Xiao Wu, You Like Me, Right?

Bai Yu opened the door. Xiao Wu stood outside, tall and brimming with energy. A cute little bag hung from her slender waist, and her long legs clad in pink stockings were incredibly eye-catching.

It had to be said that the grown-up Xiao Wu was far prettier than she had been as a child. She looked so soft and dewy.

Xiao Wu planted her hands on her hips and said,

"Hurry up already. I finished packing ages ago. I don't want to wait for you with Tang San at the school gate. That guy has used you as an excuse to get close to me plenty of times!"

Over the past six years, Tang San had grown increasingly fond of Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu had grown increasingly disgusted with Tang San. Yet this only made Tang San fall deeper and deeper, until he had become half a simp. Being unable to have the one he loved had warped his mind; Bai Yu did not even need to alter him, as Tang San could commit perverted acts all on his own.

These included, but were not limited to: using the excuse of looking for Bai Yu every night to sneak peeks at Xiao Wu's room; staring at Xiao Wu's beautiful legs during meals in the cafeteria until he pitched a tent and forgot to eat; and, when he happened to encounter Xiao Wu during combat training, returning to his room without washing his hands afterward and using the hand still carrying Xiao Wu's scent to reward himself.

Of course, Tang San was the only one who knew about most of these things, but Xiao Wu's sixth sense still made her utterly loathe him.

Bai Yu opened his door and said,

"I'm packed. Let's go."

Seeing that Bai Yu had nothing behind him, Xiao Wu asked in confusion,

"Huh? You're not bringing anything? Not even money?"

Bai Yu pointed to the Soul Tool at his waist. Everything was inside it.

Xiao Wu suddenly understood. Bai Yu, meanwhile, glanced at the bundle Xiao Wu carried on her back, felt the feedback from the Jade Pendant against his chest, and silently sighed.

He had spent 10,000 Points to exchange for this Jade Pendant. It could detect anyone secretly monitoring him over an enormous range, directly determine the watcher's Soul Power regardless of their level gap, and also function as a detector that could directly identify another person's exact level.

Bai Yu could now sense Tang Hao secretly watching them the entire time, which was why he sighed.

He had originally wanted to buy a Soul Tool for Xiao Wu. It would have been much more convenient. But with Tang Hao always watching in secret, he could not give it to her, because there was no way to explain where it had come from. He could hardly claim he had picked it up in the Soul Hunting Forest. The Star Dou Great Forest would have been more believable.

Moreover, Tang Hao could see through Xiao Wu's true identity. Bai Yu even suspected that, if he had not deliberately kept a certain distance from Xiao Wu, and if he were not Tang San's good brother in public, Tang Hao might already have made a move against both him and Xiao Wu.

Lost in thought, Bai Yu walked with Xiao Wu to the school gate and met up with Tang San. The three of them left Nuoding Academy together.

Tang San walked on Bai Yu's left, while Xiao Wu walked on his right. Tang San desperately wanted to speak to Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu avoided him like the plague. Bai Yu, however, strolled along calmly, completely unaffected by either of their moods.

Unable to find an opening, Tang San could only create one. He said to Bai Yu,

"Xiao Yu, several better academies were willing to take you in without any conditions. Why did you and Xiao Wu still choose to go to Shrek Academy with me?"

Xiao Wu snorted inwardly. Who wants to go with you? I'm only following Xiao Yu.

Bai Yu smiled.

"Little San, have you forgotten our promise from six years ago? Wherever you go, I go."

Tang San froze, so moved that he nearly cried.

He had also suffered an accident while obtaining his second Soul Ring. His seven-hundred-year Soul Ring had turned into a seven-year Soul Ring. Although his second soul skill, Soft Muscle Numbing Bone Fart, could make opponents who inhaled his fart go weak and leak Soul Power, it likewise only had Three-Fart Power and could not be replenished for a short time.

Thus, no academy was willing to accept him. Rather than saying he had chosen Shrek Academy, it was more accurate to say he had no other choice.

Xiao Wu, standing to Bai Yu's right, felt conflicted upon hearing this. On one hand, she liked—perhaps even loved—the loyal and devoted Bai Yu. On the other, she utterly despised Tang San.

If only Bai Yu's good brother wasn't Tang San! Xiao Wu thought bitterly.

The three of them hired a carriage in Nuoding City and chatted as they traveled. Of course, it was mainly Bai Yu chatting separately with the two of them.

Along the way, they encountered infighting within a merchant caravan. Several guards had been tempted by wealth and planned to kill the others and rob them while no one was around, only for Bai Yu's group to happen upon them.

Wanting to show off in front of Xiao Wu, Tang San leaped out of the carriage without a word, summoned the Clear Sky Dog, and shouted,

"Farting like Imprisonment, Heaven-Locking Earth-Sealing Fart!"

He had learned this from Yu Xiaogang. At first, he had refused to accept it, but gradually, he figured that since his martial soul was already fart, he might as well make his farts sound more impressive.

The Clear Sky Dog blasted out a fart, and the guards immediately felt their movements slow, as though someone were tugging at their limbs.

Tang San then shouted again,

"Farting like Disarming, Soft Muscle Numbing Bone Fart!"

The Clear Sky Dog farted once more. This time, the guards felt intensely numb all over. Their limbs went weak, their Soul Power drained away, and they lost all ability to fight.

Tang San wiped his nose, looking smug as he prepared to return to the carriage. Then he discovered that the other people in the caravan had also been blasted helpless by his fart.

Tang San: "."

He had forgotten. His attacks dealt AoE damage.

From inside the carriage, Bai Yu poked his head out and smiled.

"Little San, finish handling things and hurry after us. We'll slow down and wait for you!"

With that, Bai Yu pulled his head back into the carriage. Xiao Wu wore a disgusted expression as she said,

"His soul skills are so disgusting. And against a bunch of people with only a few levels of Soul Power, did he really need to make it so complicated?"

Bai Yu really wanted to join Xiao Wu in mocking him, but after some thought, he remained silent.

Seeing Bai Yu's silence, Xiao Wu's eyes shifted. She suddenly hooked her arm around his and asked with a mischievous grin,

"Xiao Yu, you don't like men, do you?"

Bai Yu: "?"

Xiao Wu pinched him and said slyly,

"Then since you don't like men, that means you like me?"

Bai Yu: "??"

What kind of logic was that?

Xiao Wu said,

"Think about it. Since your sexual orientation is normal, and I'm the girl closest to you, doesn't that mean you like me?"

Bai Yu: "???"

I get it. Xiao Wu is hinting at me.

No, this counts as making it obvious. With how Xiao Wu has treated me over the past six years, anyone could tell she likes me. Especially Tang Hao. He must know too, and since he knows Xiao Wu's true identity, he must covet her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

Since Xiao Wu is so close to me, Tang Hao must be wary. The reason he hasn't eliminated this potential threat is because I'm close to Tang San, and because I've deliberately kept my distance from Xiao Wu over the past six years while waiting for her to grow up.

In other words, in Tang Hao's eyes, Tang San still has a chance to win Xiao Wu over.

Having figured this out, Bai Yu sneered inwardly and decided to find an opportunity to turn Tang San into Tang Eunuch.

Mm, it would be best if Xiao Wu took the initiative to show Tang San affection, making him think Xiao Wu liked him and was pursuing him. Then, right at that moment, I'll snip Little Tang San off. Hehe.

Just thinking about it is exciting!

At that thought, an idea suddenly came to Bai Yu. He said to Xiao Wu,

"Xiao Wu, you like me, right?"