Time returned to calm again. It had already been five days since that day of shopping.
During these five days, aside from practicing his fist techniques and movement skills a little during the day, Jiang Chen spent almost all his time sleeping in his room, then cultivating his cultivation method at night.
Perhaps he had grown accustomed to the tense life in the concentration camp, but these past few days, he felt stifled inside.
Hu Liena seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Chen had taken the initiative to act as her shield that day. She would occasionally tease Jiang Chen with a few playful words, but she no longer tried to charm him.
Perhaps she felt that Jiang Chen had already grown up and was her junior brother, so doing that again wouldn't be appropriate.
Jiang Chen didn't mind. If Hu Liena wasn't tormenting him, he didn't have to stay constantly on edge, enduring himself all day.
That day, just as noon arrived, Hu Liena returned from outside looking quite happy.
"Senior Sister, what happy event happened?" Seeing Hu Liena like this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Little Chen, I went to my brother's place again today. These past few days, Big Brother Yan hadn't been paying any attention to me, but today I finally mustered the courage to explain everything clearly to him." Hu Liena smiled, very happy.
"What was his reaction?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.
"He grew up with me since we were little. How could he stay angry with me over something like this? After I explained it clearly, he said I will always be his good little sister."
Jiang Chen's expression became somewhat strange. How could Yan be so easygoing? The girl he liked had been slept with by someone else, and he could still forgive her?
He clearly remembered that in the original story, Yan, out of jealousy over Hu Liena being good to Tang San, had secretly acted against Tang San from behind. With that kind of personality, would he so easily forgive Hu Liena?
Originally, Jiang Chen had only wanted to make the other party give up on Hu Liena. Now, the other party not only gave up but even reconciled with Hu Liena; this seemed truly odd to Jiang Chen.
Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Did you expose the lie I told him that day?"
Hu Liena shook her head and said, "No. I was afraid that if he knew the truth, he would still have thoughts about me, so I just went along with the misunderstanding. Anyway, from now on he'll treat me as a little sister, and the big stone that's been weighing on my heart for so many years has finally been lifted."
"Little Chen, thank you so much. You really helped me a great deal."
"I'm your junior brother, one of the people closest to you. If I don't help you, who will?" Jiang Chen smiled.
"By the way, there's one more thing. Yesterday, both my brother and Yan were taken as disciples by elders from the Elder Hall. They'll be moving to live in the Elder Hall soon, so we'll basically be neighbors. To celebrate this happy event, they're inviting you and me to dinner tonight. Are you coming?"
"Of course I'm coming. Free food, why wouldn't I eat it?" Jiang Chen replied immediately.
In truth, what he was worried about was still Yan. When he had deceived Yan that day, he knew that Yan might truly give up on Hu Liena, or he might harbor hatred toward him because of this matter.
But either way was fine for him. If Yan really developed ill intentions toward him later, then he wouldn't need to hold back anymore.
So this dinner invitation gave Jiang Chen a chance to test what kind of attitude Yan truly had toward him.
That evening, Jiang Chen and Hu Liena arrived as promised and had a sumptuous dinner with Xie Yue and Yan.
Just as Hu Liena had said, throughout the entire process, Yan acted cheerfully and talkatively, showing no sign of the rage he had directed at Jiang Chen that day. It seemed he had truly let it go and forgotten the unpleasantness.
At the end, Yan even sincerely apologized to Jiang Chen, and Jiang Chen accepted with a cheerful smile.
Seeing Jiang Chen and Yan reconcile made Xie Yue and Hu Liena very happy.
However, although Jiang Chen appeared cheerful on the surface, his heart had already turned cold. His way of seeing things was different; he was especially sensitive to resentment and malice, particularly when it was directed at him.
Although Yan's apology was very sincere, Jiang Chen could feel the astonishing resentment in the other's heart, crazily suppressed.
"This is a character," Jiang Chen evaluated inwardly. To suppress such massive resentment inside while showing no change on the surface, ordinary people absolutely couldn't do it.
Perhaps because of Jiang Chen's status, Yan chose to suppress this resentment and didn't dare seek revenge against Jiang Chen.
Indeed, even though Yan had now become a disciple of an elder, if it became known that he had killed the Pope's disciple, he would still have a hard time escaping death.
Since he had confirmed Yan was an enemy, Jiang Chen had no intention of holding back. A person like this by his side was a ticking time bomb.
However, exactly how to deal with Yan, Jiang Chen still needed to think of a thorough plan. Otherwise, given Hu Liena's many years of sibling-like affection toward Yan, if she found out he had killed Yan, it wouldn't be good.
In an instant, many ideas flashed through Jiang Chen's mind, but he rejected them one by one.
To get rid of Yan without letting Hu Liena know it was his doing, right now in Spirit Hall, he didn't yet have powerful subordinates, so this wasn't easy to handle.
"You haven't said a word the whole way back. What are you thinking about? So deep in thought." Hu Liena patted Jiang Chen's shoulder and said.
Jiang Chen looked up and realized the two of them had already returned to the dormitory.
He shook his head and temporarily set the matter aside. He didn't dare kill Yan inside Spirit City, and Yan surely felt the same.
With so many experts here, if any clues were discovered, escape would be nearly impossible.
So Jiang Chen understood that as long as he was inside Spirit City, he was safe, and Yan definitely wouldn't make a move against him.
"I'll put this matter aside for now. There'll be a chance to take him out later," Jiang Chen thought to himself.
Time passed in a flash, and another five days went by. That day at noon, Jiang Chen was taking a nap when Hu Liena seemed to have something to do. She left the Pope's palace and headed toward the Elder Hall.
Moments later, she arrived in front of a courtyard where Yan was already waiting.
"You're here?" Yan said with a smile, his expression very gentle.
"Mm, Big Brother Yan, what exactly did you call me here for?" Hu Liena asked, puzzled.
"Let's go inside to talk." Yan pushed open the door and walked in.
This was his residence in the Elder Hall. Although he and Xie Yue had different teachers, the two of them were still living in the same courtyard for now.
Hu Liena walked straight into the main hall and sat down.
"Where's my brother?" she asked, puzzled.
"Your brother had something to do and went out. He'll be back in a bit. Here, have some tea first." Yan enthusiastically poured Hu Liena a cup of tea.
"Mm, thank you." The tea was warm and very fragrant. Hu Liena took it and drank it all in one go.
Watching Hu Liena tilt her head back to drink, every movement was so alluring, especially the proud swell at her chest, which made Yan's heart begin to surge with excitement.
Hu Liena was about to be his. Xie Yue had already been sent away by him and wouldn't return until evening.
And Hu Liena would only feel drowsy and fall asleep. When she woke up, she wouldn't know anything.
"Since you've already given yourself to someone else, why can't I? I love you so much."
Thinking of this, Yan's heart pounded wildly.
Pa!
The teacup fell to the ground and shattered. Before Hu Liena could even think about what had happened, her entire body had already fainted.
Yan's face flushed red, his heart racing frantically as if it would burst out. His hands trembled nonstop as he picked up Hu Liena and carried her toward the bedroom.
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