Yue Guan spoke calmly:"We have some business to handle in Tian Dou City. Arrange us a place to rest!"
"Oh, right!"
Yue Guan suddenly looked at Su Chen, instructing Salas:"This young friend Su Chen is an honored guest of our Martial Soul Hall. Remember not to neglect him. If he has any requests, try to fulfill them."
Salas nodded in agreement:"Yes, Elder." Then he turned to Su Chen:"If you have anything to do in Tian Dou City, feel free to send someone to contact me at the Martial Soul Hall."
Su Chen nodded and thanked him:"Thank you. Please arrange for someone to take me to the Tian Dou Royal Academy shortly."
Hu Li Na, hearing this, asked with some confusion:"You're leaving so soon?"
Su Chen nodded and said:"The sooner I finish, the sooner I can take you out to have fun.""I'll be out for two or three days. Don't worry, wait for me at the Martial Soul Hall. I'll come back to find you once I'm done."
"Alright!"
Hu Li Na nodded and said nothing more. The group followed Salas into the Martial Soul Hall.
Not long after,Su Chen chatted with them for a while at the Martial Soul Hall, then got up to attend to his business.
The Ice-Fire Two Extremes Eyes—the faster he finished, the better. He disliked dragging things out and also needed to cultivate inside to improve water and fire resistances.
Meanwhile, in the next two days, the start of school at Shrek Academy was approaching, and he couldn't afford to be late.
If he was late, the cat maid and Dai Mubai might reconcile, which would be a serious loss!
Seeing Su Chen stand up, Hu Li Na asked,"You're heading out now?"
Su Chen nodded and looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei, instructing:"Don't secretly follow me. I have business to handle. If Du Gu Bo finds out, it'll be hard to negotiate with him later."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, showing a bit of embarrassment—he guessed it already?
Hu Li Na stepped forward, kissed Su Chen on the cheek, and lowered her head to whisper:"Then I'll wait here for you. You must be careful."
Su Chen patted Hu Li Na's head and turned to leave. Salas had already arranged the carriage.
In the main hall,Yue Guan, seeing Su Chen had left, looked at Hu Li Na and asked,"Na Na, should we still follow him?"
Gui Mei also focused her gaze on Hu Li Na. Although their task was to watch Su Chen, everything had to follow Hu Li Na's lead. This was a direct order from Bi Bi Dong.
Hu Li Na thought for a moment and said,"Let's not follow him for now. After all, he specifically told us not to. If we keep tailing him, he'll definitely be unhappy!"
Xie Yue asked oddly,"Then should we still go to the Sunset Forest?"
Yue Guan turned to Xie Yue with a smile:"Have you two broken through level fifty yet?"
Xie Yue and Yan both shook their heads. Yue Guan snapped,"Then what's the point of going to the Sunset Forest? Spend the next two days cultivating!""Aim to break level fifty so this trip isn't wasted."
Yan and Xie Yue looked embarrassed—they were at levels 48 and 49 respectively, so fifty was impossible for now.
Yan suddenly asked Hu Li Na,"By the way, Na Na, what level are you now? I can't sense your soul power level."
Xie Yue also looked at his sister strangely. He noticed Hu Li Na had suddenly become much stronger since she started seeing Su Chen these days.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei also glanced at Hu Li Na. They had long noticed her oddity: from 49, then 50… and after that night, suddenly 60!
Clearly, this involved a secret about Su Chen, which they understood was the reason for this trip, so they didn't ask further.
Hu Li Na smiled lightly and said to Yan and Xie Yue:"Level 60 Soul Emperor, I can easily beat you two. As for why—that's a secret!"
"What?""That's impossible!"
Yan and Xie Yue clearly didn't believe it. They had been close in strength all along.
They remembered that Hu Li Na had just broken level 49 recently—how could she suddenly jump to 60?
Hu Li Na didn't answer, pride swelling inside:Would I tell them I have four purple and two red soul rings?Would I tell them I have two hundred-thousand-year soul bones?Would I tell them how strong I am now, and how terrifying my trump card is?
Elsewhere,Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Su Chen arrived in the Martial Soul Hall's carriage. Getting down, he stopped a noble female student at the gate and asked:"Classmate, can you help me with something?"
He took out a hundred gold soul coins, signaling that if she helped, they were all hers.
The girl was initially a little impatient. "A hundred gold coins? That's like giving to a beggar. I'd give you two hundred just to stay away from me." But seeing Su Chen's tall 1.8m-plus stature and handsome, delicate face, she immediately dropped all negative feelings and said actively:"O-okay, whatever you want me to help with, I'll do it."
Her round, chubby face blushed.
Su Chen saw this and realized money talks only so far; he took back the coins and gently said with his (reader-handsome) face:"Please help me find Du Gu Yan in your academy. Tell her someone important is waiting at the gate to see her."
The round-faced girl's expression dimmed:"You're looking for Senior Sister Du Gu Yan? I don't know if she'll come; many want to talk to her. Why don't you just ask me…"
Su Chen added:"My name is Du Gu Qiu Bai; I'm her mother's distant cousin, so by family order, she should call me 'Great-Uncle'.""Just tell her her great-uncle is here to see her. How could she not come out to meet me?"
The girl was stunned.Du Gu Qiu Bai?Great-uncle?Both surnamed Du Gu… it should be true!
"Wait a moment, please. It might take some time to find Senior Sister."
Su Chen smiled and nodded:"Okay!""I'll wait for you!"
The round-faced girl shyly ran off.
Su Chen felt this was a fun prank: I'm pretending to be your great-uncle. You can't not come out and fight me, right?
Meanwhile,Du Gu Yan was getting more and more nervous. Du Gu Bo kept asking her several times. She wasn't refusing but couldn't reveal the diary contents!
Ye Ling Ling looked conflicted nearby, thinking that Su Chen was truly a bad influence.
"Senior Sister Du Gu, I finally found you."
The round-faced girl had searched long in the academy before finding Du Gu Yan at the fountain watching water.
Du Gu Yan instantly tensed, looking anxiously at the visitor:"Junior sister… why are you looking for me?"
The round-faced girl was slightly younger, and they weren't close. This made Du Gu Yan even more nervous… Could it be that bastard coming?
(End of Chapter)