Chapter 93: Zhu Zhuqing: I'm Not Used to Sleeping with Others.
"Zhuqing, where are you going next?"
"Heaven Dou City."
"What are you going there for?"
"To do something."
"What is something?"
"A secret."
The two left the valley and walked back the way they had come.
Ning Rongrong clung to Zhu Zhuqing the entire way, following her like a little tail.
She skipped along underfoot, chattering nonstop.
"Hmph, calling it a secret. If you don't want to say it, then forget it."
Ning Rongrong's eyes rolled, and she invited,
"Oh right, Zhuqing, my Seven Treasure City is near Heaven Dou City. Do you want to come visit my home?"
Zhu Zhuqing paused slightly, glanced deeply at Ning Rongrong, and asked meaningfully,
"If I go as a guest, will I still be able to leave afterward?"
"Of course! I can swear it!"
Ning Rongrong blinked innocently, raising her finger.
She looked completely harmless!
"No. I don't have time."
Zhu Zhuqing rejected her without mercy.
"Hehe, it's fine! If not this time, we can go next time when you're free!"
Ning Rongrong grinned and hugged her arm again, continuing her chatter.
"Haa… let's go."
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath.
Just as they stepped out of the valley, the fat and thin Soul Emperors rushed over at full speed.
"Miss! Are you alright?"
"That's great! You're finally safe!"
Seeing Ning Rongrong unharmed, the two Soul Emperors breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Zhuqing saved me."
Ning Rongrong waved her hand.
She turned to Zhu Zhuqing, her eyes full of admiration:
"Zhuqing, why don't you come back to Seven Treasure City with me? I'll have my grandfather properly thank you!"
"I can hear your little scheme without even thinking."
A trace of speechlessness flashed across Zhu Zhuqing's cold face.
This girl was really sharp, constantly trying to take advantage of every opportunity to lure her away!
"Hehe~"
Ning Rongrong chuckled honestly.
"If anything had happened to Miss, we would be unforgivable."
"Thank you, Miss Zhuqing, for your help!"
The two Soul Emperors were full of gratitude and then asked sharply,
"May we ask, Miss Zhuqing, where is that villain now?"
"Over there, in the grass. He probably can't be put back together anymore."
Zhu Zhuqing casually pointed.
"Can't be put back together?"
Just how ruthless was that?!
The two Soul Emperors were secretly shocked, exchanged glances, and thanked her again.
"Alright, alright, stop thanking back and forth."
Ning Rongrong's little face tightened as she seriously ordered,
"Oh right, you two don't need to follow me anymore. I'm going to travel, explore, and cultivate together with Zhuqing!"
"Miss, you mustn't!"
"Miss! If the Sect Master finds out, he'll beat us to death!"
The two Soul Emperors' expressions changed drastically as they tried to win Ning Rongrong's sympathy.
But she had heard this kind of thing too many times and didn't buy it.
She said boldly despite lacking justification,
"Then just don't tell him!"
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing's lips twitched slightly.
As expected, this was her true nature.
Pfft!
In the spiritual sea, Bai Lu laughed out loud.
"Little Kitty, the little thing you picked up is quite unique~."
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing felt a bit speechless. 'Wasn't this something you told me to pick up?'
She pursed her lips and said seriously,
"I'll ask you one last time. It's easy to follow me but hard to leave. Are you sure you want to come with me?"
"Sure, sure, of course I'm sure!"
Ning Rongrong confirmed,
"Anyway, no matter where we go, Zhuqing, you'll protect me, right?"
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded seriously.
'If danger really comes, I'll just stuff you into the soul tool.'
"Then it's settled!"
Ning Rongrong hugged her arm tightly, rubbing against her like a little kitten.
For some reason, this scene felt oddly familiar to the girl.
'So this is how I look in Bai Lu's eyes.'
Zhu Zhuqing's lips curved slightly as she led the girl away.
"You follow them. I'll investigate the attacker."
"Got it!"
The two split up, one following Ning Rongrong, the other investigating the assailant.
Zhu Zhuqing's ears twitched. She knew the Soul Emperor behind her was tailing them.
She pulled up her sleeve, revealing a bracelet-type living soul tool, and said,
"Go inside and take a nap first. I'll shake him off."
"Mm-hmm."
Ning Rongrong raised her hand and tapped it, turning into a streak of light and disappearing.
Zhu Zhuqing turned and slipped into a fork in the rock wall.
"Phantom Flash!"
Ripples spread through space as her figure vanished instantly.
"Wait! Where did she go?!"
The thin Soul Emperor, who arrived shortly after, was completely dumbfounded.
"Hiss—!"
"Wait! It really can't be put back together!"
On the other side, the fat Soul Emperor sucked in a cold breath, staring in shock at the remains on the ground.
The perspective returned to Zhu Zhuqing.
After shaking off the Soul Emperor, she burst forward at full speed, heading north all the way.
By evening, under the setting sun, she once again arrived at Heaven Dou City.
She went to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, bought a batch of thousand-year whale rubber, and returned to the small courtyard she had rented before.
"Come out, Rongrong!"
Zhu Zhuqing's bracelet flashed, and Ning Rongrong appeared in the courtyard.
"Ha~… huh~"
Ning Rongrong yawned, her eyes sleepy as she asked,
"Zhuqing, where are we now?"
"Heaven Dou City."
"Oh~ we got to Heaven Dou City so fast… huh?! Heaven Dou City?!"
Ning Rongrong instantly woke up, rushed to the courtyard gate, and peeked outside in confusion.
That familiar street, that distinctive architectural style, those towering city walls…
Wasn't this Heaven Dou City?
"The two places are thousands of miles apart. How did you do it?"
Ning Rongrong's small head was filled with big question marks.
Even an ordinary Soul Saint couldn't travel this fast, right?
"I'm an agility-type Soul Master. Running a bit faster is reasonable, right?"
As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing took out a set of bedding and tossed it to Ning Rongrong.
"Prepare the guest room yourself. If you miss home, go back early."
This was Ning Rongrong's last chance to back out.
However, the girl clearly didn't cherish it.
"I'm not going back! It's my first time truly escaping family supervision. Why would I go back?"
Ning Rongrong pouted, a crafty glint flashing in her eyes:
"Hehe~ Zhuqing, you're not planning to do something fun without me, are you?"
"You guessed right."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"No way! You have to take me with you! I love this kind of thing the most!"
Just imagining the possible adventures ahead made Ning Rongrong as excited as if she had been injected with adrenaline.
"Alright then, I'll take you along."
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at her.
A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on her cold face.
'Since you like it so much, then I'll keep you by my side.'
"Yay!"
Ning Rongrong cheered and carried the bedding to the guest room.
Just as she was about to make the bed, a mischievous idea popped into her mind.
"Zhuqing, it's so dark at night, I'm scared. I don't dare sleep alone."
She dropped the bedding and blinked her big eyes at Zhu Zhuqing.
"You're scared?"
A trace of suspicion flashed across Zhu Zhuqing's face.
'You, a young miss who dares to wander everywhere, are telling me you're afraid to sleep alone?'
'Who would believe that?'
"I almost got scared to death today. It's reasonable that I don't dare sleep alone, right?"
Ning Rongrong had already prepared her excuse.
"Are you sure?"
Zhu Zhuqing silently raised her left hand, revealing the living bracelet.
The meaning was obvious—you slept pretty well inside the soul tool just now, didn't you?
If you could sleep so soundly in a confined space, how could you be afraid outside?
"That's because I knew you were protecting me outside."
Ning Rongrong tried to act spoiled, but Zhu Zhuqing wasn't swayed.
"In that case, I'll just put you into the soul tool again at night."
"That won't do!"
Ning Rongrong shook her arm. "Sleeping alone is so boring. I want to sleep with you and build our bond~."
'What kind of joke is this?'
'You're bored, but I'm not!'
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly.
She knew very clearly that she and Ning Rongrong were different!
Ning Rongrong really slept alone, but she didn't!
On the surface, she was alone, but in reality, she was always two people.
Every morning when she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was either Bai Lu or "herself."
Not to mention, now that she had her Hell Spirit Cat clone, she could even turn into three people to sleep!
She truly didn't lack company!
"No."
So, the girl lied: "I'm not used to sleeping with others."
"Please, please!"
Ning Rongrong kept pestering her.
She believed that if you wanted a relationship to heat up quickly, bathing together and sleeping together were essential!
Zhu Zhuqing said calmly, "Begging me is useless."
After all, even if she agreed, would Bai Lu agree?
"I agree!"
In the spiritual sea, Bai Lu's voice suddenly rang out.
"Huh? You agree?"
Zhu Zhuqing's mind trembled.
Why did you agree?
How could you agree?
You shouldn't agree!
Could it be…
"Could it be… You want to peek at us bathing?"
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End of Chapter