Lin Hai worried that suddenly appearing would provoke an excessive reaction from Ah Rou and alert Tang Hao.
So, from quite a distance away, he precisely released a trace of his aura toward Ah Rou.
"Hmm? Lin Hai's aura?"
Ah Rou was startled. Why was he here? Had he followed her and Xiao Wu all the way?
She instinctively looked around, but saw no sign of anyone.
"I'm here!"
Same old trick—Bark-Face Transformation!
Mainly to guard against Tang Hao's spiritual power sweeping over again.
Ah Rou was indeed startled. This human was still as elusive and unpredictable as he had been years ago.
Fortunately, rabbits were not a species prone to losing emotional control.
Xiao Wu was an exception. She seemed to possess some traits of bear- and ape-type soul beasts. Perhaps it was because she had grown up with Er Ming.
Lin Hai's voice came again.
"Why did Xiao Wu still come here with Tang San? Have they been close these past few years?"
Remembering Lin Hai's suggestion from back then, Ah Rou felt slightly embarrassed.
"They can hardly be called close. She beats Tang San up almost once a year. Fortunately, she knows her limits, or I'm afraid I would have had to fight Tang Hao."
Lin Hai found it rather amusing. A beating once a year? What a sense of ceremony...
He continued asking, "Then why did they come to Shrek together?"
Ah Rou said softly, "That, I truly don't know. Xiao Wu insisted on coming."
"After Xiao Wu took the Elixir Pill, her Soul Power leaped directly from level thirteen to level twenty-nine. She formed a thousand-year second spirit ring, and her Martial Soul evolved as well."
"Afterward, Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang, approached her. He first asked how she had increased her strength and what