Xiao Wu looked down at the Lovesick Heartbreak Red on the ground. Its broken stem still trembled against the flagstones.
A red glow had already surged into the air, staining even the stone pillars before Pope Hall pale crimson.
"I didn't mean to expose myself." Xiao Wu clutched Tang San's sleeve, her voice shaking. "Third Brother, I didn't lie to you. I really didn't do it on purpose."
"I know."
Tang San pulled her behind him and held the Clear Sky Hammer across his chest.
"Don't say anything yet. Stay behind me."
"But they all know now."
"So what if they do?"
Tang San raised his head and stared at Bibi Dong on the steps. "She's my sister, and she's one of Shrek Academy's own. Anyone who wants to take her away will have to answer to the hammer in my hand first."
As his words fell, Soul Rings lit up one after another all around them.
Yue Guan stared at Xiao Wu, his nostrils twitching slightly as the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum bloomed in his palm.
"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit. What a rare sight. Come with me, little girl. At least you'll suffer less."
A chill ran through Xiao Wu.
She had hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest for so many years. She knew better than anyone what happened when a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast fell into the hands of a Titled Douluo.
Its Soul Ring, its Soul Bone, even its flesh and blood would all be carved up and put to use.
"I'm not going."
She peeked out from behind Tang San. "I've never harmed anyone, or hurt anyone from Spirit Hall. What gives you the right to capture me?"
"The fact that you're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
Gui Mei stood beside Yue Guan, his figure shrouded