Feng Xiaotian Gets Jealous

After eating, Bing Yekong put his things away and prepared to head back to sleep.

He had truly exhausted himself today, practicing swordsmanship for an entire day, but he did not feel any pain. On the contrary, he felt fulfilled.

"Hey, wait a moment!"

Shui Yue'er called out to him.

"Little Yekong, did you forget? We agreed with Sister Huo Wu and the others that once you came back after obtaining your Soul Ring, we'd go out and get together."

Bing Yekong scratched his head. "Sister Yue'er, I really did forget if you hadn't mentioned it."

Over the past few days, he had been busy obtaining his Soul Ring, adapting to the meditation method, and practicing swordsmanship. He had truly put a small outing like this out of his mind.

"Can you still eat?"

Shui Yue'er suddenly regretted bringing him food and looked at Bing Yekong with concern.

Bing Yekong smiled and patted his stomach. "I'm only about thirty percent full. Don't worry, Sister Yue'er!"

After obtaining his first Soul Ring, all of Bing Yekong's physical abilities had improved, and his appetite had naturally grown considerably as well.

Only after hearing that did Shui Yue'er relax.

"Then let's go! We'll bring Sister along too!"

The two arrived outside Shui Bing'er's room, and Shui Yue'er pushed the door open.

Inside, Shui Bing'er stood before a mirror, fiddling with something.

Hearing someone enter, she hurriedly turned around.

"Little Yekong, Yue'er, why are you here?"

When Shui Bing'er looked at Bing Yekong's face, a faint blush unconsciously rose to her cheeks.

Ever since obtaining his first Soul Ring, Bing Yekong's body had developed quite a bit, and he had grown noticeably taller.

Some of the childishness had faded from his face, making him look even colder and more handsome.

"We came to ask you to go out with us. Did you forget the arrangement with Sister Huo Wu and the others?"

At Shui Yue'er's reminder, Shui Bing'er immediately remembered.

"Alright, then let's set off."

She tidied herself up briefly before leaving with the two of them.

When they reached their meeting place on the street, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang had already been waiting for quite some time.

"Sister Huo Wu, we're here!"

Shui Yue'er rushed over first and threw herself into Huo Wu's arms.

She had always been lively by nature, and Huo Wu was the one she played with most often.

Huo Wu warmly greeted them as well.

Huo Wushuang merely smiled and nodded.

As for Feng Xiaotian—

When he saw the Shui sisters, he could still maintain a gentle expression. But when he saw Bing Yekong, a trace of wariness and displeasure unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

Bing Yekong could not be bothered with him and ignored the guy outright.

"Little Yekong, why do you look like you've grown so much taller?"

Huo Wu looked Bing Yekong over in surprise, gesturing with her hands as she compared their heights.

After absorbing a Soul Ring, Bing Yekong was now nearly as tall as Huo Wu, a Grand Soul Master.

"That's because Little Yekong has already obtained his first Soul Ring, and he's now a level fourteen Soul Master!"

Before Bing Yekong could answer, Shui Yue'er beat him to it, as though she were the one who had broken through.

"What? Level fourteen?!"

The three of them cried out in surprise almost at the same time.

Their feelings, however, were different.

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang were mostly shocked, as well as happy for Bing Yekong.

Feng Xiaotian, on the other hand, was utterly incredulous, with a faint trace of jealousy mixed in.

"He rose four levels just by absorbing one Soul Ring? That's terrifying!"

Huo Wu's words practically represented Huo Wushuang's thoughts as well, and even Feng Xiaotian could not help nodding along.

Seeing this, Bing Yekong quickly changed the subject. "Let's not worry about that for now. What are we eating? I'm still a little hungry."

Huo Wushuang pointed at a storefront not far away. "We reserved seats at that restaurant. The food there is quite good."

Thus, the group headed toward the restaurant together.

Feng Xiaotian followed behind Bing Yekong, staring intently at the back of the boy who looked much younger than him.

One Soul Ring raised him four levels. Bing Yekong, you really are something!

A hint of jealousy rose in Feng Xiaotian's heart.

They both possessed Innate Full Soul Power, yet Feng Xiaotian, already fifteen or sixteen years old, had only just broken through to the Soul Exalt realm.

But at Bing Yekong's cultivation speed, by the time he reached Feng Xiaotian's age, he would at least be a Soul Ancestor.

This left Feng Xiaotian, an arrogant genius, feeling deeply frustrated.

Even though he knew his slower cultivation speed was due to his research into self-created soul skills, seeing someone advance so much faster than himself still made him feel uncomfortable.

After entering the restaurant, Huo Wu sat beside Bing Yekong, while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er sat on his other side.

Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian sat across from them.

Huo Wushuang looked helplessly at his sister, while Feng Xiaotian's eyes burned with anger.

Huo Wu leaned close to Bing Yekong, holding the menu in her hand. "Little Yekong, order whatever you want. Sister Huo Wu is treating today!"

As she spoke, Huo Wu beckoned Feng Xiaotian over.

Feng Xiaotian, whose face had just been full of anger, hurriedly took out a pouch and handed it to Huo Wu.

So Huo Wu was only saying she was treating; in reality, she was spending Feng Xiaotian's money.

Bing Yekong, however, did not care about that. He picked up the menu and began ordering.

Feng Xiaotian could only glare from the side, listening to dish after dish being named while feeling his wallet bleed.

Bing Yekong ordered more than a dozen dishes.

Though the six of them were still young, they were all Soul Masters, and their appetites were no smaller than those of adults.

Before long, a table full of delicious food was served, complete in color, aroma, and flavor, proving worthy of its price.

"Here, Little Yekong. This is the restaurant's signature grilled fish. I'll feed you!"

Huo Wu used her own chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish belly, deliberately brought it to her lips and blew on it gently, then held it up to Bing Yekong's mouth.

"Come on, open up."

Crack.

With a crisp sound, the chopsticks in Feng Xiaotian's hand snapped in two.

"Xiaotian, what's wrong?"

Huo Wu looked at Feng Xiaotian in confusion.

Poor Feng Xiaotian could only force a smile. "Nothing, Sister Huo Wu. I accidentally used too much force. These chopsticks are just too flimsy."

He called a server over and asked for a new pair of chopsticks.

In truth, Feng Xiaotian had clearly snapped them because he had used too much force.

But it was understandable. Watching the person he liked feed another boy—he would have been a ghost if he were not angry.

Still, Feng Xiaotian could not say anything.

He was not together with Huo Wu yet, so he had no right to interfere.

Bing Yekong nearly lost it when he saw Feng Xiaotian like that.

He put on an expression of pure enjoyment and ate the grilled fish Huo Wu fed him.

"Thank you, Sister Huo Wu. This grilled fish is delicious!"

Bing Yekong deliberately looked as if he were thoroughly enjoying it, even leaning a little closer to Huo Wu.

Naturally, Huo Wu did not reject Bing Yekong's initiative.

Just like that, the distance between them grew a little smaller.