Volume One

Su Xing brought the rabbit meat over to Zhu Zhuqing's side and set it down, casting a gentle glance at her. Suddenly, Su Xing felt a bit dazed; while Zhu Zhuqing was unconscious, he hadn't paid much attention to her features. Now that she was awake, he realized just how beautiful she was.

Following this, Zhu Zhuqing looked Su Xing up and down and asked, "I can see that you should be a soul master as well. At your age, coming to Suotuo City, are you planning to go to that Shrek Academy?"

Zhu Zhuqing coughed twice more, her pretty face flushing slightly. She frowned, turned her head to look at Su Xing, and said speechlessly.

Hearing this, another waiter chuckled and said, "Young people these days are really open-minded. Only twelve or thirteen years old, and they're already..."

"By the way, I still don't know your name. My name is Zhu Zhuqing, and I come from the Star Luo Empire."

"Um, alright."

Looking back, Zhu Zhuqing recalled that she seemed to have been saved by someone, brought all the way here by that person, and later fell unconscious when her old wounds flared up.

"Uh, hearing you ask that, could it be? Are you planning to enroll in that scam of an academy?" Su Xing feigned ignorance and asked in return.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing felt a chill on her body, so she lowered her head to check her injuries. Instantly, a charming blush appeared on her pretty face.

Zhu Zhuqing was old enough to understand the social etiquette that men and women should not touch, but she was currently injured and in dire need of treatment and rest. Just as she was hesitating, Time passed, and when Zhu Zhuqing woke up again, she found herself on a large bed covered in roses.

This room was huge; the living room alone was over fifty square meters. All the furniture inside was silver and carved with exquisite patterns. In the center of the hall, there was a giant red heart made of a large pile of roses.

Having traveled continuously to avoid being hunted, Zhu Zhuqing hadn't eaten for a long time. Smelling the fragrant aroma, her stomach growled involuntarily.

Zhu Zhuqing discovered that her blood-stained outer garment was nowhere to be found, replaced by a brand-new men's jacket, and the various wounds on her body had all been bandaged and treated.

"Um... where are my clothes?" A moment later, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned crimson. She turned her head to avoid Su Xing's gaze, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the room first.

A moment later, a young man walked in carrying a large plate of meat.

Hearing Su Xing say this, the reservations in Zhu Zhuqing's heart were completely dispelled. She bit her lip gently and nodded slightly, indicating her agreement.

Taking the key from the waiter, Su Xing carried Zhu Zhuqing toward the stairs. Watching the two of them head up, the front desk waiter whispered to his colleague, "This kid is really lucky. Who knows where he found such a pretty little girl."

Su Xing took out the key, opened the door, and walked in.

As their eyes met, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"Yo, you're awake. I was afraid you'd be hungry when you woke up, so I had the hotel send up some roast meat. I heard them say this isn't ordinary meat; it's the meat of a soul beast, the Soft Bone Rabbit. It tastes amazing!"

"Gurgle... gurgle..."

What Zhu Zhuqing was thankful for was that her undergarments were still intact and her body felt no strange sensations; otherwise, she might have exploded with rage right then and there.

"By the way, after I cleaned and treated your wounds, I found your clothes were covered in blood, so I had the hotel take them to be washed. You can just wear my jacket for now," Su Xing said with a grin.

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing say this, Su Xing first shook his head, then nodded. Su Xing couldn't exactly tell her that he had come to Suotuo City to stake out and wait for someone.

"Thank you, Su Xing," Zhu Zhuqing smiled.

Su Xing arrived at the top floor of the hotel and found many rooms with door plates. The plates were labeled with names like Blue Enchantress, Pink Tenderness, Yellow Sincerity, White Innocence, and Green Parting.

The room at the very end was called Red Ocean, which was the room Su Xing had booked. The names on the door plates seemed to represent the different colors of roses.

"Are you asking about your clothes?" Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Su Xing scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "Your wounds had festered for too long without treatment, and you were also poisoned. If I hadn't cleaned and treated them in time, your life might have been in danger."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and didn't press further about Su Xing changing her clothes. After all, she wasn't the type of pedantic person who would demand someone's eyes for seeing her skin.

"Uh, my name is Su Xing, and I come from the Heaven Dou Empire," Su Xing replied.

Seeing this, Su Xing understood in a second and hurriedly said, "That... at worst, I'll sleep on the floor and you can sleep on the bed. You can rest easy now, right?"

After a while, Zhu Zhuqing pulled the heavy men's jacket around her, sat up, tore off a small piece of rabbit meat, blew on it, and then ate it very delicately.

"Here, sir. This is the key to your room." The waiter handed a bright gold key to Su Xing, his eyes filled with envy.

"Cough... cough... is there really only one room left?" The Rose Hotel front desk waiter emphasized, "Although there is only one room left, please rest assured. Our rooms are very large and fully equipped; it is more than enough for two people."

The decor of this Rose Hotel made it easy to develop a fondness for it. The color scheme was almost entirely rose red, and the faint scent of roses in the hotel was refreshing and relaxing.

Feeling Su Xing's sudden gaze, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but be slightly startled. For a moment, she didn't know if she was blushing because she saw Su Xing's handsome face or because her clothes had been changed by him. Her pretty face flushed even more.

After saying this, the waiter gave Su Xing a look that could only be understood, not described.

At this moment, a burst of meaty fragrance drifted in from outside the room.

The next second, Su Xing felt something soft pressing against his chest. This irresistible sensation caused his entire body to stiffen suddenly.

Immediately after, Su Xing paid the ten Gold Soul Coin room fee. But just as the waiter was processing their check-in, Zhu Zhuqing's old wounds flared up and she fainted again, stumbling directly into Su Xing's arms.

Zhu Zhuqing swallowed a piece of rabbit meat, thinking that this person probably wasn't a bad guy. If he were a bad guy, he wouldn't have saved her, and he probably would have harmed her while she was unconscious.