Dai Mubai Hits on Zhu Zhuqing? Zhu Zhuqing Is Furious!

Dai Mubai's arm around the heavily made-up woman loosened unconsciously, and he froze as though nailed to the spot.

The feeling was strange.

It was not simply because he was drawn in by her beauty.

The White Tiger Martial Soul within him suddenly stirred, as if it had sensed some familiar aura.

Martial Soul resonance?

Dai Mubai frowned, but the thought flashed through his mind for only an instant before he discarded it.

Who cared whether there was resonance or not? As long as she was pretty and had a good figure, that was all that mattered.

"Brother Dai? Why aren't you moving?"

The heavily made-up woman in his arms sensed something was off. Following his gaze, her expression immediately changed.

But Dai Mubai had already let go of her and shoved her aside.

"Go sit over there first."

The woman staggered a step, her thick makeup practically about to crack from the grievance in her expression.

"Brother Dai? What are you doing~?"

"I told you to sit over there. Can't you understand human speech?"

Dai Mubai did not even look at her, impatience already creeping into his tone.

The heavily made-up woman opened her mouth, and her eyes reddened at once. But after seeing Dai Mubai's expression, she did not dare say another word and retreated to the side in grievance.

Seeing this, Ma Hongjun immediately leaned over, gossip written all over his round face.

"Boss Dai, what is it? Did you spot another pretty girl? Quick, which one? Which one?"

Dai Mubai jerked his chin toward the corner.

Ma Hongjun followed his gaze.

Then he froze completely.

"Holy shit..."

Ma Hongjun nearly failed to hold back his drool, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

"Th-this... what kind of peerless beauty is this? That figure, that face... Boss Dai, if she were at Moon Embracing Tower in Soto City, she'd be the treasure that held the whole place up!"

"Keep your mouth shut." Dai Mubai shot him a glare.

Then he pulled a rose from his clothes, one he had no idea where he had picked up, casually tidied his golden hair, and put on what he believed was his most charming smile.

Then he strode toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing had noticed the moment Dai Mubai stood up.

Her fingers slowly clenched beneath the table.

Her heart felt choked by an indescribable emotion.

She was almost sick with disgust.

That man had just been embracing another woman.

And now, that same man who had been embracing another woman was actually walking toward her?

From the looks of it, he did not even recognize her.

Of course. After all, the two of them had only met a few times.

Heh.

"Beauty, are you alone?"

Dai Mubai stopped across from Zhu Zhuqing. His left hand rested against the edge of the table while his right held the rose out before her, a confident smile curling at his lips.

"Sitting here alone so early, are you waiting for someone? How about having a drink with me?"

Faced with this, Zhu Zhuqing did not even raise her head.

Only one icy word left her lips.

"Scram."

Cold, decisive, without any room for negotiation.

Dai Mubai's smile instantly froze on his face.

He stood there dumbfounded for a full three seconds.

What was this?

Since coming to Soto City, Dai Mubai had never needed to approach anyone himself. Even when he merely stood there, girls would throw themselves into his arms.

When had anyone ever dismissed him with a single word like "scram"?

Ma Hongjun's mouth fell open into an O behind him.

Dai Mubai took a deep breath and suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

Calm down.

Maybe she just had a colder personality.

Girls like this were even more satisfying to conquer at night!

"Miss, don't misunderstand. I mean no harm."

Dai Mubai put away the rose and adopted a gentle expression.

"My name is Dai Mubai, and I'm a student of Shrek Academy. You're sitting here alone, and this place is close to the Star Dou Great Forest, so you must be here to hunt Soul Beasts, right?"

He paused, and his tone became a little more sincere.

"If you need help, I can assist you in hunting Soul Beasts and obtaining a Soul Ring. I'm a level-thirty-seven Soul Elder. Ordinary thousand-year Soul Beasts are no trouble for me."

At last, Zhu Zhuqing raised her head.

Her eyes had turned utterly cold to the bone.

"I told you, scram."

"Can't you understand human speech?"

Hearing that, Dai Mubai's pupils abruptly contracted.

Not because he had been rejected.

But because that woman's gaze was far too cold.

It was not coyness, nor was it playing hard to get. It was genuine disgust.

As though she were looking at a pile of dog shit.

Dai Mubai immediately felt his face burn.

Just then, Ma Hongjun rushed up from behind, indignation filling his fat face.

"Hey, you little bitch, you don't know when you're being given face, do you?"

Ma Hongjun planted his hands on his hips and raised his chin high.

"Do you know who's standing in front of you? This is Dai Mubai, the most handsome man at Shrek Academy! Do you know how many girls in Soto City line up just to say a word to him?"

"Him taking the initiative to talk to you means he thinks highly of you! And what do you do? Stick your nose in the air? Who are you pretending to be, some icy beauty?"

"Hongjun!"

Dai Mubai frowned and grabbed him.

"Don't scare her."

He turned back to Zhu Zhuqing and put on an even friendlier expression.

"Miss, my brother speaks a little bluntly. Please don't take it to heart. I truly think it isn't safe for a girl like you to travel alone. I only wanted to help."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai's gaze once again swept uncontrollably over Zhu Zhuqing's taut figure.

By now, he was already thinking about tonight.

Not bad. She's pretty aloof.

Once I take her back tonight and teach her properly, let's see if she can still act so cold.

I want to see what kind of expression she'll have when she's begging for mercy beneath me.

But before Dai Mubai could even finish running through those filthy thoughts in his mind—

"I'll say it one last time. Get the hell out of here!"

Zhu Zhuqing slammed her hand down on the table.

Her eyes were filled with fury and disgust suppressed to their absolute limit.

"You disgusting animal! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't look at me with those filthy eyes!"

The restaurant instantly fell silent.

Every diner turned to look in unison.

Ma Hongjun's face turned the color of pig liver.

"What did you say? Who are you calling an animal?"

"Who else could I be talking about besides you two?"

Ma Hongjun's voice instantly sharpened, the fat on his face trembling.

"Fine, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Do you believe I'll just—"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.

"Do you believe I'll teach you a lesson?"

The movement was brutal, and his grip was extremely strong.

But the next moment—

A cold gleam flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Her reaction was so fast that no one could see what happened. She twisted her wrist sharply free, her fingertips extending sharp cat claws as they slashed across Ma Hongjun's face like lightning.

Rip!

Three neat bloody marks appeared on Ma Hongjun's right cheek.

Blood dripped down his chin.

"Ah—!!"

Ma Hongjun clutched his face and screamed, staggering back several steps before crashing into and overturning the tables and chairs behind him.

"My face! You crazy woman! You actually scratched my face!"