he sense Hu Liena's presence.
"???"
"What's going on?"
"An assassination?"
"Who is this person? Why did she appear in my bathroom?"
A string of questions erupted in Chen Xing's mind. Before he could even sort through his thoughts, the girl beside him let out an angry cry.
"Bastard! Let me go!"
"You... uh... pervert!"
Having just recovered from his shock, Chen Xing grabbed a towel beside him, covered himself, and pulled open the curtain.
Hu Liena's ashamed and furious struggle came into view.
The girl was trapped by several crisscrossing bamboo stalks. Every joint was firmly restrained, yet she was still trying desperately to break free.
Her light brown dress outlined the perfect curves of her already developing figure. As she struggled back and forth, her fox tail was raised high, even lifting part of her skirt hem.
Her small face was clearly exquisite, yet the expression in those fox eyes added several shades of Bewitching charm.
"You wouldn't happen to be Hu Liena, would you?"
His dark purple eyes met the girl's gaze, his tone full of confusion.
Didn't she live next door? Why was she in his room?
She was already this old. Surely she hadn't gotten the dorm rooms wrong!
"I told you to let me go!"
Overwhelmed by humiliation and anger, the girl before him gradually lost her reason.
[Second Soul Skill: Fox Charm]
As soon as she spoke, the yellow Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up. A streak of pink Soul Power shot from her fox eyes and struck Chen Xing squarely between the brows.
In an instant, Chen Xing felt his mind descend into chaos. His consciousness blurred, as though he had been invaded by a nightmare in the space between sleep and wakefulness, and he completely lost the ability to think.
Bewitching, a purely spiritual control skill, might not have been exceptionally powerful, but it was enough to make a Soul Master of the same rank lose focus instantly.
Just as the Purple Imperial Bamboo Forest was about to disappear, the bracelet on his wrist suddenly released countless blue motes of light. They flowed upward against the current through his meridians and poured into his Sea of Consciousness.
Waves of coolness washed over him, completely dispelling the seductive force that had invaded his mind and allowing Chen Xing to steady himself before he fell into the bathtub.
The moment he regained consciousness, an uncontrollable fury surged from the depths of his heart and shot straight to his head.
"You're courting death!"
Purple Imperial Bamboo appeared in his hand. Chen Xing held the towel in one hand and gripped the bamboo stalk in the other, pointing it at Hu Liena's neck.
He had been peacefully taking a bath in his dorm when a stranger suddenly barged in and used a Soul Skill on him without saying a word.
Did everyone in Spirit Hall think Chen Xing was easy to bully?
One after another! They all wanted to have a go at him!
Cold white sword aura wrapped around the bamboo stalk and pressed against Hu Liena's throat.
A bloody line was instantly cut into her snowy skin. Blood slid down and flowed into her collar.
The moment she sensed the sword aura, the girl before him stopped struggling.
The previous commotion fell silent in an instant.
It was not that she had calmed down, but that she had become afraid...
She feared that if she kept struggling, she would truly enrage the boy before her.
Hu Liena had lived in Spirit Hall for many years. As Bibi Dong's only direct disciple, everyone around her had deliberately flattered her.
She had never imagined that anyone would dare point a sword at her directly on Spirit Hall's territory.
"Give me a reasonable explanation."
"Otherwise, I don't mind killing you right now."
At the sound of his icy voice, goosebumps instantly rose across Hu Liena's skin.
There was no other reason. As the owner of a spiritual Martial Soul, she was far more sensitive to killing intent than ordinary people. She could clearly detect a genuine trace of killing intent in the boy's voice.
It was a resolute intent that could reap a life at any moment, making her entire body turn cold.
Now, she did not doubt in the slightest that this boy truly dared to kill her here.
Fear and tension intertwined, throwing Hu Liena's mind into complete chaos. She swallowed unconsciously.
Her light pink eyes kept darting away, and she did not dare meet his gaze directly.
Her mind raced frantically, desperately trying to find a reasonable excuse.
"I... I went into the wrong dorm room..."
The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and it was obvious that she felt terribly guilty.
Faced with an explanation that could not even fool a child, Chen Xing gave a cold snort.
"Heh~"
"I'll give you one last chance!"
The cold sword aura wrapped around the Purple Imperial Bamboo suddenly surged, its light becoming increasingly blazing.
The sharp aura made Hu Liena's neck feel a chill. The bloody line deepened by several degrees, and the blood flowed even faster.
Meeting the boy's purple eyes, she finally broke down completely.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Hu Liena could no longer hold back. Tears instantly spilled from her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
"I just wanted to see what you looked like!"
"I didn't mean to use a Soul Skill on you. I'm really sorry."
"Please, don't kill me."
"Wuwuwu~"
To be honest, even if Hu Liena were asked to state her true thoughts now, she would not have been able to say anything.
For Bibi Dong?
But what could she have done by coming in?
Assassinate Chen Xing?
Clearly, Hu Liena had never entertained such thoughts.
For some reason, she had gotten carried away just now and suddenly thought of barging into Chen Xing's bathroom.
In the end, what could be the point of doing this besides getting discovered by him?
Now she had truly seen Chen Xing, and she had also seen Chen Xiaoxing...
And he was pointing a sword at her, ready to kill her at the slightest disagreement. She regretted it so much her insides were turning green.
Hu Liena was now covered in tears, all strength drained from her body as she relied entirely on the Purple Imperial Bamboo to remain standing.
The girl's sobs were deeply aggrieved. Her usual pride and Bewitching charm had vanished completely, leaving behind only the purest fear.
Seeing this, Chen Xing was slightly moved. It seemed that she truly did not harbor much hostility toward him.
But could such a clumsy excuse really be trusted?
He was starting to wonder whether everyone in Spirit Hall had something wrong with their heads.
He sighed inwardly and said,
"So, are you Hu Liena or not?"
"And how did you get into my dorm?"
Faced with Chen Xing's questioning, the girl hurriedly answered through her tears.
"Wuwuwu~"
"I am! I'm Hu Liena."
"When those two maidservants left, they didn't close the door properly, so I secretly slipped in."
"I swear, everything I said is true."
As she spoke, she even sniffled.
"I really know I was wrong. Please don't kill me."
"Wuwuwu..."
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