"Huo Wu, what did you say?"
Huo Wushuang stared at her in astonishment, unable to believe what he had just heard.
"I said I wanted to watch the stars with them. Is there a problem with that?"
Seeing the rather stupid look on her brother's face, Huo Wu couldn't help showing a hint of "disdain."
Then she turned her attention back to chatting with the others.
It took a long while for Huo Wushuang to come to his senses.
Then he looked at how gentle his sister was as she chatted with them.
He even began to wonder whether his sister had a split personality.
Otherwise, how could she behave in two such completely different ways?
She was even willing to laugh and chat with a "scumbag" like Yu Tianheng!
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Wushuang ultimately said nothing more.
He let out a long sigh, then turned and left.
He couldn't help muttering under his breath.
"I really don't get it. What makes Yu Tianheng so charming?"
"Brother Wushuang, why hasn't Huo Wu come back yet?"
Just then, Feng Xiaotian walked over as well.
"Ah, who knows what got into her? She insists on watching the stars with Yu Tianheng and the others. Let's go first. Don't you have a match tomorrow?"
Huo Wushuang didn't notice the fleeting expression on Feng Xiaotian's face and hurried over to the Blazing Fire Academy teammates who were already preparing to head down the mountain.
"Yu Tianheng... Yu Tianheng..."
Feng Xiaotian murmured the name a couple of times and shot a vicious glare in their direction.
"By the way, which team are you facing tomorrow?"
Huo Wu asked, as though she had suddenly remembered something.
"We don't know yet. It doesn't matter who it is anyway."
Yu Tianheng spoke as he looked at the rolling mountains in the distance.
He hadn't taken the matter to heart at all.
Besides, they wouldn't know the actual draw until all of today's matches were over and the top six had been decided.
As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.
The temperature around them began to drop as well.
A cold wind blew by, and Huo Wu, who was already dressed rather lightly, shivered unexpectedly.
She had been so relaxed around Yu Tianheng that she had forgotten to use her Soul Power to ward off the cold.
"It's getting late. You can rest with them tonight."
Dugu Yan and the others had only prepared two tents.
She had originally wanted everyone to sleep together, but she had considered that Yu Tianheng most likely wouldn't accept it.
Only then had she resorted to this less desirable option.
"Huh? Won't it be cramped with so many of us together?"
Huo Wu asked in surprise.
"Don't worry, red-haired sister. Our tent is very big."
Ning Rongrong confidently pulled Huo Wu toward the tent.
"I can't believe it's cloudy tonight. We can't see a thing!"
Dugu Yan had been studying the night sky with her head tilted back for ages, and even her neck was starting to ache.
Her cheeks puffed up, making her look like an angry pufferfish.
"It's all right. We'll have plenty of time in the future. We can come back whenever we want."
Yu Tianheng stroked Dugu Yan's back to comfort her.
"Tian Heng, have you taken a fancy to that vixen?"
Dugu Yan gently wrapped her arms around Yu Tianheng's waist and leaned against him as she asked.
"Huh? What makes you say that?"
Yu Tianheng froze, nearly failing to process her words.
"I read in a book that women only behave differently from usual when they're with someone they like."
Dugu Yan spoke in all seriousness, as though she had studied the subject in depth.
The corner of Yu Tianheng's eye couldn't help twitching a couple of times. Why did that book sound a little dubious?
Seeing that Yu Tianheng hadn't spoken for a long while, Dugu Yan didn't get angry.
She merely sighed softly and said,
"Tian Heng, if you like her, we have no objections, but..."
At that point, Dugu Yan suddenly sat up straight, a hint of anger on her face.
"If she joins us, she can only be the junior one. Otherwise, we'll never agree!"
"What do you mean, the junior one?"
Just as Yu Tianheng was wondering how to answer, Huo Wu and Ning Rongrong returned from looking at the tent.
It would be a bit of a squeeze, but there wouldn't be much trouble sleeping four people in it.
Dugu Yan didn't answer. She stood up, glared at Huo Wu, and pulled Ye Lingling off to rest in the tent.
"What's wrong with her?"
Huo Wu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I don't know either."
Yu Tianheng shook his head. He couldn't very well say
that they had just been discussing making Huo Wu the junior one.
"It's getting late. Get some rest."
Yu Tianheng got up, stretched his limbs, and headed back to his own tent.
But instead of going to sleep, he sat down cross-legged, held his breath, and began cultivating.
Whether because of his physique or his Martial Soul, Yu Tianheng never felt tired when he cultivated.
Over time, he had grown used to cultivating in place of sleep.
At midnight, inside the girls' tent.
Huo Wu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she opened her eyes.
After making sure Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling were all asleep,
she slowly sat up and tiptoed outside.
She headed toward Yu Tianheng's tent.
She didn't know why, but she simply wanted to be a little closer to Yu Tianheng.
Since he was already familiar with Huo Wu's presence, Yu Tianheng didn't open his eyes and remained immersed in cultivation.
When Huo Wu saw that Yu Tianheng was sitting up, she stiffened instinctively.
"Why are you still awake so late?"
Her quiet words faded, and the air around them fell silent.
Gradually, Huo Wu also sensed that something was amiss.
She reached out and waved a hand in front of Yu Tianheng's face.
"He really is a cultivation maniac. He won't even stop when it's time to sleep."
Huo Wu finally understood why Yu Tianheng's strength was so monstrous.
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Wu didn't leave.
Instead, she sat down in front of Yu Tianheng, propped her chin on her hand, and stared at him in a daze.
The next morning, when Yu Tianheng opened his eyes,
he saw Huo Wu dozing, her head nodding up and down.
"Why are you in here with me?"
Yu Tianheng asked softly.
"Huh?"
Having just woken up, Huo Wu still looked visibly dazed.
There was even a little glistening drool at the corner of her mouth, which had slipped out while she slept.
A moment later, Huo Wu came to her senses and hurriedly wiped her mouth, scrambling for words as she explained.
"I don't really like sleeping with other people. I couldn't sleep last night, so I thought I'd come over and chat with you. I didn't expect..."
At that point, Huo Wu realized something was wrong. Why did it feel as though the more she explained, the worse it sounded?
Yu Tianheng didn't pay it much mind. After stretching, he prepared to leave.
Judging by the time, the matches would probably be about to start by the time they got back.
Ning Rongrong and the other girls had also just woken up and were washing up by a stream formed by water flowing from a natural mountain spring.
"Hm? Tian Heng, why is she with you?"
Dugu Yan was quick-witted and soon noticed that something was amiss.