The Fierce Xiao Wu...

Through the hazy steam, Jiang Nannan's figure appeared and disappeared. She seemed to be bathing.

The girl moved gently, and he could just make out her raising a hand to brush aside her wet hair.

Moonlight streamed through a hole in the roof, adding a soft glow to the suggestive scene.

That alluring figure, those lovely curves...

Some things should have been indistinct, but the moonlight shone straight through the house, revealing them.

"Ah!"

Jiang Nannan suddenly cried out, seemingly sensing Huo Yuhao's presence. She instinctively turned around.

Huo Yuhao stumbled backward, panic churning in his heart.

Jiang Nannan hurriedly grabbed her clothes to cover herself and cried out, her voice tinged with irritation, "Who's there?!"

"Um, it's nothing. It's me. I was just passing by. Sorry, I'll go."

Huo Yuhao didn't dare linger. He turned and dashed out the door, his heart pounding and his ears burning.

"Yuhao, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wu's voice came from nearby, full of concern.

By now, Xiao Wu's Soul Power had also reached level 17.

After all, she and Huo Yuhao had taken the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and the Mystic Water Pill together, and had cultivated side by side for three months.

Of course, that was with Xiao Wu deliberately suppressing her progress and consolidating her foundation.

Without any cheats, Xiao Wu was more talented than Huo Yuhao.

The reason was simple.

Xiao Wu had Innate Full Soul Power.

Huo Yu had Innate Soul Power of level one.

Huo Yuhao managed a strained smile. "It's nothing... I'm just a little tired."

With that, Huo Yuhao waved and left.

Xiao Wu was a little puzzled, but continued toward the woodshed where they bathed.

Before long, Huo Yuhao had returned to the courtyard from earlier.

He sat cross-legged and calmed himself.

But the scene kept replaying in his mind. The girl's hazy figure refused to leave his thoughts.

Back in the little room.

An incense stick's time later.

"Nannan, Yuhao didn't do it on purpose. He and I both took those pills, so we've got a bit of a stench about us. He came over to rinse off."

Xiao Wu explained to Jiang Nannan.

After Xiao Wu arrived, it hadn't taken long for her to learn what had happened.

Jiang Nannan nodded shyly. "Mm, I know. I don't blame him."

Hearing that, Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then ventured, "Nannan, what do you think of Yuhao?"

Jiang Nannan considered it, then nodded. "He's great."

Xiao Wu continued, "Why don't you become Yuhao's woman too?"

Jiang Nannan was startled. Xiao Wu's words left her momentarily at a loss.

"Xiao Wu, why would you say something like that?"

As Jiang Nannan spoke, she felt strange inside. She wasn't actually opposed to Huo Yuhao.

Besides, she had a secret weighing on her mind: earlier, while she was changing her sanitary pad, Huo Yuhao had seen everything.

Ever since then, her heart had started beating strangely.

And a little while ago, she'd even had a dream that left her terribly embarrassed.

But Jiang Nannan knew there were some things she shouldn't dwell on.

After all, she could tell that Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao were a couple.

So Xiao Wu saying something like this now left her astonished.

Xiao Wu said matter-of-factly, "Why not? Powerful men have lots of women. It's like a group of Soft Bone Rabbits. A strong Soft Bone Rabbit naturally has lots of females. It's tradition—perfectly normal."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu couldn't help thinking about some of the rabbits' habits.

Xiao Wu didn't remember much, but she had retained some of the instincts of a Soft Bone Rabbit. Da Ming and Er Ming were the exception, of course.

A strong rabbit could have dozens, or even more, rabbits.

The female rabbits would line up, waiting for the male Soft Bone Rabbit to visit them.

It was a tradition, and a way to expand their population.

So Xiao Wu naturally thought of Huo Yuhao as that rabbit, free to visit her whenever he pleased.

That was the difference between the way Soul Beasts and humans thought.

Jiang Nannan instinctively objected, "But people aren't Soul Beasts."

Xiao Wu retorted, "But some people have several wives and concubines."

Jiang Nannan was instantly speechless.

Xiao Wu grinned. "Well? Have you made up your mind? Don't tell me you have no feelings for Yuhao."

Hearing that, Jiang Nannan's cheeks flushed again. She said nothing, her heart in a flutter.

She gently touched her warm cheeks, remembering how Huo Yuhao had gotten a full view of that beautiful scene.

She could still feel the thrilling flutter in her heart...

And so Jiang Nannan fell quiet, her thoughts in disarray.

Just then, Xiao Wu stripped naked in front of Jiang Nannan and began to bathe...

Jiang Nannan slowly came back to herself. Seeing Xiao Wu like that, her cheeks flushed again. Thankfully, they were both girls, so she could handle it.

Then the two girls bathed together.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. He couldn't get those images out of his mind, so he decided to stop worrying about them.

He'd let things take their course.

He drew a bucket of cold water from the well beside him and quickly poured it over his head, giving himself a cold bath. Then he went straight to bed.

Before long, Huo Yuhao was still drifting between sleep and wakefulness, not quite asleep, when he felt something soft suddenly settle into his arms.

Huo Yuhao took a quick sniff. It was Xiao Wu's scent. He didn't think any more of it, treating her like a rabbit-shaped pillow. He hugged her and went back to sleep.

Soon, dawn broke the next day.

After a quick meal, Huo Yuhao assigned everyone their tasks, then headed to the academy with Xiao Wu.

When Jiang Nannan saw Huo Yuhao, she left early. Perhaps because of what had happened earlier, her cheeks were still flushed.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu walked into the academy in their white uniforms.

Because of the commotion Huo Yuhao had caused the previous night, quite a few people already knew his name. They looked at him in surprise.

But Huo Yuhao had no time to care about that. He was busy communicating with the system.

Huo Yuhao had only just arrived at the academy.

A list of names appeared in his mind.

Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochеn, Xixi, and others were all promising prospects who could be recruited into the Endless Fire Territory.

But that was all the list showed. Their exact locations appeared as little navigation dots.

And they were just dots; he still didn't know which dot belonged to whom.

There was one exception, of course: Jiang Nannan. She had already joined the Endless Fire Territory—in other words, she had already been successfully recruited.

Her location was displayed, along with some basic information, such as her photo and Soul Power.

As for what rewards recruiting Ma Xiaotao and the others would bring, the system hadn't triggered a mission yet, so those rewards remained locked.

"Hey, System, you still haven't given me a mission. When are you going to?"

Huo Yuhao asked aloud.

[ Ding. There are three ways to trigger a mission. ]

[ State one: when the relevant person appears before the host, the host can trigger a mission. ]

[ State two: when the host goes to a designated person or location, the corresponding mission can be triggered. ]

[ State three: the system can assign missions at random. ]