Hulena's fair skin blushed red, her small hands nervously clutching at the hem of her dress, unable to open her mouth, no matter how hard she tried.
Finally, she mustered the courage and steeled herself to call out.
But when she looked up and met Luo Yu's amused gaze, she immediately lost her nerve, deflated like a wilting eggplant, her voice stuck in her throat, failing to express herself.
She half-bitten her cherry lips, timidly looking at Luo Yu, tugging on his sleeve.
"You know... Big brother~"
"Can I not call that?"
"What did you call me?"
Hulena pursed her lips, emitting the charm of her Demon Fox Martial Soul.
"Big brother~ please, let me off."
Luo Yu imperceptibly withdrew his arm, disdainfully pinching Hulena's soft hand with two fingers and tossing it back to her.
"Don't be like that, haha, if people from the Martial Soul Hall saw their goddess like this, they'd think I'm bullying you, wouldn't they stew me?"
"Asshole, you are bullying me!"
"Hm?" Luo Yu glanced at her sideways.
Hulena's momentum weakened, pouting aggrievedly, "No, it's my fault for being young and naive, lacking experience, should not have made that bet recklessly."
"I warn you, don't play the sympathy card, haha, this young master doesn't fall for that!"
"Besides, you're young? Where are you young, I don't see it."
Luo Yu gave her figure a once-over, her striking body made his eyelids twitch.
Tsk tsk, if this physique is young, then there are no mature ones.
Her waist and hips were curvy, exuding endless allure, blooming like a ripe peach, with her round and plump backside, ripe for the picking.
"You pervert! Where are you looking at!!"
Hulena feigned anger, quickly hugging her chest, Luo Yu was bold indeed, no one in the Martial Soul Hall would dare to admire the revered goddess so freely.
Luo Yu innocently said, "See, you're not young, you know everything."
Hulena's seductive demeanor faded, her face showing difficulty, "It's not that I don't want to call you that, it's just really hard to say it. This…"
Luo Yu laughed softly, "Didn't I say from the beginning, just take it as a joke, I wasn't really serious about it."
Hulena shook her head, "It's not the same, I am the goddess, how can I default on a bet after losing, that would be too shameless!"
"Look at you, tormenting yourself, I can't help with that." Luo Yu spread his hands, but he thought to himself that Hulena was not only good-looking but also had an interesting temper and was quite cute.
These days, people who keep their word are hard to find.
"Wait a minute! Just let me get into the right mood first."
"No rush." Luo Yu replied with a smile.
Not far from there, two men were walking together.
One of them had red short hair and wore extravagant clothes. He was quite handsome.
A bursting flame aura emanated faintly from his body.
He was looking at the tall man with silver-gray hair beside him with an affectatious expression.
"Brother Xie Yue, do you think I should tell Nana about my feelings for her?"
The silver-gray haired man turned his head, "Yan, I'd advise against it. You know my sister's temper. When has she ever been sweet on a man?"
Yan confidently said, "I know that, but look at our Martial Soul Hall. In terms of appearance, in terms of talent, apart from you, Brother Xie Yue, who in the same generation within the Martial Soul Hall can compete with me?"
"Apart from me, Nana has no reason to choose someone else. As for the men outside the Martial Soul Hall, they are just bumpkins, no match for us."
Yan displayed a look of disdain, his face radiating nobility and pride.
Brother Xie Yue nodded, lowering his voice, "You're not wrong, but look at the Empress, she keeps away from men, and my sister has picked that up too, with zero interest in men."
"Brother Xie Yue, just because Nana isn't interested in others, doesn't mean she isn't interested in me, right? I haven't even started my pursuit yet, how can I give up without trying? I think I can do it."
Yan was full of confidence, thumping his chest with pride.
"You're that confident?" Brother Xie Yue shook his head.
Yan counted on his fingers, "Look, the goddess of our Martial Soul Hall will definitely not find a man outside, and the men outside are no good!"
"Within the Martial Soul Hall, I dare to say this, apart from you, Brother Xie Yue, who else but me?"
"As long as you are willing to help me! I am confident that I can capture the fair heart of Miss Nana."
Brother Xie Yue, looking at the earnestly pleading Yan, finally softened and sighed, "I can try to help you, but the chances are really slim; I feel like Nana has no thoughts about men at all."
"Are you sure?" Yan didn't believe it.
Evil Moon nodded affirmatively, talking as he walked.
"To be honest, I've never seen that girl actively talk to any man. When she encounters men, her attitude is as cold as an ice sculpture, just like her teacher's."
Just as Yan was about to speak, his gaze shifted slightly, and he noticed a scene in the distant garden.
"Brother, is that Nana over there?"
Evil Moon stopped in his tracks. "Strange, what's Nana doing here?"
Yan wondered, "Who's that man opposite her?"
Evil Moon patted his shoulder, calm and collected, "Don't worry, I've seen this kind of situation a lot. He's probably one of my sister's suitors. Just wait and see, this guy will either get rejected and run off, or he'll get beaten and end up sprawling on the ground."
Yan frowned, "Why do I feel like the atmosphere seems a bit off?"
Evil Moon laughed, "You're overthinking it. My sister usually has just one word for men she's not familiar with, scram."
"Then I'm relieved."
Yan glanced at Evil Moon, his eyebrows slightly relaxing, and quickly pulled him to eavesdrop in the garden.
Watching Hulena look up.
Luo Yu smiled, "Are you ready?"
Yan, eavesdropping on the side, looked at Evil Moon with a face full of question marks, his expression changing. What's she getting ready for?
Evil Moon shook his head, puzzled, signaling to wait and continue watching.
Hulena was biting her lip, staring at Luo Yu fiercely.
"I really hate you so much!"
Evil Moon raised his eyebrows at Yan, as if to say, see? I told you Nana hates men.
Yan's face broke into a grin, pointing vigorously at himself, as if to say, others won't do, it has to be me.
"Forget it," Luo Yu sighed and shook his head, finding it all too troubling. He turned to leave the place.
The eavesdropping Yan's smile grew even thicker.
With a haughty look and an air of superiority, did all sorts of riff-raff really think they could pursue a goddess? Look at that, rebuffed, he could only leave in dismay, that "forget it" was so desolate.
It was pitiable.
Evil Moon nodded as well, indicating that everything was as expected.
However, the next second, Hulena stopped Luo Yu.
Watching Hulena's shy face, Yan's smile grew even broader.
Thinking gleefully, surely Nana was finding a direct rejection too heartless, so she wanted to give him a kind rejection before leaving.
Poor guy.
"What?" Luo Yu didn't turn around.
"Dad..."
Luo Yu turned his head, "What did you say?"
Hulena's lips trembled slightly, and she blurted out in a choked voice from her throat, full of endless shyness. Finally, she gathered up her courage and shouted loudly at Luo Yu.
"Daddy!!"
At that moment, Luo Yu was okay, but Evil Moon and Yan were left dumbfounded, standing stock still.
Evil Moon's eyes were filled with disbelief as he vigorously rubbed his ears.
Yan was like a bolt from the blue, his previously confident smile now twitching uncontrollably.
What, what did he just hear?
Dad... Daddy??
Himself longing for the goddess Nana, the goddess of the Martial Soul Hall, was actually calling someone else dad, and such a young man at that???
Thinking back to the confident words he had just said, the slap in the face was so swift.
Yan felt like the sky was falling apart, his head about to explode!
How could this be! How is this possible!!
What is my goddess doing? Wasn't she the one who never cared about men?
The world of the fawning dog crumbled in an instant.
That true cry of "daddy" left Yan no chance to even deceive himself.
What followed from Hulena was even more face-slapping for Evil Moon, and an emotional collapse for Yan, that made them doubt life itself...