Tang Wulin, you have already chosen your own death!

Xu Sanshi looked bitter and said in a low voice.

"Holy crap! Elder Xuan didn't even tell me, but both of these 'active volcanoes' have arrived for this Soul Hunting Operation!"

He was filled with regret. If he had known Wu Ming would come, he would never have come to join in the fun.

"Alright, relax." Tang Wulin suppressed a laugh and patted his shoulder to comfort him. "With everyone watching, Senior Sister Wu Ming won't do anything to you."

His gaze then swept over the Soul Hunter Squad, and he saw many familiar faces.

Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan, as one of the team leaders, stood at the very front of the group.

Today she changed into a clean white outfit that allowed her to move around easily. She looked less gentle and more capable than usual, but her tranquil temperament remained unchanged.

The person closest to Zhang Lexuan was a woman with a scholarly air.

"Golden Fairy" Han Ruoruo.

His cultivation level in the inner courtyard is second only to Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan. He possesses the Martial Soul Golden Rope and is extremely powerful.

Perhaps because their titles both contain the character "gold," Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming have a very good relationship.

And the last one he got to know first...

With her red hair and a thin veil covering her face, Ma Xiaotao was quite eye-catching in the crowd.

She stood there with her arms crossed, a faint heat emanating from her body.

Originally, due to the forced release of fire by the Ice God Pearl, his soul power was still somewhat unstable and disordered, but after a month of arduous cultivation, his realm has become completely stable.

Ma Xiaotao seemed to notice Tang Wulin's gaze. She tilted her head slightly, met his eyes, her pink eyes were cold and seemed to have little emotional fluctuation, and then quickly looked away.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems that Ma Xiaotao has thought things through.

Chapter 17 Ma Xiaotao: I'm not a pervert!

Ma Xiaotao figured it out...bullshit!

Under the veil, Ma Xiaotao's face was so hot it could fry an egg on it.

My heart almost jumped out of my chest the moment my eyes met Tang Wulin's.

To die to die!

She abruptly turned her head, pretending to be aloof, and looked at the trees in the distance, but inside she was panicking.

For the past month, she has been avoiding Tang Wulin like the plague.

Just thinking about that night when I clung to him like a koala, muttering "baozi baozi" in my sleep, and drooling all over his face...

Then she pulled Tang Wulin to the lakeside, and in front of him, she blushed and paced back and forth, fantasizing about their relationship.

Ma Xiaotao wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground!

Yan Shaozhe kept repeating in her ear, "Wu Lin is such a good kid, willing to stay at Shrek Academy for the rest of his life..."

Good my ass!

He's only nine years old!

He's not even fully grown yet!

I'm not a pervert.

Ma Xiaotao felt increasingly embarrassed.

My image as a wise and powerful woman is completely ruined.

She clenched her fists tightly, trying her best to maintain her usual aloof and unapproachable demeanor.

As long as I pretend not to care, no one will know that I'm guilty!

But Ma Xiaotao can fool others, but she can't fool herself.

She subconsciously glanced at Tang Wulin out of the corner of her eye and noticed that the boy seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.

Does getting involved with me make you this upset?

Ma Xiaotao felt like ants were crawling inside her, but she didn't dare to really vent her anger, so she could only suppress it.

Damn it, this veil is so stuffy!

the other side.

Once everyone had arrived, Elder Xuan tilted his head back and gulped down the last mouthful of wine from the gourd, then casually tucked the empty gourd back into his waistband.

He stood up unsteadily, casually wiping his mouth with his greasy hand.

"Listen up, everyone!"

His loud voice instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Once we enter the Star Dou Great Forest, all actions will be under command! Le Xuan and Ruo Ruo will be in charge of overall coordination and support, while the rest of you will perform your respective duties. Most importantly..." He paused deliberately, his gaze falling on the two people at the edge of the group, "...both of you must protect those two brats, Tang Wulin and Xu Sanshi, for me!"

I will protect you, and you will protect them.

If even a single hair on their heads falls, I will hold you responsible!

He pointed with his hand and immediately began assigning tasks: "Wu Ming! Xu Sanshi is in your hands now. Make sure you keep a close eye on him for me!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming's pretty face instantly darkened, her beautiful eyes almost spitting fire, and she blurted out, "Why?!"

Let her protect that foul-mouthed, lewd guy?

What a joke!

Xu Sanshi, standing to the side, was struck dumb, his face instantly falling over.

"I protest, Elder Xuan!" he shouted with a mournful face.

"If you're not happy, keep it to yourself! This is the organization's arrangement!" Elder Xuan glared.

Even a slight leak of the terrifying pressure emanating from a level 98 Super Douluo instantly deflated Xu Sanshi and Wu Ming, leaving them speechless.

He snorted and slowly added, "This is a good opportunity to put your foul mouths and bad tempers to rest!"

"You all better behave yourselves, do you hear me?!"

Xu Sanshi hung his head, looking like a wilted eggplant.

Wu Ming turned her face away in anger, her chest heaving violently, but she dared not utter another word in rebuttal.

Seeing that the two complied, Elder Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Tang Wulin.

As for Wu Lin...

He grinned, pretending to search through the crowd, before finally pointing the chicken bone directly at Ma Xiaotao in her red dress, "It's you, Xiaotao. Protect Wu Lin, stay by his side at all times! Protect him closely!"

As soon as Elder Xuan finished speaking...

hum!

Ma Xiaotao felt a surge of heat rush to her head, her head buzzing, and she had a tinnitus sensation in her periosteum.

Close-fitting protection?

Not moving an inch?!

She turned her head and subconsciously looked at Tang Wulin, meeting his slightly childish face with exceptionally bright eyes.

With just one glance, certain long-suppressed quirks, which even Ma Xiaotao herself was unaware of, suddenly burst forth like a lit fuse!

"Wu Lin... is so handsome. He has fair skin and bright, dark eyes. He'll definitely be a handsome young man when he grows up."

Then, he'll put his arm around my waist, pin me against the tree, and call me 'Sister Xiaotao'....

The imagery was so vivid that Ma Xiaotao's legs went weak.

My mind is full of lewd nonsense.

That's true, after all, she's in the prime of her youth, the age when she's most sexually fantasizing.

'No! Stop! Ma Xiaotao, wake up!'

'He's just a kid! What are you dreaming about!'

I don't like younger men at all, absolutely not!

She's not a pervert!

Ma Xiaotao tried to convince herself.

Beneath the veil, her originally fair skin was now flushed red, as if it were dripping blood.

"Master Xuan! I..." Her voice trembled, and she instinctively wanted to refuse.

Elder Xuan narrowed his eyes. "Hmm, is there a problem with Xiao Tao?"

This is a huge problem!

Ma Xiaotao sensed the coercive aura emanating from Elder Xuan and recalled Yan Shaozhe's instructions.

In a panic, she gritted her teeth and agreed, "No problem!"

"Very good!" Elder Xuan laughed heartily, a strange look in his cloudy old eyes, then waved his hand: "Since no one has any objections, let's set off!"

Target: Star Dou Great Forest!

At his command, the entire team sprang into action.

Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath to calm her emotions.

The blazing phoenix wings unfurled with a "boom," surrounded by evil flames, and the heat was oppressive.

She turned her face away, avoiding Tang Wulin's gaze, and said in a cold voice, "Come up."

Tang Wulin has a keen and perceptive personality.

He certainly noticed that something was off about Ma Xiaotao and Elder Xuan.

He understood the intentions of Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe in "matchmaking," since he could solve Ma Xiaotao's martial soul problem.

But Ma Xiaotao was unwilling; what was the point of forcing it?

And we haven't even asked for his opinion.

He has Gu Yue.

So, Tang Wulin hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to say, "Sister Xiaotao, if it's inconvenient for you, I can talk to Elder Xuan and ask Senior Sister to take me instead. It's okay."

His intention was to give Ma Xiaotao a way out.

But when Ma Xiaotao heard this, she immediately felt uneasy.

Should we replace the senior sister?

Zhang Lexuan?

Zhang Lexuan, the gentle, considerate, and beautiful girl who was the object of countless male students' affections?!

A nameless anger suddenly welled up in my heart, mixed with a sour feeling, like my favorite rag doll from childhood had been snatched away.

Ma Xiaotao suddenly turned her head, glared at Tang Wulin with her pink eyes, and spoke with a resolute tone.

"Enough with the nonsense! Elder Xuan's arrangements are none of your business to criticize!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized her reaction had been a bit too strong, and her momentum weakened by three points, her voice lowered, and sounded somewhat awkward:

"Just hold me tight, don't use your lousy straw, I won't be responsible if you fall and it breaks!"

But his Blue Silver Grass won't break.

But Tang Wulin never said those words aloud.

Seeing her like this, he didn't know what to say, so he withdrew his martial spirit, carefully reached out, and put his arm around her supple waist.

The moment his palm touched her, he felt Ma Xiaotao's body stiffen abruptly, then tremble slightly as if she had been electrocuted.

Ma Xiaotao bit her red lips tightly, remained silent, and wrapped her arms around Tang Wulin.

Then she flapped her wings and took Tang Wulin into the air, catching up with Elder Xuan's main force in the blink of an eye.

Time passed second by second.