"I told her that she can be your woman in the future."
"My god." Ao Tian touched Bibi Dong's forehead and said, "She's only twelve years old! You're saying things like that to her. She's still clueless about feelings. What if she meets someone she likes more later?"
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Ao Tian. "Do you think that if she's by your side, she'll still be interested in other men? Besides, would you want her to fall in love with someone else?"
"Er..." Ao Tian suddenly felt awkward. He thought about it and it seemed like he really didn't want Xiao Wu to like another man.
If it was when he'd just met Xiao Wu, he definitely wouldn't have thought like that. But now, he found that his thoughts were different.
"Look at you. Men are really all the same, eating from the bowl and eyeing the pot." Bibi Dong said, annoyed.
"Hehe... Isn't it because you gave your approval?" Ao Tian said shamelessly, and his large hands also started to become restless.
Bibi Dong let out a coquettish hum, batting away Ao Tian's hand. "We haven't finished discussing the important matters yet."
"You've rested enough. What else could there be?" Ao Tian asked.
Bibi Dong looked at him sideways. "What's the situation with Gu Yue Na? Aren't you going to tell me about it?"
Ao Tian handed the letter Gu Yue Na had left to Bibi Dong, saying, "Read it yourself. I caught up to her earlier, but she's a bit shy, so she won't be coming back here for now. I sent her back to the Star Dou Great Forest."
After reading the letter, Bibi Dong asked with a smile, "Didn't anything happen between you two?"
"There wasn't enough time to do anything," Ao Tian replied, taking back the letter. "It's getting late. We should get back to business."
"Wait, I have something important to discuss with you," Bibi Dong said.
"What is it?"
"Gu Yue Na and Xiao Wu are the Silver Dragon King and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, respectively. Given the conflict between humans and soul beasts, they definitely won't stand by and watch if we hunt soul beasts in the future, right?" Bibi Dong said with concern.
"Don't worry. We just won't kill Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts anymore. Hunting some lower-level soul beasts won't have much impact. I'll resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts within a hundred years."
"How do you plan to resolve it?" Bibi Dong was very curious.
"I can't say for sure yet. We'll see in the future," Ao Tian replied.
"So, we can't kill Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. My second Martial Soul still has a few soul rings that haven't been absorbed. What should I do?"
Ao Tian said, "That's not a problem. Didn't you absorb the God-Given Soul Ring that the Luo Sha God gave you?"
"Yes, but what does that have to do with the God-Given Soul Ring?" Bibi Dong asked.
Ao Tian smiled and said, "What they call God-Given Soul Rings are just condensed from their divine power. If you want them, I can condense them for you too."
"Really?" Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.
"Why would I lie to you? Forget about it, let's get down to business."
"But I want to absorb a soul ring right now…"
"Don't absorb soul rings late at night. I'll give you something better."
"Something better? What is it?"
"…"
"Go die!" Bibi Dong's fist landed on Ao Tian's chest.
A moment later, she gasped, "Maybe not. There are still two hours until dawn. I have a meeting with the Elders and Bishops in the morning."
"Change the meeting time from now on, from then on, the king will not attend the morning court…"
It wasn't until dawn that Bibi Dong finally fell into a deep sleep.
Although Ao Tian could eliminate her physical fatigue, it wasn't so easy to eliminate the mental fatigue.
Being in a state of mental tension for a long time, even a Title Douluo would find it hard to bear.
But in the end, Ao Tian gave her something nourishing to absorb. When she woke up, she would definitely be full of energy, and her mental strength would also increase significantly…
Ao Tian went out, facing the morning sun, and stretched his lazy waist, the cracking sound of his bones like rolling thunder, but it was isolated within his body.
Although he had been active all night, he was refreshed and didn't have a trace of fatigue.
And he was pleasantly surprised to find that his realm had improved a bit. It seemed that it was because he had become a real man, and the change in his state of mind had led to the improvement of his realm.
At his level of cultivation, absorbing the spiritual energy of the world wasn't the primary method of training anymore. Instead, he needed to comprehend the laws of the universe. Once his realm improved, absorbing spiritual energy wouldn't be difficult.
His realm was like the capacity of a reservoir, and the water in the reservoir represented the energy within a cultivator's body.
What Ao Tian needed to do now was to enlarge the capacity of this reservoir; he wasn't in a hurry to increase the water inside.
When the reservoir was large enough, he could go to the divine realms above and suck up a lot of energy.
This was also the reason he wasn't in a hurry to leave the Douluo Continent.
"Mr. Ao." A maid, who had been dozing nearby, suddenly saw Ao Tian standing at the door and hurried over.
"Mr. Ao, breakfast is ready in the kitchen." The maid, with dark circles under her eyes, looked tired. Her face was delicate.
Ao Tian was speechless. He immediately realized that the commotion last night had kept the young maid from sleeping well.
He was too focused at the time and forgot the girl was right next door.
He gently patted her shoulder, sending a wisp of his energy into her. Immediately, she lost all her drowsiness and her body was filled with power.
"The Pope is still resting. Wait at the door. When she wakes up, serve her with bathing and changing clothes."
The maid's face flushed instantly, and she stammered, "Y-yes."
Ao Tian smiled gently and left.
After his figure disappeared, the little maid was still standing there with a red face, her mind replaying Ao Tian's warm smile, and her shoulder seemed to be able to feel the temperature of Ao Tian's hand...
Ao Tian came to Xiao Wu's room, and this little girl was still sound asleep.
To avoid rolling out of bed again, she had switched to sleeping on the other side after returning.
She was lying on her side, her back to the outside, her hands wrapped around the soft quilt, her long legs also wrapped around it.
Because her legs were bent, her small waist accentuated her, though not large, yet round buttocks.
Ao Tian revealed a smile, sat on the edge of the bed, and reached out, unceremoniously slapping it hard.
Slap! Xiao Wu screamed and bounced up, nearly hitting the ceiling, fully demonstrating the jumping ability a rabbit should have.
She quickly sobered up, her face flushed as she screamed at Ao Tian, "Ao Tian! You hit me again."
She was about to go crazy. Ao Tian always slapped her butt hard while she was sleeping, making it impossible for her to sleep in. This wasn't the first time.
Watching Xiao Wu pounce at him, claws and teeth bared, Ao Tian suddenly had a carrot in his hand.
Xiao Wu stopped abruptly, swallowed hard, and her expression was a little conflicted.
After a moment, she said firmly, "I will no longer be tempted by you. I would rather die than submit!"
With that, she lunged at Ao Tian again, opening her mouth to bite him.
She knew she couldn't beat Ao Tian and could only vent her frustration in this way.
Ao Tian said, "I've already told the kitchen to make your favorite carrot breakfast. If you don't go wash up, your breakfast will get cold."
Xiao Wu's teeth ached. She covered her mouth and glared at Ao Tian, saying, "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Before her voice faded, she had already rushed into the washroom nearby.