Xiao Wu looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was silent, and called out worriedly, "Zhuqing..."
Ning Rongrong also turned her gaze to Zhu Zhuqing, a little worried. "Zhuqing, you wouldn't have been moved, would you? Although that Su Chen is handsome and strong, but... but... alright!"
"We won't blame you if you're moved. After all, that bastard Su Chen is indeed very good, with no flaws except for having more women around."
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, her face serious.
"Rongrong, Xiao Wu."
"You can rest assured, since we're sworn sisters, I will never abandon you!"
"Zhuqing."
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were very moved and hugged her.
Zhu Zhuqing spoke, saying: "It seems I was overthinking. We can't easily offer Su Chen a condition that would get him to help us. We couldn't even offer Hu Liena a good enough deal. However, Rongrong, you still have a chance."
"The second reward from the diary copy isn't fixed, so maybe it could reward us with a chance to evolve our spirits?"
On the way back.
Dugu Yan muttered, "Sister Na, did you drink fake alcohol just now? Why did you invite Zhu Zhuqing like that?"
Hu Liena looked at Dugu Yan and asked with a smile,
"What is it, Yanzi? Are you jealous?"
Dugu Yan shook her head and replied, "Not really. It's just a little confusing. Your sudden invitation made me not understand what you were thinking."
Hu Liena put her arm around Dugu Yan, speaking with a helpless tone.
"Look! That bad Su Chen, his dream is to marry beautiful wives and live a comfortable life. Zhu Zhuqing is only around twelve years old, and her martial spirit has already grown so strong, plus she has a good personality."
"If she were to become our sister, and we have children in the future, none of our kids would go hungry, right?"
"Pfft!"
Dugu Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing, replying, "Sister Liena, I'm starting to think you're getting more and more frivolous."
Hu Liena chuckled, saying,
"Who said I'm not serious? Aren't I just stating the facts?"
"Since we've chosen to be with Su Chen, we need to prepare for a life in a harem. If we don't want to be too tired later, we need to keep our eyes open and actively choose the women who will be our sisters in the future."
"He's destined to become the strongest man on this continent. As he becomes more and more dazzling, even if he doesn't leave Wuhun City, there will definitely be more outstanding women appearing. There's always someone better, you know!"
Dugu Yan nodded silently. Which of the kings, nobles, and generals didn't have multiple wives and concubines, let alone someone as powerful as Su Chen.
"But, is Nana really inviting Zhu Zhuqing for that reason?"
Hu Liena thought for a moment and said:
"It's yes and no. Mainly, I feel her personality is cold and easy to get along with. She won't compete with us or cause trouble. For example, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu wouldn't work."
"Why?"
Dugu Yan looked puzzled: "I think Zhu Zhuqing is harder to deal with than those two. It's always Zhu Zhuqing who's talking to you."
Hu Liena said calmly: "Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, one is the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the other is a 100,000-Year Rogue Rabbit, neither of them is a pushover!"
"They aren't saying anything now because they fear my strength. If they had comparable strength to mine, or if they had Su Chen's backing, do you think we'd have peace in this family?"
In the room.
Hu Liena and Dugu Yan returned, but they didn't see Su Chen or Ye Lingling. Hearing the sound of water splashing in the bathroom, they both blushed slightly.
They're showering together!
After a while.
Su Chen came out wearing his pajamas. Dugu Yan saw that he was shirtless and secretly glanced at him, her face flushed, and she quickly looked away.
"What did Zhu Zhuqing want you for?"
Hu Liena replied with a smile when Su Chen asked, "She asked a favor of me, but she couldn't offer anything in return, so I didn't agree."
Su Chen nodded and began to speak as he changed into his pajamas.
"Zhu Zhuqing is from the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire. They are essentially a supporting clan to the Dai Clan, the Star Luo royal family. Regardless of gender, members of the Zhu Clan are destined to marry into the Dai Clan to cultivate that Spirit Fusion Skill, the Nether White Tiger."
"Dai Mubai is the third prince of Star Luo. He was betrothed to Zhu Zhuqing since childhood, but he chickened out and ran away. Zhu Zhuqing risked her life to come all the way from the Star Luo Empire to find him…"
Su Chen recounted everything he knew about Zhu Zhuqing to Hu Liena and the others.
Ye Lingling sighed, "What a poor, strong girl."
Dugu Yan immediately retorted, "I didn't expect that Dai Mubai, who looks decent, would be such a scumbag?"
Su Chen nodded. "He is indeed a scumbag. But perhaps Dai Mubai doesn't see it that way. He once said, 'Women aren't people, they're resources.'"
"You three should go to sleep. I'll meditate and cultivate tonight."
Hu Liena couldn't help but feel amused.
"What's wrong?"
"Did we not let you sleep?"
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were also blushing slightly, looking at Su Chen. Su Chen calmly replied,
"I can't sleep. I'll just focus on cultivation!"
Su Chen wanted to, too! But he hadn't even cultivated a Spirit Fusion Skill with Dugu Yan yet, nor had he cultivated a three-person Spirit Fusion Skill with Hu Liena and Ye Lingling.
Now, to directly cultivate a four-person Spirit Fusion Skill... there were obvious drawbacks! Su Chen didn't just want the body; he wanted the heart as well.
Hu Liena had originally wanted to share with Su Chen about measuring Zhu Zhuqing's spirit size earlier, but seeing this, she decided not to provoke him further.
Night.
Su Chen was cultivating.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling shared a bed, while Hu Liena had her own. No one was asleep; they were all waiting for the rewards to be distributed.
Beep!
[Diary, recording a beautiful transmigrated life.] [Rewards are being distributed...] [Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: All spirit ring lifespans increased by one thousand years.] [Congratulations to the host for receiving a random reward: Soul power increased by one level.]
Seeing the diary rewards.
Su Chen was delighted. He had leveled up again, reaching level twenty-six.
And the key thing?
His first spirit ring had finally changed color.
Black, red.
Not bad! Not bad! Black and red is still red, haha!
[Dungeon rewards issued...] [Congratulations to Hu Liena, who was mentioned the most in the diary, for receiving the reward: All spirit ring years increased by one thousand years.] [Congratulations to Hu Liena, who was randomly selected in the diary, for receiving a random reward: One level of soul power increase.] [Congratulations to Meng Yiran, who has become a lucky audience member, and can customize a theme related to the diary once.]
Aiya!
Hu Liena was ecstatic when she saw the rewards from the diary copy.
If Su Chen hadn't been in the living room cultivating, she would have gone to hug and kiss Dugu Yan.
This was amazing.
All the rewards Dugu Yan had sent were for her!
This meant she was now level eighty-one.
Oh, right, right, right!
This wasn't a reward for Dugu Yan, it was a proper reward for Su Chen!
He must be really angry right now.
Beside him, on the bed.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were also happy for Hu Liena. And, well, it made sense! Because Su Chen hadn't written much yesterday, instead, he'd copied what he'd written about Hu Liena last time. Her name appeared often enough that she deserved the second reward.
Similarly.
If Su Chen wasn't here, they would be celebrating with Hu Liena.
Just then.
The two of them, who hadn't fallen asleep yet, heard footsteps.
Very light footsteps.
Then, Hu Liena's faint voice came from the living room:
"Do you want to go to sleep?"
"It's okay, can't I help you so you can fall asleep?"
"Come on, let me help you."
"I know you're really fired up right now!"