Feeling Xiao Wu move,
Ye Xuan simply reached out, patted her head, and gently rubbed her back.
But soon,
Xiao Wu's words made his heart jolt.
"Lord Ye Xuan, that bad woman is back again."
Just as expected.
Before Xiao Wu had even finished speaking,
Bibi Dong appeared right in front of them.
"Master."
With Xiao Wu in his arms, Ye Xuan couldn't bow, so he could only nod to show his respect.
"Your Martial Soul seems to have resonated with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone inside this little rabbit?"
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Ye Xuan nodded in agreement.
"That's right. And because of that, my Martial Soul seems to have changed a little, too."
As he spoke,
Ye Xuan brought out his Pokeball Martial Soul.
His Martial Soul had resonated with Xiao Wu's. Now, not only had its color changed, but the image of a moon had also appeared on it.
"Not bad. I didn't expect you to bring me such a pleasant surprise so soon."
Bibi Dong walked toward them slowly. The moment Xiao Wu saw her approach, she instinctively took up a fighting stance and stood in front of Ye Xuan.
"Hehe, what an interesting little rabbit."
Looking at Xiao Wu's hostile expression, the faintest trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth.
But
perhaps because she knew she couldn't kill Xiao Wu, she didn't make a move against her this time.
"A month from now, the Heaven Dou Empire will host a Martial Soul Exchange Meeting. The major factions will all send people to attend. When the time comes, I'll have Yue Guan take you and your senior sister there."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words,
Ye Xuan's body stiffened.
Martial Soul Exchange Meeting?
What was this woman Bibi Dong scheming?
He was only a little kid who had just absorbed his first Soul Ring!
"Yes, Master. I certainly won't bring shame to the might of Spirit Hall."
He was still a little bewildered,
but for now, the most important thing was to agree to her request.
Hearing his reply,
a faint smile appeared at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth.
"Spend this month preparing. Remember what you just said."
As she spoke,
Bibi Dong vanished from the spot like a ghost.
Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
As he'd expected,
the Martial Soul Exchange Meeting was essentially a stage for the various factions to show off their prodigies.
It was held only once every three years, on average.
The prodigies who attended were all between twelve and fifteen years old.
Lake Heart Island.
Ye Xuan's courtyard was a complete mess.
Potholes were scattered everywhere, and it was hard to find even a single place to set foot.
Inside the room,
Ye Xuan was soaking in a specially prepared Medicinal Pool, while Xiao Wu busied herself nearby.
Adding hot water, massaging his neck.
"Xiao Wu, your ultimate move, Explosive Eight-Stage Throw, is really hard to learn. I've been practicing for almost a month, and I can barely use it."
Hearing Ye Xuan complain, Xiao Wu smiled faintly.
"Hehe, it's my ultimate move, after all. If it were easy to learn, how could it be called an ultimate move?"
Compared with a month ago,
Xiao Wu had gradually gotten used to life here.
She was still afraid of Bibi Dong, and still grew angry when she saw her,
but she'd come around to the fact that, for now, she couldn't beat her.
So she decided to wait until she was stronger before going after that "old woman."
Just as Ye Xuan was still soaking in the medicinal bath,
someone pushed open the door to his room.
"Ah—!!"
After a startled cry, Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu finally saw who had come in.
"Hmm? Senior Sister, what are you doing?"
Seeing Hu Liena standing in the doorway with a hand over her eyes,
though not covering them very well,
Ye Xuan rolled his eyes at her, thoroughly speechless.
"You... What are you two doing?!"
Hu Liena's voice was filled with embarrassment and panic.
Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu both looked utterly confused.
"Huh? I'm taking a medicinal bath. Didn't Master prepare one for you, Senior Sister?"
"No! I mean, why is Xiao Wu here while you're taking a medicinal bath?!"
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"Uh... Senior Sister, maybe you should read fewer romance novels. Xiao Wu is my closest companion, and I didn't ask her to bathe with me."
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Xiao Wu seemed to understand what Hu Liena was thinking. She rolled her eyes at her.
"Sister Fox, even though I'm a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, Soul Beasts aren't as uninhibited as you humans imagine. So please get all that lewd stuff about females and males mating out of your head."
Xiao Wu was blunt, and Hu Liena's cheeks instantly turned bright red all the way to her ears.
"I... I didn't mean that. I just thought you two were being a little..."
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"S-Senior Brother, hurry up and get dressed. We're leaving for the Heaven Dou Empire to attend the exchange meeting in half an hour."
Hu Liena ran out, her face red.
Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance.
In perfect unison, they both shrugged.
"Splash—!"
Ye Xuan stood up from the pool and began drying himself off without the slightest embarrassment.
Xiao Wu stood to one side, a barely perceptible blush on her cheeks.
"Xiao Wu, we'll probably be fighting the other factions' prodigies today. Don't get cold feet when the time comes."
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Xiao Wu nodded earnestly.
"Mm-hmm! Don't worry, Xuanxuan. Xiao Wu will fight alongside you!"
Before long,
with Xiao Wu's help, Ye Xuan quickly changed into clean clothes.
Of course,
Xiao Wu had new clothes to wear, too.
Spirit Hall's uniform was finely tailored.
Once they put it on,
Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu looked several degrees more impressive.
Half an hour later,
at Bibi Dong's instruction, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan took Hu Liena and Ye Xuan to the Heaven Dou Empire.
Inside the luxurious, spacious carriage,
Hu Liena kept sizing Ye Xuan up.
Her big, captivating eyes were filled with admiration.
"Senior Sister, why do you keep staring at me?"
Hearing Ye Xuan's question, Hu Liena realized she'd just let herself get carried away.
"Hehe, it's just that you seem even prettier now, Junior Brother."
Hu Liena awkwardly turned her head away.
Ye Xuan didn't take her words too seriously.
Xiao Wu had told him the same thing more than half a month ago.
He guessed it was a benefit he'd received from the Moon Stone inside Xiao Wu's body nourishing him in return.
After all, Xiao Wu herself looked much prettier than she had a month ago.
Her skin was fairer and rosier.
Her features were more delicate and adorable.
Sitting across from the two of them, Yue Guan
was also secretly sizing up Ye Xuan, Bibi Dong's second disciple.
Actually, the participants for this exchange meeting had already been decided.
But because Ye Xuan had arrived,
His Holiness the Pope had temporarily revoked the places of two other prodigies.
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