This Sister... Please Get Off Me First

A sharp, terrified girl's cry for help, tinged with tears, reached Ye Xiao's ears.

Ye Xiao abruptly looked up. "Has she come?"

[Ye Qianxue: That seems right. This voice does sound somewhat like Mother Huowu's, though Mother Huowu should only be around ten or eleven now, so her voice would be different.]

[Ye Xiao: I'll know once I take a look.]

[Ye Qianxue: Father, be careful.]

Ye Xiao moved like lightning, reaching the entrance of the crevice in just a few steps and looking outside.

In the forest clearing not far away,

a massive wolf-type Spirit Beast let out a low roar as it frantically chased a stumbling, bedraggled figure ahead of it.

This wolf-type Spirit Beast had tough grayish-black fur, powerful limbs, and a striking tuft of silver fur on its forehead.

[Ye Qianxue: Father, that is a Silver Wind Wolf nearly eight or nine hundred years old. It is known for its speed and ferocity! Do not go out to save her. You have no combat experience yet, and facing a Spirit Beast like that would be dangerous.]

[Ye Xiao: Understood.]

Ye Xiao truly did not recognize this Spirit Beast. Or rather, he knew fewer than ten Spirit Beasts in total.

After all, he had never received proper Soul Master training.

It was only because Ye Xiao was a transmigrator that he had not been tricked like Tang San.

The one being hunted by the Silver Wind Wolf was a girl.

The girl was not very old, perhaps just over ten, with a tall figure.

She had a striking head of Dark Red short hair, fair skin, and delicate facial features. Especially her large eyes—though filled with panic, silver light flickered deep within her pupils, lending her fear a strange beauty.

Her clothes had been torn in several places by branches, exposing fair skin beneath and a few shallow streaks of blood.

The fierce running made her chest heave rapidly, and her still-developing curves trembled along with it, revealing the immature charm of a girl only beginning to grow.

Despite her perilous situation, the girl still carried an innate pride and stubbornness.

Even as she cried for help, her voice held a refusal to yield.

[Ye Qianxue: The signature red hair, exquisite face, and special Silver Eyes... Mother Huowu was truly so innocent when she was little. She was nothing like the hateful, shameless woman she is now.]

[Ye Kaining: Ahem... Grandma Huowu just likes playing with you. As for me, Grandma Huowu does not even spare me a glance.]

[Ye Qianxue: Nonsense. You are from the next generation. There are so many children in your generation, and Mother Huowu definitely likes people who are fun. You are not fun.]

[Ye Yuanling: ???]

[Ye Kaining: You are the exception. You are too cold, so Grandma Huowu wants to tease you.]

The Silver Wind Wolf let out a shrill howl, suddenly accelerating as its sharp claws viciously swiped at Huo Wu's back.

Huo Wu cried out and threw herself forward in a wretched dive, barely avoiding the attack. Yet another tear was ripped into the clothes on her back, and she rolled across the ground, covering herself in mud and looking even more miserable.

"Damn it!" Huo Wu cursed through clenched teeth. She wanted to unleash her First Spirit Ability, but the Soul Power within her had already been exhausted, leaving her unable to use it.

Just as the Silver Wind Wolf's hind leg muscles tensed, its silver fur leaving an afterimage beneath the sunlight as it opened its bloody maw and bit down at Huo Wu in that critical instant,

Ye Xiao moved.

He did not choose to meet it head-on, nor did he fully reveal himself.

His fingertip made a gesture within the crevice. The Water Attribute radiance of the Five Elements Jade Seal flickered faintly, instantly drawing in and condensing the moisture in the air. Behind Huo Wu, it formed a translucent rope of Water Flow from thin air, wrapping around her slender waist.

"Eh?" Huo Wu felt her waist tighten as a gentle yet irresistible force pulled her whole body backward against her will.

Whoosh!

The Silver Wind Wolf's certain pounce barely grazed past Huo Wu's hair. Its sharp claws only shredded a few scraps from the corners of her clothing, while the gust from its strike stung her cheeks.

"Don't just stand there! Get in here!" Ye Xiao growled.

Huo Wu instantly snapped back to her senses. At the brink of death, she had no time to wonder where that life-saving rope had come from.

She gritted her silver teeth and twisted her waist as she turned around, borrowing the backward pull. The last scraps of Soul Power beneath her feet erupted as she desperately charged toward the crack in the Rock Wall.

"Roar!!!"

Its prey had escaped right from its jaws. The Silver Wind Wolf flew into a rage, vicious light blazing in its eyes. With a low growl, it kicked off the ground with all four paws, sending dirt flying as it prepared to pounce again.

"Want to chase her? Not that easily!" Ye Xiao's gaze sharpened as the Jade Seal in his hand glowed.

Earth Attribute energy raised a thick Earth Wall from the ground before the crevice. It was not particularly tall, but it was enough to briefly block the wolf's view and momentum.

At the same time, Wood Attribute energy lit up as well. Several nearby shrubs and wild grasses grew wildly, and tough Vines burst from the ground, winding around the Silver Wind Wolf's limbs and body.

The Earth Wall blocked it, while the Vines bound it!

Caught off guard, the Silver Wind Wolf's charge was halted by the Earth Wall, and then it was tightly entangled by a mass of Vines. Though it was immensely strong and could break free soon enough,

that momentary obstruction was already enough.

In that desperate window of time, Huo Wu performed a standard diving save, completely abandoning any concern for her appearance. She tumbled and scrambled as she crashed through the entrance to the crevice and threw herself into the cave!

"Mmgh..."

Ye Xiao felt a heavy object reeking of sweat, mud, and faint blood slam fiercely into his arms. The tremendous impact knocked him off balance. He let out a muffled groan, and the two of them rolled into a ball, falling onto the cave's dry floor.

Huo Wu landed squarely on top of him.

The sensation... was not pleasant.

[Ye Qianxue: Wow! What a great beginning. Too bad the first one Father met was not my mother.]

[Ye Qianxue: But this is not bad either. I must record Father's romances with all the mothers and write them down in a notebook someday, so I can show it to my children.]

[Ye Kaining: Uh... Aunt, you are the eldest daughter of our Ye Family and the future family head. You cannot get married.]

[Ye Qianxue: It is fine, it is fine. Just have more children and give me one.]

[Ye Kaining: ??? My son becomes my peer?]

Ye Xiao ignored them.

Huo Wu was filthy, covered in sweat, mud, and fragments of Grass and Trees. Her smell was truly something else.

With her pressing down on him, Ye Xiao's chest felt stifled. He hurriedly reached out and pushed the warm, soft, bedraggled body atop him. "This sister... please get off me first."

Huo Wu also realized that she was lying atop a strange boy in an extremely improper position. Her cheeks instantly flared up, burning hot.

She hurriedly propped herself up and moved off Ye Xiao, sitting to one side. Her heart still pounded wildly, though she did not know whether it was from fear or embarrassment.