Xiao Wu Falls Completely and Throws Herself into Su Chen's Arms

At dusk, the setting sun gilded the streets of Nuoding City a rich gold and red.

Su Chen led Xiao Wu out of the city's busiest shop. Behind them followed two deferential shop assistants carrying bedding and clothes wrapped in fine brocade.

Su Chen had chosen the softest, warmest Silk-Cotton Brocade Quilt in the city for Xiao Wu and bought her several delicate pink-and-white outfits.

On the way back to school, he also bought several boxes of carrot cakes made with Sweet Spirit Fruit and Lingzhi Honey.

For Xiao Wu, who had only left the Star Dou Great Forest and taken human form a few days ago, the bustle of the human world was something she had never experienced.

"Brother Chen, this cake is so good! It's sweet, even more fragrant than the wild Red-Skinned Carrots in the forest!" Xiao Wu's mouth was stuffed full, her cheeks faintly pink. She still clutched half a piece in her hand, reluctant to swallow it.

Her eyes curved into crescents. As she walked beside Su Chen, she pressed more than half her body against his arm.

Su Chen glanced at her and brushed a crumb from the corner of her mouth. "Eat slowly. No one's going to steal it. You'll be at Nuoding Academy for a long time. If you want anything to eat, or anything else, just tell me."

Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, and the tips of her ears flushed crimson.

Though she had lived for a hundred thousand years, taking human form had given her the heart of a young girl. She was keenly attuned to pure strength and kindness.

The handsome youth before her stood half a head taller than she did. He had shown overwhelming power in Dorm Seven, torn that hypocritical Grandmaster's lies to shreds with every word on the school road, and treated her with such care in private.

As a Soul Beast, she had always revered absolute strength and those who stood above her.

And the Chaos Ancestral Dragon Bloodline within Su Chen exerted a powerful pull on her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, an attraction rooted in the very level of life itself.

"Hehe, Brother Chen, you're the best to me!" Xiao Wu simply wrapped her slender arms tightly around Su Chen's, leaning her petite body against him without hiding an ounce of her joy or dependence.

By the time they entered Dorm Seven, Wang Sheng and the others had cleaned the once-messy room until it was neat and tidy.

Dozens of wooden beds stood in orderly rows along both sides. At the back, beside the south-facing window, the work-study students had wiped two sturdy beds spotless in the brightest, best-ventilated spot.

"Brother Chen! Sister Xiao Wu! You're back!"

The moment Wang Sheng and the others saw Su Chen enter, they crowded around him, their faces full of awe.

The shop assistants swiftly made up the beds with the Silk-Cotton Brocade Quilts. A faint scent of grass, wood, and incense spread through the room, driving out Dorm Seven's stale, moldy smell.

After the assistants collected their tips and left, Wang Sheng rubbed his hands awkwardly and pointed to the two beds by the window. "Brother Chen, these are the best spots in the dorm. By the rules, you're the boss of Dorm Seven, so you get the one inside with the best light. Sister Xiao Wu gets the one beside you. We've laid out the bedding for you."

Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes. She looked first at the thick, soft quilt on Su Chen's bed, gleaming faintly gold with silk, then at the equally comfortable pink brocade quilt on her own.

She looked down at the two-foot-wide aisle between the beds, and a hollow feeling rose in her chest.

All the way back, whenever she stayed close to Su Chen, his Pure Yang Dragon Qi had nourished her meridians. Not only had the weakness left by her transformation vanished, but her Soul Power had begun flowing several times more smoothly.

If they slept in separate beds tonight, so far apart...

At that thought, Xiao Wu turned on her long legs and hopped between the beds.

"Wang Sheng, push these two beds together!" Hands on her hips, Xiao Wu pointed at the beds and gave the order with the imperious air of a big sister.

"Huh? P-push them together?" Wang Sheng froze. The other work-study students exchanged glances, their eyes wide as they stared at Xiao Wu.

The children in Dorm Seven might all be commoners, but even they knew boys and girls should keep their distance.

A pretty girl like Xiao Wu had actually asked to put her bed together with Su Chen's?

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Didn't you hear Sister Xiao Wu?" Xiao Wu's fair cheeks reddened. Then she huffed and raised her chin. "Dorm Seven's cramped enough already. Putting them together will make more room! Besides, I've accepted Brother Chen as my big brother. What's so strange about a little sister sharing one big bed with her brother?"

When she finished, Xiao Wu lifted her eyes and stole a cautious glance at Su Chen, half hopeful and half shy, afraid he might refuse.

Looking at the hundred-thousand-year-old little rabbit who had leaped straight into his arms, Su Chen laughed inwardly.

In the original story, Tang San had hidden behind a gentlemanly act, halfheartedly letting Xiao Wu pull their beds together. He had even drawn some ridiculous Chu River and Han Border down the middle. The hypocrisy was astounding.

Now, drawn by absolute strength and the Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, Xiao Wu's heart had already turned completely toward Su Chen.

"Do as Xiao Wu says. Push them together," Su Chen said calmly.

"Right away! You heard Brother Chen, boys. Get to it!" Wang Sheng did not dare delay. He hurriedly pulled several sturdy work-study students over, and together they pushed the thick wooden beds together without leaving a gap.

With the two broad, soft Silk-Cotton Brocade Quilts spread out, the beds became a luxurious platform wide enough for several people to roll around on.

Xiao Wu gave a cheer. Like a delighted pink butterfly, she kicked off her shoes and flopped onto the soft bedding.

She hugged Su Chen's pale-gold silk quilt and nuzzled it. Its clean, commanding scent of pure yang filled her nose, while her long legs swung contentedly in the air.

"Wow, it's so comfortable! A thousand times better than sleeping in a grass nest in the forest!" Xiao Wu rolled over and looked up at Su Chen beside the bed, her eyes shining with joy. "Brother Chen, I want to sleep with you every night from now on. You're not allowed to send me away!"

"As long as you behave, I won't."

Su Chen sat at the edge of the bed and took one of Xiao Wu's slender, fair wrists. A strand of pure, gentle Primordial Dragon Power flowed into her meridians.

Then he turned his hand and drew a round, crystal-clear pill from his robe. Faint purple-gold dragon patterns coiled around it.

It was the system's reward: the Dragon Marrow Soul-Nourishing Pill!

"This pill will cleanse your marrow and remake your body, strengthen your foundations, and heal every hidden injury in your meridians." Su Chen held the pill to Xiao Wu's lips. His voice was gentle, but carried an authority that brooked no refusal.

Any ordinary Soul Master who obtained such a thing would surely hide it away and take it himself. Su Chen, however, had given it to her without a moment's hesitation!

"Brother Chen... it's too precious..." Xiao Wu parted her lips, tears welling in her eyes.

"You call me your brother. Of course you get a share of the good things."

Without allowing her to argue, Su Chen gave a gentle push with his fingertip, and the crystal-clear pill slipped into Xiao Wu's mouth.

Its vast, gentle medicinal power rapidly spread through her limbs and bones.

Xiao Wu felt as though every cell in her body were cheering. A faint pink glow appeared around her.

She sat cross-legged and closed her eyes to regulate her breathing. In that moment, her trust and admiration for Su Chen were engraved deep into her soul!

[Ding! The core heroine Xiao Wu has been detected sharing a bed with the host and has given herself over to him in body and heart. The host has bestowed a divine pill upon her, changing her fate against the heavens and greatly strengthening their karmic bond!]

[Xiao Wu's affection has risen to 85 points (bound together through life and death, her heart and soul entrusted to him)!]

[The host has completely seized the core karmic bond destined to bring Tang San and Xiao Wu together, suppressing Tang San's fortune by 2,500 points!]

[Congratulations, host! You have gained 3,500 fortune points!]

Listening to the notifications in his mind, Su Chen turned his gaze toward the dark, damp corner at the north end of the room.

A thin, bedraggled figure huddled there. It was Tang San, back from having his injuries bandaged at the infirmary!

Su Chen, I'll repay the humiliation and pain you've given me a hundredfold! I'll use Dragon Whisker Needles to sever your meridians inch by inch, dig the dragon bone out of your back while you're still alive, and make you kneel before my teacher and me like a dying dog, begging for mercy!

Tang San's vicious oath roared silently in his heart.

Su Chen, who was keeping watch over Xiao Wu, turned his head slightly. Under his God-Level Dual Pupils, Tang San's wretched figure curled up on a ragged straw mat was plain to see.

Think you can turn things around by forging Hidden Weapons?

Su Chen sneered inwardly.

Before the Chaos Ancestral Dragon, they're nothing but lumps of scrap iron I could crush with a pinch.

The night deepened, and Nuoding Academy gradually fell quiet.

Xiao Wu rolled over and burrowed into Su Chen's broad, warm quilt. With one hand resting on his waist and a smile on her lips, she fell fast asleep.

In the corner, Tang San lay stiffly on a cold wooden board. Gnawing pain from his broken bones and bitter hatred kept him company as he endured his first night of despair at Nuoding Academy.