The bonfire-less party ended, and everyone returned to their dorms.
The three girls in the dorm each had thoughts on their minds, their expressions subtle. No one spoke.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's eyes met from time to time, but neither took the initiative to speak.
Xiao Wu tidied her bed nearby while glancing at them now and then.
After a while, she finally spoke helplessly.
"Girls, it's time to sleep. Do you need me to make your beds for you too?"
After that unusual party, the girls who had once been somewhat unfamiliar with one another had quickly grown closer.
Then someone shouted from outside.
"Little Zhu, Rongrong, lackeys, assemble! No reward for being on time, punishment for being late!"
Qian Ni's voice echoed through the dorm.
The three looked at each other. Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and walked out first, with Ning Rongrong following after her. Xiao Wu trailed behind curiously.
"What are we doing so late at night?"
Zhu Zhuqing's voice was a little unsteady. She suddenly recalled the little secret of how she had tricked herself into mining all night yesterday.
Qian Ni waved a hand, signaling for them to follow.
"Just follow me. Would I harm you?"
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu exchanged glances. None of them said anything.
Hard to say...
The group stopped in an open space behind the dorms.
Where there had originally been nothing but an empty lot, there now stood a house pieced together from hemispherical sections.
A Villa-Type Universal Capsule!
"Th-this... what is this? It wasn't here during the day!" Ning Rongrong cried in surprise.
Qian Ni opened the door and strode inside.
"Why are you making such a fuss? It's a Villa-Type Universal Capsule.
"You'll be living here from now on. Cleaning the rooms is also part of your duties as lackeys!"
To the three girls, this bastard was always being all mysterious, constantly pulling out strange and unusual things.
The villa was filled with comfortable, minimalist modern furnishings.
There was a master bedroom, secondary bedrooms, a kitchen, bathrooms—everything one could need.
Other than Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were respectively the young lady of the Star Luo Zhu Clan and the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Their statuses were far from low, yet they still curiously examined everything inside the villa.
"The master bedroom is mine. Pick a secondary bedroom for yourselves. Don't bother me unless it's necessary, and clean the place when you aren't cultivating.
"Do a good job and there'll be rewards. Do poorly and there'll be punishment!"
Though Xiao Wu was not among the lackeys, Qian Ni did not chase her out.
It was nothing remarkable, and he had never particularly cared about such things.
Just as Qian Ni was about to return to his room, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly called out to him.
"Something else?" Qian Ni looked back.
Zhu Zhuqing fell silent for a moment before speaking.
"Are... all men this fickle?"
She did not even know what emotions had prompted her to ask that question.
She had escaped her clan by the skin of her teeth, crossed the Star Dou Forest, survived Zhu Zhuyun's pursuit, and ultimately fallen into the hands of Qian Ni, this... creature she did not know how to describe.
Yet her fiancé, Dai Mubai, had been indulging himself in Soto City, embracing a pair of sisters and spending every night in revelry, having a grand old time with double-slit interference experiments.
He had whored his way from the border all the way to Soto City. He might dare say that, but Zhu Zhuqing did not dare listen.
Qian Ni, on the other hand, was somewhat different. He was seriously recruiting lackeys. The things he did were not something a man lusting after her beauty would do.
She wanted to hear Qian Ni's opinion.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu did not interrupt. They had a feeling that they might hear something rather different next!
Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai were engaged. Could Qian Ni really be planning to make a move on her?
At its core, cuckolding was one man's humiliation of another man. A woman was merely one part of the play.
Qian Ni pondered for a second, then said, "I only have one ass, but my ass has many pairs of underwear.
"My ass wasn't faithful at all, so I slapped it and told it that it needed to become a faithful ass. But the promiscuous ass was clearly the one being hit, so why did I feel so much pain too?
"Later, the ass became a faithful ass. For the rest of its life, it loved only one pair of underwear.
"But only then did I realize that those former pairs of underwear no longer belonged solely to my ass."
The three girls were left stunned.
Zhu Zhuqing asked in confusion, "You mean... this kind of thing can be understood?"
Qian Ni shook his head. "I mean you should pay attention to personal hygiene and avoid cross-infection. Even if my underwear rots in the wardrobe, I would never let anyone else wear it.
"There's something I've been curious about for a long time."
He looked straight into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.
"You don't have a storage soul tool, and the only thing in the little bag on you is Whale Glue Pellets.
"You were hunted after running away from home. Did you change clothes at all along the way?
"With that much physical activity, don't tell me you wore the same clothes all the way to Heaven Dou?
"Tsk. Pay attention to personal hygiene."
Qian Ni shook his head and left.
Zhu Zhuqing's brain overloaded, and the smile on her face vanished completely.
"My fault. I never should have expected anything from him."
Whether Qian Ni was close to godhood was unknown, but he was already far removed from humanity.
Ning Rongrong could not hold back a snort of laughter.
Clutching Xiao Wu's arm, she laughed so hard she could barely straighten up.
"Zhuqing, don't think about that sort of thing anymore. Xiao Wu, don't leave either. Let's just sleep together tonight!
"Tomorrow, we'll go into the city and buy some new clothes!"
Early the next morning, when the bruised and battered Zhao Wuji entered the cafeteria, all seven monsters were already seated.
Though Flandre was both crafty and somewhat idiotic—an esteemed Soul Sage who could even be swindled out of money by a Spirit Hall assistant—he was still fairly attentive when it came to academy affairs.
Fresh ingredients had been delivered early in the morning, and several food-system Soul Masters led by Shao Xin were improving the meals.
It was worth mentioning that Qian Ni had specifically sponsored a peculiar soul tool machine.
From the outside, it looked like a square iron shell. Whenever someone approached, pure water would intermittently flow from the protruding section.
There was nothing special about the water, except that it was especially pure.
Other than Qian Ni, all seven monsters filled themselves a cup to try it.
"I'm starving! Little Ao, what are you drinking? Get me a cup of water!"
Zhao Wuji found a seat and dropped heavily into it.
Oscar looked at his bruised and swollen face. He wanted to laugh but did not dare, so he held it in as he brought over the pure water. Zhao Wuji downed it in one gulp.
"Why doesn't this water have any flavor? Pah, I must be out of my mind. Water isn't supposed to have flavor.
"I mean, it's pretty refreshing!"
Alien's saliva was pure water used for heat dissipation. It was extremely pure!
Although its current body was not strong enough and even the slightest bump could lead to dangerous driving, Qian Ni had not given up on it. Instead, he began researching how to make the most of it.
That was right. Inside that water dispenser stood Alien obediently and motionlessly.
The protruding section of the iron shell wrapped around Alien's head.
Whenever someone approached, it opened its mouth, extended its inner jaws, and began secreting saliva.
There was not a trace of impurity in it—completely pure water, clear and transparent.
It could be called the aristocrat among waters!
Under Qian Ni's amused gaze, the seven monsters began their first day of classes at Shrek Academy.
Because of Qian Ni, although Oscar had developed feelings for Ning Rongrong, he did not make a move.
He merely silently shaved off his thick beard, revealing a face that was vastly different from his usual appearance.
Flandre had originally assumed that Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had been pampered in luxury since childhood and would certainly be unable to adapt to life at Shrek Academy.
To his surprise, when he required them to run twenty laps, Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and persisted even after her little face had turned deathly pale.
After two years of nourishment from those shoddy Whale Glue Pellets, Ning Rongrong's physique had improved considerably.
This level of training was uncomfortable, but it was not beyond her ability to endure.
It was far less torturous than the strange sensation from yesterday, when Qian Ni put the Rider's Bridle on her and flooded her entire body with soul power.
She was spoiled, not useless.
Now that she had a clear goal in Qian Ni, what reason did she have not to persist?
She still hoped that one day, she could break through the limitations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, achieve the Eight Treasure Glazed Pagoda, and make the sect great again!
Perhaps this era was the closest the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had ever been to becoming the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
How could she give up so easily? How could she possibly give up!
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