Beware of Fire, Theft, and Your Best Friend!

"Actually, I came here looking for you, Nannan... do you believe me?"

Tang Ya looked at Jiang Nannan with a guilty conscience, blinking her eyes and even putting on a show by covering her face with her hands.

"I really didn't see anything!"

Jiang Nannan had already activated Martial Soul Possession; a pair of pink rabbit ears stood tall atop her head, trembling slightly, and her eyes were tinged with a pale gold, revealing a sharp edge under the moonlight.

Compared to her, Jiang Nannan was a top student of the Shrek Outer Court; when it came to fighting, she couldn't win at all.

"Shut up!"

Jiang Nannan glared at her fiercely.

"You are not allowed to speak a word of what happened tonight..."

After such an ordeal, the heat within her body had gradually calmed down, and her tone carried a hint of inexplicable shame and annoyance.

"Hehe, don't worry! Nannan! My lips are famously sealed."

Tang Ya immediately climbed up the pole, jumping up from the floor and laughing as she draped an arm around Jiang Nannan's shoulders.

The two were roommates, after all, and had been sisters for several years.

"Keep it down."

Jiang Nannan rolled her eyes and hurriedly covered her mouth.

It was the middle of the night; although the academy only stipulated that boys could not break into the girls' dormitory, if the two of them were discovered...

Wouldn't Jiang Yi's reputation be ruined?

"Understood."

Tang Ya blinked, nodded softly at Jiang Nannan, and began tiptoeing around, entering a stealthy, cat-like state.

Jiang Nannan didn't pay her any more mind, instead lifting the quilt from the bed and hooking it onto several clips on the ceiling to form a makeshift curtain.

Only after shielding the naked Jiang Yi on the other side did she clap her hands in satisfaction.

Her younger brother could not be taken advantage of by Tang Ya...

"Tsk, tsk—"

Tang Ya curled her lips, her eyes filled with disdain; acting like she was hiding a treasure, when she, the Sect Master, had already gotten her hands on him, hadn't she?

I think you two siblings aren't normal either!

Whenever someone talked to her about her brother, the proud and boastful look on her face—she had truly believed they were biological siblings.

"Xiao Ya, how do you know Xiao Yi?"

Jiang Nannan suddenly turned her head, looking at the Tang Ya before her with suspicious eyes.

The two had been best friends for three years, yet Tang Ya had become familiar with her brother without a sound, and even kept it from her?

There must be something fishy going on!

"Isn't that obvious?"

Tang Ya looked at Jiang Nannan, her eyeballs suddenly rolling, and she walked to the side, pouring herself a glass of water with great familiarity.

"I'm his girlfriend. Didn't Jiang Yi tell you?"

Guard against fire, theft, and best friends; regardless of whether Nannan was one, she had to guard against her first. Jiang Yi—she was determined to have him!

"..."

Jiang Nannan frowned, her lips pursed tightly.

Hadn't Tang Ya always been close with Bei Bei? When did she get entangled with Xiao Yi?

"Urgh—!"

Just as she was about to open her mouth to press for answers, a painful, low roar suddenly came from the side.

"Jiang Yi!"

Both women looked up almost simultaneously, swiftly pulling back the curtain to reach Jiang Yi's side.

"Urgh, ahhh—!"

At this moment, heat surged throughout Jiang Yi's body, plumes of white mist steaming from his skin, and the hot water in the barrel had even begun to boil.

His brows were locked in a tight frown, blue veins bulged on his forehead, and his face was twisted in agony as he let out continuous, painful groans.

"Whale Rubber? And this is likely ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber... how reckless!"

Tang Ya suddenly exclaimed with a pout.

As the Tang Sect Master, although her martial soul talent was average, she still had a certain amount of experience in pharmacology.

This was a case of too much fire poison accumulating in the body, unable to be refined in time; it had to be expelled immediately.

Otherwise, in the worst case, he would explode and die; in the best case, his "little brother" would explode, affecting her own happiness for the rest of her life.

How could that be allowed!

"Nannan, you should step aside!"

Tang Ya rolled up her sleeves and looked at Jiang Yi, who was trapped in agony, eager to give it a try.

This was a god-given opportunity!

With Nannan, this older sister, right here, could Jiang Yi really pull up his pants and pretend nothing happened later?

However, Jiang Nannan stood where she was, unmoved, yet she made no move to stop her either, simply watching in silence.

"Fine then..."

Tang Ya tilted her head, looked at Jiang Nannan, who was still standing behind her, and after a moment of thought, decided not to ask her to leave again.

Watching was fine, too!

That would be ironclad proof!

"Huu~"

Tang Ya took a deep breath, her face flushed, and she reached out her small hand with a slight tremor.

The scorching temperature was as hot as a burning coal; was the medicinal power of this Whale Rubber really this overbearing?

She muttered to herself in her heart.

Last time, it had only been a bit thicker than her forearm, but now it had nearly doubled in size; its ferocious appearance was truly terrifying.

Jiang Nannan stood behind, watching the busy Tang Ya.

For some reason, her heart suddenly felt a sense of loss; in front of Xiao Ya, it felt as if she were the outsider.

Even though she was the one who came first...

She was the one who knew Jiang Yi, the one who grew up with Jiang Yi, and the one who had taken care of him like a younger brother.

She bit her lip, her fingertips clenching tightly inside her sleeves.

The room gradually quieted down, with only the sound of rushing water remaining, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

After a long while.

Tang Ya stopped, shook her sore arms, and looked helpless.

"Why isn't it working?"

Jiang Yi's complexion showed no signs of improvement, and the veins all over his body were bulging even more.

"I have no choice but to... use that move."

Tang Ya's eyes shifted, her alluring red lips pursed slightly as she thought of the little tricks from the storybooks.

During this time, in order to win over Jiang Yi, she had buried herself in study and become a qualified graduate student.

She slowly lowered her head.

However, the next moment, an unquestionable palm pressed onto her shoulder and pushed her away.

With a thud!

Tang Ya fell to the floor, bracing herself with her hands, and then stared blankly ahead in shock.

Wait, why are you snatching this too?

The next day, early morning.

Jiang Yi's aura gradually stabilized.

"Huu... refreshing~"

He let out a soft breath and stretched, feeling comfortable all over as his bones emitted faint cracking sounds, like popping beans.

Refining this mass of Whale Rubber had successfully opened three of his extraordinary meridians, and his soul power had increased by one level.

Level thirty!

Jiang Yi smiled, stood up, took a set of clothes from his Soul Tool to put on, and then scanned his surroundings.

The room was a bit messy, and there were still undried water stains on the floor.

Jiang Nannan was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her aura surging; it looked like she was in the middle of refining the Mystic Water Pill.

"Hm?"

Jiang Yi's gaze paused, landing on a figure at the corner of the bed.

At this moment, Tang Ya was sprawled out on the edge of the bed, hugging his pillow, sleeping like a pig.

"You're awake."

Jiang Nannan opened her eyes.

She looked at Jiang Yi, her gaze flickering, but her face still maintained the posture of an elder.

"What is going on between you and Tang Ya?"

She didn't believe Tang Ya's one-sided story; this girl had the most schemes, swindling people everywhere for the sake of the Tang Sect.

"Senior Sister Xiao Ya? Back in the Star Dou Great Forest..."

Jiang Yi explained softly, recounting how he had met Tang Ya, including her attempts to recruit him into the Tang Sect.

Of course, he omitted a few minor details.

"That's good, then—"

Jiang Nannan let out a sigh of relief for no apparent reason, then casually kicked the slumbering Tang Ya beside her.

That girl had definitely lied to her.

"..."

Jiang Yi blinked, looking at the Jiang Nannan before him, feeling that his sister was acting a bit... strange today.

"Sister, last night..."

Jiang Yi probed tentatively; it seemed someone had helped him relieve his pressure last night.

It must have been Tang Ya, right?

With that enviable quality of sleep and the little tongue lolling out of the corner of her mouth, she certainly looked exhausted.

"You still dare to bring it up? If Xiao Ya hadn't come over last night, do you have any idea what the consequences would have been..."

Jiang Nannan suddenly put on a stern face, her voice rising a notch as she launched into a lecture directed at Jiang Yi.

"You are not allowed to be so reckless next time, do you hear me?"

"I hear you."

Jiang Yi nodded gently, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Nannan's face.

Under his scrutiny, Jiang Nannan's eyes began to dart away, and she scooped up the sleeping Tang Ya and ran off.

"I, I'm going to class."

That slightly flustered retreating figure made Jiang Yi stroke his chin in suspicion, and he reached into the Master Ball to grab Tian Meng.

"Tian Meng, what happened last night?"