10: A Beauty Untainted by Knowledge

Being owed a favor by the Shrek Seven Devils was, for "Xue Qinghe," also a good thing.

It would greatly help her recruit the Shrek group.

Of course, she was more inclined to eliminate this group in advance!

Qian Renxue was proud. Though she knew beforehand that she would become enemies with these people, her pride would not allow her to strike so directly.

This kind of behavior was commonly known as: losing intelligence!

In the original timeline, she had spared Tang San again and again.

If she could let Tang San off today, she could let him off twice tomorrow—she had nearly become a horse releaser...

Qian Renxue: Hey, I'm not a horse releaser!

"Senior Brother, help me out!"

Ning Rongrong could not take in a word of what "Xue Qinghe" was saying. She directly grabbed "Xue Qinghe's" sleeve and began acting spoiled.

This move had always worked on Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong!

Whenever she had made a mistake before, a little coquettishness and cuteness would make it all go away.

Several black lines appeared across "Xue Qinghe's" forehead. This Ning Rongrong...

"Your Highness the Crown Prince need not trouble yourself. Dai Mubai has already received the punishment he deserved, so let this matter go."

Before "Xue Qinghe" could speak, Zhongli waved his hand and said.

At this, the Shrek group's faces lit up with joy. They had not expected Ning Rongrong's move to actually work!

This Your Excellency was a Crown Prince's Mansion Guest Official, and he truly gave the Crown Prince face!

With such a Guest Official around, wouldn't "Xue Qinghe's" position as Crown Prince be absolutely secure?

Dai Mubai paused in the middle of slapping himself. This matter was over?

Overjoyed, he hurriedly knocked his head against the ground twice.

"Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Suddenly, Paimon seemed to remember something, and her eyes lit up.

Her memory was like a fish's—once something had passed, it had basically passed.

But she remembered one thing.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, did you need something when you came to see Zhongli earlier?"

Little Paimon rubbed her hands together. Normally, if "Xue Qinghe" had come looking for Zhongli, there should be something good involved, right?

It was nearly noon. Could it be that he was going to treat them to a feast?

Paimon's words reminded "Xue Qinghe" of her purpose.

Originally, she had believed Zhongli had no Soul Power, so she had prepared a savings card for him—he could spend freely, and she would foot the bill.

But Zhongli not only possessed Soul Power, he was also an extraordinarily powerful being!

He might even be that Vago Rock Emperor with overwhelming divine power!

After thinking briefly, "Xue Qinghe" removed the bracelet-shaped Storage Soul Tool from her wrist.

"Guest Official, this is a small token from Qinghe. Please accept it. Inside are gifts from Qinghe for you and Little Paimon, to mark our first meeting!"

"Huh? There's one for me too?"

Paimon was overjoyed and quickly accepted the storage bracelet.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Of course Little Paimon gets one. Just call me Qinghe. 'Your Highness the Crown Prince' is far too formal."

Paimon did not care whether "Xue Qinghe" was merely being polite. She nodded happily.

"Thank you, Qinghe. It's been so long since I last received a gift. The last time I got one was water—"

Before Paimon could finish, Zhongli hurriedly covered her mouth with his right hand.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Hearing him cough, Paimon quickly turned to look at Zhongli.

"Huh, Zhongli, what's wrong with you?"

The concern on her face was entirely genuine.

In this other world, Zhongli was the only one she could rely on. Nothing must happen to him!

"I seem to have caught a chill."

Zhongli said it without blushing or skipping a beat.

With his strength, how could he possibly catch a chill?

The others looked at one another. Then, as though struck by inspiration, they suddenly understood!

Paimon had nearly revealed some secret, so Zhongli had no choice but to interrupt her!

Among everyone present, only this Little Cutie was still in the dark, staring blankly at Zhongli in confusion.

"If you've caught a cold, you need treatment. I wonder if Heaven Dou City has a doctor like Baizhu. Shall I take you to look for one?"

The way Paimon looked at him carried a beauty untainted by knowledge.

"It's all right. With this physique of mine, I'll recover in a couple of days."

Paimon nodded solemnly at that.

Right, Zhongli was a Demon God. A small problem like a cold would clear up in two days.

"Qinghe, do you have time? I'll treat you to a meal."

"Xue Qinghe" was slightly stunned. Without even thinking, she immediately nodded.

Even if she had no time, she had to make time. Zhongli was inviting her to a meal!

"Guest Official, I was just about to eat. I have time!"

"Great! Come on, come on! Paimon only had one bowl of Sweet Tofu Pudding for breakfast, and she's been hungry for ages!"

Zhongli, Paimon, and "Xue Qinghe" walked away on their own, ignoring the Shrek group's complicated expressions.

"Too powerful—simply too powerful!"

Ma Hongjun had a hint of excitement on his face, his gaze burning.

"Your Excellency is so much stronger than Dugu Bo. They're both Titled Douluo, so why is the gap between them so huge?"

Ma Hongjun "whispered loudly," and everyone nodded unconsciously.

They were both Titled Douluo, yet the pressure Dugu Bo gave them was not even a tenth of Zhongli's.

Dugu Bo's pressure was cold and sinister, while the pressure Zhongli brought was righteous and imposing, faintly carrying Imperial Might. It was truly difficult to understand.

They did not know that this was already Zhongli being extremely restrained.

"Little fatty, you're right. The gap between this old man and Mr. Zhongli is like that between a firefly and the Bright Moon."

"???"

Wait!

"But this old man could still deal with you lot as easily as turning over his hand!"

"!!!"

Wasn't that old bastard Dugu Bo?

Zhongli had barely left when Dugu Bo appeared again!

Everyone's expressions changed. This was fucking cursed!

They had thought Dugu Bo would deal with them, but after saying those two sentences, he ignored the Shrek group and walked away on his own.

Flender and the others felt chills run down their backs, cold sweat pouring from them.

A sense of having survived a disaster rose within them.

"Fatty, watch what you say from now on!"

At this moment, Dugu Bo's heart was filled with doubt. How had Zhongli become a Crown Prince's Mansion Guest Official?

Becoming enemies with Zhongli was out of the question!

He still remembered his first meeting with Zhongli.

"Old sir, you've been poisoned!"

"..."

He had intended to resolve the matter with force, but before the other party even released his martial soul, he had been pinned to the ground with one hand.

At that moment, he understood that he had been poisoned!

Unexpectedly, Zhongli had not been speaking casually. He truly knew that Dugu Bo had been poisoned by his own martial soul, and he even had a way to solve the problem.

Dugu Bo had immediately knelt down!

After Zhongli had cured both him and Dugu Yan of their martial soul poison, Dugu Bo had personally witnessed that overwhelming power...

"Fucking strong. Terrifying indeed!"

For a Titled Douluo to call someone terrifying indeed, that person was truly powerful!

"Xue Xing's three requests have now been fulfilled. For my own sake and Yan Yan's, I should stay farther away from Xue Xing and the others in the future."