A Complicated Relationship (I)

Seeing the slight Xu Xingyu on Xu Xingyu's face, Ma Xiaotao looked puzzled and asked what was wrong.

Xu Xingyu originally wanted to say that she was fine, but Ma Xiaotao was the kind of person who would pester her relentlessly once she set her mind on something.

Finally, under Ma Xiaotao's persistent questioning, Xu Xingyu had no choice but to reveal how Jiang Nannan controlled her physique.

After hearing the whole story, Ma Xiaotao adopted this attitude. After all, it was indeed a good story of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress, but was it because she felt somewhat apologetic towards herself?

Ma Xiaotao can only say that Xu Xingyu is a very caring yet Kindness and adorable junior.

In response, Ma Xiaotao replied, "This has nothing to do with you! It's purely a coincidence. Besides, if I hadn't insisted that Nannan help me suppress my Evil Fire, I wouldn't be in this situation. I can only say that I brought this upon myself."

However, what Ma Xiaotao didn't know was that what he felt apologetic about wasn't actually the problem with Ma Xiaotao, since he understood the principles involved.

The person he felt apologetic to was Jiang Nannan!

You should know that the process of suppressing the Evil Fire described in the original text was something that even Xu Sanshi was unwilling to do!

Even when Huo Yuhao used Ultimate Ice to suppress it in the original story, it was still an extremely painful form of body tempering.

Only someone Xu Xingyu, whose physical attributes are similar to those of Soul Emperor, can be considered insignificant.

While Xu Sanshi's suffering mainly stemmed from the fact that he was only of the water element, not the ice element, the process of suppressing the Evil Fire was even more painful.

But Jiang Nannan is in the same boat!

She is simply more yin in constitution. Although she can use the power of ice, suppressing the violent Evil Fire like Ma Xiaotao for a long time will inevitably lead to trouble sooner or later!

It should be noted that the evil energy contained within the Evil Fire is itself a slow poison for someone like Jiang Nannan who possesses the Supreme Yin Jade Body constitution.

If Jiang Nannan's Evil Fire is suppressed for Ma Xiaotao for a long time, who knows what might happen to her in the long run!

Although he felt somewhat sorry for Ma Xiaotao, Xu Xingyu only wanted to say that he was truly grateful for the birth of that Yin Fire; otherwise, he didn't know if he would have been able to see Jiang Nannan in her entirety.

However, we still need to take some time to have Jiang Nannan checked out later, only in this way can we ensure that there are no hidden problems in her body.

Seeing that Xu Xingyu had calmed down, Ma Xiaotao assumed he was still blaming himself for the incident with the Yin Fire, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alright, alright, don't dwell on these little things from the past."

"It's already dark, and there shouldn't be any more boats going to the Outer Court, so I'll take you back Outer Court!"

After saying this, Ma Xiaotao, without waiting for Xu Xingyu to say anything, directly hugged her and released her Phoenix Martial Soul, then began to fly towards the Outer Court.

Xu Xingyu, who was being held in Ma Xiaotao's arms, wanted to object, but he was rendered speechless by the sight of the sinner beside him.

Fortunately, holding one's breath briefly is not a big deal for a Soul Master, and Ma Xiaotao quickly let Xu Xingyu take a breath of fresh air after sensing the unusual movement from Xu Xingyu.

While Xu Xingyu was still panting heavily, Ma Xiaotao inadvertently recalled what had happened in bed earlier. Generally speaking, it's impossible for a boy to remain calm when faced with such a steamy situation.

A few exceptions include, but are not limited to, those with sexual problems, those who are not interested in women, and those who already have someone else in their hearts, etc.

However, in Ma Xiaotao's opinion, Xu Xingyu was not among those exceptions. After all, she had heard from Jiang Nannan that he had been involved with more than just one or two girls.

So why was Xu Xingyu able to make such a nonchalant expression and treat it as if it were a normal occurrence?

If Xu Xingyu could hear Ma Xiaotao's inner thoughts, he would simply retort, "That's just because she's gotten used to it."

After being trained (forced) by Gu Yuena multiple times, he has become accustomed to sleeping in the same bed with a woman. As long as he doesn't do certain things, his willpower is quite strong.

Moreover, it doesn't completely take this matter in stride!

Just then, Ma Xiaotao suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way Xingyu, you mentioned before that someone in my family asked you to help me out a little?"

Ma Xiaotao was quite surprised when Xu Xingyu mentioned this, considering that her relationship with her family wasn't exactly friendly.

Joining Shrek Academy, which the family vehemently opposed, despite their opposition, was considered the greatest act of betrayal by the old folks in the clan.

Furthermore, the fact that she had been avoiding the arranged marriage partner from her family Xiaoyao was living a carefree life shows just how unreliable Ma Xiaotao's relationship with her family was.

You could even say she's been completely kicked out of the house!

It's true that she has no close relatives in her family, but that only applies to her biological parents and younger brother.

However, their relationship began to crack after his younger brother awakened the Nine Heavens Heavenly Phoenix Martial Soul and was chosen as the next clan leader.

Therefore, she was very curious about who was speaking up for her in the family; it couldn't possibly be her own brother, could it?

However, contrary to expectations, Xu Xingyu simply said, "It was Ma Zhengtian who sent me to help you."

This answer nearly caused Ma Xiaotao to fall into the lake with Xu Xingyu.

But there's nothing we can do about it! Their relationship is really complicated!

Although Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix is a defective product compared to the Nine Heavens Heavenly Phoenix, she still possesses a pure Phoenix Bloodline Martial Soul.

Therefore, if Ma Xiaotao had been determined to do it from the beginning, she could have built her own power within the family and used that power to control her own destiny, preventing herself from becoming a tool for arranged marriages.

However, due to her personality, Ma Xiaotao didn't consider such complicated matters, so she directly chose to leave the Speed Clan and go to the Shrek Academy.

This marked the beginning of their disagreement.

Because of his years of education and the choices made by the Tang Sect and Shrek against the Speed Clan, Ma Zhengtian also inherited his family's hatred for forces related to the Sea God Tang San.

Therefore, in his eyes, his sister's choice was a disgrace to the family, and if the other party wanted to control his destiny, it was no big deal!

Once he becomes the clan leader, he can refuse any offer to marry off his sister, preventing her from entrusting her life to a complete stranger.

However, directly joining a force with which your family has a deep-seated hatred is blatant betrayal!

Ma Xiaotao was only able to retain her ancestral home because the elders made concessions based on the fact that she was Ma Zhengtian's sister; otherwise, Ma Xiaotao would have received news of being expelled from the family long ago.

Of course, another reason is that Shrek Academy is just an academy. You may not like the school, but you can't deny that the best Soul Master at present come from Shrek.

As for Ma Xiaotao, it's quite simple. She just thinks that her family's animosity towards the Shrek Academy is an unreasonable matter. Putting aside how much time has passed, wasn't her ancestor a graduate of the Shrek Academy?

Isn't this behavior of the family blatantly disloyal and treacherous?

Because of their conflicting views on this issue, their arguments gradually escalated until they stopped speaking to each other altogether.

The last time he spoke was on the day Ma Zhengtian led his family to seek refuge in Spirit Contract Pagoda.