Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Xiao Xiao Follows Su Ling

Cui Yajie's eyelashes were still wet as she held the box containing the Soul Ascension Pill in both hands, her gaze sincere.

Su Ling shook his head with a soft laugh and pointed at Window No. 1.

"If you really want to thank me, how about treating me to a meal?"

Cui Yajie froze when she heard that. "Huh?"

"Is that not okay?"

"Ah, no! It's okay, of course it is! You can eat as many meals as you want!"

Coming to her senses, Cui Yajie took the initiative to pull Su Ling toward Window No. 1, where the serving aunt greeted them with a smile.

Zhu Lu left on the pretext of finding Dai Huabin, leaving Cui Yajie and Su Ling an opportunity to be alone.

A few minutes later.

The two sat at a dining table.

The table was covered with delicious dishes, appealing in color, aroma, and taste.

Su Ling picked up his chopsticks, called out to Cui Yajie, and began clearing the plates.

"Su Ling, are you really a first-year freshman?"

Cui Yajie rested her cheek on one hand, her eyes full of curiosity.

Being able to suppress Cheng Kai, who had activated his martial soul, with physical strength alone was something only an upperclassman should be capable of, wasn't it?

"Yes. I enrolled yesterday."

Su Ling put a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

"I heard there are three Soul Elders among this year's freshmen. Are you one of them?"

"No. I'm just a Soul Grandmaster."

Su Ling replied casually, then seriously lowered his head and continued eating.

Seeing that, Cui Yajie did not ask further questions. She also picked up a slice of braised pork and ate it.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill,

Su Ling wiped his mouth with a napkin, lifted his cup for a sip of water, then looked at Cui Yajie across from him.

She had long pink hair, a delicate oval face, skin as fair as jade, and a small cherry mouth biting a slice of meat, with the faint outline of her canine teeth visible at either side.

He assessed her in secret. In terms of looks, Cui Yajie might even surpass Tang Ya, and her proportions were taller and more elegant as well.

Her only flaw was that her chest was somewhat underdeveloped.

But Su Ling did not consider that a problem. He was a leg man.

At that moment, Cui Yajie noticed Su Ling's appraising gaze and happened to catch him looking at her chest.

!!!

He was looking at my...

Cui Yajie became a little flustered. Her hand randomly reached for a slice of meat, but it kept slipping away, while her thoughts tangled into a mess.

It was clearly a very rude thing to do, yet she could not bring herself to dislike Su Ling for it. She only felt a trace of shyness.

Seeing that she could not pick up the meat no matter how hard she tried, Cui Yajie simply lowered her head and bit it.

Like a little fox that had just caught its prey.

"It was too slippery..." Cui Yajie explained with a red face.

Su Ling smiled, pulled out a napkin, and gently wiped away the grains of rice stuck at the corner of her mouth.

Seeing how considerate he was, Cui Yajie's heart began beating faster against her will.

"Thank you."

[Cui Yajie's favorability +10, obtained 100 Strategy Points]

[Current goddess Cui Yajie's favorability has reached 35. First-stage strategy reward unlocked: Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew *1]

"You're welcome. Also, you look very cute like this." In his good mood, Su Ling casually flirted with her.

Upon hearing that, Cui Yajie's face turned even redder, as if blood might drip from it. She hurriedly lowered her head, her voice soft and hesitant.

"R-Really?"

"I never lie."

[Cui Yajie's favorability +5, obtained 50 Strategy Points]

The two parted ways at the entrance to the cafeteria.

It was already quite late. There were barely any people left on the entire field, and it was cold and deserted.

Su Ling walked down the path back to the dormitory, his hands in his pockets and his shoulders swaying lightly to the tune of some unknown hum.

This trip to the cafeteria had been exceptionally fruitful.

He had earned a full 600 Strategy Points and obtained an immortal herb—Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

This was good stuff. Among the many immortal herbs, it was one of the rare few that could enhance spiritual power. It would not increase Soul Power after use, but it could greatly strengthen spiritual power!

Spiritual power was precisely his current weakness.

"System, open the Strategy Mall."

A virtual panel visible only to Su Ling appeared before him.

"It's time to pull out the Sword of Damocles!"

He found the 'Plane Masking Temporary Card' on the collection page and pressed exchange.

[Plane Masking Temporary Card exchange successful. 600 Strategy Points deducted. Remaining exchanges: 1]

Su Ling did not hesitate and used it immediately.

Then, the silver-glowing card shot into the sky, rising tens of thousands of meters before finally turning into an invisible, intangible magnetic barrier.

[Plane Masking Temporary Card used successfully. Current duration: 2 years, 364 days]

Seeing this, Su Ling temporarily put his mind at ease.

The masking card still had one exchange opportunity left. Combined, that gave him a full six years.

In other words, during that time, he had to obtain the power to contend against a God King.

Becoming a god? Perhaps that was the most direct method.

It was not as though he had never considered that, given the uniqueness of his martial soul, one of the two God Kings of the God Realm might take a liking to him.

But he did not want to accept an Inheritance Divine Trial.

The reason was simple.

Ten thousand years ago, even the Asura God's Inheritance Divine Trial could be influenced by a mere Rakshasa God, resulting in Tang Chen being parasitized by the Nine-Headed Bat King.

Not to mention the current Tang God King.

He dared to guarantee that once Tang God King learned he had begun the Divine Examination of either of those two God Kings, accidents would certainly follow one after another throughout the process.

One careless misstep, and he would be doomed beyond redemption!

He did not dare gamble on Tang God King's conscience, nor did he dare gamble on the astonishing intelligence and methods of those two God Kings.

Based on the original novel from his previous life, even combined, the scheming of those two God Kings could not match Tang God King's. How could he dare entrust his future to those two!?

He wanted to create his own godhood!

Gather the faith of countless people, ascend to godhood at level one hundred!

But all that was still too far away.

At the very least, for now, the first thing he needed to do was remove the contingencies Tang God King had planted on Douluo Continent.

For example, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, control over the Plane Master, and Tang Wutong—the bait used to fish for the child of destiny...

You had to take things one bite at a time.

Su Ling had made up his mind. He would first intercept Huo Yuhao.

He would turn this child of destiny, who should have been smoothed down by Tang God King, into the sharpest blade in his hand to stab at Tang God King!

As for everything else, it would need to be planned slowly.

"It's a long road ahead." Su Ling glanced at the dormitory building, where several rooms still had their lights on, then sighed and prepared to return to his dorm.

But after taking only a few steps, he stopped.

Someone was following him!

Su Ling carefully sensed the person behind him and found that their tracking technique was clumsy, while the Soul Power on their body felt familiar.

Xiao Xiao?

Su Ling raised an eyebrow, the corners of his lips curling upward. He then headed toward a corner.

At the same time.

Seeing Su Ling turn, Xiao Xiao, who was following behind, stopped and waited several seconds before cautiously continuing after him.

When she reached the corner, she carefully poked out half her face, only to find the entire path empty.

"Huh? Where did he go?"

Xiao Xiao muttered quietly. She looked around, but Su Ling was nowhere to be seen, and a sense of disappointment inevitably rose in her heart.

Then, a low voice drifted eerily from behind her.

"Are you looking for me?"

"Ah!" Xiao Xiao jumped in fright and spun around. She looked up in alarm, only to meet a pair of amused eyes.

Her back pressed tightly against the wall.

Su Ling braced one hand against the wall beside her ear and leaned down slightly, trapping her before him.

The moonlight perfectly illuminated Xiao Xiao's lovely face, making even the slight tremble of her eyelashes clearly visible.

[Xiao Xiao's favorability +5, obtained 50 Strategy Points]

"Oh? It's you. Tell me, why were you following me?"