Tang San: Brother Xiao Wu... Don't Drive Me Away!

As night deepened,

an indescribably restless heat filled Dorm Seven.

"Brother Xiao Wu... this tastes awful, and my body feels so hot..."

By the moonlight, Tang San could be seen sprawled limply across the two pushed-together wooden beds.

After swallowing that fine-quality piece of Millennium Whale Glue, her originally fair, delicate skin had instantly flushed crimson.

Scorching blood and qi surged wildly through every limb and bone in her body.

She panted heavily, drenched in sweat. Her slender legs had gone weak, and even standing had become incredibly difficult.

It was not merely the burning heat and aching swelling brought on by the medicine's impact that she had to endure.

Even worse, Lin Wu's relentless sharp-tongued mockery and harsh scolding rang in her ears.

"What? You can't take it already?"

Lin Wu looked down at her from above, arms folded over his chest, a nearly cruelly teasing smile playing on his lips.

"Didn't you just swear you'd listen to everything I said?"

"If you can't even endure the pain of this little bit of medicinal body tempering, how are you supposed to become my second-in-command?"

"What right do you have to stand by my side?"

At that point, Lin Wu's gaze turned slightly cold, and his tone grew much heavier.

"If you can't do it, pack your things tomorrow and go back to Holy Soul Village to forge iron. Don't stay here and embarrass yourself."

After half a day together, Lin Wu had already thoroughly figured out the mindset of this female version of Tang San.

Tang San had only just left Holy Soul Village and had little experience of the world.

Faced with the powerful attraction radiating from his inheritance,

she naturally felt an indescribable attachment to him.

Naturally, Lin Wu intended to take advantage of Tang San's novice stage and guide her step by step into the person he wanted her to become.

Every single one of those words!

They were like soft whips, lashing viciously across Tang San's heart.

If it had been an ordinary girl, after being put through such harsh treatment, she would likely have run out crying in grievance long ago.

But was Tang San an ordinary person? Clearly not!

Not only did Tang San's delicate body not retreat, it instead trembled lightly.

Mmm...

Tang San's beautiful eyes were misted with tears, while her neat, pearly teeth bit her tender lower lip until it turned pale.

Her entire body curled up weakly, her long eyelashes trembling intensely.

"B-Brother Xiao Wu..."

Tang San let out a soft, tearful whimper, her watery black eyes fixed tightly on the tall, upright youth before her.

There was not the slightest trace of resentment or resistance in her gaze. Instead, it was filled with determination, attachment, and a worship that bordered on obsession.

Seeing the little Third Lady sprawled on the floor before him, refusing to back down despite being scolded black and blue, the cold smile on Lin Wu's face instantly froze.

Holy crap, isn't this reaction a little off?

Through the Love God Inheritance's keen perception of emotional and physiological fluctuations, Lin Wu clearly caught the surging emotional turmoil within Tang San.

The corners of Lin Wu's mouth twitched uncontrollably twice, while an enormous bead of cold sweat silently slid down his temple.

His expression became strange beyond measure.

No way, sir?

My sharp tongue combined with the heat of that Whale Glue somehow flipped some bizarre psychological switch in this little Third Lady?

Why do her eyes shine brighter the more I scold her?

Why does she get more fired up the harsher I am?

Looking at the panting girl before him, her eyes filled with stubbornness, countless wild horses galloped through Lin Wu's mind.

For a moment, he did not know whether he should continue acting like a devilish coach or hurry up and fetch a bucket of cold water to cool her down.

But on second thought, Lin Wu steeled his heart. A reaction meant it was working.

Since this method worked, he needed to go even harder with the medicine.

At that moment, Tang San lay on the cold floor, gasping fiercely.

By the moonlight, she stared up dazedly at the youth above her, so lofty and brimming with charm.

The night outlined Lin Wu's handsome profile in striking relief.

That naturally domineering presence of his struck deeply at Tang San's heart in every possible way.

Being reprimanded by him, being watched by him, being driven forward by such strict demands.

Tang San actually felt the intense pain and burning heat in her body transform into motivation to move forward.

As long as she could remain by the side of that dazzling youth,

even if she only received one of his exceedingly rare words of praise, what did a little medicinal body tempering and devilish training amount to?

Tang San clenched her teeth, allowing fragrant sweat to drip from her delicate chin as a stubborn light burst forth from her beautiful eyes.

She struggled to her feet, endured the weakness throughout her body, and began completing, step by step under Lin Wu's cold watch, a brutal special training regimen that pushed beyond her physical limits.

Over the following half month, Dorm Seven completely became Tang San's devilish purgatory.

Lin Wu's daily objective was extremely clear: eat Whale Glue, refine the medicinal power, and push herself to the limit.

Smack!

"Your movements are too slow, and your form is a complete mess. Add another hundred frog jumps!"

Smack!

"Your soul power circulation is sluggish again. Circulate your cultivation method at full force and refine the medicinal power!"

"If you can't refine this piece of Whale Glue today, then don't even think about dinner!"

Lin Wu transformed into a devilish instructor devoid of all humanity, supervising Tang San as she took the incomparably expensive Whale Glue every day without fail.

Afterward, he frantically pushed her physical fitness and willpower with an overwhelmingly domineering attitude.

Thus, every evening, Dorm Seven would echo with Tang San's breathless, miserable little whimpers of grievance.

They were accompanied by Lin Wu's stern and cold rebukes.

For a time, a terrifying legend began spreading wildly among Nuoding Academy's circle of soul masters.

"Have you heard? That Great Devil King in Dorm Seven, Lin Wu, torments that pretty new girl every single day!"

"Isn't that right? I pass beneath Dorm Seven's window all the time, and I hear gasps coming from inside every day!"

"I heard that devil forces the poor girl to meditate and refine powerful medicine daily. His methods are unbelievably cruel!"

"That's terrifying! What normal girl could endure that kind of torment? It's practically a nightmare!"

"The most ridiculous part is that I heard that little girl named Tang San gets worked so hard every day that she can't even get out of bed, yet she still cries while burrowing into Lin Wu's arms?"

"Oh my god, what kind of human tragedy is this?!"

Rumors spread everywhere outside, leaving everyone fearful.

Yet only those involved understood the enormous benefits hidden within it.

Under Lin Wu's almost overwhelming devilish torment and frenzied medicinal body tempering,

Tang San's physical constitution soared at an utterly horrifying pace.

Her meridians had been widened severalfold by the immense medicinal and soul power.

Her once delicate body was now filled with astonishing explosive strength and resilience.

The source of life within her had become as powerful as a vast ocean.

Most importantly, after Lin Wu trained her so harshly that she was completely exhausted every time, Tang San could justifiably sob and curl up in Lin Wu's arms.

Feeling the youth's broad, warm chest, whenever that happened,

a brilliant light would once again fill the depths of Tang San's utterly exhausted beautiful eyes.

Her heart felt as sweet as if it had been dipped in honey.

Being guided and trained so strictly by Brother Xiao Wu really makes me feel safe... and like I'm gaining so much.

Meanwhile, far away in the forest behind the academy, Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao listened to the sounds of devilish training coming every day and fell into deep thought.

Watching his own daughter get verbally shredded and beaten up, yet still look at Lin Wu with hearts in her eyes and actively ask for hugs, this old father had long since cried himself dry.

He sat alone beneath the roots of a tree, completely numb.