Tang San Absorbs a Ten-Year Soul Ring, Lap Pillow

After Tang San came to his senses, he could not help feeling a little confused.

"What just happened to me?"

Then, when he looked at the Man-faced Demon Spider on the ground—the Soft Bone Rabbit—joy appeared on his face. Grandmaster beside him kept urging Tang San to act quickly.

Lu Mingchuan watched Tang San take out the dagger Grandmaster had given him, then plunge it straight into the Soft Bone Rabbit's head.

The instant it went in, Tang San suddenly felt that something was off about the sensation, but seeing the yellow Soul Ring drift from the corpse, he did not think much of it.

Under Grandmaster's guidance, Tang San then absorbed the Soul Ring. At first, Tang San thought the process would be somewhat difficult.

Yet the feedback from his martial soul told him that he had encountered no resistance at all, as though he were absorbing the Soft Bone Rabbit's Soul Ring.

Outside, shortly after Tang San placed the Soul Ring around himself, the effects of the Illusionary Scent gradually faded. Once Yu Xiaogang regained consciousness, he watched helplessly as the yellow Soul Ring on Tang San's body turned white.

Yu Xiaogang rubbed his eyes in disbelief. When he saw that it was still white, panic rose within him.

"What is going on? I clearly saw the hundred-year Man-faced Demon Spider being killed just now, and its Soul Ring was also a hundred-year yellow one. How did it suddenly change?"

He abruptly looked toward where the Man-faced Demon Spider's corpse had been. There, a pink creature—the Soft Bone Rabbit—was lying on the ground.

The Man-faced Demon Spider's corpse lay quietly beside it, with a bright yellow hundred-year Soul Ring still floating above it.

Just as Yu Xiaogang began to question his life, Tang San woke up as well. After all, this was a ten-year Soul Ring rather than the hundred-year one from the original story, so it only took a moment to absorb completely.

When Tang San opened his eyes and saw the ten-year Soul Ring on his body, he too found it unbelievable. He was certain that he had killed the Man-faced Demon Spider. Then, he recalled the sensation from when he had struck.

Looking closely, he saw that the creature lying beside him was unmistakably a Soft Bone Rabbit. He then turned his gaze toward his master, Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang frowned and thought for a while.

"Little San, I'm afraid we encountered a hundred-year Soul Beast capable of creating illusions, and we were caught in its illusion as well."

"That's why we mistook the Soft Bone Rabbit for the Man-faced Demon Spider."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang San became anxious.

"Then isn't my first Soul Ring ruined?"

At that, Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "Fortunately, you didn't encounter this at a higher level. It's only your first Soul Ring, so the impact should not be too great."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's somewhat indifferent expression, a flash of resentment suddenly rose in Tang San's heart.

If your Soul Power level hadn't been too low to detect the Soul Beast hiding in the shadows, how could my first Soul Ring have ended up as a mere ten-year one? You already have a death wish!

He then withdrew his gaze. Seeing Tang San's pale Soul Ring, Yu Xiaogang offered him some consolation.

"Don't worry, Little San. According to my theories, we can easily make up for the shortcomings of your first Soul Ring later on."

Hearing this, Tang San, whose emotions had only just settled, turned Red Temperature again.

If your strength hadn't been so weak, why would I need to make up for my first Soul Ring's flaws later?

Seeing Tang San's somewhat twisted expression, Yu Xiaogang frowned, then continued trying to comfort him.

Watching this dramatic scene between the two, along with the voice in his mind announcing that his Points had increased by 10,000, Lu Mingchuan could not help laughing aloud.

With his goal achieved, Lu Mingchuan did not care what happened to Tang San and his master afterward. He took Huang Quan by the hand and returned to the academy.

After returning to the room, Lu Mingchuan flopped down onto the sofa and stretched lazily.

"Ah, I'm really exhausted today."

Wasn't that true? He had spent the morning dipping beans in Soul Hunting Forest, having a blast all morning. At noon, he had fought wits and courage with the gorilla, and the afternoon had not been peaceful either—he had been busy making money.

Seeing Lu Mingchuan like this, Huang Quan seemed thoughtful. She then sat on the sofa and patted her thigh.

"While traveling across the galaxy, I once saw some people use a method called a Lap Pillow to relieve fatigue."

She raised her eyes to look at Lu Mingchuan.

"I think this might relieve your fatigue from today."

Lu Mingchuan looked at Huang Quan's thigh and hesitated for a moment. Then, beneath Huang Quan's gaze, he slowly lay down.

The moment he did, his head sank into an indescribable softness. A faint, subtle fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, and amid that softness and scent, Lu Mingchuan slowly closed his eyes.

Looking at Lu Mingchuan lying on her lap, Huang Quan could not help reaching out, removing her glove, and gently kneading his slightly youthful cheeks.

Feeling the novel sensation beneath her fingers, Huang Quan could not help increasing the force of her movements.

When Lu Mingchuan felt a pair of hands causing trouble on his face, he opened his eyes. Then his vision was blocked by a pair of Big Thunder.

After silently admiring the beauty of humanity's Big Thunder, he closed his eyes again. Amid that comfortable sensation, he actually fell asleep without realizing it.

Seeing his rhythmic breathing, Huang Quan slowed her movements as well.

The next day.

Lu Mingchuan slowly opened his eyes and sat up, only to be knocked back down by something soft.

That hit woke him up completely. He then realized that his head was still resting on Huang Quan's lap, and what had struck him was Huang Quan's pair of Big Thunder.

At this, he carefully rose from Huang Quan's lap. Seeing that Huang Quan's face looked no different from usual, Lu Mingchuan slowly let out a breath of relief.

Yet he did not notice the tips of Huang Quan's ears, crimson beneath her long hair.

Then he suddenly thought of something and asked, "I slept on your lap all night?"

Huang Quan nodded. As though she had seen through his thoughts, she said, "Don't worry. I already told you that I do not need to sleep, and my legs are fine."

Lu Mingchuan smiled helplessly. Huang Quan treated those around her very well, but she always wronged herself in the process. He knew that no matter what he said, Huang Quan would not change.

Looking at Huang Quan's face, Lu Mingchuan silently swore that he would treat her twice as well from now on.

Afterward, he pressed Huang Quan, who wanted to get up and make breakfast, back onto the sofa.

"You were my pillow all night, so you must be tired too. Let me make breakfast."

Without waiting for Huang Quan to respond, he took several ingredients from System Space and headed for the kitchen.

Huang Quan simply sat there, blankly watching Lu Mingchuan's retreating back.

Before long, Lu Mingchuan came out of the kitchen carrying breakfast and called Huang Quan over to eat.

As Huang Quan ate the breakfast, which tasted the same as before yet somehow different, the corners of her lips curled up by a single pixel.

After enjoying breakfast, Lu Mingchuan planned to take a walk around the school and see whether he could run into Tang San and Xiao Wu, those two tender Little Leeks.

Beside the school field, Lu Mingchuan was strolling hand in hand with Huang Quan when he suddenly heard several people talking.

He keenly sensed that it had something to do with one of his Little Leeks, Xiao Wu, and immediately pulled Huang Quan over to join those people.