When Tang San returned,
Ye Qiu was meditating, sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Xiao Wu was sitting quietly by her own bed, still holding the candy Ye Qiu had given her, her eyes narrowed as she slowly licked and savored it.
She seemed to be in a good mood, though her eyes were still slightly red.
Tang San immediately understood what had happened during his absence, and a slight wry smile appeared on his face: "Xiao Wu, you didn't fight with Ye Qiu again, did you?"
Xiao Wu pouted, glaring at Ye Qiu, and said in a sweet, delicate voice: "Hmph! It's all his fault, he's always bullying me."
"Didn't you usually start it yourself?" Ye Qiu opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Wu, annoyed.
"If you hadn't made me angry first, why would I have started it?" Xiao Wu gritted her silver teeth fiercely.
Tang San covered his forehead, unsure how to resolve their conflicts, but having spent time with them, every time Ye Qiu hit Xiao Wu, he felt a strange sensation, as if his own head had become a little heavier.
"Ye Qiu, you should find somewhere else to hit her from now on, Xiao Wu is a girl after all."
Xiao Wu nodded her head frantically from the side.
"Hitting where there's more flesh won't hurt as much, otherwise this little rabbit would cry herself to death," Ye Qiu spread his hands, indicating it was a difficult situation.
Tang San had said something like this to Ye Qiu more than once.
Ye Qiu even suspected that many times Tang San sparred with him, it was because Xiao Wu had been hit by him, and Tang San was using the sparring as an excuse to stand up for Xiao Wu.
And Tang San was a bit strange.
When Ye Qiu fought Tang San, even without using hidden weapons, Ye Qiu knew that Tang San was much stronger than Xiao Wu, but this guy, when fighting Xiao Wu, always lost more than he won, and the key was that sometimes after fighting Xiao Wu, he would come looking for Ye Qiu without even catching his breath.
Ye Qiu was very clear about the little rabbit's full strength, so as for who had the problem, the answer was obvious.
Tang San sighed helplessly, having already anticipated Ye Qiu's answer.
However, he still managed a smile and teased: "Then you have to be gentle, if you hurt Xiao Wu badly, you'll have to carry her tomorrow."
"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."
Ye Qiu smiled, he didn't use his full strength, and he always healed the silly rabbit afterward.
"Hmm?"
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment when she heard Tang San's words, then her face flushed, her eyes brightened, and then dimmed again.
How great would it be if Ye Qiu didn't have healing ability, then she could make Ye Qiu carry her and walk for a long, long time, that way she could be close to Ye Qiu... no! It would be to properly punish Ye Qiu!
"Alright Xiao Wu, let's go eat."
Ye Qiu got up and called out to Xiao Wu, but she didn't respond for a long time.
Looking back at Xiao Wu, who was still lowering her head and savoring her candy, completely unresponsive, Ye Qiu couldn't help but call out a few more times.
"Xiao Wu... Xiao Wu?!"
"Silly rabbit!"
"Ah? Hmm, Ye Qiu, what did you say?"
After Ye Qiu increased his volume, Xiao Wu finally looked up somewhat blankly, not even noticing that Ye Qiu had called her a silly rabbit.
Tang San also looked at Xiao Wu strangely.
"What are you thinking about, silly rabbit?" Ye Qiu stared at Xiao Wu suspiciously.
"I... I wasn't thinking about anything."
Xiao Wu's face quickly turned red, she responded in a delicate voice, turning her head away defensively from Ye Qiu, her expression evasive and a little guilty.
"It's getting late, it's time to eat. By the way, why is your face suddenly so red?" Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, cupped Xiao Wu's cheeks, and examined them carefully.
"Ah! Go away! I... I'm fine, it's just a little hot... my body feels a bit uncomfortable." Xiao Wu shook her head like a rattle drum, her little face crimson, and she reached out to push Ye Qiu away.
She simply pulled the blanket over her head, not wanting to see Ye Qiu, and said in a muffled voice: "You go eat by yourself, I'm not going."
"Body uncomfortable? That shouldn't be..."
Ye Qiu frowned, he had clearly only hit Xiao Wu's butt a few times, and he had healed her from head to toe afterward.
"Haha... She was probably hurt by you and it's not very convenient to walk," Tang San suddenly laughed, though there seemed to be a bitterness in his laughter that even he couldn't detect.
"Alright."
Ye Qiu glanced at Tang San speechlessly, shrugged, and didn't force Xiao Wu too much, gently patting the blanket and asking: "Then do you want me to bring you something to eat?"
"Okay, Sister Xiao Wu wants a fresh, long, and straight carrot."
Xiao Wu poked her head out from under the blanket, her little face already flushed red, her eyes still avoiding Ye Qiu's gaze.
"Okay, then you rest well..." Ye Qiu softly agreed, and then put another lollipop into Xiao Wu's mouth.
"Ah wu~ Thank you."
Xiao Wu held the lollipop in her mouth and thanked Ye Qiu softly.
"Little San, are you going to eat together?"
When Ye Qiu reached the doorway, he seemed to just remember Tang San was there and turned to ask.
"No need, you go by yourself, I already ate with the teacher."
"Alright."
Ye Qiu waved his hand and walked towards the dining hall of Nuoding Academy.
Xiao Wu held the candy in her mouth, feeling sweet.
She touched her butt, her face flushed with embarrassment, and wriggled on the bed like a caterpillar.
Sometimes Ye Qiu was quite considerate of her, although most of the times he took care of her were caused by Ye Qiu himself, it was indeed true that she had always started it first.
Xiao Wu also knew very well that she couldn't beat Ye Qiu, every time she lunged at him showing her teeth and claws, she would get a good beating from Ye Qiu, but she just couldn't help it... Who told Ye Qiu to be so annoying! He doesn't even know how to let her win! Hmph!
...
The next morning.
Tang San, Ye Qiu, and Xiao Wu walked out of the gate of Nuoding Academy.
Xiao Wu skipped along beside Ye Qiu, her small hand pulling at the single-shoulder bag slung around Ye Qiu's waist, a smile on her face, occasionally bumping into Ye Qiu.
Seeing Ye Qiu roll his eyes, she just smiled sweetly, and then sensibly restrained her smile considerably.
She didn't want to make Ye Qiu angry either, otherwise getting spanked on the road would be very embarrassing.
Tang San also stood beside Ye Qiu, his eyes occasionally looking at the lively and laughing Xiao Wu, who was truly too innocent and carefree.
After skipping and jumping for an hour, under the scorching sun, the little rabbit couldn't jump anymore, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Habitually hugging Ye Qiu's arm, she leaned against his side and said weakly: "Ye Qiu, how much further is it... Sister Xiao Wu is tired."
"Who told you to jump and skip the whole way? Just bear with it a little longer," Ye Qiu rolled his eyes at her helplessly, he was also a bit tired from being pulled by this silly rabbit.
Xiao Wu raised her hand to block the sunlight from her eyes and let out a slight wail.
"Ah, the sun is so hot, Ye Qiu, isn't your martial soul able to transform? Can you turn into an umbrella so Sister Xiao Wu can hide from the sun, okay?"