Teasing

Ever since Dai Mubai was born, even under Dai Weisi's oppression, he had never suffered humiliation like this.

He could not even defeat his fiancée, who was three years younger than him. How could he have the nerve to cling to their engagement?

Dai Mubai gritted his teeth as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing. She had kept him on the defensive from the moment the fight began.

Zhu Zhuqing, by contrast, was spotless from head to toe, as though she had not been the one fighting just now.

Compared to her, Dai Mubai looked like a monkey hopping about. All those flashy moves, and nothing but losses to show for them.

Before he could speak, Zhu Zhuqing continued, "From this day forward, our engagement is null and void. You go your way, and I'll go mine. If I catch you pestering me again or bringing up that engagement, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

With that, she turned and walked away, flashing a radiant smile toward Lu Shiyuan.

Behind her, Dai Mubai still refused to give up.

"Zhu Zhuqing, do you understand what our engagement means?!" His teeth were clenched, his expression hideously twisted.

"It means I had rotten luck. Having been engaged to you is as shameful as having a criminal record." Zhu Zhuqing's answer shattered the last of Dai Mubai's illusions.

Really, having a powerful fiancée should have been a good thing for him.

It would have greatly improved their chances of defeating Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.

But now? His fiancée looked at him as though he were a rat in a sewer.

Zhu Zhuqing rejected their engagement from the bottom of her heart.

Still unwilling to give up, Dai Mubai shouted, "Then what about him? When I pick up girls, I'm a womanizer, but he has a woman by his side too. Why don't you have a problem with that?!"

Zhu Zhuqing finally turned around, her face full of contempt. "Aren't you so fond of One Dragon, Two Phoenixes? Then Shiyuan can have that too. He only has one girl with him right now, so I'll make the perfect addition!"

"Have you no shame?!"

"I have far more than you." Zhu Zhuqing gave a scornful smile. "Besides, you think you're fit to compare yourself to Shiyuan?"

Dai Mubai burned with rage. "Kid, if you've got any guts, stop hiding behind women and fight me fair and square."

Now that the fire had spread to him, Lu Shiyuan could hardly stand by.

He patted Xiao Wu's hand where she held his arm. Once she let go, he walked straight over and stopped two paces in front of Dai Mubai.

Four disguised Soul Rings floated silently in the air.

Yellow, purple, purple, black.

"I've got plenty of guts. So, would you like to fight me?" Wearing a gentle smile, Lu Shiyuan offered a sincere invitation. "You've just been through a battle. To keep things fair, I can refrain from using Soul Skills."

Dai Mubai looked worse than if he had swallowed a mouthful of shit.

A fight?

I couldn't even beat a fucking Soul Elder, and I'm already half-dead. Now you, a Soul Ancestor, are asking if I want to fight you?

No wonder Lu Shiyuan had said earlier that a match against him would definitely be unfair.

Of course. How could a Soul Elder fighting a Soul Ancestor possibly be fair?

Xiao Wu came over too, wearing a sweet smile. "Little tiger, if you don't want to fight my brother, you can fight me instead."

After her Moon Rabbit Martial Soul Possession, four Soul Rings likewise floated around her martial soul.

The same yellow, purple, purple, black.

Now Dai Mubai could not even muster any anger.

He could not beat a single one of the three people present.

Lu Shiyuan chuckled. "So, what will it be? Stay and keep fighting while humiliating yourself some more, or slink off alone and preserve your last shred of dignity?"

Dai Mubai clenched his jaw and glared resentfully at all three of them.

In the end, he did not dare say another word and limped away.

Lu Shiyuan took out a bag of Gold Soul Coins and handed it to the nearest shopkeeper.

"Sir, we'll cover the damage to these shops. Sorry for the trouble, but please help me divide up the money. Anyone whose shop suffered damage can come to me. If this isn't enough, I'll be staying at the Rose Hotel for the next few days. You can contact me through the hotel staff."

On the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters stood above ordinary people.

Normally, when these shopkeepers got caught up in a battle between Soul Masters, they could only curse their bad luck.

They had never expected Lu Shiyuan to be so generous and voluntarily cover their losses.

Of course, Lu Shiyuan would not shirk responsibility. These were ordinary people trying to support their families, and they had no quarrel with him. Their shops had only suffered damage because of Zhu Zhuqing's fight.

The shopkeepers, who had been lamenting their misfortune moments earlier, instantly brightened up and crowded over to shower Lu Shiyuan with compliments.

These merchants were all shrewd operators. After just a few words of flattery, Lu Shiyuan felt as though they were making him out to be a saint.

He was not quite that thick-skinned.

Once he had settled the compensation, Lu Shiyuan returned to Zhu Zhuqing's side and looked at her teasingly.

"One Dragon, Two Phoenixes?"

Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks instantly burned. Her crimson face, paired with her cool demeanor, created a contrast that could have captivated any number of people.

"Well, well, Zhu Zhuqing. A few years apart, and you've grown so bold." Lu Shiyuan kept teasing the little kitty beside him until Zhu Zhuqing almost buried her head between her ample breasts.

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to die of embarrassment. It was all her teacher's fault for constantly saying strange things these past few years.

A master-and-disciple threesome, One Dragon, Two Phoenixes—all sorts of outrageous remarks that made her blush and her heart race.

After hearing them so often, even Zhu Zhuqing had picked up a few.

In the heat of the moment, she had spoken without thinking, handing Lu Shiyuan the perfect opening to tease her.

"Can you stop teasing Zhu Zhuqing, brother?" Xiao Wu's voice was tinged with jealousy. What she really wanted to ask was whether they could stop flirting right in front of her.

She had planned everything out: tonight, after washing up, she would snuggle against her brother. Who could have expected someone to swoop in out of nowhere?

Lu Shiyuan burst out laughing and walked into the Rose Hotel with a girl in each hand.

After so long apart, the three of them certainly had plenty to talk about.

Not far away, three stunning women had witnessed everything that had just happened.

"Not bad. Your disciple is pretty strong." Yun Qingluo clicked her tongue in admiration. Four years ago, Zhu Zhuqing had only been at rank twelve. In just four short years, she had reached rank thirty-nine.

That averaged out to six and a half ranks a year. Even with the help of immortal herbs, such results would have been impossible without tremendous effort.

Ye Youying lifted her chin. "Of course she is. She's my disciple!"

"Give you a little praise, and it goes straight to your head." Xiao Feiyu rolled her eyes. This woman never missed a chance to puff herself up.

Ye Youying chuckled. "That's not all I taught her, you know."

She gave a meaningful wink. The other two women immediately caught her meaning, their cheeks warming and their hearts racing.

Sure enough, Ye Youying was the most shameless of them all.

It went without saying that whatever she had taught Zhu Zhuqing was hardly anything proper.

That poor child had gone from an innocent little kitty to having a head full of dirty thoughts.

Well, well, One Dragon, Two Phoenixes. Who knows whether Xiao Yuan's body can handle it?

But on second thought, they were hardly ignorant of such matters.

Xiao Yuan... could probably do more than handle it. He could leave those two little girls utterly routed.

After all, in their previous lives, they themselves had hardly fared any better.