Chapter 9: A Wife Earned from a Blanket

Xiao Wu's light and agile movements, combined with Hu Jiu's bold and expansive techniques, made their duel a visual delight, incredibly thrilling.

Especially Xiao Wu, who danced on the edge of a knife with every step, each one extremely perilous and lethal.

Fortunately, Hu Jiu was not to be underestimated either. The Five Senses Enhancement Technique significantly heightened his senses, allowing him to perceive even the subtlest details that ordinary people would overlook, such as airflow, scents, and sounds. He could see every move Xiao Wu made.

It could be said that as long as he wanted, Xiao Wu would never be able to defeat him.

"Hehe, you're so strong! Be careful, I'm going to get serious now!" Seeing that her ordinary attacks couldn't affect Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu's fighting spirit intensified.

With a quick shift of her feet, she rapidly created distance from Hu Jiu. Her aura surged, and a pair of adorable rabbit ears sprouted from her head. Behind her pink short skirt, a fluffy tail emerged.

Unfortunately, at that moment, Xiao Wu had her back to everyone. If it weren't for Hu Jiu's remarkable senses, he wouldn't have noticed that Xiao Wu's Martial Spirit transformation actually included a tail!

Is real-life role-playing any more attractive than this?

Not at all!

This world is truly a blessing for men!

In that moment, Hu Jiu almost forgot that he was in a battle. By the time Xiao Wu completed her transformation, it was too late for him to use the Disorder Splitting Winds Hammer Technique.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing Xiao Wu charging at him at high speed, Hu Jiu hurriedly shouted to stop her.

He certainly didn't want to take an unnecessary beating.

"What's wrong? You don't want to admit defeat, do you?" Xiao Wu paused her attack and widened her eyes, looking at Hu Jiu, as she hadn't even had her fun yet!

"Haha, come on, don't be angry, have a carrot." Hu Jiu smiled and summoned the power of his Martial Spirit, producing a carrot in his hand.

With the increase in Soul Power, Hu Jiu's carrot had undergone a significant transformation. Not only had it grown larger, but it also looked crystal clear, comparable to a work of art.

After handing the carrot to Xiao Wu, Hu Jiu helplessly spread his hands, "You see, my Martial Spirit is a carrot, and yours is a rabbit. Do you really think I have the ability to defeat you?"

"Hehe! So your Martial Spirit is a carrot!"

"That's great! I love eating carrots the most."

Seeing the carrot, Xiao Wu completely forgot about the battle and happily accepted the carrot Hu Jiu offered, munching on it with joy.

"This is delicious, much better than the ones I dug up from the ground," Xiao Wu praised while eating.

At that moment, as Hu Jiu summoned his Martial Spirit, he suddenly paused, faintly realizing that his Martial Spirit was conveying something to him. However, the sensation was too weak to grasp any specific information.

Could it be...

"Hu Jiu, I guess that means you've lost, right?"

Just as the two were having an animated conversation, Wang Sheng awkwardly interrupted them.

"Lost? Of course! It's not strange for someone with a support-type Martial Spirit to lose; winning would be the strange part!" Hu Jiu replied irritably.

If it weren't to show off in front of Xiao Wu, he wouldn't want to fight at all.

There was no benefit to it; with the option to stand by, why work so hard? It was like making it hard for everyone else!

"Hehe, looks like I'll be the Boss of the dormitory from now on. From now on, you can call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

Xiao Wu happily nibbled on the carrot, proudly shaking her head, while the scorpion braids behind her swayed back and forth, looking incredibly cute.

"Yes, Sister Xiao Wu!" With such a cute Boss, the group of boys in the dormitory was ecstatic, shouting louder than when they called Hu Jiu just moments ago.

"It's delicious, I want more!" After a few bites of the carrot, Xiao Wu charmingly extended her little hand towards Hu Jiu, asking for another carrot.

"Hehe! Here you go!"

Seeing Xiao Wu enjoy his carrot made Hu Jiu happy; capturing Xiao Wu brought him one step closer to success.

Meanwhile, Hu Jiu turned around and pretended to make the bed, all while observing Xiao Wu's reaction.

His efforts were not in vain; finally, Xiao Wu noticed the brand new bedding in his hands.

"Hu Jiu, where did you get that bedding?" Seeing the style of Hu Jiu's bedding, she had a faint feeling that something was off.

"Ah! This? I brought it from home. At that time, I thought that as a working student with free tuition, the living conditions would probably not be very good, so I brought a blanket with me," Hu Jiu explained calmly.

At a crucial moment, he couldn't lose his composure.

"Ah! You brought it yourself? The Academy doesn't provide any?" Xiao Wu asked, dazed, her mouth full of carrot, mechanically nibbling, feeling like the carrot wasn't as tasty anymore.

"We're working students. It's already quite good that the Academy can provide accommodation; as for bedding, we all bring it from home," Wang Sheng explained from the side.

"Sister Xiao Wu, why don't you use mine? I can just squeeze in with my classmates."

"Sister Xiao Wu, use mine! My blanket is bigger."

In an instant, the entire dormitory came alive, each one rushing over with their blankets to offer them to Xiao Wu.

Unfortunately, Xiao Wu looked down on all those dark, shabby blankets. As a beautiful little fairy, how could she use dirty bedding?

Her gaze ultimately fell on Hu Jiu's new blanket.

She stared intently, fixating on it.

So pitiful!

"Hey! Xiao Wu, please don't look at me like that; I need to sleep too," Hu Jiu said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Even though he had rehearsed this scene in his mind for a long time, when it was about to happen for real, he still felt the urge to nosebleed.

"Hu Jiu, can we discuss something?" Xiao Wu said cutely, blinking her big eyes.

"What is it?"

"Look at your blanket; it's so big that one person can't use it all. How about we push the two beds together and share it?"

After sneaking another glance at Hu Jiu, who was dressed plainly but very clean, Xiao Wu made her suggestion.

"This... isn't good, is it?" Although he desperately wanted to agree right away, Hu Jiu forced himself to put on a conflicted expression.

Ding! The "Pretentious Guy" title level increased by one.

"What's wrong with that? I'm not afraid of you, so why should you be afraid of me? I won't bite you," Xiao Wu said, her little face flushed, probably feeling shy herself at that moment!

"But you just ate my Martial Spirit!" Hu Jiu looked at Xiao Wu with a suspicious expression.

Keep pretending, just keep pretending; he had to create a vision of a happy future for himself.

"Uh!" Xiao Wu silently glanced at the carrot she had almost finished and directly ignored it, waving her hand grandly. "It's settled then! You guys, hurry up and help me push this bed over."

In just a few moments, the two beds were pushed together.

"Hu Jiu, put your bag in the middle as a boundary line. If you dare to cross it, just watch how I deal with you," Xiao Wu threatened, waving her hand fiercely.

"Okay." After Xiao Wu's progress increased once again, Hu Jiu felt quite satisfied.

There was plenty of time ahead; Xiao Wu was only six years old. There's plenty of time for him to work on their relationship for the future.

"Xiao Jiu!"

While Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu were making the bed, they heard Tang San's voice from outside the door.

"Eh! Xiao San, you're here!"