18: The tail is very soft

Su Wen led Hu Liena back to her residence. The layout was much smaller than the Saintesss Palace; Su Wen noticed at a glance that this was a side hall of the Saintesss Palace, converted into temporary housing.

There were quite a few clothes in the wardrobe; Bibi Dong was still quite attentive to such details.

Su Wen quickly dismissed that thought, as his own room was empty.

Crossing his arms, he grumbled unhappily, "Bibi Dong actually favors the sister over the brother!"

On the other side, Hu Liena had finished changing and stood before the mirror, observing her body for a moment.

After consuming the Whale Glue, her figure seemed to have filled out quite a bit, losing much of that frail feeling.

"Senior Brother, has Nana become prettier?"

Su Wen was still feeling indignant when he turned his head and saw that Hu Liena had performed her Martial Soul Possession.

She held her large, fluffy tail in her arms, lowering her head to gently rub her blushing face against it.

Su Wen dazed for a moment, his bad mood dissipated by this adorable scene.

"Let Senior Brother play with it!"

Su Wen rubbed his hands together. With a slight nod from Hu Liena's apple-like face, he took the fox tail into his hands.

It was fluffy, soft, and carried a bit of warmth; the texture was excellent.

No wonder Hu Liena liked playing with it herself.

"Senior Brother..."

Hu Liena let out a soft whimper. Su Wen saw her looking at him pitifully: "It hurts!"

Su Wen loosened his grip slightly, but he still felt like a creepy uncle for some reason... An hour later, Su Wen and Hu Liena set off for the Supreme Pontiff Palace.

In front of the magnificent Supreme Pontiff Palace, on both sides of the stairs, stood Hall Guard Knight clad in silver armor.

Their chests bore marks of a strict Rank system.

The weakest among them were Spirit Kings, and the higher up the steps, the stronger they became.

The four guards at the very top were all experts at the Spirit Emperor level, serving as the face of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.

The aura from both sides alone created an invisible sense of pressure.

"Senior Brother..."

Hu Liena had never seen such a scene, and nervousness immediately welled up in her heart.

"It's okay, just follow me."

Carrying Ye Yuaner's elders token, Su Wen led the timid Hu Liena up the steps.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Supreme Pontiff's hall, Su Wen hesitated. If Hu Liena were to obtain a spirit ring, he wondered if Bibi Dong would follow along!

If she went, the first spirit ring would be at most four hundred-plus years old.

"What are you two doing staying outside?"

"Hurry up and come in."

Just as Su Wen was thinking of a strategy, Bibi Dong's voice suddenly drifted out from within the Supreme Pontiff Palace.

Clearly, Bibi Dong had already sensed them the moment they stepped onto the stairs.

"Teacher, we've come to pay our respects!"

Su Wen no longer hesitated and led Hu Liena into the hall with a swagger.

The hall was magnificent. The main door faced the Supreme Pontiff's throne, allowing one to see the high-ranking Supreme Pontiff at a glance.

At this moment, Bibi Dong was wearing a form-fitting purple Supreme Pontiff robe with gold patterns and a Nine-Banded Purple Gold Crown on her head, her wavy hair a deep burgundy-purple.

Her slender jade legs were encased in pink stockings, crossed over each other. She leaned forward against a desk piled high with scrolls, clearly busy with official business.

Hearing Su Wen's words, a playful expression appeared on her mature face: "This is quite a rare sight!"

Su Wen's face turned awkward. It had been so many days, yet today was the first time he had come to pay respects.

He coughed and pulled out a pre-prepared bouquet of flowers from his spirit tool, flashing a bright smile: "Teacher, these are flowers Junior Sister and I picked for you."

"Come here!" Bibi Dong's voice was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Su Wen pulled Hu Liena closer, placed the flowers on the desk, and then took out yesterday's post-battle reflections.

"You wrote this?"

After taking it, Bibi Dong looked at the crooked handwriting and asked.

Seeing him nod without blushing, Bibi Dong's mouth twitched slightly.

"It... it was Senior Brother..."

Seeing Bibi Dong look at her, Hu Liena panicked. She lowered her head slightly, her voice stuttering.

Su Wen thought to himself that things were bad. His little Junior Sister didn't seem to know how to lie; her face was as red as boiling water.

"Forget it!"

Bibi Dong set it aside. As her gaze inadvertently swept over the flowers, she felt they looked somewhat familiar.

She asked, "Where did you pick these flowers?"

Su Wen replied with a smile, "At Elder Ju's place."

Bibi Dong: "..."

"They were picked well, but don't pick them next time."

"Go back for now. I'll come to teach you later."

Just as Bibi Dong finished speaking, Hu Liena spoke up excitedly: "Teacher, Nana has reached a Rank 10 Breakthrough!"

"Oh?" Bibi Dong looked surprised. According to her calculations, Hu Liena should have had about half a month left.

Bibi Dong checked and confirmed it was Rank 10. A smile appeared on her face: "Faster than I imagined. I'll have someone take you to obtain your first spirit ring shortly. Let your Senior Brother go along too; he's not one to stay idle."

Su Wen immediately suggested, "Then I'll take Nana and set off right now!"

"Mhm. Just call any of the Hall Guard Knight outside. He will take you to the nearby Soul Hunting Forest. The Spirit Beasts inside are only at the thousand-year level, which is enough to protect you and satisfy Nana's first spirit ring."

Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment and then added a reminder: "Nana's constitution is better than I expected. You can try for a four-hundred-year Fire Fox."

Hu Liena's expression went blank for a moment. Why was what Teacher said different from what Aunt Ye said?

"Understood, Teacher."

Su Wen pulled Hu Liena along and turned to leave with a grin.

He couldn't wait to see what Bibi Dong's expression would be when both he and Hu Liena broke the age limit for their first spirit ring.

"What is your name? What is your Spirit?"

"Little Young Master, this subordinate is Ao Debiao. My Spirit is the Blazing Leopard, a Rank 56 Battle Soul Master!"

Su Wen and Hu Liena walked out of the hall and stood before a man who looked pleasing to the eye.

"Ao Debiao?"

Su Wen's expression turned strange. Seeing that he had delicate features, he actually had such a fierce name.

"Please take us to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a spirit ring, Senior."

Su Wen didn't put on the airs of the Supreme Pontiff's Disciple and spoke very politely.

Ao Debiao was startled at first, then a voice transmission entered his ears, and he immediately understood the situation.

"Your Highnesses, please follow me!"

Just as Su Wen and the others left the Spirit Hall.

An angry voice suddenly erupted from the Elder Palace:

"My flowers! Ahhh, who was it! Who was it!"

Bibi Dong, who was processing official business, frowned slightly upon hearing this voice.

She looked at the flowers on her desk, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Someone, go tell Chrysanthemum Douluo that his flowers looked quite nice, and I couldn't help but pick a few."

...At this moment, on the carriage heading to the Soul Hunting Forest.

Su Wen suddenly sneezed for no reason.

He rubbed his nose and looked at the distracted Hu Liena.

He asked curiously, "Nana, what's wrong?"

"Senior Brother, Teacher said I can't withstand such a high age limit!"

Conflict was written all over Hu Liena's small face. What she actually wanted to say was: she didn't know whether to believe Aunt Ye or Teacher.

"Then, do you believe in Senior Brother?"