In the end, Zhu Yu could not withstand Ning Xiang's relentless coaxing and agreed to let her enter the Spirit Fighting Tournament.
But Zhu Yu decided to rig things in her favor, secretly arranging a string of weakling opponents for Ning Xiang, then quietly threatening them so she could take first place without breaking a sweat.
Ning Xiang knew nothing of Zhu Yu's plans. She remembered that Mingyuan should have left with Zhu Yu that day, so why was he nowhere to be seen?
So she asked, "Where's the Demon Venerable? Where have you hidden him?"
Zhu Yu said displeasedly, "You're with me, yet you're still thinking about other men?"
Ning Xiang: What an old petty miser.
She stuffed a cheese stick into Zhu Yu's mouth and gave him a shove. "Out you go. I'm going to sleep!"
Hmph, I got what I wanted. No way am I going to keep indulging you!
Zhu Yu's face darkened. He had been weaned ages ago! He did not eat this milky-smelling stuff!
Sucking on his cheese stick, His Majesty the Demon King wandered over to Ning Pingzhang's courtyard, ostensibly out of concern that Ning Pingzhang might not be settling in comfortably.
Then he sauntered past Lu Qingchen, casually remarking, "Little Cat Zhu insisted on stuffing this into my mouth. Such a nuisance. I don't like it, but Little Cat Zhu said this was just for me. None of the other men got one."
Not contrived in the slightest.
Having successfully shown off, Zhu Yu left in high spirits.
It took Ning Pingzhang an enormous amount of effort to drag Lu Qingchen back. "I know your feelings for him run deep. Don't worry. Sooner or later, he'll see how good you are."
"Will he?"
As an experienced man with a wife and four