The Premise Is Not Leaving His Sight!

"Don't call me little rabbit!"

Xiao Wu let go of Ye Qiu's hand, scrunched up her little face, and stepped back a few paces, putting some safe distance between them.

"Fine! I won't call you that, but are you going or not?"

Ye Qiu shrugged.

He just thought it was amusing when that cute little expression appeared on the pink rabbit's face as he teased her.

"Are you serious?"

Xiao Wu touched her own little bottom, blinked her panda eyes, and looked at Ye Qiu suspiciously.

"Of course I'm serious!"

Ye Qiu nodded with a completely serious expression.

After selling candy for two years, he still had a bit of savings. Buying two ordinary sets of bedding could be paid for in full.

And this outing was also a good chance to test with Xiao Wu how much of a boost he'd get after wrapping her, and whether there were any other abilities.

Seeing Xiao Wu still hesitating, Ye Qiu didn't have the patience to wait for her.

He turned around, grabbed his small cloth bundle, asked Wang Sheng where in the city bedding was sold, and headed for the door.

"Hurry up and follow!"

Only when Ye Qiu's voice sounded from outside the door

did Xiao Wu snap out of it. She grabbed her little pink shoulder bag and, with quick, mincing steps, rushed out in a hurry.

But her running movements were a bit odd.

"Hey, slow down, it hurts—"

Watching Ye Qiu's back, Xiao Wu scrunched her face, holding her bottom and lower back, and quickly caught up.

"Hey! You wait for Xiao Wu-gege!"

After a while, Xiao Wu finally caught up to Ye Qiu and unceremoniously grabbed his arm.

"I'm not called 'Hey'!"

"Slurp~"

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes and slurped, a lollipop in his mouth.

"Hey you, didn't you just say that was the last one? You lied to Xiao Wu-gege!"

Xiao Wu stared at the candy in Ye Qiu's mouth, her craving surging, and couldn't help licking her pink lips.

Ye Qiu glanced at her and ignored her.

"Ye Qiu. Xiao Wu-gege is talking to you!"

Xiao Wu scrunched her face, raised her voice, and wasn't in a good mood.

"When did I lie to you? I said there was only one carrot-flavored one left, and this one is grass-flavored!"

As Ye Qiu explained, he pulled the green lollipop out of his mouth, held it in his hand, and waved it in front of Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's eyes followed the candy, then she patiently said in a pitiful voice, "It doesn't have to be carrot-flavored. Xiao Wu-gege isn't picky. Can you give me another one?"

"Sure."

"Really? Then hurry up, put it in. Ah~"

Hearing Ye Qiu agree, Xiao Wu immediately beamed with joy, parted her rosy lips, opened her mouth slightly, and waited for Ye Qiu to put it in.

But Ye Qiu shook his head. Under her somewhat disappointed gaze, he explained, "I can give it to you, but not now. If you cooperate with me later, I'll give you one."

"Can't you just give it to me early?"

Xiao Wu grabbed Ye Qiu's arm, shook it a couple of times as if acting cute, and her pink, moist rabbit lips pouted slightly, looking like a tasty pudding.

"No!"

Ye Qiu refused decisively, then looked down at her little hand gripping his and rolled his eyes at her.

"Why are you always grabbing me?"

"I—I still hurt. This makes it easier."

Xiao Wu explained with an embarrassed expression, then remembered that this guy in front of her was the culprit who made her bottom hurt, and couldn't help snorting.

"Hmph, it's all your fault!"

"Haha."

Ye Qiu gave an awkward laugh.

That was indeed the truth. He was the one who hit her, so he should be the one to support her.

He didn't have many virtues, just thrift and responsibility.

Although she was close to him, that distance would mean nothing compared to the moment he transformed into venom and wrapped her tightly within it.

The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder out of the academy.

Along the way, Xiao Wu kept her face turned sideways, gazing at Ye Qiu as if he were her lover—or rather, at what was in his mouth.

Ye Qiu occasionally teased her, calling out "little rabbit" a couple of times, finding it endlessly amusing to watch the ever-changing expressions on her pretty face.

Pink and tender.

Before they had gone far, the smile on Ye Qiu's face grew even brighter. The fine hairs on his body, which had been slightly raised, had already returned to normal.

Ye Qiu understood.

This was his Spider Sense giving him a warning.

By now, he had completely escaped the line of sight that carried Tang Hao's faint oppressive pressure.

In the shadow beneath the dormitory building, a figure lurked.

Under a black bamboo hat was a scruffy, stubble-covered face, and a burly frame clad in dirty, moldy coarse linen clothes.

This person was none other than Tang Hao.

Watching the receding figures of Xiao Wu and Ye Qiu.

Tang Hao's face showed no emotion, but a sharp glint flashed in his deadened eyes.

He hadn't expected to be so lucky.

He had run into another hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast, and by sheer coincidence, she had become his son's classmate.

As for this soul beast, Tang Hao wasn't worried at all.

At first, he had hoped she might develop something with his good son, just like he and Ah Yin had, to make things easier later on.

But after seeing how Xiao Wu interacted with Ye Qiu, he changed his mind.

His goal had never been a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

It was to revive the Clear Sky Sect!

If possible, Tang Hao didn't want his son to fall into true love, only to spend the rest of his life, like himself, mired in guilt and regret.

Even if he got a hundred-thousand-year soul ring that way.

He'd still be as useless as his father!

But now, things were different.

If she ended up with that brat Ye Qiu, it would be much easier to scheme.

Grab Ye Qiu, force a sacrifice, then wipe out all traces!

Tang Hao stood there for a long time, until the backs of Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu vanished from his sight.

Lost in thought, Tang Hao suddenly felt thirsty. He glanced at the empty wine bottle in his hand, then looked once more in the direction Xiao Wu had gone before slipping away to steal some wine.

He had already made up his mind.

No matter who Xiao Wu ended up with in the end, Tang Hao had already booked that hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone for his son in advance.

On one condition.

That soul beast couldn't leave his sight!

When Ye Qiu and Tang San had arrived at Notting Academy to register, it was already afternoon.

Now, the sun was just setting.

The sky had turned golden, and the western horizon was like a gleaming sword, stretching across the mountaintops.

Ye Qiu carried two new mattresses, his expression sour, as he slowly walked toward the dormitory.

Behind him followed Xiao Wu.

She was holding a large quilt.

At this moment, her eyes were still damp, and her walk was even more awkward than before. Her right eye, which had been perfectly fine, now sported a black eye.

She had truly become a protected species.

Wishing everyone a pleasant life!

[Scheduled chapter; if you didn't see the previous chapter, it's still under review.]