Xuan Zi's Xiangrui

"It's just evolution, don't think I don't understand that."

Xiao Xiao replied with a smile.

[That's fine. Actually, your Martial Soul also has a chance to awaken; that is something I can guarantee you.]

"Hehe, I knew you were hiding something from me. Tell me quickly how to evolve it. When the time comes, I'm going to use a 'hug-and-crush' on Xiao Sheng."

Xiao Xiao's current plan was to finish attaching soul rings to her Gauntlet Martial Soul before seeking out higher-level soul rings for her other Martial Souls.

With the unique traits granted by the Gauntlet Martial Soul, every time she leveled up her soul power, she gained a boost to her physical fitness.

If she could evolve it, just how strong would her physical body become? And her future life with Xuanyuan Sheng...

Her little yellow-tinted brain began to spin.

Hehe... just thinking about Xiao Sheng calling her weak in the future made her unable to stop herself from beaming with joy.

Xuanyuan Sheng felt a wave of unprovoked malice.

Who?

Who is trying to harm me?

It couldn't be that Three-Eyed Golden Lion, could it? Because he hadn't helped her snatch back her pig, that creature hadn't spoken to him for a long time; she must have left by now.

"Three-Eyes? Are you still there?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who was hiding nearby in stealth, heard Xuanyuan Sheng calling her and immediately wanted to charge at him with a full-body tackle.

But remembering that she was planning to raid Xuanyuan Sheng's lair, she stayed put and remained motionless.

Your home and that soul beast are both mine. Just you wait, the noble Auspicious Beast will make you regret this.

Xuanyuan Sheng didn't sense any dissatisfaction from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion nearby, which convinced him that she had truly left.

After Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao finished packing everything up.

They finally walked over to them.

"Xiao Sheng, Xiao Xiao, let's head back."

Xuanyuan Sheng simply reached out, and the Mecha Arm held in Xiao Xiao's arms returned to his hand and vanished.

The group of them.

Followed the route they had taken to get there, left the core area, and headed back in the direction of the academy.

"Finally back."

Life in the wild wasn't bad, but in the end, it wasn't as nostalgic as a place close to human civilization.

"Xiao Xiao, you don't need to be nostalgic, do you?"

Ma Xiaotao looked at Xiao Xiao and teased.

Of everyone present, only Xiao Xiao lived in the Outer Courtyard, squeezed into a small dormitory with others, while they all lived in quite nice detached villas.

The nostalgic expression on Xiao Xiao's face froze.

That's right, what was she being nostalgic about?

When she was living in the Star Dou Great Forest, shouldn't she have been celebrating finally escaping the Outer Courtyard dormitory?

Why was she sighing like this now that she was back?

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Xuanyuan Sheng, then lowered her voice, "If you don't want to live there, just call me 'big sister', and my big detached villa will be very welcoming to you. More importantly, it's not very far from Xiao Sheng and the others."

Ma Xiaotao said this tempting offer in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Close by?

A phrase popped into Xiao Xiao's mind.

Being close to the water gets the moonlight first.

If she were closer, wouldn't her favorability with Xuanyuan Sheng rise rapidly?

Zhang Lexuan watched the two who were conspiring with amusement.

She reached out to smooth Xiao Xiao's hair, which had been ruffled by the wind.

"Xiao Xiao, you can move your things to my villa and live with us."

"Really?"

Xiao Xiao was immediately stirred up by Zhang Lexuan's suggestion. Moving into the home of the main partner—how could she have ever dared to imagine such a thing?

Zhang Lexuan said softly: "After all, I am now the teacher for both of you. I can also take you both into the Inner Courtyard and keep you by my side, just like Ma Xiaotao."

Suddenly being cued, Ma Xiaotao awkwardly touched her face, as if she were some student who didn't like attending class.

It was just that whenever she held class, the students were all asleep.

Now that Xiao Xiao was Zhang Lexuan's student, she could go to Sea God Island, and no one would say anything even if she lived with her.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Xiao wrapped her arms around Zhang Lexuan's arm.

"Lexuan, please, you must let me live with you all."

Zhang Lexuan gently tapped her little head, "That is certainly no problem. So, are you going to pack your things now and come with us to the Inner Courtyard?"

"Packing my things."

Xiao Xiao said with great determination.

As for the environment of the Outer Courtyard, let alone living here for a few days, even if she were to stay here forever, it would be impossible for it to leave the slightest memory in her heart.

Having made up her mind.

The group planned to accompany Xiao Xiao to the mixed-gender dormitory building in the Outer Courtyard to pack her belongings.

"Xiao Sheng, it can't be brought inside, so you'll have to look after it for a while for me." Xiao Xiao handed the little pig to Xuanyuan Sheng and said playfully.

"Fine." Taking the little pig, which was packed in a box, Xuanyuan Sheng nodded.

Afterward, he sat down on the grass by the side of the road with it.

Although Xiao Xiao had a special purpose for wanting to raise this little pig, since she had made up her mind, she would definitely take good care of it.

Xuanyuan Sheng naturally could not let her expectations down.

He sat silently to the side, guarding it to prevent it from running away.

After sitting quietly for a long time, they still hadn't come down.

Xuanyuan Sheng guessed that Xiao Xiao was putting all her effort into compressing her items into a zip format; at this rate, there was no telling when they would finish packing and come down.

"Hey, how much for this little pig?"

Just as Xuanyuan Sheng was deep in thought, a thick scent of alcohol drifted to the tip of his nose from his side.

Turning his head slightly, he discovered that a drunkard had appeared beside him at some point, chewing on a chicken leg while staring at the little pig in his arms with glowing eyes.

"Not for sale."

Seeing that it was the drunkard Xuan Zi, Xuanyuan Sheng refused without a second thought; he did not want to get too involved with this unlucky fellow.

However, the little pig in front of Xuanyuan Sheng became very agitated upon seeing Xuan Zi.

It kept pawing with its trotters, trying to jump in his direction.

Seeing this, Xuan Zi was overjoyed: "Look, this little pig wants to come to me too."

Xuanyuan Sheng gave the little pig a slap without changing his expression.

"It doesn't want to come to you now. Move along, it's not for sale."

Xuan Zi sighed and had no choice but to leave helplessly.

It was truly a great pity.

Just as Xuan Zi walked about ten meters away, a flock of birds flying through the woods circled above his head.

After leaving behind a pile of white droppings, they flew back into the woods one after another.

Leaving behind a bewildered Xuan Zi on the spot.

As for Xuanyuan Sheng, he had already chosen to retreat the moment he saw such a large flock of birds in the sky.

These birds were a bit dangerous.

However, what these birds did was quite impressive; they caught Xuan Zi completely off guard and gave him a "gift from the heavens."

For a guy like him who couldn't distinguish the gravity of a situation, encountering this could be considered a blessing in disguise.

And the real culprit behind all of this muttered softly: "That'll teach you to try and snatch my pig."