Punishment

Huo Yuhao's thoughts returned to the year he was six. He had received the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Electrolux, and the Life Carver in quick succession, and felt incredibly proud and ambitious.

Normally, with so many aids, his cultivation should have progressed rapidly.

However, after Electrolux integrated the Life Carver into his body, the situation was not as expected.

Electrolux told Huo Yuhao about the combined effect of the Life Carver and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Huo Yuhao's Soul Power quantity and quality, as well as his physical fitness, would be far superior to those of his peers.

But these also imposed a restriction on Huo Yuhao: he needed to accumulate several times the amount of Soul Power to improve his cultivation.

Even now, five years later, Huo Yuhao hadn't expected to still be facing such a predicament.

After meditating for an unknown amount of time, Huo Yuhao withdrew from his meditative state and found that it was morning.

After a short nap, Huo Yuhao washed up, went out, and waited for Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong'er downstairs.

He didn't see the two of them, but he did spot a familiar face – Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao had tied her hair into cute braids today. The Shrek Academy uniform on her added a touch of youthful energy.

The Shrek Academy uniform for girls had a knee-length skirt for the lower half.

Xiao Xiao's slender legs, paired with her white short socks, involuntarily drew Huo Yuhao's gaze.

As soon as Xiao Xiao stepped out of the dormitory, she saw Huo Yuhao, whom she had been thinking about for days and had fought alongside just yesterday.

Girls tend to be a bit shy when facing someone they admire, and Xiao Xiao was no exception.

"Yuhao, what a coincidence! You're standing at the dormitory entrance so early, are you waiting for someone?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "I am waiting for someone. Do you want to know who I'm waiting for?"

Xiao Xiao's face was innocent. "Are you waiting for your roommate? He's still sleeping in."

Huo Yuhao shook his head and then said seriously, "I'm specifically waiting for you!"

Xiao Xiao was caught off guard. Her face couldn't match Huo Yuhao's; a blush instantly spread across her fair cheeks.

"You... you... you must be joking, right? We only just met..."

Huo Yuhao leaned closer to Xiao Xiao. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

"I was here thinking about yesterday's events and got too engrossed."

Xiao Xiao calmed down, but for some reason, a sense of disappointment welled up in her heart.

Fortunately, what happened yesterday was significant, and the disappointment in Xiao Xiao's heart was washed away in a few seconds.

"What do you think the school will do to punish us? Yuhao, do you think we'll all be expelled?"

Xiao Xiao was quite traditional in her thinking. The teacher who taught them had acted inappropriately, and they were also wrong to resort to violence. Xiao Xiao felt a bit worried.

If they were really expelled, Xiao Xiao would be very disappointed.

Huo Yuhao patted Xiao Xiao's little head. "Don't make that face!"

"We were in the right yesterday, and in the end, even the senior students came to help us."

"It's not impossible for students to be expelled, one to a dozen at a time."

"Expelling over a hundred students at once would have a huge impact, even for the continent's number one academy."

"The school won't expel us directly, you can rest assured."

Xiao Xiao looked up. "Really?"

Huo Yuhao fiddled with the soft braids behind Xiao Xiao. "There's a high probability."

"Oh, right, Xiao Xiao, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Let me treat you today!"

"Consider it my apology for bringing up such a topic so early in the morning."

"That's not good!" Xiao Xiao wanted to refuse. Even if she didn't think about it, she would have to face it sooner or later.

"It's fine, it's just one meal. Don't refuse!"

"This... alright! But if we get through this safely, I'll treat you to a meal, Yuhao."

"No problem!"

The two walked and chatted, moving further and further away from the dormitory building behind them.

"He's really popular! It's your fault for lingering in bed, Yuhao was taken away by that woman," Wang Qiuer said as she walked out of the dormitory.

Wang Dong'er's face was full of surprise. "What does that have to do with me? Isn't it because he's not mentally strong enough? That he can be easily lured away by a woman."

Wang Qiuer crossed her arms. "Then why was Yuhao lured away by a woman? It's because I waited too long for you to come out."

"If you had come out earlier, this wouldn't have happened! We could have just taken Yuhao away!"

Wang Dong'er snorted. "A fly doesn't land on an egg without a crack. We could hold him back once, but what about next time? And the time after that?"

"Have you considered these things?"

Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer argued incessantly.

Mu En lay to the side, watching the two, who were like twins, argue.

Mu En recalled that when he was young, he had also flirted with a pair of incredibly similar-looking girls, and they had also fought over him like this.

Youth is truly wonderful!

On the other side, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao, having finished breakfast, walked for a short while before encountering a large crowd of students gathered around a bulletin board.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao curiously squeezed their way closer.

"Excuse me, what's going on here?"

"It's the school's decision on our punishment!"

"Can someone in front read it out? We can't get any closer!"

"Yes, yes, I can!"

"It says they're expelling that old hag Zhou Yi, and we... we're completely fine!"

"Oh, victory!"

"We won, we took down that old hag!"

Xiao Xiao, relying on her petite stature and with Huo Yuhao protecting her, successfully pushed her way to the very front to see the announcement for herself.

After reading the contents of the announcement, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but throw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms.

Compared to Huo Yuhao's sturdy body, Xiao Xiao appeared tiny.

When Xiao Xiao realized she was almost completely enveloped by Huo Yuhao's body.

The little girl finally understood the impropriety of the situation, her face flushing red as she hurried back to her own classroom.

The smile on Huo Yuhao's face didn't last for three seconds.

"Yo, she's quite petite and cute, isn't she? No wonder you'd hang out with her!"

"Someone's truly insatiable, wanting more even after having us! You still want to find other girls!"

Upon hearing the cool and soft voices, Huo Yuhao slowly turned his head.

Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer stood behind her, their appearances still as breathtakingly beautiful as ever.

But the sinister smiles on their faces sent a chill down Huo Yuhao's spine.

Two days later, on the weekend when school was out, in a forest by the Sea God Lake.

Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong'er had Huo Yuhao pinned against a large tree, their eyes flashing with dangerous light.

"This is the entire process of how you met that girl!"

"According to you, we've wronged you, and you and she are just friends!"

Huo Yuhao nodded vigorously, like he was pounding garlic. "We're purely friends, I only see her as a sister."

"And then you started calling each other 'baby,' right? Your mouth is so dishonest!"

Wang Qiuer had read quite a few romance novels to come to the human world, especially concerning human emotions.

She understood that kind of sibling affection; as long as they weren't blood relatives, it would most likely turn into something more.

Wang Qiuer licked her lips. "Yuhao, you're very dishonest. It seems I must punish you!"

Wang Qiuer crouched down and untied her shoelaces, revealing a delicate white-stocking-clad jade foot.

Looking at Huo Yuhao in front of her, Wang Qiuer kicked him.

Wang Dong'er followed suit, taking off her shoe and kicking Huo Yuhao on the other side.