Phoenix Rampage (3)

Combining fighting and teaching, this was no doubt the best method. Grandmaster's words weren't just for Ma Hongjun, but at the same time also for Dai Mubai and the other power attack system Spirit Masters to the side.

"Alright, we can leave."

Grandmaster waved his hand, bringing everyone towards the rest area.

Just at this moment, a fiery red figure suddenly appeared in everyone's line of sight, blocking their path. This person appeared very abruptly, practically blocking in front of the Shrek Academy team in a split second.

Seeing this person, Grandmaster couldn't help revealing a faint smile, his gaze turning to the basically already recovered Tang San next to him.

This fiery red silhouette was hardly unfamiliar, but precisely that just like a dazzling flame Blazing Academy vice captain, possessing the Fire Shadow Spirit, Huo Wu.

Staring fixedly at the having just now obtained six successive victories Shrek Academy team in front of her, Huo Wu clenched her teeth, hardly concealing her target, her burning hot gaze was focused on Tang San. But that gaze no longer seemed the have that kind of unaccepting anger and wildness as it did before. Her gaze seemed a lot more complex.

"Miss Huo Wu, what's the matter?"

The first to speak up was captain Dai Mubai.

Huo Wu's gaze swept past Dai Mubai, nodded, and said to Tang San:

"Tang San, I want to talk to you."

The other six Shrek Seven Devils and the four substitute members' gazes all immediately focused on Tang San. But Tang San himself was somewhat startled, frowning,

"Is there something that can't be said here?"

Huo Wu shook her head,

"I want to talk to you alone."

Tang San felt a sudden pain at his waist, and when he turned his head to look, Xiao Wu was looking at him very resentfully, something indiscernible in her gaze. But Dai Mubai was still somewhat helpless. Among the Shrek Seven Devils, in appearance, Tang San could only rank a bit above Ma Hongjun. Whether it was Oscar's practically inhuman handsomeness or Dai Mubai's evil eyed charisma, clearly they were more attractive to girls than him.

Huo Wu was undoubtedly an extremely outstanding young woman, at nineteen she had long since blossomed into a slender and elegant woman, and her figure was even more extremely perfect from the unceasing training. Even if Dai Mubai who had innumerable women couldn't help somewhat having some thoughts about her. If it wasn't for Zhu Zhuqing, perhaps he would have launched his own wooing offensive.

But what Dai Mubai couldn't understand was how from seemingly only having met in two battles, Huo Wu's attention was always focused on the not externally particularly outstanding Tang San. Even though Tang San was very strong, he still made Dai Mubai somewhat doubt his own charisma. Later everyone learned that the reason why Huo Wu was so fixated on Tang San was most importantly because of the blow he dealt her that time. Huo Wu was an aggressively competitive minded extremely powerful girl. The more people followed her, the less attention she would pay to them, and the enormous blow Tang San had struck her the first time the two academies battled had produced a situation where Tang San was the only person on her mind.

Grandmaster glanced at Tang San, then again at Huo Wu:

"Go, return directly afterward."

Tang San walked towards Huo Wu, and Xiao Wu's face revealed an anxious and peculiar expression. She was about to say something, but was stopped by a glance from Grandmaster.

"Let's go back."

Under Grandmaster's lead, the rest of the Shrek Academy people returned to their camp.

Not having gone far, Xiao Wu couldn't help asking:

"Grandmaster, why did you let little San meet alone with that Huo Wu? Hasn't she caused enough harm to little San?"

Grandmaster looked at Xiao Wu with some meaning deep in his eyes, and said:

"She's no threat to little San, that's the first point. Second, child, remember, a man's heart can't be forced. Once yours, it's yours forever. Trust, is the foundation for mutual feelings. Tang San is an extremely affectionate person, having been together for seven or eight years, haven't you seen it? In his heart, nobody could take your place."

Changing the direction of the topic, Grandmaster's gaze floated over to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing,

"Of course, people and people are different. Regarding men of different nature, you must use methods of different nature. The key is to first grasp their nature. You're growing up day by day, and feelings will be in a state of confusion. I hope that you won't let questions of emotions affect your future. I hope that all of you can reveal your talent to the greatest degree."

...

Huo Wu looked at the calm faced, snot green uniformed Tang San, and the expression in her eyes changed somewhat,

"Come with me."

Finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the rest area.

Even though Huo Wu coming to find him was somewhat baffling to Tang San, he still followed Huo Wu into the rest area.

Huo Wu walked directly for a secluded corner in the rest area and stopped. Right now, the ranking competition was still continuing outside, and the students were all looking at the fight. This so-called rest area was actually a specially allocated camp, used to get in order before the competition. Right now there was nobody here.

Halting, Huo Wu turned her head to look at Tang San, the expression on her face clearly becoming a lot gentler,

"How are your injuries?"

Tang San nodded silently,

"Basically already recovered."

Even he himself was astonished by his body's recovery ability. Let alone his skin and muscle, even some minute cracks that had formed in Eight Spider Lances due to the explosion had already completely healed. Were it not for Grandmaster repeatedly stressing that he wasn't allowed to fight again, there would have been no problem for Tang San to participate in the ranking competition.

Huo Wu seemed to loose a breath,

"That's good."

Tang San was somewhat unable to make any sense of her,

"You calling me here, was it in order to ask this?"

Huo Wu glanced at Tang San, and couldn't help feeling a bit discouraged. From childhood, even though she's always pursued formidable strength, always trained arduously, she had still equally had confidence in her own appearance. She had still never met a boy who would seem impatient in front of her, but unexpectedly Tang San was doing just that right now.

"Are you really unwilling to talk to me?"

Huo Wu's familiar fiery temper seemed to start to ignite again.

Tang San shook his head,

"That's not it. I just don't understand what there is to talk about between us, after all, we're rivals in the competition."

"How are you so slow-witted? Are you a normal human?"

Huo Wu had never paid attention to anything called subtlety, and directly spoke her thoughts.

Tang San frowned,

"If you want to say it like that, then there's nothing for you to speak of. Capable of participating the ranking competition, it seems there aren't many normal people. Even more, our Shrek Academy has always been famous for producing freaks."

"You..."

Huo Wu was choked speechless. Rethinking it, what Tang San said wasn't wrong, he really wasn't a normal person. How could normal people possess that kind of strength, and even more a ten thousand year level fourth spirit ring.

Tang San looked at the seemingly about to flip out again Huo Wu and calmly said:

"If there's nothing else, I'll return first."

"Wait a moment."

Seeing Tang San was about to leave, Huo Wu hurriedly called out for him,

"Did I ask you to be that impatient? You can leave, but let me ask you a question first."

Looking at Huo Wu blocking in front of him, Tang San said:

"Ask."

Burning eyes staring fixedly at Tang San's eyes, Huo Wu asked in a low voice:

"That day, why did you save me? Why did you use your own body to block the attack? That was the attack I launched at you."

Tang San looked with astonishment at Huo Wu,

"This is your question? The reason you asked me to come?"

Huo Wu nodded,

"More or less."

Tang San somewhat helplessly said:

"You're indeed my opponent, but you aren't my enemy. Launching that attack was only so that you could win. There's no deep hatred or great regret between us, and you're even more a woman. What use would your death be to me? It would even deepen the conflict between our academies. With me to take that attack, death certainly wouldn't have been the outcome, saving you was very normal."

"Just that?"

Huo Wu looked stupidly at Tang San. She discovered that Tang San's reply was a bit different from what she had imagined.

After Tang San had been hurt saving her that day, Huo Wu had thought of a lot of things. First of all she had thought that Tang San liked her. There were a lot of people who pursued her openly like Feng Xiaotian, but there were even more who were secretly in love with her. Being accustomed to thinking like that, this was the first thing Huo Wu thought of. Her coming to find Tang San today was because she wanted to hear what Tang San had to say. It seemed to her that Tang San wasn't a person of sweet speech and honeyed words, and would inevitably reveal what he thought of her.

But who could have thought that Tang San would describe it in terms of beneficial concerns, apparently without a thought to his behaviour that day.

Seeing Huo Wu's lifeless appearance, Tang San decided not to stay here. Right now, his mind was filled with Xiao Wu's peculiar expression as she left. He was even more fearful of what Xiao Wu would think. Therefore, taking advantage of Huo Wu's moment of lifelessness, he turned to leave.

"Tang San."

Huo Wu suddenly roused herself, and hastily chased after.

Tang San heard her voice, and subconsciously turned around. But who could have expected that Huo Wu would move so suddenly, and the two almost collided.

In order to protect herself, Huo Wu subconsciously used her hands to support herself against Tang San's chest, and Tang San also in order not to be hit grabbed Huo Wu's shoulders. The distance between them immediately shortened to where they could hear each other breathe.