Chapter 37: A Day in the Life of Hu Liena

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Chapter 37: A Day in Hu Liena’s Life

The morning sunlight filtered through the leaves of the bamboo grove, casting scattered patches of light over the cobblestones along the woodland path.

A woman whose every movement carried a hint of alluring charm walked briskly along with a bag of breakfast in hand, softly humming an unfamiliar tune.

Though born with an innate air of seduction, she also possessed the liveliness and playful mischief that suited a girl her age.

Who else could it be but Hu Liena?

Her master had finally returned yesterday evening with her junior apprentice brother. She had been delighted at first, but the moment she saw another girl standing beside him, she grew a little jealous. She had not yet had her fill of playing with such an adorable junior brother—how could she let another woman get there first?

Hu Liena was now dressed in a light-colored, close-fitting outfit. A few delicate golden patterns hinted at her noble status as the Saintess; aside from those, there was not a single other color on her clothes.

Even her belt was pale white, outlining her slender waist so tightly that it seemed it could be clasped with one hand. The more delicate her waist appeared, the more it accentuated the extraordinary curves elsewhere.

She was currently walking along the path back to the residence she shared with her junior brother. [If your thoughts have wandered somewhere strange, go stand facing the wall.]

Yesterday, Zhong Yan had flown beneath a shield while Bibi Dong carried one of them in each hand. In less than half a day, they had rushed from the Star Dou Great Forest back to the Spirit Hall.

It had left Zhong Yan sighing for quite some time. “A Titled Douluo really is fast. If I studied it carefully, perhaps I could make the journey even faster.”

I mean a faster and more convenient way to travel. What were you thinking? [Smug dog meme.]

Hu Liena followed the cobblestone path for a while longer before reaching a small stream.

A few tiny fish and shrimp swam in the water. They were all ordinary creatures, but they seemed perfectly suited to this place.

Several large stones rose from the stream, allowing people to step across.

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She made a light leap, using no soul power at all, hopping from stone to stone like an ordinary child.

Only in this deserted bamboo grove, and only in the company of those tiny fish and shrimp, could anyone see her set everything aside and reveal her truest self.

The bamboo sea halfway up the mountain had a quiet beauty she could never grow tired of. The rustling of the leaves whenever the breeze passed through them was a sound she had listened to for countless years without ever finding dull. Whenever cultivation became tedious, or whenever some troubling matter weighed on her mind, she would come to this grove, find a large stone, and sit there for an entire day.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

Hu Liena gently knocked on Zhong Yan’s door. When she saw her still-sleepy junior brother open it in his pajamas, she was suddenly seized by a fit of mischief.

Without the slightest hesitation, she walked straight inside and placed the breakfast she had brought on the table.

By then, Zhong Yan had already woken up. It was just that he had not slept in for a very long time. Back on Earth in his previous life, sleeping late had been one of his favorite things.

[He also loved staying up late. It was just as contradictory as wanting to be a lazy author while being constantly urged for updates by readers. But how could a wretched author possibly defeat handsome readers holding votes in their hands? Smug dog meme.]

Seeing Zhong Yan still standing there in a daze, Hu Liena gave a soft laugh, stepped forward, pulled him over, and pressed him down into a chair.

Zhong Yan was still rather bewildered. Why had a fragrant, soft girl suddenly barged into his room first thing in the morning?

“Come on, open your mouth. Big Sister will feed you.”

Her tender voice drifted beside his ear, instantly pulling his thoughts back to reality.

Only then did he realize that a pair of eyes as enchanting as a hundred flowers in bloom was gazing directly at him.

She was far too close!

He could even catch the unique, ylang-ylang-like fragrance of Hu Liena’s body. It was noble yet intense, passionate yet not vulgar, pure yet far from simple.

[If you cannot imagine what that scent is like, think of a certain Lotus-Charmer body wash. As a man who has been single for many years, that is the loveliest fragrance I can think of.]

Her snow-white skin carried a faint flush of pink. Her long, ink-black hair fell smoothly to her thighs, and at that moment the breeze lifted it gently. Bathed in the morning sunlight, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

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Zhong Yan stared blankly at the lovely woman so close before him, her orchid-like breath brushing softly across his face.

He could even hear a heartbeat gradually speeding up.

He had no idea whether it belonged to him or to her.

After a brief moment of dazed confusion, he came back to himself. Faced with Hu Liena’s gaze—highly provocative, yet carrying the faintest trace of a smile—Zhong Yan instinctively looked away.

He hurriedly stood up and backed away two steps, awkwardly scratching the back of his head with one finger.

“Er… I’ll do it myself.”

“Hahaha.” Hu Liena covered her mouth as she laughed. “You really are entertaining, little junior brother. So? Do you find your senior sister tempting? Do you want to eat your senior sister up? Hmm?”

“Ahem, ahem…” Zhong Yan coughed lightly twice and said with feigned composure, “Senior Sister, stop teasing me. Let’s eat, let’s eat…”

“Hahaha…”

A beautiful and happy day began with teasing her little junior brother.

An extra daytime chapter after such a long absence. Hehe—didn’t see that coming, did you?

I spent a very long time writing this chapter. Truly, a very long time. I went back and forth through reference materials, the original work, and the animated adaptation, spending two or three hours on it all told.

After countless revisions, I think I managed to capture that warm, comforting feeling of everyday life and ordinary human happiness.

End of Chapter.