Chapter 212: Love-Induced Stupidity

"Also?"

Huo Wu didn't pay attention to the rest of what Qin Jian said, but focused on this specific word: "You mean... you're also a sister-con?"

Qin Jian thought of Xiao Wu, with whom he had an extremely ambiguous relationship, and immediately felt a bit ashamed.

Huo Wu narrowed her eyes: "You really have a younger sister?"

Qin Jian, of course... did not deny it, and nodded quite seriously: "The kind without blood relation."

"Is that treated as a real sister or a lover-sister?"

Huo Wu looked suspicious: "You wouldn't have abandoned Shui Bing'er for this reason, would you?"

The faint smile on Qin Jian's face disappeared: "I did not abandon her."

"You've already done the deed, what's the point of denying it!" Huo Wu pouted.

"I have my reasons."

Qin Jian said indifferently: "I still have things to do, so I won't chat anymore, goodbye."

Saying this, he walked directly toward the town, as if he didn't want to say another word to Huo Wu.

"Hey!"

Sure enough, Huo Wu got anxious, thud-thud-thud, she chased after him: "How can you be the type of person to turn hostile just like that?"

Qin Jian looked straight ahead and continued walking: "I'm not turning hostile, I really have things to attend to."

"What do you need to do? Tell me, I'm the local boss here!" Huo Wu patted her chest with a slap.

Qin Jian took a glance to feast his eyes, and said: "I need to find an Immortal Grade Plant for a fire-attribute member in my team."

"Immortal Grade Plant? What is that?" Huo Wu asked.

Qin Jian said while walking: "It is a type of herb that can stimulate the potential of a martial soul, called the Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower; finding it can help the member in my team grow."

"In your team? You have a new team?"

Huo Wu suddenly realized: "Shui Bing'er has always said you are the only Captain of the Tianshui Team, how could you do this?!"

Her indignant appearance made Qin Jian a bit surprised, yet also a bit happy: "Are you blaming me for the sake of Bing'er?"

"I am her best friend now, of course I have to speak up for her!" Huo Wu said as a matter of course.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qin Jian's mouth, and he asked: "Your Glutton Academy is not close to Tianshui Academy, how can you become best friends like this?"

Once he conquered Huo Wu, would Shui Bing'er come to the conclusion that one must guard against fire, theft, and best friends?

"Not Glutton, it's Chihuo! Although it's not close, I often go there to find her; we talk about everything."

Huo Wu said unceremoniously: "And that includes scolding you, the scumbag, the most."

Qin Jian shook his head and smiled: "My Bing'er wouldn't speak ill of me."

"Still 'my Bing'er'..."

Huo Wu didn't know why she felt so uncomfortable inside, so she continued to jab: "A scumbag is a scumbag! Shameless!"

"Huo Wu, is that how you talk to me?"

Qin Jian suddenly turned around, and Huo Wu, caught off guard, couldn't brake in time and almost bumped into him.

Even so, there was less than half a foot of distance left between the two.

"Why did you stop suddenly?!"

Huo Wu reached out to push Qin Jian away, but was immediately grabbed by the wrists by Qin Jian.

Knowing that this sharp-tongued, overbearing girl had feelings for him, Qin Jian naturally wouldn't be fooled by her superficial ferocity.

"You... what are you doing?"

Sure enough, Huo Wu, whose hands were caught, suddenly became a bit flustered.

Then she saw Qin Jian slowly take half a step forward, almost pressing against her, his exquisite face growing larger and larger in her eyes, and she widened her eyes...

Seeing that Qin Jian was about to kiss her, Huo Wu hurriedly turned her head away, her face so hot it was almost burning: "You you you you... what on earth are you doing?!"

"I'm using actual actions to tell you what a scumbag is," Qin Jian said with a smile.

At this moment, there were already many eyes gathered on the street, which was already quite crowded.

After all, the combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman was still eye-catching, not to mention the drama of public displays of affection.

Of course, there were quite a few students from Chihuo among them, and at this moment, their eyes were wide round, for when had they ever seen the academy's overbearing queen Huo Wu have such a weak side?

"You... let me go..."

Because Huo Wu had her head turned to the side, Qin Jian's breath kept spraying against her ear; the warm sensation made the strange feeling in her heart grow stronger, and she wanted to break free, but she couldn't even remember how to draw upon her soul power.

True love-induced stupidity...

However, Qin Jian did not push his luck any further, because this was a girl with an overbearing and unruly personality; continuing to press forward might be counterproductive, so it was better to stop in time.

So he gently released Huo Wu's hands and smiled: "Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose, it's just that your words just now made me angry."

"Ah? Which words of mine?" Huo Wu asked subconsciously.

"Forgot so soon?"

Qin Jian rolled his eyes and said: "I have never wanted to leave Bing'er, and I haven't gone to be the captain of any other team."

He straightened his expression and said quite seriously: "Huo Wu, even if you find some things unpleasant to look at, please try to avoid giving subjective criticism from your own perspective, because you are not the person involved; unless you experience it yourself, you will never know if there are deeper reasons behind it."

If he doesn't wash himself clean, how can he advance...

Huo Wu didn't talk back this time, but instead fell into a slight silence.

She also felt that she seemed to have gone too far just now; it was all because she was too excited to see Qin Jian, to the point where her actions and words had gone out of control.

What's more, she actually owed him; back when he taught her Ring Fusion, she still owed Qin Jian a favor...

Thinking of these things, she felt even more that she had just been unreasonable and overbearing; perhaps only someone with a good temper like Qin Jian could put up with it...

The more she thought, the gentler her expression became, to the point that she followed Qin Jian step by step, without even noticing the Chihuo students along the way who were full of gossip.

"Hey, the hotel is right in front, you aren't planning on spending the night with me, are you?"

Seeing Huo Wu follow him all the way to the hotel entrance, Qin Jian could not help but feel speechless.

He had no idea how formidable a young girl's self-indoctrination could be, and her god-tier imagination was currently acting as his greatest wingman.

"Who wants to spend the night with you..."

Huo Wu said with a blush; she wanted to turn and leave, but felt reluctant: "Hey, how long will you be staying here?"

"About a week, I suppose; if I can't find it by then, I'll just give up," Qin Jian said casually.

"Only a week..."

Huo Wu pursed her lips and suddenly asked: "Is your cultivation intense right now? Do you have to race against time for this last half-year?"

"It's alright. I'm a bit different from others; I basically don't need to spend time cultivating soul power, I just need to study my soul skills."

Qin Jian very naturally gave Huo Wu a reason to keep him.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Huo Wu's eyes brightened slightly, like two flickering pearls: "Then can you just stay here to cultivate?"

Qin Jian tilted his head, looking very puzzled: "Why would I stay here to cultivate? Am I that bored?"

"I..."

Huo Wu lowered her head: "I want you to stay..."

(End of chapter)