Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her eyes brimming with amusement, and lightly bumped Su Yu's arm:
"Older brother, looks like you gave me the right Immortal Herb."
Su Yu rubbed his cheek and looked at Zhu Qing's back, feeling both helpless and amused.
Xiao Wu leaned over, waggling her eyebrows mischievously. "Zhu Qing finally got it, too."
"Sister Xiao Wu!"
Zhu Qing's cheeks flushed at Xiao Wu's remark, and she couldn't help turning around and stomping her foot coquettishly, her voice tinged with embarrassment and annoyance.
She was usually so cold and composed, but now even her neck had turned completely red, as if painted with rouge.
Her eyes darted around as she avoided looking at everyone, yet she couldn't help sneaking a glance at Su Yu. Then she quickly lowered her head again, her ears burning red.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Wu laughed even more gleefully. She deliberately moved closer and lightly nudged Zhu Qing's shoulder with her elbow:
"All right, all right, I won't tease you anymore. But seriously, Zhu Qing, you looked much cuter just now than you usually do."
Ning Rongrong also smiled as she tried to smooth things over. "All right, Sister Xiao Wu, stop teasing Zhu Qing."
"Zhu Qing, hurry up and see how much your Soul Power has increased. That's what really matters."
Only when Soul Power was mentioned did Zhu Qing calm down a little. She steadied herself, sensed the fluctuations of Soul Power within her body, and said softly:
"I... I'm at the peak of Rank 38 now. I'm only a little short of Rank 39."
"Wow! That's about the same as me!" Xiao Wu immediately chimed in excitedly.
"Looks like this Immortal Herb is really amazing! Su Yu, thank you. This gift is too precious."
Su Yu smiled and