Gu Yue braced both hands against Su Xun's chest, her pretty face flushed crimson.
Su Xun looked thoroughly wronged. "You were the one holding on to my hand just now. How did I become the pervert?"
"If anyone was being a pervert, it was you!"
Gu Yue seethed, but she had no way to argue back. She really had been holding on to Su Xun's hand.
She had only wanted an excuse to "keep him down" later and secure the upper hand, yet she had turned herself into a female pervert instead...
Gu Yue could not accept that, with all her intelligence, she had lost a round to a little brat like him.
But Su Xun did not care what was going through her mind.
Releasing the girl in his arms, Su Xun said mildly, "If you think you can beat me, I'll accept your challenge anytime."
He had already sensed that, after this series of changes, Gu Yue's Soul Power had reached the level of an advanced Soul Grandmaster.
Clearly, before entering human society, she had probably learned about Na'er's situation through some means and accelerated her progress considerably.
Still, in terms of resources, the fabricated Gu Family background naturally fell short of what Leng Yaozhu could command.
Thus, her displayed Soul Power was somewhat lower than Na'er's.
There was only one word for it...
Meticulous.
Leng Yaozhu watched the entire exchange without saying much.
It was only a childish contest of pride. She could simply watch.
As for whether Gu Yue accepted the outcome, she did not particularly care. Even if Gu Yue eventually defeated Su Xun, their current "forms of address" would not change.
Besides cherishing her talent, Leng Yaozhu had taken Gu Yue in because she did not want her falling under the Qiangu Family's banner and creating more trouble for her.
In any case, raising one more child was hardly difficult for her.
Moreover, Gu Yue's talent was even greater than Na'er's.
It was foreseeable that, once she matured, Gu Yue would also have tremendous potential to pursue the Limit level.
If that vision came true, what a magnificent scene it would create!
She herself at the Limit level.
Her beloved disciple at the Limit level.
Na'er at the Limit level.
Gu Yue at the Limit level.
As long as Da Bai and Xiao Bai broke through to the Super Douluo level, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill would likewise give them Limit-level combat strength.
Although Han Tianyi was neutral, her beloved disciple's presence would also incline him toward their side.
That would give their side the equivalent of a full five and a half Limit-level powerhouses within the Spirit Pagoda alone.
When that time came, the Leng Family's predicament would resolve itself.
At the thought, Leng Yaozhu's lips curled upward despite herself. She stepped forward and rested one hand against Gu Yue's back, ruffling Su Xun's hair with the other as she said gently:
"Competition that encourages both sides to move forward is a good thing for cultivation."
"But you'll be living under the same roof from now on, so get along and grow closer to each other. Understood?"
Hearing that, Su Xun involuntarily recalled his beloved master's words: "Your master has found you another wife." His expression turned a little odd.
That did not stop him from nodding lightly, however, or from reaching out with easy familiarity to poke Gu Yue's head.
"Did you hear that, Little Sister Yue? Behave yourself from now on."
Gu Yue wanted to dodge, but with Leng Yaozhu's hand against her back, she had nowhere to retreat. She could only submit, deeply unwilling, to Su Xun poking her head.
Coupled with the humiliating name "Little Sister Yue," it left her burning with embarrassment and anger.
Just then, however, Leng Yaozhu cast her an expectant look, clearly hoping they would get along peacefully.
Gu Yue drew a deep breath. She had never expected to suffer such a setback so soon after entering human society, forced to acknowledge a human as her big brother.
Yet she could not resist, either, or she would surely displease Leng Yaozhu.
Judging by the doting affection Leng Yaozhu had shown Su Xun in this brief time, she might well send Gu Yue back.
If that happened, Na'er would slip out of her sight again, and the situation would once more escape her control.
Compared with that, Gu Yue felt that calling him "big brother" was the better bargain.
So, swallowing her reluctance, she glared at Su Xun and said with a hint of wounded indignation, "All right, Big Brother..."
"Yay! That damn girl's been tamed!" Before Su Xun could react, Na'er, who had been secretly listening with her ear against her bedroom door, burst into cheers.
Gu Yue looked over, and her face immediately grew even redder.
It felt like a supreme public humiliation: watching herself witness her own humiliation.
Su Xun's lips curved into a smile, too. Growing even bolder, he reached out to pat Gu Yue's head. "Good little sister. Behave yourself, and your big brother promises to pamper you."
Watching them, Leng Yaozhu also broke into a smile. Then she gave her beloved disciple a meaningful look and said, "Yue'er's allowance will come out of your account, just like Na'er's. You'll also arrange her room and bedding."
As she spoke, Leng Yaozhu yawned and stretched, openly displaying her overwhelmingly imposing curves. Then she added, "Your master is tired. I'll turn in first."
With that, she headed gracefully back upstairs.
Now, only Su Xun and Gu Yue, whose head he was still patting, remained in the downstairs entryway, along with Na'er, who had poked her head through the gap in her bedroom door with a face full of gloating delight.
As soon as Leng Yaozhu disappeared, Na'er rushed out and unleashed her attack right in Gu Yue's face. "Little Sister Yue, you'd better listen to Big Sister Na and Big Brother Xun from now on, or Su Xun won't give you any allowance!"
As she spoke, she even reached out to pat Gu Yue's head.
Gu Yue immediately glared and thrust out a hand. A wave of wind swept past, blowing Na'er back.
At the same time, she shot Su Xun a furious look. "Stop patting my head!"
Su Xun raised an eyebrow, then patted her twice more to see what would happen.
In the same breath, he said with an obnoxious grin, "Look, when I pat your head, it's not like you can't dodge. But you didn't, which means deep down you're willing-you might even enjoy it..."
Before he could finish, Gu Yue completely lost her composure. Multiple elements swirled around her as she prepared to fight Su Xun.
But with a thought, Su Xun set his Three Desires Power flowing. He flicked a finger lightly, and black-and-white energy formed a flick to her forehead.
Through their earlier contact, Gu Yue had already fallen under his influence without realizing it. Her reactions had slowed considerably, and she had not even noticed.
Thus, she failed to dodge the flick.
In truth, Su Xun had not used much force. But at that instant, bodily Touch Desire activated, magnifying Gu Yue's sense of pain hundreds, even thousands of times over.
That casual flick hurt so much that even Gu Yue's willpower could not keep her from crying out. The circulation of her Soul Power and her Spiritual Power's command of the elements both stalled for an instant, and tears welled in her eyes.
Her composure shattered on the spot.
She had assumed that, with the great Silver Dragon King taking human form, even with thirty percent of her origin power elsewhere, suppressing Na'er would be a trivial matter given her own abilities.
As for Su Xun, she had barely considered him worth her attention.
Yet they had only just met, and she had already suffered one defeat after another. Having her head patted was bad enough, but she had also been forced to call him big brother, and now he had flicked her forehead.
The peerlessly intelligent Silver Dragon King was now filled with grievance.
"Wahaha! Little Yueyue's crying! Hahaha!" Na'er planted her hands on her hips and laughed. "Before this mighty queen, a mere Gu Yue can only bow her head and swear allegiance!"
With tears brimming in both eyes, Gu Yue glared at Na'er.
Seeing that the Silver Dragon King had actually been provoked to tears so easily, Su Xun looked utterly bewildered.
For a moment, he wondered whether Gu Yue's situation might be much like Na'er's, and whether she was merely pretending to be a "grown-up" right now.
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