The Expedition to Another World Never Ceases! Ma Hongshuai: What? I Go to the Brothel Every Day?

After changing her clothes, Dugu Yan followed Xiao Yi into the banquet hall. She saw over a dozen tables arranged in two rows, the kind of ancient individual dining setup where each table was only meant for two people.

Dugu Yan asked in a low voice, "Xiao Yi, are there many people coming today?"

"Yes! Emperor Qingtian wants to take this opportunity to introduce you to everyone and, incidentally, announce the progress of the Otherworld Expedition."

"Oh."

As the banquet was about to begin, more and more people arrived.

Xiao Yi settled Dugu Yan into her seat and, after giving her a few final instructions, went off to attend to her own duties.

"May I sit with you?"

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqin, whom she had met briefly earlier that day, walked over and sat down beside Dugu Yan.

"Ye-yes, of course!"

Dugu Yan looked at the face that was 99% identical to Zhu Zhuqing's. She gave a silent nod of greeting to Zhu Zhuqin before withdrawing her curious gaze, feeling that it was impolite to stare.

Zhu Zhuqin introduced herself, "Hello, my name is Zhu Zhuqin."

"I am Dugu Yan."

"I know who you are. Tell me, have you ever met my counterpart?"

"I have!"

"Then, could you tell me about her?"

"This..."

Dugu Yan nodded, took a moment to organize her thoughts, and then said, "Shrek Academy has seven inner-court disciples, the seven most talented individuals in the school. They are known as the Shrek Seven Devils! One of those seven is named Zhu Zhuqing!"

Zhu Zhuqin nodded.

Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Zhu Zhuqing should have just turned thirteen recently, and her Soul Power Level... should be around level 30!"

"So weak? Go on."

"Well... her boyfriend is..."

"Boyfriend? She has a boyfriend?"

"Yes." Dugu Yan nodded and explained, "Zhu Zhuqing belongs to the Hell Spirit Cat clan of the Star Luo Empire in our world. The moment she awakened her Martial Soul, she was already betrothed to the third prince of the imperial family, Dai Mubai!"

"Dai Mubai?" Zhu Zhuqin frowned slightly, thinking of a man named Dai Muhei! Dai Muhei was also a descendant of the former Star Luo Empire's imperial family! It stood to reason that the two were counterparts.

Furthermore, she had spent time recently delving into her family's history and had even questioned her sister about it.

The matter of the political marriage was indeed true!

Dugu Yan paused for a short while before continuing, "Because Dai Mubai was suppressed by the other princes of the Star Luo Empire, he came to study at Shrek Academy within the Tiandou Empire. Later, a few years after that, Zhu Zhuqing also arrived at Shrek."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqin frowned and asked, "She came too? Did she follow Dai Mubai?"

"I'm not entirely sure. But in our Douluo World No. 1, the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill is very famous! Zhu Zhuqing... she must have been looking for Dai Mubai; otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that she appeared at Shrek. Do you know about the succession selection system of the Star Luo Empire? If they cannot defeat the other princes, there is only one outcome!"

"I know a little." Zhu Zhuqin nodded, thinking to herself, It seems my counterpart has likely lost her purity... Sigh, I can't keep her around!

Zhu Zhuqin remained silent for a long time.

Dugu Yan had been watching Zhu Zhuqin's expression closely and, at this point, asked timidly, "Um... may I ask, why are you all so concerned about whether your counterparts have lost their purity?"

Zhu Zhuqin turned to look at Dugu Yan and asked curiously, "You shouldn't be very young, should you? Are you seeing anyone? Have you lost your purity?"

"Me? I have a boyfriend, but we haven't... we haven't done anything like that."

"Oh~ since you have a boyfriend, why haven't you?"

"This... this..." Dugu Yan's cheeks flushed bright red. She couldn't very well tell a girl she had just met on the first day: Because I am poisonous! So he doesn't dare to touch me...

Zhu Zhuqin blinked, noticing Dugu Yan's embarrassment, and decided not to press the issue. She then explained the previous question, "We wish to dedicate everything to Emperor Qingtian, so naturally, we cannot allow ourselves to be stained by any impurity! Even if it is a counterpart from another world, it is not allowed!"

"Ah?" Dugu Yan's mouth hung open, not knowing how to respond.

Zhu Zhuqin immediately realized that Dugu Yan must have misunderstood her meaning and slowly explained, "The dedication I speak of is not the dedication of the body... though, of course, we would be willing to do that too! The dedication I meant is helping Emperor Qingtian conquer other worlds and march toward the vast Heavens and Myriad Realms! The expedition to other worlds will never cease!"

Seeing the increasingly solemn expression and tone of Zhu Zhuqin, Dugu Yan was also affected, and even her breathing became cautious.

"Hey~ what are you two doing?"

Just as the two were talking, a red-haired, chubby young man ran over.

Zhu Zhuqin frowned and asked, "Ma Hongshuai, what are you doing here?"

Ma Hongshuai scratched the back of his head with a grin, looked at Dugu Yan, and said, "I heard someone from Douluo World No. 1 had arrived, so I came to take a look. She really does look exactly like Dugu Yan!"

Dugu Yan looked at Ma Hongshuai and naturally recognized that he was the counterpart of Ma Hongjun.

However, the Ma Hongshuai before her had a bright, hearty smile, which was a far cry from the lecherous look Ma Hongjun always wore!

Ma Hongshuai introduced himself, "Hello, I am Ma Hongshuai. Could you tell me about the me from the other world?"

Dugu Yan hesitated, then glanced at Zhu Zhuqin and asked uncertainly, "Do you really want me to say it? Your counterpart... is not very good! He might be far below your expectations!"

By now, the attention of several people had been drawn to this side.

Dugu Yan's presence was already a focal point, and with the sudden appearance of Ma Hongshuai, even more people were drawn in.

Ma Hongshuai smiled and said, "Go ahead, it doesn't matter! No matter what my counterpart is like, I can accept it!"

"This... alright then."

Dugu Yan sensed everyone's eagerness and said, "In our world, your counterpart is named Ma Hongjun! Ma Hongjun is one of the Shrek Seven Devils, and the Shrek Seven Devils are the seven students with the best talent in Shrek Academy!"

"Haha~~" Ma Hongshuai gave a smug laugh and boasted to the crowd, "You see, my counterpart in the other world has equally outstanding talent!"

The crowd immediately broke into a buzz of discussion.

Dugu Yan's mouth twitched, and she said with a strange expression, "Because... because Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix!"

"Hmm! Same as my Martial Soul! Both are powerful Evil Fire Phoenixes!"

"You are an Evil Fire Phoenix too?"

Dugu Yan looked at Ma Hongshuai with some surprise, her body shifting a few centimeters in the opposite direction, trying to put some distance between them.

Although the movement was small, the damage was significant!

Ma Hongshuai's smug smile froze on his face. He stared blankly for a moment, then said speechlessly, "Why are you moving so far away from me?"

Dugu Yan opened her mouth and continued, "Because Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, the evil fire within the phoenix is uncontrollable... and so, he has been frequenting brothels since he was six years old! This year, he is already 13!"

Boom!

Ma Hongshuai looked as if he had been struck by lightning; his body went rigid in an instant!

Dugu Yan kept talking, "Because Ma Hongjun comes from a commoner background and has no family wealth to support him, he... he only looks for women in their forties or fifties at the brothels! Because they are cheap!"

"No! No! No! No! Impossible! How could I possibly go to brothels every day and look for women in their forties or fifties... Gulp! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Dugu Yan continued, "And there's Dai Mubai; he and Ma Hongjun are regulars at the brothels! They often make plans to go together!"

"What? They even go together? No! Absolutely impossible!"

Ma Hongshuai was so angry he was losing his mind, and he demanded, "How do you know all this? Did you go to the brothels too? Or do they tell you about their trips to the brothels?"

"Ma Hongshuai!"

Beside him, Zhu Zhuqin let out a sharp shout, which helped the frantic Ma Hongshuai regain some of his composure. His mouth twitched, and he apologized, "I'm sorry, I... I... forgive me! I lost my cool!"

"It's fine."

Dugu Yan waved her hand awkwardly and explained, "Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul defect is common knowledge. When the evil fire erupts, he cannot control himself. This matter... anyone who has paid attention to him knows a thing or two. And as for Dai Mubai..."

At this point, Dugu Yan glanced at Zhu Zhuqin and continued, "In the social circles of the school I attend, there are people who frequent brothels, and they have said they often run into Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai there."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqin's face did not look good at all!

Her counterpart's boyfriend was actually someone who frequented brothels every day? And they even went in groups! It completely shattered Zhu Zhuqin's ability to imagine such things!

"Hoo~" Zhu Zhuqin took a deep breath and thought to herself, If my counterpart has truly lost her virtue to such scum... I will kill her! Even Emperor Qingtian won't be able to save her, I mean it!

Someone asked, "Isn't this just trash? Do Feng Xiaodi and the others know what these two are doing?"

Dugu Yan shook her head and said, "They don't know! Because of certain events, my grandfather forbade me from telling them, fearing they would cause a huge scene!"

"Because of what events?"

"This..." Dugu Yan hesitated again, unsure if she should speak.

Ma Hongshuai quickly fanned the flames, "What is there that can't be said? If my counterpart running to brothels every day can be said, what else is there to hide?"

Dugu Yan felt he had a point, so she began, "Previously, in order to raise funds, Feng Xiaodi, Ozka, and my grandfather went to an auction. At the auction, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in our world, Ning Fengzhi, bought a fox-eared girl with a mutated Martial Soul!"

"An auction? A fox-eared girl?!"

Some gasped, while the older ones sighed at the state of the country's past systems and the dark background.

Dugu Yan continued, "Then, that very night! Feng Xiaodi and Ozka snuck into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and saw... they saw Ning Fengzhi trying to force the fox-eared girl, Xiao Wei, to have relations with him!"

"What?! Such a thing actually happened? Whose counterpart is Ning Fengzhi? Everyone stay away from him in the future! This is breaking the law!"

"And then... Ozka castrated Ning Fengzhi!"

"Hiss~!!"

"That is why my grandfather told me not to tell them, for fear they would go and castrate Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai too! They might even kill them!"

Bang!

Ma Hongshuai slammed his fist onto the table and roared, "They should be killed! Clear out the social tumors! Damn it! Animals!"

At this very moment!

In a corner, Ning Yuzhi frowned slightly, then, under the gaze of his companions, pretended to be calm and collected as he stood up and walked step by step... toward the door.

"Director Ning! Where are you going?"

"My house is on fire, I'm going back to check!"

Whoosh~ Ning Yuzhi's speed increased. After turning a corner, he shot off like a rocket and slipped away~~

Ning Yuzhi didn't dare look back!

The moment he heard the name Ning Fengzhi, he knew that Ning Fengzhi was his counterpart!

Originally, Ning Yuzhi had been quite interested, but then he heard that his own counterpart had been castrated by Ozka!

Damn it! Ning Yuzhi cursed inwardly, quickly taking the chance to leave before everyone realized that Ning Fengzhi's counterpart was him! He didn't hesitate for even a second!

This place was not safe to stay in!

As for the palace banquet? Heh~~ it wasn't like he absolutely had to attend!