"I remember there was a passionate kiss before. How come all I got this time was a verbal thank-you?" Bei Bei teased.
He put on a wounded expression and clutched his chest, looking utterly heartbroken. "You've truly broken my heart. I gave you my whole heart, and you threw it away!"
Ma Xiaotao strode over, grabbed Bei Bei by the ear, and scolded him, "You really don't know when to quit. Save that heart of yours for Sister Lexuan! You're lucky Sister Lexuan likes you, you little brat!"
"Let go! That hurts!" Bei Bei felt as though his ear was about to come off.
Ma Xiaotao had already been terrifyingly strong, and now that her Pure-Blood Phoenix Martial Soul had fully awakened, not only had her aura grown stronger, but her physical strength had also increased by a great deal.
"If it doesn't hurt, how will a little lecher like you learn your lesson?" Ma Xiaotao's tone was strange. She sounded irritated, but there was also some emotion she couldn't quite put into words.
She had been excited about her Martial Soul Evolution, but for some reason, her mood had turned inexplicably restless.
Ma Xiaotao released Bei Bei's ear and instead reached out with both hands to pinch his cheeks, pulling them outward. They were remarkably springy.
"Let go," Bei Bei mumbled.
"You're no fun." Ma Xiaotao let go.
"Hiss! You really went all out!" Bei Bei rubbed his cheeks, which he was sure had turned red.
After her Martial Soul Evolution, Ma Xiaotao's physical strength had increased tremendously. That was only natural, given that she had a divine beast Martial Soul.
"Who can blame me when you're always thinking about those weird things, you little lecher?" Ma Xiaotao said coyly.
If anyone else had dared to act like that around her, she would have shown them what it felt like to be turned to charcoal.
"I wonder what time it is. I should get back." Bei Bei stretched, feeling a little tired.
He had helped Ma Xiaotao completely purify her Martial Soul and had been drained dry in the process. Now he was ready to leave.
"Wait." Ma Xiaotao called out quickly, grabbed Bei Bei's arm, and pulled him toward her.
Suddenly, she gave him a loud smack of a kiss.
Ma Xiaotao's soft lips pressed hard against Bei Bei's.
Unlike last time, when she had kissed his cheek, this time their lips met directly.
Her curvaceous body pressed against Bei Bei's, their bodies fitting together without a gap.
"How does it feel? You're finally satisfied with this gift, right?" Ma Xiaotao leaned her head back slightly and ran her pink tongue over her red lips.
She glared at him with her phoenix eyes. That brat had even tried to use his tongue.
"Very satisfied, very satisfied!" Bei Bei licked his lips, still wanting more.
Bei Bei reached out to put an arm around her slender waist, but Ma Xiaotao pulled free, grabbed his collar, and flung him away.
Ma Xiaotao snapped, "You shameless Bei Bei, still trying to push your luck! Get out! I still have to cultivate!"
After Bei Bei was thrown out, the door slammed shut behind him.
Standing outside, Bei Bei shrugged helplessly. After savoring the moment for a bit, he turned and left.
By now, it was late.
He hadn't noticed before, but now he was feeling a little hungry. He went straight to the Inner Court cafeteria and filled his stomach before heading back to the Outer Court and returning to his dormitory.
Inside the dorm, Xu Sanshi was meditating and cultivating. He only stopped when he sensed Bei Bei's return.
"Boss, where have you been? You were gone all day. How are things going with that senior from the Inner Court?" Xu Sanshi immediately sidled up with a lecherous grin.
"Get lost. Don't pry into things that aren't your business." Bei Bei waved him off.
He had spent the day helping Ma Xiaotao purify her Martial Soul, and there wasn't much Soul Power left in him. All he wanted was a good night's rest.
"If you won't tell me, I'll just have to guess!" Xu Sanshi grinned. "That senior looks pretty wild, and you smell nice, too. You two wouldn't happen to have..."
Xu Sanshi hadn't even finished speaking when Bei Bei threw a pillow at him.
Seeing that, Xu Sanshi acted as though he understood everything, then lay back down on his bed without another word.
The next morning.
The official start of the school year was tomorrow.
Bei Bei stepped out of the dormitory and found it strange that Mu En wasn't standing at the entrance.
Had something major happened to draw him away?
Setting aside his doubts, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi finished breakfast, then went for a walk beside Sea God Lake.
"By the way, is another beauty going to come looking for you today?" Xu Sanshi felt like he'd seen this scene before.
He had already been through it twice. He glanced around, but didn't see any particularly eye-catching beauties.
"Heh, what's this? Are you jealous of my luck with women?" Bei Bei raised an eyebrow and grinned smugly.
"You sanctimonious bastard! If I could beat you, I'd grind that smug face of yours into the dirt!" Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth.
"Bei Bei!"
Another gentle voice rang out.
Xu Sanshi looked resigned. He'd known it.
"Sister Lexuan, what is it?" Bei Bei looked toward Sea God Lake as Zhang Lexuan hurried over.
"Elder Mu needs you for something," Zhang Lexuan said softly.
"Mystic Ancestor!" Bei Bei was surprised. He had guessed something important might happen today, but he hadn't expected it to involve him.
"All right." Bei Bei nodded, said goodbye to Xu Sanshi, then left with Zhang Lexuan.
"Sister Lexuan, do you know what it's about?" Bei Bei asked.
"It seems someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has arrived," Zhang Lexuan replied.
Bei Bei's heart surged like turbulent waves. He and Mu En both came from that clan.
But he had lived at Shrek Academy ever since he was born, and didn't know much about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
It looked like they had come to find him.
The two soon reached the Inner Court and entered a conference room.
Bei Bei walked in alone. Besides Mu En, there was a burly old man in the room.
"Mystic Ancestor," Bei Bei greeted him politely.
"This is the current clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and also the sect master of the Heavenly Dragon Sect, Yu Yuanlong," Mu En introduced.
"So you're Bei Bei! If Elder Mu hadn't sent word, I'd never have imagined that a Soul Master could possess the Radiant Dragon King Martial Soul!" The Heavenly Dragon Sect's master, Yu Yuanlong, said with a smile, his eyes full of admiration.
Mu En was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and ranked extremely high in seniority. Even Yu Yuanlong, the clan leader himself, was his junior.
Ever since the Spirit Hall wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ten thousand years ago, the surviving members had carried the remnants of their bloodline and migrated to a city near the Far North.
Dragon City!
It was currently a major frontier city belonging to the Heaven Dou Empire, the front line for holding back the Far North and the Sun Moon Empire.
After a thousand years of development, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had founded the Heavenly Dragon Sect to ensure its continued survival. The sect centered on the pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and brought together Soul Masters with other dragon-type Martial Souls.