Chapter 217: I'll Keep You Warm

"Huo Wu..."

Qin Jian was silent for a moment before he embraced Huo Wu, turned her over, and gently placed her beneath him, looking straight into her eyes with a serious expression.

"I truly want you," he said.

Huo Wu's gaze was dazed, gradually becoming blurred and unfocused.

This was something she had never experienced before; the joy of her heart feeling as if it were about to leap out, along with a slight, nervous panic, were all so fresh.

She had been adopted by Blazing Academy since she was young, and among her peers, she had always been the one most valued and the most gifted; teachers held her in the palms of their hands, classmates chased after her with flattery, and she was proud, confident, and domineering.

Because there was simply no one worthy of making her restrain herself.

If Shui Bing'er was a gentle and lonely Ice Phoenix, then she was a Fire Phoenix with fiery emotions, and everything she did followed her own burning heart.

"But... I don't want to hurt Bing'er..." Huo Wu said, feeling a bit sad.

Qin Jian could only remain silent at this moment.

If he were to persuade Huo Wu not to care about Shui Bing'er, it would go too much against his own heart, and he could not do it.

If he did not persuade her, was he supposed to tell her he didn't want her anymore? That would surely make her fly into a rage out of shame, and she would want to fight to the death right then and there...

"Sigh... let's talk about future matters in the future..."

As expected, Huo Wu did not disappoint Qin Jian; she could be said to be the most confident and least conflicted of the girls Qin Jian had met, though one could also say she was the most thick-skinned, as she would never immerse herself in conflicted emotions.

Therefore, he did not need to go to the trouble of persuading her; Huo Wu could liberate herself.

"Anyway, you are by my side right now."

Huo Wu suddenly hugged Qin Jian back, exerted force, and stood up while carrying Qin Jian, and she did it while spinning, too...

"Shouldn't this be something I do?"

Qin Jian stood still, speechless.

Huo Wu no longer had any trace of shyness; her beautiful face was glowing, and she actually took the initiative to pull Qin Jian's hand: "Let's keep going down. According to our speed just now, it probably won't take half a year to reach the bottom; four or five months will be enough."

Qin Jian looked down and asked curiously: "It doesn't look that high, why would it take so long?"

Huo Wu turned her head and smiled: "I can't hold on until the end in one go. When night comes, I have to retreat, go to the rest area above to eat and spend the night, and wait until the next day to go down again. So even with you here, I have to wait until my martial soul is tempered to a certain realm before I can reach the bottom in one day to hunt the Flame Beast."

"Then won't your soul power level be stuck at the 40th Level for this half year?" Qin Jian frowned.

"Just as hunting high-age Soul Beasts might increase soul power by more than one level, the Fire Spirit I accumulate over this half year will also be converted into soul power, and it will all be fed back to me then," Huo Wu explained.

"So that's how it is."

Qin Jian nodded.

The two continued to walk downward, and by the time night fell that day, they had already experienced three instances of Huo Wu losing control, and they had been hugging each other for a full hour and a half.

However, Qin Jian did not do anything other than hugging; there was plenty of time in the future, and he was very patient.

The two returned along the original path and discovered four caves covered in icicles near the entrance.

"Ah! Refreshing!"

A wolf-like howl suddenly came from the neighboring cave.

Qin Jian and Huo Wu walked over to take a look and saw Huo Wushuang and Huo Lie lying in the Ice Cave with expressions of pure comfort.

Both of them were bruised and swollen...

Their senses were quite sharp, and they immediately noticed the approach of Qin Jian and Huo Wu.

Huo Wushuang sat up and widened his eyes: "Qin Jian, how come you don't have a single injury?"

Qin Jian smiled slightly: "Because Huo Wu is very gentle with me."

Huo Wu lowered her head.

Huo Wushuang: "???"

Huo Lie: "?"

After a while, the other two groups also returned, and naturally, like Huo Wushuang, they were all bruised and swollen.

And as Huo Yu's older brother, Huo Yun had many scratches on his face...

"You guys have it tough too. I thought the devilish training Grandmaster gave us was already ruthless enough..."

Qin Jian felt a bit emotional instead, especially thinking about the weighted running and such from those few months; it seemed easier compared to what they were doing.

"Keep it up, you guys."

His sincere blessing did not receive any thanks; instead, he was chased away.

"Go away, go away! If you don't leave, I'm going to beat you up!" This was Huo Wushuang's remark.

The others were basically the same; who wanted encouragement from someone who was completely unscathed? That was sarcasm, right...

"Tch, no good deed goes unpunished..."

Qin Jian deliberately put his arm around Huo Wu's waist and circled in front of Huo Wushuang, and only when he was gnashing his teeth and wanting to take a bite out of him did he leave leisurely, returning to the cave that belonged to him and Huo Wu.

Since they were paired up, the room assignment was naturally together as well.

This cave was quite spacious, after all, it had to be used for them to live in for half a year, and all necessities for food and clothing were provided.

A large bed was still arranged; it was just that thoughtful.

Although Qin Jian no longer needed such an arrangement—even if there were two beds, he could piece them into one, and it would be even bigger...

"Why didn't the teacher arrange an extra bed? How is this supposed to work..."

Huo Wu's eyes drifted; she really hadn't expected this. The relationship had progressed so fast it made her a bit dazed; were they going to sleep in one bed now?

"It's nothing, at worst you sleep on the floor and I'll sleep on the bed..." Qin Jian waved his hand dismissively.

"How could I let you sleep on the floor? This Ice Cave is so cold... eh?"

Huo Wu turned her head in disbelief: "What did you say? I sleep on the floor?"

Qin Jian nodded as a matter of course: "Weren't you the one concerned about the bed? So naturally, you should sleep on the floor."

This sounded logical, but Huo Wu was a girl after all; how dense could one be to say something like that? Did he not know how to fawn over a girl at all...

Huo Wu stood with one hand on her hip and pointed her right hand directly at Qin Jian: "You are shameless!"

"If you want to save face, you'll have to sleep on the floor; do you care enough to go?" Qin Jian crossed his arms over his chest.

"Hmph, who said I cared! It's just sleeping in the same bed? I'll sleep in it, who's afraid of whom!" Huo Wu raised her head high.

Qin Jian's eyes were full of smiles; he knew she couldn't withstand a provocation at all.

For this hot-tempered young girl, as long as one grasped her pulse, dealing with her was still quite easy.

After some fuss, the two finally finished eating and washing up, then lay side by side on the bed.

"I say, what kind of ghost bed is this? In the Ice Cave, there's only such a thin blanket?"

Qin Jian shook that snow-white blanket and said: "Won't we get sick sleeping like this?"

"I think it's fine..."

Huo Wu looked a bit surprised, then immediately realized: "Oh right, you don't have a fire-type martial soul or an ice-type martial soul, so naturally you would feel cold."

She thought for a moment, moved herself closer to Qin Jian, and a faint red light began to overflow from her body.

"In the Fire Prison, you helped me cool down, so in the Ice Cave, let me provide you with warmth."

She was struggling hard to maintain her expressionless face.

This tsundere girl...

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