Huo Yuhao, with three bumps on his head, led three girls to the counter to pay the rent.
Obviously, the landlords in Shrek City were the type who wouldn't get up early without profit. The rent had to be paid in full for a whole month upfront—exactly thirty gold spirit coins. This price was shockingly high even by outside standards.
Wherever the three Ning Tian girls went, they attracted plenty of attention. Though still young, they were naturally stunning beauties. Especially the fiery-tempered Wu Feng, whose figure had already developed. Ever since Huo Yuhao brought them to the payment counter in the first-floor hall, no one's gaze had left the three girls.
Each girl had distinct features: Wu Feng had the best figure among them, her pink tight leather outfit outlining her exquisite curves, irresistible to onlookers; Ning Tian was the most spirited, being the young sect master's daughter of the Jiubao Liuli Sect, raised with refined manners and exuding a noble, aloof aura; Nanmen Yun'er was comparatively delicate and charming, her dark green eyes full of gentleness, perfectly embodying the saying that girls are made of water.
The service clerk at the counter looked uneasy. Huo Yuhao reserved the last double suite. None of the three stunning girls objected, which unconsciously sparked endless speculation about him.
Young people these days...
When Huo Yuhao walked back to the girls after booking the suite, countless single men present couldn't help but howl inwardly—how could such a guy have three beauties at once?
Amid the fiery gazes in the hall, the three girls blushed deeply and hurried to follow. Huo Yuhao thoroughly enjoyed the attention. He had dared to grope Zhongli Yu openly in front of many young talents in the lawless Holy Spirit Sect; what were a bunch of timid onlookers to him?
There were no fools in this world. Though young-looking, anyone attentive could sense a beast-like aura lurking beneath Huo Yuhao's calm exterior. Crossing him would lead to unimaginable consequences.
The suite was small, with two beds. Three girls obviously couldn't share one bed. Blushing, the three exchanged looks and Ning Tian spoke up, "Huo Yuhao, I'll get you a blanket. You can sleep on the floor."
Huo Yuhao wasn't having it. He gave Ning Tian a disdainful look, "You little things can live however you want. I paid the rent."
"You..." Wu Feng was about to explode but was quickly held back by Nanmen Yun'er.
"You all find someone to sleep on the floor. It's cleaner than the academy dorm. Also, don't touch my bed—I have cleanliness issues." Huo Yuhao waved dismissively, making the three girls almost want to turn around and go back to the academy.
Given their status, there was no way they'd sleep on the floor. Even Ning Tian couldn't hold back: "Huo Yuhao, are you even a man?"
"No, I'm not a man. I'm just a boy. Don't get any wild ideas about me." Huo Yuhao's retort sent Ning Tian's blood pressure soaring. She plopped onto the bed by the window.
"Yuhao, I'm convinced. This is called playing hard to get, right?" The voice of Tianmeng Bingcan echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind.
Bibi Dong said nothing. As the only one directly linked to Huo Yuhao's thoughts in the Spirit Sea, she had come to understand him well over the past year.
Simply put, Huo Yuhao acted boldly and flirtatiously outwardly, but when it really mattered, his heart rejected it. Otherwise, how could Zhongli Yu, his designated wife by the Holy Spirit Sect, still be pure?
Though these three girls were beautiful, they paled in comparison to Zhongli Yu's natural charm.
Huo Yuhao's current state was shaped by guilt and regret for a lost loved one in a past life—the girl who had jumped from a tall building in front of him after being cyberbullied. He couldn't save her, and at that moment, his heart shut down completely.
From then on, he silently walked a path of no return.
In every world, monsters like Qian Xunji exist.
It was already late. Through the window, the lively night scene of Shrek City stretched out. It was impossible to return to Shrek Academy now, so the three girls swallowed their pride.
As Huo Yuhao said, he really did have cleanliness issues. After washing up, he even used his soul power to disinfect his bed in front of the girls, making Ning Tian think her sect dorm was less clean than his bed.
Girls always took a long time in the bathroom. Whenever one went in, the other two kept watch to prevent Huo Yuhao from accidentally barging in.
As it turned out, their worries were unfounded. After sitting cross-legged on his bed and cultivating for over an hour, Huo Yuhao just lay down and fell asleep, seemingly unaffected by the three girls.
Come on, Huo Yuhao had the soul of an adult man inside, even if he looked young. How could he be interested in girls who looked eleven or twelve? He wasn't like Tang Dashenwang, who raised his wives from childhood.
"What now?" The three girls soon found it hopeless: three people weren't enough to share one bed. Maybe if they curled up on their sides, but Wu Feng definitely wasn't that flexible.
If one turned over while asleep, the others could easily fall off.
"Sleep yourselves. I'm not sleeping. Tomorrow I'll find a clean dorm at the academy!" Wu Feng was nearly in tears with frustration. She stood up, unable to understand how Huo Yuhao could be so unmanly—sharing a room with three such beauties but refusing even the floor.
Putting herself in his shoes, she didn't want to sleep on the floor either.
Wu Feng shot a fierce glance at Huo Yuhao's bed. He was slim and short, even sleeping sprawled out he had more than enough space.
After a day of running around the city, they were all exhausted. How could he still be cultivating? Seeing Huo Yuhao sleeping so comfortably, a crazy idea struck Wu Feng.
Disregarding her image, and to the astonishment of Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er, she directly lay down next to Huo Yuhao and pulled half of his blanket away.
"What are you doing?" Huo Yuhao, startled like a frightened bird, quickly hugged his arms and shifted away.
"I don't care, I'm sleeping!" Wu Feng angrily raised her sexy leg and pressed down on his lower body, taking up half the bed.
"No! I have cleanliness issues! You smell like gunpowder, stay away!" Huo Yuhao screamed.
"I haven't even rejected you yet, you bean sprout!" Wu Feng gritted her teeth and pushed him back onto the bed.
"Assault—ah—mmph!" Huo Yuhao tried to shout but Wu Feng angrily threw the blanket over his head.
Afterward, Wu Feng was out of breath but then noticed Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er staring dumbfounded with jaws dropped.
Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er silently gave her thumbs up.
"Tch, it's nothing. He's just a bean sprout..." Wu Feng blushed but stubbornly muttered a complaint.
They all exchanged glances for a while. Seeing no resistance from Huo Yuhao, Wu Feng worried he might suffocate and quickly pulled the blanket off.
"Hoo..." Huo Yuhao was actually asleep. Since he couldn't resist, he might as well enjoy it. With Bibi Dong and Tianmeng in his Spirit Sea, he wasn't afraid of what the three girls might do.
Tianmeng suddenly felt heartbroken. At your age—how can you sleep? How can you fall asleep?
After being cleaned, Huo Yuhao smelled very pleasant, mixed with the scent of bathing products, which made Wu Feng, lying next to him, unconsciously lean closer.
Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er were also exhausted and soon fell into light sleep. Since Wu Feng didn't mind, they let her be.
Just as Wu Feng was about to sleep soundly, a faint suction force suddenly emanated from Huo Yuhao's body, instantly waking her up.
"What's this?" The half-asleep Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er also awoke. They could sense an endless flow of natural energy gathering on Huo Yuhao's forehead. Although the suction was small, as soul masters, they were extremely sensitive to this energy.
"Feng, stay in a semi-sleep cultivation state," Ning Tian ordered decisively. Huo Yuhao, of mysterious origins, undoubtedly had a special constitution that spontaneously attracted natural energy—an opportunity for them so close by.
To be cleansed by such pure life energy was beyond Ning Tian's wildest dreams.
Wu Feng, lying next to Huo Yuhao, benefited the most. The pure natural energy flowed through her body, making her feel much lighter. At that moment, she abandoned all restraint, reached out to hug Huo Yuhao's neck, pressed her face against his shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep.
The mastermind behind all this was Bibi Dong, who admired a faintly glowing pure white soul ring with golden veins in the Spirit Sea. Yes, Huo Yuhao's third soul ring was finally complete.
Seeing Tianmeng Bingcan's auntie-like smile, Bibi Dong couldn't help but ask what had happened.
⊙(◇)?
"Such trouble!" Tianmeng Bingcan twisted her plump body sharply.
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