Hu Liena's Strange Move

Hu Liena's back pressed against the tree trunk, her wrist pinned as Su Yu trapped her within arm's reach.

She forced herself to appear calm, but inside, her emotions churned like a raging sea. Charm failing had never happened before. Why was that bastard Su Yu completely unaffected?

She could even feel the sacred aura from his palm, so pure it made her heart tremble.

Hu Liena clenched her little fists nervously.

Her Charm had been useless. One day, when she raised it to a whole new level, she would definitely make this bastard beg for mercy.

In her mind, if her Charm failed, it only meant it was not strong enough.

If she did not even need her Martial Soul, and a single gesture alone could make her irresistibly alluring, then she would be invincible.

Su Yu looked down at Little Fox and suddenly clicked his tongue twice.

"Hu Liena, you seem very afraid."

"Afraid?"

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Hu Liena immediately raised her voice.

"I'm afraid of you? My teacher is Pope Bibi Dong. If you were just some nobody, I would've had someone arrest you long ago and serve me every day."

"Oh? You still dare bare your fangs!"

"You really need a proper lesson!"

Su Yu's smile deepened. His gaze lowered to the hand he was holding down.

Following his gaze, Hu Liena saw that her fingers were trembling faintly beyond her control.

"You're not afraid," Su Yu said unhurriedly. "Then why are you shaking?"

Hu Liena's mind buzzed, and shame surged over her like a tidal wave.

She wanted to retort, wanted to curse him out, but her lips moved without producing a single word.

That was right. Why was she trembling? She clearly should not have been afraid.

But his hand was hot as a branding iron, and those golden pupils seemed capable of seeing through every one of her disguises.

No one had ever treated her like this before. Fear, humiliation, anger, and a strange emotion she could neither name nor understand tangled in her chest until it felt stifling, making her eyes sting.

This was bad. She had really gone too far this time.

In the instant she lost focus, Su Yu suddenly raised his free hand and unceremoniously slapped her pert backside.

Slap!

The crisp, ringing sound echoed through the side hall.

Outside, Yue Guan's body jolted as well.

Don't go too far, he silently repeated. Don't go too far, or it'll be hard to explain when we get back.

Hu Liena froze completely, then her face flared red, the blush spreading from her ears all the way down her neck.

It did not hurt much, but that sound, that place, that force—he was clearly disciplining her like a child.

She jerked her head up. Her foxlike eyes brimmed with tears as she glared at Su Yu in fury and shame, her silver teeth grinding together. She wanted nothing more than to pounce on him and bite him.

"You... you dared to hit me?!"

Su Yu withdrew his hand, looking as calm as though nothing had happened.

"I told you, I had to teach you a lesson."

Hu Liena's chest heaved violently, its full curves trembling with her rapid breaths, yet Su Yu had her pinned so tightly that she could not move.

She bit down hard on her lower lip and forced the words through her teeth. "Su Yu... I'll remember this."

"Suit yourself. You can't beat me anyway. And you'd better do something you find embarrassing, or I won't let you go."

Su Yu released her, took a step back, and crossed his arms as he watched her.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth. She desperately wanted to run, but even Elder Yue had no solution. What could she possibly do?

In the end, she could only compromise.

"An embarrassing move?" Hu Liena asked. "What kind of move counts as embarrassing?"

Su Yu thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Anything you think is embarrassing. I can't really judge that. For example, if you've read something where you think the actions are embarrassing, then they're embarrassing."

Hu Liena began recalling the contents of those strange storybooks she had read. There did seem to be a few such poses.

But would doing them really be embarrassing?

If she refused, she could not leave. She was truly trapped between a rock and a hard place.

Her heart waged a fierce battle. Shame, anger, and unwillingness filled her, but she also feared that he would truly expose what happened today to Bibi Dong.

As long as she got back, she could just say her Charm had succeeded. Her teacher would definitely believe her. Her teacher was not here anyway; it was just a little lie.

It was called a white lie.

Finally, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes as though preparing to face death.

Following that absurd pose from her memories, she pressed her legs together and slowly squatted down. Then her knees gradually spread apart, her back straightened, and she raised both hands, forming two V signs with her index and middle fingers and placing them on either side of her head.

She looked like a frog being forcibly posed, or an offering in some bizarre ritual.

"Is... is this enough...?"

Hu Liena's voice carried the faintest sob. Her eyes remained squeezed shut, too afraid to open them. Her entire face was bright red, and the tips of her ears seemed ready to drip blood.

Her body trembled slightly as it swayed gently.

That appearance of utter humiliation was entirely different from her usual seductive manner as the prospective Holy Maiden, creating an absurdly striking contrast.

Su Yu watched for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and lightly flicked her forehead.

"All right, but..." Su Yu's voice held a teasing edge. "You actually did it? A disciple of the Pope, and you're this obedient?"

Su Yu could not believe Hu Liena had actually struck such a pose.

This Little Fox seemed to read some very improper things.

Hu Liena abruptly opened her eyes, realizing she had been fooled. She nearly could not catch her breath.

"Bastard! You're pretending to be the good guy here? Weren't you the one who told me to do it?"

She shot Su Yu a vicious glare.

"Yes, but that pose was hardly proper," Su Yu said with a smile.

"You, you actually... No, this pose was proper to begin with."

Hu Liena jumped in fright, nearly blurting it out.

Fortunately, she came to her senses in time.

"A proper pose?" Su Yu smiled without smiling. "It certainly is very proper. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about what happened today. Rest assured."

Su Yu smiled and waved his hand before walking out first.

Hu Liena stamped her feet in anger, but there was nothing she could do.

Putting on such an authoritative face, and he's even my teacher's teacher. Once I truly raise the strength of my Charm, I'll definitely tie you up.

Even her teacher probably never treated her own teacher like that, right?

Then this disciple will personally let you experience what that feels like.

After walking out, Su Yu said nothing further and left the side hall.

Azure Luan Douluo followed him.

Yue Guan had no idea what had happened. Only after the flush faded from his face did he walk out.

"Nana, what happened?"

"Su Yu let you go?"

Yue Guan asked.

"Of course. I competed with him, and I successfully Charmed him. Although it only lasted for an instant, that was enough, so he stopped making things difficult for me."

Hu Liena spoke with perfect ease, as though she had truly done it herself.

After all, no one knew what had happened, and Su Yu would not question it.

The mouth was hers. There was absolutely no need to worry.

"Really? Then Nana, you'll be able to explain things to His Holiness the Pope when you return."