The Arrival of a Sworn Sister

Just then, Yan Shaozhe's door was forced open from the outside with a loud bang.

A woman in red burst through the door. She had a tall, well-proportioned figure, and the first thing that drew attention was her milky-white, ample breasts. Yet her waist was exceptionally slim, only flaring out again at the curve of her hips. Her legs were straight, and an intense youthful vitality came rushing toward them.

Huo Yuhao stood frozen when he saw the woman arrive.

The woman glared at Yan Shaozhe and said angrily, "Teacher, have you got it wrong? I've already told you several times—I won't marry some inexperienced kid just because of my martial soul!"

Facing her questioning, Yan Shaozhe replied unhurriedly, "Xiaotao, I'm doing this for your future."

"Think about it. If your Evil Fire remains unresolved, the damage it causes you will only grow worse. And because you have to suppress it, you won't be able to fully display your strength while cultivating."

"Just when I thought your Evil Fire could never be cured, heaven sent us a genius with Ultimate Ice. No, genius isn't enough—he's a monster. That was when I finally saw hope."

Yan Shaozhe had thought his words would make the woman called Xiaotao come to her senses, but unexpectedly, Xiaotao still chose to stand by her own beliefs.

Huo Yuhao, who stood beside Xiaotao, felt rather helpless.

"Um, could you hear my opinion?" Huo Yuhao could understand Ma Xiaotao's feelings. Whoever it was, no one would agree to marry someone just because of their martial soul.

"When did you get here?" Ma Xiaotao looked in surprise at Huo Yuhao, who was standing before her.

Huo Yuhao replied speechlessly, "I mean, is it possible that I've been here the whole time?"

Ma Xiaotao said a little awkwardly, "Can't help it. You're too short, so I didn't notice you."

"I thought being five foot six wasn't that short." Hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Huo Yuhao looked at himself with some uncertainty.

Under normal circumstances, at Huo Yuhao's age, a height of five foot six would have put him near the top of the pack.

Ma Xiaotao gave Huo Yuhao a careful look and said, "You're Huo Yuhao, right? Teacher mentioned you before. You're pretty good-looking, at least. What's your opinion?"

Huo Yuhao said, "Although I am indeed a genius, I haven't fully mastered my Ultimate Ice yet. It may become uncontrollable while I'm using it. So, my suggestion is that I help this Inner Court senior suppress her Evil Fire once a week, but the sessions can't last too long. Once I can control Ultimate Ice skillfully, I'll help Senior purify that so-called Evil Fire."

Ma Xiaotao could not find anything wrong with Huo Yuhao's suggestion.

Ma Xiaotao said, "You won't try anything improper with me, will you?"

Huo Yuhao answered confidently, "Senior, I, Huo Yuhao, am an honorable gentleman. How could I possibly use such filthy tactics?"

Ma Xiaotao said, "Fine. My name is Ma Xiaotao. I look forward to your guidance in the future. Teacher, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

After seeing the signal in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Yan Shaozhe had no idea what the boy was plotting, but he still agreed to let Ma Xiaotao leave.

After Ma Xiaotao left, Yan Shaozhe asked Huo Yuhao in confusion, "What are you up to, kid?"

Huo Yuhao asked, "Dean Yan, would you believe me if I said I was doing this to cultivate feelings with Senior Ma Xiaotao?"

Cultivate feelings? Yan Shaozhe immediately became interested when he heard those key words. "Go on."

Huo Yuhao asked, "Dean Yan, haven't you always hoped that Senior Ma Xiaotao could marry a man with an Ultimate Ice attribute like mine?"

Yan Shaozhe replied, "Yes. Only then can Xiaotao's Evil Fire be eliminated. But aside from you, no one else with Ultimate Ice has appeared."

Huo Yuhao continued, "Dean Yan, if you immediately tell Senior Ma Xiaotao to marry this person or that person, anyone would grow annoyed. You have to take it slow. What I said earlier about being unable to control Ultimate Ice was only a pretext."

"It's simply so that I can build more feelings with Senior Ma Xiaotao while helping her purify her Evil Fire. Then, I can use that as an excuse to keep in contact with her. Naturally, our relationship will gradually improve. But on Senior's side, I'll still need Dean Yan's help."

Listening to Huo Yuhao, Yan Shaozhe more or less understood what he meant. It made Yan Shaozhe look at Huo Yuhao in a new light.

Indeed, he had been too focused on rushing things. They did not even know each other, yet he had directly talked about marriage. No wonder Ma Xiaotao had refused. Slowly developing the relationship between Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao was a good suggestion as well.

Yan Shaozhe said, "Good. As expected of the genius I, Yan Shaozhe, have taken a liking to. If you encounter any problems regarding your relationship with Xiaotao, come to me. I'll do everything I can to help you."

"I even know some of the most basic things, such as what Xiaotao likes."

Seeing that the matter concerning Ma Xiaotao was more or less settled, Huo Yuhao asked, "Dean Yan, what about the matter of our Class One homeroom teacher?"

Yan Shaozhe said, "That? You don't need to worry. I'll directly have Wang Yan serve as your homeroom teacher. Although he is currently teaching upper-year students, I don't think he'll refuse the temptation of an Ultimate Ice cultivator who is already level thirty-seven."

When he heard that Wang Yan would become his teacher, Huo Yuhao hid the joy in his heart and said, "Then thank you, Dean Yan."

Yan Shaozhe said, "No need to thank me. You're one of Shrek's own, after all. We can't mistreat our own people. I'll have someone deliver your future cultivation resources to you."

Huo Yuhao said, "Thank you, Dean Yan. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first."

Yan Shaozhe glanced at the time and said, "It's still class break right now. Go back once class starts."

"Class is almost starting already?" Huo Yuhao had not expected time to pass so quickly.

Thus, following Yan Shaozhe's suggestion, Huo Yuhao stayed for a short while. Only after the Outer Court classes began did he leave Sea God Lake under Yan Shaozhe's guidance.

After bidding farewell to Yan Shaozhe, Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Huo Yuhao saw Wang Dong, who had caught a cold. Ice fragments covered his entire body.