However, Xiao Wu knew that Zhu Qing had come all the way from the Star Luo Empire specifically to find a man. He might even be her boyfriend. Once she understood that, she felt slightly relieved.
[ Ding, congratulations, Host. God of Speed has developed a slight favorability and curiosity toward you, triggering the Critical Strike Reward: Xuanyuan Sword Scabbard. The age limit of your First Soul Ring has increased by five thousand years. ]
Xiao Tian: ???
Xiao Tian, who was cultivating in another tent, suddenly received the system reward and was utterly baffled. He had not even done anything to Zhu Zhuqing, yet she already had a favorable impression of him?
It felt like he was sitting at home while trouble fell from the sky.
But he liked it!
He did not know whether Xiao Wu had said something to Zhu Zhuqing that made her curious about him.
All he could say was, what a great assist!
Still, what use was this Xuanyuan Sword Scabbard?
Xiao Tian was filled with doubts. It could not possibly be meant solely to protect the sword blade, could it?
Now that Fifteen was his Martial Soul, it did not need maintenance or protection.
Besides, Fifteen rarely came out under normal circumstances, so he had no use for this Xuanyuan Sword Scabbard.
With no other choice, Xiao Tian could only let the Xuanyuan Sword Scabbard gather dust in his Soul Tool for the time being.
Perhaps it would become useful once Fifteen evolved into the Xuanyuan Sword later on?
At noon the next day, Xiao Tian and the others finally arrived at Suotuo City.
"Let's find a hotel to stay in first, then stroll around the city. What do you think?"
Xiao Wu said excitedly.
Suotuo City was a proper big city, completely incomparable to Nuoding City. After traveling for so long, she really wanted to explore it properly.
Everyone nodded, indicating that they had no objections.
Originally, Xiao Tian, Tang San, and the others had suggested simply finding some small hotel for the night. After all, they would only be staying for one night.
However, both Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu said there was no need to save money. The former was an aristocrat from a wealthy family and did not lack money.
As for the latter, she wanted to see what the grand hotels of a big city looked like.
Thus, by sheer coincidence, both Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing chose the largest hotel in Suotuo City.
The Rose Hotel.
Xiao Tian silently mourned for Dai Mubai for one second. It could not be that coincidental, could it? Could Dai Mubai really walk in right then with two beautiful twins?
Xiao Tian truly could not remember when Dai Mubai had entered in the original story. Those were minor details and not important.
The group arrived at the front desk. Seeing the five of them, the receptionist behaved perfectly normally and lazily asked, "How many rooms would you like?"
"Two double rooms and one standard single room."
Xiao Tian answered calmly.
It seemed Dai Mubai would not be coming over at this time, then?
In the original story, the receptionist had said there was only one room left and gave it to Tang San and Xiao Wu. Then Dai Mubai came in with a pair of twins in his arms. Only then did they discover it had originally been his reserved room, and that the receptionist had made a mistake, which led to the ensuing conflict.
After Xiao Tian paid the deposit and handed the other two room cards to Xiao Wu and Tang San, he prepared to check out the rooms first. Then a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Waiter, where is the room I reserved?"
At the entrance, Dai Mubai walked in with the twins in his arms, one on each side. He kissed each beauty once on her lovely face.
Upon seeing him, the receptionist immediately put on a flattering smile. "Young Master Dai, don't worry. Your room has long been reserved for you, and we even prepared plenty of little props inside. The entire room has been arranged according to your requirements."
Xiao Tian helplessly shook his head. Dai Mubai, Dai Mubai, you really knew how to pick your timing.
Still, in the original story, Zhu Zhuqing had also seen Dai Mubai doing that sort of thing with those twins. All he could say was—
What was meant to happen could not be avoided.
Good luck to you.
"Good, good, good. Well done! Take this Silver Soul Coin as your tip."
Dai Mubai casually tossed a Silver Soul Coin onto the receptionist's hand.
The receptionist smiled happily. His monthly salary was only three Silver Soul Coins, yet Young Master Dai had given him a third of his monthly pay in one go.
It truly had to be said that Soul Masters had it good. They never lacked money. He was genuinely envious.
If he were a Soul Master, he would never work as some receptionist.
Dai Mubai then turned his gaze toward Xiao Tian and the others, who had already turned around. More precisely, thirty percent of his attention landed on Xiao Wu, while seventy percent settled on Zhu Zhuqing.
Ever since earlier, he had sensed a resonance from his Martial Soul. When he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, he inexplicably felt that she was familiar. (The two had never met.)
On Zhu Zhuqing's side, her expression had already turned terrifyingly cold. Her eyes were locked tightly onto Dai Mubai's distinctive pair of eyes.
This was a trait brought by the Star Luo Dai Family's Martial Soul Evil-Eyed White Tiger: heterochromia.
Combined with the disturbance in her own Martial Soul, she immediately knew that the man before her had to be Dai Mubai, the Third Prince of Star Luo to whom she had been betrothed since childhood!
Ever since she learned three years ago that Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire, she had felt as though the sky had fallen.
Dai Mubai was a coward!
He had left her, a woman, alone in the Star Luo Empire to face Dai Weisi and her own elder sister.
Because of that, she had cultivated desperately over the past three years.
Yet even so, she had still retained a sliver of hope in her heart. Perhaps Dai Mubai had fled to avoid the royal family's attention and secretly increase his strength?
She wanted to defy fate. Or, more plainly, she did not want to die! She did not want her cultivation to be crippled!
Though she detested this arranged engagement, in order to survive, she could try joining Dai Mubai in the royal family's succession trials.
It was not as though she had never considered fleeing the Zhu Family and the empire once she became strong enough, but she knew her chances of escaping the empire's pursuit were slim.
Even on her journey from the Star Luo Empire to this place, she had no idea how many assassination attempts she had endured. She had only made it out through good luck; otherwise, she likely would not have even escaped the empire.
After Yu Xiaogang's words yesterday, that sliver of hope in her heart had risen from one point to five or six.
But now, seeing Dai Mubai's debauched, pleasure-seeking expression—
She knew that her hope had shattered!
Xiao Tian: Oh, innocent Zhu Qing. Have you ever considered that your sister might have deliberately let you leave to find Dai Mubai? Otherwise, how could a Soul Grandmaster like you, with practically no real combat experience, escape the empire's pursuit no matter how lucky you were?
Standing beside Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and the others could all clearly feel the icy aura emanating from her.
Everyone wore different expressions.
Yu Xiaogang: Oh no, could this be Dai Mubai?
Tang San looked utterly unconcerned.
Xiao Wu frowned slightly. Could this be the person Zhu Qing came looking for? He ran all the way here from the Star Luo Empire just to chase girls?
Xiao Tian: Just wait for death.
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