Zhu Zhuqing had no Gold Soul Coins left, so she went to cultivate.
Xiao Yexuan suggested that she take the Mystic Water Pills and then cultivate inside the Simulation Pod.
And turn on bathing mode.
The environment inside the Simulation Pod would allow her to absorb the medicinal effects of the Mystic Water Pills quickly.
Unlike in the original story, where Huo Yuhao had needed a long time to use up those two Mystic Water Pills.
Xiao Yexuan had already gone next door. The new room had been fully renovated.
One hundred and twenty points had vanished in one go.
He now had fewer than ten points left.
It looked like he would have to give Zhu Zhuqing a way to make money quickly, too. Once she had money, wouldn't she be able to keep topping up?
The next morning, Xiao Yexuan knocked on Zhu Zhuqing's door and said:
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, your breakfast is here."
As it turned out, Zhu Zhuqing wasn't good at cooking and did nothing but cultivate all day, so she had asked Xiao Yexuan to bring her breakfast.
Xiao Yexuan had actually gone all the way to Suotuo City to bring her breakfast back.
Looks like I need to find some maids or something. Having to do everything myself really does lower my standing.
"Mr. Landlord, thank you."
Zhu Zhuqing opened the door. She had changed into a casual outfit that wrapped around her stunning figure.
Yet its contours remained clearly visible, as though one gentle tug would reveal the jackpot.
Zhu Zhuqing took her breakfast, then noticed another portion beside it and asked:
"Mr. Landlord, haven't you eaten yet?"
Xiao Yexuan nodded.
"Then come in and eat with me, Mr. Landlord. There are still... lots of things I don't understand that I'd like to ask you about."
Zhu Zhuqing spoke with a faint blush.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, wouldn't that be inappropriate? This is your private space, after all."
Xiao Yexuan spoke like a true gentleman.
Zhu Zhuqing blushed even more, but still insisted:
"Mr. Landlord, I really do have a lot of questions for you."
"All right, then. Sorry for intruding." Xiao Yexuan stopped playing hard to get.
He walked into her room.
The balcony was right inside the entrance, and the garments on the drying rack gave Xiao Yexuan quite a surprise.
Hiss... that bra is pretty big...
But to display his gentlemanly manners, Xiao Yexuan merely swept a casual glance over it and paid it no mind.
Zhu Zhuqing's face grew even redder. She had forgotten that her underwear was still hanging on the balcony.
But yesterday, when she had gotten stuck in the washing machine, Xiao Yexuan had already seen everything, so she felt this was no big deal.
The two ate in the living room. Still feeling shy, Zhu Zhuqing focused solely on eating and forgot what she had wanted to ask.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, your Soul Power has risen another level. Congratulations."
After taking the Mystic Water Pills yesterday, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power had risen from level twenty-seven to level twenty-eight.
Joy showed on Zhu Zhuqing's face. The Mystic Water Pills really were effective.
Their benefits weren't limited to increasing her Soul Power. Her cultivation now flowed much more smoothly, too.
"Mr. Landlord, are you a Soul Master, too? I can't sense your Soul Power. Are you really strong?"
Zhu Zhuqing asked tentatively, expectation in her eyes. After all, since he could produce a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Xiao Yexuan's strength was certainly extraordinary.
"I'm about the same as you." Xiao Yexuan was currently level thirty, and he had only attached two Soul Rings.
She had only eight points left, and would have to wait until she had enough for ten consecutive draws before using them.
"About the same as me!" Zhu Zhuqing was momentarily dazed. Didn't that mean Xiao Yexuan was about the same age as her?
As for why he had a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he surely had someone backing him.
Asking any more about that would be impolite.
"Then... Mr... Landlord, do you... have... a girlfriend right now?"
Blushing shyly, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help asking.
The moment she asked, she regretted it and hurriedly shook her head to explain:
"Someone... like you, Mr. Landlord... your family must have arranged a marriage for you."
Having said that, Zhu Zhuqing grew dejected again.
If Xiao Yexuan already had a marriage arranged, then she...
Oh? This little lass has fallen for me.
Xiao Yexuan was an old hand. If he couldn't read Zhu Zhuqing's expression, his eyes would have grown there for nothing.
But!
If he made Zhu Zhuqing his, how would he keep collecting rent from her?
A man mustn't be ensnared by lust.
But... my little brother doesn't agree.
"Ahem!"
After suppressing it with Ultimate Ice, Xiao Yexuan said seriously:
"I don't have a girlfriend or a marriage agreement. Right now, I just want to run Maple Forest Evening well."
Zhu Zhuqing's heart lightened. What she feared most was that Xiao Yexuan was already another woman's man.
This also meant she still had a chance.
"Miss Zhu Zhuqing, this is a review form for our establishment. Your experience staying here is our greatest source of guidance for improvement. Please take a few minutes to write us a review. Of course, no matter what you write, we'll give you a free draw."
Xiao Yexuan took out a slip of paper as he spoke.
"A review. And I get a draw, too." Zhu Zhuqing had almost no money left now, so she wouldn't pass up this free draw.
However, reviews mattered greatly to an establishment, so Zhu Zhuqing didn't fill it out carelessly.
She spent over ten minutes answering all the questions.
Naturally, every answer was positive.
[Ding! Received a positive review. Obtained ten points!]
The system points arrived in his account.
Xiao Yexuan said goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing and returned to his room.
He could draw again.
What would he get from ten consecutive draws this time?
[Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!] [Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring ×1, one tissue, one case of Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Bone Chilling Flame, Heavy Xuan Ruler, maids ×2, Fire Blowing Palm, Fire Absorbing Palm, Three Thousand Lightning Movement]
Huh? This draw has reached into Battle Through the Heavens?
Put simply, Fire Blowing Palm and Fire Absorbing Palm were much like Tang San's Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
Three Thousand Lightning Movement was a speed cultivation technique, granting incredible speed. Cultivated to its utmost, it allowed one to travel through the air, covering a thousand zhang in a flash.
Not bad, not bad!
Now he could enrich the prize pool again.
There would be no more embarrassment from having nothing but spicy strips and coconut milk.
Xiao Yexuan then summoned the maids.
Holy freaking crap!
He looked at the short-haired girls before him, one pink-haired and one blue-haired.
Weren't these maids Ram and Rem?
This was getting rather exciting.
"Master." Ram and Rem bowed to Xiao Yexuan in unison.
"Mm. From now on, I'll leave the chores at Maple Forest Evening to you. Oh, it's almost lunchtime. When you cook, make a portion for the tenant, too."
"As you command, Master."
The two girls accepted their orders.
Ram went to cook, while Rem stayed to clean Xiao Yexuan's room.
In his spare time, Xiao Yexuan also examined Ram's and Rem's abilities.
One was a berserker who wielded a meteor hammer, and the other was a mage.
Their strength, translated into Soul Power, was also at the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo level.
With that, as long as Xiao Yexuan didn't provoke a Titled Douluo, he could walk sideways across the Douluo Continent.
And they're two wives I once fantasized about, too. Tsk, tsk, tsk. There'll be fun to be had tonight.
At the same time, he wanted to obtain more points more keenly than ever.
If he drew more powerful maids like these, he would soon be invincible on the Douluo Continent!
Just thinking about it excited him.