Shui Bing'er Was Misunderstood

After a bolt of lightning struck him, Ye Xiaofeng's hair stood straight up, smoke rose from his entire body, and his face was blackened. Only his eyes and teeth could be seen.

"Young Master Ye, what sin did you commit for even the heavens to refuse to spare you?" Xue Wu said with a lewd grin.

"Damn it, I only said one sentence. Did you really have to strike me with lightning?" Ye Xiaofeng felt as though ten thousand horses were galloping through his heart.

"Are... are you okay?" Shui Bing'er asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. Let's head back first." Ye Xiaofeng clearly did not want everyone to know about his spirit rings.

After returning to the inn, Ye Xiaofeng quickly washed up and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Just then, he heard a knock on the door.

When Ye Xiaofeng opened it, he found Shui Bing'er outside. "What? Aren't you going to invite me in to sit for a while?" Shui Bing'er asked with a smile.

"Of course I am. Is there something you need, Miss Bing'er?" Ye Xiaofeng asked doubtfully.

"Can't I come see you if there's nothing wrong?" Shui Bing'er deliberately teased him.

"Of course you can. Hehe." Ye Xiaofeng poured Shui Bing'er a cup of water, then sat down with an awkward smile.

"Now that no one else is around, you can tell me." Shui Bing'er walked to the table and sat down, and the air around her instantly changed.

"Miss Bing'er, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?" Ye Xiaofeng knew she was asking about what had happened during the day, but he did not want anyone to know.

"You're even going to hide it from me?" Shui Bing'er said unhappily.

"I... Then you have to keep it a secret for me." Ye Xiaofeng knew he could not hide his situation from Shui Bing'er and the others forever. They would find out sooner or later.

"Look." As Ye Xiaofeng spoke, the originally white Ten-Year Spirit Rings beneath his feet transformed into Hundred-Year Spirit Rings.

"How is that possible? Could you be a spirit beast that took human form?" Shui Bing'er was stunned as she looked at the spirit rings of Ye Xiaofeng's two martial souls. In just one day, six Ten-Year Spirit Rings had advanced into Hundred-Year Spirit Rings. It was truly unheard of.

"Miss Bing'er, do I look like a spirit beast that took human form?" Ye Xiaofeng asked with a smile.

"No one else can know about this." Shui Bing'er said nervously.

"I know. But Miss Bing'er isn't someone else." Shui Bing'er had saved Ye Xiaofeng, and he had always remembered it.

"From now on, just call me Bing'er. Don't keep calling me 'Miss' this and that," Shui Bing'er said, her face faintly red.

"Bing'er, then you can call me Xiaofeng from now on." Ye Xiaofeng smiled as well.

"Xiaofeng, thank you for helping me obtain my spirit ring today." Shui Bing'er did not know what to say, so she could only make small talk.

"Bing'er, you saved me. Helping you is only right." Ye Xiaofeng said, patting his chest.

"Don't keep talking about saving your life. From now on, we're friends," Shui Bing'er said.

"Bing'er, when I was six, I couldn't awaken a martial soul. I tried for four whole years, but I still couldn't awaken one. My mother was forced to make me leave home. Later, I ran into Pirates on the way. At that time, I thought I was dead for sure, but heaven wouldn't let me die. In the end, you saved me." Ye Xiaofeng recalled how he had been mocked and ridiculed on Sea God Island, how he had been forced into exile. He crushed the cup in his hand.

The shattered cup cut Ye Xiaofeng's hand, and blood flowed freely. But Ye Xiaofeng did not feel any pain. The sight frightened Shui Bing'er.

For the first time, she understood just how difficult the life of the boy in front of her, who was the same age as her, had been all these years. Ye Xiaofeng bickered with Xue Wu and the others and had such a cheerful personality that no one could see the pain in his heart.

At that moment, Shui Bing'er's heart ached involuntarily. She took out a handkerchief from her clothes and gently wrapped it around the wound on Ye Xiaofeng's hand.

"No one will bully you again." Shui Bing'er held Ye Xiaofeng's hand with both of hers, and gradually, Ye Xiaofeng calmed down.

Just then, Ye Xiaofeng's door was kicked open. "Young Master Ye, have you seen Big Sister?" Xue Wu asked as she entered.

When Xue Wu saw Shui Bing'er holding Ye Xiaofeng's hands, her mouth dropped open in shock.

"I didn't see you being intimate. I didn't see anything at all." Xue Wu immediately ran back to her own room.

When Shui Bing'er saw Xue Wu barge in, she quickly pulled her hands back. But Xue Wu had already seen it. At that moment, Shui Bing'er's face was as red as a ripe apple.

"Xiaofeng, get some rest. I'll head back first." Shui Bing'er wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Of the thirty-six stratagems, retreat was the best.

"Xue Wu, didn't you go looking for my sister? Why did you come back alone?" After Shui Bing'er disappeared, Shui Yue'er and the others had sent Xue Wu to look for her. Now Xue Wu had returned alone, with no sign of Shui Bing'er.

"I didn't see Big Sister in Young Master Ye's room. I didn't see anything at all," Xue Wu said, shaking her head.

"You mean my sister was in Ye Xiaofeng's room?" Shui Yue'er felt that Xue Wu's words sounded strange.

"Ah, no! When did I say Big Sister was in his room?" Xue Wu immediately denied it.

"What are you talking about?" Just then, Shui Bing'er returned and heard the noisy voices in the room.

"Just now, Xue Wu said..." Before Shui Yue'er could finish, Xue Wu quickly covered Shui Yue'er's mouth with her hand.

"N-Nothing," Xue Wu said awkwardly.

"Big Sister, your hand is injured?" Shui Yue'er noticed the bloodstain on Shui Bing'er's hand.

"Ah, it's nothing. Just a small wound." Shui Bing'er had left in such a hurry that she had forgotten to wash the blood from her hand.

"You all go downstairs and eat first. Xue Wu, stay behind." Shui Bing'er sent the others away and kept Xue Wu behind.

"Big Sister, are you going to silence me? I-I-I didn't see anything," Xue Wu said nervously after the others had left.

"Tell me. What did you see?" Shui Bing'er asked coldly.

"I only saw a tiny bit. But I won't tell anyone about you two holding hands so intimately and flaunting your affection," Xue Wu said nervously.

"You little brat, when did Xiaofeng and I flaunt our affection? I was just helping him bandage his wound," Shui Bing'er explained.

"Xiaofeng? You call him so intimately." Xue Wu misunderstood even more.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tie you up and send you to his bed," Shui Bing'er said through gritted teeth.

"Sure, but could you really bear to do that, Big Sister?" Xue Wu asked with a lewd smile.

Just as Shui Bing'er was about to hit Xue Wu, Xue Wu naturally was not going to let her succeed. She turned around and immediately slipped away.

On the other side, Ye Xiaofeng had just come out of his room when he saw Shui Yue'er and the others, but not Shui Bing'er or Xue Wu.

"Miss Yue'er, where are your sister and Miss Xue Wu?"

"They're talking in their room. We came downstairs first," Shui Yue'er said as she noticed Ye Xiaofeng's injured hand.

"Your hand is hurt?" Shui Yue'er found the handkerchief around Ye Xiaofeng's hand somewhat familiar, as though she had seen it somewhere before.

"No." Ye Xiaofeng hid his injured hand behind his back as he spoke.

"Bring it here. Why are you hiding it?" Shui Yue'er remembered what Xue Wu had said after returning, then saw the familiar handkerchief.

"Tell me honestly. How far have you and my sister progressed?" Shui Yue'er asked with a curious look.

"Ah, Bing'er and I are just friends. Don't misunderstand." It would have been better if Ye Xiaofeng had not explained. His explanation only made people imagine something deeper.

"One calls the other Bing'er, and the other calls him Xiaofeng. You two call each other so intimately." Xue Wu, who had just run over, happened to hear those words.

"Uh..." Ye Xiaofeng did not know how to respond.

"Young Master Ye, hurry up and call me Yue'er. Let me hear it," Shui Yue'er said playfully.

"Go on, go on. What Young Master Ye? Xiaofeng, call her Wu'er. Let us hear it," Xue Wu said bluntly, making all the sisters laugh.

Ye Xiaofeng suspected that this group of sisters had taken the wrong medicine today. Why was every one of them acting so strangely?

"All of you, shut up!" When Shui Bing'er saw the scene before her, she truly did not know whether to laugh or cry. In the end, this was all caused by that brat Xue Wu.

"Big Sister, if you're eating meat, you have to leave your sisters a bowl of soup too. You can't be so selfish. Sisters, don't you agree?" Xue Wu started egging them on again.

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

"Enough nonsense. Eat. Let's see if food can stop your mouths." Shui Bing'er was completely helpless against this group of sisters.

Shui Bing'er sat down at table number nine. Ye Xiaofeng sat beside her, Xue Wu sat on Ye Xiaofeng's other side, and the others followed suit.

Xue Wu raised a hand, and the waiter immediately understood and hurried over.

"Little brother, bring out all the good meat and dishes in the inn," Xue Wu said.

"Certainly. Please wait a moment, we'll bring them right over." The waiter turned to leave after speaking.

"Oh, right. Add a plate of lamb kidneys too." Xue Wu looked at Ye Xiaofeng and gave him a lewd smile.

"Miss, let me recommend our inn's Signature Dish: tiger penis. It works better than lamb kidneys. Would you like an order?" The waiter looked at Xue Wu, then at Ye Xiaofeng surrounded by a group of girls, and instantly understood.

"Both. It's a good time to nourish ourselves," Xue Wu said with a straight face.

"Pfft." Shui Yue'er nearly choked to death on her water after hearing Xue Wu's words.

"Alright! Table number nine, add one order of lamb kidneys and tiger penis!" the waiter shouted loudly.

The others wished they could find a hole to crawl into. What was wrong with Xue Wu lately? She kept acting strangely.

"Speaking of which, Miss Xue Wu, do you need to nourish yourself? You don't look weak to me," Ye Xiaofeng asked doubtfully.

"Stop calling me Miss this and Miss that. It's so distant. You should call me—" Xue Wu had not finished speaking.

"You can call her Wu'er, and call me Yue'er," Shui Yue'er quickly cut in, finally finding a chance to speak.

"You can call me that too, Xiaofeng. The lamb kidneys and tiger penis are for you to nourish yourself." Xue Wu looked at Ye Xiaofeng with a mischievous smile.

"Uh, Miss Xue Wu, stop fooling around. Let's eat first." Ye Xiaofeng quickly shut his mouth. There was no talking to Xue Wu. The more they talked, the more outrageous it became.

Seeing Ye Xiaofeng fall silent, Xue Wu lost interest too. The once-lively table suddenly became quiet as everyone ate their own food.

"Our inn's Signature Dish is here!" The waiter shouted loudly as he arrived at table number nine, as though he wanted everyone in the inn to know.

Xue Wu directly took the lamb kidneys and tiger penis from the waiter and placed them in front of Ye Xiaofeng.

"Xiaofeng, hurry and taste them. How do they taste?" Xue Wu continued to stir things up.

"I'd better not. I'm already full," Ye Xiaofeng quickly refused.

"Big Sister, persuade Xiaofeng. After all, he's still growing, so this can't be neglected." Xue Wu directly turned her attention to Shui Bing'er.