Just as Huo Yuhao was pondering, Orange's nonchalant voice rang out.
"Teacher, why are you here so early? It's rare to see you like this!"
The girl seemed not to have seen Huo Yuhao at all, but simply greeted Xuan Cuiwen lazily.
Then she walked to the large experimental table and sat down, burying her face in her hands, as if she wanted to take another nap.
"Ahem." Xuan Cuiwen coughed twice.
"Orange, don't sleep. Can't you see there's a new person here?"
The girl he called Orange was still lying there, raising her right hand and waving it, as if shooing away flies.
"Don't bother me, let me sleep a little longer. You know I stayed up very late last night."
Her soft voice seemed capable of making one sink into its embrace.
Xuan Cuiwen said helplessly, "Never mind her, that's just how she is. Her name is Ju Zi, and she's one of my students. You can call her 'senior sister' or just call her by her name."
"She was researching soul tools late last night, working on an experiment until midnight, which is why she's up now. I have four students in total; the other three have gone out for training and probably won't be back for a few days."
Xuan Cuiwen checked the time and said, "Alright, it's getting late. Let's stop here for today."
"If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime."
Xuan Cuiwen stood up and walked to Ju Zi's side, suddenly shouting, "Dinner's ready!"
"Ah! Dinner's ready! Hurry up, or the shrimp hotpot will be gone!"
The beautiful girl, who had been sleepy just moments before, suddenly jumped up and, under Huo Yuhao's dumbfounded gaze, dashed out of the lab
like a rocket. It was as if she had springs installed under her bottom.
Seeing her like that, Xuan Cuiwen burst into laughter.
Not long after, Ju Zi stormed back, hurling a ball of yellow light at Xuan Cuiwen.
"You lied! You lied again! I'll smash you to death!" she yelled, as balls of yellow light flew from her hand.
Xuan Cuiwen managed to catch a few at first, but quickly became flustered, chuckling, "Yu Hao, come help!"
Huo Yu Hao's actions were completely different from Xuan Cuiwen's.
Although he didn't release his martial soul, it was as if he had gained countless hands.
He caught oranges one after another, letting them slide down his sides to the ground; not a single one could fly past him.
"Huh."
The girl named Orange noticed there was another person in the lab and stopped what she was doing, asking, "Who are you?"
Xuan Cuiwen then walked out from beside Huo Yuhao and said, "This is your new junior. He'll be studying with me from now on."
Huo Yuhao was quite tall for his age, and with his composed demeanor, he really looked like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old.
Orange just waved at him and stormed up to Xuan Cuiwen.
"Teacher Xuan, you're lying again! If you do this again, I'm asking for a different teacher."
Xuan Cuiwen chuckled and said, "Who told you to be such a glutton? You'd be better off being a little less dramatic."
"When I'm not around, if your junior has any questions, you'll need to help him answer them, understand? His name is Huo Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, looking at Orange with a gentle light in his eyes.
"Hello, Senior Orange."
Orange then gave him a serious look and said, "I don't have that much time. I need to continue my research."
"Alright, I'm leaving. I really need to find something to eat. I'm starving. I haven't even eaten breakfast this morning."
As she spoke, she waved and prepared to leave the lab.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao quickly called out to Orange.
"Senior Orange, if you don't mind, I'll make you two grilled fish."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's call, Orange returned to the lab and stared at Huo Yuhao for a long time.
"You can grill fish?"
"A little bit."
"Hmph! Let me tell you, if you don't grill it well, I'll be angry!"
Huo Yuhao smiled calmly, confident in his culinary skills.
"Don't worry, Senior Orange, you'll be satisfied."
Seeing the two young people getting along so well, Xuan Cuiwen quickly left.
He couldn't stay and be a third wheel!
Although it was a laboratory, Huo Yuhao directly took out a barbecue grill and some ingredients from his soul tool.
In just a moment, the fragrant grilled fish was ready!
Looking at the grilled fish Huo Yuhao handed her, Orange only took one sniff before putting it in her mouth to taste.
The crispy on the outside and tender on the inside grilled fish, that wonderful taste instantly burst in Orange's mouth.
"Mmm! Delicious!!!"
"If you like it, Senior, I can grill it for you often in the future."
Hearing this, Orange's eyes immediately lit up with joy.
However, soon, Orange looked at Huo Yuhao with a wary expression.
"Hmph! Huo Yuhao, you're being unusually attentive; there's no smoke without fire!"
"Are you planning something bad?"
Huo Yuhao smiled calmly, handing Ju Zi a napkin.
"Senior Ju Zi, you're so cute."
The sudden compliment startled Ju Zi, who then blushed.
"You... what nonsense are you spouting!"
"Hmph! I'm ignoring you, you frivolous little brat!"
With that, Ju Zi wiped the grease from her mouth and left.
Huo Yuhao didn't mind Ju Zi fleeing the lab, and slowly cleaned up the lab by himself.
When he finally finished and was about to leave, Ju Zi returned.
"Senior Ju Zi, is there anything else?"
Huo Yuhao looked at Ju Zi with a half-smile, his eyes full of doting affection.
Ju Zi snorted coldly, and with a flick of her wrist, a plaque that looked like crystal flew in front of Huo Yuhao, who caught it.
"This is the number plate that Teacher Xuan asked me to give you. With this, you can freely enter and leave the lab."
"Do your own research, and if you have any questions, go ask Teacher Xuan."
"If it weren't for the fact that you treated me to grilled fish, I wouldn't have bothered coming back to bring it to you!"
"Hmph!"
With that, Ju Zi turned and walked away.
Seeing Ju Zi's adorable and innocent appearance, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but chuckle.
After a simple lunch, Huo Yuhao returned to the lab in the afternoon, but neither Xuan Cuiwen nor Ju Zi were there.
Recalling Xuan Cuiwen's teachings from the morning, Huo Yuhao began experimenting with making some soul tools.
The soul tools he made were common, but very valuable.
A baby bottle.
The demand for baby bottles as soul tools was always high, but they were extremely troublesome to make, especially the core magic array.
However, for Huo Yuhao, this kind of soul tool was perfect for practice.
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