Ever since she replaced Xue Qinghe two years ago, she had been living every day in the guise of Xue Qinghe.
Only in the dead of night, when all was quiet, could she restore her true appearance and admire her own looks and perfect figure in the mirror.
She knew very well how outstanding her appearance and figure were. In her heart, only her mother Bibi Dong could compare to her.
Previously, whenever Jiang Chen looked at her, he had repeatedly shown admiration in his eyes. Although he quickly concealed it, Qian Renxue was extremely attentive and intelligent, and she immediately guessed that Jiang Chen must have fallen for her.
"Little Chen has grown up now. Perhaps it's just admiration for beautiful things."
"Sigh." She let out a soft sigh in her heart and entered the secret passage.
...
Walking along the mountain path, Jiang Chen was in an excellent mood. Although they hadn't seen each other for four years, his bond with Qian Renxue remained as deep as ever.
Even when he unintentionally saw Qian Renxue's body, she had only given him a small punishment. This was enough to show how much Qian Renxue doted on him.
"It's just that turning this sisterly doting into romantic love probably won't be easy." Jiang Chen sighed inwardly.
He hadn't even pursued Hu Liena, yet somehow she had ended up liking him.
"Could it be because of the ambiguity?"
He suddenly recalled that Hu Liena's feelings for him had probably started with ambiguity. As a grown man of eight chi, he couldn't resist Hu Liena's temptations, and likewise, Hu Liena couldn't resist the temptation coming from him.
"Perhaps in the future, I can try to seduce Xue'er a little, create some ambiguity, and maybe she'll end up liking me the way Senior Sister does." Jiang Chen thought to himself.
He had already made up his mind: such an outstanding girl like Qian Renxue, he absolutely would not let her slip out of his grasp.
...
By the time he returned to the mountaintop, it was already deep into the night. This trip had actually taken him four or five hours.
Little Black Sparrow was perched on a small tree at the mountaintop. After completing its task, Jiang Chen had let it return here to stand guard and protect Hu Liena while she cultivated.
If anyone barged in, it could alert him in time.
"I wonder if Senior Sister is still cultivating?"
Jiang Chen leaped down toward the hazy valley. Worried about disturbing Hu Liena's cultivation, he did not release his Thunder Light Wings.
When he nimbly descended to the valley floor like a spirit monkey, he immediately saw Hu Liena anxiously pacing in circles.
"Senior Sister, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Chen asked in confusion.
Hu Liena's face had even turned somewhat purple, and her long, slender legs were still trembling nonstop, as if she were in great discomfort.
Seeing Jiang Chen come down, she seemed to have found her savior. She hurriedly ran over and grabbed him. "Little Chen, quickly take me up."
"Senior Sister, are you poisoned?" Jiang Chen looked at Hu Liena, whose face had turned somewhat purple and who was trembling, and suddenly felt uneasy.
"You're the one who's poisoned. Hurry and take me up—I need to use the bathroom urgently." Hu Liena said anxiously.
"Uh, I thought it was something serious. Just solve it down here, right? It could even fertilize these herbs."
Hu Liena yanked Jiang Chen's ear, her pretty face twisting in distress. "Are you taking me or not?"
"I'll take you, I'll take you." Jiang Chen hurriedly released his Thunder Light Wings and carried Hu Liena up.
"No peeking." After reaching the mountaintop, Hu Liena left those words and hurriedly ran off into the distance.
Ten minutes later, Hu Liena finally returned with a face full of relief.
"Senior Sister, why torture yourself like this?" Jiang Chen was utterly speechless. If it were him, he would have long since loosened the soil and fertilized those spirit herbs.
Hu Liena's face reddened, and she huffed. "None of your business."
Jiang Chen didn't dwell on the matter any further. "By the way, how much of the medicinal power in your body have you absorbed? If it's about done, we should head back."
He had noticed that the fire poison and cold poison seemed not affect him anymore. It was better to return early and ask Bibi Dong when she could send him to the Heaven Dou Empire on a mission.
"I've absorbed most of it. My spirit power has risen from level forty-four to level forty-eight," Hu Liena said.
"Then let's head back tomorrow."
"So soon?" Hu Liena suddenly felt a pang of reluctance. Here, she could openly and legitimately display herself in front of Jiang Chen with ample reason.
Moreover, during this time, Jiang Chen had begun to accept her. She was afraid that once they left this place, Jiang Chen would return to keeping his distance from her as before.
"Mm, better to go back early. Who knows, Teacher might be waiting for us." Jiang Chen didn't notice Hu Liena's reluctance.
"Alright then. Let's go down—I'll make the most of one more night to cultivate."
Jiang Chen nodded, released his wings, and carried Hu Liena back down.
Watching Hu Liena undress, Jiang Chen suddenly felt an impulse and couldn't help saying, "Senior Sister, rest assured. In this lifetime, both you and Xue'er will be my women."
Hu Liena's movements paused for a moment, and she said nothing. After a while, she quietly slipped into the water.
Although the thought of sharing Jiang Chen with Qian Renxue had already crossed her mind, she had not yet fully made up her mind.
However, for Jiang Chen to bravely say these words to her showed that in his heart, her position was also very important.
Jiang Chen gazed at the hazy figure in the center of the spring and gave a wry smile. Hu Liena had tempted him many times. If not for his maintained rationality, he would have long since devoured her.
He himself didn't mind; his soul was already that of an adult, and his body had matured, but Hu Liena was only fifteen years old. Even in the Douluo Continent, one was considered an adult only at sixteen.
Even though this was no longer the Earth of his previous life, he still retained certain bottom lines in his heart.
...
Sensing that the fire poison and cold poison around him no longer invaded his body, Jiang Chen knew his body had developed extremely strong resistance to these fire and cold poisons. Perhaps this was immunity to ice and fire.
Even that old monster Dugu Bo didn't dare ignore these fire and cold poisons. After his body's corpse absorbed these fire and cold poisons, he wondered just how powerful it had become.
It should be enough to threaten Title Douluo, though killing one would still be very difficult. His poison was terrifying, but when the gap in strength was too great, it could still be forced out.
As his cultivation increased, the toxicity within his body would become increasingly horrifying. Perhaps once he reached the Title Douluo level, his corpse poison alone would make all Title Douluo tremble in fear.
What puzzled him was that there seemed to be some secrets in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that he didn't know about.
Ever since he absorbed that Blood Ginseng, he had always vaguely felt something beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well attracting him.
But when he had Hu Liena dive down to check, she found nothing unusual. Moreover, the water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well wasn't very deep.
Unable to find any reason, he could only give up. If not for fear that the spring water would neutralize the poison in his body, he really would have wanted to go down and explore personally.
...
At dawn, Jiang Chen and Hu Liena quietly left this place and returned toward Spirit City along the path they had come.
Five days later, the two finally returned safely to Spirit City.
In Bibi Dong's room, Jiang Chen and Hu Liena stood obediently before Bibi Dong.
"Tomorrow, the teacher will gather the soul masters in Spirit Hall most proficient in combat and assassination techniques to train you. Learn well. One month later, the teacher will arrange a death trial for you. The two of you must pass it together."
"After passing, you will become the Saint and Saintess of Spirit Hall's current generation."
"Little Chen, after this trial ends, you may go to the Heaven Dou Empire whenever you wish."
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