Seeing Li Luo's bare body disappear into the tub, Ning Rongrong's face instantly turned red. She let out a delicate cry, then raised both hands to cover her eyes.
"Ah!"
But Ning Rongrong was terribly curious, so she spread her fingers just a little, hoping to sneak a peek at Li Luo's physique.
However, Li Luo's entire body had already sunk into the tub, and the rose petals floating on the water blocked Ning Rongrong's view. She couldn't see a thing.
Just as Ning Rongrong was sizing up the tub and considering whether she should bathe with Li Luo.
Xiao Wu had already deftly shed her clothes and stepped into the tub.
Li Luo leaned against the edge of the tub while Xiao Wu skillfully scrubbed his back.
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong felt a little indignant. How could she let Xiao Wu be the first to get close to Brother Li Luo?
And judging by how natural and practiced Xiao Wu looked, Ning Rongrong could tell that she and Li Luo had been doing this for a long time.
Ning Rongrong immediately felt a little jealous. She was the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's sect master.
On the Douluo Continent, hardly anyone could match her status. She had always had everything handed to her, and could summon wind and rain at will, as if nothing were beyond her.
Yet today, she had fallen behind when it came to getting close to Li Luo. How could she allow that?
"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong huffed, refusing to be outdone. She stripped off her clothes and plunged straight into the tub.
Unlike Xiao Wu, who was properly scrubbing Li Luo's back, Ning Rongrong went straight into his arms and began washing the rest of his body.
To be honest, the scene was rather tantalizing.
People on the Douluo Continent matured early. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had both grown into graceful young women; they were no longer two little girls who hadn't grown a single hair.
With two stunning beauties pressed naked against him, it was impossible to say he felt nothing.
Li Luo felt a stirring inside him, but he forced it down.
He couldn't bring himself to hurt a girl.
No matter how mature and beautiful Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong looked, they were still too young. It just wasn't appropriate.
Li Luo didn't want to get electrocuted, nor did he want acute 7.62-millimeter iron poisoning, so as soon as he had finished washing, he hurriedly wrapped a bath towel around himself, covering up his restless urges.
As for Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, they truly didn't have those kinds of intentions.
Well, Xiao Wu really did have the urge to "eat" Li Luo, given that she'd dared to get handsy with him six years ago.
But Ning Rongrong was simply jealous of Xiao Wu. Unlike Xiao Wu, her mind wasn't full of dirty thoughts.
After drying himself off, Li Luo also helped Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong wipe the water from their bodies.
Xiao Wu was perfectly natural about standing naked in front of Li Luo. Her expression didn't change in the slightest.
Ning Rongrong, however, was another matter. Though she'd bravely taken the first step earlier and charged into the tub to bare herself to Li Luo, she still felt shy when he actually touched her body.
But when she saw how composed Xiao Wu was—and how Xiao Wu kept glancing at her from time to time—her competitive streak flared up again.
"Hmph, what's so impressive about that? Ning Rongrong, you can do this!"
"Don't you like Brother Li Luo more than anyone? You even said you'd marry him when you grew up. It's just drying him off. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Come on!"
That was what Ning Rongrong told herself, but when Li Luo actually touched her with the soft towel, she still couldn't help reacting. Her cheeks flushed bright red, like a ripe apple.
Though embarrassed, she didn't squirm. She patiently and quietly let Li Luo dry her wet body.
Before long, Li Luo, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong had all dried off. Next, it was time to get into bed.
Li Luo spread his arms wide, pulled Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong close, and toppled straight onto the bed. He pulled the covers over them and blew out the candle.
The three of them fell asleep together.
Dawn broke. It had been a peaceful night, and nothing had happened.
Really.
That morning, Li Luo, to everyone's surprise, didn't get up early to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye. It wasn't because he'd grown lazy; he simply couldn't move.
When Li Luo woke up, he felt two heavy weights pressing down on him.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Ning Rongrong sprawled over him like an octopus, hugging him tightly.
Xiao Wu wasn't about to be outdone either. She clung tightly to his arm, murmuring in her sleep.
"Carrots. Such a big carrot."
As she spoke, she bit down on Li Luo's arm. Fortunately, his physique was exceptionally strong. Xiao Wu's bite barely registered, and didn't even leave a mark.
Instead, Xiao Wu's teeth hurt from biting into Li Luo's solid muscle.
"Yikes!" She let out a pained cry and slowly woke up.
But only her body had woken up; her mind was still muddled. Xiao Wu didn't open her eyes, but kept hugging Li Luo's arm and sleeping soundly.
Ning Rongrong was still sprawled across Li Luo's chest like an octopus, clinging tightly to him.
Unable to move, Li Luo could only remain immersed in this warm and tender embrace until the sun was high in the sky and the two little sleepyheads woke up. Only then was he free again.
After washing up and getting dressed, Li Luo used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to reach the roof of the Rose Hotel, where Tang San was.
Since he was sleeping alone, no one had stopped Tang San from getting up, so he had made his way to the hotel roof early to refine the first purple ray of dawn and cultivate the Purple Demon Eye.
By the time Li Luo arrived, the sun was already up and a little dazzling. Tang San had nearly finished cultivating the Purple Demon Eye.
Tang San stopped looking at the sun, lowered his head, and blinked his eyes, which had grown a little dry from staring at it for so long.
A flash of purple light passed through his eyes. Tang San looked at Li Luo, joy on his face. He wasn't resentful that Li Luo had been so caught up in the arms of beauty that he couldn't tear himself away. Instead, he was happy that Li Luo had come to see him as soon as he got up.
What had they even changed it into?
"Brother Luo!"
Tang San smiled as he spoke.
"Xiao San, we're heading to a place called Shrek Academy today. Get your things together. We'll leave in a little while."
After Li Luo and the others had packed their belongings and put them into their Storage Soul Tools, they left the Rose Hotel. They grabbed breakfast at a street stall, then headed toward a remote little village.
Not long after they entered the village, a dilapidated gate appeared before them.
Above the battered gate hung a battered signboard bearing five crooked characters: Shrek Academy.
In front of the words "Shrek Academy" was a strange Soul Beast's head. It was bright green and looked rather comical.
In front of the gate, a spry-looking old man sat on a battered stool. A battered table stood in front of him.
A thirteen-year-old boy stood at the table. He held out his arm, and two yellow Soul Rings rose around him.
"You don't qualify. You're too old."
The old man spoke in a perfectly even tone.