Romantic Moments with Zhu Zhuqing, Beating Up the Chicken Phoenix

"What? That bastard's voice? Why is he here..."

Zhu Zhuqing trembled slightly and hurriedly hugged herself. After glancing around, she thought, That Luo Chen... he isn't here to violate me, is he?

But when she recalled Luo Chen's wickedly handsome face, he did not seem like that kind of person. Besides, why did she suddenly feel a faint trace of surprise?

Heavens, what am I thinking?

Hearing another sound from outside, Zhu Zhuqing did not dare stay any longer. She hurriedly and laboriously put her black leather outfit back on, zipped it up, and slipped on her stockings and little leather boots.

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing had once again become a sexy, aloof little beauty. She lightly brushed back her hair, hesitating over whether to go out.

In truth, having a boy knock on her door late at night was an ordinary experience for other girls, but Zhu Zhuqing had never experienced it before. Since childhood, she had been confined in the palace of the Star Luo Empire. Aside from Prince Dai Mubai, she had never even spoken to another boy.

She thought, Under normal circumstances, with my cold appearance, no one should dare bother me. Yet this Luo Chen...

After thinking it over, Zhu Zhuqing still walked to the door and gently opened it.

Zhu Zhuqing knew this was only a shabby little house. If Luo Chen truly had other intentions, hiding would be useless. She might as well go out and warn him. At Shrek Academy, disturbing a female student at this hour could get someone expelled.

When the door opened, Luo Chen indeed saw Zhu Zhuqing emerge in her tight leather outfit, looking sexy and cold, her expression somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Seeing Luo Chen, Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, "I'm going to rest. What are you here for? If you can't give me an important reason, I'll tell the dean about this tomorrow."

Luo Chen hurriedly said, "Hey, don't. Of course I have something important. I want to invite you to admire the moon and chat together. Look how beautiful the scenery is over there. Sitting in the woods together, admiring the moon and talking—wouldn't that be fun?"

Zhu Zhuqing's heart stirred slightly. She looked at the moon in the night sky and the nighttime scenery. It truly was beautiful, but how could she go admire the moon with him at this time?

She froze for a moment, then immediately blushed and said, "Are you sick? How is that important? Leave now. I'm giving you one chance, or you can wait to be expelled."

After speaking, Zhu Zhuqing had just turned to go inside when Luo Chen immediately grabbed her fair wrist. With a Flying Thunder God Teleportation, he pulled her dozens of meters away.

They arrived in the woods behind the village, where the scenery was far more beautiful. Tang Hao had just gone in another direction. Luo Chen obviously would not bring Zhu Zhuqing to watch Tang Hao fight. That would be asking for death.

Luo Chen gathered Soul Power at the tips of his feet. He moved so fast that Zhu Zhuqing could not react at all. Sharp claws immediately appeared on her hands, and the tail behind her began to sway.

"Let go of me, or else..."

Just as Zhu Zhuqing's other claw reached for Luo Chen, Xiao Ming immediately seized her other wrist. By then, Xiao Ming had stopped as well. Looking up at the night sky, he said, "Zhuqing, look. Isn't it beautiful here? Let's sit here for a while."

"Mhm..." Zhu Zhuqing looked around. They were on a slope, at the highest point. A bright full moon hung overhead, while flowers, grass, and trees surrounded them. She was slightly dazed. After all, she was a girl—how could she dislike such romantic scenery?

Xiao Ming smiled softly, then sat down. Still holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand, he pulled her down to sit beside him. The moment Zhu Zhuqing sat, her cheeks instantly reddened. She tried to pull free of Luo Chen's hand, but Luo Chen continued gripping it tightly.

Luo Chen could tell that the strength in Zhu Zhuqing's hand was so soft, and her cheeks were flushed. How could she truly want to leave?

Congratulations, Host. You have gained Zhu Zhuqing's favorability. Favorability is continuously increasing...

Gained 800 experience points

Gained 600 experience points

Gained 500 experience points

...

Damn, that's a lot of experience points. Looks like this girl may reject me with her mouth, but her heart is being honest.

Luo Chen knew that the amount of experience points represented Zhu Zhuqing's current level of attraction.

After all, Luo Chen was stronger than Zhu Zhuqing. Under such circumstances, ordinary increases in favorability generally would not grant more than two hundred experience points. Anything above that meant the flutter of romantic feelings, and such feelings naturally had no upper limit.

If he could make a female character far stronger than himself feel romantic attraction, then gaining tens of thousands of experience points at once was possible.

Luo Chen was delighted. With the Favorability Cultivation System, he could not only grow stronger quickly, but also judge the other person's emotions from the rise and fall of experience points. It was wonderful—a divine artifact.

It was not until more than ten seconds later that Zhu Zhuqing's emotions settled down. She allowed Luo Chen to hold her hand as she quietly admired the scenery.

"You're a little tired, aren't you? Sitting like this is too sleepy. Come on, you can lean on my shoulder." Luo Chen gently released Zhu Zhuqing's hand and wrapped an arm around her soft, slender waist. Zhu Zhuqing was slightly startled, but she had already found herself leaning against Luo Chen.

Zhu Zhuqing's cheek pressed against Luo Chen's ear, making her emotions fluctuate again.

Of course, Luo Chen did not mind. Here on Douluo Continent, he and Zhu Zhuqing were both adults. What was wrong with dating? He gently held Zhu Zhuqing in his arms. This Little Wildcat scratched at him with her claws, but it did not hurt at all.

"You..." Zhu Zhuqing's face had completely reddened. She suddenly realized her claws were becoming weaker and weaker, as though she were acting coquettishly. She hurriedly stopped and did not dare say another word.

She had only met Luo Chen today, yet things had already become like this. At that moment, she felt that speaking would only make her die of embarrassment.

Just like that, Luo Chen said nothing more. The two quietly admired the moon and scenery while he continuously gained experience points and grew stronger.

Well, it could not be helped. Luo Chen simply could not be bothered to cultivate. Without dating, he could not level up. Just one hour like this was worth several months of cultivation.

Two hours later, seeing Zhu Zhuqing nearly asleep in his arms, Luo Chen finally picked her up and prepared to take her back.

Halfway there, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly woke up and jumped down. She glanced at Luo Chen, brushed back her hair again, and pretended to be reserved, not daring to speak.

Luo Chen followed behind her and escorted her back to that little house. After entering, Zhu Zhuqing stood with her back to him and said softly, "Thank you."

"Mhm, it's nothing. I'll come see you again in the future. You probably won't be willing to let me leave the academy anymore, right?"

Luo Chen's casual words made Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body tremble. She hurriedly shut the door.

Only after Luo Chen left did she come back to her senses. She slowly sat on the bed and touched her face. "What's going on? I... what am I doing? My purpose in coming to Shrek wasn't this. I can't do this anymore. I absolutely can't be like this again in the future."

After returning to his dormitory, Luo Chen finally had a good night's sleep. Looking at his experience points, he was stunned. Damn, he had actually accumulated over four thousand.

As expected, aloof female characters were better. Their attraction values were higher.

Lady Bibi Dong had probably been alone in Pope's Palace for many years. And Bo Saixi too—she was even more aloof. He could not let them be too lonely. He needed to grow stronger quickly.

After thinking about it, Luo Chen spent over a thousand experience points to increase the proficiency of Flying Thunder God, immediately raising it to level three.

Damn...

At level three, Flying Thunder God could be used for four-stage teleportation. These four stages were practically a space ninjutsu that could pass through any physical obstacle except special barriers. The range was still not very large, only around five hundred meters.

At level six, he could teleport several thousand meters or more, ignore any barrier, and even enter special spaces within range.

"Not bad." Luo Chen was very satisfied. He used another thousand experience points to raise Water Release to level two. Now, he could also use Water Dragon Bullet and Waterfall.

Although they consumed Soul Power, with the replenishment of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, it was like having a Holy Grail. As long as he did not instantly expend more than half his Soul Power, there would be no interruption.

With the remaining thousand-plus experience points, Luo Chen continued improving the proficiency of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. The Nine Yang Divine Skill consumed a great deal of experience. He was still more than a hundred thousand experience points away from breaking through to the third level.

The next morning, Luo Chen had intended to look for Xiao Wu, but he suddenly got lost. By chance, he ran into Zhu Zhuqing, who was buying breakfast at the village entrance.

The moment Zhu Zhuqing saw Luo Chen, her face instantly reddened. She immediately lowered her head and prepared to leave, but Luo Chen quickly blocked her and said, "Wait, little sister Zhuqing. Let's take a walk together. Formal training is about to begin, so we should familiarize ourselves with the surroundings."

"You..." Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head, her heartbeat accelerating again.

Luo Chen sensed the increase in experience points and was very satisfied. Then he suddenly noticed a chubby boy arguing with a young girl nearby.

"Cuihua, this is your happiness. How can you be afraid of me?" The chubby boy spoke shamelessly with a lewd expression.

The girl hurriedly turned away and said, "I really can't stand you. No, go find someone else."

The chubby boy grabbed the girl and said, "No. Breaking up is fine, but we still have to keep doing it, or else I won't let this go..."

Damn, isn't that disgusting piece of trash Ma Hongjun?

Xiao Ming knew that Ma Hongjun was this kind of disgusting scum. It was not merely simple harassment of girls like in the anime—he was far more disgusting than that. The anime did not even dare air this part. Anyone who had read the original novel knew the side effects of his Martial Soul.

Wasn't Tang San supposed to run into this scene? Why did I encounter it first? Did I get up too early today?

Luo Chen thought about it, but it was fine. He had wanted to teach this disgusting scum a lesson for a long time.

"What do you want?" Luo Chen teleported over with Flying Thunder God and slapped Ma Hongjun across the face. The fat boy was caught completely off guard and landed on the ground on his butt.

"Where the hell did you come from? You're courting death..."

Ma Hongjun touched his slapped cheek, immediately jumped up, and threw a fist at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen struck in an instant, catching Ma Hongjun's fist and kicking him in the legs. Ma Hongjun's eyes bulged on the spot. He let out a loud cry and flew several meters away, rolling around on the ground.

"You wanted it, didn't you? Do you still want it?"

Luo Chen looked down at the lewd fat boy with a faint smile. Unlike Tang San, he was not so concerned about saving face, and Ma Hongjun looked incredibly miserable right then.

With Luo Chen's current strength, he could have crippled Ma Hongjun with one kick. But it was still too early for that. He would let him suffer first.

"Ah, Ma Hongjun..." Cuihua seemed somewhat heartbroken and was about to run over when Ma Hongjun suddenly leaped up and shouted, "Phoenix Avatar..."

After using Chicken Phoenix Avatar, Ma Hongjun's entire body emitted heat. Two soul rings rose around him, and some feathers grew from his body.

If it had been a girl, it might have looked all right. But after possession, this fat Ma Hongjun was hideous beyond belief, like an overfed rooster.

"Go die..."

Ma Hongjun suddenly fired a ray of purple flame.

"Watch out..." Seeing Luo Chen standing there without moving, Zhu Zhuqing beside him could not help crying out. After shouting, however, her pretty face turned faintly red.

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's voice, Xiao Ming was pleased. Things seemed to be going very smoothly. She was already worried about him.

Luo Chen lightly stretched out his hand and summoned his Martial Soul, the Peach Blossom Fan. Although he could use all sorts of ninjutsu without using his Martial Soul, he could not make things seem too absurd on Douluo Continent.

"Water Formation Wall..."

With a light wave of Luo Chen's Peach Blossom Fan, a large surge of water gushed forth and instantly condensed into a Water Formation Wall.

The purple flames struck the Water Formation Wall and immediately went out.

The scene was incredibly cool, leaving Zhu Zhuqing dumbfounded.

"Let's try another move. At level-two Water Release, I should be able to use this one too." Luo Chen waved his fan again, and countless droplets of mist in the air instantly condensed into needle-like spikes that all shot toward Ma Hongjun in the air.

"Thousand Kill Water Wings."

This move was also Water Release. Haku's ninjutsu, Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, was Ice Release, and Ice Release was merely an advanced form of Water Release.

"What?" Ma Hongjun immediately panicked and unleashed his Second Soul Skill. Purple flames covered his entire body, melting all the incoming ice spikes. Even so, he still suffered some injuries.

Ma Hongjun was not stupid, nor was he weak. If not for Water Release restraining him, even Luo Chen would not dare directly engage his flames at close range.

Ma Hongjun's Second Soul Skill could not last long. Knowing that he could not drag this out any further, he immediately flapped his wings and charged toward Luo Chen, flames blazing around his body.

Luo Chen waved his fan lightly once more.

"Water Release, Water Fang Bullet Technique..."

Bang! A water bullet suddenly shot out, instantly striking Ma Hongjun's legs from below. He had flames protecting his body, but Luo Chen had already kicked him there earlier. This second strike, though his flames blocked most of the water, made him feel a bone-chilling cold at once.

"Wah..."

The purple flames around Ma Hongjun immediately vanished. A few meters from Luo Chen, he crashed face-first onto the ground. Clutching his soaked pants, he began wailing again.

Luo Chen slowly approached him. Ma Hongjun hurriedly shouted, "Big brother, big brother, I was wrong! I can't beat you! Cuihua is yours now! Big brother, please spare me! I don't want her anymore..."

Ma Hongjun was truly frightened. Water-element attacks naturally restrained his still-unawakened flames, and Xiao Ming had struck him in a critical place twice. He feared that if this continued, he would truly be finished.

Slap! Cuihua suddenly slapped Ma Hongjun across the face and said, "You coward! I treated you sincerely before and stayed with you for so long."

Luo Chen was instantly delighted. The fat boy being slapped by his own girlfriend—this was even more pathetic.

Ma Hongjun was not actually weak. The flames around him were equivalent to level-two Lightning Release. If Luo Chen had not just upgraded his Water Release to level two, then even with ordinary Lightning Release armor, Luo Chen could not have directly touched those flames. He could only have defeated him with Chidori.

"Stop, Xiao Chen! Fatty! Why are you fighting?"

Luo Chen had already seen Dai Mubai running over from one side, while Tang San and Xiao Wu approached from the other.

That Tang San really went to look for Xiao Wu again. Luo Chen casually glanced at Xiao Wu. Their eyes met, and Xiao Wu immediately revealed a cute little smile.