Suddenly, her Soul Power trembled violently, as if it had broken through some barrier, instantly becoming incomparably smooth.
Bang!
A faint explosion sounded in the air. Zhu Zhuqing abruptly opened her eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them. She felt the surging Soul Power within her in disbelief—she had directly broken through to level 30!
"Congratulations." Lin Fan leaned against the doorframe with a light smile, somehow holding a set of clean clothes in his hand. "But..." He deliberately pinched his nose. "Someone is now a stinky little wildcat."
Only then did Zhu Zhuqing notice the layer of dark, greasy filth covering her skin, instantly shattering her cold and aloof image. "Y-you, turn around!"
Wrapped in the blanket, she jumped out of bed, only for Lin Fan to grab her wrist.
"What's the rush?" He suddenly leaned closer and whispered into her ear, "My girlfriend's first breakthrough deserves a reward..."
Before he could finish, Zhu Zhuqing had already turned into an afterimage and rushed into the bathroom, leaving behind only an embarrassed and furious:
"Pervert!"
By the time the sound of water in the bathroom abruptly stopped, the morning light was already filtering through the gauze curtains, scattering mottled patches across the floor.
Zhu Zhuqing came out while drying her wet hair, only to find Lin Fan staring blankly out the window, his fingers unconsciously tapping against the frame.
"What's wrong?" She tossed the towel over the back of a chair, droplets falling from her hair and blooming into dark marks on the wooden floor.
Lin Fan's Adam's apple bobbed as he turned around. "Zhuqing, Teacher actually wants me to marry her daughter..." He suddenly grabbed her wrist. "So we can't reveal our relationship for now."
The cries of vendors opening the morning market drifted in from outside, making the