Comb My Hair for Me

With that thought, Su Bai looked Xiao Wu up and down.

Although she was only twelve, her figure was like a sparrow-small, but with every organ in place. Not a single curve was missing.

He suddenly felt guilty of a heinous crime, afraid some thunder god might appear and electrocute him.

This is the Douluo Continent. It should be fine.

After reassuring himself, he walked into the Rose Hotel with Xiao Wu. When the receptionist saw them enter together, a smile immediately spread across their face.

"You two are in luck. We happen to have just one room left. Would you like to check in now?"

At those words, Su Bai raised an eyebrow, his heart giving a sudden thump.

Oh no. How did this end up following the original plot after all?

If things got out of hand later, should I agree? Or should I agree?

Xiao Wu had yet to notice anything amiss. She was still skipping along, delighted by the receptionist's words.

"Only one room left? Then we really are lucky!"

"We'll check in now!"

"Certainly. It's the room with the Red Ocean nameplate. You can go in once you've registered." Smiling, the receptionist took out a registration form and slid it toward them.

After quickly filling it out, the two headed farther into the hotel.

Along the way, Xiao Wu hummed a tune, clearly in an excellent mood.

The Rose Hotel's simple, comfortable color scheme and the faint fragrance of roses inside soothed both body and mind.

At the far end of the top floor, Su Bai and Xiao Wu found the Red Ocean nameplate.

There were only a few rooms on the top floor. The nameplates they passed bore names such as Blue Enchantress, Pink Tenderness, Yellow Devotion, White Innocence, and Green Parting.

Only at the very end did they reach Red Ocean.

The door matched its nameplate: a scarlet door decorated with a beautiful dark-red crystal rose. Beside the crystal rose was a small vertical inscription: "Red Ocean, an ocean of love."

Even Xiao Wu, slow as she was to catch on, sensed something strange now. She glanced at Su Bai and said awkwardly, "This hotel isn't specifically for couples on dates, is it?"

"Ahem. Since we're already here, let's go in."

Blushing, Xiao Wu opened the door and walked straight inside.

Su Bai followed her into the room, but Xiao Wu suddenly stopped in front of him and stood rooted to the spot.

He bumped into her from behind, meeting soft, yielding resistance. Su Bai hurriedly steadied her by the shoulders and looked ahead.

The room was enormous. The living room alone covered more than fifty square meters.

In the center of the living room stood a giant red heart made from masses of roses. A slender silk ribbon draped across it bore the words: "One thousand and one-you are my only one."

Apart from those one thousand and one roses, elegant vases stood throughout the room, each filled with fiery red roses.

The rich fragrance of roses permeated every corner, and the alluring, romantic atmosphere left them dazzled.

Blushing, Xiao Wu covered her mouth with her pale little hand and coughed several times. Then she stepped forward, picked up a rose, and brought it close to sniff.

"You know, the decorations here really are pretty."

"In the future... if we get the chance, we could come here more often."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu ventured farther inside with curiosity, heading straight into the bedroom.

Once she entered, she was stunned all over again.

As expected, there was only one bed in the bedroom, but the enormous bed, which occupied almost half the room, was heart-shaped.

Pale-red gauze curtains hung from the ceiling, veiling the space above the heart-shaped bed and lending it a dreamlike beauty.

Red-rose bedding, pillows patterned with red roses-everything carried an intense air of intimacy that set the blood racing.

Xiao Wu cheered and sprang onto the springy heart-shaped bed like a rabbit, rolling back and forth in indescribable excitement.

After bouncing around for quite some time, Xiao Wu finally grew tired and stopped. She lay on her stomach with her chin propped in her hands, swinging her fair feet back and forth.

"What, are you shy? Aren't you coming up to try it?"

At that, Su Bai raised an eyebrow and sat on the bed too.

The moment he sat down, Xiao Wu shifted position. Her face was flushed, and she bit her lip as though struggling with a difficult decision.

After thinking for a long time, she finally moved closer to Su Bai and said, "Su Bai..."

"Comb my hair for me."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu took out a comb and handed it to him.

The wooden comb looked ordinary, but the wood was of excellent quality. Its deep-purple surface had a very fine grain.

It felt hard and sturdy in his hand, and a faint woody fragrance drifted from it.

"My mother gave this to me. She made it herself, carving it from the finest red sandalwood. It has no decorations, but it was the last thing she left me."

Hearing this, Su Bai turned to look at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu raised a hand, brought her scorpion braid forward, and untied the pink strip of cloth knotted at its end.

Her eyes remained fixed on Su Bai. Holding the braid in her left hand, she slowly ran her right hand through it from the roots. Beneath her fingers, her braided black hair gradually came loose, like a black waterfall slowly unfurling.

Su Bai knew what this meant. It meant Xiao Wu had accepted him completely.

He silently began combing Xiao Wu's hair. Her body trembled faintly, as though she were crying.

Finally...

The corners of Su Bai's mouth lifted slightly. Reaching this point proved that he held an extremely important place in Xiao Wu's heart.

Now, he could finally move forward with forming a contract with Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's abilities were precisely what Su Bai needed most right now. Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body offered both offense and defense. Once he formed a contract with her, he would have the confidence to visit many places he had previously dared not approach.

At the same time, Su Bai was curious about how his martial soul would change after forming a contract with Xiao Wu.

After his previous contract with Ah Yin, the Spirit Pagoda had been nourished and evolved considerably. Otherwise, it would never have been able to form a contract with a soul beast that had assumed human form.

Once he formed a contract with Xiao Wu, his martial soul would probably evolve much further.

He just did not know what form its soul skills would take then.

"Su Bai... do you know what this comb means?"

Xiao Wu wiped away her tears and said earnestly, "You're my best friend in this world. From now on, please don't just leave me, all right?"

"Do you know how much I missed you during these six years?"

As she spoke, Su Bai stopped combing and looked at her. After hearing her words, he thought for a moment before answering.

"I know."

"But Xiao Wu, you need to understand that your identity makes it unsuitable for you to travel the continent with me."

At those words, Xiao Wu froze. "My identity... what identity?"

"My identity as a student of Nuoding Academy?"

Su Bai shook his head.

"No. Your identity as a soul beast!"