Chapter 9 Hu Liena's Failed Escape.
"After all, such a beauty, it's a real waste not to keep her as a pet."
"You! Beast!" Yan's kowtowing froze abruptly, then he glared at Mu Changge with bloodshot eyes.
Mu Changge wasn't annoyed. He simply pulled a money pouch from Yan's body, enjoying Yan's desperate expression with a gentle smile: "Thank you for providing such a desperate expression to amuse me. So, to repay you, you'll pay for the hotel. That way, when Hu Liena and I enjoy ourselves, you'll feel a sense of participation, right?" (The protagonist might still have a little morality left, but definitely not much; he's mostly just doing whatever he wants.)
Heartless!
"Pfft!"
Severely injured and emotionally devastated, Yan finally coughed up blood and fainted.
"Tsk! So boring. I wanted to properly enjoy your despair." After Yan lost consciousness, Mu Changge instantly lost interest, clicking his tongue in boredom.
However, when he shifted his gaze to Hu Liena on his shoulder, he laughed again: "Hmph, isn't it only right that a disciple pays for a master's debt? Even if it isn't, I won't let go of the fat meat delivered to my mouth."
...
"Damn it! Why does this smell still linger?"
Bibi Dong was now awake, washing the marks on her body over and over again in the bathroom.
But even though she almost scrubbed her skin raw, she still felt that nauseating smell lingering on her.
It couldn't be washed away, it simply couldn't be washed away!
In reality, this was just Bibi Dong's illusion.
When the water stopped, the soaking wet Bibi Dong walked to the full-length mirror.
Looking at the bruises and welts on her body reflected in the mirror, Bibi Dong was about to explode!
"Crack!"
The poor mirror was crushed into dust by the terrifying soul power.
"Phew~ Only a day has passed, maybe sending someone out now will still be enough to catch him!"
After Bibi Dong vented some of her anger, she calmed down and decided what to do next.
As soon as she dressed and entered the Papal Hall, someone was already anxiously waiting there.
Upon seeing Bibi Dong, the person rushed forward to report, "Your Holiness, the city gates were attacked last night. Yan is seriously injured and unconscious, and even Miss Hu Liena is missing!"
"What!"
Bibi Dong's eyes widened, and she grabbed the man by the neck, coldly saying, "You must be joking with me, right?"
Bibi Dong didn't care much about Yan's life or death, but Hu Liena was different; she was Qian Renxue's substitute, someone Bibi Dong treated like her own daughter.
Bibi Dong refused to believe this fact.
"Cough~ Your Holiness, everything I've said is true." The
cardinal, almost suffocating, answered in a trembling voice.
"Damn it!" Bibi Dong threw down the cardinal and stormed out.
"
Ugh...it hurts so much..."
Hu Liena didn't know how long she had slept, or where she was. She only felt a sharp, intense pain in her stomach.
The pain was so intense that curling up didn't provide any relief. Finally, she opened her eyes in an unfamiliar room.
Looking around, she saw that Mu Changge had changed out of his tattered clothes and was now wearing a sky-blue robe, making him appear more like a refined and noble young gentleman.
He was sitting at the table, leisurely eating. Seeing Hu Liena awake, he greeted her gently, "Awake? Would you like to eat something together?" Hu Liena, still groggy from just waking up, instinctively replied, "Senior Mu, where am I...?"
Then she suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed warily, "No! That's not right! You're not Teacher's friend! Who are you!? Why did you suddenly attack me!?"
Hu Liena quietly checked her body; her clothes showed no signs of being touched, except for a large bruise on her stomach where Mu Changge had punched her.
Mu Changge took a sip of his wine, continuing to eat as he slowly spoke, "My name is indeed Mu Changge, and I... well, we had a very close relationship with Bibi Dong, at least those few days."
Visibly, upon hearing Mu Changge's words, Hu Liena's entire body suddenly relaxed.
At least he wasn't an enemy; she really didn't want such a perfect man to be on the opposite side.
As for Mu Changge attacking her?
Perhaps he had some reason?
But it really hurt!
Just as Hu Liena was waiting for him to continue explaining, Mu Changge abruptly changed the subject: "Hey~ Hu Liena, let me tell you a story."
Hearing this, Hu Liena instantly beamed.
"Okay!"
Hmph! He's just trying to coax me!
Seeing Hu Liena sitting on the bed grinning foolishly, Mu Changge's lips curled into a smile: "There was a man named Mu Changge who, while traveling, accidentally fell off a cliff..."
It seemed to be a story from Mu Changge's own life. Realizing this, Hu Liena thought Mu Changge was intentionally trying to get closer to her, and immediately pricked up her ears to listen carefully, afraid of missing any details.
But the more the story was told, the more off it seemed, and the more frightened she became.
"Later, Mu Changge finally escaped and even locked the Pope, who had used him as a resource for cultivation, in his original spot, stripped him of his clothes, and spent the most enjoyable week of his life... And when he left there..."
At this point, Mu Changge glanced at the pale-faced Hu Liena and chuckled, "That Pope's good disciple actually personally escorted him out of the city gate, only to be captured by him. As the saying goes, a disciple pays for a master's debt, so tell me, shouldn't Mu Changge first collect some interest from the Pope's disciple?"
Martial Soul Possession!
The instant Mu Changge's voice fell, Hu Liena forcibly stopped trembling. Her fox demon martial soul possessed her, two fluffy fox ears sprouted from her head, and a bushy tail appeared behind her.
Thanks to the physical enhancement brought by the martial soul possession, the pain in her abdomen lessened considerably, and Hu Liena instantly jumped out of bed.
Of course, she wasn't arrogant enough to think she could defeat Mu Changge with a sneak attack, so Hu Liena's purpose wasn't to attack Mu Changge, but to escape!
The other party had already made it crystal clear: Mu Changge had been imprisoned and tortured by her teacher for six long years. If she fell into his hands, she would definitely not have a good end.
However, the Spirit Hall basically had branch halls in every town. As long as she could run out of this room and loudly declare her identity, she would definitely be saved!
As long as she could get out of this door!
Three steps, two steps, one step, she touched it!
"Thumbs up!"
But before the excitement of being about to escape could rise from the bottom of her heart, she was interrupted by the excruciating pain in her hand.
Hu Liena stiffly turned her head and found that her right hand had been nailed to the solid wood door panel with a chopstick, unable to move.
"Ughhhh—!!"
Hu Liena gripped her right wrist tightly with her left hand and let out a heart-wrenching cry of pain, "My hand! My hand!"
In just a moment, a lot of cold sweat had seeped out on her forehead. At this moment, she wished she could just faint, at least then she wouldn't have to endure the pain of her hand being pierced.
Unfortunately, her soul was already powerful due to her mastery of spiritual skills, and further strengthened by absorbing Mu Changge's life force. It was impossible for her to lose consciousness from such pain.
"Sigh~"
Mu Changge suddenly sighed softly from behind.
(End of Chapter)