Meeting Shrek, Dai Mubai's Flirtation, and a Kick That Drew Blood!

The two immediately hit it off.

Zhu Zhuqing set off at once, racing toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Whenever no one was around and her Soul Power was abundant, she activated the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's ability and swept forward close to the ground.

When people were nearby, she landed and sprinted wildly, running like the wind with the speed boost granted by the Netherworld Left Leg Bone.

She covered the several hundred li journey in just over half a day.

It was evening, and the sky was gradually darkening.

Zhu Zhuqing finally arrived at a small town only a hundred li from the Star Dou Great Forest.

The town was not large, but it had no shortage of Soul Masters.

Inns and taverns lined both sides of the streets, most serving as resting places for Soul Hunting Teams and adventurers.

She casually found an ordinary hotel, chose a window seat, and ordered a few dishes.

Several guests at the next table were talking:

"...Those two groups just now were so young, yet they were already pretty hot-tempered..."

"Exactly. Just a few words of argument, and they nearly started fighting for real right here."

"They went outside to settle it now. Tsk, tsk, judging by the look of it, it won't end without bloodshed."

"..."

Such disputes were commonplace in Hunt Souls Town and nothing unusual.

Zhu Zhuqing drank her water indifferently, considering what type of Soul Beast she should hunt for her Third Soul Ring.

Just as all her dishes were served, a group of people filed into the hotel from outside.

Leading them was an exceptionally burly middle-aged man. Behind him were a young girl with a clean, refined air, a shifty-eyed little fatty, and an uncle with a face full of beard.

There was also... a delicate and pretty boy with steady eyes, along with a lively young girl wearing a Scorpion Braid.

Zhu Zhuqing's chopsticks paused in midair for a moment.

Tang San!

The aggrieved party she had met once before, whose Mother Bone she had just fused and whose home she had robbed.

And now, his Mother, whom she had never even met, was still being carried on her body.

This situation was rather sinful, no matter how she looked at it!

She coldly picked up a bite of food, though a trace of complicated emotion rippled through her heart.

But the ripple suddenly froze as her gaze shifted.

Because she saw an especially conspicuous young man!

The young man had long golden hair draped over his shoulders, Double Pupils, and a tall, powerful build. His brows carried an arrogant, flamboyant pride...

"Dai Mubai!"

Zhu Zhuqing's heart skipped a beat, and her expression turned even colder.

Although she had barely met this fiancé of hers in name.

She could never mistake such distinct features.

What was more, her White Tiger Martial Soul and Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul were both faintly resonating with Dai Mubai at this moment.

"Oh~ You saw your little fiancé?"

In the Spiritual World, Bai Lu's voice carried a teasing tone:

"What? Want to hurry up and acknowledge each other? Put on a show of 'the runaway fiancée traveling a thousand miles to find her husband'?"

"Then beg him to take you in like a homeless Little Kitten?"

"No! There's no need!"

Zhu Zhuqing answered resolutely in her heart:

"Whether he exists or not, I can change my fate on my own now!"

She was no longer that Little Kitten who could only be swept along by fate, trembling in the midst of her family's struggle.

Now, she had Twin Martial Souls, Five Soul Bones, and Bai Lu...

Even without Dai Mubai, she was confident she could live well!

However, though the tree wished for calm, the wind would not cease.

Zhu Zhuqing did not want to bother with Dai Mubai, but that did not mean he would ignore her.

Dai Mubai only felt that the black-haired young girl sitting by the window looked somewhat familiar.

At the same time, he faintly sensed a strange resonance coming from the White Tiger Martial Soul within him.

Coupled with her cool, detached, and aloof temperament, she instantly stirred his desire to conquer.

"Yo, Dai Boss really has sharp eyes. You spotted a pretty girl right away."

Ma Hongjun said with a wiggle of his brows.

"Cut the nonsense and learn from me."

A confident smile curled across Dai Mubai's lips as he walked straight over.

"Miss, are you alone?"

He stopped before Zhu Zhuqing's table and put on what he thought was a charming gentleman's smile.

"My name is Dai Mubai, a Soul Elder. Seeing that you are alone and possess such an extraordinary temperament, may I ask if you would be willing to be friends?"

"Oh~ Flirting with your fiancée right in front of your fiancée. What a talent!"

Bai Lu's teasing voice sounded. "Are you sure you won't forgive him?"

"Not interested."

Without even raising her head, Zhu Zhuqing answered coldly.

"What is your name, Miss? Why keep people at arm's length?"

Dai Mubai did not mind her attitude and directly pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Meeting is fate. I see that you are also heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring. Why not travel together? We can look after each other."

"No need."

"Are you worried that I have improper intentions?" Dai Mubai smiled. "Don't worry. I, Dai Mubai, conduct myself openly and honorably. I simply feel that we are rather compatible..."

"Openly and honorably?"

Zhu Zhuqing finally raised her head and looked at Dai Mubai with faint mockery.

She found it rather amusing. Back then, she had struggled desperately in the Star Luo Empire, while this guy had run off alone to the Heaven Dou Empire to linger among flowers.

And now, here he was, eagerly fawning over a "strange" woman.

Fine! Just fine indeed~!

Cold light flashed in her eyes.

"Is this how you flirt with women too?"

"Of course not. I simply feel that you are different from other women. There are stars sparkling in your eyes."

Dai Mubai showed no embarrassment. Instead, his smile grew wider. "In a dangerous place like this, having another friend is never a bad thing. What do you think?"

"Hmph."

Zhu Zhuqing gave a cold snort and rose to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey! What's with your attitude!"

At that moment, a dissatisfied voice cut in.

"Girl, don't think you're so great just because you're pretty. Our Dai Boss invited you out of kindness because he thinks highly of you!"

The shifty little fatty, Ma Hongjun, came forward with a fawning yet frivolous expression.

"Our Dai Boss is a true genius—ah, no, a monster!

At just fifteen, he's already a Level 37 Soul Elder. His future is limitless. Knowing him is your good fortune!"

Hearing that, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze became even colder.

She hated this kind of self-righteous accomplice to evil the most.

"Move."

"Heh~ I refuse!"

With his hands on his hips and his body swaying, Ma Hongjun said in an exceedingly punchable manner:

"If you've got what it takes, step over my body."

Seeing everyone look over, Dai Mubai frowned slightly and was about to stop him.

"Fatty, forget it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Zhuqing had already kicked out.

She did not even use Soul Power. It was a kick delivered purely with physical strength.

Empowered by Five Soul Bones, the kick was as fast as lightning and as swift as the wind.

Whoosh!

Ma Hongjun did not even see the movement clearly. He only felt pain in his abdomen before his entire body flew backwards.

Like a human cannonball, he smashed through two tables in succession before finally stopping.

Pfft!

Ma Hongjun spat out blood and struggled to rise, staring at the young girl in the distance with shocked fury and uncertainty.

The hotel fell completely silent.