Chapter 111: Whimper Whimper Whimper

With a snap, the large red-powder bed shattered into pieces. Rao Yinyin gritted her silver teeth in fury, glaring at the two figures in the doorway.

Xu Xiaoshou hid behind Su Qianqian and casually pushed her forward, using her as a human shield.

Su Qianqian: "..."

"Rao Jiejie, calm down! I heard that when a couple has disagreements, they should talk it out, not fight!" She blinked her eyes innocently.

Rao Yinyin felt a black line form on her forehead. What couple? Where did you hear that nonsense!

"Do you even know what he did?" She angrily pointed at the person behind the little girl.

Su Qianqian curiously stretched her neck. "What did he do?"

Xu Xiaoshou lightly tapped his knuckles on his forehead, making Su Qianqian’s little head bob up and down. She looked up pitifully. "Why did you hit me?"

"Little girl, why ask so many questions? Who taught you all this strange stuff? Are you trying to learn bad habits?"

Su Qianqian pointed a bitter face toward Rao Yinyin.

Rao Yinyin: "..."

"When did you two get together? How come I didn’t know about it…"

Su Qianqian saw both of them change color and quickly covered her head. "Then why are you fighting? I need to know who’s right and who’s wrong to judge fairly!"

She pouted, acting like a little adult.

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned for a moment and hurriedly explained, "I just saw her room was a mess and tried to criticize and educate her a bit, and she wanted to kill me!"

Rao Yinyin: ???

Fuming with rage, she nearly flipped the roof off, but then she saw Xu Xiaoshou winking at her and mouthing words silently, as if playing some kind of charade.

"Why are you winking? You peeked at me bathing and won’t admit it, right!"

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

Wasn't that supposed to be private? Why did you say it out loud?

I already mouthed that I agreed with you—didn't you see my lip movements?

You stupid woman!

Seeing Su Qianqian’s shocked expression, Xu Xiaoshou felt he needed to turn things around. "Didn't you say what I saw was just an illusion you showed me?"

Rao Yinyin’s momentum faltered, leaving her feeling choked and uncomfortable.

I did say that, but you wouldn’t give me the dan, so forget it!

Today, it's either you or me who dies!

She grabbed her sword and charged forward with long strides.

Xu Xiaoshou saw her coming and realized explanations were useless with women. He quickly lifted Su Qianqian up.

The little girl looked completely baffled and immediately covered her head. "Don’t chop me!"

Rao Yinyin was furious but couldn’t make a move. This guy was circling around her with the little girl as a shield, even predicting her attempts to counter.

For some reason, her secret illusion technique wasn’t working at all.

"Put Su Meimei down!" She stopped in her tracks.

"You put your sword down first!" Xu Xiaoshou held the human shield tightly, refusing to let go.

"I'm so dizzy…"

Su Qianqian’s eyes rolled around as she was swung about, nearly throwing up. Luckily, her training in Fanxiang Yujian Shu had some unexpected benefits, and she suppressed the nausea.

Rao Yinyin threw her sword to the ground, and Xu Xiaoshou let out a sigh of relief.

But in the next second, the woman started forming hand seals.

Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded.

"Calm down, don’t be impulsive!"

The house trembled violently as vast yuanqi surged in, gathering in the woman’s hands.

Xu Xiaoshou panicked. "Stop! I’ll get you the dan—"

"What dan?" Rao Yinyin’s movements didn’t slow at all.

"Wangzuo Dan!" Xu Xiaoshou roared.

Whoosh—

The spiritual energy in the air dispersed in an instant. Rao Yinyin’s frosty expression melted away, replaced by a teasing smile. "You promised, remember? I’ll hold you to it."

Xu Xiaoshou: ???

Are you tricking me?

Was all that just an act?!

He felt utterly deceived. This woman was too good at it—her mood changed faster than turning a page in a book!

Rao Yinyin walked to the dressing table and picked up a bead. "This is called Xukong Zhu. It can record what you just said, as well as everything you did after entering my room."

"I’ll check it when I have time."

Surveillance?

Xu Xiaoshou’s face turned green. He racked his brain, trying to remember if he’d done anything inappropriate after coming in.

Hmm, seems like I didn’t do much. Okay, that’s good.

Wait, no!

I think I sniffed that thing…

Damn it, is my reputation ruined just like that?

He took a deep breath. "Give me that thing, and I’ll give you two Wangzuo Dan!"

Seeing his expression, Rao Yinyin knew she had leverage. She tucked the Xukong Zhu into her chest robe and beckoned him with a finger. "Come and get it!"

"Passive value gained from being enticed: 1."

"Passive value gained from being teased: 1."

"Passive value gained from being toyed with: 1."

The information panel suddenly showed three messages, leaving Xu Xiaoshou stunned. This was the first time someone’s single action had triggered three conditions. This woman…

She’s incredible!

"You, whoever you are, don’t go too far…" Xu Xiaoshou sighed. "Leave some room for the future, so we can meet again."

"What do you mean, ‘whoever you are’… It’s Rao Yinyin, with a full name—got it?!"

Xu Xiaoshou was hearing her name for the first time and raised an eyebrow. "Rao what?"

"Yinyin!"

He cupped a hand behind his ear and tilted his head, signaling for her to speak louder. "Rao…"

"Are you deaf?!" The woman snapped in anger. "Yinyin!"

Pfft!

Su Qianqian couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. "Hee hee, Rao Jiejie is so cute!"

Only then did Rao Yinyin realize what had happened, and she was so mad she felt like her soul was leaving her body.

"Xu. Xiao. Shou!"

Before she could even draw her sword, Xu Xiaoshou had already lifted Su Qianqian again. "What’s with yelling so loud? I’m right here, and I’m not deaf yet!"

Tricking me out of a Wangzuo Dan? Letting you vent a bit isn’t too much, right?

He narrowed his eyes and put on an innocent face.

"Su Qianqian, get over here right now!"

Rao Yinyin shifted her target to the little girl. This little troublemaker, always siding with outsiders.

The moment Beast Brother showed up, she forgot all about her Rao Jiejie. All the good I’ve done for her this past year—wasted?

The little girl was already confused by their back-and-forth. It took her a while to realize Rao Yinyin had turned on her.

Why are you dragging me into your fight?

Without a word, the one holding her high—Xu Xiaoshou—gripped her even tighter. This thing…

No, this little girl is my shield—if I lose her, I’m done for!

He’d just narrowly escaped death; he couldn’t reveal his trump card now.

Rao Yinyin said angrily, "We still have to go out, so what’s the point of holding her like that?" She glared at Xu Xiaoshou.

Xu Xiaoshou let her go with some suspicion and set the little girl on the ground.

Rao Yinyin stamped her foot, startling him into lifting Su Qianqian again. But then the woman burst into giggles, looking like she’d won this round.

"Hmph, little brother!"

"Hmph, how childish!"

Xu Xiaoshou refused to back down.

Su Qianqian was stuck in the middle, her little face full of question marks, completely baffled by what her Rao Jiejie and Beast Brother were up to.

"Hmph, hee hee…"

She laughed awkwardly, her giggles sounding silly and out of place, finally stopping their childish rivalry.

For a moment, silence fell.