Amitabha, this poor monk is Su Chen, Dharma name Suiyuan, greetings to you two female benefactors.

The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Wu held onto Su Chen's arm with both hands, her entire body practically hanging off him, two soft mounds brushing against him intentionally or otherwise with every step.

"Boss, why are we back at the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Xiao Wu tilted her head, her large eyes blinking, her face full of curiosity.

"To take care of business, of course."

Su Chen tried to pull his arm away, but couldn't budge it.

After graduating early from the Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, Su Chen had intended for Xiao Wu to go to Soto City on her own, check into a hotel, and wait for him.

The moment he suggested it, Xiao Wu shook her head like a rattle, refusing to agree under any circumstances.

She had the air of someone who would rather die than be left behind.

Helpless, Su Chen had no choice but to bring this clingy girl along.

He was here to intercept a golden opportunity in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bringing a rabbit along was just ridiculous.

The moment they stepped into the territory of the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu underwent a complete regression.

One second she was hanging off Su Chen's arm, acting weak and helpless, and the next she transformed into a hundred-thousand-year-old big sister.

She hopped back and forth through the grass, as excited as a patient just released from a mental institution.

She dove into the grass on the left and kicked the tree trunks on the right.

She even caught a ten-year Wind Baboon and proceeded to slap it repeatedly.

"That's for being ugly!"

Smack!

"That's for blocking my path!"

Smack!

"That's for stepping with your left foot first!"

The poor Wind Baboon was beaten black and blue, covering its head and squealing in terror.

It probably couldn't fathom in its entire life how it, a peerless beast with the potential to single-handedly kill a God King in the future, was being rubbed into the dirt by a rabbit today.

Who could it even complain to about this?

Su Chen rubbed his temples, too lazy to manage her; this rabbit was becoming increasingly abstract.

He walked while calculating in his mind.

According to the original timeline, that little kitten from the Star Luo Empire should be chased all the way to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest within these few days.

Compared to that lecherous tiger Dai Mubai, who was indulging in nightly revelries and holding beauties in his arms at the Rose Hotel in Soto City, Zhu Zhuqing was truly miserable.

The insect-breeding style of succession within the Star Luo Empire's royal family was simply insane.

Brothers had to fight to the death; the winner became emperor, and the loser became fertilizer. Most importantly, they even forced others to participate.

Even in his past life, this would have been considered explosive.

Dai Mubai couldn't handle the high-pressure environment, so he greased his feet and hid in the Heaven Dou Empire like a coward.

His fiancée was playing a real-life battle royale in the wilderness, while he was playing cards in a hotel.

Though, come to think of it, Zhu Zhuyun didn't seem to actually want to kill Zhu Zhuqing.

But that didn't matter.

What mattered was saving a beauty from fire and water; the rescued party would be so moved by the young master's life-saving grace that she would have no choice but to offer herself in return.

Su Chen touched his face.

Given his looks, the other party would definitely not say something unlucky like, "Young Master, your life-saving grace is so great that this girl can only repay you by being a beast of burden in the next life."

After wandering the outskirts for half a day, he hadn't even seen a single cat hair.

Fortunately, fate still favored those who enjoyed a good show.

Deep in the woods ahead, a crisp sound of blades clashing echoed, accompanied by several low grunts.

Over a dozen men in black, holding sharp blades, had surrounded a young girl.

The girl in the center was wearing tight black leather, an outfit that outlined her exaggerated curves—which were far beyond her years—to the fullest.

It was Zhu Zhuqing.

She looked slightly disheveled, her leather suit torn in several places, revealing fair skin covered in fine, bloody scratches.

Though there were many wounds, none were fatal; instead, they pushed the aesthetic of a "battle-damaged" beauty to the extreme.

She breathed heavily, her chest rising and falling violently, as she stared coldly at the perimeter of the encirclement.

"Zhu Zhuyun, at this point, is there still a need to hide?" Zhu Zhuqing sneered.

As her words fell, the crowd of men in black automatically parted to make a path.

A woman with a figure even more outrageous than Zhu Zhuqing's sashayed out, her hips swaying like a water snake.

She pulled off her mask, her face twisted into an expression of profound heartache.

"Zhuqing, wouldn't it be better to come home with your sister? I promise I'll take good care of you."

Zhu Zhuqing let out a cold laugh, her chest heaving violently. "Go back so you can slowly torture me to death?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun immediately clutched her chest, looking as if her heart had been shattered.

"Zhuqing, how could you think that of your sister? We're blood sisters, after all! You only suffered some minor flesh wounds, but I've been so heartbroken I haven't even been able to eat!"

The stench of "green tea" was so pungent it made one's eyes water.

In his past life, she would have easily been a million-follower influencer on social media, specializing in teaching people how to tear apart their best friends while peddling "man-slaying" perfumes on the side.

Sensing the commotion, Su Chen immediately abandoned Xiao Wu, activated his Flying Soul Guidance Device, and soared directly toward the scene.

"Boss, wait for me! I haven't gotten on board yet!"

Xiao Wu turned around to see Su Chen flying away; she stomped her feet in anxiety and hurriedly sprinted after him on her long legs.

Just as the two sisters were performing their "sisterly love" act, one of the black-clad men responsible for keeping watch suddenly raised his machete, pointed at the sky, and shouted a report.

"Eldest Miss, we have a situation! There's a bird-man flying in from above!"

No sooner had he spoken than a clear, resonant male voice, seemingly amplified by reverb, echoed from the sky.

The voice arrived before the man.

"Boiling beans on a beanstalk fire, the beans weep in the pot. Born from the same root, why must we hound each other so impatiently!"

As soon as this poem was recited, the tense, sword-drawn atmosphere at the scene instantly froze.

The black-clad man scratched his scalp, turned to look at Zhu Zhuyun with a bewildered expression.

"Eldest Miss, what is this guy babbling about? We didn't have beans for lunch, did we? Who's crying in the pot?"

Zhu Zhuyun's face turned black. She backhanded him, landing a fierce slap on the back of his head.

"If you're uneducated, read more books! Stop embarrassing yourself here!"

Although her own education wasn't stellar, as the Crown Princess of the Star Luo Empire, she had at least read a few books.

The black-clad man clutched his head, muttering aggrievedly under his breath, "Eldest Miss, you didn't know what it meant either, did you?"

"You dare talk back to me?!" Zhu Zhuyun ground her teeth in fury.

Following that, everyone looked up in unison.

They saw a youth slowly descending from the sky.

A king descending from the heavens!

Su Chen landed on the ground and casually brushed back the bangs that had been ruffled by the wind.

He cleared his throat, swept his gaze across the crowd, and finally locked eyes with Zhu Zhuqing.

He had to admit, the Zhu Family's genetics were truly absurd.

The little kitten wasn't even eleven yet, but she was as developed as a twenty-two-year-old.

And Zhu Zhuyun, standing beside her, had pushed this outrageous physical talent to the absolute limit.

"Amitabha. This humble Daoist is Su Chen, dharma name Suiyuan. Greetings to the two female benefactors."

He naturally ignored the group of rough, unkempt men.

Su Chen pressed his palms together, then looked up, flashing a set of pearly white teeth. "In broad daylight, under the clear blue sky, how can a bunch of rough men like you bully a defenseless young girl? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

As soon as these words left his mouth, all the black-clad men, including Zhu Zhuyun, felt as if a piece of their brain stems had gone missing.

Was this kid unable to read the room?

They had so many people here, yet he still dared to jump out and court death.

[Ding! You have created an instance of "Abstract Value," gaining 500 Abstract Value.]

Zhu Zhuyun narrowed her eyes, sizing up the wet-behind-the-ears kid before her.

"Where did this wild brat come from? Trying to play the hero saving the beauty? You haven't even weighed your own worth. Do you really dare to meddle in the family affairs of the Star Luo Empire's Zhu Family?"