Sea God Island, Ma Xiaotao's dormitory.
"Hmmn~"
Ma Xiaotao slowly opened her eyes, sat up, her head a little muddled. She couldn't help but pat it, then gradually cleared her mind.
"You're awake."
A familiar voice came, and Ma Xiaotao looked in its direction, only to see her teacher, Yan Shaozhe, standing by the window, his back to her, facing outside, looking like a master.
"Teacher, what happened to me?" Ma Xiaotao was still a little confused and asked subconsciously.
"You don't remember what happened before?" Yan Shaozhe turned around, a little surprised, and said.
"Uh~ I remember a little bit," Ma Xiaotao said with a bitter face, trying to recall, "I remember I was sparring with Ling Luochen, and then my Spirit went out of control. I think I chased Ling Luochen, and I think I also met a male student. That male student seemed to have been pulled into the water by me, and after that, I don't remember..."
"Teacher, did I cause trouble?" Ma Xiaotao's face instantly turned pale, and she asked somewhat frantically.
"Alas!" Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "No. It's a good thing you met Zhu Ziyang, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
"Zhu Ziyang!" Ma Xiaotao was stunned when she heard this, and then felt her whole being was not good.
She had finally managed to avoid Zhu Ziyang for three or four months, and it was all for nothing? Ma Xiaotao wanted to cry but had no tears. Ever since she met Zhu Ziyang for the second time, she realized one thing: she must never come into contact with Zhu Ziyang again, because she found that Zhu Ziyang was like a poisonous antidote to her. Although he could suppress the provocation of her evil fire, he would also instantly disintegrate the willpower she had painstakingly built up.
Originally, Ma Xiaotao had been able to suppress her evil fire with her willpower. But after meeting Zhu Ziyang twice, she found that as long as she was near Zhu Ziyang, the evil fire would automatically hide, and an indescribable sense of pleasure would instantly collapse her willpower. This led to her uncontrollably thinking of Zhu Ziyang every time the evil fire acted up, thinking of that ethereal ease and pleasure, making her willpower unable to solidify.
It took her more than three months to finally get rid of Zhu Ziyang's influence, and now... Ma Xiaotao truly felt like dying. Did she really have to rely on Zhu Ziyang? But, she was Ma Xiaotao, how could she rely on a man? And a little kid four or five years younger than her!
"Xiaotao, are you alright?" Yan Shaozhe noticed Ma Xiaotao was in a daze and asked.
"Ah?! I'm fine, I'm fine." Ma Xiaotao was interrupted from her daze and immediately replied, forcing a smile as she looked at Yan Shaozhe.
"Speaking of which, Zhu Ziyang is actually your Junior Uncle." Yan Shaozhe didn't notice Ma Xiaotao's abnormality and said with a smile, unaware that his words were another blow to Ma Xiaotao!
"Junior... Junior Uncle?!" Ma Xiaotao shrieked, her face full of disbelief.
"You child, why are you so jumpy! You can't keep your composure at all!" Yan Shaozhe frowned and said.
"Teacher, is what you said true? Zhu Ziyang is my Junior Uncle?" Ma Xiaotao didn't care at all and asked sharply.
"That's right, he is Old Mu's new disciple, my Junior Brother, so isn't he your Junior Uncle?" Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.
"Then, then you previously told me to interact with him more?" Ma Xiaotao looked at Yan Shaozhe, her teacher, in disbelief, somewhat unable to understand what he was thinking.
"Alas!" Yan Shaozhe sighed and said, "At first, I had hoped that you two could become a couple."
"!" Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes widened, filled with confusion.
"Ziyang possesses twin spirits, his first Spirit is Ultimate Light, and his second Spirit is Ultimate Ice!" Yan Shaozhe slowly began, his face showing excitement and a hint of warning, "This is top secret, I, your teacher, am only telling you out of necessity. If you two were to combine, your evil fire problem could be immediately resolved, allowing your Spirit to become a true Ultimate Fire. Unfortunately, Old Mu did not agree."
Ma Xiaotao listened to Yan Shaozhe's words in silence, finally her pretty face showed determination, and she said, "Teacher, I can overcome the evil fire by myself, I don't need Zhu Ziyang at all!"
"You child..." Yan Shaozhe sighed helplessly, "Alright, have it your way. However, you can still interact more with Zhu Ziyang. If nothing unexpected happens, you two should become teammates in the future."
"I'll try my best!" Ma Xiaotao hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Good, then you rest. I'll be going now." Yan Shaozhe nodded in satisfaction and then left Ma Xiaotao's dormitory.
Ma Xiaotao sat on the bed, her expression blank, wondering what she was thinking.
After Yan Shaozhe left the room, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face, and he muttered, "Although Old Mu didn't agree to my request, what if it's Junior Brother's own idea? Xiaotao is so excellent, both in talent and appearance. If they spend enough time together, I don't believe Junior Brother won't be moved! A young man who isn't a bit romantic is a wasted youth!"
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The day after meeting Ma Xiaotao.
Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan went to Sea God Island together. Zhu Ziyang was naturally going to find Mu En to cultivate Reign Over The World, while Jiang Nannan was going to find Old Song. Zhu Ziyang wasn't sure what exactly she was doing, but according to Jiang Nannan, it seemed to be a combat technique Old Song had created herself, similar to Old Mu's three ultimate skills.
Under the Golden Ancient Tree, as the two were about to go up, they saw a girl in red coming down from above. Seeing this girl, Zhu Ziyang's expression became a little unnatural, remembering yesterday's encounter. Jiang Nannan, however, smiled and greeted her, saying, "Sister Xiaotao, it's been a few days since we last met."
"Oh, it's Nannan. Yes, it's been a while." The distracted Ma Xiaotao heard Jiang Nannan's voice, looked over, and replied. Then, she saw Zhu Ziyang.
Zhu Ziyang also hadn't expected Jiang Nannan to know Ma Xiaotao, and subconsciously said, "Nannan, you two know each other?"
"Of course." Jiang Nannan said as a matter of course, "I know all the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters in the Inner Courtyard. How about that, am I amazing! Hehehe!"
The girl smiled proudly, looking somewhat like Tang Ya.
Zhu Ziyang's face was full of black lines, and he said, "Nannan, you should stay away from Tang Ya in the future. You've been influenced by her, you're not reserved at all anymore."
"No way! You absolutely must not say that in front of Xiaoya." Jiang Nannan chuckled, then said, "You and Sister Xiaotao know each other too?"
"Mm-hmm." Zhu Ziyang nodded, looked at Ma Xiaotao, and found that Ma Xiaotao was staring blankly at him. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled and asked, "Senior Xiao Tao, are you looking for me for something?"
"Mm! Yes!" Ma Xiaotao answered subconsciously, but regretted it immediately after answering.
"Please speak." Zhu Ziyang said. Zhu Zi Yang behaved courteously, not at all like someone who had just had intimate contact with the girl opposite him yesterday.
"I heard you have the Ultimate Light Spirit. Can I ask you for help in the future?" Ma Xiaotao didn't know what was wrong with her, but she said it as if possessed.
"Uh~ you can." Zhu Ziyang understood Ma Xiaotao's thoughts, thought for a moment, and chose to agree to her. As for why he agreed, perhaps it was out of kindness, perhaps out of selfishness, it was hard to say.
"Mm~ Thank you!" Ma Xiaotao felt her face burning and didn't have the courage to stay there any longer. She quickly said, "I'm leaving now, goodbye."
Ma Xiaotao fled the scene, darting several hundred meters away before stopping. Her face was still flushed. She felt she was a bad woman, actually seducing Zhu Ziyang in front of Jiang Nannan. This was truly too shameful!
The poor girl, in some aspects, her mind was terribly simple.
On the other side, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan watched Ma Xiaotao leave, their faces full of confusion.
"Brother, what did Sister Xiaotao mean just now? Why did she suddenly run away?" Jiang Nannan asked curiously.
"Don't you know? Sister Xiaotao's Spirit has a flaw, and my Spirit can help her suppress it." Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
"Is that so!" The girl's face showed surprise, and she said naively, "Sister Xiaotao is the second most talented person in the Inner Courtyard, and her Spirit actually has a flaw. That's truly shocking."
Zhu Ziyang smiled and said, "Alright, let's not worry about her. Let's go."