Taking Down Zhu Zhuyun

"Eh? How did your physical strength improve so drastically?"

Golden Goose lifted Xu Yu like a chick and pinned him to the wall, then ran her other hand all over his body. Her face immediately filled with surprise.

Xu Yu felt deeply humiliated—not because Golden Goose had touched him. In truth, although no one knew her exact age, she looked only twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with an incredible body. Being touched by her felt quite nice, so there was nothing humiliating about that. What embarrassed him was his position. Being lifted and pawed at like a dog would humiliate anyone.

"Teacher, could you put me down? I've advanced to Soul King." Hanging against the wall with no other choice, Xu Yu dropped a shocking piece of news.

The news made Golden Goose's head buzz. Her first reaction was disbelief. She pulled Xu Yu into her arms and squeezed him tightly, huffing, "You've learned to lie now, have you? I'll smother you!"

"..." Xu Yu struggled with all four limbs, thinking, Miss, are you getting too into this? You said I look like your younger brother, but I only look like him. I'm not actually him, am I?

Is pressing me into your chest really in keeping with the proper conduct of a teacher?

He could not take it anymore. He was really suffocating! Golden Goose had no sense of restraint—her younger brother had probably been smothered to death by her like this too. Xu Yu hurriedly summoned his martial soul. The Brilliant Gold Scepter appeared, surrounded by five soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—rising and falling around it.

Stunned, Golden Goose involuntarily parted her lips. Her shock made her loosen her hold, and Xu Yu quickly escaped her clutches and retreated far away.

"Does Your Excellency the Pope know?" Golden Goose grabbed Xu Yu back and hurriedly asked, apparently worried that Bibi Dong would snatch her disciple away again.

But Xu Yu disappointed her. He nodded, and Golden Goose deflated helplessly. "If Your Excellency the Pope wants you back, then agree to it. She... is very powerful."

A trace of fear flashed through Golden Goose's eyes.

"She didn't ask for me! But she gave me this."

Hearing that Bibi Dong did not want her disciple back, Golden Goose was delighted. Then Xu Yu waved the Pope's Token before her, nearly making her cough up blood.

What was this supposed to mean? The Pope's Token had already been given to him—did he still count as her disciple?

"Stop waving it around. Put it away!" Golden Goose glared at Xu Yu, in an awful mood as she prepared to return to her room and rest.

At that moment, Xu Yu added, "Teacher, I brought a friend back to stay here. Is that okay?"

"A friend? Male or female?"

"Female."

Golden Goose shot Xu Yu another fierce glare. Having been single for decades, her mood worsened even further. Could a female friend brought home really just be a friend?

"Fine! Explain the rules here to her. Be careful."

"Got it, Teacher. Take care and get some rest!"

Hmph! Golden Goose rolled her eyes at her disciple. This little brat sure had a sweet mouth. She really wanted to kiss him!

After seeing off that great Buddha, Xu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. But when he thought about Golden Goose staying in the residence overnight, he could not help worrying. If she found out what he had done, she would probably expel him from her tutelage.

Night fell.

Dormitory.

Zhu Zhuyun took out the medicine Xu Yu had given her that morning, hesitating over whether to drink it.

But after twisting open the cap, an intense, delicate fragrance spread throughout the room. Zhu Zhuyun gritted her teeth and drank it.

She drank the entire bottle.

Only then did she remember that Xu Yu seemed to have told her not to drink it all at once. But regret came too late. Vigorous life force erupted from the medicinal liquid and instantly fused into every part of her body.

Zhu Zhuyun could clearly feel the damage caused by forcibly absorbing two soul bones rapidly healing. Moreover, the effects of those two soul bones were being further unlocked. To her surprise, her Soul Power Level jumped two levels in a row, reaching level fifty-five. Before Zhu Zhuyun could rejoice—

The medicine's eruption truly reached its peak. Her Soul Power rose another level, but Zhu Zhuyun's expression changed instead. Her body could not withstand such a violent eruption of energy. It was about to collapse.

Xu Yu was going to get her killed!

Xu Yu... At that moment, Zhu Zhuyun remembered that the person next door was a Support System Soul Master, and his healing abilities were exceptionally formidable. She could only seek his help.

Mobilizing all her Soul Power to suppress the violent energy fluctuations, Zhu Zhuyun staggered to her feet. But when she tried to move, she realized she could not. Even the slightest movement would worsen the energy surge, destroying her in an instant. Exploding to death would be her final fate.

"Bang!" Zhu Zhuyun could only grit her teeth and fiercely strike the wall with a soul skill, hoping Xu Yu would understand.

To her relief, Xu Yu crashed through her door in less than ten seconds. With a wave of the Brilliant Gold Scepter in his hand, he applied five enhancement soul skills at once.

The collapse was slowing, but only slowing. If this continued, she would still be unable to escape death. She did not want to die yet.

"What do we do?" Zhu Zhuyun placed her hopes on Xu Yu.

With life and death hanging in the balance, Xu Yu did not waste words. He pulled up his pant leg and patted his right leg, saying gravely, "I have a top-grade healing soul bone. It can definitely suppress your injuries."

"You want to dig out your soul bone and give it to me?" Zhu Zhuyun froze, her gaze toward Xu Yu carrying a faint trace of emotion.

"Of course not. But there's another way."

"Say it." All her emotion vanished without a trace as Zhu Zhuyun answered coldly.

That had been too embarrassing. She had thought Xu Yu had changed, and she had even been moved. What a complete waste of feeling.

"Merge!"

"Merge?"

At first, Zhu Zhuyun did not understand what he meant. But Xu Yu's burning gaze left her no choice but to interpret it that way.

Meeting Xu Yu's highly aggressive gaze, Zhu Zhuyun nervously retreated. "Don't you dare do anything rash!"

"Are we not continuing our deal? I obtained the Pope's Token. If you still don't react, I can make a deal with someone else. But if you want someone like me, do you think you can find another?"

"You!"

Taking advantage of her predicament, Zhu Zhuyun was furious!

But Xu Yu was right. He was the only one who met her requirements, while plenty of people met his.

"Come on, then!" Zhu Zhuyun had already done plenty of mental preparation beforehand. At most, I'll just close my eyes, and it'll be over.

Tss... It hurt so much.

The next morning, sunlight softly fell across the curtains. Golden Goose resentfully glanced at the room where the slapping sounds had continued all night, then had no choice but to head to the Pope's Palace with dark circles under her eyes to report on the capture operation.

Tang Hao had escaped during the encirclement in the Extreme North's harsh environment. She had no idea how the Pope would handle the matter.

"I'm leaving first!"

Inside the room, Zhu Zhuyun was pretending to sleep. Xu Yu casually called out, too lazy to wake her.

She was still naked beneath the covers. It would be awkward for both of them if she got up now, so this was better. After getting dressed and reaching the door, Xu Yu hesitated before making a decision.

"Oh, right. This is your Storage Ring. I found it on the Sea Island last time. Take this Water Repelling Pearl too."

As he spoke, he placed the items on the table. Zhu Zhuyun could no longer keep up the act. She turned her head, glaring angrily yet not daring to question Xu Yu as he disappeared through the doorway.

She had actually suspected it back on the Sea Island. The Water Repelling Pearl she had held in her mouth had been taken by Xu Yu, but since he refused to admit it, there was nothing she could do. As for the Storage Ring, she truly had not expected that. That shameless bastard had even looked so righteous and dignified. Sure enough, there was no such thing as the most shameless—only someone even more shameless.

Wrapped in the bedding, with her two slender, fair arms exposed to the air, Zhu Zhuyun gritted her teeth as she watched that certain Xu disappear. Still, she took the items back.

They were her things. Why would she not take them?