Jiang Chen's mind went completely blank, his thoughts freezing entirely. Hu Liena's words kept echoing in his ears.
I allow you to have any thoughts toward me.
Was Hu Liena indirectly confessing to him?
He stared blankly at Hu Liena, unable to say a single word.
"Am I better, or is that girl called Xue'er better?" Hu Liena pressed forward step by step, wanting Jiang Chen to give her a satisfactory answer.
"Both are good, both are good." Jiang Chen wanted to get up, but instead, he pushed Hu Liena back down.
"Hmph, you can only choose one." Hu Liena got angry, releasing her martial soul and raising her charm to the maximum.
"Tell me, who exactly do you choose?" she scolded娇ly.
With that, she suddenly jumped up and sat on Jiang Chen's stomach.
"Hiss..." Jiang Chen completely broke down, roaring: "I can't take it anymore!"
With both hands, he pushed, directly sending Hu Liena flying out. Then, like a bolt of lightning, he dashed out from the balcony.
By the time Hu Liena steadied herself and rushed to the balcony, Jiang Chen's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Hmph!" Hu Liena stomped her foot in anger. Other men would wish to kneel and lick her, yet, facing such a bold temptation from her, Jiang Chen had actually turned and run.
If not for that brief instant earlier when she felt Jiang Chen's scorching heat, she would have almost thought there was something wrong with Jiang Chen's preferences.
Recalling that scorching sensation, Hu Liena's heart pounded wildly. Such a bold move was her first attempt.
If asked to do it again now, she might not have the courage.
"As long as the effort is deep enough, an iron rod can be ground into a needle. I refuse to believe you can withstand my persistent soft and hard tactics."
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Jiang Chen only stopped after hiding in a secluded corner inside the Pope's Palace, letting out a long breath.
Hu Liena really was too bewitching; she had nearly made him lose control.
He finally understood that Hu Liena actually liked him.
But he didn't dare accept it. Until he dealt with Qian Renxue, he didn't dare accept Hu Liena.
"Perhaps I should be honest with her and see if she can accept Xue'er." This thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.
Matters of the heart were truly troublesome.
"Sigh, better deal with the pill formulas first."
Jiang Chen found a place to sit down, took out paper and pen, and began transcribing from memory. In total, there were fifteen pill formulas, with all the detailed contents written out, plus some pill-refining techniques, pill furnace casting technology, and other knowledge.
An hour later, he held a thick stack of paper filled with densely packed writing.
After checking it once more and confirming there were no mistakes, he headed toward Bibi Dong's study.
During the day, unless there were major matters, Bibi Dong would generally stay in her study, reviewing the various memorials submitted from below.
Jiang Chen hurried in and found Bibi Dong eating lunch.
"Little Chen, have you eaten?" Bibi Dong saw the intruding Jiang Chen and wasn't angry.
"Uh... not yet."
"Come, eat with Teacher. Whatever it is, we can talk after eating."
Seeing Bibi Dong's calm and elegant demeanor, Jiang Chen could only sit down and eat the food Bibi Dong kept adding to his bowl.
"You won't stay calm for a moment." Jiang Chen secretly laughed to himself. He wanted to see this noble female Pope lose her composure.
Finally, Bibi Dong wiped her lips clean and waved her hand; immediately, a maid came to clear the table.
"What's wrong? You just went back and came to find the teacher again. Is there something else important?"
Jiang Chen took out the thick stack of paper and handed it to Bibi Dong. "Teacher, take a look."
Bibi Dong accepted it, calmly took a sip of tea, then let her gaze fall on the pill formulas in her hand.
In just a moment, her calm expression changed. Her beautiful eyes widened, and her originally somewhat languid body suddenly sat up straight.
As time passed, Bibi Dong's expression grew increasingly serious. She scanned ten lines at a time and soon finished reading the formulas in her hand.
Brilliant light flashed in her eyes as she stared fixedly at Jiang Chen. "Little Chen, the pills described here... do they really have such miraculous effects?"
Jiang Chen smiled calmly. "Teacher, rest assured. The effects of the pills described above don't have the slightest exaggeration. It's just that pills have never appeared on the Douluo Continent before. With only the methods and no experience, refining them successfully will be extremely difficult."
The materials he had written also included drawings of several types of pill furnaces, along with many pill-refining methods. The complex and tedious steps made Bibi Dong frown.
"Indeed somewhat difficult, but it's not a problem." Bibi Dong stood up abruptly, a powerful aura of ruling the world bursting from her body.
"Little Chen, when we unify the continent with Spirit Hall, you will be the greatest contributor!"
"Teacher, this is what I should do."
Bibi Dong patted Jiang Chen's shoulder, giving him an enormous promise: "Cultivate well. In the future, the teacher's position will definitely be yours."
"Thank you, Teacher. I will definitely work hard."
"Mm. Such miraculous things, where did you obtain them?" Bibi Dong finally asked.
Jiang Chen had already prepared a reasonable explanation. "Teacher, I was chosen by a mysterious and powerful inheritance. These miraculous pill formulas are gifts from that mysterious inheritance."
Bibi Dong was stunned for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter. "Truly, heaven blesses our Spirit Hall. Little Chen, you are our Spirit Hall's lucky star. Rest assured, once we succeed, whatever you want, the teacher will not refuse you."
In her heart, she had already confirmed that the mysterious inheritance Jiang Chen spoke of must be related to that mysterious divine realm.
Jiang Chen showed a smile. What he wanted was precisely these promises from Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong had only two disciples, him and Hu Liena. His talent was clearly higher than Hu Liena's, and he had made such a great contribution to Spirit Hall. The Pope's position would definitely be his in the future.
"The teacher won't accompany you anymore. I need to find those apothecaries and have them study these pills carefully. We must refine them successfully as soon as possible." Bibi Dong acted decisively.
"Teacher, wait." Jiang Chen called out to stop Bibi Dong, who was about to leave.
"Little Chen, is there anything else you want to instruct?"
"Teacher, the matter of the pills is of great importance. These formulas must be firmly kept in our hands. Even if a single sheet leaks out, it would be an enormous loss to our Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong looked at Jiang Chen with approval. As the one in power, how could she not have thought of this?
She hadn't expected that at such a young age, Jiang Chen already had such foresight.
"Rest assured, Teacher knows." With that, she hurriedly left.
Such an important matter required her personal handling; there could be no mistakes.
Jiang Chen was also full of anticipation, looking forward to the appearance of the first pill in this world. Perhaps, in the near future, the Douluo Continent would be swept by a pill craze.
And the technology for refining pills would be completely in the hands of Spirit Hall, continuously creating endless wealth for Spirit Hall and cultivating the strongest soul masters.
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