Would You Be Willing to Be with Me

As soon as the match ended, Wang Dong immediately led Huo Yuhao away from the Assessment Zone.

Huo Yuhao turned to Wang Dong and asked, "Tell me, do you really have to be in such a rush?"

Wang Dong brought Huo Yuhao to a stop right in front of the entrance of the Assessment Zone and said, "That's a must. After all, my rival is Xue Ningbing, and the bet was for ownership of your services."

Seeing that Xue Ningbing was not standing in their originally agreed-upon spot, Wang Dong finally let out a sigh of relief.

Huo Yuhao glanced over at adjacent District 34 and said to Wang Dong, "It looks like Bing'er and Xiao Xiao aren't in the first match. Otherwise, given Bing'er's strength and personality, there is absolutely no way she would show mercy and finish her battle before us just to come out first."

Certain that Xue Ningbing hadn't finished her match and walked out, Wang Dong looked up at the sky and laughed out loud. "I knew the heavens would look after me! It looks like Xue Ningbing's luck isn't so great either!"

"I swear, watch your image a bit." Seeing how arrogant Wang Dong was being, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but swat his little backside.

Struck just like that by Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong finally recovered his composure and said in a low voice to Huo Yuhao, "Don't you know you aren't supposed to hit a girl's butt?! I could turn a blind eye if you didn't know my identity, but what do you mean by this right now?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong with a smiling expression and said, "But your identity right now is a guy."

Just you wait and see what kind of punishment you're going to get back at the dorm if you keep acting like this.

Don't think you can fight back. You aren't even my match in basic Soul Power rank—do you really think your physical strength can suppress me?

Bad guy! Pervert! Hearing these words from Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong pictured those unspeakable punishments in his mind, and his face gradually turned red.

Seeing Wang Dong react this way, Huo Yuhao pretty much knew that Wang Dong had completely misunderstood the punishment he mentioned.

Huo Yuhao said with an indifferent expression, "It seems that in some people's hearts, I'm just that kind of person. Since that's the case, then let it be whatever you imagined."

Wang Dong said with a hint of surprise, "Huh? Wait, what punishment were you just talking about? It's not the one I was thinking of?"

Huo Yuhao replied, "Did you think everyone is full of garbage thoughts like you?"

I've made a total fool of myself! It was a good thing everyone was busy with their assessments at the moment, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to show his face in public.

Before Wang Dong could even calm down, Huo Yuhao's next words instantly got his attention.

"Oh, Bing'er, you guys are out."

Wang Dong looked in the direction of the thirty-fourth assessment zone and spotted Xue Ningbing and Xiao Xiao walking toward them.

She shouldn't have been able to hear what we were just saying, right?

Even though a Soul Master's hearing was higher than an ordinary person's, there was no way she could hear such a quiet voice from this far away.

Xue Ningbing said unhappily, "Talk about bad luck, we actually got scheduled for the second match."

Wang Dong said smugly, "Hehe, Yuhao and I got put in the very first match."

Right at that moment, Huo Yuhao noticed a problem and asked, "Wait a minute, Bing'er, if you were in the second match, you shouldn't be coming out right now."

Xiao Xiao, standing beside Xue Ningbing, explained, "Well, because the referee teacher scheduled us for the second match, Ningbing got into an argument with that teacher. In the end, if Ningbing hadn't exposed her own strength, they wouldn't have moved us up to the first match."

"And the group of students matched against us were also scared of Ningbing's overwhelming strength, so they surrendered directly."

"Awesome!" Wang Dong never expected Xue Ningbing would go to such lengths just to win ownership of Huo Yuhao's services, only to lose to him in the end anyway.

"Bing'er, you..." Huo Yuhao looked at Xue Ningbing, not knowing what to say.

"Hmph." Xue Ningbing closed her eyes and refused to speak.

Seeing this scene, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao tacitly slipped away from the area.

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong and said, "Wang Dong, I didn't think you had any conscience at all."

Wang Dong said, "Even though that Xue Ningbing has been targeting me the whole time, I have to admit that her level of care for Huo Yuhao far surpasses any of us."

"Besides targeting me because of Huo Yuhao, in every other aspect, Xue Ningbing is actually quite commendable."

"Besides, I'm a guy—how could I possibly like someone of the same sex?"

"Instead, it's better to let Huo Yuhao coax Xue Ningbing a bit more. That's good for all of us."

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong and thought, That's true too. (How wonderful it would be if you could put that kind of thought into me, though.)

Over on Huo Yuhao and Xue Ningbing's side.

Huo Yuhao looked at Xue Ningbing, who had been silent the whole time, walked up behind her, and gently rested a hand on her shoulder. "Bing'er, let's go."

Xue Ningbing didn't speak, simply nodding before leaving the area with Huo Yuhao.

As Huo Yuhao and Xue Ningbing walked to Sea God Lake, Xue Ningbing stopped, looked at Huo Yuhao, and said, "Yuhao, can that bet not count?"

"I know doing this is breaking the wager, but I... I just don't want..."

The further she went, the softer Xue Ningbing's voice became.

Looking at Xue Ningbing in her nervous state, Huo Yuhao pulled her straight into his arms without a second word. "You little fool, I, Huo Yuhao, am not interested in guys."

Xue Ningbing asked with a hint of confusion, "What do you mean?"

Huo Yuhao said, "The ownership Wang Dong talked about is just doing some manual labor chores. Where on earth did your mind wander?"

After hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation, Xue Ningbing's face flushed slightly as she said, "So I misunderstood. I thought Wang Dong had some weird hobbies."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "You, do you really have such a strong desire to possess me?"

Xue Ningbing replied, "Of course. Me coming along with you this time is to make sure you don't get tricked away by some bad woman, plus my own personal reasons."

"If it weren't for the rule that teammates can't both be above the Soul Elder rank, I really wouldn't want to separate from you."

Huo Yuhao said, "Nothing we can do about it; the rules that must be obeyed still have to be followed. Standing out too much isn't a good thing anyway."

Xue Ningbing looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Yeah. Oh right, what are your thoughts on soul tools? Given the current situation, soul tools still play a huge role on the battlefield."

"You even look into this?" Huo Yuhao looked at Xue Ningbing with mild surprise.

Huo Yuhao said, "Once I reach the grade where we can choose to cultivate soul tools, I'll study them. Soul tools will be a massive help to our future."

"Mhm. When we have time later, let's go find Xue'er. We haven't seen her in quite a long time."

"Alright, and my first soul skill can take us straight back home."

"Bing'er, would you be willing to be with me?"