"No money? If you don't have money, get out of my inn!"
"Just one more night. School starts tomorrow, and then I can live there!"
"Once I have money, I'll come back and pay you!"
"Then wait until you have money before you come back and stay!"
The landlady shrieked at the top of her lungs, forcibly dragging someone out of a room.
It was a little girl with her hair tied in twin ponytails.
Pink and rosy, she looked utterly adorable.
But now, she was being kicked out of her room.
"What are you staring at? Keep it up and Sister Xiao Wu will hit you!" The little girl caught the faintly sympathetic look in Xiao Yan's eyes and immediately raised her fist.
She had quite a bit of pride.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you a Soul Master?"
"Yes!"
"Then how come you couldn't even pull free from an ordinary middle-aged woman?"
"Mom said I couldn't cause trouble."
"Pah! Why am I telling you any of this?!"
The little girl got to her feet and started downstairs. The corridor was wide, but she bumped right into Xiao Yan's shoulder.
Bang!
Pain shot through Xiao Yan.
This little girl was really strong.
"Stop!" Xiao Yan called out to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips, turned around, and raised her pointed chin. "What, do you want to bump me back?!"
"Don't think I don't know you're a Soul Master too. Mom only said I wasn't allowed to bully ordinary people!"
Xiao Yan was speechless.
Why was this little girl like a rabbit with its fur bristling, ready to bite anyone she saw?
"Are you a student at Nuoding Academy?"
Xiao Wu nodded, then looked Xiao Yan over carefully.
"You're dressed in rags and you're a little Soul Master too!"
Xiao Wu's ruby-like eyes lit up. "Could you be a work-study student at Nuoding Academy too?"
His pupils contracted slightly as something occurred to Xiao Yan.
Nuoding Academy?
Wasn't that where Tang San had gone?!
Would this girl become that petty man Tang San's classmate in the future?
Xiao Yan shook his head. "No."
Her two ears drooping askew, Xiao Wu instantly lost interest.
The girl pursed her lips. "Then what the carrot are you talking about?"
Xiao Wu was about to leave when she saw Xiao Yan hold out his hand.
A small money pouch flew through the air and landed in her palm.
Six gold coins, no more and no less.
Only two months' worth of the Spirit Hall's stipend.
"Are you trying to make Sister Xiao Wu your boss and pay your protection money in advance?" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. Seeing a full six gold coins, her face immediately blossomed into a smile.
"I just saw that you had no one to rely on and felt sorry for you."
"Pah!"
"I think you've fallen for Sister Xiao Wu!"
"Are you always this confident?"
Xiao Wu gave him a flirtatious wink and chuckled slyly. "If you like me, you should say so! Maybe I'll agree to take you as my little underling."
"Yeah, sure, whatever you say."
"Don't run away!"
Xiao Yan simply couldn't handle the little girl chattering away like a rabbit.
He hurriedly found his room and went straight in.
He laid out the precious, costly medicinal ingredients one by one.
In an instant, a delicate fragrance filled the entire room.
"Everything's ready except for my teacher!" A hint of delight appeared on Xiao Yan's face. He had gathered the ingredients faster than he had expected.
The ring glowed faintly.
An illusory figure rippled into view. It was Yao Lao.
The old man looked at the ingredients and nodded. "They're all good specimens. That man didn't deceive you after all."
With that, the old man raised a hand slightly.
The medicinal ingredients floated into the air, layer upon layer like overlapping mountain ranges.
Then a tiny flame burst from Yao Lao's fingertip.
"Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"
This time, the flame was even more concentrated than the one in the crystal given to the deputy hall master.
"This is the mother flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame!" Xiao Yan stared at it in a daze.
He had the illusion that
this powerful flame-
a single touch meant death!
At that moment, Yao Chen returned to being a pill refiner.
Without a word, the bearing of a master emerged.
The old man's expression was serene and composed. "Under all the heavens, who but I, Yao Chen, can refine medicine from a distance?!"
"Cauldron, rise!"
With a thunderous shout, the flame flew into the medicinal ingredients.
The herbs wrapped around the flame, forming a pill cauldron.
The flame was immensely powerful, yet it did not harm the ingredients themselves.
Using medicinal ingredients as a pill cauldron-
"That's freaking awesome!" Xiao Yan exclaimed in admiration.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a rich medicinal fragrance arose.
Xiao Yan looked up.
At the center of the medicinal cauldron, the embryonic form of a pale green pill was taking shape!
"Once the poison is cured, I can go find that dog Tang San and take revenge!"
A little while later,
Yao Lao withdrew his hands. The work was done.
With a light flick, he sent the pill straight into Xiao Yan's palm.
Xiao Yan was just about to take it when the wooden door was flung open with a crash.
"Huh? This little girl seems..." Yao Lao gave Xiao Wu a searching look.
Then he vanished in an instant.
Xiao Yan spun around.
A pink-haired, red-eyed girl was staring into the room like a madwoman.
Yes, red-eyed!
Her eyes, once as beautiful as rubies, were now completely bloodshot.
Those eyes were fixed intently on Xiao Yan!
"It smells so good!"
"Xiao Wu?"
"What are you doing barging into my room?!"
Xiao Yan swallowed. The way she looked was a little frightening.
There were only two possibilities for those bloodshot eyes!
She had gone blood-mad!
Or the horny bugs had gotten to her brain!
A lone man and woman, and she had forced her way into his bedroom.
Xiao Wu approached Xiao Yan step by step, her breathing growing heavier.
Her body, which had originally been rather flat, rose and fell and trembled wildly.
"Give it to me... I want it..."
"Fuck! We're still kids!"
Even someone as composed as Xiao Yan had to dodge in a hurry.
With a leap, Xiao Yan soared straight up to the roof beam.
Xiao Wu looked up, her scarlet eyes full of the fire of desire. "I said give it to me!"
"Fuck me..."
Xiao Wu was no pushover either. Her jumping ability was even more outrageous than Xiao Yan's, and she pulled him straight down from the roof.
A yellow Soul Ring appeared around her, then unfurled!
"That Soul Power is level ten!" Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise.
Two long, pink ears sprang up.
"She really is a rabbit!" Xiao Yan was shocked.
"Ah!"
The next moment, Xiao Wu grabbed his legs and swung him around.
"Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit!"
"First Soul Skill: Waist Bow!"
Swung around like a sledgehammer, Xiao Yan went flying sideways.
Bang!
Xiao Yan was flung straight onto the bed, grimacing in pain.
"You little girl!" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and tried to fight back, only to find he couldn't beat her at all.
Xiao Wu already had a Soul Ring, and her strength surpassed even Tang San's.
Xiao Yan could barely resist.
Before Xiao Yan could push himself up, a pink figure sprang toward him.
Bang!
Her soft bottom landed squarely on Xiao Yan's abdomen. The girl loomed over him, gripping both his hands.
Their faces were so close they could even feel each other's breath.
"Somebody help! R---------e!"
Xiao Wu pressed down even harder!
"Don't use force! Maybe I'm willing!"
Xiao Yan winced in pain. Xiao Wu had pinned down his entire body, leaving him unable to resist.
"I want it!"
Xiao Yan was ready to accept his fate.
If he couldn't resist, he might as well enjoy it.
Xiao Wu stared at Xiao Yan.
Following her gaze, Xiao Yan finally realized.
Xiao Wu's scarlet eyes were fixed on the one thing in Xiao Yan's hand-
the pill!
"Rabbits eat grass, and Xiao Wu's Martial Soul is a rabbit. Did she lose control as soon as she saw a pill with such a rich medicinal fragrance?!"
Her pretty face flushed red, Xiao Wu gritted her teeth. "I want it!"
Xiao Wu opened her mouth wide and lunged at the pill in Xiao Yan's right hand.
Xiao Yan hurriedly tossed the pill, landing it right in his mouth.
"Let's see how you snatch it now!" Xiao Yan taunted with a smile, the pill held in his mouth.
Then,
"Fuck, don't come any closer!"
"Ah!"
Xiao Wu lowered her head and opened her mouth wide-
then bit down on Xiao Yan's mouth.
(The contract has been signed, and normal updates have resumed.)
(Also, special thanks to reader "Qingfeng Rushui." Thank you for your support.)
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