Xiao Chenghe

Xiao Wu sat on Luo Yihe's back, looking at the milk tea and fried chicken that had appeared in front of her.

(・_・?) She asked in confusion, "What's this? Is it food? How do you eat it?"

Xiao Wu picked up a box of fried chicken and a cup of milk tea, then brought her little nose close and sniffed.

"Sister Xiao Wu, get off me first. You must be tired from just now. I'll take it from here."

Xiao Wu thought that sounded a little strange, but she had no proof. Besides, the food Luo Yihe had brought out smelled pretty good, so she got up off him.

Then she handed him the fried chicken and milk tea.

"Here, hurry up and tell me how to eat it."

Luo Yihe casually brushed the dust off himself, took the milk tea and fried chicken Xiao Wu had handed him, then pulled a straw for the milk tea out of his system storage. He poked the straw into the cup and opened the box of fried chicken.

The rich scent of milk and the aroma of fried chicken immediately filled the air.

٩(๑>◡<๑)۶ "It smells so good!"

Xiao Wu excitedly eyed the fried chicken and milk tea in Luo Yihe's hands, especially the milk tea.

She couldn't help swallowing.

"Xiao Yi, can I eat it now?"

Xiao Wu stared intently at the plastic cup of milk tea.

"Sure, no problem. You haven't had lunch, so just have a little taste first. These are only snacks. We still have to eat lunch later!"

"Mm-hmm, Sister Xiao Wu understands."

Xiao Wu nodded like a pecking chicken, then eagerly leaned over and put her little mouth to the straw. Slurp!

She sucked in a big mouthful, and her eyes lit up.

ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ "Xiao Yi, this tastes so good!"

"Good, right?"

"Mm-hmm."

"See how good I am to you? Even I can't bear to eat something this good, but I saved it especially for you. You're the Noble Consort I personally chose, so you'd better stay away from Tang San from now on. I gazed at the stars last night and knew that little blackie was no good."

"Oh, I know, I know. Everyone in the world is bad except Xiao Yi. You've been saying that for almost five years. Besides, it was raining last night. You went to bed earlier than me and woke up later than me, so stop bragging."

Xiao Wu munched away as she chatted with Luo Yihe about this and that.

{Ding! Negative emotions from Tang San +199}

(°ー°〃) "Huh? Tang San? Where's he hiding?"

Luo Yihe looked around but saw no one. He decided not to bother with it. It wasn't affecting him anyway, so he might as well use little blackie to farm some points.

Then he continued talking to Xiao Wu. "Xiao Wu, that little blackie..."

{Ding! Negative emotions from Tang San +199}

{Ding, ding, ding...}

Time flew like a shuttle. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Douluo Continent, Notting City, Nuoding Academy, inside Yu Xiaogang's private dormitory...

(╬▔皿▔)╯ "Xiao Chenghe, you've gone too far! Get your parents over here!"

"Ah, Gangzi!"

Thud—

"You little brat, what did you just call me?"

┐(´д｀)┌ "All right, all right, Gangzi. My dad told me over and over to stick with my big brother. Wherever he goes, I go. I'm not going to some Shrek Academy of yours."

"You, you..."

Yu Xiaogang was so furious his heart hurt. This child was the second disciple he'd set his sights on: Innate Full Soul Power, with a Martial Soul that was a bear covered in thunderbolts.

Whenever he summoned his Martial Soul, the area within five meters of him was filled with dark clouds and roaring thunder.

And all this kid's Soul Rings were blue. No one could make sense of it, and it went against the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls. Yu Xiaogang had wanted to study it, but Xiao Chenghe had flat-out ignored him.

That was something Yu Xiaogang couldn't accept, so he kept looking for chances to get Xiao Chenghe to take him as his master.

But Xiao Chenghe was also especially close to that damn Luo Yihe. That bastard was always going around ruining the reputations of Yu Xiaogang and his disciple Tang San. As a result, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had become infamous throughout Notting City.

Yu Xiaogang calmed down before speaking. "Forget it. I can't get through to you. Go call your grandfather."

Xiao Chenghe scratched his head and looked at Yu Xiaogang. "Teacher Yu, did you forget? My grandpa passed away a few months ago! Didn't you come to the funeral banquet at my house?"

"You even grabbed my dad and said it was a really nice affair, and that you wanted your father's funeral to be done the same way. My dad said that wasn't appropriate, and you..."

Luo Yihe and Xiao Wu, waiting outside the door, couldn't hold back. They burst out laughing.

{Ding! Negative emotions from Yu Xiaogang +299}

"Shut up!"

Yu Xiaogang's face turned bright red as he shouted, "Nonsense! That's complete nonsense! How could I possibly say something like that?"

Before Yu Xiaogang could finish, Xiao Chenghe hurriedly said, "Teacher Gangzi, you did say it! You even said you'd teach Xiao San well, so that when he made a name for himself and had money and status, he could make sure your father's funeral was a grand affair too."

(ー`´ー) "I didn't say that!"

Yu Xiaogang shouted.

(・̀ω・́)✧ "You did!"

Xiao Chenghe stared at Yu Xiaogang with an expression full of wisdom.

"Hahaha!"

Luo Yihe and Xiao Wu, waiting outside the door, could hold back no longer. They both burst out laughing.

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened. He held back his anger and said, "Then call your father over."

Xiao Chenghe shook his head firmly. "Oh, my father's away on a work trip. He's not here."

Yu Xiaogang couldn't hold back any longer and roared, "Xiao Chenghe, doesn't your dad just watch the gate at the City Lord's Mansion? What kind of work trip could he be on? Tell me the truth, or I'll go to your house myself."

Xiao Chenghe looked troubled. "All right, all right, I'll tell you the truth. My dad went to see an exciting show a while ago and got arrested by Spirit Hall's enforcement squad. They still haven't let him out."

—

Yu Xiaogang was a little stunned. Because of Xiao Chenghe, he'd also tried to get closer to Xiao Chenghe's father, hoping that, like Tang San's father, he'd heard of his great name. Then Xiao Chenghe's father could entrust his son to him, the greatest theoretical master on the continent.

So Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Chenghe's father had known each other for quite a while.

ヽ(´ー)ノ(´･ω･) "No wonder I haven't been able to get in touch with him lately."

"Close call, close call!"

"Good thing I didn't go when Xiao Dalong invited me to see an exciting show a while ago. Otherwise, I'd probably have been locked up too."

After calming himself down, Yu Xiaogang continued, "Then who else is there in your family?"

"Big Brother Luo Yihe!"

"Besides him!"

"Sister-in-law Xiao Wu!"

"She doesn't count."

"Then no one."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Xiaogang sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, forget it. Go. I only hope you won't regret following Luo Yihe."

"Don't worry, Teacher Gangzi. My dad told me all about you. He said this is as far as you'll ever get, and told me to stick with Big Brother Luo Yihe."

"Get out!"

Yu Xiaogang turned red with rage again, panting heavily.

"Sure thing!"

Xiao Chenghe didn't waste any time. He opened the door and left.

"Brother Luo, I'm out. That Gangzi was trying to drive a wedge between us again. I say we go put a sack over his head tonight. His Martial Soul farts, right? Let's give him a good beating and see if we can knock shit out of him."

(¬_¬) "Ugh~ Xiao Chenghe, you're disgusting."