Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and said:
"No. Now I just feel disgusted when I see him. It's just that the three of us probably can't beat him. He's a level thirty-seven Soul Elder. We're only level twenty-nine, twenty-six, and twenty-seven Soul Masters. There's no way we can take him down."
Indeed!
The gap between a Soul Elder and a Soul Master was huge.
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were still full of indignation.
"Eh?"
Ning Rongrong suddenly said:
"That Su Chen is coming to Soto City tomorrow."
"He's probably here to deal with that scumbag Yu Xiaogang. And Dai Mubai is also trash—maybe Su Chen will handle him too while he's at it."
Xiao Wu nodded heavily: "Yeah! Let's just enjoy the show."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at them strangely and finally asked Xiao Wu:
"Xiao Wu, aren't you afraid he's coming to take your soul ring?"
Uh oh.
Xiao Wu's face instantly froze.
Ning Rongrong muttered:
"I don't think he would..."
"Think about it. That diary is so mysterious—it helped Hu Liena get three hundred-thousand-year soul rings and bones. He probably wouldn't lay a hand on Xiao Wu, right?"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, thinking: Who could refuse a free set of hundred-thousand-year soul rings and bones?
She thought carefully, then looked at Xiao Wu and said:
"Considering he didn't come for you immediately, he likely doesn't care much for your soul ring. But I still think you should be cautious."
"Hu Liena is his girlfriend. He doesn't need to prove anything—Hu Liena doesn't need it."
That one sentence from Zhu Zhuqing made the little bunny's ears stand up in shock.
Just then—
A system notification about Hu Liena's reward rang out in all three of their minds.
The three of them: ???
Hu Liena, seriously, are you even human?!
All three were grinding their teeth in anger—just what kind of ridiculous luck was this?
In just a few days...
Her soul power had increased by thirty levels, and she had obtained four sets of hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul bones.
Hu Liena, Hu Liena... we beg you—just be a little normal, please!
Forget just the three of them—with the kind of cheat Hu Liena had, who on the continent wouldn't envy her?
Even Bo Saixi from Seagod Island was jealous enough to have chest pains!
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly said:
"I think... Hu Liena probably doesn't even care about your soul ring anymore."
Xiao Wu let out a big sigh of relief, patting her chest—which compared to Zhu Zhuqing looked like a schoolgirl's—and said in fright:
"That scared me to death. How on earth is Hu Liena doing this?"
Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth:
"That damned little fox! We've been waiting for Su Chen to come to Shrek, and she's already gotten so many rewards."
"Hu Liena really is too much!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu nodded hard, raising both hands and feet in agreement.
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly looked at them and asked:
"Do you guys know much about Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan?"
"I remember Su Chen went to find Dugu Yan and met Ye Lingling along the way. Since the two know each other, why did Ye Lingling get a reward, but Dugu Yan didn't?"
Xiao Wu looked confused—she's just a bunny, how could she know?
"I know!"
Ning Rongrong spoke up:
"I heard my father say that Ye Lingling is the girl with the Nine-Heart Begonia martial soul. As for Dugu Yan, if I'm not mistaken, she's Poison Douluo's granddaughter. Both of them are from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"They're supposedly on good terms. My father said they're both geniuses there and are part of a team that'll compete in the Continental Soul Master Tournament."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, thinking:
"If that's the case, then the rewards aren't so easily obtained. Dugu Yan didn't get one, and Ye Lingling only got one."
"Oh right, Xiao Wu—if you want to live well and protect those two friends of yours in the forest, you must curry favor with Su Chen. If he's willing to help you, even if you strut into the Spirit Hall, no one would dare touch you."
"Think about it seriously."
Compared to Ning Rongrong, a pampered little princess, and Xiao Wu, a lovestruck rabbit, Zhu Zhuqing was the clear-headed and rational one.
Xiao Wu nodded while listening, her expression complicated.
How do I even curry favor with him?
Sigh...
If only she'd saved the carrot from her last system reward to give to Su Chen.
Ning Rongrong patted Xiao Wu reassuringly:
"Don't worry. Zhuqing and I will help you."
"The three of us sisters working together—no way we'll lose to that annoying Hu Liena!"
Honestly...
Hu Liena had become the biggest thorn in the side of every woman with access to the Diary Copy.
Leaving out Ye Lingling, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong, the rest of the girls were all jealous—and hated her guts!
Such absurd luck!
If only we had run into Su Chen outside Star Dou Forest, we'd be thriving too!
Crown Prince's Mansion.
Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling stared at each other for a long time, not knowing what to say.
"Lingling, let's go to the back courtyard and call Young Master Su and Miss Hu Liena for dinner."
Qian Renxue said flatly, getting up and leading Ye Lingling to the rear.
Once they reached the courtyard and saw no one around, Ye Lingling couldn't help but whisper:
"Sister Xue, isn't it a bit rude for us to suddenly go disturb them like this?"
Qian Renxue chuckled:
"Let's go!"
"Today I must see how she got that reward—wait, what?"
"Lingling, what did you just say?"
Disturbing them suddenly isn't good?
Oh no!
Could those two be doing that in their room?!
Qian Renxue froze, staring at Ye Lingling:
"You got the first reward too. Do you know how Nana got her second one?"
Ye Lingling's face turned red. How would I not know?
I was eavesdropping on the wall all night.
"That... that was just something... between husband and wife..."
Qian Renxue immediately felt her scalp go numb.
She knew about the first reward—Hu Liena had told her. But the second was too embarrassing, and Hu Liena hadn't said anything yet.
"Forget it."
"Let's wait outside a bit before going in."
Qian Renxue sighed and asked Ye Lingling:
"Why are you willing to follow Su Chen? What do you think of him?"
Ye Lingling answered honestly, sharing her experiences with Su Chen, her face blooming with a smile of happiness.
"I think he's great. Even though I know I won't be his only woman, he's very sincere. His kindness to me is genuine. If you're willing, Sister Xue, I support you being his second."
Qian Renxue: ???
She was stunned.
Ye Lingling said all that while smiling like an aunt watching her favorite couple and then even proposed being number two?! She was absolutely speechless!
"Lingling, don't you think... you're even more love-brained than the Spirit Hall disciples Su Chen mocks?"
Ye Lingling shook her head seriously:
"No way!"
"The ones Su Chen talks about are dumb love brains. But I'm completely clear-headed. Ours is mutual—I treat him well, and he treats me well!"
(End of Chapter)