Bestie Alliance

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon/First Cute Bunny: Uploaded video file <Rose Hotel: Footage of a dissolute playboy forcibly seizing a room.avi>]

[First Cute Bunny: @No Petting Cats, you missed a good show while you were out!]

Zhu Zhuqing's reply remained as concise as ever.

[No Petting Cats: I saw it.]

Once the video was released, the group chat instantly erupted.

[I Am Not Swallow: This guy is so arrogant, though he's decent-looking, he just seems way too greasy. Favorability -50, back to zero!]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: @I Am Not Swallow, sister, you hit the nail on the head! Greasy and self-entitled, it's absolutely ridiculous!]

[First Cute Bunny: He's clearly just a blowhard who uses his status to bully others.]

[Begonia Blossoms: Yanyan~, look at the way this man is looking at people, it's so disgusting.]

[I Am Not Yanzi: Lingling~, indeed, he's like a peacock in heat, practically desperate to stick his tail up into the sky.]

The two were roommates and best friends, and their identities in the group chat had long been known to each other.

Just as the group was discussing the matter heatedly, a message from Pope Bibi Dong made everyone go silent instantly.

[Most Beautiful Pope: White Tiger Martial Soul. This person is a prince of the Dai family, the imperial family of the Star Luo Empire.]

In the hotel lobby, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu exchanged shocked glances.

The Star Luo imperial family?!

The group chat exploded once more.

[I Am Not Yanzi: Damn! Are all people from the Star Luo imperial family like this?]

[Heavenly King Covers Earth Fox: ... (Trembling in fear, not daring to speak, the teacher is right next to me)]

[No Petting Cats: Yes.]

Zhu Zhuqing's two words confirmed Bibi Dong's assessment and instantly derailed the group's discussion.

[First Cute Bunny: Scumbag! Definitely a scumbag!]

[6G Sky Wing: Star Luo imperial family? Heh, from what I know, they are nothing more than monkeys dressed in robes. Bloodline cannot determine nobility; it only breeds arrogance and stupidity.]

Qian Renxue's summary was sharp and put a definitive end to the discussion.

As the chatter subsided, Zhu Zhuqing finally stepped out of the shadows and into the hotel lobby.

Three girls from different places with vastly different personalities met in reality for the first time.

The atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

Xiao Wu eventually walked over to Tang San and helped him up.

It wasn't out of lingering affection, but because she remembered the Group Owner's warning; she didn't want to act too obviously and put herself in danger.

"Brother, are you alright?"

Tang San shook his head. His injuries weren't serious, but his mood was rather gloomy.

"Xiao Wu, I'm going upstairs to drop off my luggage first. You should chat with your new friends."

Seeing Xiao Wu standing with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing—both of whom were soul masters, around Xiao Wu's age, and seemingly students heading to Shrek Academy—Tang San felt a bit more at ease.

After Tang San went upstairs alone, the three girls found a quiet corner to sit down.

"Just now... thank you both." Zhu Zhuqing spoke first, her voice cold yet sincere.

"Thank you for what?" Xiao Wu looked at her, puzzled.

Zhu Zhuqing remained silent for a moment before deciding to be honest.

She briefly explained her engagement to Dai Mubai and her journey fleeing from the Star Luo Empire to escape her family's pursuit.

"That's why, when I saw him like that outside earlier, I didn't want to come in."

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were stunned after hearing her story.

They hadn't expected that this seemingly cold girl carried such a heavy burden of fate.

At that moment, their disgust for Dai Mubai reached its peak.

A common enemy is the fastest catalyst for building friendship.

"That's too much! How could he be like this! What's the difference between him and that Yu Xiaogang the Group Owner mentioned?" Ning Rongrong's face flushed red with anger.

"Zhuqing, don't worry. From now on, you're our sister, and we'll protect you!" Xiao Wu promised, patting her chest.

Looking at her two new friends speaking up for her, a trace of warmth flowed through Zhu Zhuqing's frozen heart.

After their relationship grew closer, Xiao Wu hesitated for a long time before deciding to lay her own secret bare.

She lowered her voice and leaned into their ears.

"Actually... I'm not human."

??

"I am a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form."

"Furthermore, two days ago, the Group Owner sent me a private message telling me that Tang San's father, Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, has been hiding in the shadows. He knows my identity and is planning to... keep me in captivity, waiting for me to mature so I can serve as a spirit ring for Tang San."

This secret sounded even more shocking than Zhu Zhuqing's experiences.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both had their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They were shocked not only by Xiao Wu's true identity and dangerous situation but even more so by the mysterious Group Owner, "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero."

How could he possibly know such a deep secret?

No wonder he was able to expose the past between Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong!

In that moment, based on their shared hatred for scumbags, their common plight as women in this world, their mutual recognition of the Group Owner's extraordinary abilities, and their status as future classmates, an alliance was quickly formed between the three girls.

They agreed to help each other and share all information once they were at Shrek Academy.

At the same time, they developed an immense sense of anticipation for the nearly omniscient "Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero."

Perhaps he was the key to changing each of their fates.

Meanwhile, in Aedes Elysiae, Ye Qiong was looking at the total emotion point panel on his spirit tool screen.

Total Emotion Points: 14514

He furrowed his brows and waved his hand in front of his nose in disgust.

"Ugh, what a foul number. No, I have to use it quickly."

Just as he was preparing to open the shop to exchange for a few spirit rings to stack his age, a private message request popped up.

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: @Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero, Group Owner, are you there? Are you there?]

It was Ning Rongrong.

Ye Qiong was a bit puzzled. Why was this girl looking for him?

He casually clicked on the group chat history, scanned it quickly, and suddenly realized.

"Oh, so it's reached this part of the plot."

He decided to answer Ning Rongrong's question, but he wouldn't do it for free.

He had forgotten to charge for the private messages with Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Wu previously; it was a total loss.

This time, he had to earn back his capital with interest.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: I'm here. What is it?]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: Group Owner, you're so amazing, could you calculate my future? I ran away from home this time just to break free from the sect's constraints and carve out my own path! Can you help me see if I'll succeed in the future?]

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Fortune-telling is possible, but there are conditions.]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: What conditions? Money? This young lady has plenty of money! Speak, how much do you want!]

Ning Rongrong replied with great bravado.

Seeing this, Ye Qiong immediately revealed a profiteer's grin.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: Three thousand Gold Soul Coins.]

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: ...Why don't you just go rob someone?!]

Ning Rongrong was stunned; three thousand Gold Soul Coins was enough to buy a decent spirit tool.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: This isn't ordinary fortune-telling. Peering into the secrets of heaven requires bearing immense karma, and the cost is high. Three thousand Gold Soul Coins, final price. Take it or leave it.]

Ning Rongrong on the other end of the screen struggled for a long time.

She was simply too curious.

Judging by his previous abilities, this money should be worth spending, right?

[Pagoda Suppresses River Demon: ...Fine! Deal! I'll send you a red packet right away!]

Soon, Ye Qiong received the red packet of three thousand Gold Soul Coins.

[Galaxy Baseball Bat Hero: OK! Money received. Boss, please allow this humble one to cast a divination for you~]