...
Xuan Hao bid farewell to Bibi Dong and Yue Guan, who was still planting flowers at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
With a flap of his golden dragon wings, he transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Although Bibi Dong instructed him to focus his attention on Heaven Dou City, she didn't forbid him from visiting the academy.
After all, that was his "base camp" in Heaven Dou City, and there was a little darling waiting for him there.
"call--"
Xuan Hao landed on the square of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy with practiced ease.
It had just folded its dragon wings and hadn't even gotten its footing yet.
"elder brother!!"
A petite silver figure, like a cannonball, with an unstoppable momentum, crashed into his arms.
Holy crap!
Xuan Hao only had time to let out a cry of surprise before he was knocked to the ground by the "Dragon Strike," his head hitting the carpet with a dull thud.
"Ouch... my back..."
Xuan Hao lay on the ground, grimacing. Before he could even complain, he felt a weight on his chest.
Two small hands gripped his clothes tightly, and a tear-streaked face was right in front of him.
Na'er's eyes were red-rimmed, her once bright purple eyes now brimming with tears.
She stared at him with a pitiful expression, her voice trembling with a clear sob and accusation:
"Liar! Big liar!"
"You promised you'd only be gone for a few days!
It's been almost a month!
Not a single word from you!"
"I thought...I thought you didn't want Na'er anymore! Waaaaah..."
Seeing the little girl crying so heartbrokenly, Xuan Hao's resentment from the accident vanished instantly, replaced by deep guilt.
"Oh dear, don't cry, don't cry.
It's your fault, brother broke his promise."
Xuan Hao quickly sat up, hugged Na'er in his arms, and gently patted her back, coaxing her like a child.
"There was a small accident on the way, which caused a few extra days of delay."
"Didn't my brother rush back to see you as soon as he finished dealing with his business?"
"Brother promises you, it will never happen again! You'll always let Na'er know where you're going, okay?"
"real?"
Na'er sniffed and looked at him with teary eyes.
"It really is! More real than real gold!"
Xuan Hao held up three fingers, "If you lie to Na'er again, I'll make sure your brother never eats instant noodles without the seasoning packet again!"
"Pfft..."
Upon hearing this strange vow, Na'er finally stopped crying and started laughing.
She sniffed, buried her head in Xuan Hao's neck, and like a kitten that had found a sense of security, stopped talking and just hugged him tightly, as if if she let go even slightly, this living person in front of her would disappear again.
However.
This warm atmosphere lasted for less than ten seconds.
Sudden.
Na'er's body stiffened abruptly.
As if she had discovered something incredible, she lifted her head from Xuan Hao's embrace, her large eyes, which were still streaked with tears, narrowed slightly, and her gaze instantly became sharp.
She leaned close to Xuan Hao's neck and chest, and sniffed deeply.
"Sniff...sniff..."
The next second.
Na'er shoved Xuan Hao away abruptly, looking at him with disgust and contempt, her eyes even carrying a cold glint as if she were scrutinizing a "scumbag":
"It smells like a woman!!"
"And...they even have two different flavors!!"
Xuan Hao's expression froze instantly, and he was completely petrified.
"ha?!"
He subconsciously lowered his head and sniffed himself. "Nothing?
What smell is there?
I can't smell anything?"
"Yes, there is!"
Na'er pointed very firmly to his chest and shoulders, her face saying, "You can't deny it."
"This scent is very faint, very cool, with a hint of lavender..."
"And this force..."
Na'er wrinkled her little nose, her disdain deepening.
"This scent has a very alluring, seductive fragrance! It's like... the scent of a lewd vixen!!"
"hiss--"
Xuan Hao gasped, feeling a chill run down his spine.
Is this girl born in the Year of the Dog?!
She can even smell that?!
His mind raced, and he solved the case in an instant.
The first one, that "noble and aloof lavender," must be Bibi Dong's!
On the way from Wuhun City, in order to save time, he shamelessly clung to Bibi Dong's arms the whole time, letting her carry him.
How could he not pick up her scent?
As for the second share...
Xuan Hao recalled Hu Liena's unusually enthusiastic behavior when he left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Suddenly, the senior sister rushed up and hugged him tightly for a while, even burying her face in his chest and rubbing against him for a long time, until Bibi Dong's face turned black before she let go.
He was quite touched at the time, thinking it was a deep bond between senior and junior students.
Now it seems...
"Hu Liena!!"
Xuan Hao let out a mournful howl in his heart.
"You're not saying you can't bear to part with me! You're clearly marking me off!!"
"Is this because they're afraid I'll be left unattended outside, so they're deliberately leaving me some evidence to cause trouble at home?!"
As expected of a fox!
That's absolutely despicable!
"Speak! Who are they?!"
Na'er gripped Xuan Hao's neck with both hands, aggressively demanding:
"Do you have another sister outside?!"
No! Absolutely not!
Xuan Hao broke out in a cold sweat and quickly raised his hands in surrender:
"That's...that's my sister! It really is my sister!"
"And she's... a really old woman!
Old enough to be your mother!"
"Really?" Na'er asked with a doubtful look.
"Really! I'd be a dog if I lied!"
Seeing Xuan Hao's comical appearance, looking guilty and sweating profusely, Na'er's tense face finally broke down, and she burst out laughing.
She released her grip on Xuan Hao's neck and instead gently tugged at his collar, a hint of cunning and curiosity in her eyes:
"Alright, look how scared you were. Na'er was just teasing you."
"but..."
Na'er tilted her head. "What is the relationship between these two people... to my brother?"
"call..."
Xuan Hao breathed a sigh of relief. "One is a teacher, and the other is a senior sister."
"That lavender-scented one is my teacher. She's a very capable, and also... well, very domineering woman, but she's very good to me, really very good."
"That slightly seductive one is my senior, she grew up with me.
Although she's a bit clumsy sometimes, she takes good care of me."
Upon hearing this, Na'er's eyes flickered slightly, and her fingers unconsciously drew circles on Xuan Hao's chest.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly raised her head and asked a death trap question that would strike fear into the hearts of all men:
"Then... are they important to my brother?"
Xuan Hao paused for a moment, then nodded without hesitation, "Of course it's important."
Na'er bit her lip. "Then... how important is it?"
"If... I mean, if!"
Na'er held up one finger and gestured with a serious expression:
"If I and the two of them fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first, brother?"
"..."
Xuan Hao looked at the little girl in front of him who was asking such an "age-old question" with such a serious expression, and the corner of his mouth twitched twice.
This problem...
Isn't that a bit too disrespectful?
"Does that even need to be asked?"
Xuan Hao shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Of course, it's to save Senior Sister!"
"What?!"
Na'er's face instantly fell, her lips pursed so low they could hold an oil bottle, and tears welled up in her eyes again, her face filled with disbelief and grievance.
"Why?! Is Na'er less important to my brother than that vixen senior sister?!"
"What are you thinking, silly girl?"
Xuan Hao sighed helplessly, reached out and gently pinched Na'er's puffed-up cheeks, patiently explaining:
"Think about it, my teacher is an unparalleled expert, someone who stands at the pinnacle of the continent.
How could a little bit of water drown her? It would be good enough if she didn't evaporate the water."
"As for you..."
Xuan Hao looked at Na'er with a half-smile:
"You are... cough, you are a genius who awakened the Silver Dragon Martial Soul!
Moreover, you are naturally compatible with all elements, especially the water element."
"Throwing you into the water is like throwing a fish into the water.
You're just going there to play; you might even swim faster than me."
At this point, Xuan Hao spread his hands, his face full of disappointment and frustration:
"But my senior sister is different."
"She's a fox, a landlubber, can't swim, and is clumsy.
If I don't save her first, she really will drown!"
"..."
Na'er opened her mouth, speechless, after hearing this logically sound and impeccable explanation.
It seems... that makes sense?
but!
This isn't the answer she wanted!
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