"Xiao Xiao, what's wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously. From Xiao Xiao's tone, she sounded quite anxious.
Xiao Xiao's small face flushed crimson as she stammered, "Captain, you, you think, what do you think of me?"
As soon as she said this, and considering the circumstances, everyone present knew what the girl meant.
Huo Yuhao's lips twitched. He had considered this possibility before, mainly because of the current environment and background; this was a matchmaking event, after all.
He glanced at He Caitou out of the corner of his eye. In the original story, these two were a couple. However, Huo Yuhao found that the latter showed no reaction, also watching the show like everyone else.
"Giggle!"
Han Ruoruo let out a silvery laugh. She looked at the petite Xiao Xiao and teased, "Little sister, you're so young to be here for matchmaking. Big sister suggests you go back and develop for another couple of years."
Xiao Xiao's face was burning. She was naturally shy, and if it weren't for this environment, she would never have expressed her affections in front of so many people.
Facing Xiao Xiao's expectant gaze, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He spoke directly and clearly, "I have a partner. I'll introduce you to her when the opportunity arises."
To hesitate is to invite trouble. Huo Yuhao had no feelings for Xiao Xiao, so he rejected her decisively. This would prevent her from harboring any illusions and wasting her youth.
He didn't know why she suddenly did this. Didn't she used to like Wang Dong?
"Oh, is that so?" Xiao Xiao drooped her head, somewhat disappointed, but not heartbroken.
It wasn't that she liked Huo Yuhao that much, but she urgently needed a boyfriend for some special reasons.
"Well, I'll be going then. I'll be staying in Shrek City for the next few days. We can get together sometime," Huo Yuhao said before turning to leave.
"Captain, take me with you. I want to fly too."
"Huh? Aren't you participating in Seagod's Fate?"
Huo Yuhao asked in a strange tone, Xiao Xiao's words making him feel like he was about to steal someone's bride, and the bride was even willing to run away with the "thief."
"Hehe, I'm just here to go through the motions. I don't have anyone I particularly like. Captain, would you treat me to dinner?" Xiao Xiao revealed a playful smile.
Everyone: "..."
You just confessed to someone and were rejected, yet you're still smiling like nothing happened. Can you be any more carefree?
The male students didn't have any objections. As Han Ruoruo said, Xiao Xiao was still too young.
Huo Yuhao didn't say more. With a casual grab, an invisible force lifted Xiao Xiao from the lake's surface, bringing her to his side.
"Continue, everyone. Sorry for the interruption."
After smiling apologetically at the surrounding students, Huo Yuhao directly took Xiao Xiao and, transforming into two rays of light, quickly flew away from Shrek Academy.
In Shrek City, Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao walked side by side, heading to a restaurant where they requested a private room.
"Alright, let's talk, Xiao Xiao. What's going on?" Huo Yuhao asked, looking at the menu.
"Captain, can't I just like you? It's Seagod's Fate, you know. I don't really have anyone I particularly like. If I had to pick someone, I think you're great, Captain. How about I be your… you know?"
Perhaps because they were alone, Xiao Xiao had become bolder.
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes and handed the menu to Xiao Xiao. She took it and casually circled a few of her favorites. A waiter then took the order to the kitchen.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao wasn't saying anything, Xiao Xiao became a little anxious. After hesitating, she finally spoke, fidgeting.
"Captain, can you… can you be my boyfriend for a few days? Come with me to my home."
As she spoke, Xiao Xiao's hands, which didn't know where to go, went from her lap to fidgeting under her bottom, revealing her unease.
This is what you wanted, isn't it? Huo Yuhao thought with a secret smile, watching her nervous movements. "You want me to pretend to be your boyfriend?"
Xiao Xiao lowered her head and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Could it be that your family is starting to pressure you to get married?" Huo Yuhao asked inquisitively.
"No, but my parents arranged an engagement for me. The engagement ceremony will be held when I go back during the break in two months," Xiao Xiao replied softly.
"So it's just an engagement. By the way, who is your fiancé? Maybe you could try getting to know him first. What if he's a good person? Don't you think?"
"I don't want to," Xiao Xiao's tone suddenly became agitated, her small face slightly pale.
"Oh, this..." Huo Yuhao suddenly stopped, not finishing the last word, but Xiao Xiao understood what he meant to say.
It was initiated by his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, and was despised by the world.
Speaking of which, Mu En and Bei Bei were products of Yu Xiaogang. Moreover, these two were even made into statues and placed on the Shrek campus for students to worship, which was utterly ridiculous. It was simply a complete lack of shame.
"Tell me about the specifics of your family situation," Huo Yuhao said. If it wasn't too difficult, he might help out, considering they knew each other.
"Mm-hmm." Xiao Xiao nodded and began to explain, "Our family's inherited martial souls are the Nine Phoenix Xiao and the Soul-Shaking Cauldron. There was once an ancestor…"
At first, Huo Yuhao's face darkened. You're talking about your marriage, why are you bringing up your ancestor? He finally understood later: it turned out that an ancestor of Xiao Xiao's family had once been a Title Douluo. That Title Douluo, like Xiao Xiao, also possessed Twin Martial Souls.
Relying on the advantage of Twin Martial Souls, that person eventually cultivated to the realm of Extreme Douluo. They even participated in the war against the Sun Moon Empire. The Xiao family's rise was rapid, and their status once approached that of Shrek.
But after that Extreme Douluo passed away, the Xiao family had no experts to rely on, and they were suppressed by various parties. They were soon brought back to their original state.
The Xiao family realized the power and importance of Twin Martial Souls. They began to strongly support internal marriages, meaning they arranged marriages between descendants who possessed the Nine Phoenix Xiao and the Soul-Shaking Cauldron, hoping to give birth to descendants who possessed both martial souls.
And, it has to be said, this method actually worked. The Xiao family later produced several soul masters with Twin Martial Souls. Although no one reached the height of that ancestor, it did ensure the Xiao family's long-term prosperity.
It had been almost three hundred years since the last Twin Martial Souls appeared. The Xiao family had been longing for it, and finally, they got Xiao Xiao. This was an opportunity for the Xiao family to rise again. They certainly wanted to tie Xiao Xiao tightly to the family, which is why they arranged the engagement.
But Xiao Xiao's cousin could be considered the top talent of the Xiao family, besides Xiao Xiao herself. He had innate soul power of rank eight, and his current cultivation was at the peak of Soul Emperor. He would likely break through to Soul Sage within a year.
After listening to Xiao Xiao's story, Huo Yuhao smacked his lips, this is really a twisted family.
To send their top talent to be someone else's concubine... what were they thinking? Moreover, Xiao Xiao was twelve years younger than her cousin. She could almost be his daughter. Although age didn't matter much among soul masters, some people would still feel awkward about it.
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