Chapter 60: It

Seeing Feng Xiaotian so useless, Huo Wu had no choice but to personally walk into the tea house and arrive at the agreed-upon spot.

There was no way; if she really stood him up, and her father who cares most about face found out, Huo Wu would likely lose her qualification to participate in the Soul Master Tournament.

"You're late."

Seeing Huo Wu sit down so naturally,

Bai Ran appeared calm on the surface, but inside he really wanted to curse.

That guy who made a move just now is definitely someone Huo Wu brought,

After all, who else besides her sycophant Feng Xiaotian could have this mutant martial soul, the Swift Wind Twin-Headed Wolf?

But seeing Huo Wu so calm and indifferent, it seemed as if what had just happened had nothing to do with her,

If Bai Ran hadn't read the original plot, he would really have been deceived by this woman.

"Late? Let me check."

Only half an hour has passed.

Besides, I'm here now—why, do you boys feel wronged just because a girl makes you wait a bit?

Huo Wu: I did it on purpose—what can you do about it?

"What would you like to drink?"

"Imperial Tribute Tea, please—I'm not used to anything else."

"Right, let's go through the procedure.

"Name, soul power level, martial soul, savings, and which Soul Fighting Tournaments you've entered."

In the soul master world, female soul masters are far fewer than males, so female soul masters dominate the matchmaking market.

Female soul masters can set conditions, but male soul masters cannot.

Even so, many male soul masters will choose to accept reluctantly.

After all, if a soul master marries an ordinary person and has a child, what if the child inherits the mother's useless martial soul—wouldn't that be wasted?

Put simply, the current Pope, Bibi Dong, being able to uphold the banner of female soul masters is not without reason.

(Religion plus political correctness plus T0 buff, purely a supermodel monster) "No, are you checking my household registration?"

Bai Ran was amused.

You really do want to go on a blind date, huh.

Do you really think I didn't know that Feng Xiaotian just now was your sycophant? If it weren't for my father and Uncle Huo being old friends, parting on bad terms would easily make my father's situation difficult,

The moment Huo Wu sat down, Bai Ran had already turned hostile—flicking his sleeve, he was ready to leave.

"What household registration? I just want to know your personal information; otherwise, there's nothing left to talk about."

Huo Wu said this while fiddling with her fingernails, putting on an air that this was completely normal.

Out of respect for his father's request, Bai Ran calmly stated his own conditions.

Bai Ran: "Hold it in, I must hold it in—can't be impulsive, impulsiveness is the devil. After all, she's the daughter of an old friend's old man; hitting her would be hard to explain to that old man."

"Oh dear, you're only 1.58 meters tall? How short, but your soul power level is 41—not too bad."

Although she's just a support-type soul master, her soul power level is actually a few ranks higher than mine, which piqued Huo Wu's interest—but seeing she's still under 1.6 meters tall, she shook her head.

A little brother like him could never give an older sister any sense of security, so Huo Wu still chose to refuse.

By this point, the conversation was actually over,

Just as Bai Ran was waiting to taste the Imperial Tribute Tea, the unpleasant blind date ended.

Huo Wu's demands filled Bai Ran's anger meter to the max.

"By the way, when you go back, tell your elders it's your problem, not that I, Huo Wu, have high standards and look down on you."

The blind date fell through, and even though Huo Wu was the one who sabotaged it, she won't take the blame, because that would earn a reproach from her biological father.

But as a Version T0, is she wrong? She's just looking for a soul master stronger than herself—what's wrong with that?

"Huh?" "What 'huh'? I'm a girl—can't you, as a boy, give us girls a little more leeway?"

"Fine, fine, fine—it's my problem, I didn't take a liking to you, satisfied now?"

If he really married a wife like this, Bai Ran might as well smash his head into the Human Emperor Banner.

"What do you mean you don't like me? Clearly you think you're not good enough for me, so you left on your own—get it?"

That a Version T0 would even go on a blind date with you is already her greatest mercy toward you.

After saying that, Huo Wu stood up and left.

As for the bill,

What bill? Paying is supposed to be the guy's job—plus, you went on a blind date with a girl and didn't even pay; even if you were with a guy like you, you couldn't give me the happiness I want.

At this moment, Bai Ran was like a top-lane noob hand encountering an old man of time,

He couldn't stack his blood rage, but the person was already red‑hot with blood rage.

No, even though you're the daughter of an old friend's old man and I can't lay a hand on you, hiding my identity, putting you in a sack and beating you up is still no problem.

Saying it, doing it,

Not long after Huo Wu left, Bai Ran rose and followed that woman.

He planned to wait until she entered a deserted alley before making his move.

……

Not long after, Huo Wu entered a street with hardly anyone.

Seeing this good opportunity, Bai Ran immediately pulled a snakeskin sack from his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Bag, activated the Human Emperor Banner martial soul's first soul skill, Divine Travel Technique, and prepared to strike Huo Wu down with lightning speed to vent his anger.

However, before Bai Ran could continue acting,

a black‑clothed figure sprang out from nowhere, knocked Huo Wu unconscious, stuffed her into a sack, and was about to hoist her up and carry her away.

Bai Ran: "Ah? Dude, you keep running into the same kind of people."

I wonder which hero kidnapped Huo Wu?

This necessitates mentioning a relatively well-known bit-part character from the original plot—Shi Nian.

Shi Nian, a Soul Saint–level expert, is a senior instructor at the Cang Hui Academy.

However, this person is extremely sinister and cunning, the type who looks like a bad person at first glance,

Recently, Shi Nian took a liking to a spirit-type skull, but he's still short on some gold soul coins—so, Huo Wu, the daughter of the president of the Blaze Fire Academy, is definitely a big hostage.

It just so happened that he ran into them—why would Shi Nian kidnap anyone else? Moreover, Shi Nian greatly dislikes young Soul Masters of genius level; for someone like him with a twisted mindset, strangling a heaven's pride in the cradle provides emotional value that's even more satisfying than eating two packs of konjac.

However, just as Shi Nian had knocked Huo Wu unconscious and was about to stuff her into a sack,

He lifted his head and happened to meet Bai Ran's gaze—who had witnessed the whole process.

Shi Nian: "No way, my crime has been discovered—this brat cannot be allowed to live."

Bai Ran felt helpless; in fact, upon seeing Shi Nian kidnap Huo Wu,

he actually agreed with it, and didn't even want to intervene.

But, boosted by the speed of the Godwalk Technique, he had already rushed out.

And he was the kind who couldn't stop in time, almost crashing straight into Shi Nian's face.

Although Bai Ran was willing to promise he wouldn't reveal the matter,

but Bai Ran felt that Shi Nian would never believe it.

Because he himself didn't believe such a feeble promise.

Bai Ran: "I feel awful; if I'd known, I wouldn't have come along."

At this moment, Bai Ran's expression was like constipation, extremely uncomfortable.

(End of chapter)