Looking at the new content appearing in the diary in his mind, Meng Hongchen's cute little face instantly flushed bright red. Her pure white hair even seemed to emit steam, almost turning her into a real-life steam princess on the spot.
Stumbling slightly, Meng Hongchen nearly fell over.
"Falling in love at first sight with the cross-dressing Wang Dong'er? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I admit I like good-looking people, but just how good-looking would Wang Dong'er have to be for me to do something like that? That guy, Huo Yuhao, must be talking nonsense!"
Hearing the noise, Xiao Hongchen, who was walking ahead, turned around in surprise and saw his sister's strange expression. His heart jumped and he hurriedly asked with concern,
"Meng, what's wrong?"
Huo Yuhao also looked at Meng Hongchen with concern, puzzled why she suddenly transformed into a steam princess.
Feeling their gazes, Meng Hongchen glanced at Huo Yuhao with embarrassment and annoyance, took a deep breath, forcibly calming her restless emotions, and shook her head coolly.
"I'm fine, don't waste time, let's keep moving."
Seeing Meng Hongchen unwilling to say more, Xiao Hongchen helplessly pursed his lips and whispered to Huo Yuhao,
"Cut him some slack, Yuhao. Women, you know, every month there are a few days when emotions run wild."
Before Huo Yuhao could agree, a bone-chilling voice suddenly pierced their ears.
"Xiao Hongchen! Do you want to die?!"
Like feeling a bloodline suppression, Xiao Hongchen shuddered, saw his sister's fierce gaze, and without hesitation hid behind Huo Yuhao, waving his hands desperately.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, don't be so agitated, Meng! Emotional rollercoasters cause wrinkles; you don't want to have a face full of wrinkles at such a young age, do you?"
Meng Hongchen stiffened, her fists clenched tight.
Unable to control her embarrassment and anger any longer, she shouted sharply and chased after Xiao Hongchen with clenched fists.
Watching this pair of siblings so different from his previous impression, Huo Yuhao smacked his lips and smiled. Just arriving in the Sun Moon Empire and meeting this pair of siblings seemed pretty good.
After sighing, Huo Yuhao once again wrote quickly with his mind on the diary in his head.
[Speaking of which, liking Wang Dong'er—who is also a woman—is understandable for Meng Hongchen. After all, she's not the only one to do something like that.]
[Xiao Xiao from Shrek Academy and Nan Qiuqiu from Earth Dragon Gate are all like Meng Hongchen—falling for Wang Dong'er without knowing the truth.]
[Since I'm avoiding too much contact with Wang Dong'er, I'm actually curious how beautiful she really is. But no rush—the next Soul Master Competition is coming up. The Sun Moon Royal Spirit Conductor Academy's team should be happy to have me, a human cheat, accompany them, right?]
[No, no, better keep a low profile. What if Shrek tries to kidnap me by force? They're not above doing that.]
Seeing her brother "chased" by her, Meng Hongchen felt relieved realizing she wasn't the only one to fall for the cross-dressing Wang Dong'er.
This psychology was weird but understandable: as long as the foolish act wasn't hers alone, she felt less shame.
However, while the new diary content eased Meng Hongchen's embarrassment, it made the atmosphere between Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, who had already left Shrek City and were hurrying on the road, very awkward.
Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao exchanged a glance, then both simultaneously looked away, their cheeks slightly flushed.
Originally, Xiao Xiao had been teasing Wang Dong'er about Meng Hongchen liking a woman in disguise, but just after saying that, she realized that, if things went as expected, she herself might also fall for Wang Dong'er—how embarrassing!
This strange mood lingered for a long while until Xiao Xiao finally calmed down and cleared her throat,
"Dong'er, once we get to the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Conductor Academy, you won't keep dressing as a boy, right? I think if you keep this up, the number of girls falling for you won't just be the three of us—it'll keep growing."
Without hesitation, Wang Dong'er replied,
"Of course not!"
"The reason I cross-dressed before was because I unknowingly became bait in Tang San's ten-thousand-year plan to lure in Huo Yuhao. Now that I've broken free from Tang San's control, there's no way I'll keep dressing as a boy!"
Wang Dong'er lifted her chin and snorted twice, looking adorably tsundere.
"Didn't Huo Yuhao say in the diary he wanted to see how beautiful I really am? Well, I'll let him have a good look! Let's see if he can still focus on his career and not get infected by love brain!"
Not only Huo Yuhao, even Xiao Xiao was intrigued by the diary's words, curious to see how stunning Wang Dong'er would be when she restored her female appearance.
After his sister let him off, Xiao Hongchen relaxed too, and leaned over to Huo Yuhao asking,
"By the way, Yuhao, I forgot to ask earlier—your Spirit Detection soul skill range is only fifty meters around, right?"
Before Huo Yuhao answered, Meng Hongchen already knew this soul skill wasn't that simple.
She was well aware that Huo Yuhao's first soul ring wasn't a normal ten-year soul ring as it appeared, but the only million-year soul beast in Douluo Continent, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm!
Just covering fifty meters around? That would seriously underestimate the worth of a million-year soul beast!
Huo Yuhao didn't keep it a secret; he activated his Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing powers on Xiao Hongchen again. But this time, instead of covering the surroundings evenly, under his control the mental energy spread in only one direction.
It continued spreading until about a hundred and fifty meters, then finally stopped.
"If I cover all around me, I can only do a fifty-meter diameter for now. But if I just detect in one direction, I can reach about one hundred and fifty meters."
"Also, my Spirit Detection range isn't fixed. When I first got this soul skill, it was only a thirty-meter diameter, but now, as you've experienced…"
Listening to Huo Yuhao's voice echo in his ears, Xiao Hongchen felt the power of the soul skill and couldn't help but put an arm around his shoulder, loudly proclaiming,
"Yuhao, from today on, you're my half-brother! At the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Conductor Academy, I've got your back! I guarantee no one will disturb your studies! Even if a fight breaks out, you just open your Spirit Detection and Sharing, cover yourself with invincible shields, and stand behind me! No need for you to lift a finger!"
Xiao Hongchen declares: Cheating? What cheating? Big cheating or small cheating, small cheating doesn't count as cheating. As long as I don't turn it on, it's not cheating! I, Xiao Hongchen, am not cheating!!!
(End of Chapter)