Reunion

"Suotuo City."

Lu Yuan raised a hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight, gazing at the three large characters above the city gate as he drawled.

The cool-faced girl beside him rolled her eyes and headed straight into the city.

"Wait for me!"

Lu Yuan hurriedly put away the map in his hand and followed her.

Suotuo City was a major city located in the center of the Lima Plain, under the jurisdiction of the Balak Kingdom.

It was guarded by a heavy military presence, making its importance self-evident.

Aside from the troops stationed there, the fact that the Spirit Hall within the city was a third-tier Martial Soul Main Hall also showed just how important Suotuo City was.

After all, Spirit Hall's money did not fall from the sky. There had to be clear standards for where it established main halls and branch halls.

Of course, besides that, Suotuo City had another identity.

It was also the granary of the Balak Kingdom.

There was no need to elaborate on just how important food was.

It could be said that capturing this place would be equivalent to seizing the lifeline of the entire Balak Kingdom.

However, Lu Yuan had not come for the city itself.

He had come for Shrek Academy, located in a small village outside Suotuo City!

At this point, Shrek Academy was not yet famous.

What truly brought this academy into the public eye was the battle in which it defeated Spirit Hall's Golden Generation during the Soul Master Competition.

The later battle of the three gods and the Ascension of the seven gods merely further gilded the already gleaming name of "Shrek Academy."

Even without the battle of the three gods and the Ascension of the seven gods, Shrek Academy would not have lacked students after the Soul Master Competition.

Still, there was no need to rush the enrollment. The most urgent task was finding somewhere to stay.

Lu Yuan stopped in front of a three-story hotel.

"Rose Hotel."

Lu Yuan stroked his chin, a strange glint flashing through his eyes. He turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing, who stood not far away. "Let's stay here."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned.

To be honest, she had already guessed some of Lu Yuan's Small Thoughts.

Coming to a hotel that looked somewhat suggestive even from the outside, his intentions of pursuing her were obvious even to her.

Yet she could not find anything wrong with what Lu Yuan had said.

So Zhu Zhuqing simply laid everything out in the open.

"Give up. I already have a Marriage Contract."

"Having a Marriage Contract doesn't mean you'll get married right away. Getting married doesn't mean I won't have a chance. Even if I don't have a chance now, that doesn't mean I won't have one decades from now. As long as there's love—"

"Shameless!"

Zhu Zhuqing coldly shot Lu Yuan a glance, then quickly entered the hotel. Walking up to the front desk, she lightly tapped the counter. "Hello, two rooms."

"I'm very sorry, but we only have one suite left."

The hotel receptionist spoke the line he had prepared long ago without changing expression, then winked at Lu Yuan, who had followed behind.

The receptionist had long witnessed the young man and woman arguing outside. Coupled with the girl's furious arrival and her firm demand for two rooms, it was not hard to figure things out.

If he still could not understand, he might as well stop working at a hotel front desk.

Why make things hard for another man?

Little brother, I've got your back!

Lu Yuan understood instantly and smiled back at him from behind Zhu Zhuqing.

Lu Yuan did not know whether the hotel truly had only one suite left.

But for a young man and woman who looked like a couple from the outside, this hotel would always only have one suite left.

Rose Hotel, Rose Hotel...

What respectable hotel would choose such a ridiculous name?

"What is wrong with you?"

"Don't you know what first come, first served means?"

Before Zhu Zhuqing could decide whether to switch hotels, the girl beside her spoke up angrily.

Unlike Zhu Zhuqing, the girl accusing her clearly followed a cute style.

A pink dress, pink knee-high socks, and pink rabbit-ear hair accessories gave her the air of a sweet girl next door, instantly catching the eye.

Zhu Zhuqing was different.

Whether it was her cool face, her tight leather outfit, or her curvaceous figure...

She looked every bit like a cold and aloof mature beauty.

"Your girlfriend?"

Lu Yuan casually nudged Tang San's arm, signaling toward the puffed-up Xiao Wu with his eyes.

"No, she's my sister."

"You are...?"

Tang San looked at Lu Yuan, feeling that he seemed strangely familiar.

Beyond that vague sense of familiarity, every movement of the boy before him also felt oddly familiar.

Zhu Zhuqing could not be bothered to argue with an ignorant little girl. She took a step with her long legs, intending to leave, but then froze blankly in front of the hotel entrance.

"Sorry, but it looks like my girlfriend needs me."

Lu Yuan patted Tang San's shoulder with an apologetic look, then quickly walked toward the girl standing dazed at the entrance.

"Who was that?"

Xiao Wu looked at Lu Yuan's departing back in confusion.

Tang San innocently spread his hands.

"I don't know either."

"We only exchanged a few words. He's probably the boyfriend of that black-haired girl."

Xiao Wu obediently gave an "Oh" and did not ask anything further.

After all, in Xiao Wu's eyes, leaving without a word meant that the other party felt guilty and already knew she was in the wrong.

Since her competitor had voluntarily withdrawn, Xiao Wu was naturally delighted.

Zhu Zhuqing stared at the man and two women outside the hotel, her face turning deathly pale, as though she could not believe her own eyes.

But even if she did not want to believe them, she had no choice but to accept the reality before her.

Her fiancé was actually walking straight toward this hotel with an arm around a pair of sisters!

Zhu Zhuqing could tolerate Dai Mubai's debauchery, and she could understand why he had abandoned her and fled on his own, but she could not accept his self-destructive attitude of giving up without a fight!

Did he think he carried only his own life on his shoulders?

From the day their Marriage Contract was made, her life and his had been bound together!

To share glory and ruin was not just an empty phrase!

With Dai Mubai willingly sinking into depravity like this, how could she possibly hold everything up by herself?

Nine Deaths One Life and certain death were two entirely different matters!

If Dai Mubai worked together with her, they might not be unable to turn the situation around at the brink of death.

The chances were slim, but they were not nonexistent!

But if she was alone, there was no possibility of turning things around at all!

Never mind that her Soul Power was inferior.

Even if her Soul Power were on par with Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi, she still could not use the Hell Spirit Cat to defeat their Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Hell White Tiger!

For a moment, years of pent-up grievance and helplessness surged into her heart. Zhu Zhuqing's body swayed uncontrollably, as though she were about to fall backward.

A large hand firmly wrapped around her waist, pulling her into an embrace and holding her tightly.

Zhu Zhuqing instinctively began to struggle.

"Don't move."

A low voice sounded beside her ear, accompanied by a burst of warm breath.

"If you don't want to make a scene here, you'd better listen to me."

"If you're not afraid of this matter becoming the talk of the town and insist on confronting him for an explanation here, then I can let go."

Accompanied by a faint, nearly inaudible sob, Zhu Zhuqing stopped struggling. Her small hands slowly clenched Lu Yuan's clothes, and a trace of dampness seeped through the fabric onto Lu Yuan's skin.

Dai Mubai pushed open the hotel doors and could not help casting a curious look at the strange couple.

But he did not pay them much attention. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were speaking with the front desk.

"If I remember correctly, this suite has always been reserved for me, hasn't it?"

Dai Mubai was unusually angry.

"Young Master Dai, Young Master Dai, we're terribly sorry. He's new and hadn't heard about it."

After glaring fiercely at the receptionist, the manager hurriedly lowered his head and apologized to Dai Mubai.

"So this is my fault?"

The manager shuddered at the chilling words and hurriedly forced a smile.

"Young Master Dai, you jest. It was our negligence."

Turning to the receptionist, who stood there like a block of wood, the manager could not help but snap.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry! Where are the keys?"

The contract came through, but there were still some things I didn't understand. I added two editors, but neither had approved my request yet, so I didn't dare fill things out carelessly for now.

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