64: Chapter 64: Tie Xiao Wu's Bond, the Ambiguous Relationship Between Dai Mubai and Tang San

The next morning, Su Ling came out of the hotel.

He did not return to the Misty Forest immediately; after all, Zhu Zhuxin's things could still be used for half a month.

Xiao Wu's favorability had already reached 53 points.

So, Su Ling also wanted to take this opportunity to raise the favorability to over 60 to complete the bonding.

Leaving the hotel, Su Ling heard the streets and alleys talking about what happened at the Star Cloud Hotel last night.

The Third Prince, Dai Mubai, had been caught in the act of adultery, beaten up, and crippled once again.

Being caught in adultery and beaten caused the royal family to lose all face. Moreover, Ying Wei's grandfather was a big shot in the Star Luo Empire's army, a Spirit Douluo above level 80.

So, it was difficult for the Star Luo royal family to handle Dai Mubai being beaten.

After all, this was Dai Mubai's fault. However, Ying Wei really should not have crippled that part of him, so Ying Wei still had to be punished.

But no matter how severe the punishment was, it was useless; the event had already occurred, and Dai Mubai was already injured.

However, Dai Weisi was happy about Dai Mubai's injury.

He had originally thought that after Dai Mubai recovered and was betrothed to Zhu Zhuxin, he would pose a threat to him again.

However, being crippled again meant Dai Mubai would find it hard to stand up again.

After all, a crippled Dai Mubai was what made him feel more at ease.

Looking at Dai Mubai lying on the hospital bed resting, Dai Weisi could only offer a few words of comfort before leaving.

After Dai Weisi left, Dai Mubai carefully recalled what happened last night.

"No, someone must be targeting me. Ying Wei came right at the beginning."

"Damn it, who exactly harmed me? To disrupt me with such powerful Mental Energy, they must be at least a Spirit Douluo."

"Could it be Dai Weisi?"

"Yes, that's right, it must be Dai Weisi. Once I recovered, I would pose a threat to him, so he set a trap to harm me again."

"It is still my own arrogance. I should not have announced it after recovering." Dai Mubai said in a low voice.

"Hmph, Dai Weisi, I have remembered this time. After I deal with Su Ling at the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, it will be your turn next. Do not think that just because I lost my qualifications, you have already won." Dai Mubai said with a gloomy face.

"Right, I will go find Little San to see if he has any other way. Sigh... I should not have let Little San help him improve." Dai Mubai said, feeling very regretful in his heart.

Dragging his injured body and walking with an awkward gait, Dai Mubai suddenly felt the urge to urinate.

But when he came to the restroom and took off his pants, he did not know whether he should stand or squat.

Fortunately, he had some experience before. Standing would definitely result in wetting himself, so he had no choice but to squat down.

But even so, it still got all over both his thighs.

After all, having lost that ability, he could no longer control the direction.

After some time, Dai Mubai arrived at Tang San's room again.

"Little San, are... are you feeling better?"

As Dai Mubai spoke, he pushed open the door and walked straight into Tang San's room.

At this moment, Tang San was lying on the bed, his body extremely weak.

"Mubai, you are here. I heard you were again..."

Before Tang San could finish speaking, Xiao Wu, who was beside him, snorted and turned her head away, not wanting to look at Dai Mubai.

"Little San, Xiao Wu, Teacher, I was ambushed." Dai Mubai said.

"Last night, someone used Mental Energy to restrict me, which caused me to be unable to counterattack in time when Ying Wei attacked me."

Yu Xiaogang said: "Mubai, you said it was a Mental Energy attack?"

Dai Mubai nodded with a grievance-filled face and said: "It was a Mental Energy shock that left my mind blank and dizzy. I could not react for a while, and just when I reacted and was ready to counterattack, that Mental Energy shock came again."

"The person who attacked your Soul must be a Spirit Master skilled in Mental Energy, and they controlled it extremely well, just to make you lose consciousness for a moment." Yu Xiaogang analyzed.

"Sigh... I told you long ago, do not announce it after you recover."

"Teacher, I was wrong!"

"Little San, can you help me recover again? This time I will definitely be patient and will not tell anyone." Dai Mubai said.

Tang San said weakly: "Mubai, that medicinal herb has already been used. Even if it were me now, I have no way to help you."

"Is there really no other way?" Dai Mubai looked at Tang San, still holding onto a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"Hmph, even if there was, I would not let you use it." Xiao Wu turned her head and said indignantly.

"Xiao Wu, you cannot talk about Mubai like that. Wasn't he harmed?" Tang San said.

"That is right, Xiao Wu, I was definitely set up by someone." Dai Mubai said.

Xiao Wu said: "If you did not go fooling around with that woman, would you have been set up?"

"I... I... I was in a free relationship with Xiaoya, and she was not married to that Ying Wei. We are all classmates, so this does not count as fooling around."

"It does not count? Did you not already have a betrothal? And it was with Zhuqing's sister, Zhu Zhuxin?" Xiao Wu said.

"Xiao Wu, stop talking about Mubai. His relationship with Zhu Zhuxin is just to be able to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill together, so it will be easier to participate in the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament in the future." Tang San said.

"Brother, why are you so... Sigh... I will not say anything more. I am going out for some air. This place suddenly makes me feel uncomfortable." After Xiao Wu finished speaking, she walked straight out.

Xiao Wu was already very angry, and Tang San was actually still defending Dai Mubai.

After Xiao Wu left, Dai Mubai said: "Little San, I am sorry, I made Xiao Wu unhappy again."

Tang San said: "Mubai, it is fine. Xiao Wu just did not think it through for a moment. You do not need to take it to heart."

"Yeah! Little San, thank you." Dai Mubai came to Tang San's bedside, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Tang San seemed a bit different.

Tang San did not seem to notice the strangeness in Dai Mubai's eyes and said: "We are Senior Brothers, so there is no need to talk about these things."

"Little San, how is your body? Su Ling was able to recover from the fourth spirit ring failure back then, so I believe you can too." Dai Mubai said.

"Actually, this time the spirit ring absorption failed, I also experienced the pain Brother Su felt when his spirit ring absorption failed. I was better off this time; I took a healing treasure medicine in time. I estimate I can fully recover in three or four months." Tang San said.

"I see. It is good if you can recover before the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament. Besides, our Star Luo Royal Academy team does not need to participate in the preliminary and qualifying rounds; we enter the finals directly as a seeded team. We have at least a year." Dai Mubai said.

"Mubai is right. Three teams can enter the finals of the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament directly: the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, the Star Luo Royal Academy team, and the Spirit Hall Academy team."

"Right, we have enough time!" Dai Mubai said.

"That is good!" Tang San felt relieved after hearing this, but he was still very unwilling in his heart that he would be left behind by Su Ling again.

"Little San, would you like some water?" Dai Mubai suddenly started caring for Tang San.

Perhaps it was because of the shadow from last night. He had finally found a woman he liked and originally wanted to vent some steam at night.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to start, the door was blown open. This would cause a shadow in any man's heart.

Are women better? Or are brothers better?

Dai Mubai seemed to have different answers in his mind at this moment, or rather, a disagreement.

"Mubai, you stay here and take care of Little San, I am going out for a bit." Yu Xiaogang suddenly stood up straight, looking very anxious.

"Teacher, you go ahead. I will Guard Little San here." Dai Mubai said.

"Little San, come, let me peel an apple for you!"

"Thank you, Mubai!"

"Good brother, no need for thanks!"

...

On the streets of Star Luo City, Xiao Wu was a bit unhappy and left the Star Luo Royal Academy alone.

"This Dai Mubai is so annoying. Brother, why is he so biased towards that Dai Mubai?"

"Sigh... It is still more comfortable to be with Zhuqing and Rongrong. Hmm... It is also very comfortable to be with Brother Su."

"Right, Brother Su gave me so many gold coins. I will go buy something."

As soon as Xiao Wu thought about shopping, her mood improved a lot.

[Ding... Xiao Wu's favorability +2, obtained white treasure chest +1]

"Huh, did Xiao Wu self-strategize again?"

Su Ling happened to be on the street as well. He looked up and saw Xiao Wu coming out alone not far away.

It looked like Xiao Wu's emotions were a bit unstable.

Su Ling wanted to go up and say hello, but thinking that he was currently in a disguised state, he just brushed past her.

Su Ling followed not far behind her to see what Xiao Wu was doing.

After strolling for the whole morning, Xiao Wu was either buying things or eating things, as if she was engaging in revenge spending.

Suddenly, Xiao Wu stopped in front of a stall.

Because on this stall, there was actually a cage, and inside the cage was a rabbit.

The key was that this was not an ordinary rabbit, but a decades-old Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, the same kind as Xiao Wu.

It was just that this Soft Bones Demon Rabbit was trapped and injured, lying motionless as if it were about to die.

The rabbit in the cage seemed to have sensed Xiao Wu's difference, and immediately began to struggle desperately.

"Boss, how are you still selling Spirit Beasts?" Xiao Wu walked over and asked.

Although she pitied this rabbit, she still asked relatively calmly.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties with a beard. Seeing Xiao Wu come over, he looked her up and down before speaking: "Little girl, you do not even know this?"

Xiao Wu shook her head, and the stall owner continued: "Since it is a Spirit Beast, of course, it is used to absorb a spirit ring."

"Some ordinary students without a family background, how can they afford to hire high-level Spirit Masters to help them find Spirit Beasts?"

"For them, buying a ready-made Spirit Beast to go back and absorb a spirit ring is the safest and saves gold coins. Look at this fifty-year-old Soft Bones Demon Rabbit. If you think it is not enough, I have century-old ones at home."

"Then how much is this fifty-year-old one? And how much for the century-old one?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"Fifty gold coins for the century-old one, twenty gold coins for the ten-year one. The price is absolutely fair!"

"If you don't have enough money, you can also use your Spirit Master certificate as collateral, along with your academy and home address. Once you absorb a spirit ring and become a Spirit Master, you can receive a subsidy from Spirit Hall every month to pay me back. After all, I've been running this stall for five years, and there are currently over thirty Spirit Masters paying me back every month. My reputation is absolutely solid."

"Is that so? Then I want a hundred-year one."

"A hundred-year one?"

"We only have those at home. If you need one, you can come with me to get it, but you must pay one gold coin first to prevent you from seeing it and then deciding you don't want it, which would waste my time," the stall owner said.

After saying this, Xiao Wu took out a gold coin and threw it over.

"Alright, follow me!" The stall owner picked up the cage on the ground and stood up to leave, with Xiao Wu following behind.

After all, Xiao Wu didn't look very old, only about thirteen.

For children from ordinary commoner families, the Innate Soul Power after Awakening their Spirit is usually around level one or two.

With such talent in Soul Power, they are often already twelve or thirteen by the time they reach level ten Soul Power.

With no status or background, how could an ordinary family afford to hire Spirit Masters of at least the Spirit Grandmaster level to help find a spirit ring? That would cost quite a few gold coins.

Moreover, hunting Spirit Beasts in the Misty Forest is more dangerous than in other Spirit Beast Forests.

If you hire Spirit Masters of the Spirit Grandmaster level, by convention, you must hire two of them together for them to agree, because going alone is too dangerous.

And hiring two Spirit Grandmasters to hunt a Spirit Beast for a first spirit ring costs at least over a hundred gold coins.

Where there is demand, there is a market, which is why the business of buying and selling Spirit Beasts emerged in Star Luo City.

However, this business is almost non-existent in the Heaven Dou Empire; it seems to be a specialty of Star Luo City.

Buying a hundred-year spirit ring for fifty gold coins or a ten-year spirit ring for twenty gold coins is definitely much more cost-effective than going to a Spirit Beast Forest.

However, the Spirit Beasts and spirit rings bought this way are generally not considered powerful.

Like the Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, its attack power is not strong during the ten-year or hundred-year stages, and it is easy to control.

Therefore, these types of Spirit Beasts that are easy to control and not powerful are often the first choice for those in the Spirit Beast trading business.

When Xiao Wu encountered this, and especially since it involved her own kind, how could she not intervene?

Su Ling followed not far behind them, knowing that Xiao Wu was likely going to start a fight today.

As she walked, Xiao Wu also questioned the bearded man beside her.

"This fifty-year-old rabbit looks like it's about to give up. Wouldn't it be a waste if it died?" Xiao Wu asked, forcing herself to suppress the anger in her heart.

They hadn't reached the stall owner's home yet, so it wasn't the time for her to lose her temper.

The stall owner smiled and said, "You look like a young girl who just reached level ten and doesn't know anything. To tell you the truth, these Spirit Beasts have thick skin and tough flesh, and their vitality is much stronger than ordinary poultry. Look at this rabbit; in my experience, it can live for at least another ten days."

Xiao Wu said, "Then wouldn't you lose money if it doesn't sell and dies?"

"That doesn't matter. There are plenty of rabbits of this level in the Misty Forest. They reproduce very quickly, so we can catch as many as we want."

"However, don't think that the Misty Forest is easy to navigate. We only dare to go there by teaming up."

"Besides, it doesn't matter if it dies. This kind of rabbit meat is still valuable. For instance, the meat of a dead Spirit Beast-level rabbit can be sold to a restaurant for three silver coins, and its fur is even more expensive. If it's in good condition, the fur alone is worth one gold coin."

"Oh, I see." Xiao Wu clenched her fists; she really wanted to punch this middle-aged man to death.

After leaving the stall, they walked for about half an hour before the middle-aged man brought Xiao Wu to a courtyard.

Once Xiao Wu entered the courtyard, she smelled a stench of blood.

There were many cages in the courtyard, filled with various Spirit Beasts, such as Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, Spiritual Plant Rabbit, and other rabbit-type Spirit Beasts.

There were also all kinds of ordinary rats, some birds, insects, and so on.

These Spirit Beasts all had one thing in common: they were not powerful and were easy to catch.

There were ten-year and hundred-year ones, but the strongest were just over a hundred years old; there wasn't a single one over two hundred years old.

"Take a look and choose whichever one you like. Once you've chosen, pay first, then collect," the middle-aged man said.

"I'll pay you, my foot."

Xiao Wu's demeanor suddenly changed. She suddenly punched the middle-aged man, sending him flying with a single blow, crashing into a cage.

"You dare attack me?"

"Damn it!"

Enduring the sharp pain, the man stood up. He saw Xiao Wu release her Spirit and was shocked to see she was a four-ring Spirit Ancestor.

"Soft Bones Demon Rabbit? Fine, since you brought this upon yourself, don't blame me for being impolite. I'll catch you and play with you for ten days and ten nights," the bearded middle-aged man roared, a lecherous fire rising in him.

"Then let's see who kills whom."

Xiao Wu immediately used her second Spirit Ability, Charm.

A faint pink light flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes, and the middle-aged man's eyes instantly turned pink; clearly, he had been hit.

Xiao Wu immediately stepped forward and activated her first Spirit Ability, Waist Bow.

However, at this moment, a slightly plump woman in her thirties rushed out of the courtyard and immediately released her Spirit.

Her Spirit was actually a whip, and the long whip extended directly to trap Xiao Wu.

At this moment, the middle-aged man also woke up. He released his Spirit and spirit rings, revealing that he was also a Spirit Ancestor.

Xiao Wu was facing two Spirit Ancestors at the same time, and crucially, both were of the control system.

The woman's Spirit was a long red whip, and the middle-aged man's Spirit was a net that looked like a fishing net.

No wonder they dared to engage in this business; control system Spirit Masters catching Spirit Beasts in the forest is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Seeing she was about to be trapped, Xiao Wu used Teleportation to escape their encirclement.

But the next moment, their control abilities closed in on Xiao Wu again.

Xiao Wu was able to rely on her third Spirit Ability, Teleportation, to escape again.

However, since the opponents were also Spirit Ancestors and coordinated quite well, Xiao Wu's Soul Power was limited, and she couldn't keep using Teleportation to dodge.

"Oh no!"

The next moment, Xiao Wu's feet were bound by the whip, followed by a large net falling down.

"Little girl, we've been partners for twenty years; you really think we can't handle you?" the middle-aged man said, unable to help but drool as he looked at Xiao Wu.

"This little girl, let me play with her first," the woman suddenly said.

"Ah, you..." Xiao Wu looked at the woman, somewhat confused.

"Little girl, don't you know that women can be together too?"

Su Ling, who was not far outside the courtyard, saw this scene and couldn't help but laugh.

It turned out this middle-aged woman had unusual inclinations.

"Then don't ruin her face, otherwise it won't be fun," the middle-aged man said.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't dream of it. Looking at her appearance, you definitely won't find another one like her in Star Luo City."

"Alright then, she's yours tonight, but your man has to come to me tonight," the middle-aged man said with a lecherous smile.

"Good, good, that's fine. When he gets back, I'll tell him."

Sure enough, the bearded man did not disappoint.

These people were really strange, and it was truly not easy for them to end up together.

Ugh...

After hearing the conversation between these two, Xiao Wu actually started retching.

At first, she didn't quite understand what they were saying, but after thinking about it, she roughly understood.

control system Spirit Masters are already very difficult to deal with, let alone two of them.

Moreover, their Soul Power was clearly higher than hers; they should both be around level forty-five.

"If you dare to touch me, I will definitely kill you," Xiao Wu shouted loudly.

"Little sister, even if we don't touch you, would you let us go? Today, sister will let you taste my good stuff; others don't get to experience this," the woman swayed over to Xiao Wu's side.

Xiao Wu still wanted to struggle, but she couldn't exert any force inside the net, and she couldn't tear the net open either.

Am I really going to fall here? Brother! Mom. Brother Su, please come and save me.

Xiao Wu was helpless; her Spirit Abilities were no longer working.

Even Teleportation was useless; after all, her current Teleportation could not ignore space.

Just as Xiao Wu was in despair, two sharp arrows shot into the courtyard from outside with a whistling sound.

The speed was so fast that the middle-aged couple didn't even react before the arrows pierced directly through their chests.

With two thuds, both of them fell to the ground simultaneously.

After they died, the whip and fishing net that were controlling Xiao Wu also disappeared.

With a creak, Su Ling pushed open the door from outside and walked in.

At this time, Su Ling had changed his clothes and removed the thousand illusion mask.

"Brother Su, it's you, it really is you. I thought I would be..."

Xiao Wu was so moved that she cried; she rushed up and threw herself into Su Ling's arms, sobbing.

[Ding... Xiao Wu Favorability +5, white treasure chest *2, yellow treasure chest *1]

[Ding... Xiao Wu Favorability is greater than or equal to 60, bind?]

Looking at the crying and aggrieved Xiao Wu, Su Ling smiled instead, thankful for the assist from the two on the ground.

"Yes, bind Xiao Wu," Su Ling silently thought.

[Ding... Binding with Goddess Xiao Wu successful.]

[Goddess: Xiao Wu]

[Goddess Comprehensive Value: 94]

[Current Favorability: 60 (Quite favorable)]

[Binding Effect: The host can obtain 10% of the bound Goddess's daily Cultivation effect, without reducing the bound Goddess's Cultivation speed.]

[Binding Skill: Teleportation (Maximum Teleportation distance is 10 meters, but it cannot ignore space.)]

Good, this skill is great. An active Teleportation skill is definitely more comfortable than a passive one.

Although the ten-meter distance isn't much, it can be increased in the future.