Those watery almond eyes still held a hint of confusion from just waking up, but when they met Fu Qin's slightly dazed gaze, the confusion vanished instantly, replaced by intense joy and excitement.
"Fu Qin! You're awake!" Xiao Wu exclaimed, unable to restrain herself any longer as she threw herself into Fu Qin's arms. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, burying her cheek against his chest, her voice carrying a hint of a sob.
"That's wonderful! You're finally awake! I thought you were going to sleep for a long time!"
The soft body pressed tightly against him, her fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose. Feeling the warmth in his arms, the exhaustion in Fu Qin's heart dissipated by more than half.
He raised his hand and gently patted Xiao Wu's back, his voice tender. "Sorry, Sister Xiao Wu, for making you worry. I'm fine."
[Xiao Wu's Favorability +20, Current Favorability: 1150 points]
[Xiao Wu's Inner Thoughts: It's great that Brother Fu Qin is awake! From now on, I must watch over him every day and never let him fall into danger again!]
"Ahem."
A soft cough came from the doorway, interrupting the warmth between the two.
Fu Qin and Xiao Wu looked up simultaneously to see Tang San standing at the door with a gentle smile on his face, holding a food container in his hand.
Seeing Xiao Wu hugging Fu Qin, not only was he not displeased in the slightest, but he even showed a smile of understanding.
Under the influence of the Intelligence Reduction Halo, Tang San's thoughts were simple and pure.
Xiao Wu was his future wife, and Fu Qin was a sworn brother who had saved his life.
The reason Xiao Wu was hugging Fu Qin so excitedly must be out of guilt.
After all, Fu Qin had fallen into danger just to save her, and then spent so much energy to save him as well.
Therefore, this was merely an older sister's gratitude and concern for a younger brother; it couldn't be more normal.
"Fu Qin, it's good that you're awake." Tang San walked into the room and placed the food container on the table, his smile sincere.
"You spent so much mental force to save me. This favor is something I, Tang San, will never forget for the rest of my life."
Fu Qin chuckled inwardly, but his face showed a grateful expression. "Third Brother is too polite. We're all poor kids from the same village; of course we should look out for each other."
He naturally knew what Tang San was thinking. The effect of the Intelligence Reduction Halo was indeed powerful, turning this reincarnation of a God King into a complete 'blockhead' who could even come up with such a rational explanation for his wife hugging another man.
Tang San nodded with a smile, his eyes full of approval and gratitude for Fu Qin.
In his view, Fu Qin was not only powerful but also had impeccable character. Such a brother was worthy of his sincere friendship.
Just then, the door was pushed open again. Ning Rongrong walked in carrying an exquisitely shaped insulated pot, the bowl emitting a rich aroma of chicken soup. "Brother Fu Qin, I made you some chicken soup, hurry and..."
Before Ning Rongrong could finish her sentence, she saw Fu Qin and Xiao Wu embracing. The smile on her face froze instantly, and a thick sense of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
She stepped forward quickly, placed the chicken soup on the bedside table, and with hands on her hips, spoke to Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu! How can you hug Brother Fu Qin? You're Tang San's girlfriend! This is so inappropriate!"
Ning Rongrong's tone carried a bit of willfulness and a hint of imperceptible grievance.
In her heart, Brother Fu Qin belonged to her. Even if Xiao Wu and Fu Qin had a good relationship, they shouldn't be hugging like this regardless of the occasion!
Xiao Wu looked up from Fu Qin's arms and said righteously, "Rongrong, you've misunderstood! Fu Qin is my younger brother. It's only natural for an older sister to hug her younger brother!"
As she spoke, she didn't forget to hold onto Fu Qin's arm tightly, as if asserting her sovereignty.
"Younger brother?" Ning Rongrong frowned, clearly disagreeing with this claim.
"What kind of sister hugs her brother like this? Brother Fu Qin is single; you'll make people misunderstand!"
"I'm not making anyone misunderstand!" Xiao Wu pouted and looked at Fu Qin, her eyes pleading for help. "Brother Fu Qin, isn't that right?"
Fu Qin looked at the two beautiful girls fighting over him. He patted the back of Xiao Wu's hand and then looked at Ning Rongrong, his tone gentle.
"Alright, Rongrong. Sister Xiao Wu was just worried about me, nothing more. Quick, let me taste the chicken soup you made. It smells delicious."
Hearing Fu Qin's words, Ning Rongrong's expression softened. She picked up a spoon, scooped some chicken soup, blew on it, and held it to Fu Qin's lips. "Fine then, try it. I simmered it for a long time!"
[Ning Rongrong's Favorability +10, Current Favorability: 257 points]
Fu Qin opened his mouth and drank the soup. The rich aroma spread through his mouth, warming his heart and stomach. He smiled and nodded. "It's delicious. Rongrong's cooking is really good."
Tang San stood to the side, watching this scene with a gratified smile on his face.
To him, the interaction between Fu Qin, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong was truly heartwarming.
At this thought, he remembered Oscar's behavior in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Heh, Oscar, oh Oscar. Since you're so muddled, then in this life, don't even think about being with Ning Rongrong anymore!"
Originally, in Tang San's mind, Ning Rongrong was Oscar's wife.
But now it seemed that Oscar's character was truly terrible to the extreme. It would be better to let his good Brother Fu Qin be with Ning Rongrong.
As for Oscar? If he didn't behave, he could forget about eating any Immortal Herb!
Xiao Wu felt a small pang of jealousy seeing Ning Rongrong feed Fu Qin soup, but she held back. After all, Fu Qin had just woken up and needed to be well cared for.
She turned to Tang San, suddenly remembering something, and couldn't help but laugh.
"By the way, Third Brother, your third Spirit Ability is just too bizarre! It's actually a Pole Vault, and you can jump a hundred meters high, hahaha!"
Ning Rongrong also nodded, her face showing an expression of suppressed laughter.
"Yeah, yeah! When you demonstrated it for us yesterday, I thought you were going to perform some powerful Spirit Ability, but it turned out to be a Pole Vault! It's too funny!"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Tang San's face as he scratched his head.
"Actually... I didn't expect it to be like this either. I thought that by absorbing a 3,800-year spirit ring, I'd get a powerful offensive Spirit Ability. I didn't expect that in the end, it would fuse with the hundred-year solitary bamboo's spirit ring, and the Spirit Ability would be a Pole Vault."
Although he felt the Spirit Ability was a bit bizarre, Tang San didn't have much dissatisfaction in his heart.
In his view, being able to keep his life was the best outcome.
While Pole Vault wasn't an offensive Spirit Ability, the ability to jump a hundred meters high could play a significant role in both escaping and scouting.
Drinking the chicken soup and listening to the two of them, Fu Qin felt secretly proud.
This was exactly the effect he wanted! A Spirit Ability from a hundred-year solitary bamboo could naturally never be a powerful offensive skill. A bizarre Spirit Ability like Pole Vault was practically a 'trap' tailor-made for Tang San.
Just imagining Tang San encountering an enemy in the future—where others were releasing powerful Spirit Ability attacks while he could only pull out a bamboo pole to perform a Pole Vault to escape—that scene would be simply too amusing.