Star Luo City, Encountering a Little Kitten, Zhu Zhuqing Asks for Continued Reading

Lin Yu was at level 39, just about to reach level 40.

Dugu Yan was also at level 29, just about to reach level 30.

So they would not stay in Star Luo City for long. After taking a stroll around the city, they would head to the Star Dou Great Forest.

A few hours later, Lin Shuai drove the carriage and brought Lin Yu and the other two into Star Luo City.

It was already seven in the evening.

They had no need to stay at an inn when traveling; they could simply stay at a Martial Soul Branch Hall. After entering the city, Lin Yu and the others headed to the Spirit Hall Holy Temple in Star Luo City to settle in temporarily.

Once their rooms had been arranged.

They left the holy temple at eight, planning to find somewhere for dinner before visiting the liveliest streets later on, sampling some local snacks, and then leaving Star Luo City the next day.

The three walked along the streets of Star Luo City when Dugu Yan spotted a storefront. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey, hey, Lin Yu, Renxue, look! It's Xuenai Cake Shop!"

"Xuenai? Is it good?"

Dugu Yan nodded frantically. "Mm-hm! I tried it once before. It's really famous in Star Luo City!"

"Then let's give it a try."

"Let's go!"

The three walked toward Xuenai Cake Shop, and a rich fragrance immediately wafted over.

It did seem rather special.

"It really does smell nice!" Qian Renxue began looking forward to it.

Business at this place was clearly excellent as well; every seat inside was occupied, so Lin Yu and the other two could only sit at a table set up outside the shop.

A waiter soon came over with a professional fake smile on his face. "Three esteemed guests, what would you like to order?"

"Three signature Xuenai desserts and three signature Xuenai drinks," Lin Yu said.

"Certainly. Your total comes to 3 Silver Spirit Coins."

Lin Yu froze. "How much?"

The waiter maintained his smile. "3 Silver Spirit Coins."

Good grief, three dessert cakes and three drinks cost 3 Silver Spirit Coins? This place is absurdly expensive. Is money really this easy to make? Lin Yu muttered inwardly.

In this world, one Gold Soul Coin equaled ten Silver Spirit Coins, while ten Silver Spirit Coins equaled one thousand Copper Spirit Coins.

One Gold Soul Coin was enough to cover the expenses of an ordinary family of three for several months, which showed just how expensive this shop was. (Although the original work explicitly stated that one Gold Soul Coin equaled one hundred Copper Spirit Coins, that was far too unreasonable when one thought about it.)

"Fine." Lin Yu paid without hesitation.

In any case, he had more money than he could spend. Wealth had long become nothing more than an external possession to him.

The three sat at the table outside the shop, eating desserts, drinking beverages, chatting, and enjoying a brief moment of leisure.

"Mm! It really does taste quite good. Let's pack some up later to eat on the road tomorrow," Qian Renxue said in satisfaction after taking a careful bite.

"Sure."

As Lin Yu responded, he suddenly noticed a sneaky little girl hurrying over from not far ahead.

The little girl was eight years old and wore a tight-fitting set of black leather clothes. Her soft, smooth black hair draped over her shoulders, and she had a pair of beautiful, bright eyes. Her face was exceptionally adorable.

Yet her gaze carried a trace of coldness.

This little girl was Zhu Zhuqing of the Netherworld Civet Family.

Although people in this world matured early and developed faster, Zhu Zhuqing was only eight and had just entered her developmental stage, so her figure was still quite unremarkable.

She did not immediately make Lin Yu think of the Zhu Zhuqing in his memories, the one with an extremely voluptuous and sexy figure.

Still, Zhu Zhuqing's sneaky behavior made Lin Yu look at her a few more times.

She came to the side of Lin Yu's table, hid behind a pillar, and stared straight ahead.

Following Zhu Zhuqing's gaze, Lin Yu discovered that she was watching a blond-haired youth. Dressed in luxurious clothing, the youth was clearly not from an ordinary family. He too moved furtively toward the entrance of an inn.

At that moment, two seductive women dressed in extremely sexy clothes emerged from the inn.

The youth immediately revealed a lecherous, wicked expression. With his arms around the waists of the two sexy women, he entered the inn.

"Oh, this is getting interesting. So it's them." A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Yu's lips.

If he had failed to recognize the still undeveloped Zhu Zhuqing at first glance, then Lin Yu immediately guessed the identity of the blond-haired youth entering the inn.

Blond hair, luxurious clothes, and entering an inn with two women of the night in his arms—this scene was practically identical to the one from the original work!

So that blond-haired youth was Dai Mubai, the third prince of the Star Luo Empire!

And the little girl hiding behind the pillar was Zhu Zhuqing.

Heh, if I remember correctly, Dai Mubai is only eleven now, right? At such a young age, he's already thinking with his lower half and can't control himself, sneaking out to sleep with girls?

And he has to take two at once—one isn't enough, huh? He really knows how to play, Lin Yu mocked inwardly.

He had long known that Dai Mubai was a playboy, an absolute scumbag.

Even before going to Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai already had a reputation as a playboy.

In Star Luo City, he had indulged in pleasure and debauchery. Later, unable to withstand the pressure of family competition and tired of being constantly crushed by his older brother Dai Weisi, he abandoned Zhu Zhuqing and fled Star Luo City alone, heading to Shrek Academy.

After arriving at Shrek Academy, he often went to nightclubs with that loser Ma Hongjun to find women and vent his desires, living a carefree life without any concern for the hardships Zhu Zhuqing, left alone in Star Luo City after his escape, might face.

Lin Yu had no favorable impression of such a person at all. He was only somewhat surprised that, judging by how familiar Dai Mubai had looked just now, he had clearly started fooling around with women long ago.

A thought suddenly occurred to Lin Yu. He called toward Zhu Zhuqing, who was hiding behind a pillar, "Hey, miss up ahead, what are you doing?"

Zhu Zhuqing turned back and glanced at Lin Yu, Qian Renxue, and Dugu Yan at the dining table behind her. She said nothing, then looked back toward the hotel.

But her eyes were already red, her expression filled with grievance, unwillingness, and anger, mixed with a complicated emotion. Within that complexity were hope and an evasive reluctance to accept reality.

She suddenly turned around again and asked the three of them, "Tell me, if a guy takes two women to a hotel, what... what would they do inside?"

"Heh, what do you think? What else could a man taking women to a hotel possibly do?" Lin Yu shook his head with a smile. He continued, "If you're asking that question, don't you already know the answer in your heart?"

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment before gathering her courage and asking, "C-can I ask you something?"

She had it too hard.

Born into the Hell Spirit Cat clan, a cold and cruel family with almost no familial affection, she had no friends and no one with whom she could share her true thoughts. Nor could she possibly tell people she knew about such a disgraceful matter.

So she could only bear everything alone, with no one to confide in.

At this moment, these strangers who had suddenly spoken to her became people she could talk to.

Lin Yu replied, "Go ahead."

Zhu Zhuqing gathered her courage and asked, "I... I have a friend..."