Chapter 23: Shy Ma Xiaotao.
"Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, what are you two whispering about?" Their conversation clearly didn't escape Zhou Yi's notice.
"Sorry, Teacher Zhou Yi. We won't talk nonsense anymore." Huo Yuhao didn't argue much and quickly admitted his mistake.
"Tsk!" Wang Dong clicked his tongue inwardly, but didn't say anything more.
Zhou Yi didn't pursue the matter further. In the past, she would usually turn a blind eye to these little actions of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, two students she was very satisfied with, and wouldn't even say a word!
But today…hehe, blame it on a certain Ji!
Soon, Zhou Yi finished explaining the group assignments. After receiving their groups, everyone handed in their papers, except for three people:
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and a girl named Xiao Xiao.
"Teacher Zhou Yi, there are 68 people in our class. Song Qinghan will be specially recruited to the Soul Guidance Department. Our groups have all been arranged, but what about Ji Wuchang? What will he do alone?" Huo Yuhao asked anxiously.
He originally thought that Ji Wuchang would be in a team with him and Wang Dong, but he didn't expect that. He and Wang Dong were indeed in a team, but the other person in the team was not Ji Wuchang, but a girl! The girl named Xiao Xiao. There are 68 people in the class. After removing one person who went to the Soul Guidance Department, there are 67 people left. They can be divided into 22 groups of three. So there is just one student left out.
What they didn't expect was that this person left out was Ji Wuchang!
"You don't need to worry about that. I have my own arrangements for Ji Wuchang." Zhou Yi shook her head and slammed the three sheets of paper in her hand on the table:
"What you need to think about now is how to explain what you wrote!"
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"Mmm~"
Slowly waking up from her dream, Ma Xiaotao stretched comfortably. She felt languid and comfortable all over.
Since being plagued by the evil fire, she hadn't had a good night's sleep in ages! Unexpectedly, today…
wait! She remembered that her brother, Ji Wuchang, had come looking for her!
And then… her evil fire erupted!
"Oh no!" Her face instantly turned pale. Ma Xiaotao no longer wanted to rest and immediately opened her eyes, preparing to stand up.
But as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw an incredibly cute, handsome face.
"Thank goodness, he's alright."
Ma Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't have time to think about why Ji Wuchang had survived her evil fire; in her eyes, as long as he was alright, that was all that mattered!
Unconsciously, Ji Wuchang occupied an increasingly larger place in her heart.
After a while, Ma Xiaotao noticed their current situation.
They were both completely naked, their bodies very close, their long hair intertwined. Their bodies were in a somewhat embarrassing position.
Ji Wuchang was right in front of her, his breath almost brushing against her face. His slender body, muscular when undressed, made Ma Xiaotao blush furiously.
Although she was nearly twenty, she had always cultivated alone. While not completely detached from worldly affairs, she was utterly clueless about matters of the heart. If not for her personality, she might have already screamed like any other young girl.
Trying to calm herself, she temporarily set aside her shyness and began to observe her surroundings. Even so, the blush on her pretty face wouldn't fade.
They were in an extremely hot environment; in the past, without releasing her martial spirit, she probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such a high temperature for even a minute. But now…not only was she unharmed, but even Ji Wuchang, who was still sound asleep, was completely unharmed!
What exactly happened? She clearly remembered that she hadn't been able to suppress her evil fire when Ji Wuchang came to find her, and when she woke up again, she was already here.
She had no recollection of what happened in between, who was involved, or what they did!
"Sister Xiaotao, are you alright? Have you suppressed your evil fire?" The sudden voice made Ma Xiaotao tense up.
"Don't look!"
Instinctively, she covered Ji Wuchang's eyes with her hand, her mind racing, thinking about what to say and do next.
But Ji Wuchang, whose eyes were covered, showed no sign of waking up, only smacking his lips before falling asleep again.
"Not…not awake?!"
Gently removing her hand from Ji Wuchang's eyes, she found him still soundly asleep. It seemed that what he had just said was just sleep talking.
This made Ma Xiaotao breathe a sigh of relief.
However…he was thinking about her in his dream; this little guy definitely had feelings for her!
The more Ma Xiaotao thought about it, the rosier her face became. Unconsciously, her feelings for Ji Wuchang seemed to have undergone a great change...
Shaking her head to clear her mind, Ma Xiaotao stopped thinking about what they had been through and focused on how to resolve her current predicament.
You see, she and Ji Wuchang were both naked! If someone saw them, putting aside the possibility of misunderstandings about their relationship, the mere thought of their bodies being seen was unbearable! She was a true virgin!
Aftercarefully observing her surroundings again, she finally found a few items in a corner of the space:a blazing white longsword, a jet-black ring, and a red earring.
Ma Xiaotao immediately grabbed the red earring. This was her own storage soul tool, containing several sets of her own clothes.
Soon, her naked body transformed into a beautiful and alluring woman.
Looking at the remaining two items, Ma Xiaotao reached for the black ring. She estimated that this must be Ji Wuchang's storage soul tool.
Sure enough, her soul power perception confirmed that it was indeed a storage soul tool. And everything inside was clearly visible to Ma Xiaotao.
"What kind of weird stuff is this?" Frowning, Ma Xiaotao silently berated Ji Wuchang's behavior.
The ring didn't contain much, just a few sets of clothes and some strange objects.
Although very curious, Ma Xiaotao wisely refrained from touching the items, only taking out a set of clothes and, suppressing her embarrassment, helping Ji Wuchang change.
"Oh no, oh no, Ji Wuchang, you bad boy! If I can't get married in the future, I'll cling to you forever!" Ma Xiaotao blushed.
Finally, after changing Ji Wuchang's clothes, Ma Xiaotao's eyes fell on the white longsword.
She couldn't help but reach out and grasp the hilt, only to find that the sword was as easy to control as her own limbs, as if it were her own.
Then, the scorching space surrounding them suddenly vanished the moment she grasped the hilt. The longsword that had been in her hand disappeared along with it.
However, Ma Xiaotao wasn't puzzled. Instead, she naturally released her martial soul.
A heat even intenser than before emanated from her body, and six crystalline soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—pulsated around her.
A pair of white wings, unlike her usual red ones, quietly appeared. Compared to the original red, they seemed less ferocious, but their temperature had increased immeasurably!
Most importantly, she could barely feel the evil fire unique to her martial soul anymore! This overjoyed her.
"Level 65!"
Feeling her surging soul power, Ma Xiaotao was stunned by her progress. It all felt like a dream!
"Xiaotao!" A familiar voice rang out beside her. Ma Xiaotao looked in surprise towards the direction of the voice: "Teacher!"
The person who suddenly appeared beside her was none other than her teacher, who had been so worried about her evil fire!
"Teacher, teacher, look! My evil fire has been completely suppressed!" Ma Xiaotao happily spun around, as excited as a child.
"Hmm, not bad. The evil fire has indeed been suppressed." The old man checked Ma Xiaotao's pulse and nodded with satisfaction:
"Even so, you must not be careless. Although the evil fire in your body has been well suppressed, it still exists."
"Then what exactly happened? How did it suddenly..." Ma Xiaotao's eyes instantly reddened. This evil fire that had tormented her for more than 15 years had finally been effectively suppressed.
During the years when the evil fire was eroding her, she dared not go all out in either cultivation or combat. Otherwise, with her talent, she would probably have become a true Soul Saint by now!
And her teacher had worried so much about her evil fire problem over the years.
Even the accident last time suppressed the evil fire in her body, but it hadn't reached this level!
"I don't know the specifics, but I think Elder Xuan should know." The old man stepped aside to let the disheveled old man standing behind him pass.
"Elder Xuan!"
Ma Xiaotao was taken aback when she saw the old man, then immediately bowed respectfully.
Although she seemed fearless, she was actually incredibly grateful and respectful to all the elders at Shrek Academy!
While she wasn't known for her good temper, she never forgot the proper etiquette towards elders and teachers.
Moreover, the old man she was facing was one of the pillars of Shrek Academy, the second-best member—Elder Xuan!
"No need for such formalities." The disheveled old man helped Ma Xiaotao up, preventing her from bowing, and slowly walked to Ji Wuchang, lifting him up like a chick.
"Elder Xuan, be gentle."
Elder Xuan's rough handling made Ma Xiaotao's heart tighten. Although she usually treated Ji Wuchang this way,
Elder Xuan was clearly taken aback, giving Ma Xiaotao a rather amused look, thinking to himself, "Girls really do grow up and leave home!"
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