Chapter 328: Hu Liena's Counterattack

"Is it worth it even if you die?"

The expressions of the two great beauties became strange again.

But soon, Hu Liena's pretty face turned somewhat pale; it was clear she already understood how perilous her future situation would be.

"Then, do you think so too?" Bibi Dong shot a glance at Qin Jian.

Qin Jian hurriedly shook his head: "I'm not like that. I'm not as thirsty as them, why would I trade my life for it... uh..."

This remark felt a bit off...

He looked up and, sure enough, saw Bibi Dong's half-smiling face: "You're not that thirsty? Not thirsty after ten thousand years? It seems you have many partners... I heard you didn't even let the girls in your own battle team off, and you went for three of them as soon as you started?"

Qin Jian silently turned his head and looked out the window: "I never thought the scenery outside Wuhun City would be so beautiful. Green mountains and clear waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant, a cool breeze blowing, it's truly a feast for the eyes..."

He rattled off over thirty idioms in one breath without a single repetition, leaving Bibi Dong and Hu Liena stunned.

The two of them couldn't help but exchange a glance.

"I truly realize for the first time that the creature known as man is truly terrifying. Changing the subject so stiffly, yet still able to keep a straight face, making it seem as if it were really true..." Bibi Dong sighed.

Hu Liena couldn't help but interject: "That's not it, Teacher, it's just that the man before us is too shameless."

Qin Jian: "..."

"To think you discovered my true nature so quickly, a miscalculation, a miscalculation."

Qin Jian wore a smile, not feeling the least bit embarrassed.

"So, Nana, that whole 'mutual desire to conquer' relationship between you two shouldn't continue."

Bibi Dong's words instantly made both Qin Jian and Hu Liena incredibly awkward.

This was the kind of matter that both people knew in their hearts, yet it was a fact that could not be directly brought out into the open.

Many things between men and women are meant to be hazy and ambiguous; bringing them directly to the table to discuss is a recipe for disaster in minutes.

This Pope really doesn't play by the rules...

"Oh..."

Hu Liena responded in a gentle and pleasing manner, but she couldn't help looking at her teacher, wanting to say something but holding back.

"What do you want to say? Can't bear to part with this playboy?"

Bibi Dong sat in a noble and elegant posture, her Scepter placed to the side, her hands folded over the knee of her crossed left leg.

But her eyes were looking askance at Hu Liena...

Hu Liena always felt that her teacher was taking the opportunity to undermine her.

When exactly did it start, and why was she being so vigilantly guarded against by her Pope teacher?

She even suspected that being called into the first carriage this time wasn't to talk about Death Canyon at all; the real purpose was very likely that her teacher wanted to undermine her!

Otherwise, why would her high and mighty Pope teacher sit so openly with her own subordinate? Wasn't it just to show her, the disciple?!

The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt; the more she thought, the more she felt she was being guarded against; the more she thought, the more she drifted toward rebellious thoughts...

Why can't I flirt with him, but you can let him play with your Scepter?

Why can't I conquer him, but you, as a teacher, have to undermine your own disciple to snatch a man?

Why should a disciple naturally have to yield to the teacher?

Why? Why???

Hu Liena's rebellious emotions were burning fiercely.

"Teacher, I don't find it hard to part with him, he's just a stinky man..."

She suddenly looked into Bibi Dong's eyes and said, seemingly with great concern: "On the contrary, Teacher, you must be careful. He is your Guard Captain, and you are together day and night; don't be deceived by this stinky man."

Qin Jian: "..."

The corner of Bibi Dong's eye twitched slightly.

"Teacher, according to my experience, this stinky man is particularly good at climbing up the pole; as long as you give him the slightest chance, he can make all sorts of trouble. So, Nana suggests that Teacher transfer him away from your side, preferably out of Wuhun City; that would be the most appropriate."

Hu Liena's words were spoken with utmost sincerity, truly a model of a good student concerned for her teacher.

Bibi Dong was so "moved" she was speechless.

"Snap!"

Qin Jian took a handful of melon seeds out of his pocket.

I don't understand the infighting between women, and I won't participate; I'll just eat melon seeds and watch the show.

"Nana is overthinking it. Teacher has kept herself clean for so many years and never gets close to men; there is no need to worry," Bibi Dong said indifferently.

Hu Liena shook her head and said: "Teacher, it is precisely because you keep yourself clean that Nana is even more worried. His methods are brilliant, and I fear Teacher might fall into his trap. It would be better to transfer him away first, and wait until Nana returns in three years to help Teacher vet him."

"Then where do you think it would be best to transfer him?" Bibi Dong said.

Hu Liena pursed her lips and smiled: "I think it would be best to let him guard Death Canyon. There are no beauties here, so he won't be able to cause any harm."

Looking at her appearance of being very concerned for her teacher, Bibi Dong almost believed her nonsense.

Bibi Dong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Aren't you the greatest beauty here?"

The atmosphere inside the carriage fell to freezing point; only the sound of Qin Jian cracking melon seeds was exceptionally clear at this moment.

"Stop eating!" Bibi Dong suddenly turned her head and glared.

"Oh..."

Qin Jian silently put the melon seeds back into his pocket, threw the shells out the window, and they drifted with the wind into Yan's carriage window, landing on his fiery red hair...

"Then let me play with your Scepter."

Qin Jian reached out his hand without ceremony.

Bibi Dong handed over the Scepter at her side, and Qin Jian took it just as naturally.

Hu Liena's gaze became meaningful.

This teacher of hers is still just being stubborn; with her elementary level of romantic experience, it's only a matter of time before she falls into Qin Jian's hands...

"Pope, we have arrived at Death Canyon."

A guard's voice came from the window, and the carriage convoy stopped in response.

Bibi Dong slowly stepped out of the carriage and took her Scepter back from Qin Jian's hand.

The gazes of the guards waiting here began to turn meaningful...

Once everyone had disembarked, Qin Jian realized this place was really set up like a large prison.

"Clang!"

High city walls blocked both sides of the canyon, heavy gates were slowly opening, and two teams of cavalrymen gradually formed ranks.

"Greetings, Pope!"

Again, it was like a mountain of cheers and a sea of roars; the generals knelt and prostrated, the Pope's aura erupted, swallowing mountains and rivers.

Qin Jian watched the spectacle with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

This woman possessed the grand ambition of a man to conquer the world, her vision and methods were second to none in this era, yet she was strangely naive when it came to romantic feelings.

If he knew there was a chance and didn't make a move, Qin Jian would despise himself.

So be it if he's a scumbag; he had already become such a mess of a scumbag long ago, not a drop of integrity left...

"Rise," Bibi Dong said with a calm expression.

"Yes!"

All the guarding cavalrymen stood up in response and split to stand on both sides of the gate.

"Then, the three of you may enter now. Every year for these three years, I will have someone bring you back once... take care of yourselves," Bibi Dong said indifferently.

She lightly waved her Scepter, and soul power surged from her body, transforming into shackles that pressed down in circles, completely sealing the soul power of Hu Liena and the others, turning them into ordinary people.

Seeing they were about to enter, Qin Jian suddenly raised his hand: "Wait, wait..."

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(End of this chapter)