"what?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu's rabbit ears perked up in confusion, and she asked with a puzzled expression, "Aren't we going to cause some trouble first? It's no fun just going straight to Dean Erlong!"

Xiao Wu gestured excitedly, her eyes sparkling with gossip: "Logically speaking, shouldn't we 'weaklings' first run to Shrek Academy and show off, only to be mocked by them for looking down on us? Then, when things get out of control, our 'backer,' Dean Erlong, will make a grand entrance, forcefully saving the day and slapping them in the face, right? How exciting would that be!"

"..."

Ning Rongrong was speechless at this absurd line of thought, staring blankly at Xiao Wu: "Where did you learn all these nonsensical, idiotic tricks?!"

“How can this be called idiocy?” Xiao Wu retorted with a strange look and a straight face, “Aren’t all the bestselling novels sold at the street stalls along the main road in Tiandou City written like this?”

Xiao Wu cleared her throat and began to recite classic scenes from the storybook with great expression: "Like 'The Emperor's Incognito Visit'! The Emperor of Tian Dou, dressed in tattered clothes, went to a roadside stall to eat noodles and was looked down upon by a local bully who demanded protection money. The emperor endured it all, but at the critical moment, a sword-wielding bodyguard descended from the sky and made a powerful entrance! Then the emperor shouted 'Armor Combination!' and instantly transformed into the Emperor of Tian Dou, shining with golden light as he suppressed the bully in the latrine. In the end, the whole story ended happily. How exciting!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes twitched violently a few times, and she felt a sudden heart attack.

These days, have the storylines in Tian Dou City become so outrageous and outrageous in order to boost sales?!

“Xiao Wu…” Ye Lingling, who was usually extremely quiet and introverted, couldn’t help but weakly raise her hand and point out the most fatal flaw in this routine, “Um… what if when we go to provoke them, the ‘armed guards’ get stuck in traffic and don’t arrive in time? Wouldn’t we get beaten up by those Shrek guys first?”

"Uh..." Xiao Wu was speechless for a moment. The irritating faces of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun flashed through her mind, and her arrogance instantly deflated.

“Lingling is right.”

Dugu Yan nodded in agreement. "What kind of status do we have? If we really get punched by those country bumpkins, even if we get our revenge in the end, we'll still be at a huge loss. It's better to be safe. Let's go in and report to the 'armed guards' first, and then we can go ahead and do whatever we want!"

……

Meanwhile, deep within the Sunset Forest, lies the eye of both ice and fire.

With the aid of the massive and extreme ice and fire energy in this special environment, more than a night later, the soul core deep in Xuanhao's dantian, which had been fluctuating violently, finally stabilized completely and began to operate continuously.

However, his long journey back overnight was not just to stabilize his soul core, but also to see Ah Yin, who had been planted at the junction of the Ice and Fire Spring.

Ever since Xuan Hao took her out in a flowerpot and caused a scene with Tang Hao in front of her in Soto City, the Blue Silver Emperor has been completely withdrawn and has not uttered a single word since.

Even when Arou came out to talk to her, she didn't have any mental response.

Xuan Hao slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and walked to the Blue Silver Emperor, which had grown as lush as a small tree under the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the dragon's blood, and squatted down.

"Hey, why are you pretending to be dead and not saying anything?" Xuan Hao reached out and flicked her crystal-clear blue grass leaves.

Ah Yin remained lifeless and unresponsive.

"Fine, you have guts."

Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow. "If you keep pretending to be deaf and dumb with me, then I'll have to use some unconventional methods."

"You should also know that although you are currently severely injured and can only barely condense a spiritual body, but... Sister Arou's 100,000-year-old soul bone has the skill 'Dream Beyond', which is a top-grade illusion skill that can forcibly create dreams and pull people into dreams. In addition, with the Ice Dragon King in my body forcibly breaking through defenses and providing assistance, I can completely invade your dream without any obstacles and have absolute control over it."

"If I, the infamous 'Lustful Demon' of Tiandou City, were to forcibly take control of your dreams... Ah Yin, with your rich experience, you should be able to imagine what would happen in those irresistible dreams, right?"

"Om-!"

Upon hearing this, the Blue Silver Emperor, which had been pretending to be dead and motionless, suddenly trembled violently, and its leaves instantly burst forth with a dazzling azure light!

The next second, amidst the intertwining light, Ah Yin's exquisitely beautiful yet somewhat ethereal spiritual form was finally forced to solidify into a physical form. She crossed her arms over her chest, staring intently at Xuan Hao with a look of utter despair, as if she were looking at some kind of perverted demon.

"Xuanhao! You...you really have to be like this?!"

Ah Yin's usually cold voice was now tinged with obvious sobs and despair, "I'm already a dead person! I'm just a wisp of soul and a blade of grass left! How could you not even spare me?!"

"Please, don't portray me as someone who's desperate for sex, okay?"

Xuan Hao spread his hands innocently and retorted confidently, "Besides, the characteristic of 'being dead' is not a negative point in my eyes at all; on the contrary, it should be considered one of the rare attractions, okay?"

"Haven't you heard the line from those tragic love stories, 'A love between a human and a ghost'? Breaking the boundary between life and death, how romantic and exciting is that!"

"You...you're shameless!"

Hearing such vulgar nonsense, Ah Yin finally lost her temper. "What exactly do you want?!"

"Oh, don't get excited, I'm not going to do anything."

Xuan Hao dropped his threatening demeanor and sat down on the grass with a smile. "I'm just a hospitable person, and I simply want to make a close friend with you."

"Think about it. After all, I took your 100,000-year-old right leg bone without asking. Now, my body truly contains your bone! And in the past few years, I have generously fed you my essence blood containing dragon bloodline as high-grade fertilizer countless times to help you grow quickly."

“Your bones are in my body, and my blood flows in yours. So, from a biological point of view... we can be considered to be in a close relationship where we are ‘intertwined,’ right?”

"..."

Ah Yin stared wide-eyed, completely dumbfounded, frozen in place, her brain utterly shut down.

Is this how you calculate things?!

Chapter 267 The Blue Silver Emperor's "Internet Cable"

……

Seeing Ah Yin's stunned expression, Xuan Hao toned down his teasing and became serious: "Anyway, you already know the truth about those messy things from back then. Reality is cruel, and you definitely can't go back to that self-deceiving life you used to live."

"If that's the case, why don't you just stay here with me instead of going back?"

“Look at Sister Arou. After she sacrificed herself for me, isn’t she happy every day now, living in her soul bone? I’m also taking good care of Xiaowu; no one dares to bully her. Moreover, once I reach that level in the future, I will definitely find a way to completely resurrect Sister Arou, and even you. Then, we can all live happily together like a family. What’s wrong with that?”

Seeing Xuan Hao's rosy blueprint for a future "sleeping together under the same blanket" family life, Ah Yin was so angry that her body and mind trembled. She gritted her teeth and cursed with contempt: "Beast!"

"Thank you for the compliment. When it comes to relationships, I've never denied that I'm a beast."

Xuan Hao wasn't angry at all; instead, he shrugged calmly. "But apart from being a little greedy and shameless when it comes to women, what else have I done wrong? Have I been bad to everyone?"

“I gave everyone the security, protection and resources they wanted, and I received the companionship and love I wanted in return.”

“Ah Yin, I am actually a person who is very empty inside and extremely lacks love. I long for many people around me to love me, care about me, and revolve around me. In order to get this love and companionship, I am willing to give up many things that are unimaginable to ordinary people, and I am willing to do anything.”

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I’m doing. If it’s something I want, I’ll do whatever it takes to get it without hurting the other party.”

"Of course, my non-harm policy only applies to my 'own people' whom I care about. As for others, those insignificant people, I don't care about their lives or feelings at all. If I have the capacity, I might take care of them; but if not, I would never wrong myself for the sake of others."

"I would never pretend to be a morally superior saint, and I disdain putting on those hypocritical facades."

"That's just who I am. Savage, violent, greedy, and ruthless in achieving my goals. So even if you still resist me and hate me now, I will never force you or hurt you... but I will still try every other way to manipulate and wear you down until you willingly nod your head."

Hearing these shocking words, which could be described as "the ultimate villain's self-analysis," Ah Yin fell completely silent.

She simply couldn't understand this twisted yet logically consistent thought process: "You already have so many outstanding girls around you, and they all like you so much... Isn't that enough? Why do you have to target me?"

"Not enough. There's no way we could have enough."

A barely perceptible hint of gloom flashed in Xuan Hao's eyes. "You are also a being who has lived for 100,000 years. You should also understand that kind of emptiness that goes deep into your bones. That kind of... the feeling of not getting what you wanted and needed most when you did, and the immense sense of loss that you can never fill even if you later have the power to get the whole world."

"To fill this void is my greatest purpose in life."

"If one day I give up even this little pursuit, then I might really not care about anything and just want to destroy this boring world along with myself."

Ah Yin looked at him in disbelief: "Could it be... that even the girls who love you wholeheartedly can't give you the fulfillment you truly desire?"

“I can’t give it to them.” Xuan Hao shook his head. “None of them can. Because none of them can truly understand me. Even Na’er, who has the strongest mental strength and the most insightful perspective, only has a superficial understanding.”

“I stood in front of them like a mountain, giving them a sense of security. But they couldn’t give me the same sense of security. I also worry, and I also have moments of fear. But I would never tell them.”

"Because telling them is useless; it will only add to their troubles, and there's no need for it at all."

Ah Yin pointed to her illusory spiritual body in confusion: "Since they can't give it to me, do you think... I can?"

"Maybe it will work, maybe it won't," Xuan Hao shrugged. "But I have to try to find out."

"To avoid missing out, to avoid future regrets... the best way is to grasp everything you can see firmly in your own hands. This is my unchanging life motto."

Looking into Xuan Hao's stubborn yet honest eyes, Ah Yin's anger inexplicably subsided a little, leaving only a weak sigh: "But... I really don't have the mood to think about what you're saying right now. After experiencing so much deception and betrayal, I'm feeling very sad and confused right now."

“I don’t need you to make any decisions right now, nor do I need you to respond to me immediately.” Xuan Hao stood up. “Just don’t act like a hedgehog, deliberately keeping your distance from me and pretending to be deaf and dumb.”

"You're unhappy, but that's a small problem. I can make you happy again."

Upon hearing Xuan Hao's words and seeing the familiar wicked smile on his lips, A Yin suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

Make her happy? What is this beast trying to do?!

“I’ve always been really good at making girls happy, you have to believe me.” Xuan Hao extended a hand, extending an invitation. “So, would you be willing to put aside your worries for a while and go for a walk with me?”

Looking at his outstretched hand, and recalling his earlier vicious threat of "dream invasion," Ah Yin hesitated for a long time before finally gritting her teeth and agreeing.

There was nothing she could do; she was genuinely afraid that Xuan Hao, this ruthless devil with no bottom line, might actually come in the middle of the night to play some kind of perverted dream invasion!

This shameless beast... he's really capable of doing it!

Xuan Hao chuckled and skillfully took out the huge flowerpot from his storage soul tool, carefully putting Ah Yin back in with the soil still attached.

Then, he revealed the Qiankun Ring capable of storing living things. However, just before he was about to put the flowerpot inside, Xuan Hao suddenly stopped and made an additional request.

“Before we go in, we need to establish some substantial connection.” Xuan Hao pointed to the finger on which he wore the Qiankun Ring and said matter-of-factly, “You need to extend your Blue Silver Emperor Vine a little bit and wrap it tightly around this finger of mine.”

"Don't even think about it!" Ah Yin instantly became alert, her spiritual form glaring at him with shame and anger. "You... what kind of lewd trick are you planning to pull now?!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't think of people in such a dirty way, okay?" Xuan Hao rolled his eyes helplessly and patiently explained, "Although this Qiankun Ring can hold living things, it is still a closed and independent space. It's pitch black inside and you can't see anything. If you wrap the vine around my hand, our spiritual power can establish a stable two-way link."

“That way, I can share all the scenery I see, the people I meet, and the things I experience with you in real time through mental communication.” Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow. “And you can chat with me in your mind anytime, anywhere, just like Sister Arou. I’m just trying to be kind by connecting you with the ‘internet’ so you won’t get bored inside all by yourself. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!”

Hearing Xuan Hao's seemingly considerate but actually controlling explanation, A Yin felt extremely unwilling. She knew perfectly well that this guy was using this as an excuse to indirectly "bind" her and take advantage of her.

but……

Just thinking about that guy's vicious and perverted "dream invasion" warning made Ah Yin feel a deep sense of powerlessness. She knew that if she dared to confront him head-on and refuse at this moment, this shameless devil might really turn on her immediately and sneak into her dream in the middle of the night to forcibly "communicate" with her.

"...You win."

Ah Yin gritted her teeth in frustration, but in the end, she could only compromise in humiliation.

With a faint flash of blue light, a slender, sapphire-like, crystal-clear Blue Silver Emperor vine slowly emerged from the soil of the flowerpot. It was like a delicate blue ribbon, tentatively hovering in mid-air before finally creeping up Xuan Hao's wrist and tightly wrapping around the finger on which he wore the Qiankun Ring.

Feeling the cool, soft touch on his fingertips and the faint mental connection that instantly formed in his mind, Xuan Hao smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right! See, doesn't your field of vision open up instantly?"

Xuan Hao didn't delay any longer. With a thought, he carefully put the flowerpot containing Ah Yin into his Qiankun Ring.

Then, facing the morning breeze of the sunset forest, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air.

"boom--!"

With a muffled blast of air, Xuan Hao transformed into a dazzling golden streak of light, instantly tearing through the clouds above and rushing back towards Tian Dou City at full speed.

Now that all the important business has been taken care of, it's time to get those girls, who've been itching to have some fun!

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