The Titan Giant Ape naturally possessed some intelligence. As it ran, seeing Luo Chen and Xiao Wu kissing passionately and embracing on its palm made it a little unhappy.
Especially when it saw Xiao Wu, the former big sister of the Star Dou Great Forest, seemingly responding happily to this boy, Er Ming let out another mournful rumble. Its palm began shaking again, trying to fling Luo Chen off.
As Xiao Wu responded to Luo Chen's kiss, she saw that he was about to fall. A trace of panic appeared on her adorable face, and she hurriedly took the initiative to wrap her arms tightly around his waist.
Xiao Wu giggled. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Wu-jie has got you covered..."
Ah, Luo Chen felt rather happy at that moment. He had nearly fallen just now, and Xiao Wu really had taken the initiative to hold him. Now, it seemed like he had become the boy being protected by an older girl.
Still holding Luo Chen, Xiao Wu domineeringly said to the Titan Giant Ape, "Stop messing around, Er Ming. Keep it up, and I'll beat you..."
"Wuu..." The Titan Giant Ape seemed a little afraid. It slowed down as well, looking at Xiao Wu with aggrieved eyes.
Xiao Wu smiled again. "It's fine, I'm just joking. You shouldn't have come looking for me on your own, Er Ming. Is Da Ming doing well?"
Like a child who had done something wrong, the Titan Giant Ape lowered its head and nodded seriously.
Xiao Wu looked around at the forest. "All right, we've reached the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. No need to keep running, Er Ming. Put Xiao Chen and me down..."
The Titan Giant Ape nodded, slowly stretched out its hand, and carefully set Luo Chen and Xiao Wu down on the ground.
Luo Chen took a look. This truly was the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xiao Wu, however, skipped over to two trees. There was surprisingly a swing hanging between them. She hopped onto it and began happily swinging.
Luo Chen also walked over to Xiao Wu and watched her swing. Her long legs were pale and slender, swaying back and forth. They were truly lovely to look at.
Xiao Wu said happily, "This is where I used to stay. I often came here to play before. Xiao Chen, do you want to play too?"
Xiao Wu looked at Luo Chen with adorable eyes. Luo Chen froze for a moment. Uh, swinging? That was a little too childish.
But Luo Chen suddenly remembered that he still needed experience points. All his experience points now had to be used to upgrade his Mangekyo Sharingan. With only a few tens of thousands more experience points, his Mangekyo Sharingan would be able to awaken.
Luo Chen nodded. "Sure, Xiao Wu. Bring me up with you..."
Experiencing the pleasures of different worlds was also one of the wonderful moments of being a hunter. He could date so many female characters. Sometimes, fun did not have to come from doing anything in particular; the subtle interactions with these different girls could also provide a wonderful experience.
"Sure, Xiao Chen, I'm coming..." A cute smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face. As the swing descended, she immediately grabbed Luo Chen's hand and wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him up with her.
Luo Chen immediately hugged Xiao Wu and sat with her, breathing in her enchanting fragrance.
This was the beauty of love. Although Luo Chen had already spent five years with Xiao Wu, he was not tired of her in the slightest.
As the two of them swung, Xiao Wu gently leaned into Luo Chen's arms and hugged his shoulders. She asked curiously, "How did you know that I'm a soul beast? You're not even a Soul Douluo..."
Luo Chen pinched Xiao Wu's cheek. "Well, I've been watching you since five years ago. I figured it out long ago. That's why I want to stay by your side and protect you forever. I can't let anyone take you away..."
"You're so good to me, Chen Ge." Hearing this, Xiao Wu became happy again. Pressing her cheek against Luo Chen, she suddenly said, "Could it be that you don't want Xiao Wu's soul ring? Xiao Wu is a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. I have a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-thousand-year soul bone..."
Luo Chen smiled faintly and took Xiao Wu's hand. "You silly girl, Xiao Wu. You can't say things like that so casually. If it were someone else, they might really kill you. After all, in some people's hearts, something like affection is worthless—not even worth a Gold Soul Coin. But in my heart, you're more important than even a million-year soul ring. Of course I wouldn't kill you just to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. If you were gone, what use would even the greatest strength be to me..."
"Ah, I..." Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Xiao Wu's eyes actually became moist. Hugging him tightly, she said, "Thank you, Xiao Chen. If one day you truly face danger, Xiao Wu will willingly sacrifice all her soul rings and soul bones to you..."
Seeing how moved Xiao Wu was, Luo Chen felt pleased inside. Girls naturally needed to be coaxed. Especially after winning their hearts, saying a few affectionate words could move them to tears and make them fall deeper and deeper in love.
Luo Chen had traveled through hundreds of worlds, so such heartfelt words came effortlessly to him. Of course, saying these affectionate words before winning a girl's heart would actually have the opposite effect. He would become a Simp, just like Tang San.
Luo Chen hugged Xiao Wu tightly as well and comforted her. "Don't worry, that day will never come. Be good. Absorb your third soul ring first. Later, I'll teach you something else and make you even stronger..."
"Ah, Xiao Chen, you even know about that..." Xiao Wu looked at Luo Chen curiously with her big eyes, looking utterly adorable.
Xiao Wu truly did not need to search for soul rings. Before reaching level seventy, she could produce soul rings within her own body. This was one advantage possessed by hundred-thousand-year soul beasts after taking human form; cultivating was faster and easier for them than for humans.
Luo Chen nodded and said nothing more.
After hugging him for a while, Xiao Wu began absorbing her third soul ring from within her body. Her Soul Power had already reached level thirty.
Luo Chen silently guarded Xiao Wu from the side, idly admiring the scenery. At that moment, he suddenly felt an ominous premonition rise within him, making him uneasy.
The next second, a strange signal entered Luo Chen's mind, and he immediately understood.
"This is a warning from the Heavenly Jade? Damn it, that woman will be in danger in Spirit City within three days..."
Luo Chen immediately remembered. The Heavenly Jade was a jade pendant capable of foreseeing danger in advance. He had spent tens of thousands of experience points and tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins to forge it in Spirit City through the Super Technology System.
During Luo Chen's six years at Notting City Junior Academy, he had naturally returned to Spirit City before. After all, this boy's mother was lonely at home by herself, and he could not stay away forever.
His last return to Spirit City had been three years ago. Because Notting City was so far from Spirit City, Luo Chen worried that if his mother encountered danger or was bullied while selling Peach Blossom Wine alone in Spirit City, he would not know. So he had left that Heavenly Jade pendant with his mother and told her to keep it on her at all times.
That woman had only been fifteen when she gave birth to Luo Chen. Now, she was only twenty-seven, still young and beautiful, with a pair of enchanting peach blossom eyes. Yet because of her feelings for his father and her love for Luo Chen, she had never remarried. She had quietly brewed Peach Blossom Wine in Spirit City all this time. Peach Blossom Wine was the inherited craft of the Peach Blossom Clan, and she had always persisted in this faith.
Luo Chen still remembered how reluctant that woman had been when he left. She had walked him all the way beyond the city, watching him depart until the very last moment.
Naturally, she did not know that the jade pendant Luo Chen gave her could foresee danger. Yet she had already regarded it as her most precious possession and always wore it around her neck.
The Heavenly Jade had the ability to foresee danger and could send Luo Chen signals of impending danger several days in advance.
Luo Chen could sense that this danger signal was extremely powerful. If he did not return to save that woman, she would definitely die in Spirit City.
Although Luo Chen was an Ultimate Hunter and not the true owner of this body, he knew that, to that woman, he was her entire hope for living.
"Who dares hurt her? Such a dangerous signal... could it be some important figure in Spirit City?"
Luo Chen was somewhat surprised, then became angry. His eyes instantly turned blood-red.
It seemed his plan to flirt with girls at the Great Spirit Arena and win over the host Dou Dou would have to be postponed. He had to hurry back to Spirit City first to see that woman, as well as Female Pope Bibi Dong, the grown-up Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue.
However, no matter who wanted to harm his mother, even if it was Bibi Dong, Luo Chen would save her. As an Ultimate Hunter, if he could not even protect his own mother, then what the hell was he doing?
Fortunately, after his interaction with Xiao Wu just now, combined with the experience he had accumulated earlier, Luo Chen was now only a little over ten thousand experience points away from awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan.
With the abilities of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Luo Chen would be even more confident. Once he returned to Spirit City, whoever dared harm his mother would have their entire clan exterminated.
If it was Bibi Dong, then he would force himself on her and make her bear him a daughter. That way, his mother could hold a granddaughter at twenty-seven; she was even younger than Bibi Dong.
Of course, Luo Xue was merely fantasizing. The current Bibi Dong might already be close to the strength of a Limit Douluo, and she possessed Twin Martial Souls.
Even with the Mangekyo Sharingan, he could not possibly defeat her. Bibi Dong also had the Mental Immunity Skull, making illusions basically ineffective against her.
But Luo Chen thought that it could not possibly be Bibi Dong who wanted to harm his mother. Given Bibi Dong's status and strength, that woman would not even have the chance to meet her. It was more likely someone else from Spirit Hall.
After Xiao Wu finished absorbing her soul ring, she gently opened her eyes and looked at Luo Chen somewhat shyly. "Xiao Chen, I've absorbed a Thousand Year Soul Ring. Xiao Wu is already level thirty-one now. I'll be a Soul Elder from now on. Xiao Wu's Third Soul Skill is very similar to the movement technique you use..."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu hugged Luo Chen again, only to notice that something was wrong with his expression. She asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Xiao Chen? Did something happen..."
Luo Chen hurriedly grabbed Xiao Wu's hand. "Xiao Wu, help me a little longer. I need you with me. Help me find the strongest Thousand Year Soul Beast. After spending tonight with you, I'll return to Spirit City tomorrow. Be good and go back to Shrek Academy. Wait for me to return..."
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