What to Do About the Enemy Who Killed Her Mother?

"You! How dare you question my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls! That is the culmination of my life's research!"

Yu Xiaogang flew into a rage, his eyes wide with fury.

"Because you broke through to level twenty-nine at the age of fifty! Isn't that something worth praising?"

"Fuck your mother!"

Yu Xiaogang finally cursed aloud, but Lin Yichen no longer paid him any attention.

After Yu Xiaogang had cursed to his heart's content, he had no idea how to handle matters between himself and Tang San afterward.

And Tang San?

He had not said a word from beginning to end. However, Lin Yichen noticed that the Silent Sleeve Sword hidden in Tang San's sleeve had quietly activated, ready to fire.

Insulting his teacher?!

This man had earned his death!

What surprised Tang San, however, was Xiao Wu's reaction next.

"I... have we met somewhere before?"

Xiao Wu finally could not hold herself back and asked tentatively.

Although ninety thousand years had passed since they last met, the joyful atmosphere from before and Lin Yichen's unique aura were things she could never forget.

"We most likely have. Could we speak somewhere private?"

Her mother had taught her not to casually follow strange men. A girl had to protect herself when she was out alone!

Yet, as if possessed, Xiao Wu still followed Lin Yichen away.

They came to a secluded corner.

With himself at the center, Lin Yichen released a bewitching aura within a radius of five meters.

In an instant, butterflies fluttered over and landed in Lin Yichen's palm.

"After a hundred thousand years, you're still as adorable as ever."

!!!

It felt as though a bomb had exploded in Xiao Wu's heart.

"You... you're that..."

But Xiao Wu was too embarrassed to say it aloud.

Now that she possessed intelligence, she could no longer be driven by a soul beast's instincts.

And now that she had taken human form, she also understood what their past lovemaking had meant.

Naturally, she blushed.

"My name is Lin Yichen now..."

Xiao Wu's shy face was like a ripe red apple. She did not dare lift her head, and her voice was barely audible.

"And I have Third Brother now. He treats me well too, although that might not be love..."

"Silly girl."

Lin Yichen rubbed Xiao Wu's head, and she immediately let out a soft hum.

When she had still been a rabbit, this had been her signal for teasing him before getting down to business.

When she opened her eyes again, they were hazy.

"How long until you graduate?"

"Next year... Brother Yichen..."

Xiao Wu moved closer to Lin Yichen again. Like Dugu Yan before her, she wrapped all four limbs around him.

But Xiao Wu was different. She had an officially certified, exclusive special mark!

Xiao Wu had long since been his woman.

Naturally, she fell under the bewitchment far faster than Dugu Yan had.

"Does this aura feel familiar?"

Lin Yichen's bewitching aura merely amplified Xiao Wu's perception of their past intimate memories.

He did not need to bewitch Xiao Wu. She would take the initiative to cling to him anyway.

"It feels familiar... Brother Yichen."

Xiao Wu had already looped her arms around Lin Yichen's neck, and her lips immediately moved toward his.

Their lips met as they kissed each other wildly.

Lin Yichen was no longer as passive as he had been with Dugu Yan.

He actively responded to his former beloved.

The bond they had formed as soul beasts had remained effective even now.

When the kiss ended, they slowly drew apart.

Lin Yichen also withdrew his bewitching aura and formally took Xiao Wu's hand as they walked and talked.

"Brother Yichen, you're so strong now. Unlike me, I still have to start cultivating all over again."

Xiao Wu pouted in dissatisfaction. To her, the gap between being a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and a Soul Master in her twenties was anything but small.

"It's fine, it's fine. You just need to cultivate again! Why would our Xiao Wu be so discouraged?"

As he spoke, he rubbed Xiao Wu's head again.

At that moment, Xiao Wu leaned against Lin Yichen like an obedient kitten.

"Brother Yichen, that man from earlier is my brother too—Tang San. He's pretty strong as well."

"Oh? How so?"

"He's like me! I only had innate full soul power because I transformed from a soul beast, but he had it the moment his martial soul awakened! And his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass! It's universally recognized as a useless martial soul!"

Lin Yichen and Xiao Wu returned to the small pavilion from before.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were already gone. Yu Xiaogang had probably left in anger, while Tang San had gone to comfort his teacher.

Lin Yichen and Xiao Wu sat in the pavilion. Evening was drawing near, and several cool breezes blew through, making them feel refreshed and at ease.

"Brother Yichen, where are you going afterward?"

"Spirit Hall. It treats commoners rather well. Soul beasts like us who have taken human form aren't welcome in noble academies."

The instant Xiao Wu heard those words, her expression changed drastically. She seemed to recall something terrible, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Brother Yichen... Spirit Hall... Spirit Hall killed my mother..."

Damn it!

I shouldn't have mentioned that to Xiao Wu.

Spirit Hall was the enemy who had killed Xiao Wu's mother.

But Lin Yichen reconsidered.

Rather than hide it from Xiao Wu and let her suffer even greater heartbreak when she found out later, it would be better to tell her early. That way, the harm she suffered might be a little less.

With that thought, Lin Yichen held Xiao Wu tightly again and kissed her neck. Only after kissing away her anger did he finally speak to her.

"Listen, Xiao Wu. I promise you, your mother's death will be avenged. I will make her receive the punishment she deserves."

Lin Yichen felt uneasy as well, because he knew that Bibi Dong was the one who had killed Xiao Wu's mother!

And if he wanted to join Spirit Hall, he would definitely have to face her head-on.

"Brother Yichen, can we stop talking about such sad things? I don't care about all that anymore. Mom is gone, Da Ming and Er Ming are still at the Lake of Life, and you're the only one close to me."

Xiao Wu had already burst into tears, sobbing so hard she could barely speak.

Curled up in Lin Yichen's arms, tears streamed down her face. Though they soaked his clothes, Lin Yichen did not care in the slightest and simply let her cry.

"Brother Yichen, how many days are you planning to stay here?"

Sniffling, Xiao Wu asked the question she had long wanted to ask.

"More than ten days. After that, I'll go to Spirit Hall. I'll help you find out what happened back then."

"Brother Yichen, you're so good to me."

Xiao Wu nestled in his arms like a satisfied kitten.

And as the two cuddled together.

Tang San, hiding behind the corner of a wall, grew slightly angry.

Although he could not make out what the two were saying, judging from their actions, their relationship was definitely not ordinary.

And Xiao Wu had previously told him that she had no family.

Yet this man in front of him was defiling Xiao Wu!

He had earned his death!

Tang San clenched his fist and slammed it hard into the stone wall beside him.

Insulting that useless Yu Xiaogang was one thing, but now he was defiling my Xiao Wu!

Unforgivable.

However, Xiao Wu did not notice Tang San's abnormality in the shadows. She only focused on leaning against Lin Yichen.

But with the powerful perception of a Soul Emperor, Lin Yichen had long noticed Tang San's movements.

After five years together, it was impossible for Tang San to feel nothing for Xiao Wu. But I'm the original one!

Tang San actually dared to compete with me!

"Brother Yichen, can you not hurt Third Brother in the future? He's been very good to me."

"Alright, I promise you. If I beat him in the future, I'll make sure to leave him one breath."

Xiao Wu burst into laughter.

"You're bad!"