Douluo Chat Group: They're All Addicted to Gossiping - Part 48

[Li Yuan: Just give them the Soul Bone, it's that simple.]

[Child Without Parents: Giving a Soul Bone right after they join? Isn't that a bit... what if they betray me?]

[Li Yuan: Then that's even better! That way, everyone will know that anyone who betrays me gets a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. Those who remain loyal to me in the future will get several Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones! If you understand, give me a round of applause!]

[Li Yuan: Just think about it. As long as you have that kind of spirit, will there ever be a shortage of people wanting to pledge their loyalty to you?]

Qian Renxue's expression turned strange. Why did that sound so weird?

Yet, she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

But thinking about Li Yuan's words carefully, they actually seemed to make a lot of sense!

Although Soul Bones were precious, compared to the loyalty of two Title Douluos, this investment was nothing.

[Child Without Parents: Fine.]

On the other side, Notting Academy.

Li Yuan was stunned when he saw this reply.

That's not right.

According to the script, shouldn't you, Qian Renxue, question me first, then I provide a detailed explanation, and finally you realize the truth and agree?

Why did you just agree straight away?

That's not how it goes in Gala Douluo!

I don't accept this!

One day later.

Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong stared at the empty treasury, completely dumbfounded.

Where did those two massive Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones in the Martial Soul Hall treasury go?

They were clearly there yesterday, so how could they have vanished today?

She summoned Hu Liena.

"Nana, what is the meaning of this? You were the only one who came to the treasury today."

Hu Liena lowered her head, her small hands nervously twisting the hem of her dress, and whispered, "Teacher, it... it was Sister Xue'er who sent someone to take the Soul Bones."

She already vaguely sensed that she might have done something wrong.

Bibi Dong's brows locked tight: "Why did you give them to her directly? Didn't you know to come and ask me first?"

Hu Liena stammered: "But Teacher, she wanted..."

Bibi Dong's voice rose: "She wanted them, so you just gave them?"

Hu Liena's voice grew even smaller: "She insisted..."

Bibi Dong was so angry she trembled: "She insisted, so you just gave them?"

Hu Liena was on the verge of tears, saying with a sob: "Teacher, I told you she insisted..."

She was just a little Saintess; what kind of authority did she have in front of Qian Renxue?

Besides, she didn't know that Qian Renxue had come to demand the Soul Bones without getting her permission first.

The two of you mother and daughter are having a spat, and in the end, I'm the one caught in the middle.

She felt her life was so miserable!

Bibi Dong felt a wave of dizziness, her blood pressure spiking. She held her forehead, feeling as if her hypertension was acting up: "..."

Seeing her poor complexion, Hu Liena hurriedly stepped forward to support her, asking cautiously: "Teacher, are you alright?"

Bibi Dong caught her breath, gritting her teeth as she glared at Hu Liena: "No, I am fine, but you... you are definitely going to have a problem!"

Hu Liena looked blank: "Teacher, what kind of problem could I have?"

Bibi Dong sneered, a flash of stern disappointment in her eyes. She scooped Hu Liena up by the waist, lifted her skirt without a word, and raised her hand to strike hard against her fair, rounded buttocks.

"Because, you're going to get a spanking!"

Chapter 51: This Figure Looks Very Satisfying

At night.

Hu Liena limped back home, clutching her backside. Looking at her brother, who was already fast asleep in the room next door, she gave the door a fierce kick.

"Bang!"

Xie Yue was startled awake, opening the door with sleepy eyes: "Nana, it's late at night, why aren't you sleeping? What kind of madness is this?"

"Hmph!"

Hu Liena ignored him and walked back into her room.

Xie Yue: "..."

Sometimes, he really wanted to report this to the Martial Soul Hall authorities.

Wait! So it turns out I belong to Martial Soul Hall.

That changes everything.

Back in her room, Hu Liena gazed at the cold moonlight outside the window. She snapped a selfie—a forty-five-degree angle looking up at the sky, her expression melancholic, her profile carrying a hint of fragility—and sent it to the group with a caption.

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: (A melancholic selfie under the moonlight)]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: In the end, I am the one bearing it all alone...]

[Loves Eating Carrots: ???]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: What happened? Why are you suddenly so sentimental? (Curious)]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Tell me, what is the point of living in this world?]

[Loves Eating Carrots: Emmm, what's wrong with you? Did something trigger you?]

[Li Yuan: Caught a case of the blues? Planning to perform a flying trapeze act somewhere? Send me the address; I'll see if I can make it in time to catch you while you're still warm.]

[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: ??? Catch you while you're warm? What does that mean?]

[Child Without Parents: 666, I have never seen someone as perverted as you!]

[Li Yuan: Isn't she talking about suicide?]

Hu Liena took a deep breath, goosebumps erupting all over her skin.

The momentary melancholy and suicidal impulse she had been feeling were instantly replaced by a chill of horror.

Who could have guessed that the group owner, Li Yuan, could be this perverted?

Catch her while she's warm?

Is that something a human being would say?!

"Pah! Filthy! Pervert!"

Hu Liena spat, then hurriedly typed.

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Uh, well, I actually think life is quite happy. Just pretend I never said anything.]

[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: This is insane. I honestly didn't think in that direction at first. Group owner, you're invincible. Even a pervert like me thinks you're a pervert!]

[Big Cat in the Night: Group owner, you really are filthy. Why don't you go find a wall and bash your head in?]

[Loves Eating Carrots: How can there be such a huge gap between you and my friend, even though you're both named Li Yuan? He is elegant and dashing, and then look at you—you're truly a pervert!]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Let's stay away from the group owner from now on.]

[Li Yuan: Look, you're getting worked up again. Let me ask you: didn't my words just stop her from wanting to commit suicide?]

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong lay on her bed, staring at Li Yuan's message. At first, she felt the same disgust as the others, thinking it was perverted and filthy, but after thinking it over carefully.

It actually... makes sense?

Although Li Yuan's words sounded outrageous, they seemed to have instantly snapped Hu Liena out of her depressive state, even scaring her enough to abandon the thought of suicide.

In that instant, Ning Rongrong's perception of Li Yuan was completely refreshed.

You're telling me this guy is a pervert?

Can a pervert be this thoughtful?

At the same time.

Dugu Yan stared at the message, stunned on the spot.

Wait, are you playing games with us here?

What kind of pervert has such a good grasp of psychology?

[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: Um, sorry, I might have spoken a bit too...]

[Big Cat in the Night: Me too, sorry. I spoke too harshly. My apologies!]

[Li Yuan: Sigh, it's fine, I'm used to it. As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will?]

Seeing Li Yuan adopt such a tragic posture—willing to bear the infamy to save someone, sacrificing his own reputation for the greater good—Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the other girls who had misunderstood him suddenly felt a bitter taste in their hearts. A wave of intense guilt surged within them.

We are truly damned!

How could we judge a gentleman's heart with our own petty minds?

He was clearly using a "special" method to save someone, yet we cursed him as a pervert...

Especially Zhu Zhuqing, who had spoken the harshest words of all.