A new home

Today, Zhu Zhuqing wore a pink outfit, while Xiao Wu wore a short pink dress. Both were the latest styles from the Goddess chain store, and the materials were absolutely top-notch.

Along the way, the three of them drew plenty of looks. Most were directed at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, while Tang San was ignored entirely. Everyone assumed he was just an errand boy. It couldn't be helped; his clothes were simply too ordinary.

The day passed in a flash. Zhu Zhuqing had little interest in the students in her class at the Soul Master Academy. If she hadn't been too young to have any other choice, she would never have come to school.

At three thirty that afternoon, Yu Xiaogang took Tang San to the new house. The two men had practically nothing to move, and whatever they did have was stored in their Storage Soul Tools.

Outside the fruit shop, Zhu Zhulin was speaking to one of the aunties inside. She needed to step away for a little while.

An auntie waved kindly. "Zhu Lin, it's all right. Go take care of things with your little sister. We'll look after the shop."

With Zhu Zhulin leading the way, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu arrived at the Trade Market, ready to buy some household necessities.

Things like new tables and chairs, new beds, new towels, and other everyday items girls needed.

After a lavish shopping spree, the three finally arrived at their new home, thoroughly satisfied.

Two workers were already installing a new front door. They looked nearly finished and were already testing it. Tang San had specially commissioned this solid Black Iron door from the Blacksmith Shop, spending a full two Gold Soul Coins on it.

Tang San stood at the entrance like a foreman, watching the two workers intently. When he saw the three girls approach, he hurriedly waved. "You're back!"

The three girls were immediately speechless. Tang San took things far too seriously. He had even gone to the trouble of replacing the doors for both houses.

Xiao Wu held her little head and stared helplessly at Tang San. "Third Brother, aren't you being a little too cautious? Don't tell me you replaced our windows too?"

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin walked around both sides of the house and discovered that the exterior of the three-bedroom, two-living-room home had undergone quite a transformation. Security bars had been fitted over the windows on both sides, and judging by the material, they had to be the best and sturdiest available. The back door had been welded shut; no amount of pulling could open it.

Meanwhile, nothing had been changed in the smaller single-story house next door. Even its front door was still the original one.

"That classmate of yours really is something." Zhu Zhulin covered her mouth and chuckled.

Zhu Zhuqing spread her hands, indicating that she didn't know either. Honestly, she hadn't spent much time with Tang San-only a few short days. She knew a little about him from the novel and animation, including that he came from the Tang Sect and was cautious in everything he did, but she had never imagined he would be this cautious.

At the front entrance, Xiao Wu held three sets of keys, while Tang San had already vanished. Presumably, he had gone back to his own house to study with Grandmaster.

"Here, Sister Zhuqing, Sister Zhu Lin, take your keys."

Xiao Wu tossed two sets of keys over from a distance, grumbling petulantly, "Don't mind him. My Third Brother is just like that. He's too cautious about everything he does. It's no fun at all. There are only three sets of keys, so don't worry."

Holding the keys, Zhu Zhuqing weighed them in her hand, then examined the material. She discovered that they were exceptionally intricate, their surfaces covered in closely packed grooves. Compared with ordinary keys, they were as far apart as heaven and earth.

Click-

When she tried unlocking the front door with her key, Zhu Zhuqing discovered something astonishing: she actually needed eighty percent of her strength to open it.

Eighty percent of her strength far surpassed that of an ordinary grown man. Only a grown man who regularly trained his physical strength could match her as a Soul Master.

Tang San really is cautious, Zhu Zhuqing thought.

Still, this wasn't bad. At least it would keep thieves and unsavory people from snooping.

The three girls entered the house and began getting the rooms in order, only to discover the moment they stepped inside that the bedrooms and living rooms had already been cleaned until they were spotless.

"Third Brother really knows his stuff. He's gotten so good at using his Blue Silver Grass."

Imagining Tang San cleaning the rooms with his Blue Silver Grass, Xiao Wu couldn't help laughing happily. His Martial Soul had all sorts of useful applications. It was especially quick at cleaning rooms, almost as though a whole crowd were cleaning together.

A large pink bed appeared in Xiao Wu's room, followed by a pink dressing table beside it and a small pink table by the window. Xiao Wu decorated the nearby wall with all sorts of pretty pink stickers, while new clothes piled up in the corner of the bed. She didn't like using wardrobes.

This was the pink, girlish bedroom Xiao Wu had put together in no time.

After finishing Xiao Wu's room, the three moved on to Zhu Zhuqing's. It was the largest bedroom in the entire house, and as the lady of the house, she claimed it without hesitation.

Her large bed was pink too, but her dressing table was pure white. On it sat plenty of skincare products made specifically for women in the Heaven Dou Empire. These products weren't cheap. All were made from plant Soul Beast materials and were excellent for nourishing the skin. They were much more genuine than the cosmetics on Blue Star, with no fakes whatsoever.

There was no small table by the window. Instead, a large solid-wood wardrobe stood against the wall on the right, filled with all sorts of newly purchased clothes.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't like sticking things on her bedroom walls, keeping to the design of her room back on Blue Star.

Zhu Zhuqing's room had its own bathroom, one of the advantages of the master bedroom.

Last came the room of Zhu Zhuqing's Third Sister, Zhu Zhulin. It was about the same size as Xiao Wu's, and she hadn't done much decorating. She had only placed a large solid-wood bed, a solid-wood table, and a solid-wood wardrobe inside.

Once they finished decorating the house, Xiao Wu happily went off to find her Third Brother, Tang San. She intended to show off properly.

In the living room, Zhu Zhulin waved Zhu Zhuqing over. "Little sister, come here a moment."

"What is it?" Zhu Zhuqing asked, puzzled.

Zhu Zhulin seemed a little unhappy now. Her small face was stern. "Did the money for this house come from Granny Ruth? Zhuqing, we already owe Granny Ruth so much. We need to know when to be content. Do you understand?"

She tapped Zhu Zhuqing's little forehead with a finger, though she used very, very little force, as if afraid of hurting her younger sister.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly walked over and took her Third Sister's small hand, then smiled reassuringly. "Hahaha, Third Sister, you're worrying too much. The money came from Zhu Zhuyun's storage bracelet. Don't worry. There are still several hundred Gold Soul Coins inside, enough for us to live on for a long time."

"Really?" Zhu Zhulin tilted her little head doubtfully.

With a perfectly serious expression, Zhu Zhuqing took out a booklet and said, "Yes, truer than gold. Here, Sister, keep this Property Deed safe."

At her younger sister's firm assurance, Zhu Zhulin became so happy that tears sprang to her eyes. She had never imagined she could have a little room of her very own.

Taking the Property Deed, Zhu Zhulin examined it carefully. Plainly stamped upon it was the gilded seal for property transactions in Nuoding City, along with her younger sister's name and her own.