Doesn't It Get Old?

Huo Yuhao returned to Dorm Seven feeling completely relaxed.

It was already late morning. Most of the other students had gone to class, but Xiao Wu was still sleeping soundly.

Huo Yuhao gave Xiao Wu a push and said, "Xiao Wu, why aren't you going to class?"

Xiao Wu woke up groggily. Seeing that it was Huo Yuhao, she said, "Classes are boring. Sleeping is much better... Didn't you skip class too?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I may not attend class, but I'm confident I can pass the end-of-term test. Can you?"

"I'll just copy yours. If you can pass, then I can too!" Xiao Wu said matter-of-factly.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

What a clever little thing you are...

Huo Yuhao was helpless. In that case, Xiao Wu really could pass. The academy was not particularly strict about such matters. As the leader of the academy's students, if Xiao Wu wanted to cheat, plenty of students would cover for her.

Huo Yuhao said no more. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating.

He was about to reach Level Ten. Huo Yuhao had to seize every moment to cultivate.

Huo Yuhao cultivated intently on the bed. A small figure glanced at him, then quietly shifted from the neighboring bed onto his.

Then, after giving Huo Yuhao a guilty look, she gently began feeling around on him.

At last, she found the Electric Baton at Huo Yuhao's waist.

Delight immediately appeared on the little figure's face, and she moved to pull the Electric Baton from Huo Yuhao's waist.

But before she could pull it out, a hand pressed down on hers.

Xiao Wu jumped in fright. Looking up, she found that Huo Yuhao had opened his eyes at some point, his clear eyes fixed unblinkingly on her.

"Xiao Wu, what are you doing?" Huo Yuhao asked with a frown.

Perhaps because she had been caught red-handed, Xiao Wu's little face reddened slightly. "I-I was just looking at your Electric Baton..."

"Stop fooling around!" Huo Yuhao pushed her hand away. "What do you need that for? Don't you already have no rivals in the academy?"

"I'm not going to use it on people. I want to use it to shock fish... From now on, I'll catch fish in the nearby rivers, and you can grill them. We'll have a clear division of labor. Wouldn't that be great?"

When Huo Yuhao heard that Xiao Wu had stolen the Electric Baton because she wanted to help him, his expression softened slightly. He shook his head. "This Electric Baton can't be used to shock fish. First, it wastes Soul Power. Second, it's dangerous. Water conducts electricity, and without safety measures, you could easily hurt yourself."

Xiao Wu immediately pulled Huo Yuhao up. "Then let's go catch fish now! That way, we can have Grilled Fish for lunch!"

Huo Yuhao did not move. Helplessly, he said, "You eat Grilled Fish twice a day. Doesn't it get old?"

"Besides, when have I ever not fed you until you were full? Why are you still so greedy?"

Xiao Wu smiled and said, "The Grilled Fish you make is too delicious. I can never get enough of it!"

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao was both annoyed and amused.

He was pleased by Xiao Wu's recognition of his skill at grilling fish, but he was also quite troubled by how clingy she was.

After thinking for a moment, Huo Yuhao said, "Catching fish wastes too much time. How about this? Around noon, go buy some Green Fish. I'll take them out and grill them. Is that alright?"

"That works." Xiao Wu did not insist. Her goal was simply to eat Grilled Fish. She did not care whether the Green Fish was caught or bought.

Huo Yuhao gave Xiao Wu some money to buy fish, and she skipped away.

"Yuhao, your mother-in-law seems a little clingy toward you..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from somewhere, its voice sounding in Huo Yuhao's mind.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice carried a hint of teasing. Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "I don't want that either... I'm starting to regret showing off my skill at grilling fish..."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled. "Even if you didn't grill fish, she would still get along very well with you."

"Why?" Huo Yuhao asked in confusion.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked, "Do you have goodwill toward both Xiao Wu and Tang San?"

Huo Yuhao looked puzzled. "Of course. In my past life, they were my father-in-law and mother-in-law after all. Although Tang San abused me several times, I can understand it. I don't really hold any resentment. My mother-in-law Xiao Wu has always treated me well. Isn't it only natural for me to feel goodwill toward her?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm smiled. "You are close to Xiao Wu, so naturally she can sense your goodwill. She probably just left the Star Dou Great Forest. You were among the first humans she encountered, and you treated her kindly, so naturally she likes sticking close to you."

"Yuhao, tell me honestly. Do you have any thoughts about Xiao Wu?"

At that, Huo Yuhao immediately shook his head. "Brother Sky Dream, what kind of joke is that? Xiao Wu is my mother-in—"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cut Huo Yuhao off. "Mother-in-law, what mother-in-law? You don't even have a girlfriend. Where did you get a father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm egged him on. "How many times did Tang San abuse you in your past life? Now everyone is on the same starting line anyway. Steal his wife, take his God Seat, walk his path, and leave him nowhere to go. Wouldn't that feel amazing?"

Huo Yuhao firmly shook his head. "Brother Sky Dream, your thoughts are too dark. I can't do that..."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not try to persuade him further. There was plenty of time, and plenty of chances to persuade him later. In the end, it gave a meaningful smile and said, "You may not want to, but others might..."

"What do you mean?" Huo Yuhao looked bewildered.

"Hehe." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled twice and disappeared.

Huo Yuhao was speechless. "Brother Sky Dream, when did you become someone who speaks in riddles too?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not respond. It seemed to have returned to the depths of the Sea of Consciousness to sleep again.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, closed his eyes, and continued cultivating.

Noon.

Carrying his fish-grilling tools, Huo Yuhao arrived at the academy gates.

Xiao Wu was already waiting there. Beside her stood a bucket of cleaned Green Fish.

"Yuhao, hurry, hurry, hurry!" Seeing Huo Yuhao, Xiao Wu excitedly slurped back her drool and said, "Hurry up!"

Seeing Xiao Wu's hopeless appearance, Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes. He set out the tools, skewered the Green Fish, then lit the fire and began grilling.

"Yuhao, how is your brain even made? How do you make Grilled Fish taste so good?" Xiao Wu sat beside Huo Yuhao, watching as she sighed in admiration.

"I've tried grilling fish myself. I can cook it through, but it's nowhere near your skill. I've also eaten Grilled Fish made by other people, but none of them could compare to yours..."

At this point, Xiao Wu suddenly looked at Huo Yuhao with sparkling eyes. "Yuhao, tell me, do you have some secret seasoning, or some special technique?"

"..." Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Don't you watch how I turn them every time and what seasonings I use? You were the one who bought these seasonings too. What secret seasoning could I possibly have?"

"I just know how to control the heat. If you turn the fish at the right moment, the flavor of the Grilled Fish will naturally reach its peak."