Meeting Bibi Dong

Hu Liena blushed, nodded lightly, and turned her body back.

Su Changqing turned her around, directly lifted his quilt, and exposed his lower body, which was only covered by shorts.

"Eh, you're actually wearing pants. I thought you were completely naked..." Su Changqing said to himself inwardly.

If he had known he wasn't completely naked, he wouldn't have let Hu Liena turn around. This was easily misleading!

At this moment, Hu Liena's heart was beating much faster than usual, and her peripheral vision kept darting back behind her.

Listening to the sound of fabric rubbing against skin, Hu Liena's urge to turn around grew stronger.

Wow, Changqing's physique is really good. He's not old, but his body must have fully developed by now, right?

Hu Liena's mind was a whirlwind, her brain replaying the perfect male physique she had seen when she first entered the room.

"I really want to go up and touch his abs!" she thought to herself.

After about one or two minutes, Su Changqing finished getting dressed.

"Nana-jie, let's go."

"Ah! You scared me to death!"

Su Changqing suddenly appeared behind Hu Liena, who was still lost in her fantasies, and startled her badly.

"You little brat are getting naughtier. Do you want to scare me to death!"

Hu Liena playfully poked Su Changqing's stomach, a little annoyed, and looked up at his face.

Overnight, Su Changqing's height had grown to about 1.77 meters, almost 1.8 meters!

The medicinal effects of that Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum were indeed potent.

"Let's go, let's go."

The two of them left the room.

The Pope's Palace.

"Teacher, he is Su Changqing."

As Hu Liena's very respectful voice fell, Su Changqing also saw the woman seated on the main throne in the grand hall.

She was wearing a luxurious robe embroidered with golden patterns, a Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown on her head, and holding a scepter about two meters long, inlaid with countless glittering gems.

Her skin was fair, as if it could shine through sunlight, and her beauty was near perfect, showing no trace of the passage of time.

"Is this Bibi Dong? She's so young!" Su Changqing thought to himself.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel speechless.

Seriously, a woman this beautiful and powerful likes that trash Gangzi? What a joke!

He now seriously suspected that Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong had psychological issues, to be attracted to such a perverted, bald, middle-aged uncle!

Hu Liena spoke again, "Changqing, this is my teacher, the current Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong."

"Su Changqing greets Your Eminence the Pope," Su Changqing replied respectfully.

Bibi Dong's gaze fell upon him, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.

"You are the Su Changqing that Nana often mentions."

Her tone shifted slightly, "Nana said you are only eleven years old?"

Hearing this, Su Changqing naturally understood her meaning.

"Replying to Your Eminence the Pope, I was fortunate enough to break through to level forty, which caused some minor changes to my body."

"What?"

As soon as he said this, both Bibi Dong and Hu Liena's faces showed shock!

Hu Liena hadn't told Bibi Dong Su Changqing's exact level, so her shock was far greater than Bibi Dong's!

It had only been a short time since Su Changqing was level thirty-seven, and now, in just a few days, he had reached level forty!

As this question arose, she suddenly remembered Su Changqing telling her yesterday that he wanted to go to the Star Dou Great Forest with her.

Could it be that he already knew he would reach level forty yesterday?

Did he absorb that so-called Immortal Herb?

How does he know so much?

Hu Liena's interest in Su Changqing grew even larger.

"You are only eleven years old and have already reached level forty. Did you consume the Immortal Herb that Nana and I spoke of? I know a little about Immortal Herbs, but one that can increase one's level so much, especially one of only thousand-year quality, is something I have never seen before."

"Replying to Your Eminence the Pope, although Immortal Herbs can enhance various aspects of a Soul Master, it is still necessary to absorb the corresponding Immortal Herb based on each Soul Master's unique body constitution. Otherwise, the effect will fall far short of expectations."

Listening to Su Changqing's explanation, Bibi Dong's expression changed slightly, and her interest in him deepened.

She lightly tapped the gem-encrusted scepter with her slender fingers, producing a crisp, light sound. Her deep, beautiful eyes rested on Su Changqing, filled with scrutiny and inquiry.

"To possess such knowledge at such a young age, who is your teacher?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Reporting to Your Eminence the Pope."

Su Changqing's expression remained calm. "This junior has no formal master. When I was at the Junior Spirit Master Academy, I merely borrowed the Immortal Herb Manual from Elder Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan for a few days. I only understand the very basics."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's interest deepened in her beautiful eyes.

An Immortal Herb Manual.

If she recalled correctly, Yue Guan, the Chrysanthemum Douluo under her command, also possessed one, but he rarely ever consulted it. Yet this young man in front of her had only looked at it for a few days and already grasped so much about immortal herbs. He was undoubtedly a rare genius!

"I have a copy of the Immortal Herb Manual you mentioned as well. Since you seem to have a talent for this area, I'll lend it to you later."

At these words, Su Changqing almost failed to suppress his excitement!

His entire purpose for coming to the Martial Soul Hall this time was for this very Immortal Herb Manual!

He had been wondering how to get close to Chrysanthemum Douluo, but now, Bibi Dong was directly helping him obtain it!

He forcibly suppressed his inner excitement and respectfully said, "Then this junior thanks Your Eminence the Pope!"

"Let's go. I will personally escort you and Nana to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring."

"Thank you, Your Eminence the Pope!"

Their conversation concluded, Su Changqing and Hu Liena left the Martial Soul Hall under Bibi Dong's guidance and boarded carriages bound for the Star Dou Great Forest.

They used two carriages; Bibi Dong had one to herself, while Su Changqing and Hu Liena shared another.

"Changqing."

"..."

"Changqing!"

"Ah... W-what's wrong...?"

Su Changqing slowly came back to his senses, startled by Hu Liena.

"What are you thinking about? You've been spacing out since we left the Pope's Palace," Hu Liena asked, a little confused.

"Oh. Nothing, just thinking about which Soul Beast I should hunt for my fourth Soul Ring," Su Changqing replied calmly.

In reality, he was lying.

Logically, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo should have been escorting them to obtain this Soul Ring. He hadn't expected Bibi Dong herself to come along!

He had been constantly pondering her true objective for this trip.

He had already guessed the general idea.

She probably wanted to observe his actual performance, then gauge Hu Liena's attitude towards him, and finally decide how she would treat him moving forward.

This was just Su Changqing's rough guess.

After all, even with his memories from his previous life, he wasn't older than Bibi Dong. His mind was certainly no match for hers, and he had to be absolutely cautious when dealing with her!

However, Hu Liena didn't notice anything amiss and looked at him with a beaming smile.

"Oh? Have you decided then?"