Shield

Shield

Xiao Yu let out a breath of relief and said, "Sorry, I didn't know there was an arrangement like this either."

Xiao Mei said with lingering fear, "That scared me to death. Good thing Cousin Xiao Yan was here."

Xiao Ning nodded hard. His Cultivation Level was higher than Xiao Mei's; he was already a One-Star Dou Zhe, but just now, his legs had nearly gone weak enough for him to sit on the ground. If not for Xiao Yan, he would have embarrassed himself badly.

Xiao Yan said calmly, "I remember someone patting her chest just now and telling us to follow her. Who was that again?"

Xiao Yu stared daggers at Xiao Yan as if she wanted to eat him alive, but she had no words to refute him. With a cold snort, she quickly walked toward an open green tent.

"Yu'er! Let this Miss feel you and see if you've gotten fatter!"

Xiao Yu had only just approached the tent when a red figure quickly pounced at her, and a woman's laughter entered Xiao Yan and the others' ears.

The woman in red giggled as she wrapped her arms around Xiao Yu. Her hands were like nimble snakes, feeling Xiao Yu's Willow Waist, and she even tried to slide them along her thighs and into her skirt.

"You wicked woman! Get off me." Xiao Yu hurriedly covered her skirt, pressed down on that restless Jade Hand, and pushed the woman in her arms away.

After Xiao Yu and the woman in red laughed and roughhoused for a while, she turned and introduced her to Xiao Yan and the others. "This is my good sister from Jia Nan Academy. Her name is Xue Ni. Her Cultivation Level is even higher than mine; she's already a Four-Star Dou Zhe."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan finally turned his gaze to the woman in red before him. A bright smile rested on Xue Ni's Pretty Face, and her long brown hair was casually tied into a ponytail. Although her looks were slightly inferior to Xiao Yu's, her figure's fullness was comparable to a nuclear bomb.

The pressure created when she had hugged Xiao Yu just now made one unable to help worrying about the quality of her clothes.

That extremely fiery, devilish figure was particularly tempting to men. Among the youths who had passed the test and entered, quite a few gazes drifted, openly or covertly, over the surging pair before this woman's chest.

"Let me introduce them to you. This is Xun Er, the great beauty of our clan. This is Xiao Mei, the youngest little cutie among us. Xiao Ning, my younger brother, is already a Dou Zhe now. As for this one, he's Xiao Yan."

When Xue Ni heard Xiao Yan's name, her face filled with curiosity. "So you're Xiao Yan. You're pretty handsome. You're not like what Xiao Yu said at all."

"Oh?" Xiao Yan said, then looked toward the flustered Xiao Yu beside him.

Xiao Yu hurriedly covered Xue Ni's mouth and said, "I wasn't going around slandering you. It's just that she overheard me talking in my sleep once."

Xiao Yan curled his lips and teased, "You even think of me in your dreams? What did you dream about? Don't tell me—"

Xiao Yu's Pretty Face reddened, and her slender jade leg subconsciously kicked toward Xiao Yan's crotch. However, the result was the same as before; Xiao Yan caught Xiao Yu's ankle with one hand.

"What, you want to try again?"

Xiao Yu immediately grew a little flustered and said in a slightly pleading tone, "Don't. This isn't back in the clan."

Xiao Yan turned his hand and pinched the flesh of Xiao Yu's calf. He smiled, then let go.

Xue Ni teased, "Aiya, a man actually touched Yu'er's beautiful leg. If the boys at the academy found out, wouldn't a whole crowd of them cry themselves to death?"

"Stop messing around. We still have to take them for the test." Xiao Yu pushed this good friend away and scolded her with a smile.

When it came to proper business, Xue Ni immediately put away her smile and led Xiao Yan and the others toward the tent. After thinking of something, she whispered to Xiao Yu, "Right, among the people handling enrollment this time, that guy Luo Bu is here too, and he's in charge. I heard he advanced to a Four-Star Dou Zhe."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu's smiling face immediately darkened, and she said impatiently, "Why did that annoying guy come too?"

"Isn't it to see our beauty Xiao Yu? A beauty brings plenty of trouble," Xue Ni said teasingly.

After that, several more of Xiao Yu's close friends ran over. It was clear that Xiao Yu was quite popular at Jia Nan Academy.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to shake off her friends and let Xiao Yan and the others meet her instructor, the corner of her eye suddenly caught sight of a man hurrying over this way.

Xiao Yu's Pretty Face changed slightly. After thinking of something, a seemingly shy blush surfaced on her cheeks, and she walked over to Xiao Yan. "Look at you. You left home in such a rush that you didn't even tidy your clothes properly. We're going to meet my instructor soon. My instructor is like my mother, so don't be rude."

Xiao Yu stretched out both Jade Hands and, under the bewildered gazes of Xiao Yan and the others, straightened Xiao Yan's clothes. She looked exactly like a wife tidying the clothes of her Husband before he went to work.

"Uh..." Xiao Yu's group of friends were all stunned. Looking at Xiao Yu's never-before-seen shy appearance, they exchanged glances. That tone and those actions—she looked like one half of a childhood-sweetheart couple!

Xun Er and the others were likewise stunned by Xiao Yu's intimate tone. They looked at one another, completely confused. Since when had Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan's relationship become this good?

"Xiao Yu! You! Long time no see." Just as Xiao Yan was completely baffled, a man appeared behind Xiao Yu.

When Xiao Yu heard the man's voice, she hugged Xiao Yan's arm with both hands and greeted him with a smile. "Long time no see, Luo Bu."

Xiao Yan could not help sighing inwardly. Xiao Yu was actually using him as a shield! Making him take the heat for her! Xiao Yan looked at the man called Luo Bu. Although this person wore a smile, a trace of chill and anger flashed obscurely through the way he looked at him.

Xiao Yan leaned close to Xiao Yu, lowered his head, and whispered, "You're using me to take the heat for you?"

Xiao Yu whispered back, "You said you would protect me."

Xiao Yan could not even be bothered to complain about her twisting the concept. He directly slapped Xiao Yu's perky butt.

"There's a fee."

Xiao Yu jumped away like a startled Rabbit, clenched her fists tightly, and stared at Xiao Yan, both embarrassed and furious. This man was getting more and more outrageous!

"Let's go. Don't waste time. We'll go straight in and find the instructor," Xiao Yan said directly.

When Luo Bu saw Xiao Yan's action, his eyes turned cold. He stretched out his hand to block Xiao Yan and pointed at the new students sitting under the blazing sun. "Sorry, the instructor is busy right now. Please wait outside for half an hour."

"Luo Bu, what do you mean by this?" Xiao Yu shouted coldly, her face covered in frost.

"Heh heh, new students these days are becoming more and more impetuous. Taking down their arrogance a notch will help their future life at the academy. This is a senior's painstaking good intention," Luo Bu said with an extremely fake smile.

"Bullshit! I don't care what you do to the others, but you dare do this to my clansmen?" Xiao Yu's Pretty Face was icy cold; she did not buy it at all.

People of the Xiao Clan were just protective of their own.

"Since the instructor put me in charge of enrollment, my rules are the rules!" The corner of Luo Bu's mouth twitched. Xiao Yu scolding him in front of everyone without giving him any face also stirred some anger and jealousy in his heart.

"You!" Xiao Yu stood in front of Xiao Yan and said, "Ignore him. We're going in to find the instructor right now."

"Yo, Brother Luo Bu, looks like you've run into a little trouble over here?" Just as the group remained locked in their standoff, another crowd of men came pouring out of the tent's shadows with grinning faces.

Every one of these people had golden stars stuck to their chests.

"Nothing much. This new student just isn't willing to go out and get some sun, that's all," Luo Bu said with a casual smile, and everyone understood the meaning behind his words.

The boys exchanged smiles, and the looks they gave Xiao Yan turned hostile. "Not willing, huh? Someone who doesn't know how to respect his seniors has no right to enter the academy. Hurry up and get lost."

Xiao Yu was so angry she was about to explode. She took a step forward and said coldly, "I'm going in right now. Try stopping me!"

Just as Xiao Yu was about to force her way through, Xiao Yan grabbed her arm and, with a gentle exertion of strength, pulled her over beside Xun Er. In a tone that allowed no refusal, he said, "Be good."

Xiao Yu immediately nodded lightly like a little wife and stood to the side without making another sound.

Xiao Yan faced Luo Bu and the dozen or so others alone, his gaze neither joyful nor sorrowful. He crooked a finger and said, "Let me see how you seniors teach new students."

Seeing that Xiao Yan wanted to take on more than ten people at once, Xiao Yu's close friends were startled. Xue Ni said, "Xiao Yu, hurry and stop him! Luo Bu's strength is probably even higher than mine now, and the others are all One-Star to Three-Star Dou Zhe! How could he possibly beat so many people?"

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yan's back, and a sense of reassurance welled up in her. As if settling in to watch a good show, she said, "Whether Luo Bu and the others have it rough today depends on whether that guy slept well last night."

"If he woke up cranky, not even an instructor coming over would help."