When Su Chen saw Hu Liena sit down beside him, he scooted closer and teased her:
"I wanted to sleep, but look at those three tents over there. Yan and Xie Yue are sharing one, and I wouldn't dare go into Elder Ju's tent, so yours is the only one left."
Hu Liena's face reddened at his words. She shot Su Chen a glance, but to him, she looked enchanting and alluring.
Su Chen was delighted, too. He edged closer and slipped an arm around Hu Liena's lower back. She was soft, and it felt pretty nice to hold her.
Hu Liena's whole body shuddered. She didn't dare move an inch. She had been about to say something, but now her mind went completely blank, and her pretty face turned bright red.
It was as if she'd become a completely different person from the one who'd boldly approached him during the day. She could talk a big game, but when it came to the real thing, she was at a loss.
"I... you..."
Seeing that Little Fox could barely get a word out, Su Chen withdrew his hand and said with a laugh:
"Where I come from, there's a saying: love at first sight is really just lust at first sight. What catches your eye is the other person's face. Don't you think?"
After Su Chen pulled his hand away, Hu Liena felt a little disappointed. Hearing what he said, she stammered:
"I-I don't know."
Su Chen gently pinched Hu Liena's fair cheek. The intimate gesture made her face, which had just begun to recover, turn even redder in an instant.
"I think it's true. In the beginning, neither side knows the other well, so it must be the other person's looks that make them fall for them."
Hu Liena lowered her head and played with the hem of her clothes, stammering:
"So... are you talking about me?"
Su Chen chuckled. "You're not so slow after all. I'm telling you this because I don't want to lie to you."
"Nana, do you really like me?"
Hu Liena instantly grew nervous at Su Chen's question. She clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, then softly answered, "Mm," and admitted it openly:
"If you'd asked me before, I might not have been sure... You're very handsome, but you were too weak. Teacher definitely wouldn't have agreed to us being together."
"But after I saw how strong you were yesterday, it was love at first sight... You can just call it lust at first sight!"
"Su Chen, what about you?"
As Hu Liena spoke, she looked at him expectantly, her heart tightening with nerves. She was afraid he would reject her.
Su Chen looked at Hu Liena in surprise. Instead of answering directly, he said:
"Three months ago, I was a useless Soul Master. Back then, my dream was to cultivate hard, become a Soul Grandmaster, then find a small village and marry four or five wives as a Soul Grandmaster, and live out my life in peace."
Hu Liena nodded slightly and muttered, "That's a very practical dream. Even if you hadn't gotten stronger, you'd surely have been able to make it come true."
"Now that dream can't satisfy you anymore, right? Is your dream now to make a name for yourself and carve out a place in the world?"
Su Chen laughed and shook his head.
"Of course not. My strength is getting stronger, and my dream is getting bigger, too."
"My dream now is... to marry ten young, beautiful wives. As long as a woman's beautiful enough, I want her!"
As Su Chen spoke, he clenched his fist... I want them all!
Hu Liena: ???
She was completely stunned.
But...
Looking at Su Chen's serious expression, he didn't look like he was joking at all!
No way.
Was that really his dream?
Hu Liena looked at Su Chen with a helpless smile, then asked, "Should I praise you for never forgetting your original aspiration?"
Su Chen smiled and patted Hu Liena's head. "It's late. Go get some rest. If you've really made up your mind, remember to call for me."
Hu Liena gazed quietly at Su Chen, her feelings growing complicated.
How could someone so serious harbor such an unserious dream—marrying ten wives?
In the shadows,
Gui Mei listened to the young couple's conversation and couldn't help shaking his head. He murmured:
"Children are children, no matter what."
"Only children want to have it all. Adults know... their backs can't take it."
Suddenly,
Hu Liena seemed to think of something. She pressed herself against Su Chen, her expression alluring, and asked, "So, am I the first woman you've ever been close to?"
Feeling her softness against his whole body, Su Chen couldn't help swallowing. He nodded.
"Y-yes."
Hu Liena smiled, radiant with joy. "In that case, no matter what happens in the future, right now you belong only to me, and you only like me."
With that,
She leaned in and kissed him. She'd meant to give him a quick peck and steal Su Chen's first kiss.
But Su Chen wasn't having it.
As if!
Did she really think he was some kind of saint?
At once,
Su Chen swept Hu Liena into his arms, sat her on his lap, and gave her a passionate, lingering kiss.
[Congratulations to Hu Liena for triggering a hidden task reward. Obtained: ten levels of Soul Power.] [Congratulations to Hu Liena for being the first to trigger a hidden task reward. Obtained: Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.]
"Whew...!"
Hu Liena nearly ran out of breath. Just as she was about to get off Su Chen's lap, she heard the reward announcement. Her excitement surged, and she immediately wrapped her arms around him.
Duang!
Su Chen's mind exploded.
I'm done for.
I can't breathe.
I'm done for.
The Nine Yang Divine Skill inside me is going berserk!
Hu Liena had been overjoyed, but then she suddenly felt something. Her face turned red all the way to her neck, and she jumped up and hurried into the tent.
Spirit City.
The Pope's Bedchamber.
Bibi Dong had already received her reward and was about to settle down for the night when she suddenly saw the notification from the Diary Copy. She was utterly stunned.
Wait?
What just happened?
Bibi Dong stared at the two new rewards in the Diary Copy, completely taken aback.
What had Nana done?
This was too terrifying.
Nana had been only level forty-nine, but in just a few days, she'd shot straight up to level sixty and received two sets of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones?
Bibi Dong couldn't believe it. Hu Liena's luck was simply too outrageous. She'd been the one to trigger the hidden reward last time, too!
No.
When she got back, Bibi Dong would have to ask her about it.
At the same time,
The women across the continent who had Diary Copies had just finished reading the day's rewards and had already fallen asleep.
But...
Hu Liena's rewards jolted them all awake.
Hu Liena!
It was that Hu Liena again!
Just what was so special about this damn Little Fox? How had she triggered another hidden reward? That made two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones now.
Especially the women whose names hadn't even appeared in the Diary entries. They didn't even know what Su Chen looked like, yet Hu Liena was raking in all the rewards.
It made them feel that it was so unfair!