I'm Leaving

"Why do you keep coming over to my place every day when you've got nothing to do?"

Although Zhu Zhuyun stood blocking the doorway, she could not stop Xu Yu if he forced his way in.

Besides, Zhu Zhuyun did not want Xu Yu squeezing around at her doorway either. It made her terribly uncomfortable.

"Hurry up and come in. Finish whatever you came here to do, then get out immediately."

You're a person, not a thing! Xu Yu muttered under his breath.

Once inside, the space was much warmer than outside, though rather cramped.

When he lay down on the bed, the blankets were still warm. Xu Yu asked in surprise, "You went to bed this early?"

"You know that, yet you still have the nerve to lie on it?" Zhu Zhuyun stood beside the bed with her arms folded, her face cold as she looked down at the young man curled up in the blankets.

A minute ago, she had been the one lying on that bed.

A minute later, it had become Xu Yu.

This guy was refusing to leave on purpose, making her warm his bed for him!

"What's there to be embarrassed about between us?" Xu Yu had even taken off his coat and rolled around in the blankets twice. A bed a beauty has lain in really is different. It's comfortable even just sleeping in it.

Zhu Zhuyun sneered beside the bed. "Xu Yu, stop trying to talk your way out of this. You keep saying you support me, but other than sleeping with me, what have you helped me do these past few days? I've been running around for you nonstop. I've practically become your assistant."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became!

She had practically become his secretary!

A real secretary.

When there was work, the secretary did it. When there was no work, he did the secretary.

Was that so? Xu Yu touched his nose, feeling somewhat awkward. Zhu Zhuyun seemed different tonight from before.

Still, it was true that he had been so busy lately that he had neglected Zhu Zhuyun's grand ambitions.

Seeing his heartless expression only made Zhu Zhuyun angrier. She sneered, "I should have realized long ago that you and I are the same kind of people. What a fool I was to trust you for so long, to let you sleep with me for so long."

"Give me the Storage Spirit Device."

"What for?" Zhu Zhuyun's words left Xu Yu utterly at a loss.

He had actually planned to build up some strength before helping her establish a nation, but she clearly did not believe him.

Fine. He did not really believe it himself, either. It was indeed difficult to ask Zhu Zhuyun to believe him.

But he did not believe it because he had no idea where the future would lead. If he died halfway through, then nothing he said would matter anyway.

This was a dog-eat-dog otherworld. Naturally, he would live one day at a time.

Being happy was what mattered most.

Everyone should be happy.

After snatching Xu Yu's Storage Spirit Device, Zhu Zhuyun was indeed very happy.

But what shocked her was that, with spiritual power nearing that of a level-sixty Soul Emperor, she still could not open Xu Yu's Soul Tool.

"I know support-system spirit masters tend to have stronger spiritual power, but your spiritual power feels like it's above level seventy, doesn't it?"

Tch! Xu Yu smiled disdainfully.

Level seventy? It was not even worthy of him.

Otherwise, did she think he would have let her snatch his Storage Spirit Device so easily?

But what Xu Yu had not expected was that Zhu Zhuqing directly burst open his Storage Spirit Device and took several Gold Soul Coin cards that the Zhu Family head had given him last time.

"I'm leaving. Consider this money the fee for all the times you enjoyed me for free these past days."

That was way too expensive! It had only been a few times. Several million Gold Soul Coins.

Sensing how tightly Zhu Zhuyun was holding in her emotions, Xu Yu opened his mouth but ultimately did not stop her.

She had probably been provoked by her family during the day.

When people left, the tea went cold. No matter how powerful the Zhu Family was, it could no longer accommodate her.

Moreover, the Zhu Family's third daughter—the future designated heir—favored Zhu Zhuqing over Zhu Zhuyun. Once her mother stepped down, Zhu Zhuyun's days might become even harder.

What was this? Zhu Zhuyun raised her brows as she picked up a book from the burst Storage Spirit Device. Its cover read Five Thousand Years of Chinese History. She opened it and flipped through it, her expression shifting slightly.

That was... a governance handbook Xu Yu had compiled based on his homeland's history, combined with the customs and practices of the Douluo Continent. It was still only a draft, but calling it a plan for founding a nation would not be wrong. He had incorporated many classic governing principles from his past life into it—ideas that were undeniably advanced for a civilization like the Douluo Continent, where slavery had only recently been abolished.

Although Xu Yu had used the concept of multiple emperors jointly ruling the realm, changing multiple emperors into one emperor would essentially make it a feudal system. In this world where one's birth determined one's fate, such a system was the most suitable.

After all, how else could commoners rise in status besides through a Spirit Mutation?

But Spirit Mutations were not so easy to come by. The odds were not even one in ten thousand.

However, compared with modern technological society, Xu Yu had added Soul Tools—which were not valued on the Douluo Continent—to the plan, establishing a Soul Tool Knowledge Society. That gave those at the bottom a chance to climb upward.

Zhu Zhuyun read seriously for half an hour, her expression changing repeatedly. In the end, she took the book with her.

These governing principles were exactly what she needed. She had not expected Xu Yu to possess such ability. This time, Zhu Zhuyun truly saw him in a new light. After a moment of silence, she said, "This is exactly what I need, so I'm taking it! Also, I'm leaving!"

Leaving? Where was she going?

"Several kingdoms and provinces in the south of the Star Luo Empire have also plotted against my younger sister. They support me taking the throne, so I'm going there. Didn't your ideas make people's blood boil? Then I'll be your pioneer."

After saying that, silence followed. Zhu Zhuyun walked toward the door in disappointment. She was still waiting for Xu Yu to ask her to stay, though she would not remain even if he did.

She claimed she felt nothing, but if she truly felt nothing, why would she have allowed Xu Yu into her bed?

"Wait."

Xu Yu's helpless voice sounded behind her. With her back to him, Zhu Zhuyun's lips curved slightly upward.

She did not know whether they would have another chance to meet, but she would remember this unforgettable memory forever.

"I arranged to meet someone here. I'll leave after I take care of that. That person is rather formidable, and I'm afraid I can't keep him under control by myself. Help me deal with him before you go."

I...! Zhu Zhuyun nearly exploded with rage, her entire aura suddenly turning icy.

She turned back and leaned against the wall, frosty and unapproachable.

"I was kidding, you little fool. How could I possibly feel nothing for you?" Xu Yu made a terrible joke.

Zhu Zhuyun glanced up at him without reacting.

"Fine, let's not talk about that for now. How is the Hell Spirit Cat's sense of taste?"

Xu Yu had been pursuing a sharper sense of smell and had nearly overlooked the top-tier "sense of taste" right beside him.

Cats had an excellent sense of taste. Their tongues were highly sensitive to all kinds of flavors, and as the king among cats, the Hell Spirit Cat would surely meet his needs. Xu Yu brought it up only because he wanted to confirm it with Zhu Zhuyun.

The room fell silent. Zhu Zhuyun leaned against the wall without speaking, still angry and unwilling to talk to Xu Yu.

Left with no choice, Xu Yu used his Illusionary Talent. The surroundings began to change, turning into a scene of spring, with birds singing and flowers blooming.

There were sights and sounds. The scene was incredibly lifelike, as though it were real. Zhu Zhuyun was stunned. She found herself resting against a large tree as Xu Yu approached her with a smile beneath the bright sunlight.

The sunlight felt unreal, without any warmth... but it was rather dazzling. To some extent, it could hypnotize the brain into believing it was real, and Zhu Zhuyun began to wonder whether this was real or fake.

Only when Xu Yu came over and pinned her against the tree did Zhu Zhuyun finally react. She shrank back slightly, confused. "What did you do?"