Chapter 70 Xiao Wu's Identity Exposed
As night deepened, Dormitory 7 remained quite lively.
With the oil lamp lit, Wang Sheng and Zhao Hu sat around the table, using its light to check today's takeout accounts, their pens scratching on the paper.
"Today we sold 320 cups of Star Dew Passion Fruit Tea, a few less of the Refreshing Snow Cherry Blossom Tea, 280 cups... The newly launched Fluorescent Fruit Honey Tea is the most popular, selling 450 cups!"
Zhao Hu pointed to the numbers in the ledger, his tone full of excitement.
"The five taverns in town have ordered a total of 2,200 cups. We'll have to ask Brother Tang to make more tomorrow."
"Hmm, tomorrow..."
Wang Sheng nodded, about to speak, when Xiao Wu, sitting on the bed swinging her legs, interrupted, "Of course!"
"Tang Chuan's iced tea is the best!"
"You wouldn't believe it, Tang Chuan made me a Starry Berry Tea today. It's so sparkly! He said it was a little astringent, but I thought it was delicious!"
She was gesturing with her hands when she suddenly stopped.
Her ears twitched slightly, her relaxed brows furrowed suddenly, and she almost dropped the bamboo cup of iced tea in her hand.
A chill ran through her body, as if she were being watched by a predator, making her hair stand on end and her neck stiffen.
"...!"
Xiao Wu's smile vanished, a flicker of panic flashed in her pink eyes, her very being a warning sign of danger.
"Sister Xiaowu, what's wrong?"
Wang Sheng noticed her unusual expression and looked up to ask, "Why is your face so pale?"
Xiao Wu gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her eyes darting quickly across the window, her voice a little strained: "You... didn't you sense anything?"
"No!"
Zhao Hu touched his arm, looking completely bewildered.
Xiao Wu blinked, and upon closer inspection, the oppressive feeling had vanished, as if it had never existed.
She scratched her head and muttered, "Maybe it's just my imagination..."
Even so, the unease and palpitations in my heart remained, and I still felt that someone had been watching me.
"You guys chat, I'm going to sleep now!"
Xiao Wu patted her chest, flicked her scorpion braid, and a warning bell rang in her heart.
The sense of crisis she felt just now was incredibly real, making this 100,000-year-old soul beast feel an instinctive fear.
She quickly crawled into bed, pulled the blanket over her head, and tried to dispel the lingering unease, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
In the shadows outside Dormitory Seven, Tang Hao concealed his presence.
He had just scanned Notting Academy with his Spiritual energy and clearly detected the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast in Xiao Wu's body.
Just as his killing intent stirred and he was considering whether to prepare a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone for Xiao Chuan in advance, he happened to hear Xiao Wu talking about Tang Chuan with great interest.
The trusting words made Tang Hao lower his hand, which had been gathering soul power.
Xiao Wu's momentary wariness confirmed to him that this girl was indeed a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form.
"A 100,000-year-old soul beast taking human form..."
"A 100,000-year spirit ring and a 100,000-year spirit bone would be the best help for Xiao Chuan..."
Tang Hao stared at the window of Dormitory 7, his brows furrowed.
Xiao Chuan can't copy a 100,000-year-old soul bone right now, and his soul power level is only level seventeen. He doesn't need a second soul ring for the time being, so even if he captures this girl now, he won't be able to use it.
Moreover, when this girl mentioned Xiao Chuan just now, her words were full of affection.
"Never mind...!"
In the end, Tang Hao sighed inwardly and suppressed the urge to take action.
Taking it now would be useless to Xiao Chuan, and might even alert the enemy. It's better to wait until Xiao Chuan is older before taking action.
He concealed his presence, blended into the night, and quietly left Notting Academy.
Inside the room, Xiao Wu lay under the covers for a while, her sense of crisis gradually fading. She lifted the covers and stared at the top of the tent, muttering to herself, "It must be my imagination. How could Notting Academy have a Title Douluo...?"
The next morning.
As dawn broke, the light spilled over the walls of Nottingham, turning the flagstones in the alleyways a pale gold.
As usual, Tang Chuan and his brother Tang San left the small house in the west of the city and headed to Notting Academy side by side.
Along the way, Tang Chuan turned a corner and bought a few scallion pancakes from a street vendor.
Yesterday, Xiaowu mentioned wanting something salty, so he planned to bring extra for the part-time students to have for breakfast.
Tang San followed behind, carrying a wicker basket filled with roasted meat and Tang Chuan's newly prepared iced version of Starry Sky Berry Tea.
Ten thousand years after his first spirit ring was completed, Tang Chuan planned to stop revealing his first spirit ring within the Academy.
"Brother, should we make a little more fluorescent fruit honey tea today?"
"Zhao Hu said the tavern owner asked yesterday if he could increase the quantity..."
As Tang San walked, he said that the two of them had discussed it last night. From now on, all iced tea making in the Academy would be done in the ice storage room, and Tang San would personally be in charge of blocking the door and keeping watch.
Tang Hao followed quietly from a distance that was neither too close nor too far behind them.
He concealed his soul power fluctuations, his aura blending seamlessly with the morning bustle of the city, and his gaze fell upon Tang Chuan.
He wanted to see how the little rabbit, a 100,000-year-old soul beast, usually interacted with Xiao Chuan.
There were already quite a few early risers at the entrance of Notting Academy.
When Tang Chuan and Tang San appeared, a pink figure hopped over from the Academy, her scorpion tail braid swinging merrily—it was Xiao Wu.
"Tang Chuan! Tang Chuan! You're here!"
Xiao Wu ran up to Tang Chuan, seemingly having completely forgotten the momentary palpitation she felt last night, her face beaming with a bright and lively smile.
Her gaze immediately locked onto the oil paper package in Tang Chuan's hand.
"What's this?"
"Was this for me?"
She pointed to the bag without any hesitation, her tone full of familiarity and anticipation.
Tang Chuan couldn't help but smile when he saw how much she wanted to eat, and handed her the bag: "Here, I brought you some scallion pancakes."
As she spoke, she took a cup of iced tea from the wicker basket behind Tang San and handed it to Xiao Wu.
"And this too."
"The improved Starry Sky Berry Tea has added more fruit juice from golden berry to balance the tartness, and also used purslane juice to cut through the richness. Try it again."
"Yay!"
Xiao Wu cheered and eagerly took the bamboo cup.
Uncover the bamboo film sealing the tea, and the tea soup will appear as a dreamy blue-pink color in the morning light, as if there are tiny starlight flowing inside.
She took a careful sip, her eyes narrowing into slits with happiness.
"Wow!"
"Delicious!"
"It tastes even better than yesterday's Starry Berry Tea!"
"Tang Chuan, you're really amazing!"
Xiao Wu didn't hold back her praise, even excitedly tugging at Tang Chuan's sleeve and shaking it: "The astringent taste is really gone!"
"It's refreshing and sweet; it's the best iced tea I've ever had!"
Tang Chuan let her tug at his sleeve, a gentle smile on his face: "If you like it, then so be it."
"However, you still can't drink too much. I added some starflower to it, which has a sleep-inducing effect. Drinking too much will make you sleepy in class."
Under the old locust tree not far away, Tang Hao leaned against the trunk and took in the whole scene.
He saw Xiao Wu's unguarded dependence and intimacy with Tang Chuan, saw the trust in Xiao Wu's eyes, and also saw Tang Chuan's closeness to Xiao Wu. The melancholy in his eyes gradually dissipated.
The time I spent with Ah Yin back then involuntarily came to mind.
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