Chapter 29: I’m Going to Eat You for a Lifetime (Bonus)-

"Didn't you tell me to put you down? And now you're randomly touching me. You stupid rogue rabbit."

Ye Qiu withdrew his martial soul possession, squatted down, and looked at Xiao Wu with an innocent and reproachful expression.

"I-I didn't touch you randomly! I'm not stupid! You're the real rogue for kissing me!"

Xiao Wu pouted, furrowing her brows as she grabbed Ye Qiu's collar and nestled into his embrace.

"Help me up."

"Alright."

Ye Qiu nodded with a smile and lifted her into his arms again. As expected of a Soft Bone Rabbit—her body was incredibly soft, and she carried a pleasant fragrance.

"I-I told you to pull me up, not carry me!" Xiao Wu said shyly.

"Then I'll let go."

"No! You're not allowed to let go!"

As soon as Xiao Wu heard that, she immediately wrapped her arms around Ye Qiu's neck, fearing that her butt would suffer again.

"You said it yourself."

Ye Qiu chuckled softly. Looking at the still-flustered and somewhat delicate little rabbit, a strong protective instinct stirred within him.

Xiao Wu lowered her gaze and asked in a soft voice, "W-why are you looking at me like that?"

"What if I want to take another bite out of you?"

Ye Qiu murmured, lowering his head as he leaned closer to Xiao Wu's delicate face.

"What?! No way! Even if Xiao Wu-jie lost, you can't bully me like that! The other Xiao Wu-jies will listen to you, but you absolutely cannot kiss me again!"

Xiao Wu bit her lip and quickly raised her hand to push Ye Qiu's face away, staring at him seriously, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears.

"Haha, alright, alright. I was just teasing you. Don't look at me so pitifully. Don't worry, I won't bully you like that again."

Ye Qiu laughed heartily and nodded.

There was no rush. As long as Xiao Wu didn't end up with Tang San, everything would be fine.

The reason he secretly joined Spirit Hall was that he knew protecting Xiao Wu meant he and Tang Hao's father-son duo could never be on friendly terms.

As for why Tang Hao allowed him to get close to Xiao Wu, perhaps he was confident in his own strength. Or maybe he was plotting something else in secret.

Hearing Ye Qiu's reassurance, Xiao Wu felt somewhat relieved. She lay quietly in his arms, shyly clutching his shoulder.

Ye Qiu carried her toward Dorm Seven.

"By the way, Ye Qiu, how do you know my Soft Bone technique? Even my spirit abilities—how do you know them too?"

Xiao Wu looked at him in surprise.

"Grab my hand." Ye Qiu didn't bother explaining and let her see for herself.

Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment before intertwining her fingers with Ye Qiu's. Soon, his memories flowed into her mind. After learning about Ye Qiu's ability, Xiao Wu stared at him in shock, unable to react for a long time.

"How about that? From now on, anything you can do, I can do too. You'll never be able to beat me." Ye Qiu smirked, watching Xiao Wu's dazed expression in his arms.

Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Wu's expression changed.

"Hmph! Then I just won't let you copy my spirit abilities anymore!"

"But you said earlier that you'd listen to me as long as I didn't bully you. Were you lying to me?"

Ye Qiu suddenly stopped walking and looked at her seriously, his face expressionless, his eyes calm as still water.

"I-I wasn't lying." Xiao Wu panicked, quickly saying, "I'll cooperate with you."

"Really? That's good. Looks like I'll be able to 'eat' you for a lifetime."

Ye Qiu smirked mischievously, gently squeezing Xiao Wu's small hand in his palm, his face filled with confidence.

"A-a lifetime?!"

Xiao Wu's face turned red in panic. She tried to pull her hand away, but Ye Qiu firmly held onto it. All she could do was glare at him while grinding her teeth.

Ye Qiu chuckled inwardly.

Xiao Wu was still so innocent and carefree. Aside from some lingering beastly instincts from growing up in the forest, she was actually quite endearing.

This was nice. If Xiao Wu ever found out that her identity had already been exposed to the eyes of Title Douluo, she probably wouldn't be acting so carefree.

Before long, Ye Qiu carried Xiao Wu back to Dorm 7.

Some students had already finished cultivating and were preparing to sleep.

Xiao Wu quickly tried to jump out of Ye Qiu's arms, but of course, he wasn't going to let her go so easily.

"Ye Qiu, what happened to Xiao Wu?"

Tang San had temporarily stopped cultivating. Seeing Xiao Wu in Ye Qiu's arms, her face flushed red, his heart wavered slightly. She really was quite lovely.

"Nothing. She took a fall while sparring."

Ye Qiu answered truthfully.

Xiao Wu buried her face in his chest, unable to handle the meaningful gazes from the others.

"Ye Qiu!"

As they reached her bed, Ye Qiu gently tossed Xiao Wu onto it.

She rolled twice before stopping, her beautiful, embarrassed eyes glaring at him.

Tang San watched this scene with a strange expression. Such a cute girl—how could Ye Qiu be so rough with her? Shouldn't he handle her more gently?

"Ahh—"

Ignoring her, Ye Qiu flopped onto his own bed with a satisfied sigh before lazily saying,

"What are you screaming for? I'm tired too, okay?"

"Xiao Wu-jie never asked you to carry me!"

Xiao Wu huffed, her face red with frustration, trying to maintain her big-sisterly authority. She couldn't afford to lose face in front of the younger students.

"Alright, you should go wash up. Otherwise, don't even think about using the blankets tonight."

Ye Qiu propped his head on one hand and looked at Xiao Wu, shooing her away with a wave.

"Fine! I'll go. Tomorrow, Xiao Wu-jie will buy a new blanket for herself!"

Xiao Wu had already registered as a Spirit Master and received a gold coin—she was a rich rabbit now.

"That's even better. Now I won't have to wake up in the middle of the night because you keep kicking me."

Ye Qiu waved indifferently.

Sure, hugging her was nice—soft and fragrant—but this rabbit had a habit of kicking in her sleep.

"You—!"

Xiao Wu's face turned even redder. She pouted and huffed,

"Then I won't buy one! I'll just kick you all night!"

She stuck out her tongue playfully, grabbed her change of clothes, and stormed out of Dorm Seven.

Watching her leave with a snort, Ye Qiu stretched lazily on his bed.

He began pondering how to spend the next few years at Nuoding Academy.

When should he go steal the immortal herbs?

Which people should he acquire his spirit abilities from?

When would be the best time to report Tang Hao and Tang San without exposing Xiao Wu?

Ye Qiu had no intention of wasting his first spirit ability's best target. That would be heartbreaking.

"Hmm? Xiao San, do you need something?"

Ye Qiu looked curiously at Tang San, who was approaching him.