Douluo: Hooking Zhu Zhuqing at the Start
Chapter 8

Rose Hotel Farce! (Please Vote!)

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After a long journey, Jiang Qianhai and Zhu Zhuqing finally arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire, only to discover after asking around that Zhu Zhuqing's destination, Suotuo City, was actually in Balak Kingdom.

Helpless, the two could only set off again. After a day's ride by carriage, they finally found the right place for real.

Once they entered the city, they stored the carriage away, then began wandering around Suotuo City.

On the way, Zhu Zhuqing told Jiang Qianhai the real reason she had come here.

"You won't stop wanting me just because I have an engagement, will you?"

Zhu Zhuqing, who had always been calm, was a little nervous at that moment, afraid Jiang Qianhai would feel uncomfortable.

Jiang Qianhai only smiled and rubbed her hair. "You're the cat I raised. How could I possibly not want you?"

Zhu Zhuqing let out a breath in relief, then snorted coldly and swatted away the hand petting her head.

"You really do treat me like a cat! Move your hand!"

"Fine, fine, fine."

"Zhuqing, look at those hair ribbons over there. What do you think?"

Zhu Zhuqing glanced in the direction Jiang Qianhai was pointing, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

"I like black. Pink... forget it. It doesn't suit me."

"Black? What about that one?"

"Shut up. What would I need gloves for? Come with me!"

Casting Jiang Qianhai a disdainful look, Zhu Zhuqing directly took his hand and walked into a clothing store.

Seeing customers come in, a shop assistant immediately came forward to greet them.

"What can I help you two with?"

Zhu Zhuqing pointed at Jiang Qianhai. "Pick out an outfit for him. Something that suits his temperament. Money isn't an issue."

The shop assistant was delighted when she heard that. She had run into a big customer!

She immediately began sizing Jiang Qianhai up.

"Customer, judging from your boyfriend's outline, I imagine he has quite a good figure under those clothes. Not only are his eyes bright and lively, his facial shape is also very good. Mm, I've got it!"

The shop assistant quickly walked farther into the store and got busy.

Jiang Qianhai took advantage of the time to look at Zhu Zhuqing. "What made you think of buying clothes for me?"

"Why don't you take a look at how long you've been wearing these clothes?" Zhu Zhuqing pointed at a hole. "If I don't get you changed, you're going to turn into a beggar."

Jiang Qianhai chuckled. "It's not like you don't know. I spend all day fishing everywhere, so my clothes get dirty easily. New clothes really aren't that necessary."

"I know you like fishing, but that's a separate matter. If they get dirty, just change into new ones."

The corner of Jiang Qianhai's mouth twitched. What kind of rich-woman talk was that?

At that moment, the shop assistant came back out as well. Knowing Zhu Zhuqing wasn't short on money, Jiang Qianhai didn't refuse either. He took the clothes and walked into the fitting area.

When he came out again, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but freeze at the sight of the brand-new Jiang Qianhai. She only felt as if her heart had been struck by an arrow.

How did I never notice before that he's actually rather good-looking? We've clearly almost seen each other completely naked...

But when she noticed the female shop assistant at the side staring in a slight daze, her delicate brows couldn't help lifting in displeasure.

"Do you have any other combinations?"

Sensing Zhu Zhuqing's displeasure, the shop assistant hurriedly gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry, I didn't expect your boyfriend to have such a good foundation. With a foundation like his, he looks good in anything."

What followed was round after round of trying on clothes. In the end, Jiang Qianhai happily gained fifteen new outfits and left the clothing store under the female shop assistant's sincere smiling send-off.

As Zhu Zhuqing walked, she kept sizing up Jiang Qianhai, who looked as if he had changed into a different person, occasionally nodding slightly. Clearly, she was very satisfied with how he looked now.

I suppose I'd gotten used to how he used to look. Now that he's dressed up like this, he really does give people a fresh impression.

Seeing her keep looking over, Jiang Qianhai couldn't help raising a brow. "What? You've discovered I'm this handsome and feel like you've picked up a treasure?"

"Go to hell!"

The two were laughing and chatting when they suddenly heard a burst of noise.

"Someone's fighting over there. Want to go take a look?"

Jiang Qianhai casually sensed around and discovered what had happened.

Zhu Zhuqing thought that since they were just strolling around anyway, going to take a look wouldn't be bad, so she nodded in agreement.

With her answer, Jiang Qianhai immediately held Zhu Zhuqing and squeezed into the crowd watching the commotion.

When they reached the very front, the first thing they saw was the signboard above the hotel with Rose Hotel on it, along with a pink rose blossom.

The people who were about to fight were inside this hotel.

Of the two sides, one was a man and a woman, while the other was a blond young man with two young and beautiful Twins in his arms.

The men around them were full of praise for the pair of Twins, their words brimming with envy.

When Zhu Zhuqing saw this scene, her gaze changed, and her sharp eyes swept toward Jiang Qianhai. "Do you men all like that kind?"

Jiang Qianhai looked down at her in surprise, then directly cupped Zhu Zhuqing's face and gave her a kiss.

"I still prefer someone like you."

After Zhu Zhuqing heard Jiang Qianhai's answer, her gaze instantly softened, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved upward. Then she continued enjoying the farce inside the hotel.

Inside, the two groups exchanged a few words. The Blue-clothed Boy looked as if he was about to pull the Pink-clothed Girl away, but the Golden-haired One stopped the two of them outright.

He waved for the Twins to leave first, then loosened his shoulders and took up a fighting stance.

From the look of it, it seemed like he wanted to take on two at once, but only the Blue-clothed Boy stepped forward to fight him, while the Pink-clothed Girl was persuaded to stand down.

Then the battle erupted at once!

On one side came White Tiger Possession; on the other, Blue Silver Entanglement. One was a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, while the other was a three-ring Soul Elder, yet the two-ring Blue-clothed Boy's figure flickered up and down, left and right, actually catching the three-ring Soul Elder off guard.

Suddenly, a Little Hammer flashed in the Blue-clothed Boy's hand. The next moment, the three-ring Soul Elder's third ring lit up, and he roared, White Tiger Light Wave—then was sent flying backward.

"Why does this feel strangely familiar?"

When Jiang Qianhai heard "Blue Silver Entanglement," he had more or less guessed the Blue-clothed Boy's identity. Add in that ability to fight above his level... even Zhu Zhuqing, who had read Dou Po, had a strange feeling.

"Could this be... Suotuo City's Xiao Huohuo?"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's assessment of Tang San, Jiang Qianhai's mouth twitched, but in a way, the title did seem accurate. They were both protagonists, after all.

But in the next moment, Zhu Zhuqing shifted her gaze to that White Tiger. Sensing the fluctuations coming from her own Martial Soul, she immediately recognized that fellow as her target!

At that moment, she could not help but let out a breath of relief. If Dai Mubai had been the sort of person who refused to yield to fate and worked hard against it, then after canceling the engagement, she might still have felt the slightest bit of guilt. But now... this guy deserved to have his engagement canceled, and she could do it with a clear conscience!

"Let's go."

Seeing that the farce had ended and both parties involved were preparing to leave, Zhu Zhuqing no longer had any interest in watching the commotion.

This place was not suitable for her to throw out an Engagement Cancellation Letter either. There were too many people.

Only, before leaving, her ears twitched, and the words "Shrek Academy" reached them.

"An academy that only accepts monsters?"

At the mention of monsters, Zhu Zhuqing could not help glancing at her boyfriend.

If one was talking about monsters, then this was what truly counted, right?

A twelve-year-old Soul Douluo—who would dare believe it if word got out?

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