Chapter 160: Injured in the Lower Back Again?

"Huh? We're here?"

Finally, Xiao Wu released her bite from Qin Jian, then looked up and saw the familiar vast lake under the moonlight and the massive ox head of the Tianqing Niumang.

"Da Ming, where is Mom?!"

She waved her hand happily, jumped down from the top of the Taitan Giant Ape's head, and was immediately slapped on the head by a large pink rabbit.

"You still know how to come back? You still remember me, this mother of yours?"

Although Xiao Wu was already quite tall, she was still not as tall as Aunt Da Wu standing in her true form, so she was slapped dizzy by a few smacks.

"Well hit! Well hit! Go Aunt Da Wu!"

As long as he returned here, Qin Jian would start to let himself go.

"Still biting your brother, how old are you? Still the same as when you were little!"

The large pink rabbit didn't say another word and slapped her a few more times.

Xiao Wu drooped her ears and protested in a low voice: "That's not fair, Mom, you're biased... am I your daughter or is he?"

The large pink rabbit hugged Qin Jian, who had jumped down: "You are my daughter, he is my son-in-law. Don't you know there's a saying among humans? It's called 'a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law and likes him more the more she sees him'."

Qin Jian and Xiao Wu: "......"

"Who... who wants to marry him! You fickle flirt!"

Xiao Wu's ear roots were red, but she was still being stubborn.

Qin Jian just crossed his arms and looked up at the sky... uh... he only saw a massive ox head blocking out the sky...

"Pfft, you think I want to marry you! You silly rabbit!"

"You! You fickle flirt!"

"Silly rabbit!"

"......"

At this moment, the Tianqing Niumang, who had been silent all along, suddenly said slowly: "I think... 'silly rabbit'... and 'fickle flirt'... are actually quite a match..."

Qin Jian and Xiao Wu: "......"

"Da Ming, shut up!" The two of them pointed at the ox head at the same time the next moment.

Then they looked at each other and turned their heads away again: "Hmph!"

"Ho ho ho..."

The Taitan Giant Ape sat down on the ground, clutching his stomach and laughing.

The large pink rabbit watched them both quietly, her gaze warm; she was the head of this family.

"No more messing around. Take this opportunity, Xiao Wu, hurry up and deal with your Third Soul Ring."

Qin Jian patted Xiao Wu's head, returning to his usual demeanor.

"Oh..."

Xiao Wu pouted, but still obediently sat cross-legged and began to circulate her soul power.

Aunt Da Wu couldn't help but smile at the sight of them, and asked in Qin Jian's mind: "Xiao Qing, how come you brought Xiao Wu back together this time? Where has this girl been running off to all these years?"

She didn't ask Xiao Wu these things herself, but asked Qin Jian instead; this showed that she trusted what Qin Jian said even more than what Xiao Wu said herself.

Qin Jian told her one by one, sharing everything he knew about Xiao Wu's experiences, and then about this encounter at Shrek, and their experiences together in the academy.

"You are all over level thirty now, so you finally have some ability to protect yourselves. Plus the protection of the academy teachers, I can rest easy."

The large pink rabbit suddenly patted Qin Jian's head and said: "However, you and Xiao Wu still need to be careful. Theoretically, a Spirit Douluo might discover your identity as Soul Beasts, and a Title Douluo will definitely be able to discover it if they pay attention."

Qin Jian nodded and said: "Don't worry, Aunt Da Wu. As for myself, as long as I don't exhaust my soul power and don't actively release my Soul Beast aura, it will be fine. Xiao Wu needs something to conceal her aura; I have a lead on this and will get it for her before long."

"It's good that you have a plan in mind. Now that Xiao Wu is with you, I don't have to worry so much." The pink rabbit nodded.

About half an hour later, Xiao Wu completed her Third Soul Ring.

Compared to the difficult process Oscar and Tang San went through to obtain their soul rings, her method would probably make people die of anger...

"Xiao Wu, we can't stay too long this time, they are still looking for us..."

Qin Jian pulled Xiao Wu up and said: "Although Er Ming cleared out the Soul Beasts over there, no one knows if there will be any accidents."

"You're worried about Rongrong and Zhuqing, right?"

Xiao Wu eyed him sideways.

Before Qin Jian could speak, Aunt Da Wu transmitted her voice into her mind alone: "Sigh, you silly girl, you don't even know how to compete for favor. Don't always go against Xiao Qing. Mom told you a long time ago, back when you were about to go to the human world with Xiao Qing, didn't I?"

Her words made Xiao Wu blink her large eyes.

"Xiao Qing's path of love in this life is very bumpy. Either you don't get involved, or if you do, you should think of him wholeheartedly. Don't try to get involved and then always annoy him; isn't that just asking for trouble for yourself?"

Her mother's words made Xiao Wu somewhat silent: "Get involved... or not get involved..."

Until she was led away by Qin Jian and left the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest, she was still immersed in her own thoughts.

Qin Jian naturally didn't know about the conversation between mother and daughter, and he didn't disturb her, just pulled her along as they traveled, following the path the Taitan Giant Ape had taken earlier to run back.

"Bang bang bang..."

As a result, they hadn't gone far when the sounds of battle actually erupted in the forest.

Xiao Wu came back to her senses, met Qin Jian's eyes, and saw the worry in each other's eyes.

If it were Tang San, that would be fine, within expectations, but if it were someone else...

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The two turned into figures moving at high speed, approaching rapidly, and saw two black shadows constantly colliding in the woods, their speed so fast it was impossible to see clearly.

"Zhuqing!"

But at this moment, Qin Jian's eyes widened.

And his voice also startled one of the black shadows. She stopped, crouching on a tree trunk, and even in the dark night, one could see her suddenly bright eyes: "Qin Jian, you... you're okay!"

"Watch out!"

Qin Jian transformed into Sword Light, whistling as he slashed at the black shadow attacking Zhu Zhuqing.

"Man-Sword Unity!"

He did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately using his ultimate move; his entire body's soul power surged, and regardless of what kind of Soul Beast it was, he cleaved it straight in two.

"Qin Jian..."

Seeing Qin Jian appear before her like a divine soldier descending from the heavens, and having just saved her, all the previous fright and the terror of fleeing for her life transformed into a passion as scorching as fire in this moment.

"Qin Jian!"

She suddenly lunged forward, just like a little kitten pouncing toward its master, knocking Qin Jian to the ground and burying herself tightly in his embrace.

Qin Jian took the opportunity to hold her tightly in his arms, and feeling the girl's body trembling slightly, he kept stroking her soft hair: "It's alright... it's alright..."

"Hmph... mm..."

Xiao Wu instinctively started to hum, but remembering her mother's words from just a moment ago, she forced herself to stop and said: "Zhuqing, why are you here? Are you hurt?"

Zhu Zhuqing finally snapped back to reality; she raised her head and saw Xiao Wu's long legs standing right in front of the two of them.

She instinctively wanted to climb up, but was reluctant to leave Qin Jian's embrace, so she finally just said: "Xiao Wu, it's so good that you're alright too... I... I suffered a minor injury, it's nothing serious..."

"Where are you hurt?"

Hearing this, Qin Jian immediately held her and sat up: "Let me see quickly."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at his anxious expression, the corners of her mouth curved up, and she said softly: "I... I was injured on my lower back..."

(End of chapter)