Are You a Boy or a Man?

It would be strange if Bibi Dong couldn't see through Hu Liena's thoughts; she, too, had once loved Yu Xiaogang deeply, only for the ending to seem so similar.

Hu Liena shook her head desperately; Bibi Dong was now deeply disappointed in her, and her trust had plummeted significantly.

"Teacher, it's not like that, you have to believe me!"

Bibi Dong did not move, instead signaling for Hu Liena to withdraw.

No matter how capable Li Tianyi was, could he really turn Martial Soul Hall upside down? Did he really think the Title Douluo here didn't exist?

Hu Liena gritted her teeth, turned, and retreated.

This feeling of being undervalued and losing trust was truly unbearable.

Hu Liena returned to the dungeon; since Bibi Dong didn't care, she would personally meet this old friend she had once fought alongside.

Ling Chen was currently waving the Green Steel Sword in the dungeon; regaining control of this original body was simply comfortable.

There was no sense of powerlessness like a person with no strength to truss a chicken, nor the feeling of being a head shorter and weaker than others.

If he were returned to Slaughter City in this current physique, he at least wouldn't end up hiding and dodging.

Ling Chen had diving experience before he transmigrated; to find the Green Steel Sword in Fuxian Lake, abdominal and limb strength were essential, so the previous Ling Chen had possessed a certain degree of physical power.

Furthermore, having undergone training by Chen Xin, the accumulation of strength allowed him to lift a hundred-pound weapon on this Douluo Continent without any effort.

Hearing footsteps, Ling Chen didn't pay much attention; Hu Liena had been the one delivering meals for the past few days. Even though her state had improved, the two had treated each other like transparent people during this time.

Wait, she had just delivered the meal, why was Hu Liena back again?

Hu Liena looked at the mess on the floor without cleaning it up, instead looking through the cell door at this unfamiliar face.

The aura was familiar, and she knew about the Green Steel Sword, but the temperament was different; it was almost the same situation as Tang San.

She had already been deceived once; to be deceived a second time would be truly soul-crushing.

"Li Tianyi, don't think that just because you used Tang San's methods, you can deceive everyone and leave Martial Soul Hall!"

Ling Chen looked at Hu Liena with a blank expression. Sister, what are you talking about? Leave here?

Ling Chen didn't want to leave right now; until he obtained the Martial Soul Origin of Qian Daoliu, he was going to cling to Martial Soul Hall and not leave.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say. If you could improve the food for me, I wouldn't have any problem staying here."

Once Ling Chen said this, it actually left Hu Liena stunned.

What is this all about? You turned into this look, isn't it just to trick me into letting you leave? How could you want to improve the food and keep staying here?

There was a problem, a big problem!

Hu Liena guessed that Li Tianyi was deliberately letting her lower her guard so he could slowly find a flaw and escape.

But this didn't seem to have much meaning; even if Li Tianyi could escape the dungeon, could he escape Martial Soul Hall?

"Do you think I would believe your words?"

Hu Liena looked at Ling Chen with disdain; it was better for her to be cautious.

Ling Chen picked his nose and remained silent, his eyes locking with Hu Liena's beautiful eyes. Hu Liena did not back down, her gaze meeting Ling Chen's eyes, and the two just stared at each other like this.

One minute, two minutes; the dungeon was so quiet that they could hear each other's heartbeats.

"Thump-thump—thump-thump!"

The heartbeats of the two seemed to resonate at the same frequency at this moment.

Memories are wound up like a clockwork spring...

Ling Chen couldn't help but hum in his heart, but his gaze did not shift.

A faint blush appeared on Hu Liena's face; the two were already somewhat intimate in this state. Hu Liena couldn't help but turn her head away, no longer making eye contact; her heartbeat was now clearly accelerating.

There was a feeling of a deer bumping around in her heart, just like back in Slaughter City.

Ling Chen smiled slightly, turned back to sit on the bed, took two pieces of bread out of his Soul Tool, and handed one to Hu Liena.

"What, was your heart moved just now?"

Hu Liena pushed Ling Chen's hand away and hurriedly fled the scene. She didn't know what was going on, but her heart was inexplicably excited.

Ling Chen gnawed on the bread, feeling only pity in his heart.

Different factions led to different endings. Martial Soul Hall would eventually be destroyed by Tang San, and Hu Liena's position as the Saintess would ultimately be nothing more than a bubble.

If Bibi Dong acknowledged Qian Renxue as her daughter, I'm afraid this Saintess position wouldn't be hers either.

"Pitiful, how pitiful!"

Ling Chen watched Hu Liena's hurriedly retreating back and couldn't help but sigh.

Time reached the evening, and it was still Hu Liena who came to deliver the meal, only this time the food was no longer porridge, but the meat of a soul beast.

"Hey, I was just saying you Martial Soul Hall people were stingy, isn't this good food?"

Hu Liena rolled her eyes at Ling Chen with disdain; didn't he know his own status? A prisoner! It was good enough to have something to eat, and he still wanted to eat well?

"I admit you do have some talent, but look at where you are. In this dungeon, even getting out is a luxury; I really don't know what you're thinking."

Ling Chen chuckled, picked up the beast meat, and began to feast. Ling Chen said while sucking his fingers.

"Oh my god, this is delicious!"

"In consideration of this beast meat and the friendship between us, I won't speak in riddles. I can tell you a few things so you can go back and report your mission."

How could Ling Chen not know Bibi Dong's intentions? Sending Hu Liena to deliver food and specifically changing the menu—wasn't this just a ploy to pry information out of him?

"Speak, what do you want to know?"

Hu Liena froze for a moment, momentarily speechless; she didn't know whether to ask about official business or personal matters. In the end, however, she asked the question that had puzzled Martial Soul Hall for a long time.

"How did your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect know that our Martial Soul Hall was going to launch the Soul Hunting Operation against you?"

Ling Chen pointed at himself; the answer was self-evident.

"Because you wanted to make a move on me, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect took precautions. By sheer coincidence, your Martial Soul Hall failed to succeed."

"It's that simple?"

Hu Liena clearly didn't believe it. Why would so many sect disciples be needed just to protect a small child?

Ling Chen chuckled; Hu Liena was indeed not so easily fooled.

"I don't know about the other aspects. I'm not the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so I honestly don't know how they made their deployments."

Ling Chen wasn't lying; he was just a bell-ringer and corpse-looter who only cared about how to loot corpses.

Watching Ling Chen's helpless expression, Hu Liena didn't continue to press the matter, instead switching to another question.

"With that child's body you had back then, how did you dare to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, and even reach the territory of ten-thousand-year soul beasts?"

Ling Chen didn't answer directly, but instead asked in return.

"If you heard the roar of a Sky Azure Bull Python, would you be able to resist going to take a look?"

Hu Liena pondered for a moment, feeling that something was off. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast—was that something a little brat like you could just go and watch?

Wait a minute, Hu Liena realized that she still hadn't figured out Li Tianyi's age.

"Are you a boy or a man?"