"Hu Liena actually beat me to it!"
Watching Hu Liena beam with triumph, Zhang Ping's heart tightened.
Su Chen had helped Hu Liena complete her mission to kill an Evil Soul Master, but hadn't he also helped Zhang Ping solve the disappearances in Holy Soul Village and kill the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent?
"And he even saved my life!"
That was what Zhang Ping thought. Besides helping her kill the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Su Chen had also rescued her from its jaws.
As one of Spirit Hall's seeded candidates, Zhang Ping had been under Ghost Leopard Douluo's secret protection all along. Spirit Hall had strict rules for its seeded candidates' missions. Once a mission required a Titled Douluo to intervene, it was considered a failure, and the candidate could not earn the corresponding points.
What Su Chen had done might have seemed unnecessary, but he had actually preserved Zhang Ping's success in that mission.
Watching Su Chen's retreating back, Zhang Ping suddenly felt that he looked so handsome from behind. Though his figure grew smaller and smaller in her eyes, it gradually grew taller in her heart.
Zhang Ping gently clenched her delicate hands. Hu Liena was only passing through Suotuo City and would leave in a few days. When that happened, would Zhang Ping really lack opportunities to repay Su Chen for saving her life?
Such were the thoughts in Zhang Ping's heart.
"Zhang Ping, aren't you coming?"
While Zhang Ping was thinking these things, Su Chen called to her from up ahead.
"Contestants, how are you all doing? Iron Soul Fighter Xiao Wu, please proceed to the Fourteenth Sub-Arena and prepare for your match. The match is about to begin, so please get ready!"
"Xiao Wu?"
Su Chen's heart jolted. The last time he had seen Tang San, he