Root Ambush

Qingxue Uchiha sat on a large boulder, watching Yemu Hyuga walk over slowly with a rather unnatural expression.

Her heartbeat accelerated slightly.

Her gaze kept dodging as she looked at Yemu Hyuga, a desire to devour him flashing in her eyes from time to time. As for where she wanted to devour him, probably only Qingxue knew.

She had not expected Yemu to be so strong.

She guessed correctly that Yemu's attacking method just now should have been the famous martial art Baji Beng from her past life.

In her past life, Qingxue had been a mob boss's daughter.

Naturally, she had come into contact with quite a bit of martial arts knowledge.

And Yemu was actually able to bring traditional national martial arts from their past life to this place. Thinking of this, Qingxue Uchiha's delicate body trembled mysteriously. If it could be described, her pupils must have been heart-shaped at that moment.

"What are you smiling at?" Yemu Hyuga frowned.

If this crazy woman smiled, it definitely meant nothing good.

After all, in their past life, whenever this guy smiled, it meant that Yemu had to hand over his homework.

Qingxue Uchiha was slightly stunned, and she touched the side of her face. "Me? Am I smiling?"

Strange, she should have had a cold expression right now.

"Move aside, don't disturb my cultivation."

As Yemu Hyuga spoke, he reached out and grabbed Qingxue Uchiha by the collar, tossing her away.

"Ouch~"

Qingxue Uchiha let out a delicate cry as she fell to the ground.

She turned her head back to look at Yemu Hyuga standing on the boulder, her eyes carrying a bit of grievance, yet deep within her heart, an even more intense emotion was erupting.

The feeling of being thrown flying by Yemu was also so wonderful.

Thinking of this, the corners of Qingxue Uchiha's mouth couldn't help curving upward again.

Yemu Hyuga was still thinking about the allusion of having no women in his heart and drawing his blade to become a god, but unfortunately, he saw that this crazy woman Qingxue had clearly fallen to the ground.

Not only was she not angry, but she was even smiling.

This bizarre appearance made Yemu's scalp tingle slightly.

Dammit, Yemu Hyuga was now certain that this Qingxue Uchiha definitely had something wrong with her.

Moreover, a major problem at that.

Shaking his head, Yemu Hyuga banished the distracting thoughts from his mind. He had to become stronger first, at least stronger than this crazy woman, otherwise in the future he might forever only be at the bottom, becoming the passive party.

"Swish!"

Almost the moment the thought settled, Yemu Hyuga's fist was covered in deep blue-white Chakra as he suddenly slammed a punch into the boulder beneath him.

Waist and horse united, inch-force erupting.

"Bang!"

In an instant, a deep, heavy sound erupted through the jungle, gravel splashing in all directions as a fog of sand filled the air for a moment.

!!!

The commotion here undoubtedly attracted the attention of Neji, who was cultivating.

He looked toward Yemu's side, his eyes trembling.

If he remembered correctly, the boulder over there should have been over five meters tall, right?

What on earth did this bastard eat growing up, this strength getting stronger day by day.

Along with the dust gradually dissipating.

Two figures appeared before Neji.

Among them, Yemu had even protected Qingxue Uchiha in his arms, though Yemu Hyuga hadn't actually held Qingxue Uchiha, blocking in front of her with a expressionless face.

Glancing sideways at the blushing Qingxue Uchiha, Yemu frowned.

He knew that this trace of cherry red was definitely not because of shyness.

"What are you doing? Why did you just stand there without moving, do you want to die?"

Yemu Hyuga's words were cold.

He let out the arm shielding her, inwardly marveling at how much his strength had increased.

Qingxue Uchiha did not speak, only reaching out with a spoiled expression on her face, looking as though she had melted from cuteness, desperately trying to press close.

However, facing the adorable Qingxue Uchiha, Yemu Hyuga only pushed her face away with a look of disgust, making it impossible for her to advance an inch further.

"Ye... Yemu-同学, I want... I want a hug..."

Qingxue Uchiha was clearly so overheated in the brain by Yemu's decisive act of protecting her just now that she was already on the verge of losing her mind.

"Want a ghost, do you want one or not."

Yemu Hyuga pushed Qingxue Uchiha away once more, and after briefly greeting Neji, he left the place.

There was no help for it; today's cultivation was already over, ended early.

The large boulder had been shattered into pieces with a single strike.

And furthermore.

Yemu Hyuga looked at the prompt boxes constantly popping up before him, somewhat doubting whether he would be overwhelmed by drawing traits.

A hundred points for a single draw, with a full thousand draws.

It nearly turned Yemu Hyuga into a cheat-code composite body.

He somewhat doubted whether his body could really withstand it.

Among them, a few red traits were particularly noteworthy.

[Martial God Body (Red): You are a lucky child naturally favored by the martial path. When cultivating martial arts and Taijutsu, your comprehension increases threefold, and it is extremely easy to develop new Taijutsu.]

[God of Ninjutsu (Red): Your talent for understanding ninjutsu reaches the top tier, allowing you to easily learn and develop ninjutsu.]

[Six Paths Aptitude (Red): Your talent is extremely high. Barring accidents, you will be able to cultivate to Six Paths strength in the future.]

[Medical Master (Purple): You have awakened the talent for medical ninjutsu. As long as there is still a breath left, you can attempt to treat them.]

Just as Yemu Hyuga was checking these powerful traits and pondering how he should cultivate, a small tail was silently following behind him.

"No, aren't you going home? What are you always following me for?"

Yemu Hyuga turned around helplessly.

He looked at the long-haired black-haired girl hiding behind a large tree, his expression speechless.

The girl had exquisite features, a black outfit that seemed to blend into the night, and she peeked out her little head slightly, watching Yemu's direction. The skin that had previously been smooth enough to break with a blow was now dusted with a bit of dirt.

"You... I'm going back with you."

Seeing that she had been discovered, Qingxue Uchiha pushed aside the weeds blocking her way and walked out from the bushes rather sheepishly.

Yemu Hyuga raised an eyebrow, calming his mood. "Go back together? What do you want to do?"

"Let me state this first, you can't beat me right now."

Yemu Hyuga extended his fist, slowly walking over to Qingxue Uchiha, and gestured a couple of times right in front of her.

Seeing this, Qingxue Uchiha shrank her little head back, raised her eyes, and said softly, "Um, aren't you home alone? I... I'll take care of you from now on."

???

A few question marks popped up over Yemu Hyuga's head. "No, how do you know I'm home alone? Have you been investigating me?"

Qingxue Uchiha hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands. "I didn't investigate you, I don't even know what color the little underwear you're wearing today is."

Huh?

Yemu Hyuga's eyes trembled.

This fellow is a human, I'm just gonna devour her.

Just as Yemu Hyuga was lamenting that this woman must be a lunatic.

His gaze suddenly slanted, instantly turning fierce.

"What's wrong?"

Qingxue Uchiha had been watching Yemu the whole time, so she was naturally able to immediately spot the change in his expression.

"Someone is approaching this side, and there are two of them."

Yemu Hyuga's voice had barely fallen.

Black shadows flickered atop the trees, and two ninjas materialized beneath the moonlight, the longswords on their backs slowly drawing from their scabbards, swaying a trail of silver light.

"Who are you?"

"I am a member of the Hyuga Clan!"

Unconsciously, Yemu Hyuga stepped in front of Qingxue Uchiha.

Watching Yemu Hyuga activate his Byakugan, not only did the two black shadows on the tree not stop, but they instead became even more excited.

Buy one, get one free-a guaranteed profit with no losses.

"Swish!"

Almost the instant Yemu Hyuga's words fell, the two black shadows vanished using the Body Flicker Technique and arrived by Yemu Hyuga's side at an extremely terrifying speed.

Where the longswords pointed was none other than Yemu Hyuga's neck.