Xiao Wu's mind went blank.
She hadn't expected Li Zhiyan to suddenly lean in and kiss her.
This...
So this was what a kiss felt like? This was my first kiss.
She felt deeply ashamed. The person she loved was Third Brother, even though she and Tang San weren't together yet.
But Xiao Wu felt that her heart belonged to Third Brother.
And now Brother Zhiyan had taken her first kiss.
Under the influence of Li Zhiyan's Soul Power, Xiao Wu responded to his kiss.
Not far away, Tang San was still chatting with the blacksmith.
He had no idea that Xiao Wu, whom he intended to make his wife someday, was passionately kissing Li Zhiyan not far away.
After quite a while, Tang San finally realized that Xiao Wu didn't seem to be in the smithy. Could she have gone to buy snacks?
Tang San guessed as much, but he wasn't worried. If he waited here, Xiao Wu would surely come back for him.
A long while later, Xiao Wu slowly pushed Li Zhiyan away.
A blush spread across her cute, pretty face.
She felt utterly ashamed.
Just like that, Li Zhiyan had taken her first kiss.
"Brother Zhiyan, you're so bad..."
Xiao Wu felt she ought to kill Li Zhiyan, but because of her favorable impression of him, she simply couldn't bring herself to do it.
She had been under the influence of Li Zhiyan's Succubus Martial Soul just now, so she had given herself over to instinct.
But now that she had come to her senses, she was truly angry.
The person she loved was Third Brother.
But Li Zhiyan had stolen her first kiss.
She turned around and covered her face, unwilling to speak to Li Zhiyan.
"Xiao Wu."
"I'm sorry. You're just too cute."
"So I couldn't hold myself back just now."
Hearing Li Zhiyan's words, Xiao Wu felt even more aggrieved.
She began to cry.
"Boo-hoo, that was my first kiss. How can I marry Third Brother now?"
In Xiao Wu's heart, her future belonged to Tang San. She was going to be his wife.
Li Zhiyan wasn't surprised. Rather than dwell on the matter, he began driving a wedge between Xiao Wu and Tang San.
"Xiao Wu, you're actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, aren't you?"
"Wh-what!"
Xiao Wu instantly snapped out of her shame and sadness. Li Zhiyan actually knew her identity.
If her identity were exposed, it would definitely set off a great hunt across the continent.
Xiao Wu clearly remembered how the people from Spirit Hall had hunted down and killed her mother.
Her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was simply too tempting to human Soul Masters. After all, who wouldn't want one?
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. If I were going to, I would have told them long ago."
Seeing no malice in Li Zhiyan's eyes, Xiao Wu felt a little more at ease.
"Y-you... How did you know I was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Brother Zhiyan? Who else knows about this?"
Li Zhiyan said seriously, "When I left Shrek Academy, Tang San's father came after me to kill me."
"Third Brother's father? You've met Third Brother's father?"
"That's right. Tang San's father isn't an ordinary blacksmith at all. His true identity is the Clear Sky Douluo, whose name once shook the continent."
"Third Brother's father is the Clear Sky Douluo!"
Xiao Wu was even more shocked. She had always thought Tang San's father was an ordinary man who had gone off to some unknown place. She had never imagined he was a Titled Douluo powerhouse!
"That's right. Because Tang San and I had a conflict,"
"Tang Hao thought that since my First Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, I might pose a threat to Tang San, so he planned to kill me."
"Before killing me, he told me many things."
"For example, everyone at Shrek Academy is to become Tang San's dog someday."
"And that you're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"He plans to make you sacrifice yourself for Tang San someday."
"Your becoming Tang San's Soul Ring, along with Da Ming and Er Ming, is all part of Tang Hao's plan."
At that moment, Xiao Wu felt as though her sky was about to collapse.
Was Third Brother's father really such a wicked man?!
Now Xiao Wu was certain Li Zhiyan wasn't making it up. If he were, he couldn't possibly have known about Da Ming and Er Ming.
"Is Third Brother's father really that bad?"
"Yes."
"I also know that Tang San's mother was tricked into sacrificing herself by Tang Hao. That's how he got a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring with no side effects."
"If my Martial Soul's innate ability hadn't been somewhat special,"
"I knew so many secrets that Tang Hao would definitely have killed me that day."
"Xiao Wu, I was worried you'd be left in the dark and tricked into sacrificing yourself someday. That's why I came to tell you."
"I know your heart still leans toward Tang San. As for the truth, you can discover it for yourself."
"But remember, no matter what happens, always be on guard against Tang San. Because of his bloodline, if Tang San finds out you're a Soul Beast, he'll definitely scheme to make you sacrifice yourself too. And I think it's very likely he already knows you're a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"The reason he hasn't said anything is that he wants to scheme against you."
Li Zhiyan's words made Xiao Wu feel as though her worldview had collapsed in the span of a few moments.
In her heart, the father of the Tang San she loved was actually such a person. Even the man she planned to marry might already know that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
The world was far too dark.
"Of course, you'll still have to observe things for yourself to find out the truth."
"Xiao Wu, make sure you protect yourself."
Li Zhiyan knew he couldn't put too much psychological pressure on Xiao Wu, or it might backfire.
Patting Xiao Wu on the shoulder, Li Zhiyan turned and left.
Tang San kept searching with his eyes.
Soon, he saw Xiao Wu in a corner, embracing a handsome man. They were clearly kissing.
The man's clothes and build looked like those of Li Zhiyan, whom he had driven out of Shrek Academy?
Boom!
In an instant, Tang San's brain seemed to explode.
In his heart, Xiao Wu was his forbidden treasure. He would never allow anyone to lay a finger on her, when he hadn't even touched her himself.
Yet now Xiao Wu was kissing Li Zhiyan.
This Li Zhiyan already had a way to die!
Secretly summoning the Clear Sky Hammer into his palm, Tang San charged toward the two of them in a fury.
At that moment, the real Li Zhiyan had already quietly used his third Soul Skill, Instant Teleportation, to appear behind him.
Although this move consumed a great deal of Soul Power, Li Zhiyan could easily bear the cost over this distance.
"Special Soul Skill, Tang San's Mom Entanglement!"