Blue Silver Grass! Entwine!

The Tang Residence.

Tang Wuyue lay sprawled across the sofa.

Lang Yue had just finished applying medicine to her little bottom.

Lu Chuan stood nearby, feeling a bit remorseful; it was his first time spanking her, and he hadn't quite known his own strength.

Of course, the real culprit was the fact that this sort of thing was actually addictive...

After Tang Ziran scolded Lu Chuan a couple of times, he took Lang Yue back to their room, leaving the living room to the siblings.

"Alright, I'll buy you a lollipop tomorrow. Don't be mad anymore, okay?"

Lu Chuan sat on the other end of the sofa, attempting to use a lollipop to lure her and break the current stalemate.

Usually, this trick worked every single time.

But this time, it failed.

The stinging, fiery pain in her bottom came in waves, effectively curing Tang Wuyue of her cravings.

"Hmph, I don't want your lollipop!"

Faced with Lu Chuan's temptation, Tang Wuyue turned her head away and buried her little face into the sofa.

Like a sulking kitten, she refused him in a muffled voice.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan chuckled, not in the least bit worried.

He still had ways to deal with Tang Wuyue!

He slowly pulled a strawberry-flavored popsicle from his pocket; it was Tang Wuyue's favorite flavor.

He tore open the wrapper, and the sweet, fruity scent instantly permeated the living room.

Tang Wuyue's nose twitched slightly, and she identified it as her favorite Häagen-Dazs popsicle within two seconds; her mouth immediately began to water like a broken dam.

Just then, Lu Chuan's tempting voice drifted into her ears.

"Oh, my little sister is growing up. She doesn't like lollipops, so she must not like ice cream either. Looks like I'll just have to enjoy it myself. Wow, so sweet~"

In an instant, Tang Wuyue could no longer hold back!

She sprang up from the sofa, snatched the popsicle from Lu Chuan's hand, and began to lick it. Although her demeanor was still fierce, her tone had softened quite a bit.

"You... do you think this will make me stop being angry? Hmph, I'm still mad!"

Seeing that he still hadn't won the little girl over, Lu Chuan helplessly spread his hands.

"Then what will it take for you to stop being angry? As long as it's something I can do, I'll agree to it, alright?"

Hearing this, Tang Wuyue's eyes lit up, and her voice became cheerful.

"Then let me hit you once! I just obtained my first soul skill and haven't had a chance to use it in actual combat yet! Brother, just stand there and let me hit you, deal?"

"Deal."

Lu Chuan agreed without a moment's hesitation.

Had it not been for that spanking incident, he would have dragged Tang Wuyue out for a sparring session long ago to see her first soul skill. Now that the little girl had brought it up herself, he couldn't have asked for more!

However, Tang Wuyue was unaware of Lu Chuan's true intentions. Hearing him agree so readily, she was stunned for several seconds, then stared at him suspiciously for a long while before asking in disbelief, "Brother, are you serious? You aren't lying to me?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Lu Chuan spread his hands, his face full of sincerity.

Tang Wuyue tilted her head and thought about it; it seemed Lu Chuan really had never lied to her. Her heart blossomed with joy, and she even began to plot how she would torment him! She would use her Blue Silver Grass to hang Lu Chuan from a tree, then use a whip woven from the vines to give his backside a good thrashing!

"Once I finish this popsicle, we fight!" Tang Wuyue took a happy, massive bite, her cheeks bulging like a little squirrel with its mouth stuffed full of nuts.

Lu Chuan didn't rush her, choosing instead to head out to the courtyard to clear some space for their bout.

A short while later, in the courtyard.

Moonlight spilled across the grounds, and a gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it a touch of chill. Lu Chuan and Tang Wuyue stood on the east and west sides of the yard. The battle was ready to erupt at any moment!

"Brother, I won't go easy on you!" Tang Wuyue flexed her wrists, her fighting spirit soaring!

Lu Chuan felt the same. A one-ring Soul Master against a three-ring Soul Venerate—even without using soul skills, this match was destined to be a lesson. But even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, so Lu Chuan decided to take this fight seriously!

"Bring it on!" Lu Chuan let out a low roar.

Tang Wuyue hesitated no longer. She released her martial soul, Blue Silver Grass! Immediately after, she activated her first soul skill! A purple soul ring suddenly flared to life, and the ground beneath her feet trembled slightly. In an instant, several deep blue vines of Blue Silver Grass burst from the earth, winding toward Lu Chuan like agile serpents.

"Brother, this is my first soul skill—Entangle: Shadow Bind!" Following Tang Wuyue's sharp cry, the surface of the summoned Blue Silver Grass...

It began to don a cloak of gloom, merging seamlessly with the night under the moonlight. Its speed surged abruptly, carrying a sinister, gentle gale as it lunged straight for Lu Chuan's legs.

"Not bad, you've inherited the Demon Eye Magic Tree's ambush ability!"

"However, this won't be enough to bind me!"

A smile played on the corners of Lu Chuan's mouth. Facing the incoming Blue Silver Grass, he did not retreat even half a step, merely lifting his right foot slightly.

"Snap—"

As he stomped down, the ground trembled slightly. A surging wave of blood energy radiated from him, spreading in all directions.

Immediately after, a miraculous scene unfolded. The several strands of Blue Silver Grass that Tang Wuyue had launched, which were about to entangle Lu Chuan's legs, all stopped dead in mid-air, as if they had collided with an invisible wall.

Taking this opportunity, Lu Chuan tapped his toes against the ground and leaped away like a light swallow, perfectly evading the encirclement of the Blue Silver Grass.

"You can even break my first soul skill like that?"

Tang Wuyue was clearly stunned for a moment, but she was not discouraged by this initial failure; instead, she grew even more excited.

"Since the sky is blocked, then I'll go underground!"

As a genius mecha designer, Tang Wuyue's mind was filled with countless imaginative ideas. This next move had already been rehearsed in her mind countless times!

Taking a deep breath, she formed hand seals, and her purple soul ring lit up once again.

This time, she did not rush to release the Blue Silver Grass, but instead slowly channeled her soul power into the ground beneath her feet.

Lu Chuan clearly sensed Tang Wuyue's actions and vaguely guessed what the little girl was planning, but he wasn't certain. Thus, he simply stood his ground, choosing to wait for her move and remain unmoved by the changing situation.

A moment later, the ground began to vibrate slightly. Strands of Blue Silver Grass drilled out from the earth beneath Lu Chuan's feet, but they did not wrap around him directly; instead, they began to interweave with one another.

It wove into a massive blue vine net, seemingly intending to scoop Lu Chuan up into the air from below.

If that's all there is to it, I can still jump out. Tang Wuyue certainly wouldn't leave the same opening twice, so there must be a follow-up this time?

Lu Chuan's mind raced, but Tang Wuyue's movements were faster. While Lu Chuan's attention was drawn to the Blue Silver Grass vines erupting from the ground, her figure had already vanished from where she stood!

"Good one, playing hide-and-seek!"

Lu Chuan's gaze sharpened, his perception instantly spreading out. In a heartbeat, he locked onto Tang Wuyue. The little girl was truly clever; using the Blue Silver Grass as cover, she had hidden her form within the shadows of the vines. The moonlight, combined with the countless Blue Silver Grass vines, provided her with sanctuary.

Using shadow energy to conceal herself, then coordinating with the reach of the Blue Silver Grass to launch a surprise attack... This little girl has quite the tactical mind.

A curve tugged at the corner of Lu Chuan's mouth. However, the prerequisite for Tang Wuyue being able to pull all this off was that her Blue Silver Grass vines were thicker and tougher than the ordinary kind! Lu Chuan had also found the reason for this: water nourishes wood, and Tang Wuyue's Blue Silver Grass possessed an extra layer of water elemental energy compared to that of ordinary Blue Silver Grass spirit masters. It was no surprise; it had to be the influence of the Silver Dragon King's origin!

Lu Chuan understood, yet he was in no rush to point it out. The moment Tang Wuyue triggered the underground vine net, he chose to leap into the air once more. Sure enough, the instant he took flight, a petite figure burst forth from the shadows of the vines!

Tang Wuyue gripped a Blue Silver Grass vine whip, condensed with the majority of her spirit power, and lashed it fiercely toward the space above him!