In the study of the Papal Palace in Spirit City on the Douluo Star, the lights flickered.
Hu Liena was lying on the large desk. Her body, which had long since lost its immaturity, now showed the graceful curves of a mature woman. Every inch of her skin exuded a healthy and alluring luster.
Her long hair was like a waterfall, scattered casually by the desk. A few strands of hair gently brushed across her delicate face, adding a touch of tenderness and charm.
Her eyes were half-closed, and her long, curled eyelashes cast a faint shadow under her eyelids.
"Hah—"
She let out a light breath, as if to relieve the trace of imperceptible frustration in her heart.
She propped up her cheek with one hand, her elbow resting on the desk, her waist slightly twisted. This simple action showcased her soft and beautiful body lines to the fullest, revealing a lazy and charming posture, like a cat that had just woken up, lazily stretching.
The study was quiet, with only the occasional sound of the night wind from outside the window and her gentle breathing.
Hu Liena's gaze fell on the scroll spread out on the desk. It was the latest information on spirit soul research and soul tool development, but her mind was clearly not on it at this moment.
Her eyes were a little unfocused, as if she were reminiscing about something, or perhaps looking forward to something.
Her gaze couldn't help but drift to the side of the bookshelf. There, a delicate little box was placed. The surface of the box was carved with complex patterns and emitted a faint light. That little box held a special meaning for her.
Inside it was an immortal herb, the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
That was a precious gift from her second teacher.
This immortal herb was said to be able to cleanse the soul and enhance soul power and spiritual power. Its value could not be measured in money.
To a soul master, the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was undoubtedly a coveted treasure. But for her, Hu Liena, this immortal herb carried her complex feelings for Lin Feng even more.
"Three years and another three years. Teacher, you've made me suffer so much. I've been the Pope on your behalf for so long, yet you still haven't made good on that big event you promised me." She murmured softly, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible grievance and helplessness.
Three years and another three years. The Saintess candidate became the true Saintess, and then she became Her Majesty the Pope, ruling over the entire country.
But the longing and care for Lin Feng in her heart had never faded with the passage of time.
Recalling the bits and pieces of her time with Lin Feng, a warm current rose in her heart, but it was immediately replaced by an inexplicable sourness.
"Stinky Master, you must be living very comfortably with the other sisters, having forgotten me in a corner." She muttered, but the corner of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, as if she were mocking herself, or perhaps trying to hide the disappointment in her heart.
She looked back at the documents on the desk and only felt that the dense text and charts seemed so dull and tasteless at this moment. Her mind had long since flown thousands of miles away, to Lin Feng's side, imagining what he was doing at this moment.
Her gaze gradually became vacant, but her cheeks began to flush, and even her eyes flickered with a strange pink light.
Her heartbeat unconsciously quickened, as if Lin Feng were right beside her, gently caressing her cheek with his warm and strong palm.
This illusion made her feel a little dizzy, and her breathing became slightly heavier.
She unconsciously used her clone skill, and an illusion skill was thrown at her main body. Truly, I hypnotize myself.
It was a skill that could allow her to temporarily escape reality and immerse herself in a dream she had woven.
In the illusion, she saw Lin Feng. He was walking towards her, with that familiar and warm smile on his face, reaching out his hand...
"Mmm."
Hu Liena pursed her lips, shook her head, and broke free from that strange feeling.
Her divine sense instantly swept through the entire Papal Palace. After setting up layers of barriers, her gaze shifted slightly and looked at the bookshelf at the end of the study.
On a certain shelf of this bookshelf, there was a small mechanism left by the previous Pope, Bibi Dong.
This mechanism was extremely cleverly hidden, and only a few people knew its location.
And Hu Liena happened to be one of them.
Hu Liena tiptoed to the bookshelf, her fingertips gently touching the books, searching for the hidden mechanism. Her movements were careful, for fear of touching something she shouldn't.
Finally, her fingers stopped on a seemingly ordinary ancient book. The cover of the book was a little yellowed, but the writing on it was still clearly visible. Following her memory, she gently pressed a certain spot on the spine of the book. With a light "click," a part of the bookshelf slowly moved to the side, revealing a hidden compartment.
In the compartment, there was an exquisite mechanism box. The surface of this mechanism box was carved with complex runes, shimmering with a faint light, appearing mysterious and unpredictable.
There were several small grooves on it. She mobilized her soul power and fiddled with it a few times. After a subtle turn, the mechanism box made a slight clicking sound.
And the entire bookshelf also slowly moved with it, revealing a hidden secret passage entrance. The secret passage was dark and deep, as if leading to another unknown world. Hu Liena's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken, her eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation.
She took a deep breath, stabilized her emotions, and then strode towards the entrance of the secret passage.
As Bibi Dong's direct disciple, this secret chamber was naturally passed down to her. However, all the original furnishings in the secret chamber had been moved away by Bibi Dong. The current furnishings in this secret chamber were something she had spent a lot of thought and effort to decorate bit by bit.
On the walls of the secret passage, some faint luminous stones were embedded. They emitted a soft light, adding a touch of mystery and warmth to this dark passage.
After walking a few dozen steps, Hu Liena reached the end of the secret chamber, and her view suddenly opened up.
Completely different from the calm, purple atmosphere of Bibi Dong's secret chamber, Hu Liena's secret chamber was enveloped in a gentle pink.
The walls were inlaid with pink crystals, emitting a soft and warm light that illuminated the entire space like a dream.
A faint floral fragrance filled the air, which she had specially collected.
In the center of the secret chamber was a round table covered with pink satin. On the table were scattered some exquisite tea sets and a diary in which she recorded her daily thoughts. The cover of the diary was light pink, with delicate cherry blossoms painted on it, as if dancing in the wind.
On the surrounding stone walls hung several scroll paintings she had painted herself. The scenes in the paintings were either of her and Lin Feng's happy times in Spirit City, or of her fantasy of the two of them enjoying the starry sky together. Each painting was filled with her longing for Lin Feng and her hope for the future.
In a corner of the secret chamber, there was also a pink velvet sofa. On the sofa was a soft cushion, which was where she usually rested or contemplated.
At this moment, she walked to the sofa, sat down gently, and hugged the cushion, holding it tightly in her arms.
"Hehe~~"
She buried her head in the cushion and rubbed it from side to side. For some reason, she herself felt that she was a little pathological.
This action seemed a little childish, yet it inexplicably made her feel at ease.
Her gaze inadvertently swept to a corner of the secret chamber. There was a bed with a pink gauze canopy gently draped over it.
The gauze canopy was dreamlike, light and transparent, gently swaying with the wind, like a young girl's shy thoughts, whispering in the gentle breeze.
The bed was covered with a soft pink quilt, embroidered with exquisite fox patterns. Every stitch and thread revealed Hu Liena's extreme care for this private space.
At the head of the bed were two pink embroidered pillows. The patterns on the pillows echoed the cushion in her arms. They were all chosen by her personally, just to make this space more warm and complete.
The bedsheet was neat and smooth, without a single wrinkle. At the inconspicuous foot of the bed was also a white cloth, as if waiting for an important moment, to welcome its master.
"Hmm?"
But at this moment, the appearance of the bed seemed a little different from usual.
Hu Liena frowned slightly, a trace of doubt flashing in her heart. She carefully examined the bed, trying to find what was different from usual.
The pink gauze canopy was still dreamlike and swaying gently. The pink quilt and embroidered pillows on the bed also seemed to have no changes. But that subtle feeling of difference was like a fine thorn, gently pricking her heart, making it impossible for her to ignore.
She stood up and slowly walked to the bed. She reached out and gently stroked the quilt embroidered with fox patterns. The familiar soft touch came from her fingertips. However, when her gaze fell on the pillows, she suddenly found something strange—the position of one of the pillows seemed a little off, not in line with its usual neat placement.
The alarm bells in Hu Liena's heart immediately went off.
This secret chamber was her own secret world. Besides her, no one had the right to enter here, let alone move the things on her bed. Could it be... that someone had secretly sneaked into her secret chamber while she wasn't paying attention?
How is this possible?!
After so many years of cultivation, she was already a demigod-level expert. On this Douluo Continent, she could be said to be at the top. How could someone sneak into her secret chamber without her noticing?
Hu Liena's heart was filled with disbelief, but the feeling of being disturbed was so real that she couldn't ignore it.
She took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and began to carefully check every corner of the secret chamber. Her divine sense once again swept over the entire space, trying to capture any trace of abnormal aura or energy fluctuation.
However, everything seemed to be as usual. Besides the displaced pillow, there was no sign that anyone had broken in.
Hu Liena's gaze fell on the displaced pillow again, and an inexplicable premonition rose in her heart. She slowly reached out, gently picked up the pillow, and saw a neatly folded note under it.
Her heartbeat couldn't help but quicken, and an inexplicable sense of nervousness welled up in her heart. She carefully unfolded the note and saw that it was written in a familiar handwriting:
"I've delivered the gift. You can stop your daily whining now. Also, the way this secret room is decorated, I knew you had snuck in here back then!"
"Teacher Bibi Dong?"
Hu Liena covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling with surprise and disbelief. She was very familiar with the handwriting on this note. It was indeed Bibi Dong's handwriting.
"A gift?"
Hu Liena's heart was full of doubts. She looked around but didn't find anything different.
Just at that moment, a figure of a person lying down suddenly appeared on the bed.
When Hu Liena saw the suddenly appearing figure, she was instantly stunned. Her heartbeat seemed to have stopped at this moment. That familiar face was none other than the Teacher Lin Feng she thought about day and night. At this moment, he was lying quietly on the bed, his breathing even.
It was as if he had been directly teleported here by space transfer while he was sleeping.
"Gulp."
Hu Liena swallowed hard, her gaze fixed on Lin Feng's body, for fear that this was just a dream and that he would disappear in the blink of an eye.
She slowly approached, reached out her hand, but then suddenly retracted it just as she was about to touch Lin Feng's face.
"What if he wakes up?"
"So what if he wakes up? I don't care."
"No, he'll be angry."
"No way. How can I miss such a god-sent opportunity? That's what Teacher did, and that's what Sister Xue'er did. This fox can do it too! If they can do it, so can I."
"But is he really asleep? With Teacher Lin Feng's cultivation..."
"I don't care!"
It was as if two little people were fighting in her head, one hesitant, the other resolute.
Hu Liena's heart was in turmoil. In the end, that deep longing and desire for Lin Feng overcame all reason. She took a deep breath, slowly reached out her hand again, and her fingertips gently touched Lin Feng's face.
The warm touch, the real presence, made Hu Liena's heart tremble violently.
She could almost feel Lin Feng's slight breathing, and the familiar and reassuring scent on him.
Her fingers gently slid over Lin Feng's brow, his nose, and finally stopped by his lips.
At that moment, Hu Liena's heart was pounding like a drum. She couldn't help but lean forward to kiss the lips that had haunted her dreams.
A light touch, and then they parted. The wonderful feeling made Hu Liena feel as if a current had passed through her entire body, and an indescribable palpitation rose in her heart. She hurriedly took a few steps back, covered her face with her hands, her heart pounding like a frightened deer, and a blush appeared on her face.
"What... what have I done?" she murmured to herself, both surprised and happy, and a little shy. She secretly peeked at Lin Feng through the gaps in her fingers. Seeing that he was still asleep and showed no signs of waking up, she felt a little relieved.
"Since it's already like this, why can't it be like that? Besides, he was originally sent to me..."
As if she had convinced herself, Hu Liena's courage instantly grew. She slowly leaned down, her heartbeat echoing in her ears like a drum, reminding her of her madness at this moment.
Hu Liena's eyes shone with a determined light. She knew what she was doing. At this moment, she didn't want to care about anything. She just wanted to immerse herself in this rare tenderness and intimacy.
Her lips once again approached Lin Feng's lips. This time, it was no longer a light touch, but a deep kiss. Her heart was filled with longing and desire for Lin Feng, and this feeling was completely released at this moment.
"Mmm!"
Hu Liena's pupils suddenly contracted. The other person had actually responded. Tears couldn't help but well up in the corners of her eyes.
She didn't know why she was crying. Was it because of happiness, because of excitement, or because this long-awaited feeling had finally been reciprocated?
Lin Feng had woken up when Hu Liena first kissed him.
He pulled her into his arms, and she was too shy to open her eyes, letting him embrace her.
The moment she snuggled in Lin Feng's arms, she felt as if she had found a long-lost harbor. All her unease and struggles vanished into thin air.
She looked up, not knowing what she should say, just quietly looking at him like this.
Lin Feng wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said in a low voice, "Have you been waiting too long?"
"No, not long."
"Teacher Bibi Dong, she... no, Sister Dong, she brought you..."
The way she addressed her changed so quickly!
"Are you willing?" Lin Feng asked softly.
"Mmm, hmm! I've been willing for a long time!" Hu Liena was only stunned for a moment, then answered quickly and firmly.
Their breaths intertwined.
"Um, Brother Lin Feng, can you pretend to be asleep for a bit first? I want to learn from Sister Dong and Sister Xue'er..."