Chapter 91: We Are Friends
A night of wild passion, and only when the dawn broke in the east did the battle finally come to an end.
Faced with Ye Lingling and Huo Wu, who had dared to conspire and deceive him, Xiao Yu showed no mercy, making them truly experience what it meant to be disciplined by "family law."
At first, Ye Lingling and Huo Wu tried to resist in unison against Xiao Yu's full-force onslaught, but it didn't take long before they were utterly defeated by Xiao Yu, who possessed a wealth of theoretical knowledge from the future. Stripped of all defenses, they were left begging for mercy, pleading for Xiao Yu's forgiveness.
Seeing that the two women had admitted their mistakes, Xiao Yu finally let them off, and the two, utterly exhausted, soon fell into a deep sleep, as if they had collapsed.
Xiao Yu, on the other hand, felt refreshed. He got up early and, seeing the two women still sound asleep, gently tucked them in. He decided to go out and prepare a meal for them. The military food was average at best, and after the craziness of last night, the two women would need to replenish their nutrition.
"Whoa, what are you doing here?"
As soon as Xiao Yu stepped out of the tent, he was startled. Standing outside their tent was Xue Qinghe, who turned to face Xiao Yu when he heard him.
"Last night was a great victory, and as the person who contributed the most, you were absent from the celebration banquet, so I came to find you!"
Xue Qinghe spoke with a hint of grievance. After the battle had ended, she had truly wanted to reward the biggest hero of the war, Xiao Yu, but he was nowhere to be found. She asked several members of the Nine Star team, but they all remained tight-lipped. Since the banquet had already started, as the supreme commander of the three armies and the crown prince of a nation, she couldn't just leave the people behind.
It wasn't until the banquet was over that she sent someone to find out where Xiao Yu had gone and learned that he had gone to Huo Wu's tent. She assumed he was there to tend to the wounded, as she knew Huo Wu had been struck by a Soul Saint during the battle.
Thinking that Huo Wu had been injured while contributing to the fight, Xue Qinghe decided to visit her tent after the banquet to check on her condition.
However, upon arriving outside the tent, she found that the area was surrounded by an invisible barrier of soul power. Curiosity piqued, she wondered if Xiao Yu was planning something secret, so she extended her spiritual power to investigate.
Qianren Xue's soul power was several levels higher than Xiao Yu's. While his soul power shield could block the detection of Soul Kings and Soul Masters, it couldn't prevent her from probing.
"Ahh… haha…"
As soon as Qianren Xue's spiritual power entered the tent, she was greeted by the unfiltered sounds of pleasure from the two women. Three figures intertwined and moved together.
Qianren Xue's face flushed bright red in an instant, and she hastily retracted her spiritual power. Since the investigation had lasted less than a second, Xiao Yu, who was in a state of extreme excitement, didn't notice it.
"This bastard! How could he be doing this in the military camp?"
Qianren Xue gritted her teeth in frustration, clenching her fists tightly. Although she had only probed for a split second and hadn't seen the full situation inside, based on the sounds and the blurred figures, she knew what Xiao Yu was up to.
To think that she had once considered Xiao Yu to be a like-minded companion. When they had discussed the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire that one night, Xiao Yu's insightful opinions had left her with a favorable impression, making her feel as if she had met someone who truly understood her. Little did she expect that this scoundrel's private life was just as degenerate as those same nobles.
And three people? It was bad enough that he was doing such things in a military camp, but to involve three people at once?
She didn't see the people on the bed clearly, but thinking about the ones absent from the banquet, it was easy to guess that the two women were Ye Lingling and Huo Wu.
Ye Lingling was the current heir to the Nine Heart Begonia, and Huo Wu was the young lady of Blazing Academy. One was a Soul King, and the other a Soul Master. Whether in terms of status or talent, both women were exceptional. How could they accept such a ridiculous relationship of sharing one man? Was this scoundrel really that attractive?
Qianren Xue didn't know why she stood there, not returning to her tent to rest. Instead, she faced away, staring at the night sky, waiting until the first light of dawn when Xiao Yu finally emerged.
Hearing the slight grievance in Xue Qinghe's tone, Xiao Yu playfully sniffed the air and teased, "I think I smell a lot of jealousy!"
"You..."
Xue Qinghe, with Qianren Xue hidden beneath her skin, fumed with anger. This scoundrel was becoming more and more brazen toward her. "Who would be jealous of you, you lustful demon! Be careful, or one day you'll die in a woman's arms!"
Xiao Yu chuckled wickedly and said, "You underestimate me. With my extraordinary talent, I could keep going for three days and nights and still be full of energy!"
"Ugh!"
Qianren Xue spat in disgust. "You're not even ashamed of yourself! You scoundrel, you really have no shame. It seems that your upright, gentlemanly appearance when we first met was all just an act!"
"When dealing with people I'm not familiar with, of course, I have to put on a bit of a front."
Xiao Yu replied nonchalantly, "But in front of friends, why bother pretending?"
Friends!
Qian Renxue was momentarily taken aback when she heard the word "friend." It was perhaps the most unfamiliar word in her vocabulary.
Her life had been one of extreme loneliness. Her father had passed away early, and her mother treated her like an enemy. The only source of familial love she had ever experienced came from her grandfather.
At the age of nine, when she took on the mission to infiltrate the Heaven Dou royal family, she had hidden away all her true nature. Every day in court, she faced ancient, cunning foxes, and never once did she find someone with whom she could drop her guard and open her heart.
"Do you really consider me a friend?"
Even Qian Renxue herself didn't notice how her voice trembled slightly when she asked that question.
This poor girl... the pressure must be overwhelming.
Xiao Yu sighed inwardly, feeling a bit of pity for her situation. Acting casual, he said, "If I didn't consider you a friend, would I have gone through all this trouble to help you? You really think I couldn't find another place to train my battle team? And those 200 soul tools—I gave them to you for free. If I sold them, they'd bring in at least eight or ten million."
"Thank you…"
Thinking of all the help Xiao Yu had given her, Qian Renxue's heart warmed, and she softly expressed her gratitude.
"I already said we're friends. Why are you being so polite?"
Xiao Yu smiled slightly, then leaned in and whispered, "Honestly, the real reason I'm helping you is because I'm captivated by your beauty. If you truly want to thank me..."
"Get lost!"
Qian Renxue really couldn't hold it in anymore. This scoundrel! He barely managed two seconds of sentimentality before switching back to this nonsense. She had genuinely been touched a moment ago, but his words completely shattered that feeling.
"Ferreira has been captured, and although his direct forces have been wiped out, the remnants of the rebels are still occupying several cities. I have a lot of things to handle, and I don't have time to waste with you!"
Her emotions up and down because of Xiao Yu, Qian Renxue shot him an annoyed glare before storming off, fuming.
(End of this chapter)
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