Picking Up Girls

Feng Xiaotian's face darkened.

"How could you calculate it like that?"

As if he had not noticed Feng Xiaotian's look of disdain, Jiede casually slung an arm around his shoulders.

"Brother Feng, after spending these past few days together, I can tell that you genuinely like Huo Wu.

But your way of chasing girls is a little off."

"You say that like you know a lot about it." Feng Xiaotian snorted disdainfully.

"A little girl's thoughts are simple. I'll teach you."

"You really can?" Feng Xiaotian's heart stirred slightly.

Jiede recalled the original plot. During the tournament, Tang San had always outshone Huo Wu, and Huo Wu was fiercely competitive.

In the end, Tang San had saved her life at a critical moment, earning some goodwill and even receiving a fragrant kiss.

You could not just indulge this little girl. You had to oppose her appropriately.

Jiede smiled faintly. "When dealing with Huo Wu, you can't go along with everything she says. You need to keep a certain distance from her."

"That doesn't sound right. If I don't go along with her, she'll get angry, and all the goodwill I worked so hard to build up will be gone."

Feng Xiaotian asked in confusion.

"Then let me ask you, what is your relationship right now?"

"Lovers... Alright, ordinary friends."

"Then what are you afraid of? Remember, feelings between men and women are subtle. Arguments don't break people apart. If an argument does break you apart, it can only mean you truly weren't suited for each other."

"No, what if it does break us apart?" Feng Xiaotian panicked.

When people were speechless, they were often extremely speechless.

"Brother, wasn't your skin pretty thick? Just cling to her afterward and patch things up."

At those words, Feng Xiaotian suddenly saw the light.

"Brother Feng, I heard your martial soul is the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf, a benign mutated martial soul, right?"

"Gale Twin-Headed Wolf, Innate Full Soul Power. Not bad, right?"

Feng Xiaotian finally regained a bit of confidence in front of him.

Jiede usually acted like an adult, skilled and seasoned in everything he did. People their age seemed like children before him.

"Oh, good thing it's the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf, not the Gale Twin-Headed Cage..." Jiede muttered.

"Twin-headed what?" Feng Xiaotian asked in confusion.

"Ahem, that isn't important!" Jiede waved a hand.

Just as Huo Yan was about to step out from around the corner, he heard their conversation and nearly stumbled.

"Are kids these days all this open?!"

"You probably don't know this, but I created a soul skill of my own, called Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Strikes."

Feng Xiaotian raised his brows. "Forget it. You probably can't understand the joy of a battle soul master, considering you're an auxiliary-type soul master."

Provocation!

Blatant provocation!

Jiede narrowed his eyes.

In the shadows, Huo Yan's lips curled upward slightly. Let's see how you get out of this one.

"Oh? Then what does this soul skill of yours do? Show me."

Jiede spoke calmly.

Feng Xiaotian grinned. Possessing his martial soul, he rose into the air and looked down from above.

"Watch closely. Every attack of my soul skill can stack its attack power, up to a maximum of thirty-six layers, where the attack reaches its limit.

Soul masters of the same rank are no match for me.

My soul skill isn't fully developed yet and still needs refinement.

Once it matures, even soul masters one rank above me won't be able to withstand my Thirty-Six Strikes."

Jiede silently watched Feng Xiaotian awkwardly dance several circles through the air.

"Brother Feng, I also have a self-created soul skill. How about we spar without using our martial souls?"

Feng Xiaotian stopped moving.

"You have a self-created soul skill too? But aren't you a food-type soul master? Where would your attack power come from?"

"What is this kid trying to do?"

Huo Yan stroked his chin. "Could he really think a food-type soul master can beat a battle-type soul master?"

He thought to himself, Kid Feng, you'd better beat the hell out of this ignorant brat.

"Seeing that confident look on his face every day pisses me off."

"Enough nonsense. Let's fight." Jiede urged.

"Fine, but you'd better be careful."

Feng Xiaotian activated the wings formed from blue phantoms and dove down at Jiede.

Just as the blade of his flank was about to slash into Jiede's shoulder, Jiede suddenly pushed off with his feet, shifted aside, and punched Feng Xiaotian in the face.

Bang!

Feng Xiaotian flew backward and embedded himself in the wall.

Huo Yan rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "Is that the strength a food-type soul master should have?"

Feng Xiaotian rubbed his swollen red face and pulled himself out of the crack in the wall.

He was completely stunned, staring at Jiede as though he were looking at a monster.

"Jiede, how did you do that?"

"I call this soul skill... Ordinary Punch!" Jiede brushed the dust from his sleeve.

Damn, he was not even pretending. Wasn't that just an ordinary punch?

But this was too strange.

How could an auxiliary-type soul master unleash such terrifying strength?

"Brother Feng, this move of yours has a huge flaw.

Have you considered that it takes too long to activate? Once your first two strikes are interrupted,

the power that follows can't be unleashed at all.

I advise you to properly cultivate your soul power during your golden years. Don't aim too high."

"No, let's fight again. I only held back because I saw you were a food-type soul master. I didn't use my full strength at all."

Feng Xiaotian said unwillingly.

"Mm, fighting isn't the important thing. Come here and listen first. Right now is the perfect chance to make an impression in front of Huo Wu."

Jiede launched into an animated explanation.

"I already got beaten up. How am I supposed to make an impression? It's too humiliating." Feng Xiaotian wore a miserable expression.

"Listen to me. Do this... then do that... Understand?"

"Will this really work?"

Jiede patted his chest in assurance.

"Go on. Try to stand united against a common enemy and advance and retreat together with her.

But restrain yourself. You can't show that lecherous, pig-headed look.

At the same time, mind the limits and learn to maintain a sense of distance."

Feng Xiaotian gritted his teeth, deciding to give it everything he had. Taking a deep breath, he headed toward Huo Wu's room.

Huo Yan stared in shock from the shadows.

Wasn't there supposed to be a fight? He had been turned to Jiede's side just like that?

He had taken a punch for nothing, yet in the end, he would even have to thank him.

What kind of logic was that?

Damn it, one after another, they had all been fooled stupid by Jiede.

Huo Wu had reined in her temper, and Feng Xiaotian was listening to his instructions too.

"Ugh..."

Huo Yan let out a long sigh, feeling a headache coming on.

Feng Xiaotian knocked on Huo Wu's door.

The moment they met, Feng Xiaotian began complaining. "That damned Jiede, he pissed me off! He has no martial virtue!"

Huo Wu froze for a moment. Seeing Feng Xiaotian's bruised and swollen face, she could not help asking:

"What happened to you? Are the injuries on your face related to Jiede?"

Feng Xiaotian was delighted. Sister Huo Wu is worried about me. Hehehe. No, I have to be reserved.

"He ambushed me. He watched my self-created soul skill, found its weakness, then pretended to spar with me. In truth, he attacked while I was holding back..."

A trace of sympathy flashed across Huo Wu's face as she paced back and forth.

"Jiede has schemed against us again and again. He cannot be forgiven. I want revenge. Tonight, I'm thinking of putting a sack over his head..."

"Feng Xiaotian, are you in?"

Feng Xiaotian was about to agree when Jiede's words flashed through his mind. He hurriedly composed himself and answered seriously.

"No, Huo Wu. That kind of behavior is too despicable. I can't do it, and I advise you not to either.

When there's an opportunity, I'll get even with him openly and honorably."

She... she had been rejected?

Huo Wu was stunned, her heart full of confusion.

Feng Xiaotian usually called her Sister Huo Wu this and Sister Huo Wu that. Why had he dropped the honorific today?

Had he changed his nature?

Just then.

Feng Xiaotian's expression turned solemn as he asked in all seriousness.

"By the way, Huo Wu, do you know... what Gale Twin-Headed Cage means?"