Sister Xiao Wu Decided to Take a Gamble

"Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, a letter came for you!"

"My letter?"

Hearing her little brother call out, Xiao Wu walked out of her room, looking confused.

"Yeah, Sister Xiao Wu. Look, the address even has the academy and class written on it. Could there be another Xiao Wu here?"

The little brother handed over the letter, his face still carrying a touch of innocent foolishness.

Xiao Wu took the letter with a puzzled look and returned to her room. Curious, she opened it. The moment she saw the first line, her expression changed dramatically. She rushed outside and looked around, making sure no one was nearby, then shut the doors and windows tight before reading the letter again.

"Xiao Wu, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form. Do you know that Tang San and his father have already set their sights on you?"

Me, Sister Xiao Wu, exposed by a six-year-old little brat?

Who on earth sent this letter? How did they know my identity?

"Don't worry. I mean you no harm. If I had any designs on you, a Titled Douluo would already be here."

Hmph, even if it were a Titled Douluo, do you think I'd be afraid?

Xiao Wu muttered a few words, but felt somewhat reassured and continued reading. Ye Tian had made no effort to hide anything in the letter. He had laid bare all of Tang San's trump cards.

"Tang San cultivates an eye technique called the Purple Demon Eye, which can see through all disguises. You've already given yourself away in his eyes."

"Tang San's father, Tang Hao, is a Titled Douluo, and he's been following Tang San all along. He noticed you on the very first day you met."

"Xiao Wu, why do you think this Clear Sky Douluo, a Titled Douluo known as the Clear Sky, hasn't captured a frail Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast like you?"

Xiao Wu was greatly alarmed. Her mother had told her that transformed Soul Beasts were at their weakest before reaching level eighty.

At this stage, any Soul Master above the Soul Douluo level could see through the Soul Beast disguise on their bodies.

Xiao Wu knew that Tang San was the only one besides her who knew about the Purple Demon Eye he cultivated at the academy. The letter writer even knew such a secret. Could what he said about Tang San's father be true too?

Why would a Titled Douluo allow her to stay beside his son? Xiao Wu only had to think for a moment before she understood the truth.

Tang Hao was keeping her in captivity.

He was waiting until Tang San reached level seventy, when he could kill her and obtain an unprecedented Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, a Martial Soul Avatar, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After reading all this, Xiao Wu began to trust the mysterious letter writer a little. He knew her identity yet hadn't moved against her, which meant he was fairly friendly toward Soul Beasts.

At the end of the letter, Ye Tian, the kind soul, had also offered Xiao Wu some advice.

"Since Tang San doesn't know that you're aware of his family's plans, if you're bold enough, you can keep up the act with him. You'll be safe at least until he reaches level forty."

"Of course, if you're timid, you can return to the Star Dou Forest and stay with Daming and Erming, the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Don't take a single step outside the core region before you reach level eighty!"

Seeing the letter lay out her fate, Xiao Wu felt much less worried.

Although she had been exposed, Tang San's family intended to keep her captive, so she would at least be safe in the short term. And with a Titled Douluo protecting her from the shadows, the chance of her being discovered in the human world was even lower.

As for returning to the Star Dou Forest, that idea only circled through Xiao Wu's mind once before vanishing.

Now that she had taken human form, she had to cultivate somewhere rich in human presence. Besides, after coming to Nuoding City, Xiao Wu had discovered that the human world was far more interesting than the Star Dou Forest she'd gazed at for countless years. There was no way she'd be willing to go back.

It was decided: Sister Xiao Wu would go undercover beside Tang San.

Heh heh, my acting is so good that I can definitely leave little Tang San utterly dumbfounded!

Once she'd made up her mind, Xiao Wu decided to write back to the mysterious person and let him know what she planned to do. But after searching through all the papers, she couldn't find his name—or even where the letter had come from.

Soon, Xiao Wu stopped dwelling on it.

Since the mysterious person knew about her and the Titled Douluo behind Tang San, she would surely meet this kindhearted stranger someday.

For now, she needed to hurry up and cultivate. She also had to keep some things hidden, in case she really had to flee for her life and found that all her trump cards had already been exposed.

With a creak, Xiao Wu pulled open her door, full of fighting spirit, and headed to a quiet spot in the corner of the training ground to begin practicing.

Before long, the little brothers Xiao Wu had taken in at the dormitory arrived at the training ground one after another. When they saw the pink figure in the corner, they each rubbed their eyes in disbelief, then looked at one another. They saw the same question in each other's eyes.

Was that their Sister Xiao Wu?

The Sister Xiao Wu who would sit rather than stand, and lie down rather than sit?

"S-Sister Xiao Wu?"

"What?" Xiao Wu glanced back toward the voice. She didn't pay any attention to why the group had come without training and were all standing around watching her.

"Did something happen to you?"

"Sister Xiao Wu, even if Tang San got a Soul Ring first, don't worry. The teacher said he'll arrange for us to get Soul Rings together this month."

"Yeah, that's right."

"Sister Xiao Wu, don't worry. Even if Tang San's fists are stronger now, you'll always be the only boss in our hearts!"

A group of six-year-old children clumsily tried to comfort Xiao Wu in whatever way they could think of. They all assumed that since Tang San had gotten a Soul Ring ahead of time with Grandmaster's help, Sister Xiao Wu was worried her place as their leader was in danger. That was why she'd suddenly become so diligent.

A flicker of emotion passed through Xiao Wu's eyes, but she still spoke stubbornly.

"Hmph, even if Tang San had a Soul Ring, he still wouldn't be my match!"

"My only opponent is myself!"

As soon as she said this, Xiao Wu was rewarded with a flood of admiring looks.

"As expected of Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Sister Xiao Wu is amazing!"

"Since we're getting Soul Rings this month, why aren't you all training?"

Xiao Wu glared, and the children scattered in a flurry, each finding an empty spot to start training.

With no one to bother her, Xiao Wu continued accumulating Soul Power. When Tang San came back this time, she would use sparring as an excuse to give him a good beating.

At that moment, Tang San was sitting in a horse-drawn carriage with Grandmaster, on their way back to the Soul Master Academy. Thinking of Xiao Wu waiting for him in the dormitory, Tang San felt an inexplicable warmth flow through his heart.

Xiao Wu, I can finally cultivate my Mysterious Heaven Skill again. I don't have to worry about falling behind you anymore.

Xiao Wu, wait for me. I'll be back to see you soon!

Tang San naturally had no idea that Ye Tian had deliberately exposed his secret in the letter, or that the Xiao Wu he thought about day and night no longer felt close to him. All that remained was wariness and the desire to use him.