Ah Yin Took the Initiative, and Tang Hao Stayed Next Door!

"Thank you for saving my life, benefactor. My name is Ah Yin. May I ask your name?"

As she looked at Gu Shengge, who had stepped in to save her, Ah Yin's heart fluttered wildly.

That single glance alone had made Ah Yin fall in love with Gu Shengge.

This was not love at first sight, merely desire stirred by a handsome face.

Since taking human form and setting out on her travels, she had never seen such a handsome man.

And she sensed an extremely comforting aura from Gu Shengge.

Moreover, she did not know whether it was her imagination.

She also sensed a pressure from his bloodline. Although it was faint, she could feel it clearly.

Only a higher-tier Ferocious Beast over a hundred thousand years old could give her that feeling of bloodline pressure.

Yet she had felt it from this graceful young man.

It must be my imagination, right?

Or could he also be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form?

If so, then we really are a match made in heaven.

Our meeting must be a bond bestowed on us by heaven.

As the saying goes, heaven's arrangements take precedence.

Hearing Ah Yin's words, Gu Shengge walked up to her and smiled. "My name is Gu Shengge."

"Hello, Ah Yin."

Gu Shengge? What a lovely name.

After hearing Gu Shengge's words, Ah Yin stood before him with a faint blush on her pretty face.

Looking at the girl before him, her face flushed with shyness, Gu Shengge smiled.

A perfect start.

"Brother Gu, weren't you a little too fast?"

"Huh? Who is this young lady?"

When Tang Hao and Tang Xiao caught up with Gu Shengge, Tang Hao froze slightly at the sight of the girl standing before him, her face flushed with shyness.

He did not know why, but although this was their first meeting, it felt as though he had known her for a long time.

And somewhere in the unseen, a voice told him that the girl before him would be the most important person in his future.

For some reason, both brothers had a very good impression of Brother Gu.

Yet seeing the girl standing before Brother Gu with her face flushed with shyness, Tang Hao felt a strange discomfort rise within him.

Hearing Tang Hao's words, Gu Shengge turned to him and smiled faintly at the two brothers. "Her name is Ah Yin. These Soul Masters were attacking her just now, so I stepped in and saved her."

"Hello, Ah Yin. My name is Tang Hao, and this is my older brother, Tang Xiao."

After hearing Gu Shengge say Ah Yin's name, Tang Hao walked up to her and extended his hand, wanting to get acquainted.

"H-hello, both of you."

Seeing Tang Hao approach and extend his hand to her, Ah Yin hid behind Gu Shengge, gripping his clothes to conceal herself.

Although she had met both of them for the first time, for some reason, she felt extremely close to Gu Shengge.

Aside from Gu Shengge's good looks, the aura he gave off also made her feel extremely comfortable.

It was as though being by Gu Shengge's side brought her the greatest peace of mind.

Seeing Ah Yin hide behind Gu Shengge, and seeing how much she trusted him, Tang Hao showed nothing on the surface, but inwardly, he felt deeply uncomfortable.

That voice from the unseen told him that Ah Yin should have belonged to him all along.

But now, it seemed that was not the case at all.

"Haha, with Brother Gu here, little brother, you'd better stop showing off your axe before the master carpenter."

"If I were a woman, I'd also feel safest standing here beside Brother Gu."

Seeing his younger brother rebuffed, Tang Xiao laughed.

Looking at his carefree older brother, Tang Hao's face darkened.

When he turned back and saw Ah Yin hiding behind Gu Shengge, looking timidly at them, his face darkened further.

"Brother Gu, I want this, this, and this!"

Over more than a week of traveling together, Ah Yin had grown increasingly dependent on Gu Shengge.

And whenever she stayed by Gu Shengge's side, she felt especially at ease.

She loved being beside Gu Shengge and grew ever fonder of the unique aura he gave off. It was especially, especially alluring to her.

Because of Gu Shengge, Ah Yin had also become familiar with the brothers Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.

However, of the two brothers, Tang Xiao was somewhat better; he was perfectly normal.

The way Tang Hao looked at her made her very uncomfortable.

So, within this little group, Ah Yin was most distant from Tang Hao.

Tang Hao was deeply frustrated by this as well.

From his very first glimpse of Ah Yin, he had felt that she should be his future wife.

Yet for some reason, Ah Yin actually shunned him.

That voice from the unseen told him that without Ah Yin, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

And he would also lose what mattered most.

But there was nothing he could do. After all, Ah Yin clearly liked Gu Shengge.

He still held great respect for Gu Shengge as an older brother.

He was powerful, good-natured, and loyal to his friends.

And so, Tang Hao's heart grew ever more bitter.

He knew it was wrong to be this way, but he simply could not control his heart.

He felt as though he were a crawling insect in a filthy gutter, creeping through the darkness.

Watching Ah Yin sit beside Gu Shengge, cheerfully ordering dish after dish, Tang Hao could not put his suffering into words.

After eating and drinking their fill, the four returned to their respective rooms.

After traveling out in the wild for so long, this was the first time the four had returned to a human town to stay at an inn.

"Brother Gu, are you there?"

Just after Gu Shengge returned to his room, a knock came at the door, accompanied by Ah Yin's voice.

Hearing Ah Yin, Gu Shengge opened the door. Seeing her standing outside with her face flushed with shyness, he placed his hand on her head and rubbed it. "What's wrong?"

Feeling Gu Shengge's caress, Ah Yin closed her eyes in enjoyment.

Hearing his gentle voice, Ah Yin felt as though her body were about to melt in its tenderness.

"Um... Brother Gu, I... I'm afraid to sleep alone..."

As she said this, Ah Yin's face grew redder and redder, until she was almost a girl made of steam.

Yet she kept her head raised, looking at him with eyes full of hope.

Hearing Ah Yin's words and seeing how she looked, Gu Shengge wrapped an arm around her waist, brought her into the room, and closed the door.

"Have you made up your mind?"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gu Shengge's words, Ah Yin, held in his arms, went straight on the offensive.

Seeing Ah Yin act so boldly, Gu Shengge held her as he headed toward the soft bed, loosening clothes and undoing belts along the way.

"Why, why!!!"

"Ah Yin, why!!!"

Staying in the room next to Gu Shengge's, Tang Hao had already noticed Ah Yin when she appeared outside Gu Shengge's door.

After hearing Ah Yin enter Gu Shengge's room, then listening to the sounds coming from next door, Tang Hao sat on his bed, clenching his fists tightly and gritting his teeth.

Blood even trickled from the corner of his mouth.

That night, no one was destined to sleep...