Xiao Wu's identity exposed

The moment Xiao Wu cried out, Tai Tan loosened his grip.

The surge of Soul Power pressing down on Ye Lin dissipated instantly.

Ye Lin remained in the same position, his feet half an inch into the ground, his back straight, his muscles taut, and his chest heaving several times before slowly exhaling.

Xiao Wu pounced on him.

She rushed to Ye Lin in three strides and grabbed his arm with both hands.

She raised her hand and used a handkerchief to wipe the bloodstains from his shoulder. After wiping it a couple of times, the skin underneath had completely healed.

Ye Lin looked down at her tense face, pulled his arm out of her grasp, stretched his shoulders, and said in a calm tone, "My recovery ability is still quite strong."

Tai Tan's gaze fell on the patch of skin on Ye Lin's shoulder that had fully recovered.

He silently recited a sentence in his heart.

"For a Strength-type Soul Master to possess such powerful regenerative abilities is simply wonderful."

He looked up at Ye Lin's face, which still retained the features of a young boy, and nodded.

Yu Xiaogang stood against the wall, his hands behind his back, and tilted his head slightly towards Tai Tan: "Is there anything else? If not, we'll be leaving now."

Tai Tan snapped out of his daze. "Alright. Grandmaster, come again when you have time. I will carefully consider the matter Grandmaster mentioned before."

Yu Xiaogang smiled slightly, nodded, turned around, and gestured with his chin towards Ye Lin and Xiao Wu: "Let's go."

The three of them left the stronghold of the Strength Clan and walked to the open space outside the gate.

Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao.

Luo Sanpao transformed into a golden ray of light and flew out of Yu Xiaogang's body, landing as Radiant Sacred Dragon over four meters tall.

The three men mounted the dragon's back, Luo Sanpao spread his wings and took to the air.

Xiao Wu sat on the dragon's back, her hands supporting her on the dragon scales, and glanced down at the courtyard that was getting smaller and smaller.

He looked up again, watching Yu Xiaogang's retreating figure, and asked, "Grandmaster, where are we going?"

Yu Xiaogang stood at the very front, the wind making his blue-green coat flutter wildly.

He didn't turn around, "Star Dou Forest."

Xiao Wu's expression froze. She braced her hands on the dragon scales for a moment, then withdrew them.

She forced herself to remain calm and asked again, "Why?"

Yu Xiaogang let out a long sigh.

He was silent for a moment, then turned around.

"Xiao Wu, everyone here is one of us, just the three of us. I think the three of us know why."

He glanced at Ye Lin.

Ye Lin fell silent, shifting his gaze from Yu Xiaogang's face to the dragon's back.

"The Spiritual Power technique I gave you, combined with the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew' you consumed, has given you the ability to see through the essence of things."

"I don't think you can't see through Xiao Wu's true identity. You already saw through her on the very first day you returned from Dugu Bo's place. Am I right?"

Ye Lin nodded and turned to look at Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, I already know."

"But I also know that you are still my Xiao Wu. Nothing has changed. You were before, you are now, and you will always be."

Xiao Wu was stunned.

Her mouth opened slightly.

He knew? He already knew?

Her expression changed, and she looked up at Yu Xiaogang, her voice trembling slightly.

"So, Grandmaster, are you trying to break us up?"

After she finished speaking, she shifted her gaze to Ye Lin's face, and seeing his unchanging eyes, she immediately felt relieved.

Since Ye Lin had already seen through her identity but showed no change in feelings for her, his intentions were clear.

Yu Xiaogang sighed.

"It's not that I want to break you up,"

"This is for your safety. Do you know how dangerous your identity is in the world of Soul Master?"

"Back then at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, if you hadn't gone to the restroom, you would have been dead when you met Dugu Bo."

"How many people can resist the allure of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"

"I was already suspicious when you managed to escape unscathed from the Titan Giant Ape. That must have been your friend."

Xiao Wu replied, "His name is Er Ming. He's my younger brother."

Yu Xiaogang continued, "I guessed right. So I'll take you back."

"With two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast protecting you in the Star Dou Forest, I can rest assured."

"That Acacia Lovesick Heartbreak Red can greatly increase your Soul Power cultivation speed and comprehensively improve your physical functions."

"Go back and cultivate diligently. Come out again after you've reached level seventy."

"At that time, even Titled Douluo's Spiritual Power wouldn't be able to see through your true nature; only then would you be safe."

Xiao Wu clenched her teeth. She made fists with both hands at her sides.

"I'm not afraid of danger! I want to be with Brother Lin!"

Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly.

"You're not afraid? That's because you haven't faced despair yet, haven't faced death!"

"Do you want to see Ye Lin risk his life for you when your identity is discovered? Do you want to see him die?"

Xiao Wu opened her mouth slightly, then closed it again.

She shifted her gaze to Ye Lin's face, and that stubbornness immediately dissipated.

"Xiao Wu, the reason I haven't let you leave during this time is because I want to spend more time with you."

"So I cherish this time very much!"

He paused, then shifted his gaze from her face to the clouds in front of the dragon's back.

"I originally planned to let you leave Soul Master Tournament. After all, the Soul Master Tournament has so many people and is under the spotlight; it's the most dangerous time, and I absolutely couldn't let you be exposed to the public. I didn't expect you to say it ahead of time, teacher."

I want you by my side, and I really want to say that I would protect you with my life.

"But I know that even if I die, I can't protect you, because I'm not strong enough."

In his previous life, Tang San took Xiao Wu to the Spirit Hall's lair. Even if Tang San fought to the death, he was nothing more than an ant. If Tang Hao hadn't intervened, the Shrek Academy students would probably have all died there. Fighting to the death would only result in a few more deaths, but wouldn't change the overall outcome.

To change the outcome, you must change the cause, which means leaving the area!

Xiao Wu pursed her lips.

She raised both hands from her sides and gripped Ye Lin's sleeve tightly.

"Brother Lin, I can't bear to part with you."

Ye Lin lowered his head, looking at her upturned face. "Me too."

"If love between two people is destined to last, why should they be together every day and night?"

He paused, then glanced towards the horizon. "We still have a day to go before we reach the Star Dou Forest. You two should have a good talk."

After saying this, he sat cross-legged on the dragon's head, closed his eyes, placed his hands on his knees, and began to circulate his Soul Power for cultivation.

The dragon's back fell silent, with only the sound of the wind rushing past their ears and the whooshing air currents created by Luo Sanpao's flapping wings.