Yet ever since arriving in Suotuo City, Tang San had noticed that something seemed off about Xiao Wu.
Both her attitude toward him and the feeling she gave him had changed as drastically as heaven and earth, leaving him deeply distressed!
Now that Xiao Wu had said such things, Tang San found them somewhat impossible to accept. His heart aching, he sighed, looked at the lotus pond before him, and muttered to himself:
"It seems all of this started when that fellow appeared. That was when Xiao Wu's attitude changed!"
"Tonight, I'm going to find out exactly who you are. I won't be satisfied until I've tested your depths!"
Night gradually fell. Inside a dormitory at Shrek Academy,
Ye Xingchen looked at the flickering candle on the table, finding it somewhat amusing.
He picked up a grape, glanced at it twice, then brought it to Rongrong's lips and asked:
"Is this grape sweet?"
Her face full of shy embarrassment, Rongrong nodded as she nestled in Ye Xingchen's arms.
After eating the peeled grape clean, she smiled and said:
"The grape tastes good, sure, but if someone else fed it to me, I'd still think it tasted bad!"
"But if my husband feeds me, I think anything tastes good!"
Ye Xingchen smiled faintly, his expression composed. Looking at Rongrong, whose beauty could sink fish and bring down geese, as lovely as a flower, he slipped an arm around her slender waist.
Looking at the shy beauty before him, he could not help smiling as he said:
"How are you coming along with the instrument-playing technique I taught you last time?"
"That takes real skill. If you master it, I'll love you very much!"
An instrument?
A flute?
Her face flushed with embarrassment, Ning Rongrong shook her head slightly. She still only half understood the technique of playing the flute.
Even after trying it once last time, she still found this flute rather difficult to handle!
After all, this was the first time she had seen an instrument played this way. It really left her in quite a difficult position.
"All these fancy tricks. I've never seen a flute played like this before. Let's take it slowly. I'll find some time to learn!"
Hearing Ning Rongrong say this, Ye Xingchen's face revealed a trace of a smile.
He blew out the candles around them, looked at the beauty in his arms, and said:
"The timing is just right. A flute's notes drift through the night. Want to give it a try?"
Her face flushed with embarrassment, Ning Rongrong nodded and was just about to rise to learn the technique of playing the flute.
Suddenly, footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a streak of silver light shooting toward them. His eyes sharp and hands quick, Ye Xingchen snorted softly, and the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul instantly enveloped them both.
With a piercing metallic clang, the room instantly lit up.
He glanced at the Tang Sect hidden weapon that had fallen to the floor, a hint of puzzlement appearing on his face.
"What kind of weapon is this? It's so thin, like a needle. Was this what attacked us just now?"
Somewhat curious, Ning Rongrong looked at the hidden weapon lying on the floor and could not help asking.
"Yes. Go to sleep first, and don't leave this room. I'll go out and take a look!"
Having recognized the Tang Sect hidden weapon at a glance, Ye Xingchen nodded, then picked it up from the floor.
He glanced out the window and immediately flew outside.
Somewhat worried, Ning Rongrong shook her head slightly. Watching his figure vanish, she sat obediently where she was and waited in silence.
Who was this fellow, coming to spoil our fun at a time like this? How utterly annoying.
In the woods behind Shrek Academy,
Following the lingering aura left by the Tang Sect hidden weapon all the way, Ye Xingchen soon caught up here.
Looking at the towering ancient trees around him, he stopped, clapped his hands, and said calmly:
"Come out. I know it's you. Only you use strange weapons like this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sound came from atop a large tree. Then Tang San slowly descended from above and landed before Ye Xingchen.
Looking at the white-robed figure before him, he felt a slight pressure.
"I've never shown this weapon to outsiders. How did you know?"
"It seems you know something about the Tang Sect, too. Just who are you?"
The Tang Sect?
Seeing the confused Tang San grow suspicious of him, Ye Xingchen could not help smiling faintly. With his arms behind his back, he teased:
"You aren't the only one who has these hidden weapons, are you? I've seen them on Xiao Wu, too. She also told me about them!"
Xiao Wu?
Hearing Ye Xingchen say this, Tang San's jealousy instantly surged.
He had not expected Xiao Wu to tell this man so casually about the hidden weapons he had given her to carry for protection.
This made him wonder whether Xiao Wu's relationship with this fellow had already reached the stage he imagined!
"So that's how it is. It seems I can understand why Xiao Wu has changed like this!"
"Then let's settle this like men. If I win, don't bother Xiao Wu again. If I lose, I won't bother you two again!"
Having thrown out those words, Tang San immediately closed in without allowing any further discussion.
Beneath his sleeves, several hidden weapons instantly shot outward!
"Why bother? You're only humiliating yourself. You're no match for me!"
Keeping his arms behind his back, Ye Xingchen watched Tang San close in and did not choose to strike.
Above his head, the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul instantly spread down around him. With several piercing metallic clangs, the hidden weapons were knocked straight to the ground.
He glanced down at his feet and saw the soil instantly loosen as several Blue Silver Grass vines wound toward his ankles.
Faced with this extremely familiar means of attack, Ye Xingchen could only sigh inwardly.
With a casual sweep of his hand, the Cloud Pattern Long Sword in his grasp swept across the ground like a silver dragon.
Instantly, the Blue Silver Grass vines broke apart inch by inch like weeds, scattering all over the ground.
"I admit you're strong, but I still think I can defeat you!"
Refusing to stop, Tang San shook his head as he looked at Ye Xingchen, who had effortlessly neutralized his vine attack.
He sighed and hurriedly closed in again.
At once, a dense chorus of faint rustling sounds came from throughout the woods.
The next second, Blue Silver Grass vines shot skyward like snakes, forming an enormous cage of grass that wound toward Ye Xingchen.
"Trying to restrain me with just this is a bit of a stretch..."
Looking at the dense mass of Blue Silver Grass vines overhead, Ye Xingchen could not help shaking his head slightly.
As he took a step forward, the force formed from the spiritual power and soul power within him immediately surged into the sky.
Before the vines could draw even a fraction closer, they melted away like ice and snow meeting flames.
His expression ugly, Tang San felt a trace of helplessness after sensing the crushing pressure of this powerful soul power.
With a sweep of his right hand, the Clear Sky Hammer instantly appeared in his grasp. Looking at Ye Xingchen before him, he said through gritted teeth:
"Xiao Wu is mine! I won't give her up to you!"
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