[Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing felt intense worry, sorrow, and other emotions toward the host. Emotion points gained: 100] [Tang San felt schadenfreude toward the host. Emotion points gained: 5]
Nestled in Cao De's arms, Xiao Wu still felt a little muddled and had yet to process what had happened.
"Brother." Xiao Wu tipped her little head back to look at Cao De.
Cao De stroked Xiao Wu's head, his eyes brimming with amusement.
Seeing Cao De's gesture, the Titan Giant Ape threw back his head and roared, venting his displeasure.
"Brother, aren't you scared?" Xiao Wu asked curiously, looking at the smile still on his face.
"What's there to be scared of?" Cao De said with a smile.
His composure only made Xiao Wu more curious. "Brother, aren't you curious why the Titan Giant Ape appeared on the outskirts?"
"No," Cao De said slowly.
"Aren't you curious why the Titan Giant Ape only grabbed the two of us?" Xiao Wu pressed, her little face puffing up in annoyance.
"No," Cao De replied, still smiling.
"Aren't you curious why the Titan Giant Ape grabbed us but hasn't hurt us?" Xiao Wu glared at Cao De, her expression positively threatening.
Yet Cao De still answered with a beaming smile, "No."
Xiao Wu lunged into Cao De's arms and twisted his waist fiercely. "Say you're curious! Hurry up and say it!"
Xiao Wu wasn't using much strength, but the pressure made Cao De want to laugh. "Hahaha! I'm curious! I'm curious!"
Seeing Cao De finally give in, Xiao Wu looked triumphant. But when she thought of what she had to tell him, she didn't know how to begin.
Seeing her brows knit together again, Cao De stroked her hair. "Don't fret, little hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit."
A hundred thousand years. Little rabbit. Those words reached Xiao Wu's ears, leaving her tiny CPU struggling to process them.
"You know I'm..." Xiao Wu stammered.
Before she could finish, Cao De supplied the rest. "A hundred-thousand-year soul beast. A Soft Bone Rabbit."
Xiao Wu's expression shifted again and again.
How did Cao De know? When did he find out? What was he after?
Xiao Wu's mind was a tangled mess.
Cao De could more or less guess what she was thinking. He pulled her into his arms, cupped her little face in both hands, and kissed her.
Though it wasn't their first time, Xiao Wu's brain still crashed.
The Titan Giant Ape threw back his head and roared.
"Human, what are you doing?" The Titan Giant Ape spoke in human language, his voice laced with fury.
That shout jolted Xiao Wu awake. Er Ming was still here, and they were already doing something so embarrassing! Her face instantly flushed red.
"Xiao Wu, I know you have a lot on your mind right now. But I want you to know that my feelings for you are real." Cao De looked into her eyes and spoke each word distinctly.
Hearing those words, Xiao Wu blushed even harder, her heart pounding.
"Human, don't think you can deceive Sister Xiao Wu with your honeyed words!" The Titan Giant Ape's furious voice rang out again.
"Er Ming, don't yell at Cao De!" Xiao Wu snapped.
A bull's head suddenly appeared in front of Cao De, its heavy breaths washing over him.
Cao De kept smiling as he looked directly into the Sky Azure Bull Python's enormous eyes.
"You certainly have some courage." The Sky Azure Bull Python chuckled.
As he spoke, an invisible pressure emanated from his body and enveloped Cao De.
Xiao Wu tried to stop him, only to discover that invisible soul power had enveloped her as well, leaving her unable to speak.
"Human, what is your purpose in getting close to Sister Xiao Wu?" The Sky Azure Bull Python's voice, laden with pressure, reached Cao De's ears.
It shook Cao De's ears painfully, but his expression remained unchanged. "Xiao Wu and I love each other."
"You'd better think carefully before saying that," the Sky Azure Bull Python spoke again.
Even greater pressure enveloped Cao De, making his bones crack. He only needed to use his third soul skill to withstand it with ease.
But Cao De did no such thing. He kept his back straight and spoke word by word.
"If I wanted to hunt Xiao Wu for her soul ring, I would have imprisoned her back at Nuoding Academy."
The moment those words left Cao De's mouth, the pressure on him multiplied several times over. Thin trickles of blood seeped from the corners of his mouth, but he still spoke with his back straight.
"But I didn't. I truly love Xiao Wu. That's why I willingly jumped into the Titan Giant Ape's hand and came here." Cao De gazed into the Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes.
Time passed, second by second. Perhaps only a few seconds went by; perhaps a minute.
The pressure enveloping Cao De instantly receded like a tide.
Xiao Wu immediately threw herself into Cao De's arms and gently wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth.
"Brother... Brother..." Xiao Wu's voice choked with sobs, tears welling in her eyes.
"I'm fine." Cao De smiled and wiped away the tears about to spill from her eyes.
Xiao Wu hugged Cao De tightly. Only after several minutes did she let go.
"Brother, I'm sorry. I..." Xiao Wu wanted to apologize, but Cao De pressed a finger to her lips.
"No need to apologize. I'm fine, aren't I?" Cao De stroked Xiao Wu's hair.
Xiao Wu nodded, then turned around and spoke fiercely.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, Cao De is the person I love. If you keep acting like this, I really will get angry."
Seeing Xiao Wu like this, Cao De's smile deepened.
Da Ming and Er Ming, however, felt rather miserable. Love had turned their usually gentle Sister Xiao Wu hot-tempered.
"Da Ming and Er Ming are only looking out for you. Be good." Cao De gently embraced Xiao Wu from behind and whispered in her ear.
"Mm, all right," Xiao Wu replied softly, her face flushed with shyness.
"It's pretty safe here. Go ahead and form your soul ring here." Cao De looked around at the picturesque mountains and waters and the enormous lake.
"All right." Xiao Wu sat cross-legged, pinkish-purple light radiating around her and gradually enveloping her.
Cao De also sat cross-legged nearby and began cultivating the Great Sun Heart Method to heal the injuries he had just sustained.
The Titan Giant Ape looked at the two people in his palm with helplessness in his eyes. Still, he could only stand obediently, not daring to move.
Sitting cross-legged, Cao De said, "Da Ming, help me find some soul beasts, between thirty thousand and fifty thousand years old. Find a few of every kind. Thank you."
Da Ming gave Cao De, who sat cross-legged in the Titan Giant Ape's palm, a long look. Then he glanced at Xiao Wu forming her soul ring beside him and headed off into the distance.
After the Titan Giant Ape took Cao De and Xiao Wu away, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong followed his footprints, with Tang San and the other two close behind.
Rrrip! A huge web swept toward Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhao Wuji had been keeping watch the whole time and immediately used a soul skill to block the attack.
"It's a Man Faced Demon Spider!" Tang San exclaimed, instantly rushing in front of Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, don't be afraid," Tang San said gently.
Ning Rongrong wanted nothing to do with that idiot Tang San. All she wanted now was to find Cao De.
Sensing Zhao Wuji's powerful aura, the Man Faced Demon Spider immediately tried to flee.
Tang San instantly acted, blocking the Man Faced Demon Spider's escape with a large net woven from blue silver grass.
"Teacher Zhao, I think this soul beast can become my soul ring! Hurry and attack!" Tang San shouted.
A moment ago, he had felt that if this Man Faced Demon Spider became his soul ring, he would become incredibly powerful.
Tang San no longer bothered protecting Ning Rongrong as she moved farther away. All he cared about now was the Man Faced Demon Spider.
Zhao Wuji was still watching the direction Ning Rongrong had taken and hadn't clearly heard Tang San's words.
Tang San struggled desperately to hold it back. Seeing that Zhao Wuji still wasn't helping, he hurled several hidden weapons straight into Zhao Wuji's thigh.
The pain snapped Zhao Wuji back to his senses. He looked toward Tang San. "Tang San, why are you stopping this Man Faced Demon Spider?"
"Help me kill it! This Man Faced Demon Spider can be my soul ring!" Tang San said rapidly, controlling the blue silver grass with his hands as he desperately tried to restrain it.
"This is a ten-thousand-year soul beast. What are you trying to do?" Zhao Wuji asked coldly.
Swish!
The Man Faced Demon Spider sliced through the blue silver grass binding its legs and fled with all its might.
Seeing the Man Faced Demon Spider that had been within his grasp escape, Tang San roared in fury, "Zhao Wuji, if I don't get this Man Faced Demon Spider, I'll tell my father about this!!!"
Tang San stared into Zhao Wuji's eyes with an icy gaze.
Being ordered around like this deeply displeased Zhao Wuji. But at the thought of the Clear Sky Douluo, he could only suppress his anger.
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