Another New Member

"You big guy!"

Ning Rongrong was angry, muttered something under her breath, but ultimately didn't dare to talk back to Zhao Wuji. She glared fiercely at Li Qiu, her meaning clearly saying, "This isn't over."

Then she turned and went back to her room, her pink skirt disappearing in a flash around the corner of the stairs.

Zhu Zhuqing was also somewhat unwilling, and her steps were hesitant.

She glanced back at Li Qiu as she reached the stairwell, her deep blue eyes filled with a hint of displeasure at not getting an answer, before slowly going upstairs.

Dai Mubai stood by the stairs, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

He had heard commotion downstairs while he was upstairs, and when he came down to check, he found Li Qiu surrounded and cornered by two beautiful women.

The image stung his eyes.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, one a princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the other his betrothed, are now both revolving around Li Qiu. One is taking the initiative, while the other is being cornered but doesn't seem bothered.

He didn't say anything, just clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, and walked silently towards his room.

Ma Hongjun followed behind, his small eyes scanning Li Qiu up and down.

He glanced again at the stairwell where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had disappeared, his face filled with envy, muttering to himself, "Why is that?"

Muttering to himself, he shuffled upstairs, his slippers making a clattering sound on the wooden stairs.

He suddenly turned around halfway through his walk and said to Li Qiu in a low voice, "Brother Qiu, you'll have to look after me when we go into the forest tomorrow."

His tone was both obsequious and guilty, clearly still harboring resentment over the kick Zhao Wuji had given him earlier that day.

Zhao Wuji stood at the top of the stairs without moving, waiting until everyone had gone up before turning to look at Li Qiu and saying gruffly:

"You should get some sleep too, or you'll be sporting dark circles under your eyes tomorrow and won't even be able to see Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest."

After saying that, he turned and left, his footsteps thumping as he went upstairs.

Li Qiu stood in the empty inn lobby, smoothing out the wrinkles on his collar that Zhu Zhuqing had tugged at.

He glanced again at the messages still flooding the group chat, shook his head helplessly, and closed the Chat Window.

He turned and went upstairs. He paused for a moment as he passed Zhu Zhuqing's room, but didn't stop. He went straight back to his own room.

Li Qiu lay on the bed; the inn's blankets were damp and had a musty smell that couldn't be dried.

He flipped his pillow over, intending to make do with it, when suddenly a line of semi-transparent text popped up in front of him.

"Ding-dong--"

A group chat notification sounded in his head, not loud, like a mosquito's hum, but it completely woke him up. He turned over and opened the group chat.

[Ding! You can randomly invite a new member.]

[Invite immediately?]

Li Qiu looked at the two options, "yes" and "no," and tapped her finger twice on the pillow.

Since he had nothing better to do, he clicked "Yes".

[Love-Starved Little Angel: Another new member is coming! I'm so excited! Who could it be?]

[The Spirit Hall Saintess: Definitely from ancient times.]

[Everlasting Life: This could also refer to their time.]

[I Am the Angel God: There are more and more people here, that's great.]

[Moon Palace: Who could it be?]

Li Qiu stared at the nickname field, the lines of text scrolling by so quickly that his eyes started to blur.

It rolled seven or eight lines before suddenly stopping.

[Ding! Loves Eating Carrots, join the group!]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: Hehe, there are so many familiar faces here! I can tell who they might be just by their nicknames.]

[The Little Cat Who Loves Fish: Could it be from our college?]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: Yes, it's the one Loves Eating Carrots!]

[The Little Cat Who Loves Fish: Okay, then she's Xiao Wu.]

Xiao Wu is sleeping in the hotel room.

The room was small, with a bed and a table. The window wasn't closed tightly, and the night wind seeped in through the cracks, making the curtains billow.

She was almost asleep when suddenly her eyes lit up and a semi-transparent pop-up window appeared in front of her, with lines of text scrolling across it.

She was startled, thinking she was dreaming. She rubbed her eyes and looked again, but the pop-up was still there.

There were people talking up there, chatting animatedly.

She was filled with curiosity. What was this?

In the middle of the night, this thing suddenly appeared in front of me.

She tried reaching out and touching it, her finger poking at empty air. The pop-up window didn't dodge; it remained suspended there steadily.

She typed a few words in the blank space below, just like in the example above, and clicked "Teleport".

The text jumped up and entered the interface.

[Loves Eating Carrots: What's this? Do you know me? How do you know I'm Xiao Wu?]

She quickly mastered the group chat functions, tapping around a few times and scrolling up the chat history, becoming increasingly alarmed as she looked.

Inside, someone was actually saying her name, and they were saying it in great detail, even knowing that she Loves Eating Carrots.

She widened her eyes involuntarily, sat up in bed, and didn't even bother to pull the blanket up to her waist.

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: Hehe, of course, I'm your Rongrong sister.]

[Loves Eating Carrots: Uh, I didn't expect this, Rongrong, I really didn't expect this! What are you all doing in the group? How long have you been here? What's this for?]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: This is really fun! Not only can you take photos and videos, but you can also participate in lotteries, win prizes, and even send items around. It's a super great group!]

[Loves Eating Carrots: Oh, I see.]

[A Leaf Knows Autumn: A new Angel God has arrived; loyalty to the Angel God grants the Angel Meditation Method.]

[Loves Eating Carrots: Loyal Angel, loyal!!]

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she saw this.

She didn't possess advanced Meditation Method.

The cultivation techniques she possessed were cobbled together by Tang San and couldn't compare to legitimate inheritances.

She was so excited to have such benefits as soon as she joined the group that she almost jumped out of bed, causing the blanket to slip completely to the floor.

[Loves Eating Carrots: Thank you, Group Owner.]

[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Yes, you're welcome.]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: Loves Eating Carrots, do you know who the Group Owner is? You'll be absolutely shocked!]

[The Little Cat Who Loves Fish: Yes, it's someone I know.]

[Loves Eating Carrots: Oh, so there are three familiar faces in the group? That's great! Who's the Group Owner? Don't keep me in suspense.]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: I'm not telling you, you'll have to guess for yourself.]

[The Little Cat Who Loves Fish: Hmm, that's easy to guess.]

Xiao Wu stared at the Chat Window, counting the people in the group one by one.

Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing are both from Shrek, and she knows them. The Group Owner "A Leaf Knows Autumn," and his name contains the character "Autumn."

She suddenly remembered the guy at the inn who was always unhurried and was always cornered by Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

[Loves Eating Carrots: Could it be Li Qiu? His name has a character in the Group Owner's name.]

[Seven Treasure Little Princess: Wow, you guessed so fast!]