Zhu Zhuqing's Dilemma: Unable to Afford to Urge an Update

Ye Mu's words left the four women present silent.

Were they really that stubborn?

Did they really have to urge an update before he would continue?

What a hateful author! He was actually squeezing his Book Friends so shamelessly. That was too much!

Ah Rou was also somewhat puzzled.

Ye Mu was not someone difficult to talk to.

So why was he so insistent about being urged to update?

"When you urge an update, I'll update then. I still have plenty of stories to write."

Seeing the two girls' expressions, Ye Mu softened his tone slightly.

Since Netizens had come to his door, he had to give them a little face.

But being urged to update was still necessary.

It concerned the evolution of his martial soul, so he absolutely could not be careless.

Zhu Zhuqing was terribly conflicted right now.

She wanted to urge an update.

But urging an update came at a price. She had to offer something.

Looking at herself, she had nothing at all!

She had no money. How could she urge an update?

She was simply too poor to afford an update.

Could she only slowly feel her way through matters concerning her future?

Zhu Zhuqing sighed inwardly, feeling utterly depressed.

She had found the author of the Storybook, but the author was a straight-up blockhead. What was she supposed to do?

Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, was very decisive and immediately urged an update.

And the item she used to urge it was no ordinary thing—it was actually a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!

"I'm using a Soul Bone to urge an update. That should be okay, right?"

Ning Rongrong asked, the azure Soul Bone in her hand dazzlingly bright.

"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone... Not bad, not bad. Good stuff."

Ye Mu nodded repeatedly.

Using a Soul Bone to urge an update should earn quite a lot of progress.

"Alright, then urge the update."

Ning Rongrong was very straightforward. She opened the Storybook and began urging an update.

She tapped the urge-update button and confirmed the item for the request.

The azure Soul Bone flew into the Storybook.

As Ye Mu opened the Storybook, he received a notification: Glazed Baby had urged an update!

"Can you start writing now?"

Ning Rongrong blinked her eyes. She was rather curious about how Ye Mu wrote his stories.

Writing so many words in one night must have been exhausting, right?

"Of course. I can start now."

Ye Mu said with a smile, pouring Soul Power into the Wordless Heavenly Book as a vast amount of text emerged.

"So this is how you write stories? With Soul Power?"

Ning Rongrong suddenly understood. This method of writing truly was rather strange.

But it was incredibly fast.

The words appeared one after another, making her eyes spin.

She could only wait until the story was finished before reading it.

Ye Mu's Soul Power continued to drain as the rest of Ning Rongrong's story was written out.

After the Soul Master Tournament, she returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The Shrek Seven Devils made a five-year pact.

As the sect's heir, she needed to continue cultivating her family's inherited techniques and take over her father's duties, preparing to inherit the position of sect master in the future.

During her time in the sect, Ning Rongrong continued cultivating under Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

Though her progress was not particularly remarkable.

She constantly missed Oscar!

She also faced pressure from the sect's rules: her future husband had to possess enough combat strength to protect her, which caused twists and turns in her relationship with Oscar.

But after the final battle at Jialing Pass, she became the new sect master and ultimately ended up with Oscar.

There was not actually much to learn from these later developments.

Still, Ye Mu wrote out the emotional twists and turns between her and Oscar.

Once the entire story had been written, Ning Rongrong immediately began reading it.

The more she read, the less she could believe it.

She really ended up with Oscar in the end?

How could she possibly have fallen for that dirty-minded fellow?

Watching her make such a fuss, Ye Mu sighed inwardly.

First impressions truly were terrifying.

If Ning Rongrong had seen through Oscar's thoughts right away in the original story, there probably would not have been any later developments.

How could someone who sold sausages and craved the sick thrill of women eating the sausages he made truly move her heart?

Ning Rongrong had not met Oscar here yet.

But she had learned about him in advance through the Storybook and even knew what he was thinking.

Thus, Ning Rongrong already had an extremely strong impression of Oscar, and it was a very bad one.

"This... really is a little pitiful."

Xiao Wu had also finished reading the story.

Although those so-called emotional twists and turns seemed rather moving.

Oscar's nature had not changed at all.

Ye Mu's Soul Power was nearly exhausted.

He had originally wanted to write a new story, but it seemed he could not do so now and could only wait until tomorrow night.

"Right, you can rest here tonight and leave tomorrow."

"I'll be over at the Management Office. Call out if anything comes up."

Ye Mu took a look around. The Library had already closed, and they could not get out.

If they went outside, they would probably be seized by the Spirit Hall guards outside.

The three women looked over his residence. It was small, but clean and tidy.

As they watched Ye Mu leave, the three girls looked at one another.

"Are we really staying here tonight?"

Ning Rongrong was doubtful. The bed was so small—were they supposed to pile on top of each other?

"We can squeeze in. Let's make do for one night."

Zhu Zhuqing said.

Having a bed to sleep on was already very good for her.

Thinking of those days when she had been hunted, she had often slept rough and eaten whatever she could find.

Compared to that, this tiny residence was already quite nice.

She glanced around and noticed some things on the desk.

"Did he write these too? His writing is quite good."

Ning Rongrong saw them as well and picked them up, reading them several times.

"Xiao Wu, what are you planning to do next?"

Ah Rou asked, deeply worried about her daughter's future.

Tang San had likely already learned Xiao Wu's identity.

Now that Xiao Wu had left without saying goodbye, she did not know whether Tang San and his father would come looking for her.

Xiao Wu was still too vulnerable right now.

If she really encountered Tang San and his father, she would probably be killed.

No, perhaps she would be imprisoned instead, only to be killed for her Spirit Ring once Tang San had gained enough strength.

They might also use other filthy methods to force Xiao Wu to reveal herself in the end.

Xiao Wu was actually quite lost as well.

She had already seen her mother, but her mother had not yet been resurrected.

Where should she go next?

"Mom, I... I want to stay here. Once you've been resurrected, we can return to the Star Dou Great Forest together."

"You want to stay here?"

Ah Rou's voice rose sharply.

This was Spirit City. Staying here was extremely, extremely dangerous.

If Xiao Wu's identity was exposed, those Titled Douluo in Spirit City would definitely not let her go.

Most likely, they would hunt her down.

"This place is too dangerous. You should still..."

"Mom, don't worry. Aside from Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, no one in Spirit Hall knows my identity."

"And the Storybook has already concealed my Spirit Beast aura. I won't have to worry about being discovered for a year."

"As long as they are Book Friends, they cannot harbor murderous intent toward me, so there is no need to worry about Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue posing any threat to me."

"Mom, I... I really want to stay. I don't want to be separated from you."