In the end, Qi Ling rejected Xiao Wu's suggestion and offered a more constructive one. "Stop talking nonsense, let's see Xiao San is up to!"
In the Spirit Hall's camp, everyone sat in a circle around the campfire. Hu Liena sat beside Tang San, peeled a banana for him, and brought it to his lips, saying, "Here, Tang Yin, ah--"
Tang San was both amused and exasperated by Hu Liena's antics. "Fine, you'll feed me then," she thought, "What? Am I some kind of child learning to eat?"
So he said, "Thank you, I can do it myself."
Hu Liena insisted, "No, you were injured just now and need to rest. Let me feed you, come on, ah--"
Left with no other choice, Tang San had to open his mouth and eat the banana from Hu Liena's hand. Hu Liena then smiled happily and picked up some dry rations to feed Tang San.
Yan, watching this scene, almost spit fire in his eyes. He had been teammates with Hu Liena for so many years and had never enjoyed such treatment. Why was Tang Yin allowed to be fed by Hu Liena the moment he arrived?
Hu Liena's brother, Xie Yue, sat down next to Yan and said, "Yan, don't take it too seriously. Nana just has a bit of a crush on Tang Yin. I think you're the most suitable for her."
Yan chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Some goodwill? Xie Yue, from childhood to adulthood, have you ever seen Nana do anything like this to another man, or show such an expression?"
"This..." Xie Yue was speechless. He naturally knew that his words were mostly comforting, and that anyone could see that his sister had already fallen for him.
Hu Liena was an exceptionally talented child from a young age. Not only was she exceptionally gifted, but she was also stunningly beautiful. Among all the women in the Spirit Hall, no one could compare to her, and she was always the object of admiration for all the young men in the Spirit Hall.
Yan had always harbored feelings for Hu Liena since childhood, a Xie Yue was aware of. It was precisely in order to become a man worthy of Hu Liena that he worked so hard, ultimately becoming one of the three members of the Golden Generation.
But these two seemed destined to be apart. No matter how much Yan tried to win Hu Liena's favor, she had no feelings for him and only treated him as a friend, which undoubtedly discouraged Yan.
If things continue like this, Yan can still hold onto a sliver of hope that one day he can win her over with his sincerity. At least he is confident that no one is more outstanding than him when it comes to Hu Liena.
But this Tang Yin, this freak from who-knows-where, claims to have gone through life and death with Hu Liena in the Slaughter City, and he actually captivated Hu Liena the moment he arrived, plunging her into utter despair.
If he had known this would happen, he should have ignored his master's objections and followed Hu Liena to the Slaughter City. Even if he had died there, it would have been better than watching Hu Liena and Tang San being all lovey-dovey now.
Yan was burning with jealousy, but Hu Liena was completely unaffected. Her mind was entirely focused on Tang San Tang San, and she felt that every move he made was so elegant and composed, like a born nobleman.
With this in mind, Tang San's movements appeared to Hu Liena like a painting, captivating her completely. A faint smile played on her lips, and she looked utterly satisfied.
However, Tang San felt a little uncomfortable being stared at like that by Hu Liena. He awkwardly picked up a piece of dry rations, and unable to hold back any longer, said to Hu Liena, " Hu Liena, you'd better not..."
"Just call me Nana, that's what my friends call me, you can call me that too," Hu Liena said with a smile.
"Um... okay, Nana," Tang San said helplessly, "Could you please stop staring at me like that? It's putting a lot of pressure on me."
"Ah!" Hu Liena finally realized that staring at Tang San like that was far too unladylike and didn't act like a girl at all.
"I'm so sorry, Tang Yin, I didn't mean to," Hu Liena said hurriedly, her face flushed. "It must be because I was too tired today, that's why I drifted off into thought."
Tang San said helplessly, "Actually, it's not that you can't look, but once you see me, everyone around us seems to be very interested in us too."
Hu Liena then realized that the people from the Spirit Hall seemed to be watching the two of them, especially her brother Xie Yue and Yan, who were giving her strange looks.
"Ahem!" Hu Liena coughed awkwardly twice, then turned her head away, sat up straight, and stopped looking at Tang San, though she couldn't help but steal glances at him from the corner of her eye from time to time.
Tang San finally breathed a sigh of relief, because his elder brother had already established contact with him. He knew that his brother would laugh him to death if he and Hu Liena acted like this.
However, what Tang San didn't know was that not only Qi Ling saw everything, but Xiao Wu also witnessed the whole thing. As she watched, she kept asking Qi Ling all sorts of questions, seemingly wanting to know what had happened between Tang San and Hu Liena.
"Well, in short, it's true that you see true love in times of trouble," Qi Ling concluded helplessly. "After all, when faced with a life-or-death situation, the first thing a living being thinks of is the propagation of its species! So, love is most likely to blossom under such circumstances."
"Oh! I see!" Xiao Wu said, seemingly understanding but not quite. " Brother Qi, you also went to the Slaughter City back then, so why didn't you do what Brother San did?"
"It's simple, I'm stronger than him," Qi Ling said casually. "That place isn't that dangerous either, not even as dangerous as the valley where I cultivate."
This is not Qi Ling bragging. In the Slaughter City Soul Power cannot be used, Qi Ling, who cultivates the Nine Revolutions True Dragon Body, is at the very top of the food chain. Even if he stands still and lets others cut him, they will have to put in a lot of effort to hurt Qi Ling.
After finally getting a chance to catch his breath, Tang San began to use the special code he had agreed upon with Qi Ling Qi Ling to convey the information he had gathered to her. Because Hu Liena was almost completely unguarded with him, she answered almost every question, which allowed Tang San to obtain all the information he wanted.
Since the code could only convey simple messages, Qi Ling only received some key information, but even so, it was enough.
Analyzing the information Tang San had given her, Qi Ling frowned. This information could all be considered good news, but precisely because of this, Qi Ling, whose intuition was always sharp, felt that there was definitely an unusual truth behind it.
Among these intelligence reports, two pieces of information are of paramount importance. First, Hu Liena did not come voluntarily, nor was she sent by Bibi Dong. The person who gave her the order was Qian Xunji!