Nan Qiuqiu glared at him and said, âYou eliminated the Earthdragon Sect. Do you think we still have rooms?â
âEr⦠then thereâs no choice. Third brother is right. I donât think the organizing team will give us a new room. How about you pay for your own room?â
Nan Qiuqiuâs face turned green as she said, âAre you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid? Is there even a hotel with an empty room during the tournament? Furthermore, now that Iâm part of the Tang Sect, shouldnât you arrange for a place for me to stay?â
Everyone looked at Huo Yuhao with schadenfreude. Xu Sanshi tapped his elbow and said, âYuhao, you brought this upon yourself. Solve it yourself.â With that, he casually walked off with Jiang Nannan.
Huo Yuhao replied, âNan Qiuqiu, the situation as you see it. The Tang Sect had ten members before you joined. In total, we have five rooms. You can pick any room you want. However, regardless of who you stay with, someone will have to squeeze. So?â
Nan Qiuqiu rolled her eyes. Suddenly, she had a plan as she said, âThen I shall room with you.â
âAh?â Huo Yuhao looked at her in shock. âGuys and girls shouldnât room together, maâam!â
Nan Qiuqiu said, âWeâre all soul masters, whatâs there to be ashamed of? Thereâs no need to think so much, Iâll sleep on the sofa. Letâs go, bring me to your room.â
With that, the maiden turned to leave.
Huo Yuhao looked at her disappearing figure in shock. Then, he turned to Wang Dongâer, who was next to him and said, âDoes she wants to room with me, or does she want to room with you? She probably guessed that weâre rooming together. Dongâer, you are really too attractive.â
Wang Dongâer smiled slightly and said, âThatâs right, you are getting smarter.â
Huo Yuhao suddenly flew into a full-on panic mode. âNo, no, she canât room with us. Letâs go.â He suddenly realized that with Nan Qiuqiu around as a third wheel, how could he be intimate with Dongâer?
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When they were back on their floor, Nan Qiuqiu was already waiting for them outside of their door, guided there by Xu Sanshi.
âQiuqiu, listen to me, weâre all guys. Itâs really inconvenient to have a girl like you around. Itâs much more normal for you to room with Sister Ziyan or Xiao Xiao. For a young lady like you, donât you care about your honor?â
Nan Qiuqiu looked at the troubled expression on Huo Yuhaoâs face and her heart swooped in delight. âHow can I not care about my honor? Iâm not sleeping with you. I trust you. Look at you. While youâre strong, I donât think youâll do anything bad.â
âYou, you, youâ¦â Regardless who it was, all guys would react the same way when their ability in a certain aspect was questioned. Huo Yuhao was so angry he could not say anything for quite some time. With much difficulty, he spurted out, âWhat about him? Heâs normal!â He pointed at Wang Dongâer.
Nan Qiuqiu replied without hesitation, âHow can you compare to him? Youâre a liar. Anyone can see that Wang Dong is a true gentleman who wonât take advantage of others. Am I right, Wang Dong?â
âYes, youâre right,â Wang Dongâer said with a dazzling smile. While she did not want another girl in the room, she found Huo Yuhaoâs current state extremely amusing. Her childish desires were piqued as she went along with Nan Qiuqiuâs flow.
âOpen the door,â Nan Qiuqiu said as she pointed at it.
Wang Dongâer opened the door and Nan Qiuqiu walked in first. While the room was not big, it was very clean. Wang Dongâer had cleaned the room herself. After they checked in, she had told the hotel reception that there was no need to clean their room for them. She liked to take care of Huo Yuhao herself.
Nan Qiuqiu sat on the sofa and said, âRight, Iâll sleep here temporarily. I wonât fight for a spot with a cripple. Eh, why do you two guys share one bed?â
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dongâerâs room only had one double bed, and not two single beds like most rooms.
Wang Dongâer said naturally, âSo I can take care of him. Itâs hard for him to move around.â
Nan Qiuqiuâs eyes gleamed as she sighed in admiration, âWang Dong, youâre so kind! You treat this despicable, pretentious, and shameless guy so well.â
âIâ¦â Huo Yuhao felt that before he could correct this girlâs bad habits, she would make him die from anger.
âWhatâs wrong?â Nan Qiuqiu said gleefully. As she looked at Huo Yuhao in this state, she was happy beyond words!
Huo Yuhaoâs eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on his face once more as he said, âWang Dong, carry me onto the bed, I want to rest for a while. Iâve been busy for the entire morning and Iâm tired.â
âAlright,â Wang Dongâer said. When she heard that he was tired, her heart ached. Normally, with Huo Yuhaoâs resilience, he would not throw the word âtiredâ around easily. Immediately, she bent over to lift him from the wheelchair and carry him toward the bed.
âWait a moment,â Huo Yuhao suddenly said.
âWhatâs wrong?â Wang Dongâer asked.
Huo Yuhao stared deeply into her light-blue eyes and said dramatically, âDongâer, I love you.â
âEh?â Wang Dongâer paused momentarily. Soon, she melted in front of Huo Yuhaoâs gaze as she replied softly, âI love you too.â
Huo Yuhao wrapped his only movable right arm around her neck as he lifted his head. Then, he kissed her tender, soft, red lips. After a brief kiss, he let go.
Wang Dongâer had already gotten used to his sneaky kisses after all this while. She also started to view herself as Huo Yuhaoâs wife, and hence, she did not mind being kissed by him. However, because of that dramatic âI love youâ, she almost completely forgot that there was someone else in the room with them.
âAh!â A piercing scream sounded. It rose a few dozen decibels instantly, and seemed capable of bringing the entire Brilliant Delight Hotel down. Even those on the top floor could hear this scream clearly.
Wang Dongâer was so alarmed by the scream that she almost threw Huo Yuhao out of her arms. At this moment, she realized that Nan Qiuqiu was still in the room. At this moment, she was still in disguise as a guy!
âYou, you, you, you two, you twoâ¦â Nan Qiuqiu pointed at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dongâer as her red lips trembled. An incredulous look appeared in her eyes.
Huo Yuhao looked at her in pity and said calmly, âIn this world, there are many types of love that you wouldnât understand. I was angry just now because you intruded into Dongâerâs and my private space. However, we have thought this through. Since you arenât afraid of having needles in your eyes and you insist on watching us, then watch away. We donât care anyway.â
âWang Dong, Wang Dong, youâre actuallyâ¦â Nan Qiuqiu pointed at Wang Dongâer as her voice trembled more and more.
Wang Dongâer looked at Huo Yuhao, who was smiling helplessly. She continued his charade for him and said, âQiuqiu, you canât discount homosexual love. Actuallyâ¦â
âShut up!â Nan Qiuqiu screamed. She turned and ran out of the room. She pulled the door open and disappeared instantly. She did not forget to close the door, but slammed it with such intensity that it made both Huo Yuhao and Wang Dongâer tremble.
âYou're too naughty,â Wang Dongâer carefully placed Huo Yuhao on his bed, and a helpless smile crossed her face.
Huo Yuhao did not let go of her neck as he chuckled and said, âShe pissed me off first. She questioned my ability as a man, thatâs unforgivable. Furthermore, Iâm helping you solve a problem too! If not, sheâll bother you non-stop.â
Wang Dongâer stifled a laugh and said, âHowever, youâre affecting her worldview.â
Huo Yuhao said, âWith her temper, itâs alright to shock her every once in a while. I suspect that sheâs going to find Sister Ziyan and the rest, though I wonder if theyâll tell her that youâre a girl.â
Wang Dongâer bit her lips gently and said, âWith Sister Ziyanâs troublemaking personality, what do you think sheâll say? Poor Qiuqiu! Sheâs right, you are a bad boy.â
Huo Yuhao pulled her into his embrace and said, âSo what if Iâm bad? Iâm your bad boy, and your silly boy, so good! All guys will have to be these two âboysâ. Hehe, nap with me.â
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Huo Yuhao did not know what happened to Nan Qiuqiu afterward. After they ate, the pale-faced maiden sat as far from them as possible. All she did was eat. She did, however, appear much more docile. Jing Ziyan could not help but look meaningfully at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dongâer.
The first elimination round of the tournament ended after two days. In total, half of the 167 teams were eliminated. Instantly, the Brilliant Delight Hotel became much emptier.
Every single team that made it past the first round was assigned new rooms. The Tang Sect was sent to the third floor, which was much more spacious than the second floor. Furthermore, since they passed the first round, the organizing team agreed to their request for one more room. Hence, Nan Qiuqiu was given an additional room.
Among the 167 teams, there were still 84 left. Shrek Academy did not take part in the first round. In the past few days, Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect did not see anyone from Shrek Academy. Wang Qiuâer and Dai Huabin seemed to have disappeared.
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As faint light flashed, a cold light appeared on Huo Yuhaoâs face. His eyes flashed with light, and the air around him distorted.
âWhoosh!â He swallowed the purple light and cultivated its essence. With this, he ended his morning cultivation.
Wang Dongâer stood next to him. She was cultivating her Purple Demon Eyes too, but her eyes were much weaker than Huo Yuhaoâs. After all, she did not have a martial soul like the Spirit Eyes that was helpful in cultivating her Purple Demon Eyes.
âRound Two. Shrek Academy will be competing today, right?â Wang Dongâer asked Huo Yuhao.
âYes,â Huo Yuhao nodded in confirmation.