236: Chapter 236 Star-Picking Tower? Locked-Dawn Tower!

She buried her burning cheeks into the crook of Su Chen's neck.

Greedily, she inhaled his scent, letting out a soft moan like a beast protecting its food.

Su Chen felt a surge of heat all over his body from her rubbing against him.

He swallowed hard, trying to divert this dangerous attention.

"Cough... Demon Concubine Su Daji."

"Stop rubbing for a second, it's getting a bit hot..."

Seeing a hint of dissatisfaction from Su Chen regarding her actions, Su Daji paused slightly.

Then, she looked up.

In those fox-like eyes that were originally full of obsession, a dangerous red light flashed.

She stared straight at Su Chen.

Her red lips parted slightly.

Her tone carried a thickness of jealousy that was impossible to dissolve.

"My King... thinks Demon Concubine Su Daji is hot?"

"I suppose that makes sense."

"When I arrived, My King was being protected behind her back by that 'good senior sister' of yours."

She reached out with her jade-like finger and unreasonably pulled open a small corner of Su Chen's clothes.

Then, she gently drew circles on Su Chen's chest.

"My King, tell me honestly."

"You and that Jiang Luoli."

"In this life... what exactly is your relationship?"

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat.

Holy crap!

A death-trap question!

This is an absolute death-trap question!

He knew all too well just how much the woman before him had darkened.

If his answer left her even slightly dissatisfied...

...then he would be in for a real 'show.'

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen carefully weighed his words and gave an answer.

"It's just... a normal senior and junior relationship."

He feigned composure, his eyes full of sincere sophistry.

"You know I only recently awakened my superpower; she's my senior at Jianghai City Martial Arts University who showed me the ropes."

"There is nothing but pure innocence between us, absolutely nothing else."

"A normal senior sister?"

Hearing this, Su Daji laughed out of extreme anger, the blood-red color in the depths of her eyes instantly surging.

This blood-red color was, of course, not directed at Su Chen.

But at Jiang Luoli.

Or rather, Jiang Li.

She had just seen Jiang Luoli at the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony not long ago.

Naturally, she knew.

Her memories had also only just recently awakened.

The relationship between her and Su Chen shouldn't have reached that stage yet.

However...

At the thought of their past life in Great Yin...

That woman had endured and practiced restraint for Su Chen's sake for an entire lifetime.

In the end, she didn't even care for her own life, accompanying him as they turned to ashes in the Star-Plucking Tower.

In this life, Jiang Luoli had even met him earlier than she did.

After so many cycles of reincarnation, spanning thousands of years of time...

...and now that her memories have awakened...

...how could that woman possibly just want to be a 'normal senior sister'?!

"My King, you are a liar."

"In our past life, you deceived me so miserably."

"Saying you'd escape with me to live a good life... but in the end, you tricked me into burning you to death with my own hands just to awaken my cultivation!"

"We have known each other for so long; do you truly think this dispensable cultivation has even a fraction of value compared to your life?"

"I love you so much that I'd give up my life for you, yet you used your own life to set such a trap for me..."

At the thought of Su Chen's 'great achievements,'

The fire in Su Daji's heart grew even stronger.

She gritted her teeth, and the strength with which she held Su Chen suddenly tightened.

She wished she could rub him into her very bones and blood.

Jealousy and a pathological desire for possession erupted completely at this moment.

Su Chen felt this intense reward... no, punishment.

Inwardly, he had suffering he couldn't voice.

He only dared to secretly curse the Angel Investment System a few times in his mind.

Damn it, it's all because of this dog system arranging such a crappy script for him!

"However... fortunately, you've fallen into my hands now."

"Since that's the case, don't even think about lying to me again..."

"You are mine."

"You were in our past life, and you are even more so in this one."

"That bitch Jiang Li wants to compete with me?"

"Not a chance!"

"This time, I will absolutely never let anyone else have you again!"

...

Not long after.

A purple rainbow descended like a falling meteorite, crashing onto the headquarters plaza of the Hall of Valor in the Central China Region.

The hundreds of female martial artists who were originally training or patrolling the plaza were startled by this sudden, terrifying pressure.

Su Daji's red dress fluttered.

Her peerless appearance, matchless cultivation, and extremely hot figure made her identity far too recognizable.

When they saw clearly that the newcomer was their Hall Master—who was usually as elusive as a dragon and had just gone to Jinguan City to find a mirror—there wasn't much surprise on their faces.

However, when they saw clearly what was in Su Daji's arms...

...their pupils dilated in shock, and they stood there frozen stiff.

The Hall Master, who had always viewed men as mere weeds and even harbored an extreme loathing for them, was actually holding a man tightly in her arms.

And her posture was so intimate, it was as if she were protecting the most precious treasure in the world!

One must know that the Central China Hall of Valor Master, Su Daji, had a deceased husband she never forgot; she had remained unmarried to this day, keeping her widowhood for him.

This was something the entire Hall of Valor knew.

In fact, because of her extreme misandry, the Central China Region Hall of Valor consisted entirely of female martial artists.

After a brief, deathly silence, once all impossible answers were eliminated...

...whatever remained, no matter how ridiculous, was the only answer.

These sharp-witted female martial artists glanced at the young man in Su Daji's arms.

But seeing Su Chen's exceptionally handsome face and the hint of world-weariness in his eyes (caused by having experienced too many investments),

They immediately understood something.

This was, after all, a world of high martial arts.

The awakening of reincarnated memories or the sudden appearance of thousand-year-old monsters wasn't surprising.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Without any hesitation.

Across the entire plaza, a large crowd knelt down in unison, their movements incredibly smooth and fluid.

"Welcome back, Hall Master."

"Welcome back... Hall Master's Husband."

Su Daji didn't even spare a glance at these subordinates.

All of her attention was currently focused on the man in her arms.

Holding Su Chen, she navigated through layers of restrictions with practiced ease.

She headed straight for the forbidden grounds at the deepest part of the Hall of Valor's underground.

This place was similar to the Wuhou Shrine of the West China District Hall of Valor.

It was an absolute secret realm.

It was even more mysterious than the Wuhou Shrine.

Because at least the outer areas of Zhuge Jinyu's Wuhou Shrine were open to the public.

Whereas this area beneath the Central China Hall of Valor...

...was completely sealed off and not open to anyone.

"My King, look."

In the dark corridor.

As Su Daji walked, she pointed at the scenery along the way like a little girl showing off her treasures.

"Every brick and every tile here was personally arranged by me."

"I spent hundreds of years conceptualizing this before building this underground palace."

"Its layout, everything about it, is exactly the same as the royal palace of Zhao Ge from our past life."

"I even replicated that Star-Plucking Tower one-to-one."

"Can My King guess what name I gave it?"

Looking at the luxurious decorations around him that were familiar enough to make his skin crawl, cold sweat instantly soaked Su Chen's entire body.

"What... is it called?"

Su Daji leaned into his ear, giggling as she enunciated three words one by one:

"Suochen Tower!"