You Want to Get Married Without Taking Out a Loan?

Jiang Qin was dumbfounded. He had not expected Ning Rongrong to be so... uh, uninhibited.

He stammered and stumbled over his words, unsure what to say. The two words had completely driven away his original urge to joke around.

Ning Rongrong's expression changed in an instant from alluring to pitiful. "Brother Jiang Qin, don't you like Rongrong calling you that~?"

Jiang Qin could no longer hold back. He pushed Ning Rongrong down and panted, "You little enchantress, I'm going to make you completely obedient tonight!"

Then he mounted his steed, spear in hand. Real blades and real spears clashed, ten thousand horses fell silent, and black clouds pressed down on the city, threatening to crush it...

Outside the window, the night was black as ink, and all was silent. The occasional chirping of insects mingled with the soft murmurs and low singing inside, forming a wondrous symphony.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Ma Hongjun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Panting, he took a huge gulp of water, then let out a breath and said to Dai Mubai, "Mubai, don't you think what we did was a little underhanded...?"

"Leaving Little Ao there all by himself like that was really a bit..."

Ma Hongjun felt a little guilty. The two of them had agreed to back Oscar up, but when they saw things were going badly, they had abandoned him and run...

Dai Mubai was also breaking out in a cold sweat. He snapped at Ma Hongjun, "Playing the good guy now, you damn fatty? What, did you want to stick around and get beaten up with him?"

Still shaken, Dai Mubai could not help recalling how Jiang Qin and Scar had been chatting so happily together. He knew Scar had some peculiar tastes...

If they had stayed there...

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai both shuddered.

Ma Hongjun said, "Forget it, forget it. Little Ao can pray for his own luck..."

The two exchanged a glance, and each saw the lingering fear in the other's eyes.

Before long, Oscar returned from outside, his face black and blue and his body covered in bruises. He limped in with one hand over his backside, sighing all the way.

He shot the two of them an annoyed glance and walked over to his bed.

"Fuck, do support Soul Masters have no rights at all?"

"And here I've been giving you my Big Sausages to eat every day... Is this how you treat me?"

"It's one thing not to help when I was surrounded, but you fucking turned tail and ran! Is that how brothers are supposed to act?"

His face full of resentment, Oscar ground his teeth and unleashed a torrent of complaints, making Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun lower their heads in guilt.

Although Oscar was a support Soul Master, what the two of them had done really was underhanded. Both remained silent.

After his tirade, Oscar turned his attention to Jiang Qin and began attacking him instead:

"Fuck, ever since that Jiang Qin showed up, I haven't had a single good day. I was the team's real healer, but once he came, well, Teacher Zhao Wuji wouldn't even give me a proper look. He just watches Jiang Qin every day, chasing after him with praise..."

"Are my Big Sausages really that bad? You tell me, aren't they delicious?"

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai shuddered and nearly threw up. But feeling guilty, they exchanged a glance and had no choice but to hold their noses and say together:

"Yeah, your sausages... really are pretty good..."

Oscar noticed nothing amiss and slammed another hard punch into the wall. "And then there's Ning Rongrong! Fuck, I was having a great time talking to her, but Jiang Qin barged in and stole her heart right away. Isn't that NTR right in front of my face? I... I just can't swallow this insult!"

"Boo-hoo, I love Ning Rongrong so much. I can't live without her..."

As he spoke, Oscar suddenly burst into tears, which streamed down his face. But his multicolored face had been beaten to twice its usual size, and the two streams of tears looked like slop in a stinking ditch. It was utterly comical.

Oscar and Dai Mubai could not help turning away, for no other reason than that they were afraid they would throw up if they looked.

Before long, Ma Hongjun's eyes shifted. He chuckled and patted Oscar on the shoulder.

"Little Ao, stop crying. You just want to make Jiang Qin suffer a setback and win that woman Ning Rongrong back, right? Heh-heh, your brother here has a plan!"

Oscar stopped crying. He and Dai Mubai stared at Ma Hongjun in astonishment and said in unison, "You have a plan?"

Ma Hongjun bristled. "What, am I really that hopeless in your eyes? Can't I come up with a brilliant plan?" Ma Hongjun was furious.

Dai Mubai, however, smacked Ma Hongjun hard. "Why are you talking so much crap, you damn fatty? Spit it out!"

Oscar stopped crying too, a fierce light bursting into his dim eyes. "Out with it, Fatty! If this really works, I promise you'll be the first to eat my Big Sausages from now on!"

Ma Hongjun shuddered, then went on, "It's not hard, really. You can tell at a glance that Jiang Qin's a lecher. Tomorrow we..."

Dai Mubai and Oscar chuckled as they listened and praised the plan repeatedly. In the end, they said in unison:

"Good! That's what we'll do!"

Meanwhile, inside the Rose Hotel.

The night had grown deeper. Cicadas chirped outside the window from time to time in the autumn night, and the room had only just fallen quiet again.

Ning Rongrong was drenched in fragrant sweat, her face full of satisfaction as she nestled in Jiang Qin's arms.

Jiang Qin closed his eyes, enjoying the peace and beauty of the moment.

Suddenly, the system's voice rang out again:

[Ding! Host, please sign the loan contract within three days. If it remains unsigned after the deadline, you will be erased immediately!]

Jiang Qin's eyes snapped open, filling with terror. He hurriedly said to the system, "What the hell? Why is there a loan contract too? System, you never told me about that before!"

The system's voice gradually took on a mocking tone, losing its former coldness. "Kid, you want to get married without taking out a loan? Think about it."

Then a contract with black text on a white background appeared before Jiang Qin.

[The customer must pay a fixed percentage of the Soul Power cultivated that month before the 30th of each month. If repayment is late, the amount will be forcibly deducted as punishment and will increase by 10% the following month, and so on.]

[Loan term: 30 years. Monthly interest: 60%.]

[Also available: a surprise 40-year loan package. Monthly interest: 70%.]

Jiang Qin nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn it, this was even more crooked than some unscrupulous merchants! Seriously, System, is your fucking surname Xu?

Jiang Qin stared at the loan terms the system had given him, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

But the system chuckled twice and spoke first. "The person signing the loan agreement must be in a romantic relationship with the woman in the marriage contract before he can sign. Don't even think about exploiting a loophole!"

The hope that had just kindled in Jiang Qin was immediately snuffed out. His eyes went blank, and he was so worried his hair nearly turned white.

Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong traced a circle on Jiang Qin's broad, solid chest with her finger and said resentfully:

"That brat Oscar really deserves to die! I was so wrong about him!"

"He seemed so honest before, and he spoke so politely. I never imagined he was such a lowlife!"

"If I get the chance, I'll make sure to get back at him good and proper!"

Hearing this, Jiang Qin's expression suddenly changed, and a spark rekindled in his eyes.

"System, a romantic relationship doesn't necessarily require physical contact, right? As long as that relationship exists, it's enough, right?"

[You only need to maintain a romantic relationship with the person who signs the marriage contract. No relations of any kind are necessary. After all, when you buy a house, even though you're the one shouldering the loan, the house is in her name!]

Jiang Qin's face lit up with joy. He suddenly cupped Ning Rongrong's little face and planted a hard kiss on her lips. "Rongrong, you really are my little lucky star! I'm saved!"