Afternoon
Shrek Academy's camp welcomed an unexpected guest, Huo Wu from Blazing Fire Academy.
On the day of the match between Blazing Fire and Shrek, Tang San took a deadly hit for her, getting injured in the process. So, for the past two days, she had come to visit him.
In the early evening, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were not at the camp, having returned to Shrek Academy.
At the moment, only the Shrek Seven Devils and the substitute members were left at the camp.
"Miss Huo Wu, is there something you need?" asked Dai Mubai, stepping forward to intercept her as the team leader.
Huo Wu's gaze bypassed Dai Mubai and landed directly on Tang San. She said, "Tang San, I want to talk to you."
She bit her red lips slightly, her eyes filled with intensity, not hiding her intentions.
Her gaze towards Tang San was not only filled with anger and pride but also a complex mix of other emotions.
For a moment, the eyes of the other six members of Shrek were all focused on Tang San.
Xiao Wu felt a sharp pang in her heart, watching the two with growing tension, sensing that something bad was about to happen.
Tang San was slightly surprised, and then with some confusion, asked, "Miss Huo Wu, is there something you can't say here?"
Huo Wu shook her head, locking her gaze with Tang San's. She gave him a meaningful look and said, "I only want to talk to you alone."
Xiao Wu's face turned pale. Her fingers clenched the edge of her clothes, and she became anxious, hoping Tang San would refuse.
Dai Mubai chuckled bitterly, feeling helpless. He, the handsome guy here, never got approached, but all the attention was on his brother.
In Shrek, if looks were the criteria, Tang San was only slightly better than Ma Hongjun, and not as good as Oscar.
Not to boast, but Dai Mubai believed himself to be the best-looking in Shrek. His only real competitor was Chen Xuan, who looked elegant and artistic like a delicate young man. Yet, girls still preferred his type—the muscular tough guy.
Huo Wu, at nineteen, was in her prime. With years of physical training, her figure was curvaceous, with beautiful lines and nearly perfect proportions.
Even Dai Mubai, who had seen countless women, couldn't help but have thoughts about her. If not for Zhu Zhuqing, he might have made a move already.
His cold and elegant fiancée had never given him a chance since they left Soto City. For almost two years, he had restrained himself, abstaining from any woman. Only he knew the bitterness and frustration inside.
If that wasn't enough, ever since a recent misunderstanding, Zhu Zhuqing had grown colder toward him, treating him with increasing disdain, never showing him a good expression.
"Tang San, have you decided yet?" Huo Wu asked again.
In front of so many people, she didn't feel embarrassed. Her face was thick-skinned.
After a moment of thought, Tang San walked toward Huo Wu, agreeing to her request.
As the two of them walked away, Xiao Wu grew even more uneasy, her face changing with an anxious, urgent wave of emotions.
As a fellow man, Dai Mubai smiled knowingly and blocked Xiao Wu's path, teasing, "Xiao Wu, where are you rushing off to? Don't tell me you're jealous?"
Ma Hongjun, with a mischievous grin, joined the fun, standing next to Dai Mubai, trying to stir things up.
Xiao Wu's face turned red, her eyes darting away, clearly caught by Dai Mubai's words.
"Get out of the way!"
Seeing Tang San's figure disappear, she grew more desperate, immediately using her teleportation soul skill to dart past the two of them.
Xiao Wu's expression was urgent as she quickly left the camp, secretly following behind Tang San and Huo Wu.
"Sigh, Brother San sure is lucky with girls. When's it going to be my turn?" Ma Hongjun sat down with a sigh, muttering curses at Tang San.
Ning Rongrong giggled, patting him on the shoulder, "Fatty, if you lose all that weight, maybe one or two girls will notice you."
Zhu Zhuqing, as always, remained silent, observing everything with her sharp, perceptive gaze.
When Dai Mubai looked at Huo Wu with desire and ill intent, it did not escape her notice.
Zhu Zhuqing, cold and aloof, pretended not to see anything and quietly returned to her quarters.
Meanwhile, in another area…
Chen Xuan, returning to the camp, happened to see Tang San walking toward the woods with a fiery-looking woman.
The camp was located on the outskirts, far from the city, and a forest lay just outside.
Chen Xuan was surprised. Two more figures appeared in his line of sight, heading in the same direction.
One was Feng Xiaotian from Godwind Academy, and the other was Xiao Wu, with whom Chen Xuan had once shared an intimate night.
"I guess the world is still following the original timeline," Chen Xuan muttered to himself. In the original timeline, this was the moment when Huo Wu gave Tang San a kiss.
He wasn't too familiar with this world. He knew the early part of the story but was unaware of what would happen later.
Suddenly, Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong.
He immediately used his Thunder Flash Step, covering dozens of meters in a single bound, rushing into the forest.
Chen Xuan suddenly remembered that during this time, Huo Wu gave Tang San a kiss, which Xiao Wu saw, causing her jealousy and prompting her to want her first kiss as well.
"Wait, her first kiss was taken by me already… Damn it, what am I thinking? That's not the point!"
Chen Xuan cursed, unable to hold back his frustration. He was genuinely upset.
Although Xiao Wu wasn't considered extremely beautiful, she was half like his wife. Knowing she was about to do that, how could he stay calm?
At this moment, Chen Xuan realized he had been lying to himself all along. He had tried to convince himself that he would support Xiao Wu's love for Tang San.
But when it came down to it, deep inside, his true feelings surfaced.
Without crossing a line, reason always suppresses emotion, and people don't realize their true feelings.
Just thinking about Xiao Wu giving away her kiss made Chen Xuan feel uncomfortable, and he couldn't accept it. Now he realized he had always cared about her.
In simpler terms, this was jealousy. In a stricter sense, it was closer to possessiveness.
Outskirts
The forest was lush, with dense flowers and tall trees, each trunk at least a meter wide, thriving in abundance.
Tang San and Huo Wu were walking down a shaded path, unknowingly distancing themselves from the Shrek camp.
Though unsure why she had sought him out, Tang San's mind was elsewhere. He was still puzzled by Chen Xuan's movement technique from earlier today, which resembled teleportation.
By a small stream, Huo Wu stopped. Listening to the soft murmurs of the flowing water, her restless heart began to calm.
She turned to look at Tang San, her expression not angry but instead soft and gentle, with an apologetic look in her eyes. "Are your injuries healed?"
"Mostly," Tang San replied absentmindedly, his thoughts drifting.
Could it be some kind of mysterious spatial soul skill?
Tang San was very intrigued. Chen Xuan's movement had been so fast that even his Purple Demon Eyes couldn't catch it in time.
"That's good," Huo Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Tang San's distracted expression, she realized the timing was perfect.
Huo Wu had thought about this for a long time before deciding to give him a kiss. She didn't want to owe him anything, so she planned to repay him with this kiss.
Taking a deep breath, she finally mustered the courage to take a step forward.
Then, to Tang San's shock, Huo Wu wrapped her arms around his neck. Her vibrant red lips rapidly enlarged in his vision.
Caught off guard, Tang San was too slow to react, and before he knew it, Huo Wu's lips landed squarely on his.
In that moment, the atmosphere became incredibly tense, but one thing was clear: Tang San and Huo Wu had shared their first kiss.
Fifty meters away
Behind a large tree, a small pink figure was hiding, witnessing the whole scene.
Xiao Wu's face turned pale, her hands covering her mouth as uncontrollable tears streamed through her fingers, falling to the ground.
She was heartbroken, crying silently, forcing herself not to make a sound.
Chen Xuan, hidden nearby, saw her pale face and the tears soaking the dry soil beneath her.
Seeing Xiao Wu like this made Chen Xuan feel a deep ache in his chest. He didn't want this little girl to cry.
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