"It's you?!"

Zhao Xi was startled and pressed down on the towel wrapped around her body.

The other cubs have different body temperature perception, so they won't come to this pool. Old Man Luo is slovenly, so he definitely won't come.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, this was her private bathing place, and few outsiders dared to linger there.

The little dragon squatted by the spirit spring, holding a peach blossom branch outstretched, its black pearl eyes revealing stubbornness.

The little guy noticed she was feeling down, so he came over to give her a gift.

It's rare for him to be so gentle, so I couldn't very well refuse his kindness.

"Thank you, mmm~ the peach blossoms smell so good!" Zhao Xi reached out her hand from the misty steam, brought it to her nose, and smelled it, praising it with a smile.

Hoshino: "The last one smelled better than this one."

"Last time?"

Hoshino blinked her black pearl eyes but didn't explain.

Zhao Xi then realized that when she was soaking in the hot spring last time, many peach petals fell from the sky, which was a beautiful sight.

I thought it was Lin Che's work.

It was Hoshino...

She felt the peach blossom branch in her hand was burning hot; she didn't know whether to throw it away or not.

She cleared her throat and gently instructed, "Hoshino, there's a difference between boys and girls. You can't get close to girls when they're bathing. Don't look at what you shouldn't see, don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, don't speak what you shouldn't say, and don't do what you shouldn't do. You should learn this from Brother Xiaojia, understand?"

“I already knew these things.”

Hoshino stood up.

He was short and small, but because Zhao Xi wanted to squat in the steaming pool while he was standing on the ground, he suddenly appeared quite tall.

His sweet, childlike voice was incredibly earnest, his black pearl eyes sparkling: "Headmistress is no ordinary girl. I'm going to marry you after I reach Core Formation."

Zhao Xi was about to laugh.

Hoshino added, "I'm really strong! After a demon beast forms its core, its age is determined by its combat strength and spiritual cultivation. I've been training day and night, and I think I can grow to eighteen! Headmistress, that's considered adulthood in your hometown. Then I can marry you!"

Zhao Xi thought: "..."

The peach blossoms are here, and the flowing water is here too.

Could she pretend to be a stinky mandarin fish in a hot spring...?

Lin Che once said that the lifespan of a demon beast may be more than a hundred years, but once its brain transforms into that of a human, it will become as childish as a cub.

This stage presents an excellent opportunity to reshape one's values ​​and integrate into human society.

The little guy's solemn declaration of wanting to marry her will influence Zhao Xi's initial impression of interpersonal relationships.

But she didn't want to lecture him while soaking in the hot spring!

This shows a lack of authority.

Besides, Hoshino is usually disobedient, and she's even less likely to listen to her in this situation...

Zhao Xi tried to dodge the question, and said with a forced smile, "In my sister's hometown, men can only get married at the age of twenty-two. Aren't you four years too young?"

Hoshino clenched his fist and said with great pride, "Then I'll go train again and grow to twenty-two years old in one go!"

His shouts were incredibly sweet and full of the interjections only a little baby would make.

The fiercer they look, the softer and cuter they are.

Zhao Xi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xingye stomped her foot angrily, "What are you laughing at?!"

Zhao Xi sighed, hesitated for a moment, and finally said earnestly, "Xingye, even if you grow up, you'll still be my little one. I know you like me a lot, and I like you a lot too. Just treat me like an older sister, and I'll always cook for you. We'll be like family. It's the same as marrying me!"

As usual, the dragon cub would throw a tantrum, stomp his feet and say no, and insist on marrying her like a child.

Or they might nitpick at what she said.

But he simply sat down by the hot spring, head bowed, a mist clouding his black pearl eyes.

After a long silence, he finally asked, "Why does the headmistress like Father God?"

Zhao Xi tried to hide the truth: "Huh? What Father God? There isn't one."

“Rongrong said that the Father God came here to be a teacher, and only then did I understand why the teacher let me touch that bowl of water... When he fought the demons and killed the spotted doves, he used water magic... I finally realized that the teacher was the Father God... I can't form my core because he made me forget him, and I still can't remember what he looks like…”

His head drooped lower and lower, tears welling in his eyes, and he choked out, "Father God won't let me form my core because he wants to marry you... He won't let me marry you..."

"What are you thinking? The teacher is definitely thinking of you. Besides, we met him when we went to town together. Don't you remember? You didn't recognize him then."

I originally wanted to keep my affair with Lin Che a secret from all the kids.

At first, I was relieved that Shan Shan kept her mouth shut.

Unexpectedly, Rongrong showed up.

Xingye is a highly sought-after prize by both immortals and demons. In this world, perhaps only Lin Che and she genuinely hope that he will cultivate diligently and become powerful.

If this matter is attributed to Lin Che, Xingye will probably never trust him again.

She brushed her wet bangs back with her hand and admitted helplessly, "We did become Daoist partners. However, I pursued him first before he agreed to be with me."

Hoshino frowned slightly, then suddenly shouted, "I will become stronger than him! I will be able to form my demon core soon!"

"Sigh, when two people are together, it's not about who's stronger. Hoshino, you'll have to wait until you grow up and have someone you truly like before you can slowly understand... Oh, or maybe it won't be a human, but a demon beast, a divine beast, or some other beautiful and powerful deity... Anyway, you'll only know when you grow up..."

He said stubbornly in his childish voice, "I only like you! I'll grow up as soon as I reach the Core Formation stage!"

"Silly boy, don't overthink it. And don't rush to form your core. Look at those three Firelight Beast cubs, they're only a foot and a half tall after forming their cores. Forcing growth is not advisable! You're so powerful, and you're a divine beast. Master must be thinking of you and wants you to become even stronger."

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