Zhu Zhuqing's Late-Night Visit

Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and said to Chu Bai, "Rong Rong sent me. I want the power to defeat Dai Mubai."

Chu Bai clapped his hands. "Naturally, you're welcome. The Spirit Hall team just happens to be lacking suitable candidates. With the two of you added in, we should have enough people."

The original Golden Generation—Hu Liena and the other two—plus Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Chu Bai made exactly one team. When the time came, wouldn't they beat the shit out of Shrek?

Afterward, Ning Fengzhi left, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing remained in Spirit City. Naturally, this was Bibi Dong's task for Chu Bai: to have the two of them familiarize themselves with Spirit Hall as quickly as possible.

"Rong Rong, after taking the Aromatic Silk Beauty, what level is your Soul Power at now?" Chu Bai asked.

"After you helped me obtain my third Spirit Ring, my Soul Power kept rising. It's now stopped at level thirty-seven. The medicinal power of the Aromatic Silk Beauty was simply too strong. I'm not far from becoming a Soul Ancestor now," Ning Rongrong replied.

As Zhu Zhuqing listened to the changes in Ning Rongrong's strength, a trace of surprise flashed across her cool face.

When Ning Rongrong had first enrolled, her Soul Power had been nearly the same as Zhu Zhuqing's.

And now, merely by taking a single Immortal Herb, had she really opened up such a huge gap?

"Level thirty-seven, huh? Not bad. With Spirit Hall's Mimicry Training Ground, you should be able to break through to Soul Ancestor very soon."

Then Chu Bai said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Since you've chosen to join Spirit Hall, I naturally won't be stingy. But if you want to gain power, you'll naturally have to pay a certain price. You understand."

Zhu Zhuqing froze and looked up at Chu Bai in confusion.

But when she saw the ill-intentioned look in Chu Bai's eyes, she seemed to understand everything. Her fists had unknowingly clenched, her nails seemingly digging deep into her flesh.

She hesitated.

From the looks of it, perhaps Chu Bai truly possessed the power to let her defeat Dai Mubai and overcome her fate.

But was the price she would have to pay really something she could accept?

That night, Chu Bai was just about to start writing his diary when he heard someone knock on his door. Puzzled, he walked over to open it.

"Who's looking for me this late?"

Chu Bai opened the door in confusion, only to find Zhu Zhuqing standing outside. She was not wearing the tight outfit that had always perfectly displayed her fiery figure. Instead, she had changed into a loose nightgown and looked at Chu Bai with bashful eyes.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Chu Bai was completely bewildered.

We've only met a few times, and you're already throwing yourself at me?

I, Chu Bai, may not be some hooligan, but I'm definitely no gentleman either!

If you keep this up, I won't hold back!

"D-didn't you say that if I wanted power, I had to pay a price...?"

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to realize that she had misunderstood Chu Bai's meaning. By the end, her entire face had turned red, and her voice had become so soft that only she herself could hear it...

Chu Bai's face darkened as he explained, "What I meant was that you're about to reach the Soul Elder level. If you want to break through in a short time, you naturally need to pay some price, such as training in a more dangerous Mimicry Training Ground."

"Once you reach the Soul Elder level, I'll give you an Immortal Herb suited to you. Only then will you be able to gain the greatest improvement."

Zhu Zhuqing: "..."

Chu Bai chuckled. "But if you're really that impatient, I don't mind. After all, a beauty has come to visit me in the middle of the night. If nothing happens, won't people say I'm incapable?"

"You... I..."

Blushing furiously, Zhu Zhuqing ran away.

Chu Bai shrugged and closed the door.

"Zhu Zhuqing looks like an icy beauty, but I never would've thought she'd assume I meant that. Am I that kind of person?"

Chu Bai lay on his bed, feeling rather helpless.

But then, Chu Bai came to his senses.

He immediately couldn't help but slap himself...

"No, am I an idiot!? I turned down something this good?"

That night, Chu Bai was consumed with regret.

He had no mood to write his diary either.

After missing an update for a day, the readers waiting for the diary to update had already begun mailing blades...

Early the next morning, Chu Bai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Spirit Hall's enormous training ground. Not long after they arrived, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan came as well.

Chu Bai was not familiar with Xie Yue or Yan, but he had a good relationship with Hu Liena. After all, they were both Bibi Dong's disciples—one was Spirit Hall's Holy Son, while the other was Spirit Hall's Saintess.

"Chu Bai, it's been a long time since I last saw you," Hu Liena greeted him.

"I went out to handle a few things," Chu Bai said with a smile and a nod.

Then Chu Bai introduced Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the three of them. Although the two girls were not as strong as Hu Liena's group, their advantage was their young age and the abundance of time they still had.

"What? Forming a new Spirit Hall team? Then what about the three people who were originally arranged for it?" Yan asked in confusion.

"Kick them out, obviously. Do you have a problem with that?"

Chu Bai glanced at Yan. He did not have a favorable impression of the guy. Previously, Yan had even secretly caused trouble for Chu Bai because Chu Bai was too close to Hu Liena.

Chu Bai could not be bothered with such a clown.

If there were suitable replacements available, he would have kicked Yan out too.

"For now, there are six of us. There's one more person currently in the Heaven Dou Empire, and I'll bring her here later. Hu Liena, the three of you can continue cultivating according to your own plans. I won't interfere."

As Chu Bai spoke, he looked at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

When he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, he noticed the unnatural expression on her face, but he did not pay it any mind. He said to the two of them, "I'll take you to the Mimicry Training Ground. Rong Rong, Spirit Hall has a Mimicry Training Ground specifically suited for support-type Soul Masters. Go cultivate there and reach level forty as soon as possible."

"As for Zhu Qing, your training may be a little harsher. Getting injured will be commonplace. That is the price I was talking about. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing did not hesitate. She nodded, then walked toward the Mimicry Training Ground ahead without looking back.

Watching the two enter to train, Chu Bai sighed. "This Mimicry Training Ground is still too lousy. I wonder if there's any way to get a more efficient training ground later on. That would better improve our overall strength."

"But I've never heard of anything like that. Maybe I can ask Bibi Dong when I have the time. She might know."