Had They Taken Off Their Clothes?

Only after Xiao Yexuan finished speaking did the alarm on Xiao Wu's face fade, and she gradually calmed down.

She let out a long breath, her chest rising and falling slightly. A faint blush still lingered on her fair cheeks, and she looked as though she hadn't quite recovered from the scare.

Thank goodness. She'd just been imagining things. She'd nearly made a fool of herself by getting her hopes up.

Then Xiao Wu deliberately lowered her voice too. Her gaze swept over the mountain of medicinal herbs piled in the courtyard, and she nodded earnestly.

"Indeed. Gathering so many precious herbs must be exhausting."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu imitated Ning Rongrong, lightly pressing a hand to her forehead. Her tone held a hint of eager pride, as if she were hoping for praise.

"Young master, I've already written to the friends I know."

"I asked them to find more valuable herbs with higher age in the Star Dou Forest!"

She paused, then looked at Xiao Yexuan, her eyes full of concern and her voice turning especially serious.

"Young master, your strength is only around level ten right now, and your physical toughness can't compare to those with high Innate Soul Power."

"My friends also have some Soul Bones. They'll send them over in a few days!"

Seeing Ning Rongrong produce so many rare herbs while she herself had yet to offer anything decent, Xiao Wu grew anxious.

She didn't want to be outdone by Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, much less lose standing in Xiao Yexuan's heart.

That was why she'd been so quick to lay all her cards on the table.

"Soul Bones?!"

Xiao Yexuan's eyes flew wide open. Shock filled his voice as he waved his hands repeatedly to refuse, his gestures almost frantic.

"That's absolutely out of the question! Soul Bones are treasures every Soul Master dreams of. I can't accept them!"

Xiao Yexuan knew exactly what was going on.

Da Ming and Er Ming had surely gone to great lengths to gather these Soul Bones.

Perhaps Xiao Wu had directly ordered them to hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Forest and search for them on purpose.

For someone as weak as he was now, getting Soul Bones would surely send his strength soaring.

But the more precious something was, the less he could accept it without hesitation. He had to refuse once or twice first—that was only proper.

Xiao Wu seemed to have expected Xiao Yexuan to turn her down. She folded her arms across her chest.

Her lips curled slightly, and she looked entirely confident as she spoke with complete conviction.

"Young master, you're studying pills to benefit every Soul Master on our Douluo Continent. That's a tremendous merit."

"Someone as great as you naturally deserves special treatment!"

"Besides, studying pills will take up a great deal of your cultivation time. Just consider these Soul Bones compensation."

"Young master, please don't refuse. You deserve them!"

After she'd put it that way, how could Xiao Yexuan refuse?

Besides, these Soul Bones had practically been handed to him for free. Only a fool would turn them down!

Even Soul Bones that were only ten-thousand-year level would give his current, meager strength a huge boost.

After all, he knew perfectly well how weak he was right now.

Those people from Shrek Academy had surely had their eyes on him for a while.

If he were careless and got caught alone by one of their Soul Saint experts, the consequences would be unthinkable.

His most urgent task was to raise his Soul Power and cultivation as quickly as possible.

As Xiao Yexuan pondered this, his gaze happened to pass over Xiao Wu's face, and his brow furrowed.

Her eyelids drooped, and even her long lashes seemed listless. She looked terribly dispirited, fatigue clinging to her from head to toe.

Xiao Yexuan couldn't help asking with concern,

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Wu gently held her head, an apologetic look appearing on her face.

She coughed softly twice. Her voice sounded weak, with a slight nasal note.

"I don't think I slept very well last night. My ears are buzzing, and my head hurts a little."

Xiao Wu had exaggerated just a little.

But she really hadn't slept much the night before.

After all, Xiao Yexuan's image had kept appearing in her mind.

She'd imagined how grateful Xiao Yexuan would be when she gave him those precious herbs and Soul Bones, and how the two of them might even become a match made in heaven.

Just imagining it had excited her so much that she couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning until dawn.

Come to think of it, she wasn't really lying to Xiao Yexuan.

She hadn't slept well, and now she wanted to lie down and catch up on her sleep. Wasn't that perfectly normal?

Xiao Yexuan immediately understood. He nodded and carefully helped her toward the room, taking the lightest steps.

"Come on, come on. You should go inside and sleep for a while too. You ended up like this because of me. If you don't get some proper rest, I'll feel terribly guilty."

He gently pushed the door open. Xiao Wu peered through the gap and immediately spotted two figures sleeping soundly on the bed.

Ning Rongrong was hugging Xiao Yexuan's quilt.

Zhu Zhuqing had her head on Xiao Yexuan's pillow, a faint smile on her lips, as though she were having a lovely dream.

Seeing them, Xiao Wu grew excited at once. She hurried to the bedside, her eyes brightening.

She snuck a glance at the two sleeping soundly and couldn't help grumbling to herself.

She really wanted to wait until they were asleep, kick those two off the bed, and claim it—and Xiao Yexuan's scent—all for herself.

But she couldn't do that.

She absolutely couldn't let Xiao Yexuan see this "nasty" side of her.

Xiao Wu pushed the thought aside, slipped off her shoes with practiced ease, and revealed her small, fair feet.

Then she quietly took off her outer clothes and crept into Xiao Yexuan's bed.

The moment she climbed in, Xiao Wu sensed something was wrong.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had even taken off their inner clothes!

Those two were way too sly!

No wonder they were sleeping so soundly. They'd done it to get closer to Xiao Yexuan's scent.

Unwilling to be outdone, Xiao Wu quietly took off her own undergarments too and hugged Xiao Yexuan's quilt tightly.

His familiar, clean scent filled her nostrils, mingled with the faint smell of sunshine.

A peaceful, blissful smile spread across her face. She soon closed her eyes and sank into a sweet dream.

Outside the house, in the bushes, two figures stared fixedly at the door, their fury almost bursting loose.

Tang San and Dai Mubai clenched their fists until they crackled, their eyes burning with rage.

They'd heard Xiao Wu's startled cry loud and clear.

Even though what followed was quiet, they could guess that all three women had gone into Xiao Yexuan's room and climbed into his bed!

"You shameless sluts!"

Dai Mubai ground his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead. His voice brimmed with overwhelming fury, twisting with rage.

"You've known that man for only two days, and you're already in his bed!"

"I'll kill that scum! And she thinks she can be my fiancée, Dai Mubai? Dream on!"

Tang San's face was even darker, as if water might drip from it, and his teeth ground together.

The Blue Silver Grass vines around him stirred restlessly, as if they might lash out at any moment.

Xiao Wu had actually gone into Xiao Yexuan's room too!

If he found out that all three women had even taken off their undergarments in there, he'd probably spit blood on the spot from sheer rage!