"Fine, fine, since you insist... then I won't hold back." Lin Xishan sighed helplessly; as expected, the people on the Douluo Continent were all a bit crazy.
As his voice fell, Lin Xishan released his Cassius Spirit. His hands transformed into white claws, and a blue gem condensed on his forehead.
"Let me show you my first Spirit Ability, Charm!" After Hu Liena finished speaking, a bewitching look flashed in her eyes, and a purple light emerged.
Lin Xishan had long been prepared for this move; he immediately closed his eyes and jumped away.
Seeing that Charm had not taken effect, Hu Liena immediately threw a punch at Lin Xishan, who had his eyes closed.
"First Spirit Ability, Universe Reversal!" Lin Xishan gripped Hu Liena's small fist with his right hand, then gathered gray-black energy in his left hand and struck out with a punch.
Universe Reversal was a Ground-Shadow physical attack that naturally possessed offensive power. As he threw the punch, it struck Hu Liena in the chest, sending her flying backward.
Hu Liena's petite body flew backward, heading straight toward the stream.
After taking off his blindfold, Lin Xishan discovered that Hu Liena had fallen into the water and was struggling helplessly. He couldn't help but cover his face, then jumped up, floated with the support of his Cassius Spirit, and scooped her up.
When Hu Liena woke up, Lin Xishan had already finished his medicinal bath. Seeing that she was covered by a piece of cotton cloth while her clothes were hanging nearby to dry, she was instantly furious.
"What did you do to me?!" Hu Liena demanded, blushing.
"What did I do? If it weren't for me, you'd probably be dead by now," Lin Xishan said. "And you call yourselves part of hellish training? You can't even handle water. How embarrassing."
"You!" Hu Liena's face turned even redder as she clenched her fists and glared at Lin Xishan.
"You'd better not move. Don't forget what state you're in. If you move, I won't be responsible," Lin Xishan warned.
"You! You bastard! I will kill you! I'll tear you into pieces and chop you into fragments!" Hu Liena glared at Lin Xishan and said.
"That's assuming you have the ability to do so," Lin Xishan said dismissively. He couldn't be bothered to argue with her, so he hoisted the bathtub filled with the used bathwater and left.
Hu Liena was stunned, then asked, "You... you're not dumping the water into the stream?"
"I never intended to dump it. Some self-righteous idiot came over to pick a fight on their own," Lin Xishan said. "Carrying a bathtub full of water back is part of my strength training."
Hu Liena stood frozen in place. Lin Xishan didn't look at her again; although this little girl was a bit spoiled and arrogant, she was still useful to him.
With her attracting Bibi Dong's attention, it would be easier for him to hide himself.
Three days later, Lin Xishan arrived at the stream again, carrying the bathtub, only to see three people standing there.
It was Hu Liena, a boy who looked five or six parts similar to her, and a boy with red hair.
Hu Liena stood behind the two of them, her eyes darting around evasively.
"What do you want?" Lin Xishan set the bathtub aside, then rubbed his wrists and asked in confusion.
"My name is Xie Yue, and this is Yan. I heard you dared to bully my sister?" The boy with silver hair and a streak of red in his bangs, Xie Yue, glared at Lin Xishan and asked.
"I bullied her?" Lin Xishan tilted his head. "Did she mention that if it weren't for me, she would have already died of hypothermia?"
"That's only because you knocked Nana into the water!" Yan was instantly furious and said to Lin Xishan with displeasure.
"Fine, what do you want then?" Lin Xishan completely lost the desire to reason with them and said, his eyes turning unfriendly.
"Naturally, we'll solve this with force!" Xie Yue and Yan simultaneously released their Spirits, and four yellow spirit rings floated beneath their feet.
Hu Liena hesitated for a moment, then released her spirit ring with an evasive look.
"I knew it." Lin Xishan rolled his eyes and released his Cassius Spirit.
"Second Spirit Ability, Granite Rock!" Yan rushed forward first. Lin Xishan clamped down on Yan's incoming fist with his left hand.
"First Spirit Ability, Universe Reversal!" A circle of Yin-Yang fish swirled in front of Lin Xishan.
Yan instantly felt the enhancement effect of his second spirit ring disappear. Lin Xishan's right hand flashed with a cyan-green light, and he threw a punch.
A teeth-gritting creaking sound came from Yan's chest, and he flew backward.
Xie Yue's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe that Lin Xishan could actually send Yan, who had enhanced himself, flying with a single punch.
"Careful, his Spirit Ability is strange!" Yan managed to climb back up and said to Xie Yue.
Hu Liena clenched her fists and hesitated for a moment before releasing Charm again. Lin Xishan had long been prepared for this move and dodged her line of sight.
Lin Xishan reached Xie Yue first, punched him in the abdomen, and then kicked him into the river.
Hu Liena looked at Lin Xishan at this moment; just as she was about to release Charm, Lin Xishan's hand covered her face.
He pulled back, and Hu Liena suddenly fell onto Lin Xishan's lap.
"You, what are you doing?" Hu Liena struggled violently and asked Lin Xishan nervously.
"I helped you last time, and this time you brought people to ambush me. If I don't collect some interest, you'll think I'm made of clay," Lin Xishan said with a straight face.
"Let go of Nana!" Yan and Xie Yue rushed up again, but Lin Xishan kicked them both into the river again, one by one.
Under his training during this period, although Lin Xishan was not yet comparable to the real Cassius while in his Spirit-possessed state, he already possessed some of Cassius's strength. After two uses of Universe Reversal, the two people before him had no strength left.
The two were washed away by the river, leaving only Hu Liena and Lin Xishan. Hu Liena said, "You, don't do anything reckless!"
"Smack!" Lin Xishan's hand landed a slap on Hu Liena's backside. Then, amidst Hu Liena's wails, he slapped her again and again.
Ten minutes later, Lin Xishan finally let go of Hu Liena. Hu Liena said with a blushing face, "You, you bastard!"
"Bastard? I've already shown restraint by not killing you. You don't really think anything would happen if I killed you all when no one was watching, do you? Don't forget who brought me into the school."
Lin Xishan stared at Hu Liena, a dagger appeared in his hand, and his killing intent bore down on her.
Hu Liena immediately didn't dare to curse anymore and said with some grievance, "I, I didn't bring people to ambush you. I just told my brother about what happened last time. Today, we were just here to coordinate!"
"Whatever. Anyway, this matter ends here. From now on, we go our separate ways; no one is to bother anyone else," Lin Xishan said calmly.
After speaking, Lin Xishan was no longer in the mood to bathe, so he picked up the bathtub and left.
Hu Liena stared fixedly at Lin Xishan, then hurriedly ran downstream...