Xiao Wu's Transformation! Knocking Her Out and Taking Her Home to Tame Her Isn't Out of the Question!

[Titan Giant Ape]: Sister Xiao Wu transformed? Avenger, please hurry over! I'll get down on my knees and beg you—whatever you do, don't let Tang San get close to Sister Xiao Wu!

[Titan Giant Ape]: After transforming, Sister Xiao Wu's first stop will definitely be a human city. She doesn't understand anything about human society and will be tricked by Tang San. He's the best at deceiving people!

[Man Faced Demon Spider]: Transformation! Transformation! Snatch Xiao Wu! Snatch Xiao Wu! Get to her before Tang San!

[God of Destruction]: Your chance has come.

[Goddess of Life]: After Xiao Wu transforms, she'll lose all her cultivation and be no different from an ordinary human girl. This is the best time to approach her.

[God of Destruction]: Just follow the original plan.

[Goddess of Life]: Chen Yu, Xiao Wu has just transformed. She knows nothing about the rules of the human world, and deep down, she's actually very uneasy.

When you approach her, be gentle. Don't frighten her.

Xiao Chenyu read the messages in the chat and took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

His thoughts were unusually clear at that moment.

He had to reach Xiao Wu before Tang San and earn her trust.

That would greatly weaken Tang San's fortune.

[Xiao Chenyu]: Everyone, don't panic yet. There's one crucial question: how do I get Xiao Wu to believe me and come with me willingly?

[Xiao Chenyu]: It's true that she's lost all her cultivation, but she isn't stupid.

A soul beast that had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for a hundred thousand years before transforming would have wariness toward unfamiliar humans etched into her bones.

If a soul beast's identity was exposed after transforming, human Soul Masters would hunt it down and take its ring and bone.

She knew this better than anyone.

[Xiao Chenyu]: I can't exactly walk up to her and say, "Hello, I'm here to save you. Please come with me, and don't talk to someone named Tang San in the future." She'd kick me flying on the spot.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: Kick you flying? Avenger, you're underestimating yourself.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: You're at least a Level 23 Soul Grandmaster now. Xiao Wu will have no cultivation at all right after transforming. How could she possibly kick you flying?

[Will of Douluo Planet]: If anyone's doing the kicking, it'll be you grabbing her ankle and pinning her to the ground—

[Xiao Chenyu]: Stop right there! Are you saying I should fight her?

[Titan Giant Ape]: You absolutely must not fight her! Transformed Sister Xiao Wu is very fragile. If you hurt her, I'll never forgive you!

[Xiao Chenyu]: So we're back to the original question: how do I get her to trust me?

I couldn't lay a hand on her, but I couldn't just talk my way into it, either. Even if I was completely sincere, she might not appreciate it.

The chat erupted into heated discussion.

The Will of Douluo Planet came up with three or four plans, and God of Destruction rejected every one of them.

Titan Giant Ape suggested a plan, decided it probably wouldn't work, then withdrew it.

Man Faced Demon Spider spent the whole time repeating "Snatch Xiao Wu," offering nothing constructive.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: I've got a great idea. Avenger, just tell her Er Ming sent you to escort her.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: You know Er Ming exists, so it's not like you'd be making the whole thing up!

[God of Destruction]: There's a huge hole in that plan.

[God of Destruction]: Xiao Wu isn't stupid. Er Ming is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Under normal circumstances, there's no way he'd work with a human.

[God of Destruction]: If you tell her you were sent by that ape, her first question will be, "Why didn't Er Ming come to find me himself?" What will you say then?

[Goddess of Life]: That's true. Titan Giant Ape is in the Star Dou Great Forest right now.

[Titan Giant Ape]: Let me think... I'll think real hard...

[Titan Giant Ape]: I've got it!

[Titan Giant Ape]: Avenger, don't you still have two Titan God Blood Beads? You can use those!

[Titan Giant Ape]: My bloodline's aura is on my God Blood Beads. Sister Xiao Wu grew up with me, so she knows my aura better than anything.

As soon as she senses the aura on the Titan God Blood Bead, she'll know you aren't a bad person. At the very least, she'll know you're connected to me.

Just tell her the God Blood Bead is a token from me, and that I sent you to escort her into the human world.

I can't leave the core region myself, but I can help her this way.

Sister Xiao Wu might believe that!

[Will of Douluo Planet]: Oh, right! The Titan God Blood Bead! Xiao Wu's cultivation is gone, but her Soft Bone Rabbit instincts are still there. There's no way she won't recognize Er Ming's aura!٩(๑＞◡＜๑)۶

[Xiao Chenyu]: Uh... to be honest, I think that story has some pretty big holes in it, too.

[Xiao Chenyu]: Er Ming, if you're really worried about Xiao Wu, why not send a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to escort her? Why entrust her to a human kid instead? That doesn't really make sense.

[Titan Giant Ape]: Then what should we do? I really can't think of anything better!

He was a huge hunk of muscle. When it came to using his brain, he wasn't as good as Da Ming.

"..."

Fine. Er Ming was no help.

Xiao Chenyu fell silent for a moment, rapidly weighing the chances of several different plans.

Not one of them was foolproof.

But time waited for no one.

After transforming, Xiao Wu could leave the core region at any moment.

If she followed the original story's route to Nuoding City and ran into Tang San at the academy gates, it would be too late.

[Xiao Chenyu]: Forget it. I'll go with Er Ming's plan and use the Titan God Blood Bead as a token to put her at ease. At least she'll know I'm not a Soul Master who's come to hunt her, but someone connected to Er Ming.

[Xiao Chenyu]: As long as I can establish some trust when we first meet, I'll adapt as things go.

[Xiao Chenyu]: If that doesn't work—

[Will of Douluo Planet]: Then we execute Plan B: knock her out, take her home, and tame her properly! (≧▽≦)ﾉ

[Titan Giant Ape]: No! You absolutely cannot lay a hand on Sister Xiao Wu!!!

[Will of Douluo Planet]: I said knock her out, not hurt her.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: How can knocking her out count as violence? It's an emergency rescue born of love, a benevolent act of forced protection.

[Will of Douluo Planet]: To stop Tang San from tricking her, this is a necessary sacrifice. Xiao Wu would sacrifice her awareness for a little while, and in return, gain a lifetime of happiness!

[Xiao Chenyu]: ...Er Ming, don't worry. Plan B was the Will of Douluo Planet's idea, not mine.

[Xiao Chenyu]: I won't force Xiao Wu unless there's absolutely no other choice.

[Titan Giant Ape]: ...I'll take your word for it, for now.

[Titan Giant Ape]: But you have to promise me—absolutely, absolutely no hurting Sister Xiao Wu.

[Xiao Chenyu]: I promise.

Xiao Chenyu closed the Chat Screen.

The morning breeze roared past his ears, but his mind was clearer than ever.

A year of planning, all for this moment.

Nuoding Academy was already an asset under his father's name.

The entire academy now belonged to the Xiao family—even the gatekeeper had been appointed by the City Lord Mansion.

The rules had changed, the dorms had been reassigned, and the work-study student system had been adjusted.

Even if Tang San followed the original story and came to enroll at Nuoding Academy, the welcome awaiting him wouldn't be the original one. It would be a brand-new, carefully designed Xiao Family Custom Edition onboarding process.

As for Xiao Wu, she absolutely couldn't run into Tang San at the academy gates.

He had to intercept her before she entered Nuoding City.

"Whatever happens, I should go home and have breakfast first. I'll have a long trip ahead of me. I can't catch a rabbit on an empty stomach."

"I should also tell Mom and Dad I'll be going away again, so they don't worry."