Hello, My Name Is "Zhuqing"

Zhu Zhuyun was someone who cherished her life greatly. To stay alive, she could sacrifice anyone—even her parents, even her own younger sister!

After only a brief hesitation and weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Zhuyun ultimately chose to retreat.

She would not act rashly before learning the other party's background and exact strength. That was also why she had sent the Hyena Soul Elder in first.

Of course, she would not let this go so easily. Once she found the burly man A Biao and the other two Soul Ancestors, she would make that brat who had ruined her plans understand what cruelty was.

Zhu Zhuyun's departure finally made Zhu Zhuqing, who had lost too much blood, unable to endure any longer. She collapsed weakly.

Classmate Zu Zong had always been tender toward women. How could he bear to leave such an adorable little girl in the Soul Beast-infested Star Dou Great Forest?

After giving her some simple emergency treatment to stop the bleeding, he carried her back to his previous hiding place in a princess carry.

It was a mountain cave, originally inhabited by a hundred-year Soul Beast Black Bear. After Zu Zong seized the cave and took its meat, it became his temporary shelter.

He laid a cotton quilt over the grass bedding and gently placed the little girl down.

Only then did he examine her appearance. Hmm! Her face was prettier than that Rabbit's. She wore a black leather outfit. It was just that her little hills had not developed yet—flatter than that Rabbit's, even. She was probably too young!

She had quite a few wounds on her body, though. Seeing this, Zu Zong could not help frowning.

Zu Zong said, "No, this won't do. If the little girl's wounds get infected, it'll be dangerous. It'd be even worse if they leave scars! I have to treat her. In that case..."

"Gulp." He swallowed. Zu Zong slowly undid the little girl's first button.

Dai Mubai, wearing a green hat: "Achoo! Why do I feel like my golden hair has turned green?"

By the time Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes again, it was already dark.

The bloodstained black leather outfit she had been wearing was gone, replaced by a fitted black outfit similar to Zu Zong's.

The moment she tried to get up, Zhu Zhuqing felt a heart-rending pain.

Zu Zong, who was roasting bear meat nearby—Zu Zong: Don't ask where the meat came from. Just know that the mountain cave's former owner had selflessly contributed it—saw the little girl awaken. He hurried over and pressed her back onto the bed. "Don't move yet! I'm not a healing-type Soul Master. I only gave you emergency treatment. If you're not afraid of scars later, then go ahead and move."

Zhu Zhuqing raised her lovely brows, only then recalling everything that had happened before she fainted.

It seemed she had been saved by someone.

Huh? Wait, why have my clothes been changed? And who bandaged this wound on my abdomen?

She glanced at Zu Zong, who wore a black mask, and Zhu Zhuqing began to cry. Her pure body had been seen completely by a strange boy.

At the thought of this, Zhu Zhuqing's face alternated between red and pale. She lay silently beneath the quilt, her whole body trembling slightly. Her long, thick black brows and large, watery eyes looked toward Zu Zong.

Since the first time she had suffered an assassination attempt from her Older Sister Zhu Zhuyun several years ago, this was only the second time she had cried in her life. The first time had been out of disappointment in her Older Sister Zhu Zhuyun. The second was because she believed she had lost her chastity.

Zu Zong rolled his eyes. What chastity? You're not even ten yet. Besides, I only bandaged your wounds and changed your clothes. Those two little fried eggs were still wrapped up in that black lace camisole. I didn't see anything.

"Hey, hey, little girl... Ah, no, Young Girl, why are you crying? I didn't do anything to you. I just helped bandage your wounds."

Zhu Zhuqing asked tremblingly, "Why did you take off my clothes?"

There were still faint sobs in her voice.

Damn it, this was like getting mud in his pants. Even if it wasn't shit, it would still look like shit!

Was he supposed to tell her that he had copied Zhang Wuji's method from Lawrence Ng's version of Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber?

—When using the Nine Yang Manual to heal injuries, girls had to take off their clothes, while boys did not.

After clearing his throat, Zu Zong said solemnly, "Ahem, well, didn't I save you from those three people in black? Then you fainted because your injuries were too severe, so I brought you here to treat you. Let me say this first: I didn't do anything. I only bandaged your wounds."

Little Zhu Qing still did not trust classmate Zu Zong and pressed on, "But if you were only bandaging me, why did you take off my clothes?"

Zu Zong gave little Zhu Qing a blank look. "How was I supposed to bandage that wound on your abdomen without taking off those blood-soaked clothes?"

"Then you saw it, right?"

"No. I bandaged you with my eyes closed!"

"I don't believe you. (ー`ー)"

"No, I didn't see anything. If you don't believe me, check whether your black lace camisole is still there."

Zu Zong, embarrassed: "Uh, it seems I let something slip."

Zhu Zhuqing, crying: "My chastity..."

After that little episode, the two finally stopped arguing, and Zhu Zhuqing's body could barely move again.

By coincidence, the bear meat beside the fire had finished cooking. For a time, the entire mountain cave was filled with its fragrance.

"Growl." Zhu Zhuqing's stomach betrayed her, and her face turned red with embarrassment once more.

"You must be hungry, right? Here, this is meat from a hundred-year Black Bear Soul Beast. It's very nourishing for an injured person like you."

As he spoke, Zu Zong brought the roasted bear meat to Zhu Zhuqing's mouth. It had also been sprinkled with plenty of spices he had mixed himself.

"Gulp." Zhu Zhuqing swallowed. She was obviously craving it, yet she still did not take a bite.

Seeing this, Zu Zong smiled helplessly and said lightly, "What, are you afraid I poisoned it?"

Zhu Zhuqing fell silent, then nodded, essentially admitting it.

Fine! If you won't eat it, I will.

With that thought, Zu Zong removed his black mask and began enjoying the Black Bear meat. There was no one else here besides the little girl, so he did not need to worry about the forces behind those three people in black recognizing him.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened. Only now did she clearly see the appearance of the boy who had saved her. His skin was fair, and his face was extremely beautiful, no less lovely than a girl's. Combined with his slender figure and Blue Silver Hair, Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks reddened even further. She did not know whether it was from embarrassment at seeing Zu Zong's face or simply from hunger.

This good-looking boy saved me. He probably won't hurt me, right? With that thought, Zhu Zhuqing abandoned her usual refinement and began wolfing down the food.

Zu Zong's roasted bear meat really did taste good. Combined with the Zu Clan's homemade cumin, its aroma became even richer.

"Cough, cough." Zhu Zhuqing had never eaten meat like this before and choked.

Seeing this, Zu Zong smiled and tossed a waterskin in front of Zhu Zhuqing. She caught it, opened it, and took a huge gulp before finally catching her breath.

"So, little lo—oh, no, Young Girl, I still don't know your name. Why were you being hunted?"

Zhu Zhuqing froze after hearing that.

Only then did she remember that neither she nor her Older Sister Zhu Zhuyun had revealed their Hell Spirit Cat Martial Souls in front of him. In other words, their identities had not been exposed. To avoid implicating an innocent person, Zhu Zhuqing decided to tell a well-intentioned lie. "Hello! My name is Zhuqing. Zhu as in candle, Qing as in the water radical. I don't know why those three people were hunting me either. I came with my elders these past few days to hunt my second Soul Ring, but they suddenly attacked us. I don't even know how my elders are doing now!"

"Oh." Zu Zong replied flatly.

He could also tell that this little girl—Zhuqing—might not have been telling the truth. Her words were full of holes.

Earlier, he had even suspected that she might be Kitten Zhu Zhuqing, and that the leading woman in black was her Older Sister Zhu Zhuyun. But when he saw the little girl's fried-egg-sized chest, he immediately dismissed the idea. There was no way such a coincidence could happen.

Once her injuries healed, he would send her out of the Star Dou Forest. Then Zu Zong planned to head to Sunset Forest. He still had not found his third Soul Ring!

"Hello, I'm Zu Zong. Zu as in Zu Zong, Zong as in Zu Zong."

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