Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 16 The Little Devil Hu Liena

Because he finally realized the folly of his past, and realized that the love he cherished was actually something he could have easily obtained given his circumstances...

To give an example, it's like a rich kid whose parents, raised with a "poor upbringing" mentality, concealed his family background. He sincerely pursued the class beauty, only to be swindled away by a high-class thug with a few tens of thousands of dollars and some cheap tricks. Then he discovered that he was actually the behind-the-scenes boss and sugar daddy of the thug's gang...

Yan has a billion points of defense broken.

It jumps from one extreme to another in an instant.

If we say that the playboy has shifted from "true love conquers all" to "money is everything, and women are just clothes," then...

So Yan is similar to switching from "True love is invincible" to "I want to become a Title Douluo, women are just a hindrance".

Fortunately, You Chen corrected the situation in time, preventing Yan Fang from completely turning into a cultivation madman and instead turning into what he is today.

Yan has now completely graduated from being a simp, but he's no longer a cultivation fanatic. The difference is that he's no longer as obsessed with love as before. He treats Hu Liena like a normal childhood sweetheart, with feelings similar to those he had for Xie Yue.

Even You Chen felt a bit scared and decided that he would never use such mental methods on children whose minds were not yet mature.

He originally thought it was just to make Yan think a little more, but who knew that Yan, who was originally too naive and hadn't thought about anything, started thinking a little more after he stimulated Yan's thinking potential...

All of this led You Chen to acknowledge this connection, and when Yan later requested to become his disciple, he accepted Yan as his personal disciple without hesitation.

At this moment, although Hu Liena was Yan's childhood sweetheart, he still chose to stand on You Chen's side and expressed his anger at Hu Liena for questioning his teacher without cause.

Looking at Yan, who was glaring at her angrily, Hu Liena pouted slightly, feeling a little resentful.

In fact, Hu Liena did not notice Yan's change for a long time.

However, after Yan gradually stopped bothering her, she actually felt much more refreshed for quite some time.

It wasn't until one day when she asked Yan to buy something for her in Wuhun City, but Yan refused, saying he needed to consult his teacher, that she finally realized something was wrong.

Although she never liked Yan from beginning to end, Hu Liena was naturally very unhappy to see that Yan, who used to be so obedient to her, was no longer willing to be her tool.

She even took the opportunity to have a big argument with Yan after that.

However, she waited and waited, but Yan never apologized to her.

Later, Xie Yue couldn't stand it anymore and forcibly dragged her to apologize to Yan!

Since then, a rift has developed between the two.

Hmm? As for what happens when a simp doesn't simp anymore, but instead becomes interested in the simp, and then develops into a "chasing-after-husband crematorium" or "romantic comedy" plot?

No way. After all, Yan is quite ordinary-looking and all muscle, not her type at all!

To outsiders, Yan and Hu Liena gradually developed a relationship like that of an "accommodating older brother" and a "rebellious younger sister."

Childhood sweethearts, if not romantically involved, are in a sense similar to siblings without blood ties.

Because of Hu Liena's willful and capricious behavior during their relationship, her reputation has declined significantly compared to when she was Yan's devoted admirer.

This is naturally because Yan is no longer taking the blame for Hu Liena.

But can Hu Liena accept such a change?

Even for an ordinary person, it would be understandable rationally but difficult to accept emotionally, let alone for someone like Hu Liena whose emotions completely overwhelmed her rationality.

Hu Liena's rebellious mentality intensified in the face of Yan's questioning and rebuke.

"Are you implying that Bibi Dong-sensei is at fault?"

She desperately wanted to use the noble cause of "papal supremacy" to refute Yan.

Just imagining that scene made Hu Liena feel her tailbone tingling and sticking up.

The feeling is like a five or six-year-old child who has done something wrong, but because they have the authority of their parents, their older siblings, who are a generation older than them, have to admit their mistake for "bullying their younger sister" on trumped-up charges.

Even Hu Liena knew that saying such things could very well cause trouble for her teacher.

Because Bibi Dong had said in private that You Chen was extremely cunning and many people were deceived by his gentle appearance. Even if she, the Pope, pointed out that You Chen harbored evil intentions, most people probably wouldn't believe it.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth, her eyes darting around as she put her little brain to work. She said, "Okay, I admit I overreacted a bit by saying he poisoned the candy. But... I'm just an eleven-year-old kid. Facing a Soul Master who's almost a Soul King, is it wrong to be a little cautious?!"

"Uh. Is everything alright? Is everything alright?"

Yan was subjected to Hu Liena's logical barrage. Although he instinctively felt that something was wrong with Hu Liena's statement, even with his brain overloaded, he couldn't think of a specific way to refute it.

In reality, the biggest flaw in Hu Liena's statement was that it presupposed the possibility of You Chen attacking them from the outset. But the problem is... why? What are the consequences? Nothing at all.

All of this was just Hu Liena's subjective, imagined victimhood.

It's obvious that You Chen must be insane to lay a hand on Hu Liena, a disciple favored by the Pope, in his own home.

But You Chen knew that even if he refuted the other party, it would be meaningless. In his previous life, he had seen many unreasonable women like this. The moment you choose to argue with such a person, you are falling into their trap, which is no different from losing.

For a renowned theorist to personally debate with an eleven-year-old girl, even if that girl was a disciple of the Pope, would be a significant step down in terms of prestige.

So he simply began to brew tea in silence, even pouring a cup for Xie Yue, who was looking apologetic.

He spoke casually, "Huliena, regarding your trespassing on my property, the harm you caused to my servants, and the disruption of the banquet I'm hosting... I will have Grace report these losses to the finance department, and ultimately, it will probably be your esteemed papal teacher who approves the expenses, right?"

"Gurgle!"

Hu Liena immediately abandoned her argument with Yan and glared fiercely at You Chen: "You Chen, I've heard everything! You're about to leave Wuhun City, and inviting so many people to a gathering at this time must be a secret alliance with your evil henchmen, so they can do some shady things with you after you leave Wuhun City! I'm just upholding justice, a noble act!"

She paused, swallowed, and said, "The teacher will definitely understand!"

(End of this chapter)