Checking In

In the blink of an eye, night had shrouded all of Suotuo City.

Seeing that it was already getting late, Bibi Dong finally remembered that they had yet to find a hotel. She stopped and turned to look at the other two.

"It's already dark."

"We should find somewhere to rest."

Liu Erlong nodded at her words.

"Indeed."

"There are plenty of people in Suotuo City at night. If we don't find a place now, there might not even be any rooms left later."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong did not delay any longer and immediately led the two of them along the street in search of a hotel.

Before long, an exquisitely decorated building appeared in their sight.

Above its main entrance hung an especially eye-catching sign.

Rose Hotel.

"Rose Hotel?"

Bibi Dong looked at the sign, curiosity surfacing in her eyes.

"That's quite a distinctive name."

"And the environment looks nice too. Let's stay here."

With that, she stepped into the hotel.

Su Chen naturally had no objections and followed her inside.

However, when Liu Erlong saw the words "Rose Hotel," her steps paused slightly.

Though she was still young, she had spent these past years roaming the Soul Master world and had seen far more than Bibi Dong.

Thus, she recognized the nature of this hotel at a glance—a couples' hotel.

At that thought, Liu Erlong's expression immediately turned somewhat strange. Just as she was about to remind Bibi Dong, she saw Bibi Dong and Su Chen enter one after the other.

Liu Erlong opened her mouth, but ultimately swallowed her words and followed them helplessly.

The moment they entered the hotel, soft lighting greeted them.

The lobby was carpeted in red.

A faint floral fragrance lingered in the air.

Bibi Dong glanced around, satisfaction appearing in her eyes.

"This place really is nice."

With that, she led Su Chen to the front desk.

Behind the counter, a middle-aged man was lazily lowering his head as he calculated accounts.

Hearing footsteps, he instinctively looked up.

That single glance made him freeze.

The man and two women before him were each exceptionally good-looking.

Especially Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong.

One was noble and breathtakingly beautiful.

The other was radiant and striking.

As for Su Chen beside them, his features were refined and handsome, and his temperament was calm.

Even after running a hotel in Suotuo City for so many years, this was the first time he had seen such a combination.

Only after standing stunned for two full breaths did the receptionist come to his senses, an involuntary smile piling onto his face.

"Are the three of you looking for rooms?"

Bibi Dong nodded lightly.

"Yes."

"Please give us two rooms."

Hearing this, the receptionist first glanced at Bibi Dong, then at Liu Erlong, and finally let his gaze fall on Su Chen. The smile on his face immediately became somewhat suggestive.

"I'm sorry."

"There's only one room left."

"And at this hour, the other hotels in Suotuo City are probably nearly full as well."

After saying that, he gave Su Chen a meaningful look.

Bibi Dong was momentarily stunned.

Then, as though she had thought of something, a faint flush immediately spread across her fair cheeks.

Only one room left?

Did that mean...

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong instinctively turned her head to glance at Su Chen.

Yet Su Chen's expression remained calm, as though he had not realized there was anything wrong with this.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong felt an indescribable trace of disappointment rise in her heart.

Meanwhile, Liu Erlong's brows furrowed slightly.

The next moment, a powerful Soul Power pressure suddenly spread from her body.

"Give us two rooms."

"I know you still have more."

The smile on the receptionist's face instantly froze.

Faced with a Soul Master, how could he dare play any more tricks?

"Yes! Yes!"

"Please calm down, my lady. I'll arrange them right away, right away!"

With that, he hurriedly lowered his head and began searching.

A moment later, he respectfully handed over two room cards.

"Esteemed guests, these are two superior rooms."

"They're on the second floor, right next to each other."

Seeing how drastically the receptionist's attitude had changed, Bibi Dong could not react for a moment.

"There really were more?"

She blinked instinctively, looking completely bewildered.

Su Chen, on the other hand, had already understood something.

After taking the room cards, the three headed toward the stairs.

Once they reached the second floor, they proceeded down the corridor.

The floor was covered in soft runners.

The walls on both sides were hung with one suggestive mural after another.

At first, Bibi Dong did not think much of it.

But the farther they walked, the more she felt that something was off about these paintings.

When they were nearly at their rooms, she finally could not hold back any longer and turned to Liu Erlong.

"Erlong."

"How did you know there were other rooms here?"

Hearing this, Liu Erlong paused.

Then a meaningful smile appeared on her face.

"Because this is that kind of place."

Bibi Dong was taken aback.

"What kind of place?"

Liu Erlong glanced at her and did not beat around the bush.

"A couples' hotel."

"The people who stay here are mostly couples."

"When the receptionist saw one man with two women, it was only natural for him to misunderstand."

At those words, Bibi Dong's entire body stiffened.

The next instant, another flush colored her already breathtaking face.

So that was it!

No wonder the receptionist had looked at Su Chen so strangely.

Thinking about how she had seriously considered the matter of there being only one room left, Bibi Dong's heartbeat quickened, and even her ears felt hot.

Yet amid her embarrassment, a tiny trace of expectation rose uncontrollably in her heart.

If there really were a chance someday to be alone with Su Chen...

The moment this thought arose, Bibi Dong abruptly came to her senses.

How could someone like Su Chen, whose heart knew only cultivation and researching Martial Souls, possibly be willing to come to such a place?

At that thought, the faint sweetness that had just risen in Bibi Dong's heart turned into helplessness.

In the end, she could only silently clench her fists in her heart.

"Forget it."

"I should focus on cultivating."

"Once I become a Title Douluo, I'll be able to make Su Chen fulfill his promise!"

As they spoke, the three had arrived before their rooms.

The two rooms were right next to each other.

Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were just about to return to their rooms to rest.

But Su Chen suddenly spoke.

"Erlong, wait a moment."

Hearing his voice, Liu Erlong instinctively turned her head.

"What is it?"

Su Chen looked at her, his tone calm.

"Could you lend me a drop of blood?"

The corridor immediately fell silent.

The smile on Liu Erlong's face nearly vanished in an instant.

The way she looked at Su Chen changed at once.

It was late at night, and they were in a couples' hotel.

At that moment, several improper images flashed through her mind almost instinctively.

All of her favorable impression of Su Chen disappeared.

"What do you mean?"

Liu Erlong stared at Su Chen, her voice already carrying a trace of coldness.

Bibi Dong was stunned at first, then quickly understood and hurriedly explained.

"Erlong, don't misunderstand!"

"Su Chen doesn't mean it that way."

"He just loves researching Martial Souls too much. He only wants the blood for experiments."

"He borrowed some of my blood before too."

"And Su Chen, you really are something else. The way you worded that was far too strange. If I didn't know your personality, I would have misunderstood too."

Hearing this, Liu Erlong finally let out a breath of relief.

"So that's it."

She did not pursue the matter any further and directly held out her hand.

Su Chen took out a test tube.

A moment later, he had collected a full test tube of blood.

Once the test tube was full, Su Chen withdrew his hand.

"Thank you."

Liu Erlong waved her hand.

"It's nothing."

With that, the two women entered their room.

Su Chen did not linger either and pushed open his door before entering.

After entering the room, Su Chen first locked the door from within.

Then he walked to the bedside and sat down cross-legged.

He took out the test tube containing Liu Erlong's blood.

Under the dim yellow lamplight, the blood inside the test tube appeared especially vivid.

The next moment, Su Chen raised his hand, and a trace of pale golden Soul Power slowly flowed from his fingertips.

The blood in the test tube actually seemed to be drawn by something as it slowly floated up.

The suspended blood eventually condensed into a ball in the air.

Only then did Su Chen control the Soul Power within his body and slowly merge it with the ball of blood.