Hu Liena blushed and nodded lightly before turning her body back around.
Su Changqing turned away as well, then directly lifted his blanket, exposing his lower body, which was clad only in shorts.
Huh, he was actually wearing pants. I thought he had nothing on... Su Changqing thought to himself.
If he had known he was not completely naked, he would not have made Hu Liena turn around. This was way too easy to misunderstand!
At this moment, Hu Liena's heart was beating much faster than usual, and her peripheral vision kept drifting toward what was behind her.
Listening to the sound of fabric rubbing against skin, Hu Liena's urge to turn around grew even stronger.
Ah, little brother Changqing has such a good figure. Although he's still young, his body should already be fully developed, right?
Hu Liena's thoughts were running wild as her mind continuously replayed that perfect male physique she had seen when she first entered the room.
I really want to go over and touch his abs! she thought to herself.
About one or two minutes later, Su Changqing had finished getting dressed.
"Sister Nana, let's go."
"Ah! You scared me to death!"
Su Changqing suddenly appeared behind Hu Liena while she was still lost in her fantasies, thoroughly startling her.
"You little brat, you're getting worse and worse. Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Hu Liena poked Su Changqing's stomach somewhat irritably, then raised her head to look at his face.
Over the course of a single night, Su Changqing had grown to around 1.77 meters tall. He was practically 1.8 meters already!
The medicinal effects of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum were truly fierce.
"Let's go, then."
The two left the room.
Pope's Palace.
"Teacher, this is Su Changqing."
As Hu Liena's respectful introduction fell, Su Changqing saw the woman seated on the main throne of the grand hall.
She wore a magnificent long robe embroidered with golden patterns, a Nine-Curved Purple-Gold Crown upon her head, and held a staff nearly two meters long, embedded with countless gleaming gemstones.
Her skin was fair, seemingly translucent beneath the sunlight. Her peerlessly beautiful face was nearly flawless, with not the slightest trace of time left upon it.
So this is Bibi Dong? She looks so young! Su Changqing thought to himself.
At the same time, he could not help feeling speechless.
Such a beautiful and powerful woman actually liked trash like that loser? What kind of joke is this?
He now seriously suspected that Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong had psychological issues. They actually liked a sleazy, bald, middle-aged uncle!
Hu Liena spoke again. "Changqing, this is my teacher, the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong."
"Su Changqing pays his respects to Your Eminence the Pope," Su Changqing said in an equally respectful tone.
Bibi Dong looked at him, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.
"You are the Su Changqing Nana often mentions."
Her tone shifted slightly. "Did Nana not say that you are only eleven years old?"
Hearing this, Su Changqing naturally understood what she meant.
"Reporting to Your Eminence the Pope, I was fortunate enough to break through to Rank 40, which caused some minor changes to my body."
"What?"
The moment those words were spoken, shock appeared on both Bibi Dong's and Hu Liena's faces!
Hu Liena had not told Bibi Dong Su Changqing's exact rank, so her shock far surpassed Bibi Dong's!
How long had Su Changqing even been Rank 37? It had only been a few days, yet he was already Rank 40!
As soon as that question arose, she suddenly recalled Su Changqing saying yesterday that he wanted to go to the Star Dou Great Forest with her.
Could it be that he had already known yesterday that he would reach Rank 40?
Had he absorbed that so-called immortal herb?
How did he know so much?
Hu Liena's interest in Su Changqing grew even stronger.
"You are only eleven, yet you have already reached Rank 40. Did you consume the immortal herb Nana told me about? I know a little about immortal herbs myself, but this is the first time I have seen one capable of raising so many ranks, especially one that is merely at the thousand-year level."
"Reporting to Your Eminence the Pope, while immortal herbs can enhance every aspect of a Spirit Master, each Spirit Master must absorb an immortal herb suited to their individual body. Otherwise, the effects will fall far short of expectations."
Listening to Su Changqing's explanation, the expression on Bibi Dong's face shifted slightly, and her interest in him deepened further.
Her slender fingers lightly tapped the jeweled staff, producing crisp, faint sounds. Her deep, beautiful eyes rested on Su Changqing, filled with scrutiny and inquiry.
"At such a young age, you already possess such knowledge. Who is your teacher?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Reporting to Your Eminence the Pope."
Su Changqing's expression remained calm. "This junior has never studied under a master. Back at the Junior Spirit Master Academy, I merely had my family borrow Senior Yang Wudi's Immortal Herb Manual from the Breaking Clan, and I read through it for a few days. This junior only understands the basics."
Upon hearing this, the interest in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes grew once more.
The Immortal Herb Manual.
If she remembered correctly, her subordinate, Ghost Douluo Yue Guan, also possessed a copy. Yet he rarely ever looked through it. This young man before her, however, had gained such a grasp of immortal herbs after merely reading it for a few days. He was undoubtedly a rare genius!
"I also have a copy of the Immortal Herb Manual you mentioned. I see that you have some talent for researching this field. I will lend that manual to you later."
The moment she said this, Su Changqing nearly failed to suppress his excitement!
Was this Immortal Herb Manual not precisely why he had come to Spirit Hall?
He had originally been wondering how to approach Chrysanthemum Douluo, but now Bibi Dong had directly obtained it for him!
He forcibly suppressed his excitement and said respectfully, "Then this junior thanks Your Eminence the Pope!"
"Come. I will personally take you and Nana to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Rings."
"Thank you, Your Eminence the Pope!"
After their conversation ended, Su Changqing and Hu Liena left Spirit Hall under Bibi Dong's lead and boarded carriages for the Star Dou Great Forest.
The three used two carriages. Bibi Dong had one to herself, while Su Changqing and Hu Liena shared the other.
"Changqing."
"..."
"Changqing!"
"Ah... wh... what is it...?"
Su Changqing slowly came back to his senses, startled by Hu Liena.
"What are you thinking about? You've been spacing out ever since we left the Pope's Palace." Hu Liena asked in confusion.
"Oh. Nothing. I was thinking about which Spirit Beast I need to hunt for my fourth Spirit Ring," Su Changqing replied calmly.
In truth, he was lying.
Logically speaking, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo should have been the ones taking them to obtain their Spirit Rings. He had not expected Bibi Dong to personally make a move!
He had been contemplating her purpose all this time.
Now, he had roughly guessed it.
She was probably planning to observe his actual performance first, then see Hu Liena's attitude toward him, and finally decide how she would treat him going forward.
That was only Su Changqing's rough guess.
After all, even including memories from his past life, he was not as old as Bibi Dong. He was certainly far inferior to her in terms of scheming. He had to be absolutely cautious when facing her!
However, Hu Liena did not notice anything unusual. Instead, she looked at him with a bright smile.
"Oh, then have you figured it out?"
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