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Watching Wu Changkong's departing figure, Su Mo was somewhat surprised. He had thought Wu Changkong would say something else.
"How did you come up with the idea?"
Gu Yue's cold voice suddenly rang in Su Mo's ears.
"Do you mean……?"
Su Mo didn't quite understand what Gu Yue was saying.
"The wind-attribute attack just now"
Gu Yue said succinctly.
Before today, Gu Yue had never imagined that the wind element could be used in this way.
Her use of the wind element is simply to throw some wind blades, increase her speed, and combine them with other elements to create a combo attack.
This was the first time she had ever seen a wind blade enhanced in terms of lethality by compressing and shaping wind elements, as Su Mo had done.
"you guess!"
Su Mo's lips curled into a mischievous smile, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense, his gaze towards Gu Yue filled with a hint of mockery and teasing.
Gu Yue frowned slightly, a hint of impatience showing on her usually aloof face. "Fine, don't tell me then."
In any case, given her control over the wind element, she could easily replicate Su Mo's attack method as long as she had a general idea, so there was no need for her to owe Su Mo a favor.
Tang Wulin, standing to the side, felt a pang of anxiety as he watched Gu Yue take the initiative to talk to Su Mo.
Since Gu Yue transferred to Donghai Academy, this was the first time he had seen Gu Yue ask questions of someone other than himself with such obvious interest.
Thinking back to how Gu Yue had kept her distance from him, Tang Wulin felt a mix of emotions but dared not question Gu Yue about why.
Standing next to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie keenly noticed his best friend's dejected appearance.
But Xie Xie didn't know how to comfort Tang Wulin.
Xie Xie naturally noticed that Gu Yue's attitude towards Tang Wulin had become somewhat distant.
But how can I put it? As an outsider, he has no right to interfere in such matters.
Xie Xie previously thought that Tang Wulin's lack of response to Gu Yue was due to his obtuseness in matters of the heart, and that he hadn't realized Gu Yue's feelings.
But when Tang Wulin saw Senior Sister Ouyang in the cafeteria yesterday, he didn't look like someone who was oblivious to romance at all.
So even if Xie Xie didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that Gu Yue was being used as a backup by Tang Wulin.
But how could someone as proud as Gu Yue allow herself to become someone else's backup plan?
The words he said at the restaurant were meant to make Tang Wulin choose between Gu Yue and Senior Sister Ouyang, but Su Mo interrupted him.
It now appears that Gu Yue has chosen to withdraw voluntarily, thus allowing Tang Wulin and Senior Sister Ouyang to be together.
Chapter 72 The Two Women Meet
In Su Mo's family training room on the weekend
"It's unbearable to look at, absolutely unbearable to look at!"
Seeing Xu Xiaoyan's face flushed red and large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead as she gritted her teeth and persevered, Su Mo helplessly rubbed his forehead.
If someone who doesn't know the situation sees this, they might think that he is abusing Xu Xiaoyan.
In fact, he didn't make Xu Xiaoyan do any cruel training at all.
He simply cast a "Weighted Rock Technique" to increase the gravity on Xu Xiaoyan's body to three times its normal level.
Even with such a small amount of stress, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't last even an hour.
As a Soul Master, this is truly shameful.
"Take a break."
Su Mo reached out and placed his hand on Xu Xiaoyan's shoulder, dispelling the Heavy Rock Technique.
As soon as gravity returned to normal, Xu Xiaoyan plopped down on the ground as if a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders, panting heavily, completely disregarding the ladylike image she usually maintained.
"Drink of water!"
Seeing Xu Xiaoyan covered in sweat, her hair sticking messily to her forehead, and her face as rosy as a ripe apple, Su Mo thoughtfully handed her a bottle of water.
"Thank you!"
Unable to contain her thirst, Xu Xiaoyan took the water Su Mo handed her without looking up, twisted open the cap, and gulped it down.
Seeing Xu Xiaoyan gulping down water, Su Mo knew without a doubt what was going to happen next.
"Cough, cough cough—"
Sure enough, Xu Xiaoyan choked halfway through drinking the water and started coughing violently.
Xu Xiaoyan coughed until her eyes turned red and tears streamed down her face.
Her cheeks, which were already flushed from the strenuous exercise, were now so red they looked as if they could bleed.
The glistening droplets of water that spilled from the corner of her mouth traced down her snow-white neck, across her delicate collarbone, and disappeared into the white collar of her dress.
Xu Xiaoyan, who already had a gentle and delicate appearance that made her look pitiful, was made even more endearing by this contrast.
"Su Mo, am I really that weak?"
After a long while, Xu Xiaoyan turned her head and sniffed hard. She looked at Su Mo with a sullen expression and said...
“That’s no nonsense!”
Su Mo retorted without holding back, "You can't even withstand three times the gravity? Your body can't be described as weak."
To be honest, what Su Mo couldn't understand the most about Douluo Continent was that everyone knew where their weaknesses were, but no one thought about making up for them.
They all take their weaknesses for granted, believing they can play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
If this happened in the ninja world, he would have been dead long ago.
"???"
Xu Xiaoyan's eyes widened, revealing an incredulous expression; she clearly hadn't expected Su Mo to say such a thing.
She thought Su Mo would comfort her and tell her that everything could be taken slowly.
Su Mo was about to say something more when the doorbell suddenly rang.
"Su Mo, did you invite anyone else today?"
Hearing the doorbell ring, Xu Xiaoyan's face fell, and she looked at Su Mo with a resentful gaze that made her feel uneasy.
"Since it's a three-person team competition, of course we need to find another teammate."
After hearing Su Mo's explanation, Xu Xiaoyan seemed to realize something and quickly took a few steps back, looking wary. "Could this teammate be Senior Mu Xi?"
Su Mo tapped Xu Xiaoyan on the head in an annoyed tone, "Nonsense! Where else could I find a second person besides Senior Mu Xi!"
After deciding to take Xu Xiaoyan to the three-person team competition, Su Mo immediately contacted Mu Xi and extended a team invitation to her.
Faced with Su Mo's invitation, Mu Xi readily agreed without hesitation and arranged to meet him today.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoyan's lips immediately pursed, and her expression became extremely depressed.
She had finally found a chance to be alone with Su Mo, but then Mu Xi suddenly appeared as a third wheel.
Ever since they met in the cafeteria that day, Xu Xiaoyan had been very wary of Mu Xi.
Now that Mu Xi has interrupted her time alone with Su Mo again, Xu Xiaoyan can't help but feel resentful towards Mu Xi.
Suddenly, Xu Xiaoyan's bright, watery eyes darted around, a sly glint in them, as if she had just come up with an idea.
The next second, Xu Xiaoyan puffed out her chest and volunteered to Su Mo, "I'll go open the door for Senior Mu Xi!"
After saying that, without waiting for Su Mo's reply, Xu Xiaoyan trotted off on her short legs to open the door for Mu Xi.
With a "click," Xu Xiaoyan slowly opened the tightly closed door.
"Junior..."
Mu Xi raised her hand, just about to greet Su Mo warmly.
When the door opened, Mu Xi realized that the person standing in front of her was not Su Mo, but Xu Xiaoyan, whom she had met briefly in the cafeteria a few days ago.
Upon seeing Xu Xiaoyan, Mu Xi's heart skipped a beat. She then forced a polite smile onto her face, trying to appear calm. "Junior Xiaoyan, what are you doing here?"
Upon seeing this, Xu Xiaoyan immediately pretended to be guilty, as if she had been caught doing something wrong, and waved her hands hurriedly, "N-nothing... I just asked Su Mo to guide my training."
"is it?
Mu Xi hadn't thought much of it at first, but seeing Xu Xiaoyan's flickering eyes and flustered expression, a sudden suspicion arose in her mind: Could it be that junior Su Mo likes lolis?
It's no wonder Mu Xi overthinks things. Putting aside Xu Xiaoyan's guilty expression, as if she'd been caught doing something wrong, Xu Xiaoyan today has an indescribable beauty.
She wore a simple, refreshing, pure white yoga outfit, which accentuated her slender figure, a trait unique to young girls.
The black leggings accentuate her long, slender legs, creating a smooth and energetic silhouette.
A white towel was draped over Xu Xiaoyan's swan-like white neck.
The fine beads of sweat on his forehead glistened under the light, and his cheeks were still slightly flushed, as if he had just finished some kind of intense exercise.
Mu Xi took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and tried to keep her tone calm as she asked, "Junior Sister Yan, where is Junior Brother?"
Just as Xu Xiaoyan was about to speak, she heard Su Mo's complaints coming from afar.
"It's just opening a door, why is it taking so long?"
Upon hearing Su Mo's powerful voice, Mu Xi's eyes lit up, and then she glared at Xu Xiaoyan as if she had realized something.
Seeing that her plan had been exposed, Xu Xiaoyan stuck out her tongue sheepishly, trying to get away with it by being cute.
Xu Xiaoyan originally intended to use the words she had just come up with to make Mu Xi misunderstand her relationship with Su Mo, so that Mu Xi would back down.
But all of this vanished the moment Su Mo spoke.
"Senior, come with me!"
Xu Xiaoyan waved to Mu Xi in frustration, then turned and led Mu Xi toward the underground training room.
Chapter 73 Mutual Competition