Xiao Wu's New Friend (Part 1)

"Where do you want to go? I know everything about Nuoding City!"

Xiao Wu confidently asked the two of them, "Also, what's your name?"

"My name is Qingzhu Zhu."

The young lady revealed her name.

"Dear Piggy? What a strange name. What were your parents thinking, giving you such a down-to-earth name? Did you make your fortune raising pigs?" Xiao Wu asked a question that showed absolutely no emotional intelligence.

The servant's eye twitched.

But Qingzhu Zhu found it quite interesting. After all, at home, she had to learn this and that, and after her Martial Soul Awakening, she still had to cultivate. The people she usually encountered would never ask such a rude question, and the atmosphere was extremely serious.

"No, you can just call me Qingzhu," Qingzhu Zhu said.

"Qingzhu, that sounds much better."

Xiao Wu shook her head seriously and asked, "Where are you going to visit?"

"Recently, the city lords of Nuoding City and Falling Star City are going to hold a Soul Master Tournament together, right? The competition venue should be ready, right? Just take us to have a look." It was the servant who spoke.

"You actually believe these kinds of rumors?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

"Rumors?"

The servant was taken aback. "You mean, the competition venue isn't ready yet?"

"What are you preparing? A few days ago, a hundred-year-old Soul Bone caused such a huge uproar. The city lord must be overwhelmed with worries. How could he possibly have the mind to hold Soul Master Tournament? Someone must be spreading rumors. There are too many Soul Master gathered in Nuoding City now, and all sorts of nonsense are circulating," Xiao Wu said.

After a long silence, the servant realized that the city lord of Nuoding City did not seem to have announced the Soul Master Tournament; there were only rumors about it.

After thinking for a while and receiving Qingzhu Zhu's approval, the servant said to Xiao Wu, "Actually, the Soul Master Tournament will be held in the next two or three days."

How did you know?

"We just came from Falling Star City and have obtained definite information—"

According to the servant, the two city lords of Falling Star City and Nuoding City had already discussed it a few days ago and decided to hold a Soul Master Tournament.

The opportunity to become a nobleman was not unfounded.

The Soul Bone incident in Nuoding City also attracted the attention of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, which was passing by. The Leading Elder of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team had a sudden idea and decided to recruit some servants to serve the reserve members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team.

"Servants? Is this the chance to become a noble?" Xiao Wu scoffed.

"Many Commoner Soul Master would love to have such an opportunity, but they're not qualified yet." The servant's tone carried a hint of pride. "A phoenix tail is a thousand times more noble than a rooster's head!"

"Tch, acting all high and mighty just because he's a servant." Xiao Wu scoffed (￣_,￣)!

"You!"

The servant was furious, but Qingzhu Zhu pulled him back and shook her head.

"Little friend, you don't seem to like talking much?" Xiao Wu asked Qingzhu Zhu as she walked.

"Um."

Qingzhu Zhu nodded in agreement.

What do you like to eat?

"Fish."

"According to your servant, you seem to be from the Star Luo Empire?"

"Yes."

"What's the difference between the Star Luo Empire and this place?"

"Have no idea."

"Aren't you from the Star Luo Empire Clan? How could you not know?"

"I'm only six years old."

"I'm also six years old, but I can already tell you roughly about Nuoding City. For example, the people in the Adventurer's Guild are very nice, the restaurants in the north have the best food, the shops in the south have beautiful clothes transported from bigger cities, and near the river that runs through the whole of Nuoding City, there is a bustling market street and a Blacksmith Shop."

Along the way, Qingzhu Zhu was very sparing with her words, but Xiao Wu talked non-stop, as if taking care of a little sister, introducing everything she knew about Nuoding City.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, Qingzhu Zhu was like a frightened kitten, wary of everyone, yet seemingly forced to show others a smile of aristocratic etiquette.

It's totally fake!

Therefore, Xiao Wu decided to comfort the child. After all, Qingzhu Zhu's situation reminded her of her childhood when she was frightened and comforted by her mother in her arms.

"Please stop talking nonsense." The servant was getting impatient and had no interest in the layout of buildings in a small city like Nuoding City. "Please tell us, if the Soul Master Tournament were to be held, where would it most likely be?"

"You're so annoying." Xiao Wu made a face at the servant. "Zhou Qing said that you can't rush things. Why are you in such a hurry? Once the Soul Master Tournament starts, everyone will flock there. Do we still need to ask?"

The servant's chest heaved violently. Considering they were on the street, he suppressed his anger and said, word by word, "We want to get a good seat as soon as possible."

"Why didn't you say so earlier! Why didn't you say so earlier!!" Xiao Wu knew the other party wouldn't dare to force a fight in the street, so she deliberately dragged out her words and put on a cheeky face:

The servant was starting to lose his temper.

"Pfft!"

Qingzhu Zhu burst out laughing.

"Haha, you finally smiled." Xiao Wu rubbed Qingzhu Zhu's head. "It's good to smile more often. You were smiling when we first met, but I know your smile was fake. People can tell the difference between a real smile and a fake smile. You should smile from the heart more often in the future, otherwise life will be meaningless."

"But I can't do it." Qingzhu Zhu's smile vanished as she thought about her family's circumstances, replaced by worry.

"How could you not do it? You can definitely do it, as long as you believe in yourself." Xiao Wu encouraged Qingzhu Zhu by giving her some motivational words she had heard from Zhou Qing.

"Oh."

Qingzhu Zhu didn't react much. After all, she had heard these kinds of words many times at home, but her family members' tone wasn't as gentle as Xiao Wu's.

Then, she suddenly asked a question, "If you have a fiancé, and your fate is tied to his, and you must win a battle to have any hope of survival, but your fiancé is afraid and even wants to run away, what would you think?"

"You have a fiancé?" Xiao Wu stroked her smooth chin, curiously examining Qingzhu Zhu.

"No... she's a friend of mine, a very good friend," Qingzhu Zhu said immediately. "I want to help her, but I don't know how. I can only offer some suggestions, but I'm not very bright."

"I see."

The naive Xiao Wu believed it and offered her advice. "If it were me, I would definitely beat my fiancé up first, and then break off that damn engagement! I'll control my own destiny!"

The servant's lips trembled as he listened.

Qingzhu Zhu lowered her head. "I'm afraid that won't work. My friend's family is too powerful. Perhaps only by becoming Soul Douluo or even Titled Douluo can she possibly rebel, but that would only last for twenty years at most. It's impossible... She can't control her own destiny."

"Then she can only accept her bad luck," Xiao Wu blurted out.