After Hu Liena finished speaking, she immediately took out her diary.
Bibi Dong's face filled with shock when she saw it.
"Nana, you have one too?"
As she spoke,
Bibi Dong took out her own exclusive diary and compared it with Hu Liena's.
The covers and the contents were exactly the same, except for the names on them!
Holding both diaries, Bibi Dong said,
"Strangely enough, I just discovered that this diary can be put away inside my body at any time. I can even flip through it in my mind whenever I want. I've never heard of such a miraculous ability, not even from my teacher."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Hu Liena had a thought, and her Diary Copy instantly flew into her mind.
"Oh my gosh! It's really that amazing?"
"It really works!"
Just as Hu Liena was marveling at it, Bibi Dong's beautiful face darkened, and her thoughts grew heavy.
"Teacher?"
Hu Liena called out, a little worried.
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena, her brows drawing together slightly.
"Both of us have this Su Chen's Diary Copy. That suggests that other people might have one too. The diary's abilities are extraordinary, so Su Chen must be no ordinary person."
"Nana, how much do you know about him?"
Bibi Dong's mood sank. The diary's mysterious abilities would likely expose many of her secrets sooner or later.
Hearing this, Hu Liena thought back carefully.
"When I met him three months ago, he was outside the Star Dou Forest. He was only a Level 15 Soul Master. I didn't think much of it and brought him out with me."
"Later, he said he wanted to go to Spirit City, so I took him there since it was on my way. I even recommended him for a job as a gatekeeper at Spirit Academy."
"After that, I never saw him again."
As she finished speaking, a trace of longing appeared in Hu Liena's eyes.
Uh...
Bibi Dong was at a loss for words.
Could Su Chen's description of Hu Liena as a lovesick fool in his diary actually be true?
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena with a complicated expression and asked,
"He was only a Level 15 Soul Master, nothing special, and you went out of your way to help him again and again?"
Hu Liena blushed under Bibi Dong's gaze, as if she'd been seen through. She lowered her head slightly. "I only felt sorry for him at the time. I swear, I didn't help him because he was handsome..."
Nothing special?
Master, oh, Master. He was really handsome!
I'm not lovesick, either. He's the most handsome man I've ever seen, bar none... Who wouldn't be dazed by a man that gorgeous? Especially those wicked, flirtatious eyes of his. I bet even men would be dazzled by them!
Just as Bibi Dong was about to say something, both she and Hu Liena heard a mechanical voice in their minds.
[Diary Copy feature now activated.] [Rule One: Whoever owns a Diary Copy and has their name appear most often in the diary each day will receive generous rewards.] [Rule Two: Every day, one person whose name appears in a Diary Copy will be selected at random to receive a random reward.] [Rule Three: A lucky viewer will be chosen at random. The lucky viewer may choose a topic for the upcoming diary entry, such as a person or an event.] [Note: Anything concerning the diary, including its updated contents, may only be discussed with people who own a Diary Copy. Otherwise, the system will erase you.]
Hu Liena's face froze, and beads of sweat appeared on her fair cheeks.
That was close.
Thank goodness Teacher had a Diary Copy too. Otherwise, if I'd said anything about it just now, wouldn't I have been erased already?
Thinking about the diary's mysterious power, Hu Liena couldn't help shivering.
...Far away in Holy Soul Village, Xiao Wu could have told her from experience that the system wouldn't erase her outright. The moment she tried to say the word "diary," she'd be shocked unconscious.
Noticing Hu Liena's strange reaction, Bibi Dong rubbed the back of her head and comforted her softly.
"This was my oversight too. The diary appeared so suddenly, and I had no idea it came with a rule like that. Don't worry, I'm here."
Bibi Dong had given Hu Liena all the motherly love she had been unable to give Qian Renxue.
Warmth filled Hu Liena's heart, and she leaned against Bibi Dong... Just as Bibi Dong saw her as her own daughter, Hu Liena saw Bibi Dong as her mother.
A crash—the headlights slammed together.
Suddenly,
Bibi Dong remembered something and smiled.
"Nana, we've both read this diary. Apart from someone called Little Scumbag, your name is the only one that's appeared. So I think the next two rewards should both be yours."
"Rewards?"
Hu Liena's face lit up with excitement too, and she began to wonder... Su Chen was only a Level 15 Soul Master, so where were these rewards coming from?
[Distributing Diary Copy rewards...] [Congratulations, Hu Liena. Your name appeared most often in the diary. Reward: The age of all your Soul Rings increases by one thousand years.] [Congratulations, Hu Liena. Your name was selected at random in the diary. Random reward: Soul Power increases by one level.] [Congratulations, Liu Erlong. You have become a lucky viewer. You may choose one topic related to the diary.] [Congratulations, Hu Liena. You are the first person to receive a Diary Copy reward. Hidden rewards: a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.]
When Bibi Dong saw the reward notice for Hu Liena, her expression went completely blank. She stared at her in disbelief.
A hidden reward?
Hu Liena's Martial Soul appeared, revealing a beautiful fox spirit.
Boom, boom, boom!
Her original yellow, yellow, purple, purple Soul Rings each gained a thousand years, turning purple.
Hu Liena covered her mouth in astonishment.
"Teacher, m-my Soul Rings really all leveled up!"
Boom!
Hu Liena, who had already reached Level 49, advanced straight to Level 50. She gained her fifth Soul Ring, and it was red.
Bibi Dong swallowed, her throat dry. She could hardly believe it.
"A fifth Soul Ring... a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!"
She even rubbed her eyes.
She seriously suspected the purple, purple, purple, purple, red configuration had blinded her.
Bibi Dong was utterly stunned.
She couldn't help wondering whether she should immediately go capture Su Chen, lock him in a secret chamber, and make him write about her in the diary every day.
She really wanted to lock him in that chamber!
Maybe...
Would locking him up for the first time count as a hidden reward, too?
"Nana."
Bibi Dong drew Hu Liena into her arms, her face full of pride.
"Your teacher is so proud of you. Stay here tonight and have a good talk with me."
"Su Chen is too mysterious for us to act rashly, given what we know so far. At school, you need to spend time with him and get to know him better."
"I'll make arrangements over the next few days to appoint you Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall and the Pope's first successor."
"Teacher."
Hu Liena hugged Bibi Dong tightly in return. She felt like today was the happiest day of her life.
However,
As the two celebrated their rewards, the women elsewhere who had Diary Copies grew so envious that they began to question everything.
All Soul Rings gaining a thousand years?
Soul Power increasing by one level?
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?
Good heavens!
Could this possibly be true?
If it was, had Hu Liena really received such generous rewards just because someone called Su Chen had mentioned her name in his diary?
But if it was fake, how could anyone explain the diary's miraculous abilities?