Fire Phoenix Saintess, Ma Xiaotao

"You little temptress." Lin Xuanchen pinched Wang Dong'er's soft cheek and said, "Do you know how hard last night was for me? You weren't wearing a thing, and you kept rubbing against me in my arms. What's wrong with teasing you a little now?"

"Mm..." At his words, a lovely blush immediately spread across Wang Dong'er's pretty face. "I don't care!" she snapped. "It's all your fault! You have to take responsibility for me!"

"All right, all right." Lin Xuanchen stroked her head, a wicked little smile curling his lips. "I'll take responsibility, then. Just how would you like me to do that?"

"W-well..." Wang Dong'er froze for a moment. Truthfully, she had never actually thought about how she wanted Lin Xuanchen to take responsibility for her.

In that brief moment while she was distracted, Lin Xuanchen bent down again and kissed her red lips.

"Mmph..."

Wang Dong'er's pink-and-blue eyes widened abruptly, and a few muffled whimpers escaped her mouth.

This time, however, she only gave him two token shoves before giving up her resistance.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Wang Dong'er's face was scarlet, her gaze darting away repeatedly. She dared not meet Lin Xuanchen's eyes.

"Dong'er, get ready. Skip class today-I'll take you out for a stroll." Lin Xuanchen brushed a finger over her dainty, upturned nose and smiled gently.

Then, ignoring Wang Dong'er's protests, Lin Xuanchen firmly helped her get dressed and took her out of the dormitory.

Naturally, Wang Dong'er wore women's clothes. He had no intention of letting her change back into men's clothing.

Mm... This wasn't how things started at all! How did that scoundrel get his way... He even forced two kisses on me... Though... I don't seem to dislike him all that much... Wang Dong'er looked down at her fingers interlaced with Lin Xuanchen's, muttering endlessly to herself.

Soon, Lin Xuanchen brought Wang Dong'er to Shrek's dining hall.

It was already fairly late when they arrived, and plenty of people inside were squatting on the floor, holding their meals as they ate.

The moment Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er entered the dining hall, they drew the attention of a large crowd.

The reason was simple: both of them were exceptionally good-looking, and their fingers were interlaced. It would have been strange if they hadn't attracted attention.

After all, Shrek explicitly prohibited romantic relationships in the Outer Academy, and Lin Xuanchen was practically trampling its rules underfoot.

"Dong'er, what would you like to eat?" Ignoring the inquisitive looks around them, Lin Xuanchen glanced over the serving counters, then turned to Wang Dong'er and asked softly.

"Anything..." Wang Dong'er replied in a small voice.

Without hesitation, Lin Xuanchen led her to the counter on the far left.

"Hello, I'd like two portions of your most expensive meal." Lin Xuanchen lightly flicked his Storage Ring, took out a Gold Soul Coin card, and slapped it onto the counter with a smile.

The cook behind the counter glanced at Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er, surprise flickering in his eyes. Were students really this brazen about dating these days?

"All right. That'll be two thousand Gold Soul Coins." Though surprised, he didn't meddle. He quickly served two meals and handed them to Lin Xuanchen, speaking flatly.

"Here, swipe the card." Lin Xuanchen put both meals into his Storage Ring, then pushed the Gold Soul Coin card forward.

Once the card had been swiped, Lin Xuanchen took Wang Dong'er out of the dining hall.

"Lin Xuanchen, I'd like to take a walk by Sea God Lake and relax a little." Only after they left the dining hall did Wang Dong'er, who had silently let him lead her by the hand, speak up.

"Shouldn't we go back to the dormitory and eat first?" Lin Xuanchen asked, looking at her.

"Just for a little while. We can eat afterward. A few minutes won't make any difference," Wang Dong'er said softly.

"Let's go, then." Lin Xuanchen nodded and led Wang Dong'er around the first-year teaching building, heading east along the southern edge of Shrek Square. Before long, they reached the lakeside path beside Sea God Lake.

They passed through the woods beside the path, and the shimmering Sea God Lake spread out before them.

A moment later, gentle moisture carried on the fresh air wafted toward them, lightly brushing against their bodies.

"It's so beautiful." As Wang Dong'er gazed at the azure expanse of Sea God Lake, a lovely smile appeared on her delicate, fair face, and she sighed in admiration.

"It really is." Lin Xuanchen nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to say something, he detected a powerful surge of fire energy.

"Hm? What's going on?" As a wielder of Heavenly Flames, Lin Xuanchen had a natural advantage in sensing anything related to fire.

He looked toward the source of the fire energy and soon spotted a red dot. When he took a closer look, his expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Wang Dong'er asked in confusion, looking at his drastically altered expression.

"Go!" Rather than answer, Lin Xuanchen slid his arms securely beneath Wang Dong'er's knees and behind her back, scooping her up.

"Ah!" The sudden sensation of leaving the ground drew a brief startled cry from Wang Dong'er, and she instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

Crackle!

In the next instant, Lin Xuanchen had quietly activated Three Thousand Lightning Movement and was racing away with Wang Dong'er in his arms, moving so fast that a crackle of lightning rang out.

Boom!

Just as Lin Xuanchen retreated with Wang Dong'er, a fireball burning with dark flames slammed into the spot where they had been standing, exploding with a thunderous roar.

Screech!

In an instant, the red dot Lin Xuanchen had seen swept toward him, drawing close behind him as a phoenix's cry rang out.

How can I be this unlucky? I actually ran into Ma Xiaotao. Lin Xuanchen darted along the path with Wang Dong'er in his arms, grumbling inwardly.

His luck was truly rotten this time. He had actually encountered the Fire Phoenix Saintess, Ma Xiaotao, who had nearly scored a double kill on her first appearance in the original story.

Whoosh!

Undeterred by her failed strike, Ma Xiaotao snapped the flaming wings on her back and hurtled toward Lin Xuanchen.

"You want to die? Then I'll grant your wish!" Sensing Ma Xiaotao pursuing him from behind, Lin Xuanchen's blue-green eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

Lin Xuanchen abruptly halted. He quickly set Wang Dong'er on the ground, and with a thought, summoned the Seven Kill Sword.