Being Fair

Ling Chang'an ultimately decided not to keep pushing things further. After all, Xiao Wu was still young and knew nothing; teasing her a little was enough. Still, he rather liked her waist.

When the time came, he would have Xiao Wu put on crystal high heels and strike a few difficult poses. That feeling...

Tsk, tsk, tsk. ╮(￣▽￣)╭

"What's wrong, Little Lingzi?" Xiao Wu looked at Ling Chang'an, who was staring at her with a foolish grin and a somewhat strange look in his eyes. Confused, she asked.

"Ah, nothing, nothing. Xiao Wu, do you want to try the delicacies of the human world?" Ling Chang'an forcibly steadied himself and asked in all seriousness.

"Are there carrots? I love carrots!" Xiao Wu nodded excitedly as she looked at Ling Chang'an.

"Uh, that can be arranged." Only then did Ling Chang'an remember Xiao Wu's identity, and he made up his mind. He should prepare more vegetarian food this time; forget the meat.

Since Er Ming would be gone for quite a while, Ling Chang'an was not worried about wasting time. He simply set up a grill and began roasting skewers, though the ingredients he chose were all mushrooms, mixed vegetables, and the like.

"Little Lingzi, do you think I'd be in danger if I went to the human world by myself?" Xiao Wu skipped over to Ling Chang'an's side. Watching him grill, she asked in a slightly lost tone.

Without turning his head, Ling Chang'an sprinkled some cumin over the skewers and said, "Xiao Wu, remember this: never place complete trust in anyone, because many people aren't as kind as I am."

Xiao Wu stuck out her little tongue. "All right, then. After I go to the human world, can I just follow you?"

Ling Chang'an's hand paused, but he did not reveal anything. Instead, he calmly said, "I'm afraid that won't work. There are Titled Douluo in my family, and you could easily be exposed. Follow your original plan for now. I'll naturally come find you when the time comes."

"Ah, all right then." Xiao Wu nodded helplessly. Ling Chang'an was the first human boy she had ever met, and she had quite a favorable impression of him. She only found it regrettable that he could not take her with him.

Seeing that Xiao Wu was no longer dwelling on the matter, Ling Chang'an finally let out a sigh of relief. He would probably have plenty to deal with in the future. Leaving aside concealing identities, just handling the conflicts would be incredibly difficult.

But it was impossible for him to give up. He would not give up either Bibi Dong or Xiao Wu. The joys of being a Cao thief and the joys of humans and beasts were not something ordinary people could understand.

As Ling Chang'an added more and more seasonings, the aroma of the grilled skewers grew richer, making Xiao Wu beside him drool nonstop.

"Little Lingzi, when can I eat? I want some."

"I'll let you eat when you stop calling me Little Lingzi and call me big brother instead." Ling Chang'an continued grilling without the slightest reaction, with no intention of letting Xiao Wu have even a bite.

What a joke. She was already calling him Little Lingzi now—what would happen later? Today, he would establish his authority as the man of the house!

"Big bro~" Xiao Wu called out without a shred of backbone. Then she squatted beside the grill, staring at the skewers in Ling Chang'an's hand and licking her little tongue.

"Good girl, here." Only then did Ling Chang'an hand Xiao Wu two skewers that were already cooked. Then he said, "Don't eat too many skewers. I also brought some noodles. I'll simmer a pot of mushroom soup later and make you some noodles."

"Noodles? Are they good?" Xiao Wu had never eaten such a thing before and had no idea whether it tasted good.

"Of course they're good. Not only are the noodles I make delicious, but what I put underneath is delicious too. You'll naturally get to taste that in the future. For now, I'll make you some noodles first." Ling Chang'an spoke with a straight face, then put another freshly grilled skewer into his mouth.

"Okay! I'll wait to eat the noodles you make..." Xiao Wu did not understand Ling Chang'an's wordplay at all and thought he was referring to the same thing, so she nodded happily.

After finishing the meal and eating a few more bites of noodles, Xiao Wu patted her belly and lay down directly on the grass. She gnawed on a carrot to grind her teeth, occasionally letting out delighted little sounds.

This was the most delicious meal she had ever eaten. Naturally, she had eaten a little too much and was now uncomfortably full, but she was still very happy.

Ling Chang'an lay on the grass beside Xiao Wu. He turned to look at the little girl and teased, "Xiao Wu, were the noodles your big brother made delicious?"

"Mhm, mhm! Big bro, they were really, really delicious! Your noodles with the mushroom soup were simply amazing!" Xiao Wu now called him big brother incredibly smoothly, without the slightest sense of awkwardness.

Ling Chang'an was simply too good at talking, and he was far too handsome. On top of that, his cooking was excellent. Xiao Wu, who had never experienced the dangers of the world, had no resistance to Ling Chang'an at all.

"Good. As long as they were tasty. Your big brother has even tastier things for you to try in the future." Ling Chang'an said as he looked at Xiao Wu's cherry-red lips.

"Big bro, will you protect me in the future?" Xiao Wu suddenly asked.

"Of course. If I don't protect you, who would I protect?" Ling Chang'an nodded.

"But I'm a Soul Beast who became human. What if a Titled Douluo wants to kill me?" Xiao Wu asked again.

Ling Chang'an rested his head on his arm and looked at the blue sky. "Then your big brother will reason with them. If reasoning doesn't work, then I'll use my martial soul to reason with them!"

"Big bro, you're so good to me!" Xiao Wu smiled until her eyes curved into crescents, then directly rested her head against Ling Chang'an's.

"Of course. You're the Soul Beast your big brother loves most. There's no second!" Ling Chang'an said this with a clear conscience. That was right—excluding humans, Xiao Wu was currently the Soul Beast he loved most!

"Oh, right. Xiao Wu, can you help me find a Soul Beast that hasn't passed the ten-thousand-year threshold? I still haven't found a soul ring for my breakthrough." Ling Chang'an suddenly remembered the important matter. He had been so busy flirting with girls that he still had no soul ring in sight.

Do not think that every Soul Beast could pass the ten-thousand-year threshold. In truth, many Soul Beasts were stopped at that threshold and ultimately died.

Although Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, she had seen plenty of slaughter among Soul Beasts. Moreover, Ling Chang'an had asked for a Soul Beast that had not crossed the ten-thousand-year threshold, so Xiao Wu could still accept that.

"There is one, but can you absorb it, Big bro?" Xiao Wu looked at Ling Chang'an suspiciously, her head still resting against his.

"Of course I can. You don't believe your big brother?" Ling Chang'an pinched Xiao Wu's cheek.

"Hey, stop pinching my face. I'll go look for one. What type do you want, Big bro?" Xiao Wu rose from the ground, swinging her scorpion braid as she looked at Ling Chang'an.

"An attack type, preferably one with an attribute." After thinking about it, Ling Chang'an still decided to choose an attack-type Soul Beast. The Pangu Axe excelled at offense, while other types could be considered for the Eastern Emperor Bell later.

"Okay, wait here." Xiao Wu pushed off hard with her legs and leaped onto a nearby tree, then vanished into the forest.

After watching Xiao Wu leave, Ling Chang'an patted his backside and got up, heading toward Muxi. He had finished flirting with one girl; now it was time to see how the shy little sister was doing. One had to be fair, after all!