Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something as he touched the several large bumps on his face.
"I don't know." He answered directly.
Su Yuntao had indeed already learned that he was still alive—this was somewhat troublesome. He still remembered that Su Yuntao had originally wanted to send his information up to the Pope's Hall.
No matter how Su Yuntao had found out he was still alive, he had to find a way to dispel Su Yuntao's intention of reporting his information.
"What do you want with Jiang Chen?" Jiang Chen asked, wanting first to figure out the purpose of Su Yuntao's visit this time.
Su Yuntao looked very disappointed and did not answer Jiang Chen's question. Instead, he turned to Hu Liena and said, "Miss Hu Liena, Jiang Chen is not here. Let's go look somewhere else."
Hu Liena?
A storm instantly surged in Jiang Chen's heart. How could Hu Liena appear at Notting Academy?
There was absolutely no such plot in the original story.
His eyes flickered as he thought of various possibilities in his mind.
Su Yuntao had already started walking outside, but Hu Liena stood motionless, staring at Jiang Chen.
"Miss Hu Liena, why aren't you leaving?" Su Yuntao asked in confusion.
Jiang Chen was also startled and looked up toward Hu Liena, only to find that the other party's beautiful fox-like eyes were fixed on him, as if trying to see right through him.
"No, there's something off about this kid." Hu Liena suddenly said.
Jiang Chen secretly cried out "not good" in his heart. With a movement of his feet, he immediately retreated backward. Although he didn't know how Hu Liena had seen through that something was wrong with him, nor why she would appear here, he had to escape now.
Because of Tang San, he had always been unwilling to interact with the Spirit Hall. If he didn't run now, was he supposed to wait to be taken to Spirit Hall?
A glint flashed in Hu Liena's beautiful eyes as she chased after Jiang Chen, leaving only Su Yuntao standing there dumbfounded.
His mind still hadn't processed what had just happened.
Jiang Chen was very fast, even noticeably faster than Tang San, but compared to Hu Liena at this moment, he seemed much slower.
Yet his speed was still enough to shock Hu Liena.
This child looked only about six years old, and he hadn't even released his martial soul. How could his speed be so fast?
While thinking, she held nothing back and directly released her martial soul.
Her ears suddenly became much sharper, growing long, fluffy fur, and a large, fluffy tail appeared behind her buttocks. Her entire person seemed to become even more beautiful.
In that instant, her speed surged dramatically, and in one move, she grabbed the collar at the back of Jiang Chen's clothes, lifting him.
Jiang Chen's feet left the ground; he kicked a few times in the air before finally stopping.
Hu Liena's eyes emitted a pink glow as she looked at Jiang Chen. "Who are you? Why were you running?"
Her voice was somewhat husky. Whether it was the pink light in her gaze or her husky voice, both carried a unique charm that instantly affected the inexperienced Jiang Chen.
"I'm Jiang Chen, because I…" He shook his head, instantly sobering up, and felt a wave of fear in his heart.
As expected of a fox martial soul, its charm ability was simply terrifying.
If he hadn't gone through the torment of absorbing spirit rings and heavenly tribulation, which had already tempered his will to an extremely powerful level, he probably wouldn't have been able to break free from Hu Liena's charm at all.
Hu Liena was shocked once again in her heart. If this had been before, she would never have believed that a six-year-old child could break free from her charm—no matter who told her. But now she believed it.
Su Yuntao, who had just caught up, also heard Jiang Chen's words and was instantly stunned. He came in front of Hu Liena and carefully examined the Jiang Chen who was being held in midair.
"It really is you, kid. What were you running for just now?" Su Yuntao couldn't help asking.
Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile. Now that he had been caught, he couldn't run even if he wanted to. Facing a level-26 Su Yuntao, he didn't have much confidence, and the Hu Liena currently holding him also had two yellow spirit rings.
Perhaps he could catch one off guard and take them down, but the other one probably wouldn't be so easy.
Moreover, he didn't dare to kill anyone. He could escape as a monk, but he couldn't escape the temple; killing would definitely implicate Holy Soul Village.
It seemed running away was useless unless he never returned to the academy or to Holy Soul Village ever again.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Put me down." He said to Hu Liena behind him.
Hu Liena was holding him like a little chick and coldly said, "Don't even think about running again."
With that, she set Jiang Chen down.
At this point, Jiang Chen had already guessed that it must have been Su Yuntao who reported his information, which was why Hu Liena had appeared here. Probably more than just Hu Liena had come.
His heart had already turned half cold; he had attracted the attention of Spirit Hall. Could he still stay safely by Tang San's side?
Hu Liena withdrew her martial soul and said to Su Yuntao, "You take him."
Su Yuntao nodded, grabbed Jiang Chen's hand, and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to Spirit Hall to meet the Pope. Don't be nervous."
Jiang Chen's body instantly stiffened, and the remaining half of his heart also turned completely cold.
Bibi Dong had actually come to Notting City!
And she had come for him!
Jiang Chen felt like he was about to go mad.
He couldn't understand what exactly Su Yuntao had written in his report that actually made the lofty Bibi Dong come to such a small place to meet a minor character like him.
Su Yuntao gripped Jiang Chen's hand tightly, afraid that he would suddenly run off again.
Hu Liena walked ahead, completely unconcerned about the gazes she attracted from everyone on the street.
The people of Notting City basically all recognized Su Yuntao. If they hadn't seen Su Yuntao following behind this girl, probably quite a few thick-skinned people would have already come up to hit on her.
"As expected of a fox martial soul, naturally charming to the bone. Even her natural state's allure isn't something ordinary people can resist." Jiang Chen thought to himself.
He stared at Hu Liena ahead. Although the other party's face still looked very young, her figure was already extremely outstanding, perhaps precisely because of the influence of her fox martial soul.
Hu Liena suddenly turned her head and said, "Kid, why did you lie just now? Why did you run?"
Jiang Chen's mind spun rapidly as he pretended to be helpless and said, "I had a duel with someone and got beaten into a pig's head. Of course, I didn't want others to know. If I didn't run, wouldn't I have been exposed?"
Hu Liena glanced at Jiang Chen and suddenly laughed charmingly, "You? Learning to duel when you're still so small?"
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment. Just a moment ago, this girl had been cold and icy, but now she was suddenly smiling like a flower, which made him feel a bit unaccustomed.
"Then how did you notice I was lying?" Jiang Chen couldn't help asking.
Hu Liena didn't turn back. "I've seen too many. Naturally, I can see through it at a glance."
…
Not long after, they arrived back at Spirit Hall.
Jiang Chen had seen this Spirit Hall countless times from the outside, but this was the first time he had entered.
He was brought directly into the great hall, where he saw that lofty woman, Bibi Dong, for the first time.
Staring blankly at that woman, it took a long while before Jiang Chen finally withdrew his gaze.
At this moment, in his heart, there were only two words: Perfect!