"Ahh... Brother Yexuan, I'm so scared... there's a snake... I'm so scared!!"
Ning Rongrong threw herself into Xiao Yexuan's arms, trembling as she burrowed desperately into his embrace like a kitten.
Her damp, warm body, carrying a faint fragrance, flooded Xiao Yexuan's senses all at once.
It nearly left Xiao Yexuan unable to control his own mind.
"Rongrong, don't be afraid. I... I'll protect you."
Xiao Yexuan comforted her. Should he go catch the snake now or not?
After all, there really was a snake in the river, and two other girls were still in there.
Just as Xiao Yexuan was wondering what to do-
Ning Rongrong's delicate body suddenly trembled in his arms.
Her pupils quivered.
Her hand reached straight down as she shouted:
"Stupid snake! Get... get off Brother Yexuan!!"
"Uh... ah! Rongrong... that's not a snake!"
Xiao Yexuan cried out in pain. Hadn't Ning Rongrong been scared half to death just now?
Now, with something resembling a snake nearby, she had used all her strength.
Her squeeze left Xiao Yexuan in searing pain!
"It's not? It's not a snake? Brother Yexuan? Then... what is it?"
Ning Rongrong spoke with an innocent expression.
"Uh... let go first. My cold Qi has affected the surroundings. Snakes fear the cold, so they won't come near."
Xiao Yexuan summoned Little Snow Maiden back. With a little "Eeya~," cold Qi spread all around.
The air instantly turned cold. An icy mist also rose, shrouding their surroundings in a hazy fog.
Feeling the cold, Ning Rongrong shivered and hurriedly hugged Xiao Yexuan tightly again.
Like a gentleman, Xiao Yexuan took a blanket from his system space and wrapped it around her delicate body.
"Rongrong, the snake's already gone. Don't trouble... Brother Landlord..."
There had indeed been a little snake in the river. After Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu drove it away, Zhu Zhuqing hurried out wrapped in a bath towel.
Her heart was restless. She kept feeling that Ning Rongrong seemed to have obtained something she herself had yet to get.
Sure enough, she saw Ning Rongrong clinging tightly to Xiao Yexuan in a very intimate pose.
Ning Rongrong had run out stark naked.
Didn't that mean her Brother Landlord had seen every inch of Ning Rongrong?
And now they were even hugging!!
Her heart felt sour, as though she had fallen into a vat of vinegar.
Zhu Zhuqing had also come out in a hurry, so her bath towel did not cover her properly at all.
Her sizzling figure, in particular, was truly a knockout.
It made it impossible to look away. Even with the icy power cooling things down, Xiao Yexuan nearly overheated.
Ning Rongrong flushed slightly.
That big snake seemed to have moved just now...
Xiao Yexuan hurriedly shifted his gaze away from Zhu Zhuqing.
Although he had looked away, Little Snow Maiden was still watching. Their synchronized vision let Xiao Yexuan see even more clearly.
Moreover, Little Snow Maiden was looking down from above.
That ravine plunging into the depths was like the eye of hell, threatening to suck someone inside.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, is the snake still there?"
Xiao Yexuan asked worriedly, looking every bit the model security guard.
Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly concealed the disappointment and envy in her eyes, shook her head, and said:
"Xiao Wu and I already chased it away."
"That's good. Next time you bathe, I'll have to inspect the stream thoroughly first!"
Xiao Yexuan spoke reproachfully of himself.
Inside, however, he felt great. Without that little snake, would he have enjoyed this romantic luck today?
Judging by Ning Rongrong's appearance, she probably couldn't continue bathing.
So he carried Ning Rongrong over to the fire and, after quite a bit of coaxing, finally got her out of his arms.
Ning Rongrong obediently warmed herself beside the fire. Whether the flush on her face came from genuine shyness or the firelight was unclear.
Worried that Ning Rongrong might do something out of line to her Brother Landlord, Zhu Zhuqing followed them over.
Now she, too, sat wrapped in a blanket, warming herself by the fire.
Zhu Zhuqing had also realized that the bath towel she was wearing wasn't quite adequate.
She stuck out too much on top, making the cross section wider, so the towel became shorter below.
It couldn't cover her. It simply couldn't cover her.
She was done for!
It left her about to explode like a boiling kettle.
Would Xiao Yexuan think she was a pervert who liked exposing herself?
Yet whenever she thought of Ning Rongrong hugging Xiao Yexuan, her heart turned sour again.
She wanted that too...
For Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, the night was destined to be sleepless.
Xiao Yexuan, however, slept soundly. So what if someone launched a night raid on him?
He would still be the one enjoying it.
However, they behaved themselves that night and did nothing out of line.
There was merely a hole poked into either side of his tent.
Xiao Yexuan could only pretend not to notice.
"I think this little mountain looks pretty good. Why don't we take this one?"
After wandering through the Star Dou Great Forest for so long, Ning Rongrong and the others were nearly exhausted.
"This mountain's a bit too big. It's not what I had in mind."
Xiao Yexuan had come to the Star Dou Great Forest with a purpose.
How could he leave so easily without encountering the little green snake, Meng Yiran?
"Brother Yexuan, I'm so tired. Carry me on your back~!"
Ning Rongrong spread her arms and wheedled.
"You do Lightning Body Tempering every day, yet you can't handle this little walk? Rongrong, you still need to work harder at your cultivation."
Not wanting Ning Rongrong to have intimate contact with her Brother Landlord, Zhu Zhuqing spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
In this world where strength reigned supreme.
Ning Rongrong would never admit she was a weakling!
She immediately looked as though she had been injected with chicken blood and glared fiercely at Zhu Zhuqing.
Their gazes met, as though sparks were about to explode between them.
"Huh? Something seems to be approaching!"
As a Soul Beast, Xiao Wu had keener senses.
Her eyes turned toward a certain spot.
Xiao Yexuan looked over. His eyesight was excellent, and he soon saw a flying snake speeding toward them.
The snake flew about three meters above the ground. A fleshy crest on its head looked even bigger than the head itself. It was crimson as blood, and its tail was unusual, shaped like a fan.
Seeing this roughly seven-meter-long snake, a name immediately surfaced in Xiao Yexuan's mind.
Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent!
Wasn't this precisely Oscar's third Soul Ring?
It was also the Soul Beast Meng Yiran had been pursuing for several days.
However, when he looked at the people chasing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Xiao Yexuan felt somewhat disappointed.
They weren't Meng Yiran and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, but those sleazy men from Shrek Academy.
Still, there was no hurry. Once he captured this snake, Meng Yiran would soon show herself!
"Why is it them? Tang San's here too. Hmph! You dare hunt Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest? Did you get your Sister Xiao Wu's permission?!"
The sight of Tang San angered Xiao Wu. This hypocrite had actually wanted to trick her into sacrificing herself!
And now he wanted to hunt Soul Beasts?
Heh, in his dreams!
In a flash, Xiao Wu was already behind Tang San.
Waist Bow, Eight-Stage Throw! One complete sequence left Tang San beaten so badly that every bone in his body was about to break!