Bathing Together and Obtaining the System

After settling Xiao Yu in, Liu Erlong left him with a manual on cultivating Soul Power before hurrying off.

As the dean, she naturally had many important matters to attend to.

More importantly, she needed to arrange Xiao Yu's upcoming lessons and meals.

Xiao Yu was different from the other outstanding students in the academy.

Liu Erlong did not want to see Xiao Yu run away because he could not withstand the pressure.

So she could only leave Xiao Yu alone to cultivate.

Looking at the manual in his hands,

Xiao Yu could not help sighing. Having someone to rely on really was nice.

If Liu Erlong had not brought him back, the only thing he might have had to cultivate with would have been the free cultivation manual distributed by Spirit Hall.

It was surely worlds apart from this one Liu Erlong had brought out of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Xiao Yu then began cultivating according to the method described in the manual.

Very soon, as Xiao Yu began cultivating, he felt the Soul Power around him rapidly enter his body under his guidance.

But as the amount of Soul Power he absorbed increased, Xiao Yu immediately felt waves of pain in his Dantian.

Because of his low Innate Soul Power, poor talent, and blocked meridians, the thread-like Soul Power within his body was growing as slowly and frequently as a weak stream of urine.

Those intricate, tangled meridians simply could not withstand the growth and expansion of Soul Power.

Every increase and expansion made Xiao Yu feel as though his meridians were being stretched.

It caused him intense pain.

Therefore, even after cultivating with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's manual for a full two hours, Xiao Yu felt that the progress of his Soul Power was extremely limited.

At this rate, it would be impossible for him to break through to level ten without two or three years of effort.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Xiao Yu smiled bitterly.

"I never expected my talent to be this bad. Even cultivating is so difficult, and this is with the method Liu Erlong gave me. If I used Spirit Hall's free method, it might take even longer.

Sigh, System bro, if you're there, at least make a sound! This isn't a problem that hard work can solve anymore."

Just as Xiao Yu finished cultivating, Liu Erlong returned after handling her affairs.

Because she had seen Three-Eyed Toad again, Liu Erlong had dealt with things much faster than usual.

Quite a few teachers sighed that, since the academy had been founded, they were once again seeing such a passionate side of Dean Liu Erlong.

The moment Liu Erlong returned, she saw Xiao Yu drenched in sweat. Her brows furrowed slightly as she said,

"Oh, Xiao Yu, what happened to you? How did you work yourself into such a sweat just from cultivating? Didn't I tell you not to rush? Take everything slowly and let nature take its course. Look at how sweaty you are. Come on, I'll take you to wash up first."

With that, Liu Erlong ignored Xiao Yu's reaction and directly pulled him toward her private bathroom.

As soon as they arrived, Liu Erlong carefully removed Xiao Yu's dirty clothes and carried him into a bath barrel that had long since been filled with warm water.

The bath barrel was wide but not very tall, just enough for Xiao Yu to stand in with his head above the water.

After placing Xiao Yu in the barrel, Liu Erlong casually removed her skirt without any hesitation.

Then, beneath Xiao Yu's stunned gaze, she stepped into the bath barrel as well.

As he looked at Liu Erlong, surrounded by the steam rising from the warm water, Xiao Yu's mind was filled with the breathtaking scene of her stepping into the bath barrel just moments ago.

Liu Erlong had just sat down when she saw the dumbfounded look on Xiao Yu's face.

With a mischievous grin, she reached beneath the water and gave somewhere a thump.

Then she chuckled.

"You little brat, you're young, but you sure have plenty of ideas. You're still little, so stop thinking about that stuff. Once you grow up, I'll find you a girl with a figure as good as mine! As for me, don't even think about it. My heart already belongs to someone else! And don't forget, I'm your teacher!"

After firmly pressing Xiao Yu's head underwater to teach the naughty-minded boy a lesson, Liu Erlong began scrubbing his back.

At the same time, she began muttering unconsciously.

"Sigh, Xiao Gang, it would be wonderful if you could be like Xiao Yu too."

After all, if Yu Xiaogang had looked at her the way Xiao Yu had just done, she would have been incredibly excited.

At that moment, Xiao Yu, who had still been immersed in his earlier thoughts, frowned slightly when he heard Yu Xiaogang's name again.

His heart was full of helplessness.

Although he knew he was a substitute,

being constantly compared to him was truly irritating.

So Xiao Yu spoke up.

"Teacher, why do you keep looking at me and saying Yu Xiaogang's name? My name isn't Yu Xiaogang. My name is Xiao Yu. Teacher, did you mistake me for someone else?"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Liu Erlong's expression froze. She immediately realized that she had misspoken. This child, who had suffered since childhood, might be especially sensitive and delicate emotionally.

She had finally found a child she could treat as someone to miss. She could not let him run away so easily, so she casually said,

"Fine, I'll listen to you. I won't say it anymore. It was my fault just now. I was reminded of someone by what I saw. Let's have a proper bath. Come, I'll keep scrubbing your back."

As she spoke, Liu Erlong looked at Xiao Yu with increasingly gentle eyes.

That gaze was as though she were looking at the young Yu Xiaogang.

Ding: Detected that Liu Erlong of the Douluo Plane has increased her Conquest Points toward the host by 1%. Congratulations, host, for successfully activating the Conquer Plane Female Protagonist System!

Host: Xiao Yu!

Martial Soul: Sleeping Dragon!

Soul Power: Level 0.5!

Evolution Path: Dragon Lizard species!

Evolution Count: None!

Conquered Target: Liu Erlong (1%)

Xiao Yu, whose face had been full of helplessness moments ago, instantly revealed an incomparably delighted expression when he heard the long-delayed mechanical voice in his head.

He was so delighted that he immediately stood up, his face brimming with excitement.

Seeing little Xiao Yu right in front of her, Liu Erlong frowned, then gave him another thump.

The pain made Xiao Yu sit back down in the water.

"Xiao Yu, what were you smiling about just now?"

Liu Erlong asked with a puzzled expression.

She seemed completely accustomed to what had just happened.

"It's nothing. I was just so happy to think that you accepted me as your disciple today, Teacher!"

As he spoke, Xiao Yu pressed his face tightly against Liu Erlong.

His little face, resting against Liu Erlong's chin, kept nuzzling around.

Seeing Xiao Yu acting spoiled in her arms, Liu Erlong immediately beamed with delight.

At that moment, she seemed to see Yu Xiaogang acting spoiled in her embrace.

So she began scrubbing Xiao Yu's back with even greater enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu took the opportunity to digest the system's basic introduction.

After two and a half minutes of learning about it, Xiao Yu completely understood the system.