Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 329 I'm afraid my master will misunderstand (Part 2)

There's nothing wrong with that, is there?

Confused, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but look the girl in his arms up and down.

The thick monster pajamas wrapped her up tightly, making her look like a rice dumpling, leaving only her pretty and bright face exposed to the air.

Oh, and there's also the half of her fair calves peeking out from under the hem of her dress that goes past her knees.

And her delicate, translucent feet, casually resting on slippers.

Unable to resist, Huo Yuhao reached out and pinched the pointed horn on the little monster's head, and made a soft suggestion.

"Then you rest first, I'll go ask the hotel staff what ingredients they have and cook for you."

"Need not."

Meng Hongchen hugged him tighter: "Why don't you sleep with me for a while?"

"Anyway, I can leave the afternoon's match to my brother and the others. We don't have anything important to do."

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No, this isn't sleepiness at all, it just seems like you're just lusting after my body, right?

Huo Yuhao was stunned. Having experienced so many similar incidents, he immediately understood what this perverted girl was up to.

He wanted to refuse firmly, but when he looked down and met the girl's misty blue eyes, the words seemed to get stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single one.

"Well, with these frequent matches, we need to rest and balance work and rest, don't you think?"

Realizing that her purpose had been exposed, Meng Hongchen immediately stopped pretending. After catching a fleeting moment of hesitation in Huo Yuhao's eyes, she seized the opportunity to grab his hand while speaking, giving him no chance to react, and turned to walk into the room.

"Besides, our team has achieved such a great winning streak, we should celebrate, don't you think?"

So far in the competition, you've only played once, on the opening day, and you haven't contributed much to the team's performance!

Besides, it's only the quarterfinals at best, what's there to celebrate?

Listening to that coaxing excuse, which sounded like it was being used to deceive an innocent little lamb, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched, and he inwardly cursed.

It's just like those lewd and tyrannical villains in stories that audiences love to watch, who use all sorts of coercion and enticement to lure respectable women into having affairs.

Whenever things are about to reach the final step, they will pretend to be very understanding and coax them with strange words such as "Just this once, and we will never bother you again after it's done."

With this seemingly considerate but actually deceptive comfort, they only need to act a little tougher to quietly watch those beautiful married women fall into their carefully woven traps without realizing it.

Once those married women reluctantly give in, the situation will spiral out of control and plunge into an abyss.

Even if one wakes up in time from the guilt and immorality that comes with intoxication, it is already too late.

Whenever they tried to extricate themselves from the situation, they would be coerced by those bullies with absurd reasons such as "If you don't want your husband to know about our relationship, you have to come to this spot every Saturday from now on."

Then they would go even further and do things that are against the law.

Until utterly ruined.

Watching Meng Hongchen's joyful figure and the little monster's tail swaying under his nose with her every step, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh softly.

"You can only sleep, understand?"

In the end, he couldn't bear to refuse.

Although he knew that Meng Hongchen would definitely ignore his reminder.

"Okay, okay."

Meng Hongchen slipped into bed and thoughtfully helped him lift the other half of the blanket, gently patting the bed with expectant eyes.

As the official team of this competition, the contestants from Sun Moon Academy were naturally arranged to have luxurious single rooms. Compared to the bed in his room that was a bit cramped for two people, this room, even with Meng Hongchen already lying there, still seemed very spacious.

You can roll around on it all you want without any problem.

If there's anything lacking, it's probably the absence of the wet and dry separation feature typically found in twin rooms.

Shaking his head to banish the thoughts that were gradually slipping from his mind, Huo Yuhao went straight to the bedside and sat down, but then paused as if he had suddenly thought of something.

He turned his head to look at Meng Hongchen, who was still wrapped in her pajamas, and couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

"You've been sleeping in this all along?"

Soul Masters have a much stronger resistance to temperature changes than ordinary people. Furthermore, Mingdu, unlike Dongyang City, isn't located in the northern part of the continent, and its climate is very pleasant. Sleeping in such thick clothes...

Isn't it hot?

"what?"

Meng Hongchen curled her lips into a sly smile and asked, "Want me to take off my pajamas and sleep with you?"

Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched involuntarily. He was about to explain something when he saw that her delicate hands had already placed on the buttons on her chest.

The next second, without the buttons pulling it open, the monster pajamas spread out to both sides with gravity, and a dazzling white glimpse easily entered Huo Yuhao's field of vision.

It made him catch his breath.

Seemingly satisfied with Huo Yuhao's reaction, Meng Hongchen quickened her pace, peeling a rice dumpling, gradually transforming the little monster into a stunning young woman.

Her waist was as slender as a willow branch, and her skin as white as solidified cream.

She only stopped moving when there was no more restraint on her chest.

The tender bamboo shoots trembled gently with their owner's slightly anxious breathing, proudly displaying everything about themselves to the young man before them.

But soon, her skin turned a charming pale pink from shyness.

Feeling Huo Yuhao's direct gaze, Meng Hongchen moved closer, her small hands, as always, skillfully intensifying Huo's awakening.

"It's only lunchtime now, so to avoid sleeping too much and not being able to sleep at night..."

Meng Hongchen continued working, breathing hot air into Huo Yuhao's ear: "How about we do some exercise before bed to burn off some energy?"

"...What sport?"

"for example……"

Meng Hongchen pretended to ponder for a moment, then quickly gave his answer.

"Fighting monsters?"

The next day.

Early in the morning, the hotel's banquet hall was filled with several officials from the Sun Moon Empire, as well as the eight teams that had successfully advanced from the thirty-two teams in the round-robin tournament.

The reason they are all here is that these eight teams will draw lots today to determine their opponents in the quarterfinals and even the semifinals.

Unlike the previous life, this time the top team was composed of the Spirit Pagoda, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Sun and Moon Academy, and Shrek Academy.

Although Huo Yuhao did not represent all the teams in the competition, he had some connection with all four teams, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he indirectly swept all four groups' first place.

Thanks to the tournament rules, all four matches in the quarterfinals will be played between the first-place team from each group and the second-place team from the other group.

This means that there will be no internal battles among the four teams before they reach the semifinals. As long as the four teams are not defeated by their opponents in the semifinals, his original idea of ​​sweeping all four semifinal spots in the tournament can become a reality.

Besides the four group winners, the four second-place positions were occupied by Haotian Sect, Body Sect, Mingdu Soul Master Academy, and Xingluo Royal Academy, respectively.

Although they had no choice, knowing their opponents in advance allowed them to cram and prepare during their two days of rest.

Of course, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that they no longer have the qualifications to compete for the top four.

After all, compared to the group leader, these four teams are still several levels apart in terms of strength.

Originally, with their own Soul Saints, the Haotian Sect and the Body Sect still had a chance to compete.

However, one team fought Shrek Academy to a standstill, while the other lost five key members to the Holy Spirit Cult, and even their captain's fiancée, the team's main controller, was abducted.

It is no exaggeration to say that Long Aotian's ability to lead the Body Sect into the top eight under such immense pressure has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Unless their next opponent is a similarly crippled Shrek team, they have virtually no chance of advancing further.

Of course, this is not without its costs.

Whether it was because he was spurred on by the match against the Holy Spirit Cult on the first day, or because he was willing to do anything to win, the attitude that Long Aotian displayed afterwards was simply terrifying.

In six rounds of the round-robin tournament, he never gave his opponents a chance to enter the team competition, always eliminating them directly in the individual competition.

Moreover, his methods are extremely cruel. Once you face him, losing an arm or a leg and suffering a lifelong disability is commonplace. Some are even beaten to death in the arena. Unless you admit defeat beforehand, very few people can walk off the ring unscathed.

For example, in the Mingyu Sect, because Captain Cain and her brother were both evil soul masters, Long Aotian, who hated them both, immediately went berserk. Taking advantage of the referee's carelessness, he seized the opportunity to kill them both on the spot.

After this match, almost all the remaining teams voluntarily gave up their matches against the Body Sect.

They hadn't really expected to advance against the Holy Spirit Cult and the Body Sect, and now, seeing how ruthless Long Aotian was, they dared not hold any hope of advancing anymore.

After all, nobody wants to come to the competition fully prepared only to return empty-handed.

Along with the fear and trepidation came the growing resentment of the people towards the Body Sect.

The most obvious change is that fewer and fewer forces are willing to join the alliance to fight against the City of Original Sin, and even many forces that have already joined are starting to ask to withdraw.

Just kidding. With the Body Sect acting so recklessly, who knows if it will become the second Holy Spirit Sect later on?

Everyone agreed to join forces to attack the City of Original Sin because they didn't want to see the Holy Spirit Cult grow stronger and then turn around and attack them.

They're not here to help you take your place and put you in the Holy Spirit Church's position.

Thinking about it more deeply, these bastards caused a huge mess in the Star Dou Great Forest thousands of years ago. Who knows what kind of devil they're up to this time?

To cause trouble with this group of reckless lunatics is simply asking for trouble.

Meanwhile, on the Body Sect's side, Poison Undying seemed to turn a blind eye to the withdrawal of these opportunists, continuing to ignore Long Aotian's behavior and letting him do as he pleased.

Their sect values ​​doing as one pleases and having a clear mind. Compared to the attitudes of outsiders towards the sect, he was more concerned about whether Long Aotian, the sect's heir, would suffer a mental blow that would affect his future cultivation.

Judging from the current situation, this approach is beneficial for Long Aotian to gradually regain his former confidence, so he naturally won't stop the other party at this time.

Anyway, they are all small forces that don't even have a titled Douluo. As long as their top combatants don't withdraw, they won't have much of an impact on the alliance.

Furthermore, after exchanging ideas with Niu Tian, ​​the sect leader of Haotian Sect, that day and confirming the strength of this powerful external ally, he is now even less worried about this aspect.

"Next, we will proceed with the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals."

"This draw not only affects your opponents in the quarterfinals, but also those in the subsequent semifinals. I hope you can prepare well after the draw. Now, let's read the rules..."

As the officials' voices echoed slowly through the hall, a beautiful figure stealthily slipped into the area where the Sun and Moon team was located.

"Why are you only arriving now?"

Seeing Meng Hongchen arrive late, Xiao Hongchen frowned slightly.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt inexplicably awkward looking at his younger sister's walking posture.

I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, but it just feels a little different from usual.

"What happened to your leg?"

"what?"

Meng Hongchen stiffened, and the usually quick-witted woman became somewhat incoherent: "N-nothing? What's wrong?"

"Ha, you think you can hide it from me?"

Xiao Hongchen sneered, mercilessly exposing the other party's lie: "Tell me, did you sneak out to play with Huo... and Lingbing?"

"...?"

Seeing the astonishment on Meng Hongchen's face, Xiao Hongchen thought she had guessed correctly, and her expression became even more confident.

"Yesterday afternoon I noticed that guy wasn't there, so I specifically knocked on your door after the game, only to find that you weren't in the room at all."

"Tell me honestly, did you sneak him out to play again?"

"Um... um..."

Meng Hongchen's expression was somewhat subtle, and the crazy experience of playing a monster and fiercely fighting with Huo Yuhao yesterday afternoon involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally nodded and responded in accordance with the other person's words.

"It's really unexpected that you can actually use your brain."

As she said this, seeing Xiao Hongchen's smug and carefree appearance, she felt a sudden pang of sadness in her heart.

Come on.

With my brother's IQ, he'll probably have a hard time finding a partner in the future...

Of course, besides sorrow, an indescribable sense of responsibility also welled up in Meng Hongchen's heart.

It seems that the responsibility of continuing the bloodline of the Hongchen family can only fall on her shoulders!

Once she's fully recovered, she'll go find Huo Yuhao and have another three hundred rounds of battle!

It is our duty to restore the glory of our family!

"Yuhao, what did you do yesterday?"

At the Spirit Pagoda, a similar conversation was taking place, but this time Huo Yuhao didn't need to answer. Gu Yuena spoke first, saying something meaningful.

"He fought monsters all afternoon yesterday."

"Fighting monsters?"

Unaware of Huo Yuhao's sudden frozen expression, Tang Ya was completely captivated by his words, her face filled with confusion.

"Are they spirit beasts? Why are we suddenly attacking them?"

Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao without showing any emotion, taking in the embarrassment on his face, before continuing to speak in a cryptic and incomprehensible manner.

"Perhaps... to act as a bridge for communication and maintain peace between the two forces?"

I beg you, please stop talking!

Not everyone failed to understand the implication in Gu Yuena's words. For example, Qiu'er and Ma Xiaotao, who had just realized what she meant, were squinting their eyes, seemingly thinking about how to punish him.

"Alright, alright, the drawing of lots is about to begin."

The will to survive became stronger than ever at this moment. Sweating profusely, Huo Yuhao could only grab Gu Yuena's hand and casually change the subject.

"Does anyone want to go up and draw lots?"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Nan Qiuqiu volunteered to raise her hand.

"I want to go!"

This was her last chance to participate in the competition. Although Dilongmen was eliminated early on, it was still a rare experience to represent a team in the draw ceremony.

"Go."

After hearing the official on stage finish explaining the rules of the lottery, Huo Yuhao chuckled and raised his chin.

"Please draw a very auspicious fortune for us."

Upon hearing this, Nan Qiuqiu, who had just looked eager to try, paused and looked at Huo Yuhao with some curiosity.

"I thought it didn't matter who I drew, which team got the best draw?"

Huo Yuhao smiled mysteriously: "Go up and draw first, and I'll tell you if you win."

"...very mysterious."

Nan Qiuqiu muttered something, just as she was about to make a move, when a sudden voice rang out from inside the banquet hall, attracting everyone's attention.

"Vina, you've finally appeared!"

Upon seeing that the one representing the Holy Spirit Church in the lottery was none other than Vina, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Long Aotian's gloomy and cold face melted away like snow, and his eyes shone with an unprecedented light of surprise.

Since the last time he traded everything for a chance to live, his fiancée, along with the Holy Spirit Cult captain, has never appeared in public again.

Because he was so worried about what happened to the Holy Spirit Cult, he had hardly rested at all during this period. Even when he slept, he dreamed of the scene on the field where Vina begged the captain of the Holy Spirit Cult to spare his life.

"How have you been lately? That guy hasn't done anything to you, has he?"

Although he couldn't detect anything unusual about Vina's appearance, Long Aotian still added worriedly, "If you've been wronged in any way, you must tell me. I definitely won't let that guy get away with it!"

Unexpectedly, Vina did not show any joy upon hearing his words; instead, she frowned.

"My master is a very kind person. Not only did he not hold my previous offense against me, but he also did not do anything to me as you expect. On the contrary, he took the initiative to teach me how to cultivate spiritual power. Long Aotian."

At this point, she took a deep breath, and her tone became colder as she spoke again: "For the sake of our past relationship, I hope this is the last time you will speak ill of my master in front of me."

The cold words exploded in Long Aotian's ears like muffled thunder. Hearing Vina's address to the Holy Spirit Cult captain, he asked in disbelief.

"Master, my master?"

"You call him master?"

"right."

Vina nodded slightly: "Is there a problem?"

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Long Aotian's lips trembled, and he opened and closed them for a long time but didn't know what to say.

After a long while, he managed to force a smile.

"You're kidding me, right? Vina, I know you've probably been wronged these past few days and you might harbor some resentment towards me, but don't worry, I will do everything in my power to save you."

"As for that Holy Spirit Cult captain who hurt you, I absolutely will not..."

"I'm not joking."

Vina coldly interrupted him: "Long Aotian, I don't regret exchanging everything I had for your life, because it made me realize who my current master is."

"But similarly, I have already repaid the debt of gratitude to your Body Sect, and I owe you nothing more."

As a princess destined to be bound to the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, even if she joined the Body Sect, she could only be considered a half-member of the sect.

Under these circumstances, the Body Sect would naturally not be idle and would focus on cultivating her for no reason.

The reason why Du Bu Si did this, besides the fact that she possessed a top-tier Body Martial Soul brain, was primarily because the Heavenly Soul Royal Family had been transferring a large amount of benefits to the Body Sect over the years.

To some extent, the two were on equal footing, and her willingness to give up everything to ensure Long Aotian's survival was already an act of utmost kindness and righteousness.

Seeing Long Aotian looking completely bewildered, Vina parted her lips slightly.

"I hope you won't bother me again in the future. I'm afraid my master will misunderstand."

She coldly uttered those words, then, without any further hesitation, walked towards the stage.

Only Long Aotian remained, enduring the gazes of the crowd that were either mocking, sarcastic, or pitying.

Huo Yuhao, the instigator, also suffered the same fate as him.

To his astonishment, many people who knew the inside story cast subtle glances at him after watching this spectacle, their eyes filled with amusement.

Especially Xu Jiujiu, whose clenched teeth made it seem as if she wanted to devour him alive.

This lecherous fellow, isn't one princess enough for him?!

Seriously, what kind of look is that?!

I really only gave Vina a mental cultivation method, I didn't do anything else!

Huo Yuhao was speechless with frustration, feeling as if he had been forced to take another big step down the path of villainy.

It was clearly Vina who made the suggestion, and he was just looking for someone to work for him forever and manage the Spirit Tower. But these guys made it sound like he was forcing her.

It really made him a little insecure.

Of course, among these gazes, one person's expression was somewhat different from the others.

Recalling the scene where Vina addressed Huo Yuhao as "master" just now, Tang Ya's cheeks inexplicably flushed, and she felt a strange thrill for no reason.

How about we try that next time we fight?

(End of this chapter)