Su Chen's Dream

Seeing Hu Liena sit down, Su Chen shifted closer to her and teased, "I wanted to sleep, but look at those three tents over there. Yan and Xie Yue are already packed, and I wouldn't dare step foot into Elder Ju's tent. That only leaves yours."

Hu Liena's face flushed red at his words, and she shot Su Chen a glare, though to him, it only looked charming and alluring.

Su Chen felt a surge of amusement and leaned in closer, wrapping his arm around Hu Liena's waist. It was soft, and holding her felt quite comfortable.

Hu Liena's entire body shuddered instantly, and she froze, unable to move a muscle. Whatever she had been planning to say vanished, her mind went blank, and her pretty face turned completely crimson.

This was a far cry from her proactive advances during the day; she was like a completely different person. She could talk a big game, but when it came to the real thing, she was stunned into silence.

"I... you..."

Seeing the little fox unable to even form a sentence, Su Chen pulled his hand back and said with a smile, "There's a saying back in my hometown: love at first sight is really just lust at first sight—it's all about the face. Do you think that's true?"

After Su Chen withdrew his hand, Hu Liena felt a tiny pang of loss. Listening to his words, she stammered, "I... I don't know."

Su Chen gave her soft, fair cheek a gentle pinch. This intimate gesture made Hu Liena, whose face had just begun to recover, turn even redder than before.

"I think it's very true. Since both parties don't know each other at the start, the attraction must stem from the other person's appearance."

Hu Liena lowered her head, fiddling with the hem of her clothes, and mumbled, "So... are you talking about me?"

Su Chen chuckled. "You're not slow, are you? I'm telling you this because I don't want to lie to you."

"Nana, do you really like me?"

Hearing Su Chen's question, Hu Liena tensed up instantly, her hands gripping her clothes tightly. After a moment, she whispered a soft "Mm," and admitted it openly.

"If it were before, I might not have been sure... because even though you're very handsome, your strength was too weak. Teacher would definitely never have agreed to us being together."

"But after seeing your strength yesterday, it was love at first sight... you can just call it lust at first sight if you want!"

"Su Chen, what about you?"

As she said this, Hu Liena looked at him with anticipation, feeling nervous inside, terrified that Su Chen might reject her.

Su Chen looked at Hu Liena with some surprise. Instead of answering directly, he said, "Three months ago, I was just a trash spirit master. Back then, my dream was to work hard to become a Great Spirit Master, find a small village, and live out the rest of my life with four or five wives."

Hu Liena nodded slightly and muttered, "That's a very practical dream. Even if you hadn't become stronger, you surely could have achieved that."

"Surely that dream isn't enough for you now? Is your dream now to carve out your own path and make a name for yourself?"

Su Chen shook his head with a smile.

"Of course not anymore. As my strength grows, my dreams grow with it."

"My dream now is... to marry ten young, beautiful wives. As long as a woman is beautiful enough, I want them all!"

As he spoke, Su Chen clenched his fist... I want them all!

Hu Liena: ???

She was completely dumbfounded.

But.

Looking at the serious expression on Su Chen's face, he didn't look like he was joking at all!

No way?

Is that really your dream?

Hu Liena looked at Su Chen, caught between laughter and tears, and finally asked, "Should I praise you for not forgetting your original intentions?"

Su Chen smiled and patted Hu Liena's head. "It's getting late, you should go get some rest. If you've really made up your mind, remember to call me."

Hu Liena watched Su Chen quietly, her heart feeling somewhat complicated.

Such a serious-looking person, yet he harbored such an unserious dream—marrying ten wives?

In the shadows.

Gui Mei listened to the couple's conversation and couldn't help but shake his head, muttering to himself:

"Children will always be children."

"Only children would choose to have them all. Adults know... the waist can't take it."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Hu Liena pressed her entire body against Su Chen, looking charming and moving. "So, am I the first woman you've ever been with?"

Feeling the softness of her body against his, Su Chen couldn't help but swallow hard and nod.

"Y-yes, you are."

A smile bloomed on Hu Liena's face, and she beamed, "In that case, no matter what happens in the future, for now, you belong only to me, and you only like me."

With that, she finished.

She leaned in and kissed him directly. Originally, she had only intended to peck him lightly to steal Su Chen's first kiss.

But Su Chen wasn't having any of it.

Are you kidding me?

Do you really think I'm some kind of saint?

Immediately, Su Chen scooped Hu Liena up, set her on his lap, and returned the favor with a deep, wet kiss.

[Congratulations to Hu Liena for triggering a hidden quest reward: Soul Power increased by ten levels.]

[Congratulations to Hu Liena for being the first to trigger a hidden quest reward: obtained a 100,000-year Soul Ring and a 100,000-year Soul Bone.]

"Haa...!"

Hu Liena nearly lost her breath. Just as she was about to stand up and pull away from Su Chen's lap, the sudden notification of the rewards made her heart race, and she impulsively pulled Su Chen into a tight embrace.

Duang!

Su Chen's mind went blank.

It's over.

I can't breathe.

It's over.

The Nine Yang Divine Skill inside me is boiling.

Hu Liena, who had been happy a moment ago, suddenly sensed something. Her face flushed crimson down to her neck, and she scrambled up and dashed into the tent.

Spirit City.

The Pope's bedchamber.

Bibi Dong, who had already received her own rewards and was preparing for a peaceful sleep, was stunned when she suddenly saw the notification from the Diary Copy.

Wait?

What just happened?

Bibi Dong stared at the two updated reward messages in the Diary Copy, completely shocked.

Nana, what did she do?

This is too terrifying.

Nana was only level forty-nine, and in just a few days, she had surged to level sixty and even obtained two sets of 100,000-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones?

Bibi Dong found it hard to believe, feeling that Hu Liena's luck was simply heaven-defying. She was the one who had triggered the hidden reward last time, too!

No!

When she returns, I must question her thoroughly.

Meanwhile.

Women across the continent who possessed the diaries had just finished reading the day's entries and were already drifting off to sleep.

However, they were all jolted wide awake by Hu Liena's rewards.

Hu Liena!

It's that Hu Liena again!

What kind of charm does this damned little vixen have? How did she manage to snag another hidden reward? That's two 100,000-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones now.

Especially those whose names hadn't even appeared in the diary entries—they didn't even know what Su Chen looked like yet, while Hu Liena was going crazy hoarding all the rewards.

It made them feel that life was simply unfair!