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Huo Yuhao withdrew his Soul Ring and collapsed onto the ground in relief, quietly waiting for Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

Tang Ya and Bei Bei came racing over moments later.

"Little Yuhao, are you okay?" Tang Ya asked worriedly when she saw Huo Yuhao lying on the ground.

"I'm fine!" Huo Yuhao brushed the grass clippings from his clothes and looked at the two panting figures who had caught up to him. "Xiao Ya-jie, did you come looking for me for something?"

Tang Ya looked Huo Yuhao over from head to toe. Seeing that he was indeed unharmed, with only his clothes somewhat disheveled and two buttons missing from his chest, exposing a large patch of skin, a faint blush crept onto her pretty face and her gaze drifted away.

But after confirming with her own eyes that Huo Yuhao was safe, Tang Ya finally relaxed and scolded him playfully, "We saw you enter the Star Dou Great Forest alone and were worried about your safety. You're far too bold. Don't you know the Star Dou Great Forest is known as a forbidden zone for humans? Even some Soul Masters with extremely high cultivation don't dare venture deep inside. A little guy your age must be accompanied by elders just to move around near the Star Dou Great Forest. We came after you to protect you. Bei Bei and I are both Soul Masters too."

As she spoke, the bit of maidenly shyness in Tang Ya's heart vanished. She patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, and only after making sure he was all right did she continue with a grin, "I'm still thinking about your grilled fish, you know. I can't let anything happen to you!"

That's your real reason, isn't it? Huo Yuhao grumbled inwardly.

Huo Yuhao still remembered how Tang Ya had seen nothing but grilled fish before her. He felt that compared to worrying about him, Tang Ya was probably more worried about the grilled fish.

Bei Bei teased, "Your heart and stomach are connected. They say that if you want to win a woman's heart, you first need to win her stomach. Looks like I'll have to learn how to grill fish properly from Yuhao in the future!"

Tang Ya's pretty face reddened slightly. "Pah, your heart and stomach are the ones connected. Watch your manners. Don't forget, I'm your teacher."

Bei Bei raised his hands in surrender.

Huo Yuhao said readily, "If Brother Bei Bei wants to learn how to grill fish, I'll definitely teach you properly."

"Then I'll have to thank little brother Yuhao properly!" Bei Bei gently rubbed Huo Yuhao's head.

Huo Yuhao did not have time to dodge and could only silently observe Bei Bei's reaction.

The ability of his Succubus Physique could only be activated through contact between two people. Contact through clothing did not count, but did touching someone's hair count?

Besides, Bei Bei was a man. Even if they made contact, it would only have a chance of changing his sexual orientation. Bei Bei could not be that unlucky, right? Still, even if Bei Bei's orientation had already changed, it was not a big deal. The Succubus Physique only said it changed one's orientation; it did not say the person would fall in love with him. At worst, he could just stay farther away from Bei Bei in the future.

Huo Yuhao secretly watched for a while. When he saw that Bei Bei showed no abnormalities, he was slightly relieved, though he still decided to keep his distance from Bei Bei.

After rubbing Huo Yuhao's head, however, Bei Bei felt that the little brother before him seemed much more endearing.

Little brother Yuhao is pretty great. He's going to teach me how to grill fish, so I can grill it for Xiao Ya.

That was what Bei Bei thought. But whenever he thought of Xiao Ya, he always felt something strange in his heart. Bei Bei looked at Tang Ya and understood what that feeling was—it was exactly the same feeling he had when that Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul senior from the Inner Court, who liked men, had once shown interest in him.

Bei Bei did not know why he had such a strange feeling and could only try his best to suppress the oddness in his heart.

While Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei were caught up in their mental turmoil, Tang Ya carefully examined the corpse of the Soft Bone Demon Rabbit on the ground.

Such long ears... its age is nearly a thousand years, isn't it?

Tang Ya was somewhat shocked. She had not looked closely before and had thought it was merely a Soft Bone Demon Rabbit that had just reached a hundred years. She had not expected little Yuhao, whose Soul Power Bei Bei had described as weak, to be capable of killing a Soft Bone Demon Rabbit nearly a thousand years old. Even for her, with the addition of Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, killing such a Soft Bone Demon Rabbit would not be easy.

"Little Yuhao, did you kill this Soft Bone Demon Rabbit? I didn't expect you to be so strong!" Tang Ya exclaimed.

Bei Bei, however, was not particularly surprised. He thought more deeply and naturally considered matters more thoroughly. Based on what he had sensed when they first met, little brother Yuhao should not have been strong. Therefore, this Soft Bone Demon Rabbit must have been unable to resist when little brother Huo killed it. Huo Yuhao's next words confirmed his guess.

Huo Yuhao explained, "A sudden aura knocked me unconscious just now. When I woke up, I found it lying beside me, so I killed it while it was unconscious."

Huo Yuhao concealed the truth. It was not that he was pretending to be weak to catch others off guard; they were not familiar with each other, after all, so there was no need to reveal too much. Besides, he could not tell them about his special ability.

"So that's what happened. Then little Yuhao, you really were lucky. But don't come alone to such a dangerous place as the Star Dou Great Forest again in the future." Tang Ya smiled, but she did not forget to warn Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao nodded. Tang Ya was actually quite nice.

Bei Bei also asked gently, "Did little brother Yuhao come to the Star Dou Great Forest for something? If you're hunting for a Soul Ring, Xiao Ya and I can help."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand. "I just wanted to look around. I'd only heard about the Star Dou Great Forest before and had never come here, so I was curious."

Tang Ya reproached him, "Little Yuhao, you can't be curious about things like this. The Star Dou Great Forest is very dangerous. If you aren't hunting for a Soul Ring, it's best not to venture in here alone."

"Mm-hmm, Xiao Ya-jie is right. I'll be more careful in the future." Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the time was right, Bei Bei asked, "Little brother Yuhao, what plans do you have for the future?"

Huo Yuhao scratched his head. "In the future, if possible, I want to study at Shrek Academy."

As he spoke, regret showed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. "It's just that I don't have a City Lord Recommendation Letter, so they probably won't accept me. But I still want to give it a try. Shrek is the number one academy on the continent, after all."

Huo Yuhao had originally been indifferent about whether or not he went to Shrek Academy. Going there might allow him to obtain two considerable opportunities: the baptism of the Golden Ancient Tree and Mu En's Dragon Pearl. But Tang San's methods had been left behind there, and he might get tricked.

But the Solidification Task required him to touch Soul Masters from every realm, from one ring to nine rings, within a month. So he could only go to Shrek Academy. The hardest target in the Solidification Task was a Titled Douluo, and according to the Original Work, he could easily come into contact with one at Shrek Academy—and not just any Titled Douluo, but a Limit Douluo. In the Original Work, Mu En sat in the sun at the entrance to the student dormitories every day. Huo Yuhao could easily touch him.

As for going to the Sun Moon Empire, setting aside how much time it would take, even if he got there, he might not encounter a Titled Douluo. Not to mention the Body Sect—Huo Yuhao did not even know where it was.

Thus, Huo Yuhao decided to go to Shrek Academy instead. At Shrek, he could come into contact with Limit Douluo Mu En, Soul Douluo Fan Yu, Soul Emperor Zhou Yi, and so on. It would save him a great deal of trouble.

When Tang Ya heard that Huo Yuhao wanted to attend Shrek Academy, she was instantly delighted. No recommendation letter? Wasn't that perfect? She could recommend him. As long as he joined the Tang Sect, even admission without an examination would not be a problem. Tang Ya eagerly said, "Oh, Bei Bei and I are students of Shrek Academy. We can help recommend you. As long as—"

Bei Bei hurriedly interrupted Tang Ya. He still wanted to learn more about Huo Yuhao's specific circumstances before deciding whether to recruit him into the Tang Sect.

In his view, although the Tang Sect had declined, they could not accept just anyone. Though Bei Bei felt that little brother Yuhao was definitely not a bad person, there was no harm in learning more about him.