Hu Liena: Losing to Lu Xiao and Becoming His Wife Didn't Seem So Bad!

Hu Liena sized up Lu Xiao. Her first impression of him was—why was this boy so handsome?

Though Lu Xiao was still young, as the wielder of a Body Martial Soul, he had long since grown into a dashing young man.

Du Busi frowned slightly as he looked at Hu Liena and asked flatly, "What? Does Spirit Hall have some business with us?"

Hu Liena smiled faintly and made no attempt to conceal her intentions. "By the order of Spirit Hall's current Pope, I have come to invite Your Excellency to join Spirit Hall!"

Du Busi teased, "Before you arrived, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had already paid us a visit. The terms they offered were quite tempting to this old man!"

What a joke. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had even promised their little princess to his disciple.

Could Spirit Hall possibly be willing to offer their own Saintess to Lu Xiao as well?

Hearing this, Hu Liena answered calmly, "No matter what conditions the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect offers, Spirit Hall can pay an equivalent price!"

"Besides!"

Hu Liena looked at Lu Xiao behind Du Busi and added, "We can promise to help Your Excellency's disciple hunt a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the future!"

Du Busi curled his lips slightly. Did they think a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone would be enough to brush him off?

"Do you know what terms the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect offered?"

Hu Liena's brows furrowed faintly. She vaguely sensed that something was wrong. "Please enlighten me, Your Excellency!"

Du Busi heavily slapped Lu Xiao's shoulder and laughed heartily. "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has already betrothed Ning Rongrong to my disciple!"

Then his tone shifted as he smiled. "I wonder whether Spirit Hall can add comparable terms?"

Hu Liena's cheeks reddened. Not from shyness, but anger!

Her beautiful eyes turned cold. "Even if Your Excellency has no intention of joining Spirit Hall, you could have simply said so. There is no need to humiliate me like this!"

As she spoke, Hu Liena glanced at Lu Xiao and thought, Even if this guy is very handsome... and the two of us do seem rather compatible... I'm not some casual woman!

Du Busi was not angered. He merely said, "How about this? You can duel my disciple. If my disciple wins, I'll join Spirit Hall."

Joy flashed through Hu Liena's eyes. According to Spirit Hall's intelligence, Lu Xiao was merely a Soul Warrior who had only recently awakened his martial soul.

She had obtained her fourth Soul Ring not long ago and had already become a Soul Ancestor!

Her odds of victory were absolute!

Lu Xiao glanced helplessly at Du Busi. He finally understood that his master wanted to use the support of the major powers to restore the Body Sect.

Du Busi, meanwhile, had already thought things through during this period. The side effects on Lu Xiao's body could not be controlled by himself in the short term.

Since attracting women was already unavoidable, it would be better to establish ties between Lu Xiao and the most gifted young women of every major faction.

This would bring immense benefits to him and Lu Xiao when they restored the Body Sect in the future!

Hu Liena did not agree immediately. Instead, she asked, "Then what if I lose?"

Even though she believed there was no way she could lose!

Du Busi scrutinized her teasingly and said slowly, "If you lose, then obediently become my disciple's wife!"

"Deal!"

Hu Liena agreed without the slightest hesitation, as though afraid Du Busi would regret it.

The Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo beside her did not even have time to stop her.

"Nana, isn't this... a little too childish?" Chrysanthemum Douluo reminded her kindly.

Hu Liena waved a hand at Chrysanthemum Douluo. "Grandpa Chrysanthemum, do you really think I would lose to a Soul Warrior who awakened his martial soul only recently?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was momentarily speechless. He felt that something was off, but there was nothing wrong with what Hu Liena had said!

Du Busi nodded lightly, then stepped half a pace aside to reveal Lu Xiao behind him. "Since the Saintess has agreed, Lu Xiao, spar with her. Stop at the proper point."

"Yes, Master."

Lu Xiao stepped forward helplessly.

His posture was upright, and his aura was restrained. He appeared ordinary, yet there was a faint, unfathomable depth about him.

Hu Liena walked forward slowly. The two stood facing one another as the distance between them gradually narrowed.

Just as she was about to activate Martial Soul Possession, a faint and elegant fragrance suddenly drifted into her nose on the breeze.

It was unlike the cloying sweetness of ordinary flowers and grass. It was crisp and clean, gentle and lingering.

This pure aura unique to the young man before her lingered at the tip of her nose and refused to fade.

Hu Liena's gaze stalled as she stared blankly at the youth before her.

From up close, Lu Xiao's features appeared even more refined and flawless. His brows and eyes were as gentle as jade, his gaze clear and free of the slightest hostility, like an immortal untouched by mortal dust.

Paired with that refreshing fragrance, he seemed even more extraordinary and detached from the mundane world, making people unable to resist the urge to draw close.

In only a moment, an indescribable ripple stirred in Hu Liena's heart.

An absurd thought even surfaced: Actually, losing to Lu Xiao and becoming his wife didn't seem so bad.

She violently shook her head, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her heart, then turned to ask Chrysanthemum Douluo behind her, "Grandpa Chrysanthemum, do you smell any fragrance?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo sniffed the air and shook his head.

"Then... it must have been my imagination!"

Hu Liena gathered her scattered thoughts and forcibly calmed herself. She raised a hand with a serious expression, her posture straight and sharp.

"Hu Liena! Martial Soul: Demon Fox, Level 43 control-type Soul Ancestor! Please advise!"

As her words fell, crimson Soul Power erupted, engulfing her entire body.

Her jet-black hair instantly turned a blazing red, fluttering wildly in the wind. As her slender, delicate body stretched, a massive, fluffy fox tail grew from behind her.

Two yellow and two purple Soul Rings circled around her body, while an enchanting and noble phantom of a fox slowly emerged behind her.

A trace of surprise flashed through Lu Xiao's eyes. After Hu Liena's Demon Fox Martial Soul Possession, the seductive aura around her became even more pronounced.

Every smile and frown could stir a person's heart. Ordinary Soul Masters would likely lose their composure simply by meeting Hu Liena's gaze.

"Lu Xiao! Martial Soul: Body, Level 27 assault-type Soul Grandmaster!"

As his words fell, a Bronze radiance bloomed from Lu Xiao's body.

The next second, two deep, rich purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings of magnificent color slowly rose from beneath his feet, one above and one below, silently circling around him.

The entire scene fell silent.

The calm confidence on Hu Liena's face instantly froze. Her beautiful eyes widened abruptly, and she stood rooted to the spot.

The expressions of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo changed dramatically at the same time. Their eyes locked tightly onto the two purple Soul Rings beneath Lu Xiao's feet, their expressions grave beyond measure.

"T-Two Thousand-Year Soul Rings?!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice trembled slightly, full of disbelief. "His first Soul Ring is actually at the Thousand-Year level. This is simply unheard of!"

Ghost Douluo's gaze darkened, intense wariness churning in his eyes as he said in a low voice, "Yue Guan, don't forget. This kid only awakened his martial soul a few months ago!"

At those words, Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at Hu Liena, and doubt began to rise in his heart.

Could Nana really defeat Lu Xiao?

If she lost, then...

At that thought, Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly extinguished the idea in his mind.

If Hu Liena really lost herself to Lu Xiao, the Pope would probably never forgive them!