While eating breakfast, Cao Yu said, "There's still some time before the Soul Fighting Tournament, right?"
Wang Dong'er thought for a moment, "Yes, it should be about one or two months."
"The academy hasn't given us any classes during this time; we've only been allowed to cultivate on our own."
Cao Yu smiled and said, "That's a good idea. Let's go for a walk outside later."
"Okay." Wang Dong'er nodded in agreement.
After breakfast, the two went for a walk in Shrek Square.
Mu En sat on a bench not far away, watching the two of them with a smile. At this moment, Cao Yu and Wang Dong'er walked towards Mu En.
The two waved in unison and said, "Good morning, Mu En!"
Good morning, have you had breakfast yet?
"You've eaten everything, what about you?"
Haha, I just finished eating, so I came out to soak up some sun.
Raising his aged hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sun, Mu En smiled gently and said to Cao Yu, "You lad, you truly amazed everyone last night!"
"But since Wang Dong'er and the other girls are all with you, Cao Yu, you'd better cherish them."
Cao Yu nodded and replied, "Understood, Mu En."
With a pleased smile, Mu En then said to Wang Dong'er, "You little rascal, you're quite mischievous! You used to keep so many people in the dark about your true nature, haha!"
Then, with a smile, Mu En waved his hand and said to the two of them, "Alright, you two go and have some fun. Don't worry about this old man."
"Goodbye, Mu En!" The two waved and prepared to leave.
"Hmm." Mu En closed his eyes and rested.
Before long, they arrived at the Sea God Lake, and as they walked, they happened to run into Wang Qiu'er was strolling around there.
" Cao Yu, what are you doing here?" Wang Qiu'er waved in Cao Yu's direction and ran over excitedly.
Cao Yu's heart skipped a beat; he had a bad feeling.
After all, two people who look almost identical are bound to create a lot of tension when they get together.
Sure enough, the next second Wang Dong'er tightly wrapped her arms around his.
He gripped her hand even tighter, clearly sensing the change in Wang Dong'er's emotions.
Wang Dong'er turned her head and asked, "Do you know her?"
Cao Yu could only nod reluctantly and say, "I know her. To be precise, I've known her since I was a child."
At this moment, Wang Qiu'er, who was standing in front of them, also noticed the girl next to Cao Yu.
At this moment, Wang Dong'er also looked at her.
Staring blankly, their eyes revealed obvious bewilderment and shock. Almost simultaneously, they both thought:
"How could this be? Why is there a girl who looks exactly like me? What's going on?"
Wang Qiu'er, not to be outdone, put her arm around Cao Yu's other shoulder.
The atmosphere was tense on both sides, which gave Cao Yu, who was caught in the middle, a real headache.
Wang Dong'er released his hand, stood in front of him, and said, " Cao Yu, I need an explanation!"
Seeing this, Wang Qiu'er also said, "I need an explanation too!"
My head is big, and my head hurts.
Cao Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain, " Dong'er, this is Wang Qiu'er, she's someone I've known since childhood, just like your other older sisters."
He then explained to Wang Qiu'er, " Qiu'er, this is also someone I like. Her Wang Dong'er. Besides her, I also like a few other people."
"As for why you two look so alike, that can only be described as fate."
Wang Dong'er pinched his arm hard and asked angrily, "How many more people did you know when you were little? I thought it was just Sister Little Ya and the others, you bad boy!"
It's one thing for this guy to have other sisters, but... he chose one who looks almost exactly like him. Isn't that just deliberately trying to annoy people?
Cao Yu quickly replied, "That's all, that's all, just these few."
Wang Qiu'er, hands on her hips, said with a hint of annoyance, "Well, I didn't expect you to be such a womanizer. I shouldn't have come looking for you."
Then he turned to Wang Dong'er and said, "I think we should have a talk."
Wang Dong'er also came to her senses, glanced at Cao Yu, and then said to Wang Qiu'er, "Okay."
Cao Yu scratched his head and asked, "Then what should I do?"
The two girls, both surnamed Wang, said in unison, "Stand here! Don't follow us."
Wang Dong'er glanced back and added, "Remember not to eavesdrop, or else, hmph!"
As she spoke, she looked at Cao Yu's legs, and her malicious gaze made Cao Yu involuntarily clench his legs together.
The two then walked to a place about fifty meters away from there.
They were sitting by the lake talking about something, but unfortunately Cao Yu didn't understand lip reading. He decided to check the System Shop to see if there was anything he wanted.
After searching for a while, I found it!
"Beginner Lip Reading Skill Cards: 20,000."
"Advanced Lip Reading Skill Card: 500,000."
"Master-level lip-reading skill card: 60 million."
Cao Yu purchased the top-tier lip-reading tool without hesitation and then carefully observed the conversation between Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er.
Wang Qiu'er seemed to be saying, "He saved me. He was very young then, with chubby cheeks. How did you meet him?"
Wang Dong'er said, "He saved you when you were little?"
Wang Qiu'er nodded, but out of the corner of her eye she caught Cao Yu peeking out in the distance, and then she patted Wang Dong'er on the shoulder.
She realized what was happening at that moment, and after their eyes met, Cao Yu immediately turned away from them, but it was too late.
They had already turned around and were speaking to Cao Yu with their backs to him.
This rendered Cao Yu's lip-reading completely useless.
He felt he had been scammed by the system, swindled out of 60 million!
Several tens of minutes later, Cao Yu, who had been waiting there for quite a while, finally saw Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er walking towards him.
Judging from the current situation, it doesn't seem as tense as it was just now.
Cao Yu naturally had no idea what they had said that led to this situation.
Cao Yu looked at the two of them and asked, "What did you two talk about?"
Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er both pouted angrily, "Hmph! We're not telling you, we haven't even settled accounts with you yet."
Upon approaching, Wang Qiu'er said, "As punishment, you'll have to accompany me to hunt for Soul Ring in a few days."
"Hunting for Soul Ring?"
"I forgot to tell you, I just passed the Inner Court assessment today. In a few days, the academy will organize a group of students who have reached their cultivation bottleneck to hunt for Soul Ring, and I'm one of them."
With that, Wang Qiu'er leaped into the air, shouting, "Remember, or you'll regret it!"
She vanished in the blink of an eye.
Wang Dong'er said, "If you go, I'll go with you."
"Are you... trying to spy on me?"
Wang Dong'er smiled smugly and said, "I'm going to protect you."
"I should be the one protecting you." With that, Cao Yu reached out and hugged her. Wang Dong'er struggled for a moment, but seeing that she couldn't let go, she didn't make any other moves.
Why do you react so strongly only to Wang Qiu'er?
Wang Dong'er thought for a moment, then murmured, "It's one thing to have several other older sisters, but you found someone who looks so much like me? Of course I'll be angry!"
"What if you can't tell me apart from her in the future? Wouldn't I be at a huge disadvantage then?"
(End of this chapter)