Tang San's teeth ground audibly.
All of a sudden, he felt as if something invisible had been placed on his head.
In his previous life, he had been an outer disciple of the Tang Sect, looked down upon and mistreated. After finally stealing the sect's secret techniques, he had been driven to leap off a cliff.
In this life, he had believed he could take control of his own fate—protect the people he cared about.
But reality had struck him again with brutal force.
Su Bai!
Tang San roared silently in his heart.
You already have a death wish!
He could no longer endure it.
He was going to break in—he was going to make Su Bai pay in blood!
With a flick of his right hand, a pitch-black dagger appeared in his palm, faintly glinting with a sinister sheen.
It was forged from ordinary iron, but painstakingly refined and coated with lethal poison.
A weapon that killed on contact.
Just as Tang San was about to channel his soul power and burst through the door—
Su Bai's voice rang out from inside again.
This time, it was calm, almost teasing, yet clearly audible.
"Xiao Wu, you really are different from other girls."
"Your body… so soft. Your flexibility is incredible."
Inside the room, Xiao Wu was held in Su Bai's arms, her back pressed against the door, her whole body flushed red.
Hearing his words, she felt like she wanted to disappear on the spot. She buried her face in his chest, protesting in a tiny, trembling voice:
"Su Bai-gege… you… don't say things like that…"
That soft, quivering tone—almost tearful—sounded entirely different to Tang San outside.
To him, it was the helpless resistance of someone being wronged.
Soft… body?
Tang San's sanity snapped.
He hesitated no longer.
"SU BAI! DIE!"
With a furious roar, Tang San activated his Mysterious Mysterious Jade Hand. Soul power surged into his left palm as he slammed it into the wooden door.
Boom!
The already fragile door couldn't withstand the full-force strike of a Great Soul Master.
It exploded into splinters.
Tang San charged in, carrying overwhelming killing intent.
The poisoned dagger in his hand flashed under the moonlight, aiming straight for Su Bai's heart.
But what he saw made him freeze on the spot.
Inside the room, Su Bai and Xiao Wu were fully clothed.
Su Bai simply had Xiao Wu pinned lightly against the door. Their posture was intimate—but nothing like the indecent scene Tang San had imagined.
Startled by the noise, Xiao Wu looked up and saw Tang San's bloodshot eyes and murderous expression.
"S–San-ge?"
Su Bai reacted even faster.
The moment Tang San burst in, he had already sensed it.
Instead of confronting him head-on, golden light flashed beneath his feet as he activated his third soul skill—Qilin Soars to the Heavens.
In an instant, Su Bai turned into a streak of golden light, pulling Xiao Wu with him as he shifted several meters back, easily dodging the attack.
Tang San stumbled forward from the momentum before barely regaining his balance.
He stared at them, stunned.
What… was going on?
This wasn't what he imagined at all.
"Tang San, have you lost your mind?"
Su Bai's voice rang out, a faint smirk on his lips.
He placed Xiao Wu behind him protectively and looked at Tang San with amused eyes.
Tang San finally snapped back to reality. His actions had been impulsive—reckless.
But the anger and humiliation inside him hadn't faded.
"Su Bai! What did you do to Xiao Wu?!"
He roared again, the dagger still pointed forward.
Xiao Wu peeked out from behind Su Bai, looking at Tang San, then at the shattered door, her face full of confusion and grievance.
"San-ge, what are you doing?! Su Bai-gege didn't do anything to me!"
"He didn't?!"
Tang San grew even more agitated.
"Then what were those sounds I heard outside?! I heard you say 'don't'!"
Xiao Wu's face flushed bright red.
Only now did she realize—Tang San had been eavesdropping the whole time.
"I… I was just…"
She stammered, unable to explain.
How could she possibly say it was because Su Bai had gotten too close and made her nervous?
But to Tang San, her embarrassment only confirmed his worst fears.
She had been wronged—and didn't dare admit it!
"Xiao Wu, don't be afraid! I'm here—I'll make him pay today!"
Tang San raised his dagger again, preparing to charge.
"Enough! What are you doing making such a scene in the middle of the night?!"
A cold, sharp voice cut through the tension.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had appeared at the broken doorway, clearly drawn by the noise.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar followed behind, all groggy and confused.
"What's all the noise about…?" Ma Hongjun yawned.
But when they saw the scene inside, everyone froze.
Tang San stood there with a poisoned weapon, confronting Su Bai.
Xiao Wu hid behind Su Bai, her face flushed, eyes glistening.
It was… a very suggestive scene.
Dai Mubai felt an odd sense of satisfaction.
He envied Su Bai—but disliked Tang San even more.
Why did Tang San get a soft, adorable girl like Xiao Wu, while Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't even give him the time of day?
Seeing Tang San in such a miserable state actually felt… satisfying.
Ning Rongrong frowned, glancing between them.
She didn't believe Su Bai would do something like that.
Well… not exactly disbelief.
More like—their clothes were perfectly intact. Not even wrinkled.
At most, Su Bai had just pinned Xiao Wu against the door and maybe touched her hair.
Nothing more.
Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, standing beside Su Bai, her gaze cold as she looked at Tang San.
"Put your weapon away."
Tang San felt trapped.
Things had escalated too far.
But he couldn't back down.
At that moment, Xiao Wu did something no one expected.
She stepped out from behind Su Bai and walked up to Tang San.
Looking up at him, the shyness on her face was gone—replaced by firm resolve.
"San-ge, you misunderstood."
"Su Bai-gege and I are childhood sweethearts. I just came to reconnect with him… and ask for advice on cultivation."
"Nothing happened just now."
Her words were clear and decisive.
Tang San stared at her, finding no sign of a lie in her expression.
—or perhaps, he simply refused to see it.
His mind went blank.
Childhood sweethearts?
Then what am I?
Xiao Wu ignored his stunned reaction. She turned and walked back to Su Bai.
Under everyone's shocked gaze—
She stood on her tiptoes and gently kissed Su Bai on the cheek.
"Su Bai-gege, thank you for today."
"From now on… can I come see you every night to train?"