Who Said You Shouldn't Misunderstand?

The next day.

It was the day Shrek Academy, the continent's number one soul master academy, held admissions.

Shrek Academy was especially lively today.

Young soul masters from all corners of the continent had gathered here, waiting to take the upcoming assessments.

However, many of their gazes were drawn to a beautiful sight at the academy gates.

At Shrek Academy's main entrance.

A tall figure stood proudly.

She wore the distinctive red uniform of the inner courtyard.

Her full breasts strained the red academy uniform until it bulged tightly.

Her fiery figure was highly alluring to boys in the midst of puberty.

Her delicate face, with its blazing red lips, wore an expectant expression. Her gaze kept drifting outside, as though she were waiting for something.

Yet, intimidated by her inner courtyard uniform and her hot figure, no one dared approach her to strike up a conversation.

Suddenly.

A burst of commotion came from nearby.

Surrounded by a flock of chirping young girls.

The emerald-eyed youth responded somewhat helplessly to the exceptionally enthusiastic girls clustered around him.

The expectant look on Ma Xiaotao's face vanished.

She was delighted at first, but her expression then darkened.

Her long, pale legs carried her swiftly in that direction.

Her powerful aura easily carved a path through the crowd of girls.

"Xiaotao!"

Bai Luo was delighted when he saw Ma Xiaotao suddenly appear.

Ma Xiaotao said nothing.

She simply pulled Bai Luo's arm into her embrace.

Her astonishing softness pressed tightly against his arm.

The excessive elasticity made Bai Luo's body stiffen slightly.

Yet Ma Xiaotao did not notice Bai Luo's reaction at all.

Her crimson phoenix eyes swept over the girls gathered around them.

Then her red lips curved upward into a seductive smile.

"Little sisters, I'm sorry, but he's already taken. He's Big Sister's boyfriend."

"Put away those thoughts while you still can. Don't end up hurting yourselves~"

Having declared her claim.

Ma Xiaotao paid no heed to the ugly looks on the younger girls' faces.

Hugging Bai Luo's arm, she walked away without a backward glance.

Feeling the envious and jealous gazes behind her.

Ma Xiaotao could not help but feel pleased with herself.

Although Bai Luo's face, with its tendency to attract bees and butterflies, was truly quite troublesome at times.

She had to admit that walking away with Bai Luo like this beneath the gazes of that swarm of lovesick girls felt incredibly satisfying.

The envious, jealous, hate-filled stares of those defeated dogs were truly enjoyable!

It was just a pity...

Bai Luo did not belong to her yet.

They made their way to the vicinity of Sea God Lake.

There were almost no other people around by now.

"Xiaotao, shouldn't you let go now...?"

Bai Luo's voice sounded faintly.

All along the way, Ma Xiaotao had practically clung to him like some soft-bodied creature, as if she wanted to press her entire body against him.

It would have been one thing if it were anyone else.

But Ma Xiaotao had developed far more generously than even Jiang Nannan.

Such intimate contact was nothing short of overwhelming.

It was somewhat torturous.

Hearing Bai Luo's voice.

Ma Xiaotao reluctantly released the arm she had been holding.

In truth, she could have let go long ago.

But her little ulterior motive had made her deliberately forget about it.

Only when Bai Luo spoke up could she no longer pretend to be oblivious, leaving her no choice but to release him.

Her little tongue slid lightly over her red lips.

Ma Xiaotao still felt unsatisfied.

Though she had only played the role of his temporary girlfriend.

She had already begun to like this feeling.

It would be even better if she could become his real girlfriend.

But no matter what she thought inside, she definitely could not show it on the surface.

After all, Ma Xiaotao had always believed in taking things step by step with Bai Luo.

Otherwise, after two whole years together, their relationship would not still be stuck at the level of close friends.

She had always firmly believed.

Haste made waste.

As long as she put in enough effort, with enough time, she would eventually get what she wanted.

Therefore.

With a faint blush on her face, Ma Xiaotao stubbornly explained, "Don't misunderstand. I only said that to deal with those girls."

After saying that.

Ma Xiaotao lowered her head.

Yet from the corner of her eye, she watched Bai Luo's reaction closely.

But Ma Xiaotao was disappointed.

Bai Luo did not react much.

He merely nodded calmly.

"Don't worry, Xiaotao. I didn't misunderstand."

"I should be thanking you, Xiaotao. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known how to handle that. Things like this are indeed rather troublesome."

If they had been hostile toward Bai Luo.

He would not have found them so difficult to deal with.

After all, he was not only a physician, but also possessed considerable combat strength.

But the problem was.

Not a single one of the girls surrounding him earlier had harbored any ill will toward him.

They had merely been too enthusiastic—so enthusiastic that Bai Luo had not known how to respond.

"Who said I wanted you not to misunderstand..."

Ma Xiaotao muttered resentfully.

Did she want Bai Luo not to misunderstand?

No!

What she wanted was for him to misunderstand.

After all, didn't the girls in the inner courtyard with boyfriends all say that many relationships began with misunderstandings?

If Bai Luo misunderstood, it would at least prove that he had some slightly different thoughts about her in his heart.

But if he did not misunderstand, didn't that prove he truly regarded her as nothing more than a real friend?

Though that proved their years of getting along had indeed been effective.

But it had gone in the wrong direction!

What she wanted was not to become his friend, but his girlfriend!

"Xiaotao, what did you say?"

"N-Nothing."

Ma Xiaotao suppressed the resentment in her heart and gave an awkward laugh.

She could hardly tell Bai Luo that she was upset because he had not misunderstood, could she?

Somewhat embarrassed, Ma Xiaotao changed the subject.

"Come on. The inner courtyard is just ahead. I'll show you around first."

"Then we'll go take a look at the outer courtyard admissions."

Ma Xiaotao had not forgotten the real matter at hand.

She had promised Ling Luochan that she would bring Bai Luo to Shrek Academy and prove that she had already won him over, while that icy woman was still alone.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for an outsider like me to enter the inner courtyard?"

Bai Luo remembered how important the inner courtyard was within Shrek Academy.

It was not open to outsiders.

"It's fine."

Ma Xiaotao waved her hand.

She had already taken care of everything.

"Teacher has agreed, and he has informed the elders at Sea God Pavilion. There won't be any problem."

When Ma Xiaotao had gone to Yan Shaozhe about this matter.

Yan Shaozhe had agreed very readily.

Though the inner courtyard was not open to outsiders, it was, in the end, simply a place for inner courtyard disciples to conduct their activities.

There were no secrets there.

Besides, Yan Shaozhe had never given up on the idea of recruiting a prodigy like Bai Luo.

Though Bai Luo had repeatedly declined his invitations.

If his own student could win him over, wouldn't that achieve the goal in another sense?

Moreover, while Bai Luo did not possess Ultimate Ice, he could steadily suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire. He was absolutely a perfect match for her.

With all these considerations, Yan Shaozhe was naturally happy to create opportunities for Ma Xiaotao.

For Yan Shaozhe, who was highly likely to become the next master of Sea God Pavilion, such a minor matter was hardly worth mentioning.