Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 516 Hun Ruoruo, I think you're playing with fire!
"And I will have a home?"

Her skirt was dampened by the splashes from the lotus pond, but Hun Ruoruo was completely unaware, and didn't even notice the increasingly bright light in her eyes.

Hun Ruoruo had imagined many things Xiao Yan might say. He was the darling of Heaven, blessed with good fortune. Even if he made the grandest vow, it wouldn't be surprising. There was nothing in the world that he wanted to do but couldn't.

Women, wealth, and status—these seemingly insignificant desires, amplified infinitely by malice, will inevitably be influenced by evil thoughts. Even if Xiao Yan is not that shallow, he will still be affected by them.

A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. Therefore, in her view, even if Xiao Yan's heart was corrupted, it was still understandable. After all, the so-called Spirit Ascension Technique is essentially about eliminating evil first and then examining one's heart.

Xiao Yan himself does indeed find it difficult to get past women.

Perhaps this guy is indeed not interested in other women, but when it comes to her, he has always been very enthusiastic. In the current situation, even if Xiao Yan blurted out that he wanted to sleep with her, Hun Ruoruo would not find it strange.

But then, this guy gave her an unexpected answer.
An answer she didn't know how to refuse.

"Senior brother, it's a really scummy thing to promise a girl a home so casually." Hun Ruoruo pursed her reddened lips, but did not respond to what the other person was saying.

"Perhaps," Xiao Yan grinned, "but I've only ever told you that."

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Hun Ruoruo's eyes darted away, and after a moment of silence, she spoke softly again: "You've recovered?"

Xiao Yan nodded: "Although the Void Spirit Devouring Flame greedily devoured a lot of soul orbs, fortunately, the power of devouring purified a lot of those resentments, so I was not greatly affected."

"So fast?" Hun Ruoruo pouted. "Back then, I prepared for three whole months, plus a day and a night of purification, before I could barely recover. Senior brother's willpower is really strong."

However, despite this, Hun Ruoruo was well aware that the biggest prerequisite for the Spirit Ascension Technique was the cultivator's physical strength. If she had even one-tenth of Xiao Yan's physical strength back then, she wouldn't have been forced to drag him down with her.

Although the girl's praise was tinged with reluctance, Xiao Yan seemed quite pleased and said cheerfully:

"Speaking of unwavering resolve, Ruoruo has surprised me even more. You are now a bit hard to figure out."

"So, which do you prefer, the one who can read my mind or the one who can't?" A sly glint flashed in Hun Ruoruo's eyes, and she immediately added, "Don't say you like them both!"

"what?"

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "What kind of question is this?"
Between Ruoruo and Ruoruo, which one do you like better? Is this really a question that can be answered?

"Um, Ruoruo, can I..."

"No running away, and no refusing to answer."

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With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, knowing he couldn't escape this predicament today, Xiao Yan decided to go all out and said with a forced smile, "If I really had to choose, I would still prefer the you who is unpredictable."

"Oh? Why?" Hun Ruoruo's eyes crinkled with a smile. "Don't you boys like those innocent, naive girls who are completely obedient to you?"

“Because that’s not you.” Xiao Yan blurted out almost immediately.

But as soon as he finished speaking, seeing the girl's astonished expression, he immediately regretted it.

This silly girl always loves to tease people, but she's still as thin-skinned as ever.
Overwhelmed with nervousness, Xiao Yan decided to stop holding back and blurted out everything on his mind.

"My love for you has nothing to do with any of these things. Teasing or unpredictable thoughts, to be honest, I don't care about any of that. All I know is that Hun Ruoruo, who is standing in front of me right now, is the most important person to me. That's enough!"

"Hun Ruoruo never needs to cater to anyone; she is already my favorite type!"

The young man stammered, completely unaware of the incoherence in his words. To onlookers, it even seemed like he was making things worse. Yet, this flawed speech left the usually eloquent enchantress stunned and speechless.

Seeing the shimmering light in the girl's eyes, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment before belatedly realizing what was happening and quickly shut his mouth.

He scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Uh, sorry, I got a little emotional just now. Did I say something strange?"

"No, it's very interesting." Hun Ruoruo suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled. "You pass."

As she spoke, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and suddenly a fist-sized gray-white stone appeared.

Before Xiao Yan could even breathe a sigh of relief at the suddenly appearing stone, he tensed up again. "Ruo Ruo, what... what is this?"

"The photo stone contains your glorious deeds, senior brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the recording stone creaked and groaned, gradually forming a huge light screen that was half a zhang wide and long. The conversation between the boy and the old man began to slowly resonate from it.

"I still prefer to see her smiling, even from a distance. She should always maintain that relaxed and confident demeanor."

"That's her."

The boy's words echoed slowly in the cave. Those incredibly familiar words made Xiao Yan involuntarily stretch his chin, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

That old geezer, how could he have recorded everything he said?!
And that wasn't all; he even sent the recording to the person in question. What exactly is his intention?

Looking at Xiao Yan's incredibly interesting face, Hun Ruoruo chuckled and teased, "It seems that Senior Brother's original intention has indeed not changed. It's just that Ruoruo is being a bit too cautious."

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"Senior brother, senior brother?"

Looking at the young man before her, who seemed to have been completely frozen in place, Hun Ruoruo felt a surge of resentment and couldn't help but lift her little foot and splash water at him.
"Hey, Senior Brother, did you hear Ruoruo speak?" The icy water splashed on his face, making Xiao Yan shiver and snap back to reality. "Ah, yes, I heard her!"

"I'm glad you heard that." Hun Ruoruo snorted lightly, then said with a smile, "So, considering that you helped others, I won't hold it against you this time, how about it?"

Looking at the girl's feet constantly stirring the pool water, Xiao Yan swallowed hard and reluctantly agreed.

His gaze fell on the strangely shaped stone, and then he asked with some curiosity, "But speaking of which, this recording stone is indeed a rather magical treasure. Ruoruo, do you have any left?"

"Senior brother, you've cultivated for so many years and you've never used a recording stone? Isn't that a bit too boring?"

Hun Ruoruo didn't care too much and casually tossed a storage ring to the other party, "Here, Ruoruo has some more here, senior brother can take them and play with them first."

Having lived two lives, Hun Ruoruo clearly understood the allure of the word 'projection' to Xiao Yan.

After all, this guy had been craving a soul token that allowed for remote communication for a long time, so a recording stone that could record images was naturally one of the most attractive toys for boys.

"Hehe, thanks a lot, Ruoruo."

Upon seeing the storage ring the other party had tossed over, Xiao Yan's initial embarrassment was instantly replaced by curiosity. He couldn't resist grabbing a piece from it and tentatively infusing it with a wisp of Dou Qi—

However, to Xiao Yan's surprise, a precipitous peak shrouded in mist suddenly appeared on the light screen that should have been empty.

"This is... the Monster Mountain Range?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Hun Ruoruo instinctively looked towards the light screen. When she saw the ever-expanding perspective, her heart skipped a beat, and she knew something was wrong.

"Senior brother, I've already used this recording stone. Please give it back to me."

"Already used?"

Seeing the anxious look on the girl's face, Xiao Yan sensed something was amiss. Ignoring her words, he instead looked back at the light screen and smiled.
"It's alright. I also miss the Warcraft Mountains. It would be nice to take a look together."

Seeing that Xiao Yan remained unmoved, Hun Ruoruo's face turned red with anger: "You bastard senior brother, I'll make you give it back to me!"

As she spoke, she quickly stood up from the lotus pond and pounced towards Xiao Yan, trying to snatch the recording stone from his hands.

Faced with the girl's sudden outburst, Xiao Yan was clearly caught off guard. Losing his balance, he ended up falling headfirst into the lotus pond while still holding her.

"thump!"

"Ouch!"

The sound of a heavy object falling into the water mingled with the girl's cries of pain, causing the nearby red fish to leap out of the water repeatedly, clearly quite frightened.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Xiao Yan suddenly popped his head out of the water, spat out a small red fish, and angrily shouted, "Ruo Ruo, what are you doing—"

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yan witnessed an incredibly bizarre scene.

In the light-filled space above, a black-haired boy wrapped in tattered cloth stood quietly beside the cave, a gentle breeze carrying away the last remaining covering.

"Ruoruo, why are you filming exhibitionists all of a sudden? I can watch it if you really want."

As Xiao Yan sat up, he almost blurted out the words, then froze, his face filled with shock and disbelief—

Wait a minute, this exhibitionist looks like him!

Xiao Yan's stiff face twitched, and he subconsciously rubbed his eyes before staring intently again—

It really was me; I hadn't even grown all my hair yet!

Seeing the young man's stiff expression, Hun Ruoruo felt a pang of guilt and tried to evade the question by saying:

"Ruoruo just wanted to admire her senior brother's heroic figure before leaving... You don't know how much determination she had to make to go to Yunlan. If she didn't find some fun to relieve her worries, who knows how much she would have been tormented."

"Snapped!"

Before the girl could finish speaking, Xiao Yan had already grabbed her forearm expressionlessly, thwarting any attempt to escape. "Do you need a recording stone to admire my heroic figure?"

Seeing that all hope of escape had vanished, Hun Ruoruo's pretty face changed, and she said with a straight face, "Is Senior Brother angry? Ruoruo only wanted to record you wearing girls' clothes, who would have thought that you would walk out naked and swagger out like that? I haven't even blamed you for offending my eyes yet!"

Xiao Yan remained unmoved, his eyes growing even more dangerous: "So, the women's clothes in my storage ring were all given to me by you?"

"I…"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Hun Ruoruo quickly changed her demeanor, looking pitiful, and said, "Senior brother, I know I was wrong."

She subtly tugged at her skirt, and the fabric slid down her smooth skin, revealing a glimpse of her fragrant shoulder. The soaked fabric clung tightly to her skin, vaguely exuding an alluring spring glow that could not be spoken of.

In an instant, Xiao Yan's head exploded, his fists clenched so hard that the veins on his neck bulged out.

"Hun Ruoruo, I think you're playing with fire!"
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P.S.: I accidentally wrote too much, sorry! (Also, I added about 500 words to the previous chapter, and it feels much richer and more complete in terms of emotion. Readers who want to read it can refresh the page to take another look~)

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