Night gradually fell. Inside the hotel room,
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the large bed before her, finding herself at a loss.
Clasping her hands, she glanced back toward the living room and could not help sighing softly.
"What are you doing? Aren't you going to wash up?"
Just then, Ning Rongrong came out after washing up. She glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and asked,
"Go on. It's getting late!"
Her pretty face slightly flushed, Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, finding it hard to speak, and said with a rueful smile,
"This is my first time washing up with a boy in the room..."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong nearly burst out laughing.
She glanced toward the living room and whispered,
"Don't worry. I don't mind telling you-he still hasn't had his way with me."
"Just go wash up. I'll keep an eye on him for you."
Her pretty face slightly flushed, Zhu Zhuqing nodded, glanced toward the living room, and headed straight into the bathroom.
Meanwhile, in the living room,
Ye Xingchen lay on the sofa with a calm expression. With every breath, he could slowly circulate the Spiritual Power within his body.
The Soul Power mixed into it also gradually began to fuse as his Spiritual Power increased.
This unprecedented development left him somewhat curious as well.
He tried directing the Spiritual Power and Soul Power within him to attack each other, only to discover that they seemed to be one, without any sign of rejection.
Ye Xingchen could not help smiling faintly. Had they fused into a third kind of power?
He was just about to open the system and ask when he felt a pain in his waist.
Coming back to his senses, he looked over and discovered Ning Rongrong straddling his waist, her face full of smiles.
Holding a plate of grapes, she was watching him with interest.
"This position is far too unseemly. You'd better get down!"
"There's someone else in there. Aren't you going to show a little consideration for her, you little rascal?"
Ye Xingchen gently slipped an arm around Ning Rongrong's slender waist, then teased her with a smile.
"She's gone to take a bath. What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid!"
Unconcerned, Ning Rongrong gave a little huff. Looking at Ye Xingchen before her, she set the grapes aside and slowly leaned against his firm chest.
After feeling that warmth, she smiled and said,
"I heard we'll be living separately once we get to the academy. Will you get used to it?"
"I certainly won't. If I'd known, I wouldn't have come to this academy. Wouldn't it have been nice for us to stay happily at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
Hearing this, Ye Xingchen felt somewhat surprised. Looking at Ning Rongrong lying in his arms, he could not help gently stroking her hair. He smiled and comforted her,
"Flowers in a greenhouse will always be fragile. Without weathering the scouring storms, how could one become the beautiful queen of all flowers?"
"Just think of it as coming out to gain experience. Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I'll protect you..."
Her eyes brimming with affection, Ning Rongrong nodded. Looking at the handsome face before her, she leaned closer.
As a warm sensation reached her, her pretty face instantly flushed red.
Just as the two were lost in their intimacy, a sudden noise came from outside the window. Sensing something wrong, Ye Xingchen paused briefly, then lifted Ning Rongrong off him.
He turned to look and spotted a pink figure fleeing rapidly through the night.
"Someone was spying on us. Stay here, and don't go anywhere. I'll go see who it is..."
With those words, Ye Xingchen stroked Rongrong's head, then opened the window and gave chase.
Feeling somewhat let down, Ning Rongrong sighed. I was enjoying myself. Why did someone have to be so blind as to ruin the mood?
Outside Suotuo City,
Xiao Wu raced along, her pretty face slightly flushed. Seeing the white-robed figure behind her drawing ever closer, she felt a hint of foreboding.
She had thought she was fast enough, yet this fellow was more than three times as fast as she was.
As the chase continued, she simply stopped where she was and fled no farther.
Looking at the approaching white-robed figure, she said coolly,
"I only happened to pass by. Surely you don't need to keep chasing me!"
Arms folded, Ye Xingchen smiled faintly. Looking at Xiao Wu, who had put on a mask, he nearly burst out laughing.
He had thought some flower thief had come to disturb him in the middle of the night, only to discover upon chasing them out that it was actually Xiao Wu.
"I believe we've met before?"
Hearing Ye Xingchen say this, Xiao Wu's expression briefly froze.
She had merely given this fellow a couple of extra looks, and they had never exchanged any words.
Yet judging by his demeanor, he seemed to have recognized her at a glance and even appeared extremely familiar with her. This brought that initial feeling surging back into her heart.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I was only passing by. Let's stop pestering each other!"
With those words, Xiao Wu pushed lightly with her heels, instinctively trying to leap away using the roof beams.
But an invisible gravitational force quietly swept over her surroundings. Before she could react, she was rooted to the spot.
Xiao Wu turned to glance at the white-robed figure and said coldly,
"Do you really think I'm that easy to bully?"
Unconcerned, Ye Xingchen shook his head slightly. Looking at the somewhat angry Xiao Wu, he teased her with a smile,
"Spying on other people having their fun in the middle of the night-you're the one in the wrong here. Are you going to be an unreasonable Soul Beast and blame me instead?"
A Soul Beast?
Hearing the words "Soul Beast," Xiao Wu's face instantly filled with astonishment.
Looking at the white-robed figure before her, she felt towering waves surge through her heart.
Very few people on this continent knew the secret of her identity.
Moreover, seeing through her identity required strength at least on the level of a Titled Douluo.
Xiao Wu looked at the white-robed figure before her, then asked,
"Are you a Titled Douluo?"
With a calm expression, Ye Xingchen shook his head. He slowly released his Soul Rings and said with a smile,
"I only have two Soul Rings. How could I be a Titled Douluo?"
Her expression utterly grim, Xiao Wu shook her head. Glancing at the fellow before her, she did not know what to say for a moment.
She had intended to use the cover of night to find out who this fellow really was, but not only had he discovered her the moment she approached, he had now chased her out, and before they had even exchanged blows, her identity had effectively been exposed.
She sighed, then cupped her hands toward the white-robed figure before her and said,
"Just who are you? Please give me a clear answer!"
Yet as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu felt the gravity around her quietly disappear.
She looked up and discovered that the white-robed figure had already vanished into the night!
Deeply puzzled, she paused briefly and could not help muttering to herself,
"Who exactly is this fellow? How does he know my identity? This is simply too inconceivable. Could he also be..."
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