An Awkward Predicament

What a strange feeling. That was Xu Xingyu's first thought when he regained consciousness.

It was a gentle feeling, like the coolness and heat of basking in the shade of a tree beneath the blazing summer sun.

And for some reason, the feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar to Xu Xingyu.

It felt familiar yet unfamiliar because Xu Xingyu thought he had felt something similar before, but unlike those times, something seemed different here.

Still feeling a little sleepy, he slowly opened his eyes.

The moment he opened them, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling. He definitely wasn't in his dormitory.

Realizing that, Xu Xingyu grew a little curious about where he was and began looking around.

It was a white room, filled with all kinds of decorations that gave it a homely feeling.

After examining the furnishings, Xu Xingyu realized he seemed to be in a girl's room.

The strongest evidence was the dressing table. Judging by the mess on it, its user wasn't very good at applying makeup.

She didn't seem to use the dressing table much, either.

Upon realizing he was in a girl's room, Xu Xingyu knew he had to leave quickly. He didn't know how he had gotten there, but if the room's owner came back now, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't wash him clean.

With that in mind, Xu Xingyu started to get up and leave this place of trouble, but the moment he rose, he felt as though something were holding him down.

Xu Xingyu turned to see what was holding him back. He would have been better off not looking, for he discovered that he was in the arms of a red-haired girl.

The red-haired girl looked about eighteen, with a delicate oval face and long, slender legs. Paired with a devilishly hot figure, she was undoubtedly a beautiful girl!

Xu Xingyu, however, wasn't admiring her beauty. All he felt right now was panic, nothing but panic.

Isn't this Ma Xiaotao? Why am I lying in her arms?

Wait, didn't I fight Ma Xiaotao when she went berserk earlier?

Then I used Ultimate Ice to suppress her Evil Fire. Didn't something else happen? I think I was forcibly kissed?

At that thought, Xu Xingyu wanted to curse. This was only my first time meeting her, so how could something like this happen?! Once I get back to the dormitory, Dong'er will definitely put me through a brutal interrogation!

And if Gu Yuena finds out about this, I definitely won't have any good days ahead of me when I go back for the holiday this year!!!

Sure enough, boys have to protect themselves when they're out and about!!!

Just as Xu Xingyu was about to continue complaining to himself,

He confirmed that Ma Xiaotao was still unconscious and planned to leave the place as quickly as possible. He really didn't want to spend another moment in this godforsaken place!

That was easier said than done, however.

Although Ma Xiaotao was still unconscious, she was holding Xu Xingyu tightly for some reason, and as a Soul Emperor, she naturally had a strong grip.

So if Xu Xingyu wanted to break free of her embrace, he would have to forcibly pry her hands apart.

But if he did that, Ma Xiaotao would most likely wake up, and the moment she did, all his explanations would be in vain.

Thus, Xu Xingyu could only struggle carefully in Ma Xiaotao's arms, hoping to escape without waking her.

At first, things went well enough. Xu Xingyu had already managed to free at least half his body, but just then, perhaps because Ma Xiaotao was a restless sleeper, she turned over and pinned him beneath her.

Only then did Xu Xingyu truly feel her magnificent assets. Of course, if he hadn't felt like he was about to suffocate, he might have enjoyed it.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs in the world, only reality. To avoid being suffocated by Ma Xiaotao, he could only wake her up.

Although that would reveal his whereabouts and cause him a minor social death, there was nothing else he could do.

For the moment, he couldn't think of a better idea. If Xu Xingyu had already unlocked the space element, he might still have had a way out, but he hadn't.

A ball of water suddenly took shape above Ma Xiaotao, then dropped onto her head.

The cold-water baptism soon woke Ma Xiaotao, though she didn't seem to be in a very good mood.

"Which bastard did that?!?!"

Ma Xiaotao was practically about to explode with anger. She had been sleeping so comfortably, enjoying the pleasure of hugging her body pillow.

And some blind fool had actually come to play this kind of prank on her, Ma Xiaotao!

Did they really think her title as one of the Inner Court's two great volcanoes was just for show?!

Fine! I'll let that blind fool have a good taste of my wrath!

Just then, however, a faint voice called out, "Could you let go of me first?"

The furious Ma Xiaotao froze. What she had taken for a body pillow wasn't a body pillow at all, but a handsome purple-haired youth.

The youth looked rather disheveled. Setting aside the scorched cloth he was wearing, his nearly suffocated expression told Ma Xiaotao that he couldn't bear the weight of her magnificent assets.

Taking advantage of Ma Xiaotao's momentary daze, he finally got out of her arms and began gulping down the lovely, fresh air.

As Ma Xiaotao looked at Xu Xingyu, she began recalling what had happened earlier.

Some classmates who regarded her as a thorn in their side seemed to have come looking for her.

Unable to stand their snide remarks, she had gone all out to crush those jumping clowns.

But precisely because of that, the Evil Fire in her body had seized its chance and sent her berserk once again.

After that, the youth before her seemed to have stopped her, but he hadn't completely suppressed her.

She didn't know what happened after that. She seemed to have completely lost consciousness, and at most, she remembered doing something to the youth before her, but she really couldn't recall what it was.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao suddenly felt that the Evil Fire in her body had been completely suppressed.

Ma Xiaotao was certain that her Evil Fire wouldn't erupt again for the next two or three weeks.

But as Ma Xiaotao remembered it, aside from using an external force that countered Evil Fire, the only way was to learn to suppress it as her ancestor had.

She looked at Xu Xingyu's badly scorched clothes, then at her own disheveled dress.

An unbelievable thought surfaced in her mind. Could it be that I did that to this youth...?