With Bai Yu mediating, the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch were happy to give him face. They took Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiang Zhu with them to search for a way out.
Along the way, Zhu Zhuqing kept giving Bai Yu meaningful looks, so Bai Yu deliberately walked beside her.
"Something wrong?"
"What's your relationship with Meng Yiran?"
Zhu Zhuqing was unusually straightforward at this moment, getting straight to the point.
Bai Yu smiled and said,
"The same kind of relationship I have with you."
Zhu Zhuqing froze, seemingly not expecting that answer.
At that moment, Bai Yu took a Pistol from his Soul Tool—though he had actually bought it from the system—and handed it to Zhu Zhuqing.
"I explained it before. You know how to use it."
Zhu Zhuqing paused. She had guessed that Bai Yu was interested in Meng Yiran, but she had not expected him to directly give her the Pistol. That meant he was interested in her too.
If I take it, it means I'm tentatively accepting his pursuit. If I don't, it means I'm rejecting him. What should I choose?
After hesitating for a long time, she accepted the Pistol and Bullets without asking any more about Bai Yu and Meng Yiran.
Bai Yu nodded to himself, deeply satisfied.
Of the three Shrek girls, Xiao Wu was the most innocent. Bai Yu could trick her into becoming Star Fury in minutes. Though Zhu Zhuqing was from the Star Luo Royal Family, she had no support there. Moreover, having grown up in the royal household, she was not unable to accept the idea of a man having several wives and concubines. Her choice was therefore within his expectations.
The most troublesome one was Ning Rongrong instead. She had the strongest background and was the darling