Chapter 468: Chapter 468: The Treacherous Hu Liena?
"Once I join Spirit Hall, I'll mention this suggestion to Bibi Dong. Having Dugu Bo work with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo would significantly increase their mission success and survival rates."
"They can attack as a trio, using Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo's Martial Fusion Technique for control, while Dugu Bo's poison adds an extra layer of assault. If they need to escape, Ghost Douluo's Void Concealment makes a perfect cover. It's an ideal combination!"
"But Old Monster, Dugu Bo, doesn't like being tied down. So, unless it's a crucial mission, we shouldn't bother him."
Bibi Dong's eyes lit up as she read about Su Ming's third candidate: Dugu Bo. If he were willing to join, that would be fantastic. Even if he took orders solely from Su Ming, there'd be no issue, as Su Ming's loyalty was evidently with Spirit Hall.
Currently, the continent's top poison expert was Dugu Bo, just slightly below her level, and that was only due to a power difference. With his cultivation growing and the support of cultivation methods, Bibi Dong wasn't confident she could outmatch him in poison mastery.
For now, she decided to put this thought on hold, eager to read more about Hu Liena's role—Su Ming had only half-covered it before shifting focus to Xiao Wu.
"And so, the hunting mission inevitably failed, with Hu Liena bearing at least half the responsibility!"
"Without her assurances to Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, they would never have allowed Tang San to join the Spirit Hall team."
"Even Yan sensed Hu Liena's feelings for Tang San and, driven by jealousy, nearly attacked him outright!"
"Honestly, it's a pity Yan didn't follow through. Had he attacked Tang San, Tang San would've been forced to reveal his power, and Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, sensitive to the Clear Sky Hammer, might have suspected his true identity!"
"A missed opportunity, indeed!"
Hu Liena felt Bibi Dong's cold gaze on her from behind, filling her with dread as if she were sitting on pins and needles.
"Tang San's entry into the Spirit Hall team allowed him to launch a sneak attack when Spirit Hall made its move. He struck Hu Liena's brother Xie Yue, rendering him unable to fight."
"Hu Liena was stunned, unable to believe that the man she had feelings for would suddenly betray her by attacking her brother."
"Then came the chase. Knowing the mission had failed after Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for Tang San, Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, exhausted from using their Martial Fusion Technique, had no choice but to retreat with Hu Liena and the others."
"As they left, Hu Liena gazed longingly at the sacrificed Xiao Wu and the recovering Tang San. Even after being betrayed by him, she clung to her feelings—a hopeless romantic and a face-obsessed fool!"
"Now, if this was all, I wouldn't call her a traitor. She was deceived by Tang San, but once she realized it, she could've moved on. Failing a mission is one thing, and Spirit Hall didn't suffer much from it."
"When Hu Liena returned, Bibi Dong didn't punish her severely. But how did Hu Liena respond?"
"Consumed by love and attachment, she continued pining for Tang San—a lost cause with no cure!"
"It was her next action that sealed her fate as a traitor."
"Before Tang San's battle with the Slaughter King, Hu Liena encountered him first. By sheer coincidence, Tang San arrived shortly after, drawing the Slaughter King's ire."
"The Slaughter King targeted Hu Liena first, hoping to use her to find Tang San. But when Tang San appeared, he quickly shifted his attention. At that point, Tang San's power had grown significantly, while Hu Liena's strength was only at the Soul Saint level."
"The Slaughter King knocked Hu Liena out before engaging Tang San. She awoke to find him gone, assuming Tang San had killed him, leaving her in awe."
"What Hu Liena didn't know was that Tang San had only killed the Nine-Headed Bat King. He then used Sea God's Light to revive Tang Chen, but after years of possession, Tang Chen was near death."
"Hu Liena later learned that Tang San planned to visit Star Dou Forest to obtain his next spirit ring for Sea God's Eighth Trial: to fill all his spirit rings and revive Xiao Wu."
"Learning of this, Hu Liena, consumed by infatuation, revealed Bibi Dong's whereabouts to Tang San, warning him not to visit Star Dou Forest because her teacher had gone there to hunt spirit beasts."
"Considering Bibi Dong's strength, her mobilization of Spirit Hall's elite likely meant she was targeting not one but multiple hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beasts. Tang San realized she intended to hunt Da Ming and Er Ming!"
"This is where love truly blinds. Hu Liena, in her obsession, betrayed her teacher to warn Tang San!"
"She valued Tang San above Spirit Hall and her teacher. Was Tang San truly more important to her than Bibi Dong?"
"Loyalty in love is admirable, but to feel such loyalty for an enemy? That's treacherous."
"With Hu Liena's warning, Tang San raced to Star Dou Forest, setting his plan to ambush and 'rescue' Da Ming and Er Ming into motion."
"Without her tip-off, Tang San would've arrived too late. Bibi Dong's hunt would've ended, and he'd have no chance to seize Da Ming and Er Ming's spirit rings and bones!"
Xiao Wu: ???
Seize Da Ming and Er Ming's spirit rings and bones? Su Ming, are you sure you didn't write that wrong?
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong was in a state of disbelief, stunned by the fact that her own student had betrayed her.