Xiao Wu's Sense of Crisis

"Jiang Li! Who is this woman?!"

Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at Jiang Li.

No matter how hard she thought about it, she could not figure it out.

Hadn't she sent Jiang Li to buy her candied hawthorn skewers?

How had he hooked up with another woman after only being gone for a little while?

Nothing like this had happened during all those years at Notting Academy.

Why was it that the moment they left Notting Academy, all sorts of random women started flocking to him?

"Xiao Wu, listen to my excuse..."

"No, listen to my explanation."

Facing Xiao Wu's resentful gaze, Jiang Li's scalp went numb. He could only force himself to speak.

"Never mind that for now. Where are the candied hawthorn skewers I asked for?"

Xiao Wu held out her hand toward Jiang Li in a demanding gesture, but her eyes remained fixed on the candied hawthorn skewer in Ye Lingling's hand.

Though she did not say it aloud, her meaning could not have been clearer.

Seeing this, Ye Lingling hurriedly apologized. "Huh? I'm sorry, I didn't know he bought that for you."

Though she was reluctant to part with the candied hawthorn skewer Jiang Li had given her, Ye Lingling still offered it to Xiao Wu.

However, seeing Xiao Wu standing beside Jiang Li, the two of them looking like a perfect couple, she figured they must be lovers. A trace of bitterness rose in her heart.

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Seeing how tactful Ye Lingling was, Xiao Wu found her much more pleasing to the eye.

At least she was much better than that woman Jiang Li had contracted before, Zhu Zhuqing. The moment Zhu Zhuqing showed up, she had called Xiao Wu's sworn enemy Qian Renxue "Sister Xue." She had no shame at all.

Xiao Wu snorted and reached out to take the candied hawthorn skewer Ye Lingling offered.

"Stop messing around, Xiao Wu." Jiang Li quickly caught Xiao Wu's hand and stopped her. "How can you take back something that's already been given away?"

"Here, these are the candied hawthorn skewers I bought for you. They're all yours. You can have as many as you want."

As he spoke, Jiang Li took out the whole bunch of candied hawthorn trees from the Summoning Space and placed them before Xiao Wu.

Although he had taken out an entire candied hawthorn tree, he had not forgotten to secretly save a few skewers for Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Do you think I'll forgive you just because of this?"

Seeing Jiang Li take out so many candied hawthorn skewers for her at once, much of Xiao Wu's anger dissipated.

At least Jiang Li had not forgotten the candied hawthorn skewers he was supposed to buy for her and given them to someone else instead.

Xiao Wu secretly glanced at Ye Lingling, then complained with obvious deliberation, "I told you to hurry, so why were you gone for so long?"

"I'm sorry. It was all because of me. I hope you won't blame him," Ye Lingling hurriedly said.

For some reason, hearing that made Xiao Wu feel even more uncomfortable.

Xiao Wu looked at Jiang Li unhappily. "What happened?"

Because of the years they had spent together, as well as Jiang Li's guidance, Xiao Wu had not grown into the same person she was in the original story. At her core, she was still a kind-hearted girl.

Thus, Jiang Li did not intend to hide anything from her. He briefly explained how Xue Beng had tried to bully Ye Lingling earlier and how he had stopped him.

"So that's what happened. I thought things like this only happened in small cities like Notting City. I didn't expect them to happen in a big city like Heaven Dou City too?!"

After listening to Jiang Li's account, Xiao Wu nodded thoughtfully, then shot him a glare. "Why didn't you call me for something like that?!"

Xiao Wu had always loved being the center of attention. Even with Jiang Li correcting her, that part of her had not changed.

Otherwise, she would not have beaten all those students into submission the moment she arrived at Notting Academy in the original story, forcing them all to call her Sister Xiao Wu.

It was only because Jiang Li had said that the little punk named Tang San at Notting Academy had a father at the level of a Title Douluo.

That had forced her to restrain her attention-seeking nature, fearing that if a Title Douluo discovered her, he would kill her for her spirit ring and spirit bone.

Then she could not help but take Ye Lingling's hand in shared indignation. "Don't worry. If anything like this happens again, just leave it to me. Sister Xiao Wu's Martial Soul may be a rabbit, but Sister Xiao Wu isn't someone to be trifled with."

"Thank you."

Just moments ago, Xiao Wu had regarded her as an enemy, yet now she was saying she would protect her. Ye Lingling truly had trouble adjusting to Xiao Wu's erratic personality.

Still, she sincerely thanked Xiao Wu.

"It's nothing, as long as you don't try to steal Jiang Li from me." Xiao Wu patted her chest and declared magnanimously.

"Uh..."

Ye Lingling was momentarily at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.

"Ahem!"

Jiang Li quickly coughed twice, drawing both their attention and interrupting their conversation.

Then he introduced Xiao Wu to Ye Lingling. "Let me introduce her. Her name is Xiao Wu, a level 29 Great Soul Master. She is my..."

"My future wife!"

Before Jiang Li could finish, Xiao Wu grabbed his arm and spoke first.

"Future wife?"

Hearing that, Ye Lingling sighed inwardly. As expected. Her heart immediately felt even more bitter.

"Ahem..."

Jiang Li nearly spat out a mouthful of water. In the past, Xiao Wu had only argued about being his future wife when she was competing with Qian Renxue.

He had not expected her to be so bold this time, directly declaring herself his future wife in front of someone else.

"Do you have a problem with that?" Xiao Wu widened her eyes at Jiang Li.

Back at Notting Academy, the only people Jiang Li had contracted were Xiao Wu and Qian Renxue.

However, Qian Renxue existed only as a soul body. She could be seen but not touched, and aside from verbally provoking Xiao Wu, she posed no threat at all.

Xiao Wu had not expected that, after leaving Notting City, Jiang Li would contract a pair of sisters one after another in such a short time.

That could not help but stir a sense of crisis within her.

Although she knew that, given the nature of Jiang Li's Martial Soul, he would eventually have to contract more outstanding Soul Masters, she still felt deeply uncomfortable about it.

"Of course not. You're Sister Xiao Wu, who punches Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and kicks Title Douluos. How would I dare have any objections?" Jiang Li hurriedly shook his head and flattered her.

Although it was true that he had taken a liking to Ye Lingling and her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, Ye Lingling was not like Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, who had no other choice.

Nor would she decisively sign a contract with him merely because Jiang Li had saved her once.

So naturally, Jiang Li chose to placate Xiao Wu first, since she had been the first to contract with him.

Xiao Wu nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it."

Watching the two interact like lovers, Ye Lingling, who had been left standing off to the side, felt as though she was somewhat unnecessary here.

Jiang Li seemed to notice Ye Lingling's awkwardness. After soothing Xiao Wu's mood, he said to Ye Lingling, "Miss Ye, are you going home now, or are you headed somewhere else?"

"If you don't mind, I can give you a ride."