Chapter 5: Living with a Girl?
"Brother An Zhen, shouldn't you explain this to Yutong?"
The little girl said with a cold expression, her arms folded across her chest, her skinny hands gently patting her disheveled dress.
Huo Yutong wasn't some clueless fool.
She was suddenly wearing such strange clothes, her white silk feet lifted to her chin. And he already knew she was a girl. When had he found out? Was Brother An Zhen's kindness to her all a lie?
"Indeed, an explanation is due."
An Zhen nodded gently, his face serious.
"Then, little Yutong, do you want to know why you're here, or whether my kindness to you is genuine or fake?"
Her delicate lips pursed tightly, a mixture of emotions welling up in her heart. She didn't even object to An Zhen's address, standing there, a bit bewildered.
This rare kindness...
Huo Yutong didn't possess much, but every bit was precious to her.
Reaching out, the young woman, two meters away, instantly appeared in An Zhen's arms. Facing Huo Yutong's struggle, the young man spoke, "You can think of this as a dream world. It's the power of my martial spirit."
"Snap!"
An Zhen snapped his fingers.
A petite, adorable figure, her dress fluttering, appeared before the two of them. Huo Yutong, struggling, froze for a moment, then her eyes widened. "Is that me?"
The figure, except for the dress, was identical to her.
"Would you like to check it out? It's a one-to-one replica, both inside and out."
Following An Zhen's command, the puppet slowly approached, grasping the hem of the skirt with both hands.
"No!"
Huo Yutong, cheeks red as apples, reached out to cover An Zhen's eyes.
"Why are you covering my eyes?"
Shouldn't you be pinning the puppet down?
Fine, if you don't want to look, then don't. It's not like I've seen it before. "
The puppets dispersed.
"As for why Xiao Yutong came here, it's probably because my strength has improved and my spirit has developed new abilities."
It had been like this before. After obtaining his first spirit ring, An Zhen accidentally copied Meng Hongchen's template, even without a second spirit ring. The reason for this is that the spirit ring itself is the key to unlocking his abilities in this world. The power and authority are inherent within him; he's naturally capable of these things.
Therefore, aside from a breakthrough in spirit power, spirit rings are completely unnecessary for An Zhen.
"Is that so?"
The young woman sitting on An Zhen's lap had a thoughtful look on her face, her two tiny white silk feet gently swaying in the air. Huo Yutong felt like she was experiencing the lucid dreams her mother had told her about, where one could do anything in a dream.
However, what she was more concerned about now was, "Is Big Brother An Zhen's kindness to me truly out of kindness?"
"Not entirely."
A bad guy...
His dark blue eyes dimmed a little, as if they had lost their luster. The little girl jumped from An Zhen's lap to the ground. "Thank you, An Zhen, for your help. When I get back, I'll return An Zhen's things. Any rewards or other favors An Zhen wants, I'll pay."
An Zhen remained silent, his chin resting on one hand as he watched the little girl walk away.
A moment later, a portal of light opened beside An Zhen, and the little girl, walking with her head bowed in dejection, stumbled directly into An Zhen's arms.
"Haven't you figured it out yet?"
An Zhen sighed helplessly, gently nudging the little girl's brow. In his world, where did this little girl want to go?
As the little girl stared at him in bewilderment, a pair of hands swept her into his arms. The scent of the opposite sex instantly enveloped Huo Yutong's senses. "A boy is being nice to a girl his own age. What do you think he's thinking?"
The little girl asked, puzzled.
"Σ(°△°|||)︴"
The young girl was shocked.
"(//▽//)"
The young girl was shy.
It couldn't be... it couldn't be what she was thinking.
Her blushing face lifted slightly, meeting a pair of smiling eyes, and she ducked her head timidly.
"Hasn't Yutong ever encountered this kind of thing before? Generally speaking, a boy treating a girl to dinner for no apparent reason is a sign of affection."
If An Zhen had said something like this at this age in her previous life, she would have been lectured by both sets of parents.
However, in this romantic land, it was perfectly normal, the equivalent of a puppy love in high school.
"No...no."
"Yeah, then it seems I was quick to act. In that case, this lovely girl is mine."
What the hell was going on?
Her fair hands nudged An Zhen's chest, her face flushed with confusion, her mind a mess.
Huo Yutong longed for the kind of love Teacher Xiaoya and Senior Brother talked about. But the sudden intimacy and affection from others made the young girl, who had never encountered such knowledge, panic.
"I'm sorry, Brother An Zhen, I don't know how to respond to you, but I don't want to accept your kindness in vain. I will definitely repay you." The loli standing on the ground said in a serious tone, and she didn't think she was worthy of being liked.
After understanding the reason, Huo Yutong unconsciously returned to the original address, but still intended to refuse the other party's kindness.
"Okay." An Zhen nodded and agreed.
The self-respecting and strong little loli is great.
But just because you don't accept doesn't mean I can't treat you.
"But I have some questions." An Zhen sat on the bed, a look of confusion on his childish face. "Why did Xiao Yutong come to Shrek Academy disguised as a man?"
"I..."
The loli was speechless.
"It's okay." An Zhen shook her head gently. "Everyone has their secrets, and I'm not one to pry into things."
"But Xiao Yutong must have come to Shrek Academy to become stronger, right? And it'll definitely be inconvenient if you have a roommate later."
"Yeah," the loli nodded seriously. "With a new roommate, I plan to sleep in my clothes every day."
"But that would still be inconvenient. I have a suggestion. You can move into my dorm. I was actually planning to tell you this during the day, but I couldn't think of a good reason right now, and I was afraid Xiao Yutong would misunderstand."
An Zhen remembered that in the original novel, Wang Dong arrived the day after Huo Yuhao arrived. But with his involvement, she wondered if they would still be in the same dorm. If they were, then forget it.
"In the same dorm with Big Brother An Zhen?"
For some reason, Huo Yutong suddenly remembered the doll that looked exactly like her, herself held in Big Brother An Zhen's arms, her white silk feet pressed against his chin, and the strange clothes.
According to Big Brother An Zhen, her body here was also the same as that doll's. Could it be that Big Brother An Zhen had discovered her gender this way?
"Brother An Zhen won't do anything strange to Yu Tong, will he?" Loli acquiesced to An Zhen's address for her.
"Of course, that was just a puppet before. I wouldn't do anything out of line with the real Yu Tong without her permission."
"Then Yu Tong agrees."
Huo Yu Tong decided to agree. Although Brother An Zhen had previously pinned her foot to his chin and dressed the puppet in such strange clothes, he was a good man.
"Okay!"
"In that case, let's practice meditation. My martial spirit has the ability to accelerate cultivation."
(End of this chapter)