The moment she touched the beautiful dream, the dream's bubbles did not burst.
Zhu Zhuqing felt warmth, tenderness, and an unprecedented sense of happiness; it turned out none of this was a dream.
It was real!
After being abandoned by Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing had been living a life of utter despair in the cage of the Star Luo Empire, for her life had lost all its color.
Every day she prayed that she could escape; she didn't want to be a breeding machine, she yearned for freedom.
And today, the fated one, who would only appear in dreams. Although he didn't have colorful auspicious clouds around him, he rode a horse all night, tirelessly rushing from Nuoding City to save her.
He was incredibly handsome and powerful.
Even...
Zhu Zhuqing felt that even if she were dreaming, she wouldn't dare to imagine the plot so perfectly, yet reality could be so perfect!
At this moment, leaning in Leon's embrace, she felt she was the happiest woman in the world, her beloved was a peerless hero, and she had committed to him for this life.
The moment Leon touched her, he also felt that everything was worth it. Let alone riding a horse all night, what if he had to charge into the Star Luo Empire's army of thousands?
Zhu Zhuqing's were truly big!
Worth it.
Zhu Zhuqing noticed the movement of Leon's hand, her body trembled slightly, and she reached out to gently push Leon away, her shy face blending with the morning glow, indescribably beautiful.
Leon looked at the shy girl's reddened cheeks before him and also showed a smile, reaching out to pinch the cat ear decoration on her head.
"Let's go!"
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing replied softly, letting Leon hold her hand as they walked towards the Heaven Dou Empire.
Out of the bamboo forest.
Leon found the horse he had ridden, jumped onto it, and extended his hand to Zhu Zhuqing below.
Zhu Zhuqing took Leon's hand and followed him onto the horse, sitting behind Leon, and wrapping her arms around his waist.
Zhu Zhuqing whispered:
"I want to go to Suotuo City to make things clear with him."
Zhu Zhuqing hoped to go to Suotuo City first, to personally break off her relationship with Dai Mubai, and follow Leon as a free woman, without the reputation of being someone else's fiancée.
"Mm."
Leon didn't ask further and said:
"We'll go to the nearest town now, change to a carriage, then depart for Suotuo City."
Going to Suotuo City first was also good; it wasn't too safe to take Zhu Zhuqing to get the Immortal Herb from Dugu Yan.
"Giddy up!"
The horse bolted, and the immense inertia instantly made Leon feel the pressure of two large mountains behind him.
Leon was worried Zhu Zhuqing would misunderstand that he was deliberately playing a trick, and awkwardly explained:
"You know, I like to tell a little truth. Last night was my first time riding a horse; no one taught me, and I hadn't learned."
"Mm."
Zhu Zhuqing replied softly, hugging Leon tighter from behind with both hands, pressing her entire body against Leon's back, and closing her eyes to feel the warmth he brought.
Leon, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment; happiness truly came wonderfully.
Dai Mubai, oh Dai Mubai!
You're really not a good person.
[Little Princess: Oh my goodness! Is it this exciting right after waking up?]
[Little Princess: No one's even talking yet. Is everyone still asleep?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Life-and-death situation, Kitty, how are you now? Come out and let us know you're safe.]
[I am an Orphan: I haven't even opened my eyes yet and I see a life-and-death situation. Is it one against five, Kitty?]
[Number Nine: Yan Yan, where is Yan Yan? Didn't we agree to stay up all night to watch the drama? How did she go to sleep?]
[Bibi Dong: Liu Erlong, come face me, you blind fool!]
[Hu Liena: Liu Erlong, come out and tell us your story.]
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Liu Erlong hadn't woken up yet, her eyes red.
Seeing Bibi Dong and Hu Liena challenging her in the group chat, her heart was half-dead with anger.
Damn it.
Are you two calling for souls first thing in the morning?
But...
Liu Erlong hesitated a few times, but resisted the urge to send a message in the group.
Given her current situation, how could she have the face to see people?
Wouldn't everyone laugh her to death?
[Shadow Cat: I am safe now.]
[Little Princess: Safe? That's wonderful! Where's my Leon big brother? Why isn't my Leon big brother speaking up?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Kitty, you're safe, then did Leon go... go back?]
Leon?
Zhu Zhuqing saw the content in the group chat, and sitting on the horse, she hugged him even tighter, afraid that her fated one would suddenly disappear.
[Zhu Zhuqing: Leon probably can't go back.]
[Hu Liena: Little Princess, weren't you still fond of that handsome passerby yesterday? Are you changing your affections today?]
In a hotel in Nuoding City.
Ning Rongrong was brushing her teeth, feeling delighted.
You idiots, Leon is Leon, two Leons are the same person, I definitely like them all!
[Little Princess: Hu Liena, you're so silly! Can't I like both at the same time? Hehe! I like both, I love both.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Six.]
[Bibi Dong: I thought I wouldn't get to eat my melon, but I didn't expect it to be even more exciting. Little Princess, go for it, I'll support you!]
Uh.
Zhu Zhuqing was also numb at this point.
What a Little Princess.
You truly have a big appetite, you like both?
[Shadow Cat: Then you go for it!]
[Yan Yan: Oh no, oh no, I accidentally fell asleep and missed out on a big melon.]
[Yan Yan: Kitty, quickly tell me what happened, what's the situation?]
[Shadow Cat: It's fine, I'm safe now.]
[Yan Yan: What about the process?]
[I am an Orphan: That's right, did Leon go to help you?]
[Bibi Dong: Hurry up, hand over your unspeakable secrets, don't force us to snatch them.]
[Little Princess: That's not right, why isn't big brother Leon speaking up? Is big brother Leon injured? Where are you two now?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: What? Leon is injured? His... his Martial Soul, is it okay?]
Zhu Zhuqing didn't know how to answer at this point.
That's not right?
How could the Little Princess ask if Leon was injured?
This doesn't match Leon's profound and mysterious persona in the group!
Does the Little Princess know Leon?
Impossible!
This Little Princess was asking about Leon in the group yesterday, she didn't recognize Leon even when she saw him, which is very strange.
And this carrot, what was she asking about?
Leon's Martial Soul?
Could carrot and the Little Princess both know Leon?
Are they both disguised in the group?
[Leon: What?]
[Leon: I just went back across the river of time. Kitty escaped on her own. Seeing that she wasn't in danger, I didn't show up and just went back.]
[Shadow Cat: No wonder I didn't see you.]
[Little Princess: Hehe.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Hehe.]
[Everyone:???]
Leon slowed down a bit at this point and said: "I've always been studying at Nuoding Academy in Nuoding City. Loves Eating Carrots, her name is Xiao Wu, she's my classmate."
"I also have a classmate named Tang San, who is the Tang San I mentioned in the group before. If nothing unexpected happens, we might see them today."
Zhu Zhuqing heard this and asked with some confusion:
"Aren't we going to Suotuo City?"
Leon turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing and explained:
"We're going to Suotuo City, and Xiao Wu and Tang San will also go to Suotuo City. Also, Little Princess, she is Ning Rongrong, the daughter of Sect Leader Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They will all go to Suotuo City."
"There's a Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, which is the academy Dai Mubai is at. All of you will go there. It has nothing to do with me; it's where you would all go to Shrek Academy anyway."
Zhu Zhuqing pondered after hearing this: "I think I understand what you mean. If you hadn't come for me, even if I escaped from the Star Luo Empire, I would still go to Shrek Academy."
"Right!"
[Leon continued: "Including Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, even without getting to know each other through the chat group, they would all go to Shrek Academy and meet there."]