...
"Ning Rongrong! I'm warning you! If you don't let go, I'll..."
Xuan Hao sent another telepathic warning, his tone now carrying a hint of venomous threat.
However, his response was met with even more outrageous behavior from Ning Rongrong.
"Hmph! I refuse to believe I can't handle you!"
Ning Rongrong's competitive spirit was aroused.
She suddenly remembered a "secret trick" that her cousin had once told her in a mysterious way.
'Rongrong, if some boys can't get away with using their hands, then we'll have to use something more exciting...like...'
Thinking of that scene, Ning Rongrong's face instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato.
"Do...do we really have to do that?"
She hesitated for a moment in the darkness.
But the thought of Xiao Wu, the "vixen," lying outside, and Xuan Hao's double standards towards her earlier, instantly overwhelmed her shyness with her indomitable spirit.
"She's gone mad...this girl is truly insane..."
Xuan Hao wailed inwardly.
Who is it?!
Which heartless bastard turned this little devil, who used to only know how to act cute and charming, into this state?!
If Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo knew that their precious daughter, whom they cherished so much, was currently hiding under the covers doing this to him...
Reason told him that he had to immediately drag this audacious little girl out of bed, give her a good spanking, and then throw her back into her own room.
But emotionally...
He simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
Ning Rongrong's aggrieved accusations were still echoing in my ears.
The reason she did this was simply because she lacked a sense of security and was jealous of Xiao Wu.
She wanted to use this clumsy and radical way to prove her position in her heart and to prove that she was more "useful" than Xiao Wu.
If you forcibly interrupt her at this moment, or even scold her, this sensitive little girl might really break down, and might even feel that she is being disliked to the extreme.
"Sigh... What a tragedy..."
Xuan Hao sighed inwardly, then simply closed his eyes and gave up resisting.
Time passed by, second by second.
The commotion inside the blankets never stopped; in fact, due to the prolonged enclosed environment, the temperature inside was alarmingly high, and the air had become thin and humid.
"How long has it been?! Is he made of iron?!"
"Damn it! I refuse to believe it!"
Ning Rongrong's stubbornness, typical of the little devil from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, instantly surfaced.
Ning Rongrong has never admitted defeat in her entire life!
If I can't even handle something like this, how will I compete with everyone else in the future?
How will I secure my position as the "first wife"?!
Just as Ning Rongrong took a deep breath, preparing to launch a new "charge",
"Um..."
Xiao Wu, who was lying on Xuan Hao's chest, suddenly trembled her long eyelashes and then slowly opened her eyes.
By the moonlight streaming in through the window, she immediately noticed Xuan Hao's strange expression—a mixture of restraint, inner turmoil, and even throbbing veins on his forehead.
"elder brother?"
Xiao Wu propped herself up, feeling a little dazed and worried, and reached out to touch Xuan Hao's forehead, which was covered in a fine layer of sweat:
"What's wrong? You look terrible."
"Are you feeling unwell?
Or... has something gone wrong with your cultivation?"
"No...it's nothing."
Xuan Hao gritted his teeth, "It's just... a bit hot."
"Now that you're awake, hurry back to your room and get some sleep.
We need to take Zhuqing to hunt soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest early tomorrow morning, so you need to be well-rested."
However, Xiao Wu did not move.
She felt Xuan Hao's body temperature burning like a volcano about to erupt, heard his heart pounding like a drum, and... his heavy breathing due to extreme repression.
In addition, there were extremely obvious "abnormal" undulations under the blanket.
Although Xiao Wu had never eaten pork, she had certainly seen pigs run.
In the past two years in Notting City, she had read quite a few of those confiscated "comic books".
Her face flushed bright red instantly, like a ripe apple.
"elder brother..."
Xiao Wu bit her lip and pressed herself even closer to Xuan Hao.
She leaned close to Xuan Hao's ear, her breath sweet as orchids, and said, "If you're feeling unwell, I can help you."
"!!!"
Xuan Hao's eyes widened, his head buzzing.
It's one thing to have someone "practicing in real combat" in bed, but this other one has to come and join in the fun?
"Nonsense!"
Xuan Hao quickly pressed down on her small hand that was drawing circles on his chest, and righteously refused:
"Help me?! Go back to sleep!"
"What time is it? Let's talk about it later!"
He didn't dare say anything hypocritical like "I don't like it" or "I don't want to do it."
If he didn't have feelings for Xiaowu, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to send her carrots, take her out to play, and even raise her as a child bride all these years.
But now...
There's a jealous guy hiding in bed! If you two happen to run into each other, you might just tear this hotel rooftop down!
"Later? Why later?"
When Xiao Wu saw Xuan Hao's refusal, her eyes instantly dimmed, and her large eyes immediately filled with tears, looking extremely aggrieved.
"Brother...don't you like me?"
"Do you think I'm still too young... so you're looking down on me?"
"Otherwise... given your current state, why won't you let me help you?"
"I...I'm not young!"
Xiao Wu straightened her body and hurriedly defended herself:
"And...and I know that final step isn't possible right now, and I won't do anything too extreme..."
"I just... I just wanted to help you relax..."
"I've learned all of this from books! The books say... you can use other places..."
Without further hesitation, Xiao Wu suddenly broke free of the small hand that Xuan Hao had been holding down, and like a slippery little fish, she reached directly towards the edge of the blanket, trying to slip inside.
Holy crap!
Xuan Hao was so frightened that his soul almost left his body.
If she were to reach in, she wouldn't touch that "handle," but rather Ning Rongrong's busy little hand, or Ning Rongrong's fluffy head...
The scene was too beautiful for him to even imagine!
"stop!!!"
At the critical moment, Xuan Hao almost unleashed his full hand speed, grabbing Xiao Wu's wrist tightly and forcefully keeping her outside the blanket.
"Brother?!" Xiao Wu looked surprised and aggrieved.
"Huff... huff..."
Xuan Hao was panting heavily, large beads of cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
Looking into Xiao Wu's wounded eyes, he knew he couldn't force her any further, or the girl would really burst into tears on the spot.
"Xiao Wu, be a good girl."
Xuan Hao took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound gentle and helpless:
It's not that I don't like you, nor that I dislike you.
"If I disliked you, would I let you wear this on you every day?"
Xuan Hao leaned over and gently pecked her pitiful little mouth, comforting her:
"But... tonight is really not an option."
"Why?" Xiaowu sobbed, "It's...it's just to relax a bit, it'll be quick...it won't delay our journey tomorrow..."
"soon?"
Xuan Hao gave a wry smile, pinched her cheek, and said meaningfully:
"Silly girl, you underestimate your brother too much."
"If you really provoke me, do you think it'll be so easy for me to calm down?"
"You know my constitution."
"If I really need your help, even just with my hands..."
"It won't be over in less than an hour."
"With all this commotion, it's already dawn.
How are we going to get to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow?"
"What if I'm not in good spirits and encounter danger?"
"ah?!"
Xiao Wu was stunned, her face turning so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
An hour or two?!
The book says... it will be out soon, right?
Even spirit beasts don't have that much time.
"So..."
Xuan Hao struck while the iron was hot, patting her on the back:
"We're not in a rush."
"After we get back from the Star Dou Great Forest, let's find a quiet place where we have plenty of time, and then you can help me relax properly, okay?"
"real?"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she nodded shyly.
"It really is real, more real than real gold."
Xuan Hao solemnly assured him.
"Then... what are you going to do now?
Just bear with it?"
Xiao Wu glanced at the blanket with some concern.
"It's okay, I can handle it."
Xuan Hao gritted his teeth and said, "Go back to sleep.
If you keep rubbing against me like this... I really won't be able to take it anymore."
"If I end up taking care of you... don't cry."
"ah!"
Xiao Wu was startled and quickly jumped off Xuan Hao, blushing as she straightened her clothes:
"Then...then I'll go back!"
"Brother, go to sleep early! Just bear with it!"
After saying that, she leaned over and gave Xuan Hao a big kiss on the cheek, then quickly ran out of the room, making sure to close the door behind her.
"call--"
As he watched the door close, Xuan Hao felt completely exhausted and collapsed onto the pillow.
Finally... they managed to fool them.
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