They Actually Raided Our Home?

"Forget it. Come back first!"

Su Wen recalled Hongdou and instinctively glanced around before crouching down.

"As a Soul Master, how can you be afraid of ghosts? Hurry up and get up, you little rascal. If your grandfather comes later, I won't be able to explain myself even if I'm in the right..."

Tian Yue raised her tearful eyes. Still on her knees, she looked around as if searching for the Ghost Bride.

When she saw nothing, her mind cleared at once. She spoke stubbornly, "I-I'm not scared... She just appeared so suddenly..."

"Haha... That's what you get for sneaking around like a thief..."

At that, Tian Yue stopped crying. The pallor in her face gave way to a rosy flush.

She fidgeted as she explained, "Grandpa said you might have a treasure here that could fix my weak constitution. The Fox Spirit improved so quickly because of it, so I came to... to..."

Her naturally frail constitution was Tian Yue's greatest pain.

Because she was so delicate, the power of her Golden Crocodile Martial Soul had knocked her unconscious when it awakened.

She had spent a long time preparing to absorb a Spirit Ring. Her grandfather had even gathered a large quantity of rare treasures before she could just barely absorb a three-hundred-year Spirit Ring.

She possessed the Golden Crocodile Martial Soul, yet had a frail body that kept her from bringing out its full power.

Without a Peak Douluo for a grandfather, she might not even have been able to pursue the path of a Soul Master.

"I do have a treasure here. It could even make you like Nana."

"Really?"

"Mm. You can eat it right now and experience a complete transformation for yourself. It's just that..."

"Just what...?"

Tian Yue asked impatiently.

"Hehe. Be my underling from now on and do what I say. What do you think?"

Su Wen didn't mind recruiting someone with the Golden Crocodile Martial Soul.

Since Bibi Dong wanted to establish the Golden Class, he would have to find his own teammates.

Tian Yue wiped away her tears and pouted. "I'm not becoming your lackey. Grandpa said he and the Pope already reached an agreement."

"Heh. That's just another treasure. If you want to be like Nana and have a thousand-year second Spirit Ring..."

"Big brother!"

Before Su Wen could finish, Tian Yue had already crawled over and was looking at him excitedly.

Su Wen's mouth twitched. "You really don't value yourself..."

Tian Yue's face flushed. She stood up shyly, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at him, her cheeks puffed out. "Y-You're not going to take it back, are you?"

"Uh, come in!"

"Close the door!"

Tian Yue followed him eagerly. When he gave the order, she didn't object and obediently closed the door.

"So, what are we doing now?"

"Eating the treasure!"

Su Wen took out the Whale Rubber he hadn't had time to eat earlier.

Tian Yue leaned closer, curious. "What's that?"

"Don't ask. It's a treasure, that's all... Open your mouth..."

"Okay... It smells so fishy!"

"Swallow it..."

"Why do I feel so hot?"

"That means it's working. Slowly refine it with your Soul Power... Here, have some water."

Nearly half an hour passed.

At last, the heat left Tian Yue's body. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, and she gazed at him hazily, tugging at his sleeve. "Water... I want more..."

"Senior brother, Nana still wants you to stay here and watch. Nana doesn't dare take it by herself."

Creak!

The door suddenly swung open. Hu Liena had barely stepped into the room when she sensed another presence besides her senior brother.

She looked into the room and froze.

Why Was She Making a Move on My Territory?

There was another woman in her senior brother's room. The woman was damp from head to toe, her clothes disheveled and her hair tousled. Her delicate face was flushed.

She was tugging at her senior brother, almost pressed against his chest, with a sweet, needy look that made Hu Liena want to punch her on the spot.

Hu Liena's expression slowly turned icy as she recognized the woman as Fox-Crocodile.

Her little fists clenched.

That wretched girl couldn't beat her, so she'd gone straight after her senior brother.

She was trying to steal her man.

That spot belonged to her.

"It's you, Fox Spirit. I'm not fighting you today. I'm so tired!"

Tian Yue rubbed her eyes sleepily, still clutching Su Wen's clothes with her other hand.

She tugged at his sleeve and murmured in a soft, slightly dazed voice, "Is there any more? It feels so good. Can I have some more?"

"You little Fox-Crocodile, you took advantage of me being gone and seduced my senior brother!"

Hu Liena gritted her teeth. She dropped her usual meekness and charged furiously at Tian Yue.

While Tian Yue was still stunned, Hu Liena grabbed her and was about to teach her a harsh lesson.

"Nana."

Before Hu Liena could act, Su Wen pressed a hand to her forehead.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I was just feeding her some Whale Rubber. You've seen this side effect before... Besides, do you really think I'd be interested in a little kid?"

Seeing Su Wen stand up for her, Tian Yue was thrilled. But when she heard the rest, her cheeks puffed up in anger.

Little kid, little kid... You're the little kid!

Tian Yue's already-flushed face grew even redder.

Hu Liena still looked a little aggrieved, but at his words she laughed. "If you're such a little kid, then let go of my senior brother and stop clinging to him."

"You're a little kid too!"

Tian Yue pointed at her, her cheeks puffing up as she grew angry. They looked round and adorable.

Hu Liena snorted and gestured at their heights.

She towered over Tian Yue.

She lifted her snowy neck slightly and gave her a disdainful look.

It was as if she had said something, and yet as if she hadn't said anything at all.

Tian Yue felt inexplicably insulted. "Y-You..."

"Enough, stop arguing. Tian Yue, go home for now. Remember to come by once every ten days from now on. And keep what happened today a secret. If anyone else finds out, you can't come back."

"Got it!"

Tian Yue shot Hu Liena a fierce glare, then left, looking excited.

She could feel that after eating Su Wen's treasure, her formerly frail body was much stronger than before. She had energy to spare.

It tasted strange, though, and afterward she wanted to cling to him.

"Senior brother, what happened to Tian Yue?"

As soon as Tian Yue left, Hu Liena's lips drooped with grievance.

Her gaze was full of resentment.

"I took on a new underling."

"An underling?"

Hu Liena's eyes lit up again.

Her long eyelashes fluttered.

If Tian Yue was her senior brother's underling, then she was her underling too.

Wouldn't that mean she could order Tian Yue around whenever she wanted?

At the thought, Hu Liena's sulking vanished, and her mood immediately brightened.

"Senior brother, can Nana take the treasure here?"

Hu Liena was just about to take out the Whale Rubber when Su Wen waved her off. "Go back. You don't want the teacher catching you in the act."

Su Wen was certain Bibi Dong had people watching him.

Of course, when danger came, that human surveillance device would probably become a shield.

Hu Liena wanted to say that the teacher might not know, but Su Wen had already ushered her out.

One after another, they kept getting in the way of his cultivation. Without women around, his blade work was naturally faster.

The next day, Su Wen and Hu Liena headed to the academy.

When they entered Class Two, the noisy classroom fell silent at once.

Everyone eyed Su Wen cautiously.

After what had happened the day before, especially after learning about his thousand-year second Spirit Ring, even the veteran students at level twenty-nine looked at him with admiration and curiosity.