The scene fell into silence.
Hu Liena tried to get up, but then she heard Su Chen's whispered voice transmission:
"Don't move!"
"If you get up now and I'm discovered by Qian Renxue, how embarrassing would that be?"
Uh...
Hu Liena thought it over. That made sense. So she braced herself and sat motionless on Su Chen's lap.
Qian Renxue looked at the two of them suddenly sitting together, and when she noticed Hu Liena's face turning bright red, her expression grew more and more suspicious.
Why on earth are you blushing?
What, is someone holding a gun to your back?
"Hey!"
"Do you two even care about how we feel?"
She had originally thought Su Chen was a wise and mature transmigrator. Who would've thought—turns out he's not even a decent guy!
Su Chen felt wronged too.
Blame me?
Who told you to lend your pajamas to Hu Liena?
He quickly tried to change the subject:
"Qian Renxue, I've told you everything you need to know. I haven't had dinner yet, and neither has Lingling."
"Can you arrange something for us at your residence? Lingling, go with her, and don't hold back—eat whatever you like. I've helped her out quite a bit today after all!"
"Mm!"
Ye Lingling nodded sweetly.
Qian Renxue, however, shot a displeased glance at Su Chen and Hu Liena before turning to leave with Ye Lingling.
"Whew...!"
Hu Liena let out a heavy sigh, then stood up and looked at Su Chen's awkward expression. She said speechlessly:
"Can't you behave for once?"
Su Chen looked equally exasperated and said:
"My martial soul, Kunpeng, was affected by your Demon Fox martial soul. It wanted to activate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill—how is that my fault?"
"Now that they've left, help me suppress my martial soul a bit."
"What?"
Hu Liena's face changed. She pinched Su Chen's waist and scolded:
"Stop messing around! Xue'er and Lingling will be back soon."
"Besides, I can see you've got feelings for Xue'er. Acting like this now will just ruin her impression of you."
Su Chen shook his head and replied:
"That won't change her impression. She just offered me money, beauty, and status, and I rejected them all. Clearly, I'm not some random guy!"
"But still..."
Hu Liena was still hesitant.
Su Chen tugged her closer and whispered seriously in her ear:
"I'm really fired up right now!"
…
Front Courtyard.
Qian Renxue had resumed her disguise as Xue Qinghe. She said to Ye Lingling:
"Miss Ye Lingling, please make yourself at home. Feel free to ask for anything you'd like to eat."
Ye Lingling gently nodded:
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Qian Renxue, still posing as Xue Qinghe, remained her usual kind and easygoing self. With a gentle and warm smile, she said:
"No need to be so formal."
"Why don't I just call you Lingling, and you can call me Brother Qinghe?"
"Alright, Brother Qinghe."
Ye Lingling called out sweetly. Looking at Qian Renxue beside her, admiration welled up in her heart.
Her years of disguise—what a feat. Most people couldn't pull it off.
The personas of Qian Renxue and Xue Qinghe were polar opposites: one was approachable, the other was cold and noble.
Suddenly!
Both Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling's expressions changed dramatically, their eyes widened uncontrollably in shock.
[Congratulations to Hu Liena for triggering a hidden mission reward: Soul power increased by 10 levels.]
[Congratulations to Hu Liena for being the first to trigger the hidden mission reward: 100,000-year soul ring and 100,000-year soul bone acquired.]
Not even time to smell the flowers...
Life really is full of surprises.
Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling were stunned. They had only just left for a short while—how the hell did Hu Liena already unlock a hidden reward?
And it wasn't just any hidden reward—it was a new one?
Wow. Girl's got instincts for treasure-hunting.
Both Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling were secretly jealous. Hu Liena was just out here hoarding all the soup and not leaving any for her sisters!
A 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone—she already had four of those sets now?!
Wait a minute—
Qian Renxue suddenly snapped.
Right now, Hu Liena… she had already become an eighty-level Soul Douluo with four sets of 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone setups?
My god!
Her own god-level Angel martial soul and innate level-20 soul power were starting to look like garbage in comparison.
Ye Lingling, on the other hand, suddenly smiled gleefully.
If big sis gets the meat, I'll take the soup!
If Hu Liena can unlock hidden missions, then she could just ask her for help. Even if she doesn't get a soul ring or soul bone...
She could still get a ten-level soul power boost!
That would allow her, even as a healing-type Soul Master, to break through to Title Douluo.
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong was so shocked she nearly dropped her scepter. Her flawless face, her beautiful eyes, her delicate little lips—her whole expression was filled with disbelief!
She clutched her thighs together involuntarily, her body trembling slightly, and muttered:
"Nana's already at level 80 and has four sets of 100,000-year soul rings and bones. How old is she even?"
"Hahaha—!"
Just thinking about it made Bibi Dong tremble with excitement. Soon, her title of youngest and strongest Title Douluo in history would be taken over by Nana.
Blue surpasses blue.
So this is what it means to cheat!
In this moment, Bibi Dong finally understood what a transmigrator truly was, what it meant to cheat the system, how powerful they could be, and how good it felt to break the rules!!!
Wait.
Bibi Dong suddenly realized something.
She's not the one cheating!
She can't feel how good it is to cheat!
Hu Liena, you ungrateful little fox!
I even gave you a mission to stick close to Su Chen, mention me more often, and try to get my name into his diary so I could earn rewards!
Now I've gotten nothing, while this ungrateful fox is rolling in rewards like she's hit the jackpot.
So infuriating!
Bibi Dong clenched her teeth and silently vowed: when this little fox comes back, she's definitely getting a good lecture!
Shrek Academy.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing—three fellow transmigrators—were chatting enthusiastically, growing closer by the minute.
Xiao Wu's secret was already known to both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Since they were all fellow diary-holders, the other two didn't hide anything either—they laid their cards on the table.
Honestly, it wouldn't have mattered if they didn't.
One lucky draw later, Su Chen would've exposed everything anyway.
When Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong learned about Zhu Zhuqing's situation—how Dai Mubai abandoned her and partied around in Soto City while she risked her life escaping from the Star Luo Empire—they were instantly furious.
"Unforgivable!"
Ning Rongrong clenched her fists in anger and shouted:
"Zhuqing, we'll help you beat that ungrateful jerk!"
Xiao Wu nodded fiercely:
"Totally unforgivable! Just like Tang San's teacher—another total scumbag. Let's go teach him a lesson together!"
Zhu Zhuqing quickly tried to stop them:
"No, wait."
But the two were furious:
"Zhuqing, after everything he did to you, are you seriously still gonna be a simp for him?"
"Yeah! You absolutely can't be a simp!"
Thanks to Su Chen's diary, their understanding of the world had grown significantly.
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