A Fox Spirit's Potential?

Bibi Dong was amazed.

When used to attack, the umbrella was just as sharp and sturdy as a sword.

"Whoo..."

Su Wen panted heavily. After attacking for a while, he looked at Bibi Dong, who still seemed completely relaxed, and beads of sweat appeared on his cheeks.

Bibi Dong's lips curled slightly in mockery. "If this is all you can do, you've disappointed me."

Su Wen said nothing and simply kept attacking. Only when his Soul Power had been drained dry did Bibi Dong show a hint of satisfaction and let him go.

"That's enough for today. Come back tomorrow. Your Soul Power is depleted, so you need a good night's rest. Nana, you need to hurry and cultivate to level ten." Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, a trace of vengeful pleasure in them. "Xiao Wen, remember to write me a three-hundred-word reflection on the battle."

Su Wen was still breathing a little heavily. Hearing Bibi Dong's words, he froze.

Why did he have to write an essay, too?

When he looked up, Bibi Dong had already left the courtyard.

"Senior Brother, are you okay?"

Hu Liena hurried over, her little face alight with excitement and tinged with worry.

"I'm fine. Teacher just drained all my Soul Power."

Su Wen rested a hand on Hu Liena's small shoulder, using her to ease his fatigue.

"Whoosh!"

Bibi Dong, who had already left, reappeared in the courtyard.

She had almost forgotten that a depleted Soul Power could leave the body completely exhausted.

He needed a little Soul Power infused into him so he could recover quickly.

Sensing that the two fellow disciples were in the room,

Bibi Dong was about to go inside when she heard them murmuring. Then everything fell quiet.

After hesitating briefly, she swept the room with her mental power.

The scene inside left her speechless.

Su Wen was fast asleep on the bed, while Hu Liena bent over the table, writing furiously. Every so often, a look of serious concentration crossed her little face.

"That brat really knows how to make Nana do his work for him!"

Chapter 17: A Fox Spirit's Potential?

The next morning, Su Wen felt full of energy and stretched comfortably.

Turning his head, he saw Hu Liena asleep with her cheek on the table. One finger was in her mouth, and she sucked on it now and then, a little drool glistening at the corner of her lips.

"Mm... Senior Brother!"

Hearing footsteps, Hu Liena sleepily opened her eyes.

When she saw her senior brother so close, she looked confused. Then she remembered where she was.

Su Wen reached out and pinched her soft cheek. "Why didn't you go back?"

"Senior Brother, Nana fell asleep at the table while writing!"

Hu Liena rubbed her eyes. By the end of her sentence, she seemed to realize something.

She quickly turned around,

and picked up the booklet from the table.

Seeing that she had finished writing, she let out a sigh of relief.

But when she noticed her saliva had gotten on it, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"Senior Brother, Nana's finished!"

Hu Liena wiped the booklet with her sleeve, then handed it over.

"Good job, Nana. Come on, I'll give you a reward!"

Su Wen glanced at it. One piece was the one Bibi Dong had requested the day before, and the other was the fifty copies he had asked for.

He put them away and took Hu Liena outside to wash up.

"A reward?"

Hu Liena's eyes lit up, and she trotted after him.

After a quick wash,

Su Wen took her hand and headed to the Elder Hall.

Ever since Hu Liena had come to Spirit Hall, the farthest she had gone was to her senior brother's courtyard next door. She had never wandered around before, so her eyes were filled with curiosity about everything new along the way.

The two passed Elder Ju's courtyard and picked a few flowers while they were at it.

"Aunt Ye!"

Su Wen stepped into Ye Yuan'er's courtyard and called toward the house.

"Xiao Wen!"

Ye Yuan'er came out and spotted Hu Liena beside him, looking timid. She asked in surprise,

"Xiao Wen, she must be His Holiness the Pope's disciple, right?"

"Mm. This is my junior sister, Hu Liena. Her Martial Soul is a Demon Fox!" Su Wen took out the chrysanthemums he had picked from Elder Ju's courtyard. "My junior sister brought you a gift!"

Ye Yuan'er laughed like silver bells as she accepted them, then patted Hu Liena on the head. "Nana, you can call me Aunt Ye, just like Xiao Wen does!"

"Mm!" Hu Liena nodded. Holding on to Su Wen's clothes, she looked shy and bashful, her pink lips parting softly. "Aunt Ye."

The three went inside. Hu Liena held on to Su Wen's clothes, curiously looking around.

She had heard that the Elder Hall was home to Titled Douluo.

This woman had to be one, too.

"Aunt Ye, help me refine this!"

As Ye Yuan'er secretly sized Hu Liena up, Su Wen took a piece of Jiaojiao from his Soul Tool and held it out to her.

Ye Yuan'er froze. She knew who it was for.

She discreetly curled her lip.

Xiao Wen hadn't been her disciple for long, yet he was already so close to this little girl.

And the girl had been holding on to Xiao Wen's clothes from the start. It was obvious she already trusted him.

If they grew up like this, wouldn't they become childhood sweethearts?

"Aunt Ye?"

"Got it!"

Ye Yuan'er took it unhappily.

She took the Whale Rubber from the box and used Soul Power to heat it over a flame. In just fifteen minutes, it had softened.

After that, she rested a hand on Hu Liena's shoulder

and used Soul Power to check her condition.

"Nana, Senior Brother will help improve your physique, then find you a good Spirit Ring."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"Do exactly what I tell you, all right? And keep today's events a secret. Don't tell a fourth person."

"Mm, Nana understands!"

Hu Liena looked at Su Wen, shy and bashful.

"Open your mouth."

Hu Liena had just opened her little mouth when Su Wen popped it in.

"Mm!"

The Whale Rubber slid down her throat.

The fishy taste made Hu Liena furrow her brows, but she swallowed it obediently, despite the discomfort.

After the Whale Rubber entered her body, a wave of heat spread through her.

Hu Liena's eyes seemed to mist over, and her skin turned red in an instant.

"Use your Soul Power to refine it!"

Just as Hu Liena began to feel at a loss, Su Wen's voice sounded by her ear.

She steadied herself and used her Soul Power to activate the energy within her.

Slowly, she began absorbing it.

"Senior Brother, it's so hot!"

Hu Liena's face was flushed, and tiny beads of sweat formed on her skin.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan'er went to fetch some cold water.

She could tell the Whale Rubber was at least a hundred years old, probably five hundred at minimum.

"It's fine. Keep refining it!"

Su Wen wiped the sweat from her forehead. Hu Liena looked at him, leaned forward, and rested against his chest. Slowly, she closed her eyes again and continued circulating her Soul Power.

Ye Yuan'er brought over the water. Seeing this, she tightened her grip on the kettle, her fingers sinking into it.

At the sound of running water, it immediately fell to the ground, spilling everywhere.

"Aunt Ye?"

"She's about to break through. I lost control of my strength for a moment!"

Ye Yuan'er handed over the kettle. Su Wen fed Hu Liena the little water left inside.