Brother's Feelings

"What's with that look?" Seeing the strange way Huo Wu was looking at him, Quan Yi asked a little stiffly.

Huo Wu openly sized up Quan Yi's body. "That body of yours is worth tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins. What, I can't even look?"

Quan Yi rolled his eyes at Huo Wu and said irritably, "No need to be jealous. It won't be long before you become a human worth tens of thousands too."

"Ah!" Huo Wu cried out.

"What are you ah-ing for? Didn't you say you wanted to surpass me? From now on, you'll be training with me, so daily Soul Beast Meat will be essential."

"You're getting a huge bargain here. With me around, you won't need to look for channels anymore, and you'll even be able to buy edible Soul Beast Meat for below market price."

Putting it that way, Quan Yi felt he was really getting the short end of the stick.

Huo Wu was a little dazed, her mind rapidly analyzing what Quan Yi meant. Very quickly, she seemed to understand something and said in disbelief, "This is basically helping the enemy. Aren't you afraid I'll leak your secret?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Quan Yi answered very calmly, "You won't."

Huo Wu's mind trembled. She understood what Quan Yi meant.

This was one hundred percent trust, without the slightest suspicion.

But Huo Wu did not feel very happy inside. On the contrary, her heart felt as if it were carrying an enormous burden, unusually heavy.

"You really are a lunatic," Huo Wu said with a bitter smile.

"So this is the real you!" Huo Wu felt as if she had seen a hidden side of Quan Yi.

Quan Yi neither confirmed nor denied it. Instead, he asked calmly, "So, how about it? Are you coming with me?"

Quan Yi's tone was calm and low, like a devil's whisper.

However, just as Quan Yi trusted Huo Wu, Huo Wu also had one hundred percent trust in Quan Yi.

Although they had only known each other for two days, Huo Wu felt she already understood Quan Yi deeply.

Huo Wu felt that Quan Yi carried a kind of magic that kept drawing her in.

"Fine. I'll go crazy with you this once." Huo Wu did not know whether her decision was right or wrong, but at this moment, she only wanted to listen to the voice in her heart and throw herself into the devil's embrace.

After receiving her answer, a faint smile tugged at Quan Yi's calm face.

"Good. As expected of someone I set my sights on. However, don't get happy too soon. The training just now was only the beginning. The real pain is still ahead."

After saying that, Quan Yi stood up, placed a jar of jerky beside Huo Wu, then turned and walked a few steps away. Quan Yi turned around again, faced Huo Wu, and said to her, "Watch closely."

Then Quan Yi's body twisted at an unimaginable angle, as if he had no bones. This was Quan Yi demonstrating his stretching routine.

So flexible. People usually believed that muscular men had poor flexibility, but Quan Yi was different. Every single muscle of his was a combination of explosive power and flexibility.

Huo Wu felt that her own flexibility was not bad either, but compared with Quan Yi, it was like a novice meeting a master.

Half an hour passed, and Quan Yi was already drenched in sweat.

"These are post-training stretches. Doing this not only lets your muscles recover faster, but also makes them tougher. It just hurts a bit."

"When you get back to the Dormitory, you can imitate my movements and stretch properly."

Because Huo Wu was still wearing a skirt, Quan Yi suggested that Huo Wu do it after returning to the Dormitory.

After teaching her all this, Quan Yi had basically given her everything he knew.

"All right, you should be able to walk now. The Dining Hall should still be open, so let's go eat."

"Mm, I'm hungry too."

After eating a piece of jerky and resting for so long, Huo Wu's body had more or less recovered.

Huo Wu got up, picked up the white shirt from the ground, and patted the dust off it. Huo Wu noticed that the "bandage" on her hand had been torn from the short-sleeved shirt.

However, Huo Wu did not return it to Quan Yi. Instead, she held it in her own hand.

Huo Wu felt that Quan Yi was even more attentive than a girl, like the bow tied in the bandage and the White Short-Sleeve he had placed underneath her.

This contrast in Quan Yi only made him even more charming.

Huo Wu quickly caught up to Quan Yi and walked beside him. Her shoulder drew closer and closer, almost touching Quan Yi.

"Quan Yi—no, I'll call you Xiao Yi from now on, okay? You can call me Xiao Wu too. That's what my family all calls me."

"Sure. Actually, my family calls me Xiao Yi too. Right, what's the Wu in your name? Is it the number five?"

"No, no, it's the wu from dancing. Don't forget it."

"Okay."

The two of them slowly walked toward the Dining Hall.

When they arrived at the Dining Hall, there were only a sparse few people inside. The peak time had long since passed.

The two had just gone up to the second floor when an angry voice rang out.

"Xiao Wu! Where on earth did you run off to?"

Huo Wushuang stormed toward the two of them. When Huo Wu saw Huo Wushuang, she immediately turned pale with fright and hid behind Quan Yi in a panic.

"Oh no, I completely forgot."

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang had actually agreed to meet at the Dining Hall at noon. But because of what happened with Quan Yi in the meantime, she had completely forgotten.

Quan Yi reacted quickly and immediately said, "Senior, we were held up for a while because of cultivation. Huo Wu didn't do it on purpose."

Huo Wushuang had not meant to lose his temper either. He had just been a little worried about Huo Wu. He saw Huo Wu hiding behind Quan Yi, carefully poking her head out and looking at him with an apologetic expression.

Seeing Huo Wu looking so nervous, Huo Wushuang's anger immediately eased, and he let out a breath of relief.

"Xiao Wu, come out. Next time, remember not to make me worry."

Huo Wu walked over to Huo Wushuang with a grin, hugged his arm, and said coyly, "I'm sorry. It definitely won't happen next time."

Huo Wushuang was completely helpless against Huo Wu's wheedling. He could only smile and reply, "All right, all right, I forgive you. Don't take it to heart either. I was just a little worried. I didn't mean to lose my temper with you."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased a little, Quan Yi immediately stepped in to smooth things over. "Haha, it looks like none of us have eaten yet. Why don't we all have a meal together?"

Huo Wushuang turned his gaze to Quan Yi, and the gentleness in his eyes from a moment ago changed abruptly, filling with anger.

Huo Wushuang glared fiercely at the boy who had "abducted" his younger sister.

Quan Yi scratched his head and could only give an awkward laugh.

"So you're the one who abducted my sister?" Huo Wushuang said, not the least bit polite.

Hearing this, Huo Wu hurriedly defended Quan Yi. "Brother, what are you saying? This isn't his fault. It's all my fault."

But not only did those words fail to calm Huo Wushuang's anger, they made it worse. Huo Wushuang's gaze looked as if he wanted to swallow Quan Yi alive.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Quan Yi's forehead.

He thought, Aren't you just fanning the flames? I kindly spoke up for you just now, and now you're trying to get me killed.

The moment Huo Wu said that, Quan Yi felt as if he had turned into some scumbag who had tricked a little girl.

It was as if the little girl's brother had come knocking, wanting to teach the scumbag a lesson, only for the little girl to start protecting the scumbag.

In that situation, the brother would definitely get even angrier.

Just like Huo Wushuang. His breathing grew rapid, and if Huo Wu had not still been holding onto his arm, he would definitely have charged over to give Quan Yi a "proper" questioning.

Huo Wu was completely unaware of this and only said with a beaming smile, "Brother, let's hurry up and eat. If we don't, the Dining Hall is going to close."

After saying that, Huo Wu cheerfully pulled Huo Wushuang off to get food. She was very hungry now and only wanted to eat as soon as possible.

"Whew~"

Seeing Huo Wushuang being pulled away by Huo Wu, Quan Yi wiped away his cold sweat somewhat guiltily.

He felt guilty because his own actions could indeed be considered an abduction.

Moreover, as a brother from a large family, he understood Huo Wushuang's feelings very well. He could even somewhat empathize.

If Quan Yi discovered that a boy had suddenly appeared at his younger sister's side, and that his sister was very attached to him, he would definitely become wary.