The Protagonist Makes His Entrance

"They're finally here."

Seeing Tang San and Xiao Wu appear, Feng Xinglie immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the room. He stopped in front of Zhu Zhuqing's door.

"Miss Zhu, even cultivation needs a balance between work and rest. Let's go get something to eat."

Someone inside the room murmured, "Mm." A moment later, the door opened, and Zhu Zhuqing walked out at an unhurried pace. Feng Xinglie gestured for her to go ahead, and the two of them headed toward the hotel lobby together. But just as they reached the stairs on the second floor, an argument broke out below.

"Not a chance. Get lost."

Hearing Xiao Wu's imperious scolding, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help stopping and looking over. Their position was ideal: they had just reached the railing, from where they could look down and see everything happening in the lobby below. But when Zhu Zhuqing saw the handsome blond boy with an attractive young woman on each arm—identical twins, no less—her body suddenly trembled.

"Young Master Dai, Young Master Dai, it's all our staff's fault. This boy only started yesterday and doesn't know the rules. We're sorry, we're sorry. I'll arrange a room for you right away... I'm sorry, you two. That room was reserved by Young Master Dai. Could you please choose another hotel?"

The hotel owner came hurrying over, anxiously trying to placate both parties.

"We won't give it up. So what? You snobbish bastards think you can bully us just because we're young!"

"Arrogant and overbearing"—that was Feng Xinglie's only impression of Xiao Wu.

As the manager pleaded with both sides below, the tension between Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai only grew. Feng Xinglie couldn't help teasing her.

"They're just fighting over a room. Surely they won't start brawling in someone's hotel? They'd wreck the place, and with all these people watching, how embarrassing."

As he spoke, he quietly watched Zhu Zhuqing's expression.

"And that Young Master Dai, too. He looks about our age, yet he's bringing two girls to rent a room in broad daylight, and now he's ready to fight over it. Sigh... I wonder if this young master will take responsibility for those two girls. I hope he's got some backbone and doesn't seduce them only to abandon them."

Crack.

A faint snap came from the hotel's wooden railing. In her fury, Zhu Zhuqing had actually crushed a piece of wood as thick as a forearm. Her palm was cut, and beads of blood seeped out, but she didn't even notice. She had risked her life to escape her home and make it here, all for the last chance to fight alongside Dai Mubai—the man who had long since abandoned her and fled on his own. And what she'd found was him embracing two women she'd never seen before, indulging in debauchery in broad daylight... Zhu Zhuqing clenched her silver teeth and glared furiously down at Dai Mubai.

"Miss Zhu? Are you all right?"

At Feng Xinglie's concerned question, Zhu Zhuqing's heart gave a sudden leap. Then, as if all her strength had left her, she turned around woodenly and walked back to her room.

"I'm fine. I suddenly feel a little unwell. I'm going to rest."

Watching the door close in front of him, Feng Xinglie sighed. He glanced down at Tang San and Dai Mubai, who were already locked in combat, then headed downstairs.

"Third Brother, go for it!"

"Hey, what's all this over, anyway? Why do they have to fight?"

As if he were only there to watch the show, Feng Xinglie casually wandered over beside Xiao Wu and muttered to himself.

"What's it to you? If you don't want a beating, get lost!"

Xiao Wu was enjoying the spectacle, so naturally she wasn't pleased by someone dampening her mood. She turned her head and snapped at him. But when she saw Feng Xinglie's face, she paused for a moment. Didn't expect him to be pretty handsome...

As she was thinking this, Feng Xinglie asked,

"Then let me ask you: if you'd reserved a room in advance, and just as you were about to check in, someone suddenly came along and said he wanted the room and told you to get lost, what would you do?"

"What do you think? I'd beat him so badly his own mother wouldn't recognize him!"

The ten-thousand-year-old hoodlum rabbit wasn't exactly known for her manners. Whether in Star Dou Forest or at Notting Junior Academy, Xiao Wu had always been the big sister, and she couldn't stand being treated like that. She immediately shook her little fist.

"But the room you're fighting over is one he reserved in advance. You only got it because the staff messed up. Didn't the owner apologize and offer compensation?"

"Th-that... Well, that's not the same!"

Xiao Wu was stumped, but she refused to lose face and stubbornly argued back. Seeing reason wasn't working, Feng Xinglie spread his hands and tried another approach.

"Do you think someone with the strength of a three-ring Dou Zun is enough to let him act so arrogantly? If he isn't confident in his own strength, then he must have someone behind him who gives him confidence. If you make this Young Master Dai furious and he goes to call a bunch of people to come back and take revenge, what will you do?"

"He wouldn't dare! If he really brings people, no matter how many come, I'll beat them all!"

Xiao Wu still tried to sound tough, but her voice gradually softened.

"That person fighting down there is important to you, isn't he? He's willing to fight someone stronger than himself for your sake. What about you? This fight only started because you wouldn't back down. If he gets revenge and your friend is badly injured protecting you, is that what you want?"

"No... I..."

Seeing that Xiao Wu was wavering, Feng Xinglie pressed his advantage.

"So, in this world, whether it's you, me, or them, it's always best to reason things out when we can. Maybe you're not afraid of trouble, but you should still think about the people willing to risk their lives for you."

"Mm... You're right."

Seeing Xiao Wu lower her head and admit she was wrong, her rabbit ears drooping, Feng Xinglie nodded in satisfaction.

Looks like she can be reasoned with after all. If I guide her little by little, maybe there's still a chance to resolve this grudge. After all, there are ways to resurrect Xiao Wu's mother and the Blue Silver Emperor.

"What are you trying to do to Xiao Wu?!"

Just as Feng Xinglie was lost in his own beautiful fantasy, an angry question reached his ears.

"No, Third Brother. He didn't bully me. And... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have picked a fight with that lecherous tiger and made you fight for me."

Seeing Tang San take him to task, Xiao Wu hurriedly jumped in to stop him. But what she said greatly surprised Tang San. In all the years they'd known each other, his younger sister—who always acted like she was second in command and she was the boss—had never admitted she was wrong like this.

"Friend, you've misunderstood. We just happened to talk for a bit."

"So that's what happened. Sorry, I was too quick to jump to conclusions."

Seeing that Xiao Wu hadn't been hurt and that the other person seemed decent, Tang San's tone softened. Feng Xinglie smiled and nodded to them both, then turned and walked out of the Rose Hotel. There was no need to talk too much the first time they met. Xiao Wu would tell Tang San what had just happened anyway. Right now, the most important thing was to buy some food and appease his growling stomach. Once he reached the street, Feng Xinglie went straight to the shop he'd already picked out. After he spoke to the person at the counter, a server brought out the food that had already been prepared.