Gu Yunxiao smiled faintly, quietly holding Jiang Nannan as he savored the warm, fragrant softness in his arms.
Before long, Bi Ji emerged from the shadows as well and leaned against Gu Yunxiao.
At the sight of Bi Ji, Jiang Nannan blushed, instinctively recalling the earlier scenes as unstoppable embarrassment welled up inside her.
"Nannan can still get shy?" Bi Ji could not resist teasing her. "If I remember correctly, you were the one clinging to the young master back then..."
"I wasn't!"
Jiang Nannan shook her head in denial, her pretty face scarlet.
Bi Ji's smile deepened, thoroughly amused. "No wonder the young master likes teasing you on purpose. You get embarrassed so easily."
Jiang Nannan grew more and more embarrassed, almost burying her head in Gu Yunxiao's robes.
Gu Yunxiao shook his head with a smile and said nothing.
Gradually, his interest stirred. After draining his tea in one gulp, he began doing naughty things again.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Over several Soul Master matches, Gu Yunxiao's trio had not encountered any particularly strong teams. Wang Dong'er had handled almost all of them alone.
That left Wang Dong'er bursting with pride, pleased with herself beyond measure.
Today, however, she could no longer be so smug.
They had encountered a team with a Soul Elder, and its captain was even a member of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
"Freshman Class Nine, Ning Tian, level thirty-one support-type Tool Soul Elder."
"Freshman Class Nine, Nanmen Yun'er, level twenty-four agility attack-type Battle Soul Master."
"Freshman Class Nine, Wu Feng, level twenty-five power attack-type Battle Soul Master."
On the competition platform, the three girls introduced themselves in turn.
Undeniably, this was a formidable little team of three.
One Soul Elder and two Grand Soul Masters-and that