Chapter 91: Ning Rongrong Requests to Join the Team!
"Chosen!? The only one!?"
Zhu Zhuqing stood frozen in place.
She looked into Bai Lu's dazzling golden eyes, so close at hand.
There was no coldness from the illusion, nor the authority he showed to outsiders—only the warmth, seriousness, and affirmation she was familiar with.
Those eyes seemed to contain endless magic, guiding her to do something she would never normally do—
She wrapped her arms around Bai Lu's neck, lifted her head, stood on tiptoe, and pressed her lips against his.
Several seconds passed. Just as she regained a bit of awareness and was about to pull away, Bai Lu steadied her, not letting her move.
"What, little kitty, you sneak a taste and then want to run?"
Bai Lu teased.
"Uh… this… not…"
Zhu Zhuqing was momentarily at a loss for words. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her: "Rongrong! Right! Ning Rongrong is still waiting for me outside!"
"It's fine; we're not short of these two minutes."
Bai Lu chuckled softly, tightening his arms.
"No, next time… mm!"
Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish, all her words were sealed away.
After a long while, the two finally separated, still lingering.
Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed red as she scolded:
"Smooth talker, scumbag tiger!"
Bai Lu didn't mind and asked instead, "What, you don't like it?"
"I… like it."
Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, her face full of shyness, her voice almost inaudible.
"Don't worry, little kitty, I'll only be a scumbag to you alone!"
Bai Lu gently stroked the little kitty's head.
"Go on, that girl just woke up."
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing rubbed against Bai Lu's chest before her figure dissolved into points of light.
"This little kitty, watching me so closely~."
Bai Lu shook his head with a smile and sat down again.
He looked up, only to see a Soft Bone Rabbit staring at him with wide red eyes, her face full of shock.
"Little rabbit, did you see something you shouldn't have?"
Bai Lu gave a nuclear-level smile.
"No, no, absolutely not!"
Xiao Wu snapped out of it and shook her head vigorously.
But that shocked expression and those eyes couldn't be hidden, even in her Soft Bone Rabbit form.
"Watching without permission, it seems… I'll have to punish you properly."
Bai Lu glanced at Xiao Wu meaningfully.
"Why should you?"
Xiao Wu retorted, "Your spiritual palace is this small; it's not like I'm the only one who saw it!"
Bai Lu asked back, "Are you sure?"
"Of course, I'm sure Xiaoyue also saw it… huh?!"
Xiao Wu turned her head, only to see the Shadow Cat that had been hopping around earlier now quietly curled up in the corner inside a soundproof barrier.
Covering its eyes with both paws, completely motionless.
Xiao Wu: …
Bai Lu: …
——
Leaving aside the commotion in the spiritual sea for now—
After Zhu Zhuqing's consciousness returned, she used several Phantom Flashes to approach the valley.
She stepped into the valley and walked toward Ning Rongrong, who was standing there in a daze, asking with concern,
"Ning Rongrong, are you alright?"
"Zhu… Zhuqing!"
Ning Rongrong turned her head blankly. The moment she saw someone familiar, she suddenly burst into tears.
She threw herself into Zhu Zhuqing's arms and hugged her tightly.
"Waaah…"
"I saw a bunch of soul beasts, ghosts, and perverts chasing me…"
"It was so scary… I was terrified!"
Ning Rongrong cried uncontrollably, her whole body trembling.
"Uh…"
Zhu Zhuqing stiffened, not very good at comforting others, and feeling a bit at a loss.
After hesitating, she gently patted Ning Rongrong's back:
"Don't worry, it's all over."
"The culprit is dead."
"I killed him."
"Mhm…"
Ning Rongrong buried herself in the girl's ample embrace, crying her eyes out.
At this moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of security; her heart filled with warmth.
After a while, she lifted her head, eyes red and face still streaked with tears, but her smile was especially bright:
"Zhuqing, thank you! You saved me!"
"You're my lifesaver!"
She sniffed and said seriously,
"From today on, Zhuqing, you're my best friend!"
'Friend?'
Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar word, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered slightly.
"That's not right!"
Ning Rongrong suddenly corrected herself, "We're even closer than best friends!"
She hugged the fully developed girl with both hands and feet, resting her chin on her chest, and said sincerely,
"Zhuqing, why don't you just join my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
"At that time, I'll have Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone take you as their disciple, and the sect will fully nurture you!"
She gently shook her head, acting spoiled:
"Once we get stronger, we'll dominate together, slaughter everything in style!"
"Okay~?"
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing silently removed the girl from her embrace and politely declined:
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is very good, but sorry, it's not suitable for me."
"How is it not suitable? Wait!"
Ning Rongrong looked at her in disbelief: "Don't tell me you've never thought about joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with me?"
The girl nodded seriously.
"Sorry, I haven't."
"I don't believe it!"
Ning Rongrong turned her head away stubbornly.
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing was rendered speechless.
If you don't believe it, then why ask?
"It must be because you're not familiar enough with me yet and don't understand the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect well enough, so you don't want to join."
"Yes, that must be it!"
Soon, Ning Rongrong completed her own reasoning.
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing's forehead is filled with black lines.
She had already joined Spirit Hall, so why would she join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?
Undercover infiltration and stealing the sect?
Forget it, as long as you're happy.
"Oh right, Zhuqing, who was that person who attacked me just now?"
Ning Rongrong clenched her small fists, her pure face filled with anger.
She was kind and approachable at heart, but that didn't mean she was easy to bully.
He had tried to kill her; he must be punished!
"What's his name? Which force is he from?"
"Don't know."
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment—Shi Nian indeed hadn't told her his name.
"Figures, someone who hides his face wouldn't say his name."
Ning Rongrong asked again, "Then what did he look like?"
"Don't know."
Ning Rongrong continued, "Then… did he have any identifying features?"
"Don't know."
"Ah?"
Ning Rongrong was stunned.
You killed him, yet you know nothing about him?
She felt puzzled:
"Then what do you know?"
Zhu Zhuqing said seriously, "He's dead, and very 'cleanly' dead."
"…"
Ning Rongrong fell silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter:
"Zhuqing, you're so amazing, so cute!"
She hugged Zhu Zhuqing's arm and chattered nonstop:
"How did you know I was in trouble?"
"How did you defeat him?"
"Where are you going next?"
A barrage of questions came like a machine gun.
Zhu Zhuqing was completely overwhelmed.
"Your family's guards are still looking for you. Stay here obediently."
She interrupted Ning Rongrong's rapid questioning and stepped away: "I'm leaving."
"Oh okay! Wait, no! Not okay!"
"Zhuqing, I want to go with you!"
Ning Rongrong nodded halfway, then rushed forward again, tightly hugging Zhu Zhuqing's arm, looking pitiful:
"Take me with you. I can be your little follower, okay?"
Ning Rongrong Requests to Join the Team!
End of Chapter