"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan's expression turned cold as she said:
"That despicable bastard!"
"I'm not leaving. I'll wait right here for him to come and see what he's capable of. Let's see if he can really beat me at Heaven Dou Academy."
Ye Lingling looked conflicted and tried to talk her out of it. "Yanzi, I don't think you should let your guard down. You read Su Chen's diary too."
"He's definitely not simple! And if he said he'd come beat you up, then he must be a hundred percent sure he can do it."
A mischievous smile appeared on Dugu Yan's face.
"You're silly. Of course I'm not just going to sit here and wait for him. I'll send someone to bring my grandfather here right now. Then I'll have Grandfather give him a good beating!"
"He claims to be a transmigrator, doesn't he? Let's see if he can predict that my grandfather will be here too. I bet the look on his face will be priceless!"
After hearing Dugu Yan's words, Ye Lingling let out a sigh of relief.
"Yanzi, you're so wicked!"
"Hehe!"
Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling into her arms and grinned.
"When that bastard shows up, I'll have Grandfather catch him and make him our servant. Then I'll have him tell us where our destined husbands are!"
Meanwhile.
Su Chen had no idea that Dugu Yan had already set her sights on him.
By now, he had fallen asleep.
Sleep as soon as you get in, pee as soon as you get out. That was the proper way to start a journey!
The carriage sped along.
Hu Liena sat in the middle. Su Chen was dozing beside her, his head bobbing with every jolt of the carriage.
After hesitating for a moment, she quietly shifted closer and let Su Chen rest against her fragrant shoulder, giving him a steadier place to sleep.
At the same time, Hu Liena gazed at his handsome face. Her body felt a little weak, and the tips of her ears began to turn red.
"Oh my goodness!"
"Am I really a lovesick fool?"
"Am I being too forward? What if he notices? What if he thinks I'm too easy? I really don't seem very modest at all!"
Hu Liena's thoughts grew flustered. Soon, she started reassuring herself. She was doing this to repay her teacher's kindness. She had accepted her teacher's assignment. Right!
I'm deliberately getting close to him to recruit him!
That's right!
I have an ulterior motive!
It's not because he's handsome... It's all for Spirit Hall. Long live Spirit Hall!
Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged strange looks as they noticed Hu Liena's little gestures.
But neither of them said a word. They didn't know the exact purpose of this trip, but Bibi Dong had told them to follow Hu Liena's instructions in everything.
Especially where Su Chen was concerned: they must never act on their own and had to leave every decision to Hu Liena.
Yue Guan gave Gui Mei a teasing look, as if asking, "What do you think?"
Gui Mei remained expressionless and returned a look that said, "I'll sit here and watch."
Just then.
Yan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and saw Hu Liena sitting far from him, but close to Su Chen... What the hell?
That pretty boy Su Chen was asleep with his head resting on Nana's shoulder?
What the f—?!
Yan's mind nearly exploded on the spot. Fury blazed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to tear into Su Chen.
But then—
Hu Liena suddenly put a finger to her lips and made a shushing gesture. Her eyes were full of warning as she looked at Yan, clearly telling him:
"Shh! He's asleep."
"If you dare make a sound and wake him up, you and I are through!"
Yan was absolutely livid!
Damn it!
Damn it all!
This good-for-nothing with only fifteen levels of Soul Power—what gave him the right to lean on Nana's shoulder? What gave him the right to win her favor?
Could a handsome face really let someone get away with anything?
Yan trembled with rage, his nails digging into his flesh. The fury in his eyes seemed ready to burn the whole world to ashes.
"I hate this!"
"I hate this so much!"
Xie Yue's expression was complicated too. He felt a little sorry for Yan, but was also baffled by his sister's behavior.
Had she really fallen for him?
Aside from being handsome, Su Chen only had fifteen levels of Soul Power. Everything else about him seemed pretty ordinary!
Xie Yue also kept quiet.
He and Yan had received orders too: no matter what happened on this trip, Hu Liena was in charge. They were to treat her as "Bibi Dong" and obey her.
Perhaps it was the killing intent in Yan's eyes.
Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes too, and for an instant, he was completely dumbfounded.
Good grief!
How had he ended up sleeping on Hu Liena? Had he slept so hard that he'd lost his bearings?
With that thought, Su Chen closed his eyes again and continued leaning on Hu Liena's shoulder, breathing in the delicate fragrance of her hair—a scent that belonged to a young woman.
He wished he could stay drunk on it forever.
"This is too much!"
Yan suddenly roared:
"I just saw you wake up, you little punk! You—you—you can't just keep taking advantage of Nana after you've woken up!"
He was truly furious.
Even his voice trembled as he spoke.
In an instant, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Xie Yue all turned to look at Su Chen and Hu Liena. Hu Liena's ears and cheeks flushed bright red.
Her beautiful face looked like a sweet, juicy red apple, tempting anyone to take a big bite.
Su Chen put on an innocent expression, opened his eyes, and looked around in confusion.
"What happened?"
Yan trembled with rage as he pointed at Su Chen. "You've gone too far, Su Chen! You need to understand that you're only a Soul Master with fifteen levels of Soul Power. Nana is out of your reach!"
"If I ever catch you disrespecting Nana again, I'll give you a proper beating."
Su Chen looked at Yan strangely. This guy had the potential to be Blind Douluo too. Hu Liena was the one making the moves, wasn't she?
Besides.
You want to beat me up?
Then you'd better be born into a good family in your next life—at the very least, not in Douluo Continent. If you're born there, you won't stand a chance.
"Shut up!"
Before Su Chen could reply, Hu Liena's expression instantly turned cold. She glared at Yan and said:
"My affairs are none of your business. If you keep meddling, I'll have Chrysanthemum Grandpa throw you off the carriage!"
You bastard!
Do you have any idea how much courage it took me to get close to him? If he'd woken up, he could have understood my feelings and how much I'd done for him!
You ruined everything, you bastard!
Yan was stunned.
He was about to say something, but when he saw Yue Guan's gaze, he swallowed the words.
Yue Guan's look made it clear: if Hu Liena gave the word, he really would throw Yan off the carriage.
It was so hard.
Being a lovesick fool was so hard.
Yan silently wept inside. At the same time, he thought, This hateful Su Chen must have tricked Nana. What does he have besides that face?
Hmph!
Once Nana gets tired of looking at you, she'll dump you sooner or later. Nana will be mine again someday!
Being a lovesick fool was hard, but Yan was clearly gifted at it. Look! He'd already managed to convince himself!
The atmosphere grew a little awkward.
Hu Liena had been about to say something to Su Chen, but when she turned and saw him looking at her too, she remembered their intimate moment and immediately lowered her head, blushing again.
Su Chen felt awkward too, so he tried to make conversation.
"Um... The carriages in your world sure move fast!"