Xiao Wu smiled without saying a word and gently nudged Wang Dong'er with her elbow.
After all, they had been good classmates for six years, so Wang Dong'er naturally treated Tang San well. She smiled faintly.
"Little San, I'm Wang Dong."
Tang San was startled again. Wang Dong'er's smile made his heart ache.
Guilt surged over him like a tide. It seemed he had done something unforgivable to Wang Dong'er.
He couldn't explain the feeling. It was utterly baffling.
"No wonder... Even when it was scorching hot at Notting Academy, you always wrapped yourself up from head to toe and never bathed with us. So that's why..."
Tang San scratched his head, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
He'd known there was something off about Wang Dong'er.
What boy was that good-looking?
Thank goodness he hadn't discussed male puberty with Wang Dong'er during all those years in Notting City, and she had never gone to the restroom with the boys, either. Otherwise... tsk.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you, Wang Dong...er? What are some of Heaven Dou City's specialties? I'll treat you two."
"Xiao Wu and I have already eaten." Wang Dong'er took a food box from her Soul Tool and handed it to Tang San. "I brought you something to eat on the way here. Have it while it's still warm."
Tang San didn't stand on ceremony. He took it from Wang Dong'er and led the two girls into the room.
"Sister Xiao Wu, Little San, when are you two leaving? If you're not in a hurry, I can show you around. I'm not very familiar with Heaven Dou City myself, but I know the more popular places."
Wang Dong'er said.
"We arrived in Heaven Dou City three days ago and have already seen everything worth seeing. Shrek Academy starts recruiting in three days, so we're planning to leave soon."
Tang San said as he ate.
Xiao Wu was a little unhappy. If she had met Wang Dong'er sooner, she would have had time to hang out with her. Now, just after they'd met, she had to go back.
They were leaving soon...
If she remembered correctly, Tang San's first little opportunity had come from Flender's shop.
Hair Crystal, Dragon Whisker Needles.
The Tang Sect Hidden Weapons were insignificant. What mattered was that, not long after joining Shrek Academy, Tang San had obtained a true cheat: the External Soul Bone, "Eight Spider Lances."
The Eight Spider Lances could absorb an opponent's pure life force and feed it back to their user.
In the original story, during the Soul Master Tournament finals, Tang San used Tang Sect Hidden Weapon techniques and fragments of the Eight Spider Lances to badly injure the Spirit Hall Golden Generation. While treating their poison, he used his External Soul Bone to absorb their life energy and feed it back to himself.
He benefited, while the Golden Generation suffered. And this was the great, upright God King?
Wasn't that the textbook behavior of an evil Soul Master?
Later on, through the Sea God Trial, the Eight Spider Lances evolved to the god level. Its divine skill, "Devouring Golden Threads," was even more overbearing, forcibly sucking the target's life force and Soul Power.
I have to intercept this cheat...
It was impossible for Wang Dong'er to absorb it herself, and no one around her needed a Soul Ring. That left only two choices: stop Tang San from getting it, or forcibly take it away after he absorbed it.
The first was easy, but such a waste. A treasure squandered.
The second method was difficult.
Tang San had Tang Hao looming behind him like a mountain. Still, as long as she found a way to lure Tang Hao away, she could make her move.
Luring Tang Hao away was simple. All she had to do was trigger the restriction he had left in Holy Soul Village to protect Ah Yin...
Wang Dong'er already had a plan. Suddenly, she felt a little wicked.
She had driven a wedge between Tang San and Xiao Wu, plotted to cheat her "good brother" Tang San, toyed with Tang Hao, and stolen Ah Yin's Seed of Life...
Sigh. Well, that's just how the Tang family is.
"Is that so?"
Wang Dong'er came back to herself and turned to Xiao Wu.
"Sister Xiao Wu, why don't you stay here and study with me at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"Little San, you can come too."
"I heard from the teachers that Shrek Academy is just some unknown, third-rate academy. It doesn't even have a Mimicry Training Ground, and its cultivation environment is far inferior to Heaven Dou Royal Academy's. With your talents, the academy's leaders would surely value you and spare no effort to train you."
She only wanted Xiao Wu to stay. Tang San was merely an afterthought.
Tang San was a filial fool. He now considered Yu Xiaogang half a father, and wouldn't go against Yu Xiaogang's arrangements. No matter how bad Shrek Academy was, he would still go.
Xiao Wu had perfectly assimilated Lovesick Heartbreak Red, so there was no need to worry about her Soul Beast identity being exposed. Wang Dong'er could protect her if she stayed by her side, and if things came to it, Dugu Bo was there too. But if she stayed with Tang San... would Xiao Wu really be all right?
Tang San said nothing. He stopped eating and pricked up his ears, focusing all his attention on Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu's feelings were a tangled mess.
She wanted to stay. Tang San was... nice, but she wanted even more to cultivate and improve alongside Wang Dong'er.
But...
She wasn't sure whether Lovesick Heartbreak Red would keep masking her Soul Beast aura forever. What if the herb stopped working and she suddenly got exposed?
Even Wang Dong'er knew very little about the herb. Better safe than sorry.
"Although I really want to stay, I've already promised Grandmaster that I'd join Shrek Academy."
Xiao Wu sighed helplessly.
Tang San breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly chimed in.
"That's right, Wang Dong'er."
"We've already promised Grandmaster that we'd join Shrek Academy, so... sorry."
"It's all right. Wherever you two are, you'll make progress in your cultivation."
Wang Dong'er said.
"It's just that the academy doesn't have much going on these next couple of days, so I'll go with you to Suotuo City for a look around."
"Really? That's wonderful!"
Xiao Wu practically tackled Wang Dong'er onto the sofa in an instant, excitedly rubbing her cheek against Wang Dong'er's.
Seeing how happy Xiao Wu was because of Wang Dong'er, Tang San suddenly found his food tasteless.
Ever since Wang Dong'er had left without a word, Xiao Wu had been listless, barely speaking when she was with him.
Now that Wang Dong'er had appeared, Xiao Wu had become the lively, cheerful girl she used to be, her smile bright as sunshine...
When would Xiao Wu ever smile for him?
Tang San knew his feelings were wrong. Wang Dong'er was a girl—how could he feel jealous? But he just couldn't help it.
Wang Dong'er had planned to go to the academy alone to ask for leave, but Xiao Wu insisted on coming along, so she simply brought her with her.
As for Tang San, no one cared.
The two girls had only just left the hotel when they ran into Dugu Yan.
Seeing Wang Dong'er walking hand in hand with an unfamiliar girl, the two of them acting so intimately as they came out of the "Lily Hotel," Dugu Yan felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
"Senior, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?"
Wang Dong'er hadn't realized how serious things were. She brought Xiao Wu over to Dugu Yan.
Xiao Wu, meanwhile, carefully studied Dugu Yan. Though Senior Wang Dong'er looked calm on the surface, the sorrow and hostility hidden in her eyes didn't escape Xiao Wu.
Girls were just like that: they always caught the little details no one else noticed, sensing danger from nowhere.
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