Hundred-Thousand-Year Spicy Rabbit Head

Could it be Azure Bull Brisket? The Titan Giant Ape? Shouldn't their territory be deep within the Star Dou Forest?

Zhang Nan opened the Eye of Reincarnation. His vision was more than ten times sharper than that of an ordinary soul master, and he instantly spotted a little girl ahead dressed in a pink skirt and white stockings. She skipped along excitedly, covering two meters with every hop, humming something under her breath.

"Little bunny, be good, open the door... I won't, I won't, I won't open it. Mommy isn't back, and I won't open it for anyone..."

Well, damn. Wasn't this a walking Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring—ptui, wasn't this a walking Hundred-Thousand-Year Spicy Rabbit Head?!

"I'm avoiding spicy food today. I'll switch things up and have five-spice rabbit head instead!"

Heaven did not disappoint those who worked hard. Zhang Nan had never expected to stumble upon a spicy rabbit head here. A smile curled across his lips as he ordered the Five Tiger Generals to hide at once and await his command.

"Huh? A human?"

Xiao Wu, who was not far away, noticed Zhang Nan as well. After voicing her confusion, she stopped hopping and walked straight over. Pouting, she stared at him with wide eyes and curiously looked him over.

This little thing was pretty cute.

At the same time, Zhang Nan gave Xiao Wu a thorough once-over. As expected of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, her skin was fair and tender, and she was even wearing white stockings. She looked exactly like an adorable little girl. If Zhang Nan had not known beforehand, he truly would not have been able to tell that she was a soul beast.

"Why are you alone? Did you get lost?"

Seeing that Zhang Nan was young and that his aura was steady, Xiao Wu could tell that he did not seem to be a soul master. But if he was not a soul master, how had he ended up in the Star Dou Great Forest? She lightly tapped her chin with a finger, utterly puzzled.

Because the system had concealed Zhang Nan's aura, Xiao Wu assumed that he was an ordinary person.

Zhang Nan naturally caught the probing note in Xiao Wu's words. After all, she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Despite her silly and adorable appearance, she had to have at least some cunning.

So he immediately shot back, "Didn't you get lost too?"

"Huh? Me? That's right! I came out to play with my family, then got separated from them!"

She had some cunning, but not much.

Xiao Wu was instantly left stumbling over her words by Zhang Nan's retort, taking a long time to make up a lie riddled with holes.

Humans had their personalities, and soul beasts had theirs. As a little white rabbit, Xiao Wu was no exception. Rabbits were naturally gentle creatures, so even after becoming human, she retained a tender, cute personality.

The five-spice rabbit head and spicy rabbit head could wait. First, he would let her experience the power of a twenty-first-century scumbag!

Zhang Nan directly gave full play to his scumbag nature and went up to take Xiao Wu's hand.

"I remember the way out. Come on, I'll take you with me!"

Pulled along by Zhang Nan, Xiao Wu grew embarrassed. She had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest since childhood. Other than playing with Daming and Er Ming, she rarely frolicked with other soul beasts, let alone a human.

Of course, she sometimes went to play in human marketplaces, but she always returned quickly. Today, she had originally planned to tell Daming and Er Ming that she had successfully obtained the qualifications to attend Notting Academy. Once she became stronger in the future, she would find the murderer who had killed her mother and forcibly taken her mother's soul ring, then avenge her mother. Who could have known that on her way back, she would encounter this human before her?

"Why is your face so hot? Are you feeling unwell?"

The scumbag's second move: pretending not to know in order to show concern, while actually continuing the physical contact.

When the back of Zhang Nan's hand pressed against Xiao Wu's forehead, she indeed lowered her head shyly. Zhang Nan only remembered the timeline; he had forgotten exactly how Xiao Wu and that little bastard Tang San had gotten together. In any case, no matter what, Zhang Nan had successfully carried out their second interaction and laid a solid foundation for where their relationship would go next.

If Xiao Wu still ended up with Tang San in the end, then she could only become spicy rabbit head.

"No, thank you. My name is Xiao Wu. What's your name?"

Xiao Wu's gaze darted away, and she did not dare look directly into Zhang Nan's eyes. Seeing her like this, he concluded that after transmigrating, he must be an incredibly handsome guy. That was confidence rooted deep in his bones.

"Uh, my name is Zhang Nan. Just call me hubby. The lao is the lao from old man, and the gong is the gong from male and female!"

As a highly productive form of address from the twenty-first century, Zhang Nan naturally had to embrace it. It would be convenient for Xiao Wu to say, and pleasant for him to hear.

"Okay, hubby!" Xiao Wu replied.

Nice! This was exactly the feeling!

"Xiao Wu, could you call me that a few more times? I like hearing you call me that!"

It was not that Zhang Nan was pushing his luck. Xiao Wu's gentle voice, combined with the meaning of those words, made him want to hear it more and more.

"Hubby, hubby, hubby!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Not bad, not bad. Xiao Wu, it'd be even better if you drew out the sound a little. Listen to my pronunciation: lao... gong... Draw out the last syllable a little..."

"Hub... by~?"

"Ah, yes, yes, exactly like that! That's it! Call me that from now on, hahaha... Now say it two more times for me!"

"That's so strange. Didn't I just say it? Do you like having people call your name?"

Xiao Wu was confused. Who liked having others chase after them and keep calling their name? But when she thought about how it was only saying a name twice, she could only fulfill Zhang Nan's request.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Along the way, Zhang Nan displayed his scumbag tricks to the fullest. From time to time, he told a short joke or cracked a little quip, always making Xiao Wu's heart flutter with delight.

"Xiao Wu, I'm leaving. If fate allows, we'll meet again!"

Time was tight, and his task was urgent. If Zhang Nan did not have something more important to do right now, then with his strength, he would not even need to wait until tonight. He could easily take down this silly, adorable little fangirl before him right now.

"Okay, hub~by, I'm leaving too!"

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu had gradually gone from unfamiliar with those two words to fluently using them under Zhang Nan's brainwashing. Not only could she now draw out the final syllable, she could even draw out the first one. Sometimes, she could even drag out both syllables at once.

Every different pronunciation had a different flavor, after all, and Zhang Nan was always intoxicated by it.

Xiao Wu watched Zhang Nan leave, feeling a faint loneliness and an indescribable sensation in her heart. Only after his figure had completely vanished from sight did she skip toward the deepest part of the Star Dou Forest.

A real man was born between heaven and earth. Wasn't it laughable to fret over a woman and lose oneself?

What was his could not be stolen by anyone else. What was not his could not be kept no matter how hard he tried. At worst, he would make spicy rabbit head.

After leaving Xiao Wu's sight, Zhang Nan spread Evil God's Wings and sped onward. His mood was not affected in the slightest by that little chance encounter with her.

The Five Tiger Generals were Zhang Nan's servants, their hearts linked as one. He did not need to speak to issue them orders. The instant he left, the Five Tiger Generals followed close behind.