Zhang Lexuan was reluctant to part with it.
" Ruoruo, you must wait for me in the inner courtyard. I will work hard to cultivate and catch up with you as soon as possible."
Han Ruoruo patted her shoulder with a smile:
"I trust you."
Wu Ming joined in, smiling broadly, and said, " Lexuan, don't worry. You have a handsome guy with you, your cultivation speed will definitely be faster. Maybe in a few years, you'll have already surpassed me."
Zhang Lexuan blushed slightly again at her words and couldn't help but gently push her away.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Toji watched this scene expressionlessly, but in his heart he was quite certain of Wu Ming's words.
Indeed, when he brings Zhang Lexuan home, he will definitely feed her all sorts of rare and precious herbs and nutritious food.
Ideally, I should reach level 35 by the end of this holiday.
Toji certainly understood that one cannot go far alone, so he needed to find allies.
Zhang Lexuan is naturally a very suitable ally.
After all, he is a rare genius with Innate Full Soul Power.
Although she started late, she was only level 20 when her family was wiped out.
Toji speculate that the main reason was that Zhang Lexuan didn't work hard in her cultivation at that time, which was a waste of her talent.
He wasn't as good as Dai Huabin later on.
Having gone through this incident, Zhang Lexuan's motivation for cultivation will be even stronger.
Let me help her reach the Soul Saint level before she turns twenty.
"It's time to go."
Toji took Zhang Lexuan's small hand and was about to turn and leave.
Looking at Toji's expressionless face, Wu Ming couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and complain:
"Hey you, such a handsome guy, how come you always have the same expression? You're so good-looking, it's making me want to pursue you."
"If you smiled more, maybe even more girls would like you."
Wu Ming's teasing voice echoed through the woods. Han Ruoruo, suppressing a laugh, tugged at her sleeve, but her gaze secretly drifted towards Toji.
The man remained expressionless, but the morning light cast a shadow on his brow bone, revealing a barely perceptible hint of unease.
"If you're willing, I'm open to anything. My condition is simple: it just needs to be clean."
Suddenly, a flame burst forth from Wu Ming's Golden Crow Martial Soul, making the tips of her ears burn.
She didn't expect the other person to respond, and she certainly didn't expect this cold-faced devil to give an answer in such an ambiguous tone.
The key is...
Realizing what had happened, Wu Ming angrily burst into curses:
"What do you mean? Are you implying that I'm not pure?! I'm still a virgin, I've never even had a boyfriend--"
Knowing Wu Ming's fiery temper, Han Ruoruo immediately reached out to stop her:
"Wait a minute, Wu Ming, don't get excited, don't get excited..."
Wu Ming's voice was so loud that the others in the group heard it and turned to look at her with curiosity.
"Just kidding, my apologies, Miss Wu Ming." Toji was surprisingly polite. "It's certainly not the behavior of a proper gentleman to casually slander a girl's innocence. I apologize."
Seeing the Toji and drastic change in Shen Er, Wu Ming was momentarily at a loss for words.
Uh... are you kidding me?
"Hurry up Lexuan."
Toji quickly grabbed Zhang Lexuan's small hand, turned around, and left.
He knew that the Golden Crow Saintess had a terrible temper, even more terrifying than Ma Xiaotao, so he naturally didn't want to get entangled with her any longer.
Seeing that Toji had turned and run away, Wu Ming was furious and wanted to chase after her.
"Wait, you stop right there!"
Han Ruoruo held on tightly:
That's why I told you not to get so worked up!
Wu Ming quickly quieted down.
"Speaking of which, Ruoruo, don't you think that man has some kind of strange magic about him?"
"What kind of magic?" Han Ruoruo was completely confused by what she said.
"Well... um, I don't know how to describe it." Wu Ming's pretty face flushed red as she whispered, "There's a feeling of being inexplicably drawn to him. He smells so good, and just getting close to him makes my blood boil... It's a really strange feeling."
"I think so too," Han Ruoruo agreed wholeheartedly. "Don't forget we were all in his tent yesterday, and after just a short while, I felt a burning sensation all over my body, a tingling, numb feeling..."
Wu Ming hesitated, wanting to say something, but finally leaned close to Han Ruoruo's ear and whispered:
"Do you think he might have this built-in...?"
Upon hearing this, Han Ruoruo's face flushed red, and she kept slapping Wu Ming with her small hands.
"You little brat, don't talk nonsense!"
"I'm just guessing. When we get back to the academy, we can tell the female teacher what's going on. She knows more than we do. Want to take a gamble?"
"What are we betting on?" Han Ruoruo asked irritably.
"I bet I'm right, that man has a lot of yang energy!"
"..."
"What did you mean when you said you'd accept anyone?"
On the way back to the Heaven Dou Empire, Zhang Lexuan pressed for an answer.
"Well, just kidding." Toji seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter.
I was just too quick-witted; I accidentally blurted out the truth.
So he quickly changed the subject, squatted down, bent down and picked up Zhang Lexuan:
"Walking like this is too slow. I'll take you all the way back to the Heaven Dou Empire. You'll have to be prepared to endure it."
Zhang Lexuan, her face flushed with embarrassment as Toji picked her up, scolded him playfully:
" Toji dare you pick up a girl like that? That's so rude!"
She blushed deeply at the overwhelming masculine scent and quickly buried her head in Toji's chest.
Toji of slowing down, he sped up, his figure flashing across the land like lightning.
"I'm carrying you to save time. Don't be shy, we need to hurry."
Nestled in Toji's arms, feeling his heartbeat and warmth, Zhang Lexuan instantly forgot about their previous conversation.
On the contrary, I feel a little scared:
" Toji, slow down, I... I'm a little scared."
Toji, he continued running at high speed.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, you're safe."
These words acted as a reassurance, gradually calming Zhang Lexuan down and allowing her to enjoy the moment.
When they arrived at the Heaven Dou Empire and came to a mansion, Zhang Lexuan's parents were already standing in front of the mansion.
Mother Zhang and Father Zhang seemed to have been waiting for a long time, with rows of subordinates standing neatly on either side of them.
Upon seeing Toji and Zhang Lexuan return, everyone immediately bowed in unison and said:
"Welcome home, sir and Miss Zhang!"
Zhang Lexuan was somewhat stunned by the sudden welcoming ceremony.
After getting down from Toji's arms, Zhang Lexuan looked at the mansion, which was even larger and more luxurious than the previous Zhang Family, and froze on the spot, at a loss for what to do.
More importantly, her parents looked much more energetic.
"Why are you so late coming back? Honestly!" Mother Zhang rushed forward and hugged Zhang Lexuan tightly, as if to check on her condition. "Did you eat well at the academy? How were things going with your classmates?"