Hu Liena's Ungrateful Behavior (5th Watch)

Sunset Forest.

Su Chen watched as Ye Lingling took his hand and couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong?"

Ye Lingling smiled and said casually, "Nothing, the Sunset Forest is still quite dangerous, so I need you to protect me well."

"Yes, of course!"

Su Chen nodded and squeezed Ye Lingling's small hand; it was soft, boneless, and felt very comfortable.

[While we're on the road, let's write a bit about Hu Liena, that love-struck, foolish, ungrateful wretch! Of course, I'm talking about how she would be if I hadn't appeared; naturally, her life has changed since she met me.]

[Much like Bibi Dong's own life, Hu Liena was an orphan taken in as a disciple by the Pope of Spirit Hall, and her status skyrocketed. Bibi Dong even poured all the maternal love she should have given to Qian Renxue onto Hu Liena instead.]

[In fact, Bibi Dong has sighed more than once: "Nana, if only you were my own daughter." I'll say it for Qian Renxue—that's just too much!]

Crown Prince Mansion.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue really wanted to give Su Chen a huge thumbs up.

You are absolutely right.

Actually.

In her earlier years, Qian Renxue was deeply jealous of Hu Liena because of Bibi Dong's favoritism.

She simply couldn't understand why her own mother was so cold to her, yet so doting toward a disciple.

Of course, jealousy didn't turn Qian Renxue evil; her relationship with Hu Liena remained quite good.

For instance, this time, she didn't hesitate to give the rewards to Hu Liena.

[Hu Liena values the honor of Spirit Hall above all else. It was Spirit Hall that raised her and her brother, and it was Spirit Hall that cultivated them, giving them everything they have today. Therefore, on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, she swore to dedicate her entire life to Spirit Hall.]

[Naturally, she lived up to Bibi Dong's expectations, reaching level 40 soul power at fifteen. By twenty, she broke through to level 50, and after obtaining her fifth soul ring, she was personally awarded the Purple Record Medal by Bibi Dong, setting a record for Spirit Hall and becoming known alongside Xie Yue and Yan as the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall.]

[Sigh! Why do I always call this the Love Continent? Look at Hu Liena, who had such a promising future, only to have everything ruined because of a man—that Little Bastard.]

[It was probably during the Spirit Master Tournament two years later; Bibi Dong originally wanted to bestow three soul bones upon the Golden Generation, but she was opposed by the Elder Hall. So, she made the three soul bones the championship prize, and they ended up being cheapened by Tang San.]

[That's right! Spirit Hall's team of level 50-plus soul masters lost to the Little Bastard who possessed the protagonist's halo. Uh... the reason Shrek was able to win was because they ate the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, causing their spirits to evolve. Now that I'm going to go mow the lawn, they shouldn't have a chance anymore.]

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong had originally been curious about how Tang San and his group could be so powerful.

Even if Tang San was a transmigrator, the others weren't; how could they have defeated the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall? So it turns out they ate immortal herbs and their spirits evolved!

Good!

Very good!

Su Chen, oh Su Chen, I have to say you've finally done something useful.

Bibi Dong was overjoyed to see that Su Chen intended to snatch the opportunities meant for Tang San and his group.

Spirit Hall Branch.

Hu Liena finally understood what Su Chen meant by "mowing the lawn."

Immortal herbs.

Spirit evolution?

To think such miraculous things existed.

Cough, cough.

I hope you go easy on the "spraying" later; I can't handle too much of that.

[After the failure at the Spirit Master Tournament, Hu Liena went to Slaughter City to train and encountered Tang San, because by this time, Tang San was no longer the dark-skinned boy he once was.]

[As we mentioned before, his mother was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, so his Blue Silver Grass spirit evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, his appearance changed, and he went by the alias Tang Yin.]

[The two trained in Slaughter City and worked together to break out of Hell Road. Consequently, during this process, Hu Liena's love-struck brain kicked in.]

[Later, Hu Liena was named the Saintess of Spirit Hall by Bibi Dong. During the operation to capture Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Forest, Tang San exploited Hu Liena's feelings to successfully rescue Xiao Wu. Of course, they didn't escape unscathed, and in the end, Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for Tang San.]

[Here, Hu Liena caused Bibi Dong to lose her first hundred-thousand-year soul ring... inserting an ad here—Revive! My love!]

[Because of Tang San's "eating from the bowl and cursing the mother" behavior, he destroyed Slaughter City upon leaving after obtaining the Killing God Domain, which led the King of Slaughter to hunt them both down.]

[Later, when Hu Liena was being hunted by the King of Slaughter, Tang San happened to save her. Still harboring feelings for him, Hu Liena revealed the information that Bibi Dong was in the Star Dou Forest, hunting the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python.]

[And it was precisely because of Hu Liena's leak that these two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, which should have been easily obtained by Bibi Dong, were ultimately snatched away by Tang San halfway through.]

[Here, Hu Liena caused Bibi Dong to lose two more hundred-thousand-year soul rings. I remember evaluating them a long time ago—the love-struck master and disciple of Spirit Hall, they never fail to disappoint!]

[Alright, that's the story for today. I want to emphasize my praise for Master Bibi; you could say Bibi Dong has wronged everyone in her life, but she has absolutely treated Hu Liena well, truly regarding her as her own daughter. She treated Hu Liena better than she treated her own daughter, Qian Renxue!]

Heaven Dou City Branch.

Hu Liena felt like her world was falling apart.

Su Chen, oh Su Chen, given our current relationship, how could you not leave me even a shred of dignity?

It's over!

Can I even return to Spirit Hall now?

Hu Liena clutched her forehead in agony, truly at a loss for how to face Bibi Dong upon her return.

She had caused her teacher to lose three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, and in the end, all of them had been obtained by Tang San.

Dammit!

Damn you, Tang San. If I, Hu Liena, do not kill you, I have no face to face my teacher.

And you, Su Chen, you villain! You actually didn't hold back at all and stripped me bare. Just wait until you return; see if I don't strip you clean and bite you to death!

So infuriating, so infuriating.

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong was momentarily speechless.

Nana?

She couldn't help but laugh through her tears. So, the reason she found Nana so pleasing and treated her like her own daughter was because she was just like her!

Bibi Dong gave a bitter laugh. "Truly worthy of being my, Bibi Dong's, disciple. You are just as foolish as your teacher, just as blind as your teacher!"

"Our master-disciple pair has been completely ruined by their master-disciple pair."

However.

Bibi Dong thought about it again; this was assuming Su Chen wasn't in the picture. Now that Su Chen had intervened, none of these things would naturally come to pass.

Furthermore... since Nana was now with Su Chen, this indirectly tied Su Chen to Spirit Hall's side. Dealing with Tang San should be much easier now.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She didn't hold Tang San in high regard, but the way events were unfolding with such strange occurrences forced her to remain cautious and careful.